#udo teller

Hello anon! You can always send me questions and headcanons, it makes my day to get random asks about fandom stuff. 😊

Honestly, that's a really good question, and not the kind of thing that movies tend to consider. I am guessing that there was a lot of hush-hush spy stuff that went on with the cleanup of that whole situation. Maybe Waverly was the one who organized it, since he seemed to be the de facto leader at the end? I'd like to imagine that Waverly quietly arranged for Udo Teller's body to be buried somewhere (Berlin? Do they have a family plot somewhere? But if it was East Berlin Gaby might not be able to visit since she defected?). Considering that I think Udo Teller was "officially" supposed to be dead, having a public funeral probably wouldn't be in the cards.

I think it's really interesting to think about Gaby's state of mind regarding this going into Istanbul and the future. She just lost her father for real after being reunited with him. One could argue that he'd been "dead" and out of her life for a long time, but I still think that would likely fuck with your head. I mean, what if Waverly had even originally recruited her on a promise that she'd be able to be with her father again, after it was over? I can imagine her burying any feelings about his death deep down, and brushing off any attempts to discuss it with anyone, but it still weighs on her. Maybe she only lets anything out after Istanbul, when she finally visits the cemetery (alone, because she doesn't want anyone to see her like this), but Napoleon and Illya find her and offer their quiet support. I like to think of Waverly as being concientious of all of this and doing what he can for her because of course I love good-guy-dad Waverly taking care of his team.

I know the feeling, anon! Sometimes when I think about the trio, my heart just aches! Like, compare these pictures: 

Doesn’t it look like the same day!? Same outfit, same ties in her hair?! Mr. Schmidt must have been good friends or even family to Dr. Teller, and Gaby’s mother must not have been around to take care of her when he was gone (Gaby was 1 years old when WWII broke out, so perhaps something happened to her mother during that time period?) My question is, why would Dr. Teller defect to America without trying to take Gaby with him? Was it impossible for him? Was leaving her his way of hopefully keeping her safe? Did Gaby know he was in America (before Waverly probably told her)? Was she still waiting for her father to come for her? She seemed surprised when Solo told her her father lived in the suburbs, owned a Cadillac, and had fat little dog called Schnitzel. 

According to [this] Gaby was probably around 7 years old when the picture was taken and that was probably the last memory she had with her father before he defected to America. (Check out the whole timeline in that link—it’s very interesting.)

I think Dr. Udo Teller kept that picture with him where ever he went. It was his last good memory with Gaby. He wouldn’t see her again until 18 years later. But it doesn’t seem she kept a picture of him… maybe she hadn’t forgiven him for leaving her behind? She considered Mr. Schmidt her father since he had raised her for those 17 years until his death in 1963.