Shattered Soldier
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Image from 'Paragon Times' front page, December 12th, 2007 | |
| Christopher "Shattered Soldier" Cruise | |
| Player: @DJ Fall Out | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Blaster |
| Security Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Cruise, Christopher W. |
| Known Aliases: | None |
| Species: | Presumed Human |
| Age: | 26 |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 187lbs |
| Eye Color: | A strange yellow-gold color. |
| Hair Color: | Dirty Blond |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Agent, The Zenvious Foundation |
| Place of Birth: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Base of Operations: | Masyaf, Syria |
| Marital Status: | N/A |
| Known Relatives: | Confidential |
| Known Powers | |
| None | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Confidential | |
| Equipment | |
| His eyes of which have a sort of controlled dilation. Many high-tech rifles, pistols, mines, grenades, and has been known to carry the innards of a small house within his clothes. | |
| No additional information available. | |
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OOC Information
Tho the name refers to a 'Contra' title for the Playstation Game Console, this character is in no way related to the game, save to say that he uses a rifle. The player of this character was one of CoH's original players, tho his account had been dis-continued due to a loss of his credit card.
Affiliations
A member (Agent) of The Zenvious Foundation
Origin
Christopher 'Shattered Soldier' Cruise was born Rei Carter in Anchorage, Alaska on September 16th of 1982. Tho all of his records have been erased by the US Military, he still retains memories of when he was Rei. His biological parents were killed during an assault on the hidden U.S. Military Base in Masyaf, Syria at the age of 14. He had been in military school, and learning about weapons (they are his hobby), as well as assisting the personal there in building and repairing all different types of tanks and Surface-to-Air missile systems.
During the assault, all of his classmates were killed by a Tomahawk Class Missile while he was home sick, making him the top of his class, so to speak. He stole his father's M16 Assault Rifle after the battle started, and took it upon himself to defend the base. He was saved by a group of Black Ops military men who kept him alive, and after everybody in the base had been killed, they fought their way into Egypt, where they called for an Evac. Chris is 18 when they brought him back to the States, where he immediately joined the army, being hailed as a Hero for his work in Syria.
He was immediately thrown in to the same company that had rescued him in Syria, undergoing gene therapy and medical treatments to allow him to see in the dark near-perfectly, as well as give him better accuracy with any weapon he fired. He mastered 'blind firing', which means that he can 'feel' where the bullets are going, knowing where to aim without ever having to look at the target, or the fire-arm.
The Early Years
During his time in Syria, he worked on over 100 tanks, about 10 SCUD systems, and learned how to operate, clean, hold, and dis-assemble EVERY fire-arm they had within the base... which were, as you would guess, a lot. He can dis-assemble and re-assemble any BASIC fire-arm in under 30 seconds, clean it in under 2 minutes, and put it back to together in shorter time then it took him to take it apart. He once took the pieces from 12 different fire-arms, including an RPG Launcher, mixed them up on a table, and re-assembled all 12 weapons in front of his father. His dad praised him for being a genius. ...and where other people see problems and bad odds, Chris sees numbers, and calculations. Even as a child he was always thinking of 'quickest, strongest, safest'...
Regardless of how foolish he may act, he is very intelligent, scoring a 157 on a Military IQ test during his induction in to the Black Ops.
Black Ops
Formerly taking the alias of "The Out Sider" in the Rogue Isles shortly after his time in the Army, he would take contracts against Arachnos, attempting to 'fix things' from the inside, failing, and eventually making a 2nd visit to Harbor in order to ask for his advice as to who he should work with.
His operations in the army led him to many places, from Asia to Africa, Egypt, Syria, and back to the States. These operations, unknown to 99.99% of the people in the Unites States, were to investigate, and if need be, thwart any sort of attack of invasion. During his time in the Army, he went under the alias of "Ghost Soldier" due to his gene-therapy.
This treatment consisted of medication that would cause his eyes to permanently dilate to the max, allowing him to see in little to no light. His ability to turn 'invisible' is nothing more then an Active Camouflage Unit he keeps with him at all times. Acquired in the Army about mid-way through his term, this device creates a small electrical field around him, causing light to be bend around and away from his person. This, in and of itself is hard on the eyes, not being able to see 3 cm in front of your face, but then again, his eyes aren't normal.
His "Last Operation" in the Army is something that he will remember for the rest of his natural life.
Last Operation
During an operation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa), in which he had to 'halo in', he was ordered to secure a weapons depot that was being used by a strong rebel faction.
After he had laid a few of the rebels down, one of them took an 8 year old girl as a hostage, pressing a gun against her head and looking around to see if he could spot Chris. Failing, he ordered his men to pop flares into the air, which blinded Chris as he had his cross-hairs between the man's eyes.
As the flares went off, he took the shot, killing the child with a single round of his rifle.
Chris then fired into the depot with a single incendiary round, causing it to erupt in a blaze of flames and shrapnel, killing everybody within an 100 yard radius.
Upon his return, he sought out a man by the name of Harbor Jones, a man that had been said to be able to 'fix anything' by a man Chris calls 'Preach'.
In Harbor We Trust
Within 48 hours of his last op, Chris took it upon himself to track down Harbor and talk to him about his options, wanting nothing more than to openly speak about his feelings regarding his operation.
Being treated like Family, as Chris refuses to talk about ALL that happened during his time with Harbor, all that can be said is that Harbor agreed to let Chris leave with an Honorable Discharge, the second time he came to Harbor for advice, Harbor led him to a Hero Group named The Zenvious Foundation.
Turning in his application, he set out for Paragon, awaiting word as to what he was to do regarding The Foundation. Being spoken to by Jade and Zenvious himself, he joined The Foundation, and continues to work closely with them.
Name Change
After his time in the US Army Black Ops Devision, he had his name legally changed from Rei Carter to Christopher Cruise in order change his identity. He had done a lot of dis-tasteful things while working with Jacob Knight in the Rogue Isles, and wanted a fresh start, away from all of that.
None of the things he had done were by Jacob's orders, but were rather him displaying the 'psycho' side of himself that only arises when he is in fear for his own life.
Arachnos tracked "The Out Sider" as having 13 kills in regards to people living there. Chris is no longer this person, and his change in name reminds him of this on a daily basis.
Paragon City Profile
He has spent his time in Paragon saving, helping, rescuing, and being revered as a Hero in Paragon, doing his best not to take another life, even going as far as to modify every weapon he wields to be non-lethal.
After the death of his 'Nephew', alias 'Seul Infernal', Chris has taken it upon himself to protect the lives of the Paragon's youngest.
He has also gained a knack for acquiring combat data, and finding a strategical vantage point in any situation for both himself, and his fellow Foundation Members.
He is a Combat Analyst, and a Strategist...
He has most recently received his "Hero of the City" badge, which is embedded in the stock of his most commonly used silver and gray rifle.
After his achievement, he took a trip BACK to Syria to see the place he used to live, only to be welcomed back to Paragon by the Villains of Paragon City. Leaving them to their own devices, he returned to The Foundation with a rather new sense of self, thanks to both The Foundation, and his trip to Syria.
Trivia
Chris writes left-handed, but fires his rifle with his right.
He does -not- use his pointer finger on his right hand to fire any weapon, he uses his middle finger.
You might think this would make firing difficult, when in actuality, the modifications he has made to his rifle makes him firing that way more effective than using his pointer finger.
His right pointer finger was injured at the age of 16, got infected, and tho he -can- feel it, he can't move it more than a quarter of an inch.
Christopher Cruise was born Rei'us J.C. Carter.
J.C. are the initials of his father's first and middle name, Johnathan Crawford.
There are two letters etched on a green button on the left of the rifle (F.U.). This stands for, obviously, "F**k You".
His left eye is missing due to a length of torture he endured at the hands of Marcus "Steel Creed" Knight.
Plays the guitar.
His all time favorite song is 'Paint it Black' by The Rolling Stones.
Loves hard rock and metal music, and enjoys the sound of all classical music (NOT Opera).
Prefers Orange Juice/Soda over water.
Is -not- as forgetful, as much of a flirt, or as silly as he acts. He likes to let people think he's an idiot, this way when he does something, either he'll be passed over for blame, or the praise will go to somebody else.
