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Marty Gilbert.  His aunt is Esther and he has a brother.
[[File:Marty_Gilbert_-_Edited.png|275px|thumb|right|Marty Gilbert]]
[[File:Marty_Gilbert_-_Edited.png|300px|thumb|right|Master C.P.O.]]


== Background ==
== Background ==
Master C.P.O. is a chief petty officer in the United States Navy.
Marty Gilbert is a manager at a Cable Company in New York City. His aunt is Esther and he has a brother.  


== During the events of [[Independence Day (1996)]] played by [[James J. Joyce]] ==
== During the events of [[Independence Day (1996)]] played by [[Harvey Fierstein]] ==
Master C.P.O. is talking on the phone as
[[Co-Worker 2]], [[Co-Worker 3]] and [[Co-Worker 4]] are taking calls from angry cable customers when [[David Levinson]] arrives and Marty runs up to David and tells him that all the stations have suddenly started having disturbances. David reads what is happening with all the signals and doesn't believe it is possible. Later, David tells Marty that he found a weird signal embedded in the satellite feed and he should be able to block it. Later, still, David tells Marty that the signal is going to be over in seven hours.  Marty ignores him and motions towards the television and Co-Worker 3 tells Marty that Jamie told him the building had a bomb shelter and Marty tells everyone to head to the basement.  David tells Marty to tell his mother to leave town and that the signal is a countdown.  The [[Harvesters|Harvester]] spaceships start to open and then simultaneously fire upon the various cities they are hovering over, causing the death of millions of people, including Marty, who didn't escape in time.

Revision as of 14:27, 10 August 2021

Marty Gilbert

Background

Marty Gilbert is a manager at a Cable Company in New York City. His aunt is Esther and he has a brother.

During the events of Independence Day (1996) played by Harvey Fierstein

Co-Worker 2, Co-Worker 3 and Co-Worker 4 are taking calls from angry cable customers when David Levinson arrives and Marty runs up to David and tells him that all the stations have suddenly started having disturbances. David reads what is happening with all the signals and doesn't believe it is possible. Later, David tells Marty that he found a weird signal embedded in the satellite feed and he should be able to block it. Later, still, David tells Marty that the signal is going to be over in seven hours. Marty ignores him and motions towards the television and Co-Worker 3 tells Marty that Jamie told him the building had a bomb shelter and Marty tells everyone to head to the basement. David tells Marty to tell his mother to leave town and that the signal is a countdown. The Harvester spaceships start to open and then simultaneously fire upon the various cities they are hovering over, causing the death of millions of people, including Marty, who didn't escape in time.