Parish in an alpha and is arguably the most powerful one of his kind on earth. He is connected closely with Red Flag, an organization of alphas dedicated to fighting the government it views as being anti-alpha. Parish is an incredibly smart man who seems to be a natural leader. He appears to be the intellectual match for Rosen as the two butt heads over the best path for alphas in the modern world. He is a Hypercognitive which means he has perfect control of the relationship between his mind and his body. Parish is able to heal any injury, which results in an ability to dramatically prolong death. We learn that Stanton fought in the Civil War, having been born in the early 1800s.