His daughter Dorothy Spinner Abigail Shapiro can conjure up her terrifying imaginary friends into reality, and one of them is destined to cause the end of the world when she grows up. Since she inherited a decreased aging rate from her mother, Dorothy has been stuck as an year old girl for decades. Niles was worried that if he died, his daughter wouldn't be able to control her grief and would accidentally unleash the devastating entity known as the Candlemaker.
On his quest to save the world by helping his daughter, Niles found a trinket that kept him from getting older. The Longevity Talisman which looks an awful lot like a rabbit's foot kept The Chief from aging for an extra 72 years.
Unfortunately, he was forced to trade it with Willoughby Kipling to restore the team back to their normal size after the finale of "Doom Patrol" Season 1. Niles Caulder's life began in a completely different century to the "Doom Patrol" story, as he was born in London in — but fast forward 30 years and the scientist was helping to run the Bureau of Oddities which later renamed itself the Bureau of Normalcy ahead of World War I.
After discovering his daughter living in a circus in , Niles set out to keep her safe while protecting the world from the threat of the Candlemaker. Born in Saratoga Springs, N. On the show, Niles is married to the elusive Maris--so elusive that she has never been seen by the audience, only talked about. Pierce says there are no plans now for Maris ever to show her face. Niles, and therefore Pierce, has had many great episodes built around him, like the one in which he tried auditioning for fatherhood by carrying a pound sack of flour around for a week.
Hilarious--and touching. This year, the big Niles episode was supposed to be the one in which Maris left Niles and ran off to New York. When I told that to Pierce, however, he went into a snit. This interview is over! As a result, he was quite close to his older brother, and at the same time fiercely competitive with him. Like Frasier, Niles also preferred fine arts, music, and intellectual pursuits to activities like sports, though he excels in sports like squash and croquet. He subsequently attended the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, where he was a postdoctoral fellow while completing his professional training.
This further highlights the close competitive relationship with his brother, Frasier, who attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts as an undergraduate, then Harvard Medical School for both his M. Niles describes his profession as "the saving grace of my life" [1] and is greatly respected professionally. He runs his own Jungian practice Frasier is a Freudian and has had his research published in several psychiatric journals. Niles often compares his own career to that of his brother, and early in the series makes frequent wisecracks about the "pop psychiatry" that Frasier practices through his radio show.
Over the course of the show his remarks dwindle to occasional jabs for the purpose of humor. It is revealed that Niles lashed out at his brother due to jealousy, as he felt that he did not receive the praise and recognition due for his hard work, whereas Frasier's face is seen on "the side of buses. Niles becomes a much more confident, laid-back person as time goes on. He develops a backbone after separating from his loveless marriage with Maris, and after losing his wealth, and his social circle, and his home.
These experiences make him much more self sufficient and less obsessed with his image. His romantic life — which is plagued by misfortune until marrying Daphne — is another area explored throughout the series.
Niles' first wife is the haughty, anorexic daughter of a wealthy Seattle family. She is never seen, despite being referred by Niles all the time during their relationship. Much like Niles, Maris has a long list of ailments and allergies, such as being allergic to most meats, spices, creams and more. She also has lots of pills and medication which usually have side effects such as extreme narcolepsy. Maris demonstrates her extremely paranoid and controlling nature throughout the series.
Her lack of respect and affection for Niles ultimately leads to separation, which is followed by Maris serving Niles with divorce papers as a bluff. However, when Niles signs them, she is shaken enough to agree to couples counseling. However, after appearing to make progress, Niles discovers Maris is having an affair with their couples' therapist, Dr. Shenkman, ultimately leading to him making the second and final decision for divorce. Despite this, Maris still attempts to reconcile with Niles by sending him expensive gifts, but Niles remains steadfast in his decision for divorce and Maris responds by shredding their financial settlement document — she turns it into the wrapping paper for her final gift to Niles — a five-cent piece in a jeweller's box along with the poem 'Roses are red, your heart is fickle, when I'm through with you, all you'll have is this nickel' — and proceeds to nearly bankrupt Niles.
As a result, Niles is forced to sublet his suite at the Montana and move into the low-rent Shangri-La, accepting that this is the price he must pay in order to finally be free from Maris. In season six, Niles hires divorce attorney Donny Douglas to bring an end to the long, drawn out process.
In the end, Donny is able to get Maris and her legal team to agree to a settlement after Donny threatens to expose that Maris' family is not as wealthy as they appear.
After divorcing Maris, Niles later becomes involved with Mel Karnofsky. Despite being more compatible with her than Maris, Mel turns out to be no different by being just as manipulative as she was.
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