Name: Eugene King
Nicknames: Gene, King
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Ranger Color: Yellow
Appearance:
Biography:
Growing up an orphan sucks, but King was fortunate on some level. There were far worse places to grow up than Sunnyside Orphanage. It wasn't luxurious or even what one could consider middle class, but the caretakers there clearly cared about the state of the place and the kids living there. That was more than one could say for some other places out there. It was here that King spent his childhood, never getting picked for adoption namely due to the trouble he often caused alongside his "brother" Mark. Mark wasn't actually King's brother, they just happened to have arrived at Sunnyside at roughly the same time and thus latched on to each other in a brotherly way. It wasn't that the two of them didn't want to be taken by a family, it was simply that they refused to be taken by separate families, thus the two often sabotaged each other's chances for adoption solely so that they could stick together. Eventually, though, they became too old to stay and had to move out on their own.
Even as Teenagers, King and Mark got themselves into trouble on a regular basis. Shoplifting, getting into brawls with wannabe street gangs and even stealing a car on more than one occasion. So as young adults, it seemed appropriate the two wound up working at mechanic garage that moonlighted as an illegal chop shop. It was far from normal, but it wasn't completely terrible either. Despite the shady dealings, the owner was actually pretty chill guy who apparently only turned to shady deals because the legitimate side of his business simply wasn't making enough money to survive on. But Mark seemed to get just a little too into the shadier side of the business. He became the go to for negotiating illegal sales, which meant he was often chatting it up with the local street gangs and racing crews. Evidently Mark must have said the wrong thing because one day one of the bigger gangs - called the Sharks - started making threats against Mark. King, not entirely knowing the situation, leaped to his brother's defense. They won the fight, but that win bit them, hard.
That night, there was a fire. And Sunnyside Orphanage burned to the ground. Somehow they knew enough about their background to target their childhood home. No one was killed, but the damage was done. To make matters worse, evidence was planted to implicate King and Mark as the perpetrators of the fire. People who knew them well enough knew the two were notorious for doing stupid things, so few people questioned these allegations. But King, once again adamant about coming to his brother's defense, did the unthinkable. He confessed to the arson, plead guilty to the crime, and also under the assertion that he acted alone. He took a bullet so that Mark wouldn't have to. King was convicted of charges of Arson among several others and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
After nearly 3 years, King was suddenly released without warning. He was practically shoved out the door after having his clothes and effects returned to him. But he was confused, King wasn't even close to finishing his sentence, and he hadn't filed for any kind of appeal or parole either. Someone had pulled strings, that much was clear. And King soon met that someone, as they drove up to him in a yellow Hum-V and instructed him to get in. The driver introduced himself as Ryan, and he told King that his organization was able to use its clout to get King a probationary release. He said he'd followed King's case, and was also aware of his history of stealing and of fighting. He told King that such a skillset could come in handy, as well as King's unique knowledge of some of Mariner Bay's backstreets and shadier neighborhoods. All King had to do was join Ryan's "team" and he could be a free man, and even get the chance to clear his name. King wasn't exactly in a position to refuse.
Nicknames: Gene, King
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Ranger Color: Yellow
Appearance:
Biography:
Growing up an orphan sucks, but King was fortunate on some level. There were far worse places to grow up than Sunnyside Orphanage. It wasn't luxurious or even what one could consider middle class, but the caretakers there clearly cared about the state of the place and the kids living there. That was more than one could say for some other places out there. It was here that King spent his childhood, never getting picked for adoption namely due to the trouble he often caused alongside his "brother" Mark. Mark wasn't actually King's brother, they just happened to have arrived at Sunnyside at roughly the same time and thus latched on to each other in a brotherly way. It wasn't that the two of them didn't want to be taken by a family, it was simply that they refused to be taken by separate families, thus the two often sabotaged each other's chances for adoption solely so that they could stick together. Eventually, though, they became too old to stay and had to move out on their own.
Even as Teenagers, King and Mark got themselves into trouble on a regular basis. Shoplifting, getting into brawls with wannabe street gangs and even stealing a car on more than one occasion. So as young adults, it seemed appropriate the two wound up working at mechanic garage that moonlighted as an illegal chop shop. It was far from normal, but it wasn't completely terrible either. Despite the shady dealings, the owner was actually pretty chill guy who apparently only turned to shady deals because the legitimate side of his business simply wasn't making enough money to survive on. But Mark seemed to get just a little too into the shadier side of the business. He became the go to for negotiating illegal sales, which meant he was often chatting it up with the local street gangs and racing crews. Evidently Mark must have said the wrong thing because one day one of the bigger gangs - called the Sharks - started making threats against Mark. King, not entirely knowing the situation, leaped to his brother's defense. They won the fight, but that win bit them, hard.
That night, there was a fire. And Sunnyside Orphanage burned to the ground. Somehow they knew enough about their background to target their childhood home. No one was killed, but the damage was done. To make matters worse, evidence was planted to implicate King and Mark as the perpetrators of the fire. People who knew them well enough knew the two were notorious for doing stupid things, so few people questioned these allegations. But King, once again adamant about coming to his brother's defense, did the unthinkable. He confessed to the arson, plead guilty to the crime, and also under the assertion that he acted alone. He took a bullet so that Mark wouldn't have to. King was convicted of charges of Arson among several others and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
After nearly 3 years, King was suddenly released without warning. He was practically shoved out the door after having his clothes and effects returned to him. But he was confused, King wasn't even close to finishing his sentence, and he hadn't filed for any kind of appeal or parole either. Someone had pulled strings, that much was clear. And King soon met that someone, as they drove up to him in a yellow Hum-V and instructed him to get in. The driver introduced himself as Ryan, and he told King that his organization was able to use its clout to get King a probationary release. He said he'd followed King's case, and was also aware of his history of stealing and of fighting. He told King that such a skillset could come in handy, as well as King's unique knowledge of some of Mariner Bay's backstreets and shadier neighborhoods. All King had to do was join Ryan's "team" and he could be a free man, and even get the chance to clear his name. King wasn't exactly in a position to refuse.
