Name: 1SG T. Anthony Curtis
Age: 97 ; b. Dec.16, 1917
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Appearance:
25, Circa 194294, Circa 2010Personality: Loyal to a fault, First Sargent Curtis serves the US and the NUA without hesitation believing Democracy and Free Trade the only means to a civilized peace. Though hounded by his actions past and present, Curtis has yet to refuse a direct order despite his moral objections placing faith in the wisdom of the Allies.
Strengths: A super soldier from another era, Curtis' impressive abilities have waned with time but make him more than a match for any single opponent.
-Increased Longevity
-Increased Durability
-Increased Reflexes
Weaknesses: Between his crippling aversion to violence and myriad of disorders, Curtis' place on the battlefield hinges on his ability to hide his doubts from his superiors long enough to find out what happened to Echo Squad. Hormonally disfigured as a result of his time in Himmelreich's facility, all of Curtis' biological functions are regulated artificially via medicinal serum supplied by NUA scientists.
-Biological needs controlled artificially
-Haunted by the past and slow to act as a result
-Unhealthy obsession with uncovering the whereabouts of his old squad
Equipment:
SIX (6) Vials of Bio-Serum
ONE (1)
Simple Black Cane-Sword ONE (1)
Colt 45 PeacemakerSIX (6) 45 ACP rounds
ONE (1) Pack of Skittles
Bio: A US Squad leader during the Storming on Normandy, then-Corporal Curtis' squadron Echo was cut off from the main force and captured. Gagged and blindfolded, the men were moved to a testing facility under Dr. Himmelreich for use in his experiments into the Y Chromosone. Weeks of genetic meddling and microscopic torture drug on until Curtis saw a chance to escape. Leading his weakened Echos out of their cells, small group of men snuck directionless through the facility desperate for an exit.
Fate had other things in mid however as they were spotted by a patrol and chased into the facility's storage rooms. With no where left to run, the Echos dug furiously through the containers for something to defend themselves with. Rather than weapons or armour however, the squad stumbled upon large syringes filled labeled "SUPER" and full of blue liquid. Out of options and out of time, Echo soldiers injected the strange liquid and found themself hunter rather than prey. Not only thwarting their aggressors, but blowing up the facility in the process, Curtis's new Super Soldiers rejoined the main force and pushed further into Normandy.
Welcomed home as heroes, the Echos were sent for testing where the full effects of Himmelreich's experiments were felt. Side effects began popping up among the Echos, some suffered general apathy and loss of energy, others became irritable and violent while others seemed to show no effect at all. It wouldn't be until years later the truth would be uncovered.
While medication and therapy slowed the effects, soon the levy broke. Echos in the first group had long ago lost the capacity to care at all and overdosed on their provided medication; three and a half times the lethal dose. The second group led a coup, injuring many and fleeing the care centers. The last group varied greatly, some following the first, others going rogue in liege with their brothers until only one Echo remained in his cell, weeping.
Meds for anxiety, depression, replicating testosterone, regulating estrogen, erectile dysfunction, pills to eat, pills to sleep, pills to go to the bathroom regularly, as the last of the Nation's supermen, Curtis was put on constant surveillance and heavily medicated to remain complacent and docile.
Since then, Curtis has earned the trust of his handlers and is given mostly free reign of the Center when not on an assignment. Hiding his verbose reactions to death and maternal views on his escorts, Curtis is viewed as the only true "success" of Himmelreich by the NUA though he secretly harbors a near-maddening desire to find his lost Echos once more. Are they now mercenaries for Saudi Arabia's resource plentiful empire? Have they been captured by the French to be used once more as guinea pigs? Did they simply die out years ago? It's the not knowing that's always the worst.
Quote:
"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." - Sir Winston Churchill
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