Al Simmons

Albert Francis "Al" Simmons is the main protagonist of the Spawn series''. ''He is murdered and sent to Hell and becomes a Hellspawn known as Spawn.

Background
Albert Francis Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was the second of three children (Marc, Al and Richard) who's father was a traveling salesman. Simmons was a very intelligent and physically strong soldier. a former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, Al Simmons was trained in the art of war. Because of this, Al moved on to joining the United States Secret Service where he was involved in tasks such as guarding the President of the United States. One incident which defined his future career was when he saved the President from an assassination attempt. Jason Wynn saw this particular ‘act of heroism’ and promoted him to the CIA where he became an agent of the United States Security Group. Following this career, he became one of the best in the business, however continued to butt-heads with CIA Director Jason Wynn in regards to certain ‘orders’ that he was given. This became so severe that Al decided to resign from his position – however, Wynn did not take too kindly to this and ordered Chapel to kill him while on a mission in Botswana. Chapel did so, with a laser-rifle right into Al’s face, causing Simmons' body to burst into flames. Sent to Hell – Simmons made a pact with Malebolgia to sell his soul in exchange for a chance to see his beloved wife Wanda. His wish was granted, and he became a Hellspawn whose time on Earth would be limited before becoming a commanding officer in Hell’s Army.