Cornelius Fillmore

Cornelius Fillmore is the titular main protagonist from the Fillmore! series.

Fillmore is a former and reformed delinquent, he serves as a Safety Patrol Officer, having been recruited after his former safety patrol partner gave him the choice to help out in a case instead of receiving detention. Despite his past, Cornelius has a heart of gold while often tending toward rash actions, believing the "end justifies the means". This usually results in him breaking school property to get the job done.

Just as he was once recruited to the Safety Patrol, Fillmore is the reason his current partner, Ingrid Third, joined up.

In the Heroes Coalition fics, Cornelius is a student at the Vanguard Academy.

Appearance
Fillmore has dark skin, is bald and has bushy black eyebrows. He usually wears a green t-shirt with blue jeans and trainers along with his orange Safety Patrol sash. His eyes however are always hidden behind bright, circle rimmed glasses or some other eye wear, such as a pair of shades or some eye gear that's similar to night vision goggles. He does however wear wigs and various disguises when going undercover.

Personality
Fillmore is a hardworking, determined member of the safety patrol and shows this in each and every case. He is shown that he will stop at nothing to get the job done and can even break school rules (and property) to accomplish his ends. Fillmore has also shown to be rash and jump to quick conclusions on who the culprit could be. Although a tough officer, Fillmore has also shown to be a kind and caring person, willing to risk himself for the sake of his comrades.

Abilities
Throughout the series Fillmore has shown a large collection of skills and abilities, shown below are a few of the ones picked out by viewers:
 * Eating Habits - Fillmore appears to have an endless stomach, as he holds the schools record for the most amount of Sloppy Joes eaten at one time. Throughout the series he has also hinted his eating capacity in various situations.


 * Forensics - As part of the safety patrol, Fillmore is required to have basic forensic training to help him crack cases.


 * Mini Golf - Fillmore is a formidable golf player, as he won the schools open at one point; however, he chose to keep this ability quiet after an incident revolving around his delinquency.


 * Tactician - Fillmore has the ability to form strategic tactics to capture his foes, which is one of the reasons he is highly ranked in the Safety Patrol.

Trivia

 * His permanent record and past offenses are seen in the intro. They include: chalk boosting, locker rigging, a comic book poker ring, class cutting, milk counterfeiting (non dairy creamer) and... backtalkery.
 * In Latin the meaning of the name "Cornelius" is from a Roman clan name which is derived from the Latin 'cornu' meaning horn. His last name comes from a Norman personal name, "Filimor", composed of the Germanic elements filu ‘very’ + mari, meri ‘famous’.
 * He's the Cowboy Cop protagonist, whose skill at catching the villains is probably the only reason he isn't going to be paying off destruction of school property for the next million years from the carnage-strewn chase scenes that happen usually two, maybe three times an episode.