James Aether

Character Name: James Aether

Age/Appearance/Gender: James is 34 years old and around 6 feet tall. He has brown hair and a close cropped beard. His hair is slightly longer than military regulation. He has green eyes.

Background: James was born on the colony on Mars, and joined the UEC military at the age of 17. His parents were both in the military, and had fought in the Arcadian wars. They were both tragically killed defending a colony in the outer rim. After basic training he applied to the fighter academy, and passed the entrance exam with flying colors. His aptitudes were well off the charts and he graduated a year early at age 19, making him the youngest fully certified fighter pilot in UEF history.

His exploits in battle quickly earned him the title of Ace and he achieved the rank of major by 25. Despite holding the rank to retire from flying, he petitioned to remain active as a fighter. He has since been assembling an Ace team of interceptor pilots, the 501st Blaze Raptors. They are currently the only pure Ace squad in the UEF military. James and his squad are currently stationed aboard the UEF Ecthelion scouting the Arcadian Neutral Zone.

Mod 1: Hapatic Nerve interfaces (Cybernetic) James can interface with computers telepathically. A standard upgrade for Fighter Pilots. It increases his already sharp reflexes while piloting, and also allows him to interface with weapons to increase his accuracy. Provides a permanent 15% bonus to accuracy and reaction.

Mod 2: Musculo-Skeletal reinforcement (Cybernetic) James muscle and skeletal structure has been reinforced with nano fibers. His joints have been augmented with strength and stability enhancing devices. This gives him high resilience to injury and bone breakage, while augmenting his strength and speed. He is capable of incredible bursts of strenght and speed, for a short period, but afterward he will require a cooldown period.

Equipment: Standard Issue Combat Pistol, Emergency Survival Pack (Standard Issue to all fighter pilots)

Ability 1: Critical Shot: Uses his experience to aim for the most damaging point on an enemies body. 20% damage bonus.

Ability 2: Speed Boost: He activates his mods at full power giving him a brief bonus too strength and agility. 15% Melee bonus, 20% Agility bonus.

Stats:

STR:3 AGI:2 INT:2 DEF:2