Professor Horace Adoy

"""'What the devil is going on here!?'""Professor Adoy, Esquire Bay: The Series"

History
Horace Adoy was the result of a night of passion between American archaeologist Tobias Adoy and English waitress Aileen Prince. Tobias was unaware of Aileen's pregnancy when he returned to America, leaving her on her own with the burden. Eventually, she became unable to support the infant Horace, so he was sent to live with his father, much to the surprise of Tobias.

Tobias didn't have time for Horace, who was already shunned by his peers. As he grew up, he developed unusual habits that made him stick out like a particularly sore thumb. He is best known for for exclaiming "What the devil" and for condemning everything as being "absurd". He also developed severe orinthophobia - a fear of birds.

Horace wanted to become an archaeologist in the hopes that it would impress his father enough so that he would actually pay attention to him. Unfortunately, he was rejected from Arizona State University and was forced to settle for a teaching job at his old high school, Prometheus High.

While he is referred to as a Professor (as is the custom at Prometheus High) he doesn't actually hold an PhD - instead he has a certificate of completion from Esquire Bay Technical College in Modern History, which is what he mainly teaches.

Trivia

 * Horace Adoy is inspired by Professor Severus Snape from the Harry Potter series, in particular the version depicted in the Very Potter Musical series by StarKid.
 * He relates to the Disney character Elsa from Frozen, as he feels they are both outcasts with unique absurdities.

Appearances

 * Barry Astrovik in: A Brave New World
 * Esquire Bay: The Series
 * Barry Astrovik and the Promethean Ghoul
 * Barry Astrovik in: The Elsa Doll Suite