Axl
Emperor's Faithful
Name: Russell Johnson
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Appearance: Tall, pale, gaunt and bald. Russell looks much older than he actually is, and almost always seems sick. He constantly wears a respirator that filters out bacteria, and always has immune boosters at hand, which he needs to take with every meal. His grey eyes, in contrast, are filled with a constant determination, despite being near constantly ringed with tired bags.
Mutagens in DNA?: None
Mutagens Active?: None
Vehicle?: No
“Before humanity can be free, it must first be safe.”
Russell Johnson is somewhat of a tragic figure to most that know him. A determined yet fragile man who wouldn't let his own weaknesses hold him back from improving the state of humanity as a whole. When he was young, Russell had been exposed to high levels of radiation, albeit for a short while. This led to him having Acute Radiation Sickness, which ravaged his immune system and gave him various other horrible problems that would lead to most others to wish for death. Despite the constant pain and fear for his life, Russell grew from the experience, having learned that freedom is nowhere near as important as safety. This experience made him look up to the members of the Coalition as the only sane and logical individuals in the wastes.
He spent the next years of his life learning how to become a functioning member of society, despite his constant illness. He learned how to incorporate cybernetics into SST’s to not only help him combat his weak immune system, but also to help him pursue a career as a Grunt. He learned how to use various weapons, and how to maintain and repair weapons and armour, which he used in various tech shops in Bunker Chicago to help him earn enough to purchase the tech he needs to work as a scavenger and scout.
Faction:
The Old Guard: Distrusted. ("Do you even question what they tell you?...")
The Coalition: Allied. ("What few times you break orders are fully understandable. There is no doubt you serve in the greater interests of The Coalition.")
U-ARM: Distrusted. ("A broken man who uses the technology of his masters to murder and maim in the name of totalitarian slavery.")
Red Star: Neutral. ("We have no reason to care strongly about you, or your foolish life choices.")
Children of Eve: Distrusted. ("A Child of Sodom will never understand our struggles, and our suffering, underneath the boots of his masters...") (This will never improve.)
Interpersonal:
Jenive Rousseau
Strengths (Grunt):
Rifleman (1):
Rank One - Russell is trained in the use of most mundane firearms, such as rifles and pistols.
Heavy Gunner (2):
Rank One - Russell is trained in the use of heavy man-portable weapons and turret mounted weapons, such as heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers.
Rank Two - Russell has gained some specialization in heavy weapons, increasing his accuracy, reload time, and ability to carry them with one hand when not using them, freeing up a hand to do other tasks.
Field Mechanic (1):
Rank One - Russell has the ability to do basic field repairs to mechanical equipment. When not in the field, and given enough time and resources, he can perform adequate repairs to equipment that he has knowledge of.
Human Tank (3):
Rank One - Russell's main lifeline is his customized SST. A set of heavy armour modified with servos and medical care systems, such as antibiotics injectors in case of injury.
Rank Two - Russell has further upgraded his armour, increasing the strength of his servos to allow the ability to carry and use heavy weapons on foot, and extra plating on the armour.
Rank Three - The armour has recieved even more upgrades, optimizing the servo response time, as well as adding a minor HUD to the helmet's visor which displays his vital signs, a rudimentary ammunition tracker for his primary weapon, and a motion tracker.
Heavy Metal (3):
Rank One - Russell's primary weapon is a Light Machine Gun, more specifically a SAW. This allows him to put down heavy suppressive fire on targets for extended periods of time.
Rank Two - Russell's primary weapon is upgraded to a .50 caliber Heavy Machine Gun. This drastically increases the damage it can do, but also increases the weight and kickback, and reduces the general accuracy.
Rank Three - The weapon is upgraded with recoil compensators, and the construction is upgraded with lightweight metals, increasing the accuracy and decreasing the weight by about 25%
Specialized Ammunition (2):
Rank One - Russell gains access to special ammo types, of which he carries one extra magazine per ammo type. The first rank includes Incendiary ammunition
Rank Two - Russell's ammunition types increase to include Armor-Piercing ammunition.
Strengths (Listener): None
Strengths (Pilot): None
Instinct - Too Quiet: You've survived for ages on the run, sometimes alone.No equipment to help you in this cold, terrible world. So it's all about listening for trouble, or, sometimes, the lackthereof... (Character has a small chance of automatically detecting a character in stealth near them, even if they produce no sight or sound to alert the character. This applies to both hostile and friendly targets.)
Instinct - Small Fish, Large Teeth: You are constantly looked down on. Just another Grunt, how could you handle fighting enemies two times your size, or who drive around in massive vehicles? You are constantly underestimated, and that's their folly now, isn't it? (If enemies haven't seen your character do anything hostile, your character gets a surprise advantage against them. They may also ignore your character to go after more important targets, depending on how threatening your character is.)
Instinct - Too Stubborn To Die: You've an uncanny knack for survival even in the darkest of hours. (Once a mission, a lethal hit instead becomes a regular wound. It could be anywhere between moderate to crippling. It also takes longer for your character to bleed out.)
Requisitions
Jenive Rousseau (The Coalition): He risked his life for her, and she's risked her life for him. There is no second thought in her mind about whether or not she can trust her back to him, and she will care for him as she does any other member of her squad.
Primary Weapon
.50 Caliber HMG, 100-Round capable
Secondary Weapon
9mm semi-automatic pistol
Armour
Heavy Armour SST
Ammunition
Four 100-round box magazines
Four 50-round box magazines
One 100-round box magazine containing incendiary rounds
One 100-round box magazine containing armour-piercing rounds
One large metal ammo backpack
Various Equipment
Breath filter
Backpack
Field Repair Kit
Rations
Medkits
Immuno Boosters
Other: When not on a mission, Russell still wears his rebreather. If it becomes damaged, he has ways to temporarily repair it on the field.
Signature: DeadAxl
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Appearance: Tall, pale, gaunt and bald. Russell looks much older than he actually is, and almost always seems sick. He constantly wears a respirator that filters out bacteria, and always has immune boosters at hand, which he needs to take with every meal. His grey eyes, in contrast, are filled with a constant determination, despite being near constantly ringed with tired bags.
Mutagens in DNA?: None
Mutagens Active?: None
Vehicle?: No
“Before humanity can be free, it must first be safe.”
Russell Johnson is somewhat of a tragic figure to most that know him. A determined yet fragile man who wouldn't let his own weaknesses hold him back from improving the state of humanity as a whole. When he was young, Russell had been exposed to high levels of radiation, albeit for a short while. This led to him having Acute Radiation Sickness, which ravaged his immune system and gave him various other horrible problems that would lead to most others to wish for death. Despite the constant pain and fear for his life, Russell grew from the experience, having learned that freedom is nowhere near as important as safety. This experience made him look up to the members of the Coalition as the only sane and logical individuals in the wastes.
He spent the next years of his life learning how to become a functioning member of society, despite his constant illness. He learned how to incorporate cybernetics into SST’s to not only help him combat his weak immune system, but also to help him pursue a career as a Grunt. He learned how to use various weapons, and how to maintain and repair weapons and armour, which he used in various tech shops in Bunker Chicago to help him earn enough to purchase the tech he needs to work as a scavenger and scout.
Faction:
The Old Guard: Distrusted. ("Do you even question what they tell you?...")
The Coalition: Allied. ("What few times you break orders are fully understandable. There is no doubt you serve in the greater interests of The Coalition.")
U-ARM: Distrusted. ("A broken man who uses the technology of his masters to murder and maim in the name of totalitarian slavery.")
Red Star: Neutral. ("We have no reason to care strongly about you, or your foolish life choices.")
Children of Eve: Distrusted. ("A Child of Sodom will never understand our struggles, and our suffering, underneath the boots of his masters...") (This will never improve.)
Interpersonal:
Jenive Rousseau
Strengths (Grunt):
Rifleman (1):
Rank One - Russell is trained in the use of most mundane firearms, such as rifles and pistols.
Heavy Gunner (2):
Rank One - Russell is trained in the use of heavy man-portable weapons and turret mounted weapons, such as heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers.
Rank Two - Russell has gained some specialization in heavy weapons, increasing his accuracy, reload time, and ability to carry them with one hand when not using them, freeing up a hand to do other tasks.
Field Mechanic (1):
Rank One - Russell has the ability to do basic field repairs to mechanical equipment. When not in the field, and given enough time and resources, he can perform adequate repairs to equipment that he has knowledge of.
Human Tank (3):
Rank One - Russell's main lifeline is his customized SST. A set of heavy armour modified with servos and medical care systems, such as antibiotics injectors in case of injury.
Rank Two - Russell has further upgraded his armour, increasing the strength of his servos to allow the ability to carry and use heavy weapons on foot, and extra plating on the armour.
Rank Three - The armour has recieved even more upgrades, optimizing the servo response time, as well as adding a minor HUD to the helmet's visor which displays his vital signs, a rudimentary ammunition tracker for his primary weapon, and a motion tracker.
Heavy Metal (3):
Rank One - Russell's primary weapon is a Light Machine Gun, more specifically a SAW. This allows him to put down heavy suppressive fire on targets for extended periods of time.
Rank Two - Russell's primary weapon is upgraded to a .50 caliber Heavy Machine Gun. This drastically increases the damage it can do, but also increases the weight and kickback, and reduces the general accuracy.
Rank Three - The weapon is upgraded with recoil compensators, and the construction is upgraded with lightweight metals, increasing the accuracy and decreasing the weight by about 25%
Specialized Ammunition (2):
Rank One - Russell gains access to special ammo types, of which he carries one extra magazine per ammo type. The first rank includes Incendiary ammunition
Rank Two - Russell's ammunition types increase to include Armor-Piercing ammunition.
Strengths (Listener): None
Strengths (Pilot): None
Instinct - Too Quiet: You've survived for ages on the run, sometimes alone.No equipment to help you in this cold, terrible world. So it's all about listening for trouble, or, sometimes, the lackthereof... (Character has a small chance of automatically detecting a character in stealth near them, even if they produce no sight or sound to alert the character. This applies to both hostile and friendly targets.)
Instinct - Small Fish, Large Teeth: You are constantly looked down on. Just another Grunt, how could you handle fighting enemies two times your size, or who drive around in massive vehicles? You are constantly underestimated, and that's their folly now, isn't it? (If enemies haven't seen your character do anything hostile, your character gets a surprise advantage against them. They may also ignore your character to go after more important targets, depending on how threatening your character is.)
Instinct - Too Stubborn To Die: You've an uncanny knack for survival even in the darkest of hours. (Once a mission, a lethal hit instead becomes a regular wound. It could be anywhere between moderate to crippling. It also takes longer for your character to bleed out.)
Requisitions
Jenive Rousseau (The Coalition): He risked his life for her, and she's risked her life for him. There is no second thought in her mind about whether or not she can trust her back to him, and she will care for him as she does any other member of her squad.
Primary Weapon
.50 Caliber HMG, 100-Round capable
Secondary Weapon
9mm semi-automatic pistol
Armour
Heavy Armour SST
Ammunition
Four 100-round box magazines
Four 50-round box magazines
One 100-round box magazine containing incendiary rounds
One 100-round box magazine containing armour-piercing rounds
One large metal ammo backpack
Various Equipment
Breath filter
Backpack
Field Repair Kit
Rations
Medkits
Immuno Boosters
Other: When not on a mission, Russell still wears his rebreather. If it becomes damaged, he has ways to temporarily repair it on the field.
Signature: DeadAxl
