Name: Michael Sheppard
Age: 34 (1976)
MO: Pilot/Special Ops

Equipment:
-Beretta M9
-Gerber LMF II Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

History: Michael Sheppard was born to a wealthy family and was the son of Patrick Sheppard, a utilities mogul. By the time he was fourteen years old, his father had already planned his life for him. However, Sheppard had other plans and wanted to join the United States Air Force. This heavily strained his relationship with his father and never spoke to him since. 

After his education at Stanford, he joined the Air Force and after his officer training he participated in several top secret missions, particularly in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, but he also visited every continent. He trained to become a pilot for a large variety of aircraft, such as the Apache helicopter, Blackhawk and Cobra helicopters, as well as a V-22 Osprey and an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, after he graduated from Test Pilot School.

At the height of Michael's airforce career, he reached the rank of Major, and was regularly deployed all over the world on missions that may never see the light of day. This secrecy and long periods abroad led to his then wife Natalie, a CIA analyst, leaving him. This led to Sheppard taking more dangerous missions and more risks in the field, earning him a black mark after an unsanctioned rescue mission to save the lives of three servicemen. While this rescue was successful, he did the same thing again trying to save his best friend after his Blackhawk had been downed, however this rescue was not successful and Sheppard's superiors believed his actions exacerbated the situation and led to his friend's death.

In 2008 he was captured on a top secret mission in China. The US denied his existence and he was left imprisoned and tortured for 4 years. He eventually managed to escape and make it over the border. His time in China made him grow to hate the USAF for not sending anyone for him. Returning to the States he quit the Airforce although he soon became bored with civilian life and he began working as a mercenary, mostly in Africa and South East Asia.

Recently he and his employers, a group of anti-government rebels in South East Asia, were captured by forces loyal to the regime. Michael festered in a dingy jungle prison for a few months, faced with regular questioning, despite his attempts to explain he was just a mercenary. Then one day his cell door slid open to reveal an officer of the United States Air Force with an offer involving a small South African country and a man going by the name of the Scorpion.

Appearance: [img=http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c196/Wildrat/SGA/Sheppard/Guns/CriticalMass_002.jpg]