"Had this new recruit once, talked bout how he had to tell his daughter that Monsters were real now. Of course, the rest of us just laughed at him, and he just looked at us. I suppose I had to be the one to tell him, so I said "Mate, we just came back from lighting up an entire populace with napalm. There's always been monsters in the world. Us." I haven't heard a word from him since. Wank."
Personal Information
Name: Charles B. Axton
Nickname: Ax, Firebug, The Devil, take your pick.
Callsign: Surtr
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Fireteam: Bravo
Specialization: Crowd Control
Skills:
Giant- Massively tall, and equally imposing, Ax is physically endowed with impressive stamina and endurance. What he lacks in agility, he makes up for in raw strength. He can fire shotguns and assault rifles in one hand rather comfortably, though inaccurately, and hauls around his little spit-fire with ease.... and a frightening amount of joy.
Certified Psychopath- It's no secret, he's one of "them". Those soulless soldiers most enlisted worry they'll one day become. Ax is borderline unstable, keeping an unnatural calm even in the worst situations, so long as he can blare his music in his helmet. Whether it's lighting an orphanage on fire or walking straight into the mouth of hell, he will always follow the order with a smile on his face, a bounce in his step, and a song on his lips.
Weapon Fanatic- Many people have those things that excite them. Cars, boats, women, drugs, the list goes on. For Ax? It'd be WMD's, gatling guns, Ion Cannons, or any other kind of weapon. If you need a building leveled, he can definitely tell you how much C-12 to use or what air strike to call in, but most importantly is that he can tell you how well something will burn and what will achieve the highest fatality rate.
Description:
Axton is a massive individual, standing at a daunting 6'11" with a surprisingly sturdy build. He's always been described as having very dark eyes and a heinous smile. He always speaks in a sort of raspy English accent (Sean Pertwee, AKA Radec from Killzone 2). Ax's personality is as cold and distant as his stare, he could bomb a school and give 0 fucks. The only reason he's considered an exemplary soldier is his unquestioning obedience, every single order given is followed with brutal efficiency..... mostly. He has been known for some collateral damage in his time, but the fact remains is that he's loyal to the cause. In the end, though, he's still a military trained sociopath, and most people do well to remember that.
His right shoulder has a long, jagged scar arcing across his chest like a lightning bolt, while his left arm is covered with the service tattoo of every unit he's served with. Current count is 9.
Bio: Born into a military enthusiastic household in the heart of England. Mother died at birth, and his father was a full time career 2 star General. Looking back, is it really a wonder how Charles became how he is today? Even though his father was never there, life was still pretty average for Axton. It wasn't till his father was kidnapped and subsequently killed while en route to a weapons demonstration in Somalia that everything went to hell. With no more military connections or powers-that-be for him to belong to, Axton was practically abandoned by the system as simply another orphan of war. At the age of 14, the story gets a good deal sketchy, since Ax practically vanished off the grid entirely. He didn't resurface on the world's radar until five years later, operating with full combat status in the Royal Marines. For at least four years, that is, before going AWOL and winding up in the employment of a Private Military Contractor. From there, he served with different factions all over the globe. Somalia (he was not amused), East India, North and South Korea, Pakistan, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Africa. Shit, if it's seen war in the past 15 years, Axton lit it on fire.
By the age of 26, Charles Axton was both a made man, and a feared one. His cold hearted efficiency and ruthlessness aided in his mercenary career and garnered him quite the reputation. Even operating with his own small company of mercs. Though when they received a highly questionable contract, Axton made his own decision. The deal called for a small strike squad to infiltrate a specific R&D within South Africa, and offered a pay of seventy million in untraceable funds. It was a basic smash & grab executed by competitor weapon developers locked in a shadow war. These were usually risky, and ended with "loose ends being tied tight" and a lot of unmarked graves in a desert somewhere. Axton wasn't very keen on this, a complaint which he voiced to his CO. The response was less than satisfactory, with a subtle death threat being issued if Charles didn't comply. So, while they were stationed not that far off from their destination, Axton volunteered for first watch. With his companions asleep, he managed to download all the details of the contract onto a flash drive (which was more than enough to nail their client to the wall), and then proceeded to don his combat gear and burn the encampment to the ground, squad mates and all. Within a span of only eight minutes he managed to kill four squads of highly trained mercenaries, most of them while they slept.
The next day, an extremely armed individual was detained by the security of the R&D compound claiming he had a meeting with the "head white coat". Axton was never one for subtle entrances, but his hand was still clasped around that flash drive, releasing it only to the higher-ups. His offer was simple, he held the key to removing an extremely pesky rival weapons dealer, and in exchange Axton would receive a drop of all criminal charges, total amnesty, and a job. After several hours in custody, the Corporate Execs were finished reviewing the digital evidence, and had only one thing to say to Charles:
"Welcome to CyberTech."
Specialty Weapon:
AFT 2L "Heat"
The AFT "Heat" is a experimental portable heavy incineration unit designed for destruction and sanitizing of "infected sources". This large flamethrower is designed to be compatible with both a supplementary back-mounted fuel tank as well as a reserve canister attached directly to the weapon. Internal computers connect directly to the combat suit's interface with ALICE, allowing the user direct control of the fuel-to-air ratio, heat intensity, nozzle choke, fuel consumption, anything the user may need to alter can be done on the fly. With a tap of the trigger, this flamer can unleash a hellish fireball of enough force to push back a small crowd, ensuring a safe distance between the user and his target. This particular unit is also equipped with a mounted 40mm tube fed grenade launcher.
Sidearms:
8 Guage Tactical Hogleg, which Axton named "Ross". Kept in a holster right next to his tank on the left side for easy access. That, or surprise close encounters.
10mm Compact Micro SMG. Low recoil, nice clip size, can be used like an uzi. 'Nuff said.
Equipment:
Prototype AEGIS Hazard Control Combat Suit
A new design of the AEGIS system designed specifically to be used in tandem with the AFT 2L Flamer unit. The armor has the following features:
-Highly heat resistant carbide plating, insulating gel lining, heat tempered electronics, and internal temperature control.
-Interlocking fuel tank mount. Two large tanks of highly condensed napalm-based accelerant, with integrated air intake vents to better allow oxygen to mingle with the fuel, ensuring greater efficiency with fuel consumption. A conservative user (which rules out Axton) could go days without refuel. The suit also has a built in emergency ejection system in the event of a tank breach. A single verbal command, and the tank will forcefully launch itself from the user's back while sealing and disconnecting all hoses and tubes. The tank is constantly scanned for internal pressure fluctuations and canister integrity, each ready to send up a hundred red flags on Axton's HUD.
-AFT 2L Interface hardlink and counterbalance system. The right arm of Ax's suit is designed to lock into the weapon, insuring constant connection as well as ensuring counterbalance of the flamer's massive weight. Surprisingly, this allows the user to hoist and pivot the weapon with a single hand. This does not mean it can be used, though, due to the concussive force produced when fired. This excess armor can also be triggered for manual removal with a given verbal command, allowing use of other more conventional weaponry in the event of flamethrower damage or lack of fuel.
-FLIR L.C.P.R., or Local Chemical Pulse Readout. This system sends out an electro-static pulse which radiates from the helmet of the suit, and receives the feedback wave to give a tactical readout of the volatile nature of his immediate environment in a 3D HUD overlay, which allows Ax to give his assessment of when it's relatively safe to burn, what to burn, when not to burn, and when to "get the fuck out right now".
Additional equipment includes a 14" AJMX Bowie Mark V Combat Knife, 2 back-up 50 round clips for the smg, around 20 reserve 8 guage shells, 4 40mm fragmentation grenades and 4 white phosphorous grenades (not including the 4 in the launcher), 5 standard issue M67 hand grenades, and 3 laser grid anti-personnel mines.
Song: ::AC/DC- Hell's Bells::