Shadow Operator
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| The safest way out of a portal? Face first. | |
| Shadow Operator | |
| Player: @GrayWolf0026 | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Blaster |
| Security Level: | 34 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Thomas Brandon Grant |
| Known Aliases: | Captain Thomas Grant, SO, Shads |
| Species: | Homo Sapien (Meat Popsicle variety) |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 165 lbs |
| Eye Color: | 1 Blue, 1 Missing |
| Hair Color: | Dirty Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | PTA Transit Driver |
| Place of Birth: | Tupper Lake, New York |
| Base of Operations: | The Hole, Boomtown |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | None |
| Known Powers | |
| None | |
| Known Abilities | |
| See Section, Abilities | |
| Equipment | |
| See Section, Equipment | |
| If you can read this, then you're squinting. :D | |
Contents |
Foreward
This is what I thrive on and makes me want to continue playing my characters, and interacting with your characters on this server we call Virtue. Well, we don't call it Virtue, NCSoft does, but I guess since they do, then we do, so... uh.
Please enjoy and remember the following is provided for entertainment purposes only! Any similarities to any real life persons or events is purely coincidental and is not meant to be factual. All rights reserved to their respective owners. May contain content not suitable for anyone under the age of 17, unless you're here without your parents permission, then I guess that's their problem.
PS: You have been warned.
Background
Captain Thomas Brandon Grant was born on September 12th, 1980, in the town of Tupper Lake, New York. His life prior to joining the Marine Corps was an atypical upbringing, involving graduating high school and losing his girlfriend of two years. He enlisted with the United States Marine Corps immediately following graduation in 1998, four years prior to the Rikti Invasion. Early on he distinguished himself during basic training, receiving Advanced Marksmanship Certification and enrollment into the elite Marine Scout Sniper School. From there, he went on to Battlefield Operations Training before requesting transfer to Force Recon at Santego Military Base, Arizona. After a year of training with the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, he was transferred to 2nd Force Recon at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina where he finished up with his Command Training, finally promoted to the rank of Captain.
Current Events
- Having lived in apartments in King's Row and Striga Isle, he has recently moved to what has been dubbed, "The Hole" in Boomtown. A small armored bunker, it serves as his safe house out and away from the high pressure of life in the City. And gives him an excellent terrain with which to practice his skills against the unsuspecting Council. Or rather it did. Due to events best left to conspiracy theorists, it detonated violently at 4:50 pm on Thursday, February 28th, 2008. There is still no word on why this happened.
- Recently, Tom has been seen working in the employ of Deadshadow Inc, as a trouble shooter, something he's taken to quite readily.
- On Monday, March 10th, 2008 at approximately 5pm, Tom Grant was returning to his apartment in King's Row when he was arrested by the PPD, and immediately transported to the Ziggurat. Due to the outcome of a trial held the month prior, with him in absentia, he has been convicted of multiple counts of first degree murder, and sentenced to multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.
- Has been seen floating around the D in black, smoke-like form, with a disfigured face and burnt wings, it would seem. Unable to interact with anything on the physical plane, he seems quite able to talk to anyone, despite his state.
Current Arcs
- Arrested Development - Falling so far never hurt so bad. - Started 03/10/08
Relationships
Feel free to add/subract/modify anything in this section. And if you're not here and you should be... uh... Yell at me.
The Good
- Gelle - Friend from the old days (relatively speaking) who Tom ran into again recently.
- Terra Skye - Someone that's run into from time to time, whom Tom can feel a little more relaxed around. Even while not quite in solid state.
- Mobius Knight - Engaged to Terra and a decent guy. Apparently always getting into trouble.
- White Starfire - A former team mate from The Echelon. Some kind of human-lizard mutant thing that likes to drink. You can kind of see why they'd be friends.
The Neutral
- Enerix - You can only approach someone like this with caution and a bit of healthy respect. On days that said person wants to be approached. Tom can only wonder what's really going on with Scarlett these days... Ah well.
The Bad
- UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Equipment
- PCV-FR2
- The Powered Combat Vest Force Recon mark 2 (PCV-FR2), is the second generation design of the original PCV once used by members of the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, based from Santego Military Base, Arizona. The PCV-FR2 has been designed specifically for use with Force Recon teams involved in Direct Action Operations, known as "blackside" operations. It is a fully enclosed suit, complete with full combat helmet utilizing built in sensors allowing for a full 180 degree forward view, in addition to thermographic imaging, night vision enhancement, and telescopic viewing. The suit is complemented with a built in satellite/AM/FM/Wi-Fi communications system, and SOE (Sealed Oxygen Environment), enabling the user to safely survive a Class 3 biohazard for a maximum of six hours before the scrubbers require replacement. The armored components are capable of withstanding a direct impact from a .50 BMG round at point blank, with zero penetration or danger to the operator. The outer layer of the suit is composed of a thin layer of durable LCD MARPAT Active Camouflage, which can render the operator near invisible.[1]
- M4A1 SOPMOD Block I firing 5.56x45mm NATO FMJ in 30 round clips with an M203 40mm underslung grenade launcher.
- The M4 Carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16A2, all based on the original AR-15 made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter version of the M16 rifle assault rifle, achieving 80% parts commonality with the M16A2. The M4 has selective fire options including Semi-automatic and three-round burst mode (like the M16A2), while the M4A1 has a "Full Auto" option in place of the three-round burst. This particular M4A1 has been modified for Semi-Automatic, three-round burst, and Full Auto firing. The M203 has been refit to utilize a variety of ammunition types, ranging from 20 gauge slugs and buckshot, to Napalm projectors to the standard 40mm HE Grenades.
Rumors
Feel free to add here
- Apparently knows how to mix a Manhattan.
- He has a not so kooky, or insane, softer side.
Comments, Thoughts and Threats about Shadow Operator
Not necessarily in that order. - Mgmt
"Tom? Hmmm he's kinda milky in the filbert...and he smells like band aids. I like band aids, and so I like Tom. He's nuts, and his head is probably filled with cream cheese, or cheese wiz, either way it's delicious. I'd spray him on a cracker or something, wait.. no I'd spread him on Melba toast because Melba toast tastes like cardboard and it needs flavoring. Tom's like the flavoring to my Melba toast. Wait... that came out sexual didn't it? I meant it in a best friend kinda way. Crap, now people are gonna think I wanna do sexual things to my him. Anyway, Tom is like a giant teddy bear on the inside, filled with cotton candy. So I'm careful to not push him in water or he'll melt, and I can't have that because I'm not cleaning that mess up. No way. I trust the guy with my life which is why he owns 1/3 of my company. I wouldn't trade him for anyone in the world, but I MAY trade him for a real teddy bear stuffed with cotton candy in it because that would be fuckin' awesome, and I really like cotton candy. Tom can't cuddle with me or taste delicious, but whatever... Crazy old Tom is just fine for me. Plus a teddy bear can't take a knife for me, and Tom can, and would. I know I would take a knife for him too, even if it really really really really really hurt." -Gelle
Theme Songs
- Land of Confusion by Disturbed (Cover of Land of Confusion, by Genesis)
- Maggie's Farm by Rage Against the Machine
- Song 2 by Blur
- Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
- And on occassion The Naked Gun Theme (From the Files of Police Squad!)
Unimportant Information Rightly Considered Too Silly to Put Anywhere Else
- ↑ Long story short, it's a high tech piece of gear that the Marine Corps stuck on him to test. Which he does. Much to his enjoyment. And I did try to keep it within the realm of realism as much as possible, without becoming Ultra Tech. Kinda hard in CoX though.
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