Post by Lieutenant Martin on Oct 13, 2015 9:51:27 GMT -8
Michael Renee Martin
Fallen Lance
Fallen Lance
Age: 29 Gender: Male
Genetic Type: Human
Birth Date: July 14th Birth Place: Minnesota, USA
Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'10" ft Weight: 180 lbs.
Faction: UFA
[Appearance:
Personality:
Despite being a soldier for the majority of his life, Michael defines himself firstly as a survivor. He endures, it’s just what he does. This expectation of hardship manifests itself in a number of ways. Firstly, unless events are truly life threatening, you won’t see him stressing out. The second, is that since he has created a belief of invincibility for himself, he will rarely seek help, be it medical aid, financial assistance or advice on how to be a decent family man. Additionally, because he is well aware that he is powerless to completely control his entire life, he conducts himself with a great deal of modesty. This is not always a benefit as it means he rarely speaks out against people superior to him in the social or military hierarchy. The only time you can see that this modesty isn’t indicative of weakness is while he is teaching, training, or fighting. His sense of professionalism is reflected onto his subordinates. That being said, he doesn’t hold grudges, and regardless of the relationship he has with another soldier, he makes it clear that they can always come to him for help or advice. When it comes to fighting, his body language isn’t too dissimilar from when he is teaching. His body is relaxed, his breathing even. The only real change is that his normally pleasant smiling face becomes emotionless, like it’s carved out of stone. This look is the only indication of when his anger starts getting the better of him, and even those who don’t know him well can recognize its intent.
For the most part however Michael is a pleasant individual who is grateful for his new found freedom away from the military and spends most of his nights practicing guitar or drinking at the local bar. He is a bit of a womanizer, something that causes no amount of hardship between him and his wife. Other than that, when feeling comfortable, or attempting to hide his fear from others, he will most likely resort to making lighthearted snarky comments.
Background:
One might expect a tragic childhood from such a dedicated and effective UFA soldier. The truth however, is that his early was decidedly pleasant. While not from the wealthiest of families he never went hungry. His mother was a nurse, his father a school teacher, and they were both supportive and doting parents, though sufficiently strict to instill a level of discipline in their son. Michael was highly intelligent, but only moderately successful in school. This was mainly due to his intense imagination and focus on more physical pursuits. Consequently, without the grades to achieve a scholarship or a wealthy enough family to pay his way through college he opted instead to join the UAF military.
At eighteen, the fresh faced private enlisted with the UAF. His high scores on the entrance exam earned him a place within a Mobile Suit unit. While far from an ace, he clocked a number of hours piloting the baseline mobile suit for patrols and guard duty while attempting to achieve a bachelors in engineering. At the age of twenty three, just a few months after being promoted to sergeant, he saw his first conflict. The mission involved suppressing opposition groups in Panama allegedly supplied by the CA. The battle saw the superior number of the UAF wiping out the outgunned opposition with limited casualties. While not claiming any kills himself his unit saw a great deal of action, and the young soldier received his first taste of conflict. By the time he was twenty four he had married his long-time girlfriend Sarah, a civilian engineer employed on base to upgrade the UAF Mobile Suit systems.
With the need to support a family, and tired of being ordered around for the rest of his life, Michael decided to become a commissioned officer. This took two years to finish his degree, during which time he and Sarah had a son. After becoming a second lieutenant he was assigned another mobile suit unit to lead directly and tasked with some of the more dangerous missions the UAF had to offer. The next few years saw him operating in a number of fresh conflicts, which combined with his more than a decade of experience piloting UAF mobile suits has earned him a reputation as one of the most competent and reliable pilots within the UAF.