Walter Skinner
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Walter Sergei Skinner |
| Occupation: | assistant director of the FBI |
| Relationships: | Divorced |
| Fandom: | Carterverse (The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen) |
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Walter Skinner was a main character on the FOX television show The X-Files, brought to life by Mitch Pileggi.
Some fans referred to him as "The Surly One," "Surly Pectoral God" and with other similar names.
It appears that the term "Surly Pectoral God" was coined at RevelCon in March 1997 by Lezlie Shell at her panel, "X-Files Slash - the SPG (Surly Pectoral God aka Walter Skinner)." [1]
Fannish Engagement with the Character
- Do you dream of starched white shirts?
- Do steel-rimmed glasses and a scowl make your heart beat faster?
- Is the flash of fluorescent lighting off a bald skull something that makes you slightly lightheaded? [2]
Skinner ... ah, yes. The Surly Pectoral God. Well, looks a lot like the Ruler to me - seeking to creator order, finding constructive uses for the Dragon, and responsible and controlled. I liked him better more ambiguous, when he might not necessarily tilt towards M&S but would always seek to balance competing needs and virtues. What can I say? I'm a gray-territory creature.(...)
[3]
Fanon
Skinner is usually perceived as an ally to Mulder and Scully, in canon he is toeing the line between friend and enemy regularly during the show. In Fanon he is often portrayed to have a crush or even romantic interest in Scully.
Tropes
- see Waltertorture
Pairings and Relationships
- Scully/Skinner
- Mulder/Skinner
- Krycek/Skinner
- Skinner/Byers (see the Ordinary Men series )
- some threesomes
- with original characters
- shipped with his assistant, Kim Cook, see Skinner/Kim
Fan Art
- Skinner by LizaAndTheCats
- A watercolor & colored pencil portrait of Mitch Pileggi from 2018 by Steve Rude
- Walter Skinner by MH-Ilustraciones on DeviantArt
- Skinner by 51kas81
- Mitch Pileggi by philiater
- AD Skinner is my hero.Red heart by LizaAndTheCats
Print Zine Art
from Reemergence, artist is Warren Oddsson (1996)
from Mulder's Spooktown Cafe, artist is Anji Towski (1997)
from The Celestial Toybox #16 for the story, "Honor Among Them," Skinner and an original character, artist is Susan Nemeth (2000)
Fanfiction
Archives and Lists
- works tagged as Walter Skinner at Archive of Our Own
- List of "Surly Burly Fic", Archived version
- The Assistant Director's Archive The Assistant Director's Archive
- The Office of the A.D.
- From the Desk of Kimberly Cook: the home of Skinner's secretary & Skinner/Kim Romance
- WalterTorture: The Archive of Suffering Skinner
- Waltertorture Fanfiction Archive
- Sisters in Smut - Skinnercentric het fanfiction
- Walter Skinner FanFic Archive, Walter Skinner Fan Fiction Archive (older version)
- The Wirerims Awards The Wirerims Awards (via Wayback)
- Skinnerotica Livejournal community
- Skinner's Briefs
- Skinnerific
- MSSS - Mulder/Skinner Slash Society
- The Skinner Sanctum Skinner Sanctum
- Scully/Skinner Romance Fanfic Archive (refurbished site) Scully/Skinner Romance Fanfic Archive (original site)
- SKSA - Skinner/Krycek Slash Archive
- SKINKS - Skinner/Krycek Archive
- WArm thoughts - the RatB mailing list Skinner/Krycek Archive
- Chemical Reaction - Skinner/Doggett Archive (v small)
- Males in Awe of Walter Skinner (MAWS) (offline, not archived)
Fanvids
- Walter Skinner tribute by Wizz Est
- AD Skinner ~ Darlin' Boy by Natasha Ouellette
- TXF - Skinner - You Sexy thing by XFchemist1
Meta
- Macho, macho man or, Why the fanfic wimpification of Skinner? (~2002)
- Subject: CONSPIRACY 101: SKINNER, ver. 2.5 by Scott Glancy
Skinner Fan Interviews
See Sisters in Smut Interview Project (~2001)
Resources
References
- ^ from a comment in Strange Bedfellows (APA) #17 (May 1997)
- ^ Sisters in Smut and Skinnerotica
- ^ comment by Livengoo: alt.tv.x-files.creative › Hey Lars! The Jung and the Restless, October 7, 1997