The Young and the Relentless

General Hospital gave viewers a whole other reason to “beware the Ides of March” in 1990 when it introduced Anders Hove as P.K. Sinclair, an adventure novelist whose true story was wilder than even his bestselling Crystalline Conspiracy. The author was, in fact, the nefarious Faison, who had been Anna’s boss during her days as a double agent for the DVX.

‘What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got?’

Mind you, Faison wasn’t just interested in the intel that Anna could glean from her day job at the WSB. He was also interested in her — to the point of obsession. He even conspired with then-WSB chief Sean Donely to blow up her marriage to Robert Scorpio, aka the spy who loved her. Though that threat was neutralized, Faison returned like the bad penny that he was.

Consider That Kid Napped

As determined as ever to make Anna his own, Faison sought to kidnap her and Robert’s daughter Robin as… should we call it a gift for his intended? Needless to say, his plot was foiled. But in its execution, he accidentally shot his own mother, Anna’s former nanny Sybil McTavish, and was presumed to have perished in an explosion that also “killed” the Scorpios.

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One Knife to Give

Years after planting a bomb in Jenny Eckert’s wedding bouquet and serving Tiffany Donely a glass of poisoned milk — gee, does a body… bad? — Faison resurfaced alive and well, with a new alias as Herr Krieg and a new accomplice, the equally demented Helena Cassadine. Once more, he ran roughshod over Port Charles until the Cassadine matriarch arranged for him to “die” again.

Till Death Do Us Part Again

A decade later, Anna was stunned to be reunited with back-from-the-dead husband Duke Lavery. But alas, Duke wasn’t Duke but Faison in an apparently very convincing mask. The real Duke was alive, too, it turned out. But Faison was holding him prisoner in a Swiss clinic rather than draw attention to the fact that there were suddenly two of him.

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The Five Poppies, It Wasn’t

Every other day, it seemed, Faison hatched a new plot. If he wasn’t faking Robin’s death and having besotted henchwoman Liesl Obrecht watch over her, he was having Drew Cain brainwashed into believing that he was his own twin brother, Jason Morgan. The mind game worked so well that it even fooled Jason’s “widow,” Sam McCall.

He Sure Made Pretty Kids, Though

In the mid-to-late-2010s, we kept learning that Faison’s family tree was much more sprawling than we’d originally imagined. First it was revealed that he had a daughter with Liesl — Britt — then it came out that Nathan was also their child. But the worst was yet to come.

The Extra Bad Seed

Faison also had a son named Henrik roaming around Port Charles masquerading as mild-mannered publisher Peter August while committing one horrific act after another. But the less said about that loathed villain, the better.

Business as Usual

In 2018, Faison returned yet again, this time delighting in the fact that Nathan’s wife Maxie Jones was carrying his grandchild. Natch, a happy reunion didn’t ensue. Faison kidnapped Lulu Spencer (then Emme Rylan), held a gun on Hamilton Finn and shot both Peter and Nathan, the latter of whom succumbed to his injuries.

Rot in Hell

Only once Faison was recovering from his own gunshot wound did he realize that Peter was Henrik. As the older man struggled to breathe and reached for the call button, his chip off the old block tore it from his hand. “You taught me better than that,” Peter sneered, leaving his father to die — for real this time, or so we think. Or so for now we think. Or… well… thought.

Chillin’

An interminably long time later, Peter followed his father to the grave. But Faison’s legacy refuses to die. First Britt came back from the dead, then so did Nathan… except that he doesn’t seem entirely like himself. Aftershocks of “croaking”? Could be. But Faison and/or Peter’s memories could also have been implanted in Nathan’s head.

New Body, Who Dis?

Whether “Nathan” really is Faison or Peter, Maxie is going to be in for one hell of a shock when she wakes up from her coma. She had happily reunited with lost love Damian Spinelli when she was KO’d. And upon regaining consciousness, she’s going to feel like she’s stepped into a dream that very well may be leading her to a nightmare.

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

Adding fuel to the theory that Nathan isn’t really Nathan is the fact that Britt seemed a whole lot less surprised by his “comeback” than did mom Liesl. Could the “C” who was holding her at the Five Poppies be her supposedly deceased papa Cesar?

Cold Fusion Makes for Strange Bedfellows

Back in Port Charles, the menacing Jenz Sidwell coerced Britt to continue working on her father’s “last plan” and keep an eye on Professor Henry Dalton to boot. What exactly was Faison’s final plot? That was a bit hazy.

Name That Loon

As Anna set out to learn once and for all whether Faison was as dead as she hoped, she was abducted, handcuffed to a chair and greeted by a familiar voice with a Danish accent. “Be at peace,” Faison told her via speaker. “You’re on your way to a new life.”

Family Plotters

Still confused about how Nina Reeves is connected to Liesl and Peter’s connected to Maxie? Allow this Who’s Who to untangle the branches of that gnarly family tree.