Phileas Fogg, the son of British secret service founder Sir Boniface Fogg, is a man haunted by his past.

Phileas is the eldest of three children raised together, his beloved brother Erasmus and his father's ward, Rebecca.  He followed in his father's footsteps as an undercover agent until he and Erasmus were ambushed, leaving Erasmus dead. He returned to England and disavowed the service and his father, blaming them as well as himself for the botched mission and the death.

After leaving the service Phileas embarked on a life of gambling, womanizing, and excess. Phileas is quick to bet everything on a simple wager or calculated risk. He is a lover of beautiful women, fine wine, art, fine brandy and societies other many pleasures.

His cool handsome British exterior conceals a man whose abilities of marksmanship, sword fighting, use of explosives, espionage and intuitive mind make him a deadly opponent whether fighting for crown and country or disporting himself at the fashionable casinos of the world.

He is a man of many layers, a reluctant hero whose self-recrimination, self-doubt, self-loathing, guilt, slightly sarcastic and depressive attitude are rarely seen through his confident, arrogant, smug and sometimes self-righteous façade. Below all this is a man with a good heart and protective nature of the people who are most dear to him.

Phileas is a vain man of meticulous grooming habits. He is never seen in an unkempt state even during a firefight; his clothes are always clean and perfectly pressed; he is always well shaven and never a hair out of place. He is also a believer in continuity and punctuality and rarely changes his schedule unless forced to do so. His particular habits such as having his paper pressed and stitched, his shaving water at a certain temperature, and his tea served exactly the same way at the exact same time everyday might seem restrictive to some, but to Phileas Fogg it offers control in what he perceives to be a chaotic world.

Pursued by his demons and wanderlust, Phileas travels the world in pursuit of pleasure. This habit was made suddenly easier when on the evening of his father's memorial service, he won a wager that brought him the airship Aurora and its navigator, Jean Passepartout. Unknown to him, Her Majesty Queen Victoria and her ally the Baron had conspired to give him the ship in order to be able to call upon his services when needed.  Phileas' strong sense of loyalty and duty make him respond instantly to such calls.

Phileas' closely guarded heart means that there are few people he calls friend. Jean has not only become his valet, but also his confidant and friend. Probably the most important person in his life is his cousin Rebecca. She is the center of his world--the light in his darkness. And now there is Jules Verne.  Even though Phileas first believed him to be part of The League of Darkness, he soon discovered that Jules was not only a man who could be trusted, but someone who would turn out to become one of his most trusted friends.

Phileas Fogg is above all else a good man. In the face of insurmountable odds and difficulty, he has proven time and time again that he will fight and protect not only queen and country, but also those around him. He will always rise to the occasion when needed. He will prove time and time again he is what he was raised to be a true English gentleman.