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Thomas Kensington
"Shit, shit, shit, shit!"
Name
Thomas 'K-Ton' Kensington
Gender
Male
Age
25
Place of Birth
New Harmony - Mars
Military Branch
11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST
Appearance
Standing in at 6', Tommy posses a somewhat lanky, athletic build, with lightly tanned skin, pock marked with a few scars from old battles. His jet black hair is short and has noticable waves, but is typically kept out of the way, and he typically keeps his facial hair clean and professional. He has an angular face, with prominent features and cool green eyes. He has the ODST patch tatooed onto his left arm.
Attire
K-Ton utilizes the CQB variant of the standard ODST BDU. The standard left pauldron is replaced with a longer two piece ballistic plate, which aids in protecting the trooper's upper body while in a firing stance, and also to reduce severe injury from plasma-based weaponry. The helmet is also issued with an optics device that aids the user in relaying images and video to teammates or command. Hard cases on K-Ton's thighs contain a variety of useful tools, and an impact safe case hanging off the back of his combat rucksack carries his supply of explosives.
Weaponry
- M45 Tactical Shotgun with tactical flashlight
- M7s Caseless SMG, with Silencer/flashlight and reflex sight.
- M6C/SOCOM Magnum with suppressor and laser
- Combat Knife
- First Aid Kit
- Flashbang x3
- M9 Frag x3
- C-12 Explosives x2
- C-7 Foaming Explosive Cannister x2
- Multi-Tool
- Tac-Pad
>Staff Sergeant Dekker Harman
>Fireteam Leader - Stoic and reliable leader of Fireteam Indigo. A smart and talented man of many talents. Gruff and a bit of an asshole, but undeniably a cornerstone of the squad - K.I.A.
>Sergeant Aron Ryner
>Fireteam 2IC- General Purpose Specialist - A down to earth and jovial soldier. Drinking and gambling buddy of Tommy's and fairly informal - K.I.A.
>Corporal Esther Lee
>Combat Engineer - One of Tommy's close friends during training, only reconnected recently when Lee was transferred to 11th Marine Force Recon - M.I.A.
>Corporal Thomas Kensington
>Combat Engineer - M.I.A.
>Lance Corporal Miles Kelley
>Combat Engineer - Quietest member of the squad, very bookish and typically kept to himself. Undoubtedly brilliant, but unsocial. A wizard with a M41 rocket launcher - M.I.A.
>Private First Class Mark Campo
>Infantry/Close Security - Newest addition to the squad. Well meaning enough, if a little green behind the ears. - K.I.A.
Rank
Corporal
Specialisation
ODST - Combat Engineer/Demolitions Expert
Personality
Relaxed and lazy, yet competent and acceptably professional, Tommy is a confident and efficient ODST trooper. A generally good natured man with strong feelings of camaraderie towards team mates. Prideful and loyal, Tommy is unafraid to break protocol and regulations and regularly does so, but can adhere to strict orders when prodded. Casually boastful of his abilities, Kensington has a can-do attitude towards most tasks, though is typically a calm and easy going individual. His confidence and boastful nature often come off as arrogant or ignorant, but his comrades have generally concluded most of his big talk to be hot air to lighten the mood.
Biography
Thomas Kensington, also known as "K-Ton", and occasionally "Kilo", or "Kenzie" by his comrades, was an only child, son to an Admiral Kensington and a nurse mother. With a strong military background, Tommy had a fairly rigid childhood, as his parents sent him to military academies for most of his youth, hoping to mold him into the ideal military soldier. As a youth Tommy performed well in school and sports alike, though was often disciplined for disrupting class, fighting and arguing with teachers and students. Nevertheless, Tommy graduated with honors, and upon graduating from high school Tommy forwent a scholarship at the esteemed Reach Military Institute, and joined the UNSC Marine Corps.
Upon graduating from the Marines basic training, Tommy was slotted to a role in with the Combat Engineers, where he worked with machines and equipment, as well as explosives on the frontlines. He served in the Cappadocia Campaign, fighting off a small Covenant attack on one of the outer colonies, where he distinguished himself by converting Scorpion tank canister shells into an improvised explosive trap to incapacitate a sudden attack by Covenant forces on their base. After this campaign, Tommy applied and was recruited into the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.
After more extensive training, Tommy was accepted into the ranks of the ODSTs, and assigned to the 11th Marine Force Recon. Over the next 4 years, Tommy took place in several campaigns against the Covenant, and traveled across dozens of worlds. As a former engineer, Tommy specialized in dealing with mechanical and electronic systems, as well as explosives and ordnance usage. Tommy was right at home with his brothers landing on planets in SOEIVs, but excelled in tactical operations, where his skill as an engineer shone more than his skill as a rifleman.
At the recommendation of his Platoon leader, Tommy and his team were retasked to the Nimble Spirit, where they were tasked with providing specialized support to other ground teams taking part in Operation Grey-Axe.
>Notable UNSC Marine Operations
>Cappadocia Campaign: Operation Saving Light
>Support-Based deployment. Joined convoys of supply trucks to the frontlines to build fortifications to defend against Covenant raiding parties. - Operational Success.
>Cappadocia Campaign: Operation Recoiling Serpent
>Objective-Based insertion. Following an unsuccessful raid on an UNSC base by Covenant forces, remaining UNSC forces on planet began striking back at key Covenant locations. UNSC Sappers joined an armored column to assault Covenant forward base. - Sucess with moderate casualties.
>Notable ODST Operations
>Operation Red Fox
>Raiding-based drop. Attacked fortified Covenant positions as a part of the overall objective of liberating UNSC and Civilian prisoners from Covenant forces. Success with moderate casualties
>Operation: Grey-Axe
>Assassination mission against a high-ranking Covenant Fleet master - Presumed Failure..