Ben Shepard

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Ben Shepard stands at six feet four inches tall. He is more athletic than muscular. His bright blue eyes seem to show that he has seen a lot in his 21 years of life. He always has a smile on his face and his skin is tanned from years in the sun. He is constantly working out or trying to get better so the rest of the squad treats him less like the kid. He usual does this by just asking them to help. 

Ben tries to make up for his lack of experience by trying to do as much work as he can. 

Weapons:
His primary weapons are his array of swords. He has a katana strapped to his back and his suit can produce a pair of long knives that he can fight with. 

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His suit blades 

His secondary weapon is a medium ranged assault rifle. It is used when he cannot get within range of his enemies or if doing so would be unwise. 

Armor:
The X-632 tactical armor is designed mainly for quick strikes and to augment the users' speed to assist in combat. The suit was designed for the user to be fast, silent, and deadly. It is completely closed off to better interface with the user. It is not designed to take a beating from anything stronger than gunfire. He can take a good deal of sword damage. 

AI
The suit was designed with an AI built in to assist the user comprehend the information it throws at the user as quickly as it does. The AI was code named Durendal though Ben calls him Dure. The AI was programmed to be helpful and friendly. Ben added a sarcasm bit when not in combat. It shows the image of a man with a crown on his head. 

History:
Ben does not talk about it much. He was born somewhere on Earth in one of the mega cities on the planet. He grew up on the streets fighting for survival. He learned a lot of his fighting skills while there. At 18 he joined the Army and did rather well and when he was 21 he joined the New Templars. He is still one of the newest me members and has a few things to learn.