

He could ingest liquids and food, but he had no sense of taste and this material did not digest and needed to be removed or somehow expelled from his body at one point, after an unsuccessful attempt at getting drunk, Owen had to stand on his head to allow gravity to drain fluids from his system. His wounds would not heal, he could not breathe (or blow air) and he couldn't sleep. (TW: Dead Man Walking)Īlthough once again conscious and sentient, Owen Harper, post-death, found he had limited bodily functions. A consequence of Owen's resurrection was the manifestation of an old entity known as "Durac", which Owen vanquished. Although it was assumed that he would only regain consciousness for two minutes before dying forever (per how the first gauntlet worked), for reasons unknown Owen remained conscious, having been returned to a state of partial life. (TW: Reset) Prior to his autopsy by Martha, Jack used the second resurrection gauntlet to temporarily restore Owen to life so that he could say goodbye to his friends (and, ostensibly, so Jack could obtain the passcode to the morgue). Owen was shot and killed by Aaron Copley, the director of the Pharm, who was in turn killed by Jack. (TW: Combat) The closest he ever appeared to come to a serious relationship was with Diane Holmes, a pilot from 1953 whose aircraft the Sky Gypsy, fell through the Cardiff Rift. (TW: Greeks Bearing Gifts) However, later her skills began to bore him. Also the thought of Gwen's body or various ways she would pleasure him caused him to become aroused. (TW: Everything Changes) He also had an affair with Gwen Cooper that lasted several months which he enjoyed, according to him Gwen was capable of many techniques that caused him extreme sexual pleasure. Owen reluctantly accepted.Īt around age 26, Owen's personal life appeared to mostly revolve around the pursuit of casual sex, which he was happy to use alien technology to facilitate. Jack Harkness appeared, explained and left the scene with Katie's body, then, after which time Owen had told a disbelieved story about aliens, re-appeared and offered him a job with Torchwood Three. Before Jack Harkness arrived on the scene, the alien inside had killed the surgical team which had removed the top of her skull in surgery. Though Owen did not understand this, both knew that she had a degenerative neurological condition. In his early twenties and already a doctor, Owen was engaged to Katie Russell, who unknown to both them had an alien parasite in her brain. (TW: Adam) He did not appear to have been close to his father though both parents were still alive at the time of Owen's death. Born 14th February 1980 (TW: Exit Wounds), Owen Harper had a difficult relationship with his mother, so much so that, on his tenth birthday, his mother declared that she did not have to like him, only love him.
