Just a regular university student, majoring in hospitality and tourism. Also a history and trivial knowledge nerd, aircraft aficionado, occasional trekker and a D&D player.
I read that book and watched the series first time about five years ago. I still watch the series maybe once or twice a year.
@Prophecy You're talking to a twenty-something-old cook-to-be. I don't know about the generation thing, but here in Finland the Commando comics are still quite alive. I used to read them more as a teenager.
@Prophecy I am not an expert, but I am more of a general historian. Of course, WWII has always intrigued me, thanks to the Commando comics and Band of Brothers. And of course, I blame my history teachers, who were very inspiring and understanding.
@Prophecy It is in my nature to be a bit of a pedant, when history is concerned. I am basically an armchair historian. If it gets irritating, just say so.
@shylarah They often have bulletproof glass or other protection, but that just came first to my mind as an example. It wouldn't be pleasant to crawl through the gun as a flea, I imagine. Trust me, I am a former mechanized infantryman.
@Prophecy It's not the size of a man in a fight that matters, but the size of a fight in a man that matters. And as we are talking of a British fellow, that would be a Victoria Cross.
I won't lie, whatever you just said went straight over my head. Care to explain?
Shortly: fleas are small, Panzers have small holes, for example view-ports. Fleas can move through small holes. Flea morphs back to human and voíla! You're inside a Panzer.
Edit: And the same goes for tanks shells: high velocity round made from very dense material penetrates armor very well.
@shylarah We will see. Micrometeors in space reminded me of this scene from the Mass Effect 2.
Appearance: Jean is a lean man with an athletic build, and tall for a Frenchman. He has strong, coal black hair and green eyes, and a plain face. He has grown a black stubble.
Other Appearance: Jean has small scars all over his body from different accidents and military training.
Superpowers: Camouflage.
Jean has the ability to camouflage himself, his clothes and equipment to suit his surroundings. It doesn't make him invisible, but a much harder target to detect. Jean is like a human chameleon. He also seems to have keen senses, especially eyesight, but not extraordinarily high. Continuous camouflage can leave Jean exhausted, and he eats more than a regular man, as his metabolism works more efficiently.
Skills: Jean has been trained by the British to act as a commando during his stay on the British Isles. He also served in the French Army during the Invasion, and thus has a wide knowledge on explosives, different weapons and tactics. He can speak French, German and English fluently thanks to his upbringing.
Jean is a competent hand-to-hand combatant, having learned primarily boxing, few grapples and chokeholds while in service.
Jean has good knowledge of history, especially European history.
Personality: An easy going man and a gambler by an outside observer, but a thoughtful and serious man inside. He might joke when stressed, but also often focuses on the mission at hand.
Jean has been educated in many good schools, and as such can appear to be quite smart and appreciative of information. He is curious and perceptive. Thanks to his sniper training, he is a calm person and cool nerved when laying an ambush.
History: Jean was born into a upper-class French family with long military traditions going all the way to the Hundred Years' War, on June 6th, 1918, Jean was given the best education available at the time. Jean's father Jacques Calvert served as an infantry captain on the Western Front, leading a company in the battle for Verdun. Jacques continued his work as a travelling businessman after the war. Jean had unremarkable childhood, but during his teens, Jean started to find himself able to camouflage himself. At first it wasn't very practical ability, but as the time went on and he got older, the ability grew stronger. He was using the skill to pull pranks on his friends. He has lived most of his life in Paris.
During his late teens, Jean became romantically involved with a Parisian singer named Emma d'Anjou - the surname being her stage name, but they shared many an afternoon in the Parisian cafes nonetheless. Emma and her family were secular Jews, and her parents were humble barkeepers. She often sang in the family's bar and in a couple other establishments. Emma was a pretty brunette with blue eyes, who dreamed of travelling one day to America, to start acting and singing in New York, but as her family wasn't very wealthy, she continued singing in Paris, hoping that some manager or agent might someday pick her for a musical or something similar. The couple broke up after an argument over Emma's dream to become a famous actress.
Some days, Jean passed his time playing cards with his friends, becoming good in a few card games and mastering a couple magic tricks. He also gained a taste for Calvados in his youth.
Before the war, Jean became a Corporal in the French Army, serving as a sniper. He could use his camouflage skill to blend with the environment and sneak upon his fellow soldiers. The officers were amazed by the skill of Jean, who didn't share his secret ability. Jean left the army in 1938 after his two-year service period. Jean attended university, studying history and archaeology for a year before the war broke out, and he was called back to the army. He took part in several battles and skirmishes, often working alone behind the enemy lines and evading capture multiple times Jean made a few friends in French Foreign Legion during the invasion. As France was invaded by the Germans, Jean managed to escape France by boat from Dunkirk as the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) was evacuated. He was able to capture a Parabellum pistol, but had to leave his French sniper rifle behind.
After arriving the British Isles, Jean revealed his power to an intelligence officer, and was ear marked for a special unit that was on the talks on highest levels of the government - the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, better known as the Special Operations Executive. He was trained in sabotage, explosives, radio transmission and other fields of ungentlemanly warfare. In 1941, Jean was transferred to the Westminster League.
Equipment:
A 7.62x39 mm Winchester Model 75 carbine with a scope, folding stock and ammunition. (Basically, an ahistorical carbine model of the Model 70 I made up.) A 9x19 mm Parabellum 1908/Luger pistol, holster and ammunition. OSS field agent equipment Flashlight with batteries. A small notebook serving as a sniper's memo.
Since this will be taking place over weeks and months rather than years, we shouldn't be hitting huge milestones unless we go for a while and reach August, then Pearl Harbour will happen and I'll let people make yanks.
I see. And I made some changes to my CS, for example, I didn't go exactly with history for the character's carbine, but I hope that will be okay.
Shortly.
Just a regular university student, majoring in hospitality and tourism. Also a history and trivial knowledge nerd, aircraft aficionado, occasional trekker and a D&D player.
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