Richard Martinez was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, and in 2022 he was stationed at Camp Pendelton. He has a strong sense of duty to his mission and to the United States.
Biography[]
In 2051, the US Government sends Martinez on a one-way mission into the past to kill Addison Augustine before she becomes the leaper on Project Quantum Leap. PQL is blamed, at that time, for a nuclear war that has destroyed the United States.
Ben Song leaps from 2022 to stop him. After multiple encounters on leaps, Ben successfully battles Martinez, who is killed by a bystander in 1879. As the permanent result of Martinez's leaps, Ben is the leaper instead of Addison, setting in motion the events of the series.
Trivia[]
- He was first called Leaper X.
- Richard spoke Spanish, in addition to English.
- He was shot and killed by Frankie in 1879.