Name: Fergus McClain
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Personality: Fergus McClain, despite his fame, has continued to be somewhat quiet for his entire life. However, he has also shown himself to be an extremely capable captain, falling into a state of obsession when his crew is in danger. If he's in space and there's a window, you can almost always find him at that window. He refuses to speak of certain, seemingly random, parts of his past.
Role: Fergus McClain is the Captain of the vessel, but always refuses to stay on the ship when his crew is away exploring. 
History: Fergus McClain was born on Earth in the late 2090's, and he always seemed too smart for his age. When everyone else was reading picture books, he was reading spaceflight encyclopedias. That was one of the more interesting things about him, he always liked space. He never went through the stereotypical phases of a young boy, he simply kept looking up at the sky and wishing he could leave the Earth. Unfortunately, neither of his parents liked space, nor were they willing to spend the money to send Fergus up.

Realizing the only way he could leave would be getting hired by a space development corporation, he started to work harder and harder. By 7th grade he had constructed a particle accelerator and a nuclear reactor to power it (the latter was harder, for some reason). Not surprisingly, he managed to land a scholarship to the Martian Planetary University (one of the best universities in the Solar system). All travel fees paid for. The ship he was brought in on was a passenger liner, it had all the facilities of home, even a 1g gravity ring instead of the normal .6g ones. Fergus tended to stay in the zero-g section, stargazing from the observation lounge.

He majored in Physics (Quantum and General physics are both included in the course at MPU), showing extreme devotion to it. It is odd that he was so interested in physics, especially since he became a starship commander. Nevertheless, he ended up with a PhD at only 28, and immediately applied for a job as a debris hauler with Technora Corporation. He was turned down, reportedly on a psychological basis. Instead, he ended up working for the Orbital Security Agency as an engineer. He moved up the ranks with surprising speed, and became a captain in no time. That was when he got the call from Galileo Development, inviting him to Captain the Centauri Expedition. Obviously, he jumped at the chance.

Ever since that expedition, he has become completely and absolutely obsessed with interstellar travel. He founded the Nova Terra Society, and funded it out of his own pocket while still working for the OSA. He suggested the Large Scale Targeted Scan (LSTS), a project involving every willing telescope in Sol to focus on one object. He was also the one who made it start with the Gliese 581 system, saying he thought there might be something there. Ever since Gliese 581g was confirmed, he has been far more outgoing, though he still keeps mostly to himself. 
Other: Fergus McClain has abnormally high radiation and g tolerances.
Theme: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIyPRh-72Y&list=PLB309607AF996BA2D] (From 0:33)