[u][b]Name:[/b][/u] Captain Jacobine Dokken [u][b]Nickname:[/b][/u] The Gothenburg Valkyrie, a title foisted upon her to her chagrin. [u][b]Age:[/b][/u] 44 [u][b]Species:[/b][/u] Human [u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u] [hider=Kaptein Dokken] [img]https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/022/344/031/large/illustri-walsh-copy.jpg?1575066639[/img] [/hider] Jacobin is aging gracefully, blessed with good skin and few blemishes save for those inflicted upon her. Not overly tall (by the standards of Norway) at 1.7 meters, she doesn't have an overly military bearing. In fact it would be easy to mistake her for a civilian, which is how she likes it. Soft-spoken and almost serene in demanour, she only wears a uniform when in the field or otherwise forced to. Jacobine much prefers slim sweaters and compression tops, clothes that stay close to the body and don't bunch up under the back brace she wears. People tend to notice her lower half first. By necessity, Jacobin spends most of her time in a wheelchair. Compared to the high-tech advances made across nearly all industries, the chair is the same as it's always been; perhaps higher-end than most, but still ultimately a wheelchair. It has an aluminum frame with padded gel cushions attached to treaded Kevlar tires so it can be taken outside without fear of puncture. Parts of her body are artificial. Two of the fingers on her left hand have been replaced with stainless steel and carbon fiber prosthetics, and the left-hand side of her lower face has been replaced by lifelike silicon covering a titanium jaw and fake teeth. At a distance it's quite good, but close inspection makes it obvious that the skin doesn't move with the rest of her mouth. [u][b]Personality:[/b][/u] Jacobin is quite literally the poster child for duty and self-sacrifice in the face of the invasion; her role as a member of the all-female Jegertroppen and her valor in the defense of Gothenburg have made her the perfect role model to raise recruitment numbers. Heavily decorated (to date she holds the Norwegian War Cross, War Medal, Wounded in Action Medal, and Defense Service Medal as well as the French Legion of Honor and American Distinguished Service Cross), she's often paraded in front of cameras to give speeches or her views on the military situation, serving as a mouthpiece for women, soldiers, Scandanavia, or simply the entire Earth depending on the event. She despises this showpony state of affairs. By her reckoning, she's earned only two decorations-one for defending the civilian evac point in Gothenburg (and even that, she insists, was a team effort not even instituted by her- the previous commander died and she picked up the pieces) and one for getting pummeled by a Suppression Force trooper and then thrown off a balcony. The others were just fluff given to her to fill out her dress uniform when the powers that be decided to make her into a propaganda piece. She's not a hero or someone to emulate; she just wants to do her job and go home to her family. To that end, she is focused far more on winning than on seeking revenge for her planet or her injuries. The SPEAR teams seem like a good way to contribute to the end of the war, so she joined up. The faster they get the job done, the less likely she is to die. She approaches missions clinically and without enthusiasm or lethargy, In truth Jacobin doesn't consider herself a soldier but a psychologist, her first profession and true calling. To that end she practices empathy and active listening, always careful to consider what's being said to her before responding. She has a complicated relationship with HB-202, her main patient. HB is a difficult case and one that directly brings up Jacobin's own trauma. They fought in the mopping up operations after the fall of the Monolith, and there's a small but distinct chance that HB was the Suppression trooper who crippled her, and sometimes they're unable to hide that they still, in some ways, hate the Coalition and especially humankind. However, being a psychologist requires a belief that people can heal, and Jacobin got her start working with those outcast from society. She does not give up on hard cases. [u][b]History:[/b][/u] [list] [*]Born into wealth as a distant relative of the noble Løvenskiold family, daughter of a successful hedge fund manager. Enrolled in prestigious schools and many extracurricular activities, gaining a ground in music, sports, and equestrianism. [*]Chafed under the pressure, rebelled against parents' push for success by getting into the party scene. Was arrested once for possession of MDMA, although the charges were dropped it effectively ended their relationship for years. Left home at seventeen, found menial work first as a waitress and later a bartender. [*]Went to school to study psychology at the suggestion of a regular. Joined the Home Guard on a part-time basis in order to receive extra pay. Upon graduating, started a successful practice focusing on the treatment of vulnerable people trying to make major life changes, mainly drug addicts, sex workers, and members of cults. Continued to serve in the Home Guard for another decade. [*]Upon the initial invasion was called back into service due to the extreme threat. Although a member of the Home Guard and not the Army, transferred into the all-female Jegertroppen special forces program due to the need for troops. [*]Part of the Jegertroppen's first-ever combat tour, sent as part of a wider Norwegian deployment to defend Gothenberg from Totality forces. Fought bravely, but human forces were pushed out after a crushing encounter with expendable Drone units equipped with heavy weapons. Earned the War Medal for her actions in rallying a shattered force of Norwegian and Swedish troops/police, preventing a civilian evacuation zone from being overrun. [*]Reorganized and sent to shore up Coalition forces in hot zones, saw action in Orkney and Alsace. Eventually sent as part of a small Scandinavian contingent to Florida for the assault on the Monolith. Was grievously injured in mopping up actions against Totality remnants, suffering severe injuries to her jaw, hand, ribs and spine. [*]Underwent surgery and the implantation of experimental mobility devices to restore function to her legs. Due to her previous career as a psychologist, she was tapped to take part in a program to deprogram Totality's forced recruits. Selected to join SPEAR team as the partner of HB-202, a former Suppression Force soldier who had been captured in the same battle that Jacobine was injured in.[/list] [u][b]Key Skills & Abilities:[/b][/u] [list] [*]Veteran of special reconnaissance actions, capable of directing artillery and air strikes. [*]Certified psychologist, assigned to SPEAR in part to monitor the team's mental health for potential problems. [*]Has command experience. [/list] [u][b]Special Abilities:[/b][/u] [hider=Augments] [list][*]Nerve Grafts and Exoskeleton: Jacobin is capable of walking thanks to the grafting of nerves from her legs to artificial vertebrae attached to her lower spine, in conjunction with thin exoskeleton legs that are directly connected to her muscles and nervous system via ports alongside her knees and hips. When activated these allow her to walk, jump, run, and otherwise ambulate as she could before being injured, with the tradeoff that it gives her very strong phantom sensations-not quite pain but comparable to intense pins-and-needles. In the field, she's able to work with it, but it would be very uncomfortable for day-to-day life, so typically they're turned off. [*]Prosthetics: Replacements for her left thumb, middle, and index finger as well as the chunk of her jaw that had been torn away and the two ribs that were shattered beyond repair. These are near-perfect replacements in terms of function not appearance. [/list][/hider] [u][b]Personal Weapons:[/b][/u] [list][*]Heckler & Koch HK417 [url=https://www.heckler-koch.com/_assets/thumbnail/1314/product-stage/webp]Battle Rifle:[/url] Jacobine found the standard carbine rifles of the Norwegian Armed Forces to be lacking against the Totality; the full-size 7.62 rifle is better able to put targets down. Equipped with bipod, suppressor, and holographic or ACOG sights as required by mission. [*]Ithaca 37 [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Ithaca_37.jpg/1200px-Ithaca_37.jpg]Shotgun:[/url] Outdated but reliable, firing slugs or plasma shells-buckshot doesn't do the job anymore. Jacobine uses an older model for two reasons: first, it has the ability to slamfire and second, she gets to reference Aliens while fighting aliens. Close encounters indeed. [*][url=https://bespokeparkcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JDR04140-scaled.jpg]Glock 40[/url]: If she has to shoot at someone with a pistol, she wants it to be 10mm. The long slide makes it easier to get a good sight picture, the extended magazine baseplates give her a couple extra rounds. [*][url=https://www.bladegallery.com/pics/94868_1_x.jpg]Tomahawk[/url]: Had started using one of these for camping thanks to the influence of an American friend, kept using it once she started fighting. The original was lost when she was injured; the new one is far sturdier and can generate an electric charge to quickly disable electronics (or people).[/list] [u][b]Personal Equipment: [/b][/u] [list] [*]Armor and load-bearing equipment/rucksack with food, water, ammunition, etc. Much of the Totality's weapons make conventional body armor useless, but it's better than nothing. [*]Ops-Core FAST helmet with ENVG-B night vision/thermal imaging [*]Pebble [*]Notepad and pens/pencils [*]Ruggedized laptop [*]Folding Knife [*] Cigarettes, lots of them. She quit fifteen years ago, started again when aliens invaded her planet. [*]Manual wheelchair with power assist. How she typically gets around.[/list]