Gideon

Personal Data
BIRTH NAME: Gideon (last name, if he had one, is unknown)

AGE: Inapplicable.

HAIR: Brown.

EYES: Brown.

OCCUPATION: Former Founder and Headmaster of Magic School.

DESIGNATION: Former White lighter Elder, now human baby.

KNOWN POWERS: Orbing, invisibility shield, hurling lighting energy.

KNOWN RELATIVES: None.

First appearance
Gideon was introduced to the Halliwell sisters in 2004. He was an Elder, a mentor of Leo Wyatt, and the founder and headmaster of Magic School. He stood by Leo when he and Piper wished to marry, one of the few Elders that did so. Gideon seemed like a trusted friend at the time, but it was not to last.

Gideon's betrayal of Leo and the Charmed Ones
Soon after meeting the Charmed Ones for the first time, Gideon became concerned that Piper and Leo’s son, Wyatt Matthew Halliwell, was too powerful, and sought to destroy the child "for the greater good". He even went so far as to team up with Demons to achieve his goal. At first, Sigmund, a teacher and friend of Gideon's at Magic School, went along with Gideon's schemes. However, Sigmund soon realized that what Gideon was doing was wrong, and was going to inform the Charmed Ones of Gideon's plans. However, before he could do so, Gideon murdered him.

When Gideon’s treachery was finally exposed, Leo, also an Elder, battled him. In the end, Gideon was seemingly destroyed.

Gideon in Ancient Britain
However, what actually happened was even more amazing. The energy of the two Elders battling one another ripped a hole in space/time, and Gideon fells through it. He ended up in Britain of 61 A.D. Now powerless, the battle having destroyed his powers forever, Gideon was trapped in the past.

However, when Gideon realized just where and when he had landed, he embarked on a new quest. Befriending Queen Boudicca, who was at this time seeking to drive the Roman Empire out of Britain, Gideon made himself invaluable to her because of his knowledge of the future. Gideon's long range plan was to help Boudicca defeat the Romans, and thus become a hero to his people (Gideon being British). Gideon was quite willing to alter history to achieve this end.

Rex and Hannah encounter Gideon in the past
Rex Buckland and Hannah Webster, using the Time Key, travelled back in time from 2010 in order to witness Boudicca's last stand against the Romans. It was not long until they encountered Gideon and found out just what he intended to do. Despite mixed feelings over this, (Rex himself was sympathetic to Boudicca’s cause, due his being British too) Rex realized that history must unfold as it was supposed to and stopped Gideon. Boudicca thus led her forces to their historical defeat. After the battle, Rex and Hannah returned with Gideon to the 21st Century.

Gideon back in the 21st Century
After returning to 2010, Rex and Hannah then decided to remand Gideon to the custody of the Halliwell sisters. However, Leo asked Rex and Hannah to remain. Leo felt that their testimony would be needed to help the Elders convict Gideon of his crimes.

Soon after, Rex, Hannah, Leo, and Kira the Seer, took Gideon to Magic School, where he would be held until the Elders could be summoned. Soon after their arrival, a mysterious force appeared, and sealed all the ways in and out of the school, including that of translocating and orbing. The force seemed to be targeting Gideon, and made an attempt to kill him.

It was soon revealed that the force was the spirit of Sigmund, whom Gideon had murdered years before. Sigmund’s spirit had lingered at Magic School because he knew what happened to Elders when they were displaced in time, like Gideon was, they became mortal. When Rex and the others had returned Gideon to Magic School, Sigmund made his move and struck back against the now mortal Gideon. However, Rex managed to convince Sigmund that murdering Gideon was not the answer, that Gideon was not worth being stuck in Purgatory. Having realized that Rex was right, Sigmund moved on to the Spirit World. When Gideon attempted to thank Rex for saving him, Rex told Gideon to save his thanks. Rex didn't stop Sigmund's attempt to save Gideon, rather he did it to keep Sigmund out or Purgatory. Rex stated that Gideon had caused enough suffering.

Gideon's trial and sentence
Soon after, the Elders arrived and heard testimony from Rex, Hannah, and Leo about Gideon’s crimes in both the present and the past. Gideon was convicted on all charges and was sentenced to be recycled. He would be reborn as a human baby, and will thus live a new life, but will have no memories of being Gideon the Elder.