Richard Langly
Langly was born circa
1968/
1969 and grew up on a farm in Saltville,
Nebraska. He showed an aptitude for computers from an early age, which was frowned upon by his parents.
In 1989 he met
Melvin Frohike and
John Fitzgerald Byers at a consumer electronics show in
Baltimore, and subsequently they formed a group publishing "The Lone Gunman" Newsletter.
Langly wears thick black-rimmed glasses, heavy metal and punk T-shirts (favouring
The Ramones in particular) and jeans. He has long, blond hair (which sometimes leads to him being mistaken for a girl) and bears a striking resemblance to Garth from
Wayne's World.
He is the Lone Gunmen's expert in computers,
hacking and
programming. He is possibly the most paranoid of the Gunmen, taping all incoming phone calls, including those from Mulder, and on one occasion refusing to take part in a teleconference with Mulder, stating he didn't want his image bounced off a satellite. He is also the most sarcastic member of the team, always ready to offer a barbed comment.
Langly enjoys playing
Dungeons and Dragons; his alias is Lord Manhammer. He once hacked into
Maryland's
DMV mainframe in order to secure a handicapped parking permit.
All three of the Lone Gunmen died in the X-Files episode "Jump The Shark", sacrificing themselves to save thousands from a terrorist created plague by using fire doors to seal themselves in a closed hallway with the man carrying the plague. AD
Skinner pulls some strings and arranges for them to be interred at
Arlington National Cemetery as tribute to their brave deeds.
