TMNT x X-Files: Agent Bishop and Agent Mulder
I was watching X Files again and thought to myself
"Would Agent Mulder and Bishop get along?"
And the answer immediately that came to me was a resounding NO
On the surface you'd think they probably would. I mean Mulder is arguably just as obsessed as Bishop when it comes to extraterrestrials.
They both know aliens exist and can be a threat to humanity, have trauma related to an abudction, and are determined to protect humanity, often going outside of US govt protocols to do so. But that's where the similarities end.
The biggest glaring difference is Mulder LOVES the supernatural. He's fascinated by it. He wants not only to see but to believe and most importantly to learn. His want to understand is birthed from this love, both for the supernatural and for his sister, who he lost as a child to an abudction incident.
Bishop HATES the supernatural. He hates anything and anyone who appears different from humans, whether they're actually an active threat or not. It's this hate, which is a response to his own abduction trauma, that drives his need to pursue his work. It's where his whole perspective of needing to eliminate anything supernatural comes from.
Sure, Mulder will go to the ends of the Earth to hunt down an alien shapeshifter that is actively murdering and hurting people, but he also understands that not all extraterrestrials or paranormal beings are threats. Some might be dangerous and want to do harm, but others are not (see the episode in s1 about the Jersey Devil). Some simply have their own purposes and are trying to navigate through the world the best way they know how.
Bishop, on the other hand, doesn't care if a being is benign or malicious. To him, any difference, anything 'other' is automatically a threat and must be taken down and studied.
Mulder is an obsessive government agent who still has his humanity. It is his greatest power. His love for his family and friends is part of what keeps him going. His care for people in general does not stop at those who merely look like him. He understands that with this whole different world of unexplained phenomena come a spectrum of motivations, ambitions, and nuances with these different beings.
Mulder knows that just because he doesn't understand something, that doesn't make it dangerous.
Bishop and Mulder would 100% clash not just from their respective morals and worldly perspectives, but if Mulder saw the extent of Bishop's methods, he'd likely do everything he could to stop him. At the very least, he'd walk away and not partake.
Bishop lost his humanity in his attempt to preserve and protect it and his own sense of personal safety.
Mulder clings to his humanity even when it would probably serve him better to abandon it. He might be spooky, but he's also human.
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