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[b]Matthew, on the left with his son Julian during a hunting trip.[/b]

[b]Player Name:[/b] Infamous Guy 101
[b]Character Name:[/b] Matthew Lopez
[b]Character Age:[/b] 46
[b]Character Gender:[/b] Male 
[b]Appearance:[/b] 
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[*]200 lbs
[*]6.1 ft 
[*]Service tattoos on chest, and both arms. 
[*]Well built and physically strong due to exercising daily. 
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[b]Profession:[/b] Captain in the Vitae’s Military Garrison. 
Formerly Member of the Martian Navy Special Operations.
[b]Nationality:[/b] Martian Unity
[b]Strengths:[/b]
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[*]Military training in weapons handling, hand to hand combat, space flight and space ops. Matthew has acquired vast experience from his years in the military and is a no nonsense hardened man because of it. 
[*]Quick thinker, his years in the military made him someone that acts quickly and can keep collected in times of great stress. His contribution in the battle of Mars made clear he is capable of taking the initiative. 
[*]Determined, he is a man of strong conviction and will not stop at nothing to finish a task, assignment, or mission. His main goal is to find a home not just for him and his son but for everyone in the Vitae. 
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[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
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[*]Over-Protective of his only son. He swore to his wife that he would do anything to protect him, and damn straight he will, no one will harm him or put him in harms way as long as Matt lives and he will put his son first above himself. 
[*]Doesn't like talking about his wife. His wife passing took an emotional toll on him, he abhors talking about it and at the slightest mention he will stonewall.  
[*]He suffers from PTSD and anxiety attacks. This is largely due to the things he saw in the Three Day War, he saw friends die and the screams of the thousands of soldiers being killed inside the destroyed ships haunt him to this very day.  
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[b]Personal Effects:[/b] 
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[*]Photos of his son and him, as well as his deceased wife. 
[*]Crucifix
[*]Personal Pad
[*]Survival knife and sheath. 
[*]Duffel bag with clothes and hygienic stuff. 
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[b]Bio:[/b]
Born in 2176 to parents of Mexican descent, Matt was always a hyperactive child who enjoyed the outdoors and venturing into the wilds of Mars. His father was in the military, serving as a Lieutenant in the Martian Unity Navy and his mother worked as a doctor, they both loved Mike very much as he was the only son they had been able to conceive and believed he was destined to do great things. Matt’s father, 1st Lieutenant Manuel Lopez was strict at times, applying the military doctrine of the MU into the life of Matt and believing it necessary, for there would come a time in which Matt would be one of the many men in this new and young State who would have to fight for their planet, their people, themselves when danger was amidst. Matt’s mother, Rosa Lopez, was much more compassionate, she wanted Matt to grow into a man of his own and make his own decisions based on his free will. Whether he joined the military or not was no boggle to her, she wanted him to be the best he could be at anything he had chosen to be. Matt carried both his parents teaching at heart and in the end, after finishing high school, he enrolled in the Martian Military Education Program. Not because the influence of either parent, but because he wanted to belong to something greater, he felt he owed to his planet to serve it and to fight for it. He had that conviction. 

Matt trained and studied for years to become part of something greater, training physically and mentally to become a soldier through a through but also continued to believe in the words of his mother and the word of the lord himself. He didn’t openly showed his faith, but deep within it was always a part of who he was. He became a commendable soldier, joining the Naval Special Operations Division and passing training, becoming a sergeant at the age of 20 and showing prowess in ground ops but most importantly in space flight and space operations. He had taken part in covert operations during the cold war and had proven he had the conviction to fight for his planet. He was still young and fresh from training but was ready to fight in any given danger to the Unity. 

In 2196, when tensions were running high between the MU and the other powers, the Attack on the Fleeters outpost brought fear but determination to Matt. He believed that whoever had been the ones behind the attack, he had to be ready to fight. And he prepared himself for it, waiting and waiting for the planet to rally on the warpath against the alien enemy known as the Devastators. The planet kept on building the defenses for the incoming Invasion. The destruction of the Ceres station made it clear the Martian Unity was next on the Devastators campaign. Matt and his squad were dispatch to orbit under Commander William Locke, where they took part in the engagement against the Devastator fleet. Mike and his comrades took to their fighters and off to the battle in space, Mike and his squadron as well as others took on waves of Devastator fighters and also took part in attacks against Devastator cruisers and frigates. The battle took a toll on Mike as he heard over the comms the screaming agony of those in the destroyed ships being torn apart by Devastator weaponry. Mike continued with his squadron in battle the Devastators and they destroyed dozens of fighters, however, the squadrons began losing men quickly as the battle turned against the Martians. 

In a surprising move by their commander, the squadrons and several ships were commanded by Locke to use their cloaking technology to come at the Devastator from behind, flanking them, Locke’s forces began the assault on the Devastators rear. Matt had already lost many friends during the battle, and his own squadron leader was killed during the counter attack. He took the initiative with no hesitation and led his squadron to continue Locke’s attack. For a moment it seemed like all was lost, as the Devastators were tearing apart the Martian forces with little effort. 

Then another fleet joined in the battle, led by Admiral Roland Constantine, the fleets merged together and were able to defeat the Devastators, but at the terrible price of many Martian lives lost. However, Matt had proved he was a dedicated soldier and leader and was promoted shortly after due to his leadership during the battle. After the Three Day War, the United Earth Council was formed and Matt like all other soldiers prepared for the inevitable second wave that would come. The special operations division continued to serve for the 20 years that followed, Matt promptly achieving the rank of First Lieutenant and meeting the women of his life, Crystal Miranda, a women of Asian descent whom he had known from back when he was a kid and she was an infant a renown Biologist. Still sure that Humanity could win, Matt continued his service to the Martian Unity and the UEC as a special ops soldier and took part of military operations meant to prepare humanity for the incoming fight. Eventually, with Crystal, the two conceived a child in the year 2208, naming him Julian. Matt became an arduous father and caretaker, and having learned of the incoming second invasion, one that Humanity would not be able to fend off, Mike was willing to do anything to make sure his wife and child survived. Enrolling in the Genesis Project the Lieutenant pledge that he would serve the as a member of the military force that would face off against the Devastators once they arrived in exchange for his wife and child to be part of the Ark, Crystal being a biologist she was welcomed aboard in the science team. Matt was willing to accept the possible outcomes, he either died in battle or he lived through it and Humanity defeated the Devastators and he could see his wife and child again. Eventually, in 2214, disaster struck for him when Crystal contracted Leukemia, a dangerous malignant strain that would eventually kill her.

Knowing her faith, Crystal made it so that Mike was the one who would be part of the Project, not her. Matt was not willing to let Crystal go like this, he was sure she could survive the Ark trip and take medication until she was cured, they could meet again, but Crystal was not willing to become a clear lost cause. She knew that the reality was that either they both died, Matt in battle and Crystal due to the cancer, or Matt survived to ensure the safety of Julian. Crystal made Matt swear he would protect Julian no matter what, and with crying eyes he did so, accepting the spot in the Ark as a member of the military force who would protect the Ark if the need arose, this granted him the promotion of Captain due to his experience and his service. 

The day came that Crystal died, a mere month before the Devastators return, Matt buried her in the spot of their first date, near the New Horizon River. He would not be part of the fight, not yet, but he would make sure the future of mankind lived on. The day came in 2216 Matt’s Ark was launched, he could only watch as his home was ravaged and his fellow brothers in arms fought a losing battle, but at the very least they assured the survival of the human race. Now it's 2221, under the leadership of the same man he fought under in the Three Day War, Matt is now captain in the Vitae’s military garrison and he is determined to find a new home for his son, and not let down the memory of the love of his life.
 
[b]Relationships:[/b]
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[*]Julian Lopez - His only son. Matthew has taken care of him and is a dedicated father and hopes to one day give him a normal life like he himself once had. He's overprotective of him and will not hesitate to fight for him against anyone that threatens his safety. 
[*]Admiral William Locke - Matthew served under Locke during the war and the years following it. He has immense loyalty to him and admirable respect due to his previous service and his contributions to humanity's battle against the Devastators. 
[*]Dr. Naomi Wolfe 
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