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Hobbes has to key him into all the lingo and the [proper] way to do things” (Invis
ible 54). To take an example, in their first meeting both Fawkes and Hobbes are
sitting in a cantina ready to undertake their assignment. Hobbes makes the obser
vation that the couple making out in the far corner are really Canadian terrorists, to
which Darien replies, “Oh come on, man, they’re into each other, not us.” When
the pair pull out Uzis and start shooting at them, the only remark Darien can utter
is “Aw, crap!” Apparently, Hobbes has the capacity to sense danger in the midst of
relative safety, which makes him an invaluable asset to the Invisible Man.
Additional teleplays would expand on the personality profile of Bobby Hobbes.
We find out that Hobbes is estranged from his wife Vivian and is on a steady diet
of antidepressants to get him through the divorce as well as life in general (“Sepa
ration Anxiety”); he spends an inordinate amount of time fixing up his decrepit
Ford Van, to the point where he has affectionately given it the name Golda (“Im
material Girl”); and he has been living a secret type of existence in Chinatown
where his cover is a textile industries salesman who has a bevy of adulating lady
companions much to the chagrin of his partner Fawkes (“Cat and Mouse”). Still,
when all is said and done, Hobbes does have a particular fondness for Darien and,
like Scha