Cesar - Obsessive and Destructive
Charming but lethal, Cesar Faison, as portrayed by Anders Hove, was one of General Hospital's most compelling and villainous villains! Whether in cahoots with Helena, mentally torturing Mac, or stalking Felicia, Faison was a force to be reckoned with. And never say never when it comes to Faison - he still might be out there planning his next move.
Faison became obsessed with Anna Devane in childhood, when his mother was her nanny. However, the two went in opposite directions –Anna to the WSB and Faison to the WSB's nemesis, the DVX. He first broke up the marriage of Robert and Anna Scorpio by forcing Anna to betray Robert, who was also an agent. When they individually surfaced later on in Port Charles, they both concluded that Faison was dead.
Faison, Undead, Returns to Port Charles
No true General Hospital villain stays dead very long. Faison resurfaced during the alien storyline. Living in Europe as a writer using the name of Sinclair, Faison saw Robin on television showing a crystal from the planet Lumina that she found on Spoon Island. Faison decided to go after the crystal. Soon he was living at Windemere.
Casey, the alien from Lumina, eventually arrived at Windemere looking for the crystal so that he can go home. Anna tried to help him, and along the way, ran into Faison. Faison kidnapped Anna, Robin and Casey. Ultimately, his plans failed to "crystallize" when Anna and Frisco Jones got in the way and returned the crystals to Casey, who promptly left earth.
Anna Sets Up Faison
Anna, Robert and Sean Donnelly decide they need to rid the world of Faison once and for all. Anna played on Faison's feelings for her, and the two become engaged. She must have been throwing up nightly. Meanwhile, Remondo, Faison's enemy, was contacted as to Faison's whereabouts. When Remondo came after him, Faison split Port Charles. He returned the day that Robert and Anna got married and tried to get Anna back – by force, naturally – but the wedding happened anyway.
Faison Goes into Business - the Nerve Gas Business
After that, Faison went into the nerve gas business. He created something called carbon disulfide with three other men, referred to as a cartel, using a cannery as a front. Then they sold it to the third world. Great. They also made a terminal virus out of it and used it on Tiffany Donnelly, Sean's wife. There was an antidote, but Sean could only get one pill at a time by giving the cartel info about Robert Scorpio. Sean went to Scorpio, and the two created false information to feed the cartel.
In order to get control of ELQ, the next virus victim was Susan Hornsby, in a ploy to force her father, Paul, to get in with the Quartermaines. First order of business – Paul was to marry Tracy and get her ELQ stock. Though in love with Jenny Eckert, Paul felt he had no choice. Jenny, of course, hating Paul's guts, moved on. After all that, Paul never did get Tracy's stock, so Faison wanted Tracy dead so that Paul could inherit. This time, Paul put his foot down and stole a vial containing the virus. Tony Jones analyzed it and found a cure for the virus. Faison was foiled again.
When Bill Eckert joined the cartel, he was in actuality helping Robert. As a sign of loyalty, Faison wanted Bill to kill Robert. Robert and Bill decided to fake Robert's murder and also keep the nerve gas from being released on Founder's day. They got everyone to pretend to be dead when Faison released what he believed to be the nerve gas. Two of the cartel were killed, and guess who escaped. Faison. Soon Port Charles residents received packages in the mail with the initials FK – Faison Kills.
The Old Dog Resorts to Old Tricks
Faison's next move was to kidnap Anna again. This time, he was successful, and Robert reconciled with his ex, Holly. Now, who do you suppose her old nanny is? Faison's mother. Holly brings her to Port Charles, and Nanny McTavish goes before the media to plead with Faison to return Anna. How did someone named Cesar Faison wind up with a mother named McTavish? Anyone's guess. Well, the apple didn't fall far from the tree. She then turned around and helped Faison kidnap Robin so that the Faisons could be a family at last – Anna, little Robin, and Cesar. Robert followed Nanny M one day and managed to get Robin. Faison believed his mother deliberately brought Robert to him, so he shot her dead.
Faison wasn't through with Paul Hornsby yet - the guy can really carry a grudge - so when Jenny Eckert was to be married to Ned Ashton, Faison put a bomb in her bouquet. Paul realized something was wrong and threw the bouquet outside just in time. Jenny and Ned proceeded with the ceremony. Faison disappeared with Anna, and Robert found them on a boat in South America. Faison apparently blew up the boat, and he, Anna, and Robert were killed.
It's Not Over Until It's Over, and is it Over?
None of them, of course, turned out to be dead, and all eventually found their way back to Port Charles, Faison seven years later to smuggle diamonds and to kidnap and brainwash Lucky at the behest of Helena Cassadine. And to die again. No way.
