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| − | <tt>After sixteen years serving in Force Recon, now | + | <tt>After sixteen years serving in Force Recon, now Gunnery Sergeant O'Brien, was given a mission to an isolated area in Romania. His squad was assigned the task to investigate sightings of mechanizes droids that closely resembled Destroids. The squad's investigation led them to a "supposedly" abandoned industrial park that had a substantial underground portion. This underground portion contained a very much active facility that was producing these droids. Chris decided that they saw enough and that the squad were to plant explosives at key points and then rendezvous outside before setting off the charges. However, just before the squad made it to the surface, they were ambushed. Chris found himself trapped and cut off from escape. He broke radio silence and ordered his squad topside and to make for safe distance. Soon after, his radio was destroyed by incoming fire. After running out of ammunition and hoping that his squad made it clear, he detonated the charges collapsing vast portions of the structure, including where he was. Only two members of his squad made it out and reported back to base. Chris and everyone else was listed as KIA.</tt> |
<tt>This was not to be though. Chris was found in the rubble and then taken to another, nearby, facility. Here, Chris regained consciousness and was told by an unknown doctor that this group was planning on making him a "Super soldier" for their use. Having sustained numerous, critical injuries, Chris was unable to resist as his body was further mutilated as his arms and legs were entirely amputated and his insides augmented with numerous cybernetics. After the work on his body, the unknown "benefactors" hired talent from PSI to work on his mind. Being loyal to country and family would not do them any good but completely erasing him was not viable either. Why not keep the training he already had? So, the PSI personnel sculpted mind-blocks around everything but that of his skills. Afterwords, he was placed within a set of armor (the basis of which he would later use and improve on his own) for testing compatibility. During one of these tests, Chris regained consciousness which was not part of the test that day as the planned indoctrination to make him loyal to them was scheduled for a later date. Knowing only that those in front of him were not friendly, he proceeded to massacre everyone he could find in that facility and set it's power source to self-destruct.</tt> | <tt>This was not to be though. Chris was found in the rubble and then taken to another, nearby, facility. Here, Chris regained consciousness and was told by an unknown doctor that this group was planning on making him a "Super soldier" for their use. Having sustained numerous, critical injuries, Chris was unable to resist as his body was further mutilated as his arms and legs were entirely amputated and his insides augmented with numerous cybernetics. After the work on his body, the unknown "benefactors" hired talent from PSI to work on his mind. Being loyal to country and family would not do them any good but completely erasing him was not viable either. Why not keep the training he already had? So, the PSI personnel sculpted mind-blocks around everything but that of his skills. Afterwords, he was placed within a set of armor (the basis of which he would later use and improve on his own) for testing compatibility. During one of these tests, Chris regained consciousness which was not part of the test that day as the planned indoctrination to make him loyal to them was scheduled for a later date. Knowing only that those in front of him were not friendly, he proceeded to massacre everyone he could find in that facility and set it's power source to self-destruct.</tt> | ||
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| − | Work began earnestly in early | + | Work began earnestly in early 1988. Progress was slow as several problems quickly popped up. |
Material choice for the armor plate was relatively easy due to past work on the Abrams and | Material choice for the armor plate was relatively easy due to past work on the Abrams and | ||
Leopard. A revamp of the Chobham armor with new compounds and techniques was chosen for thier | Leopard. A revamp of the Chobham armor with new compounds and techniques was chosen for thier | ||
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| − | This breakthrough was discovered in | + | This breakthrough was discovered in 1995 as, then First Lieutenant, Kardan Ferrous found his way back |
to the United States after his apparent death during a Force Recon mission in Eastern Europe. | to the United States after his apparent death during a Force Recon mission in Eastern Europe. | ||
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IV(b) suits while the original was designated Mark IV(a) and serves as an experimental | IV(b) suits while the original was designated Mark IV(a) and serves as an experimental | ||
| − | command version of the suit. After the events in Detroit however, it was decided another year of development and testing were required to upgrade the suits further with advancements | + | command version of the suit. After the events in Detroit however, it was decided another year |
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in synthetic muscle fibers. A thousand suits, along with personal weapons and the Rheinmetall | in synthetic muscle fibers. A thousand suits, along with personal weapons and the Rheinmetall | ||
indirect fire support packages were ordered and shipped to Camp Edson, just outside the | indirect fire support packages were ordered and shipped to Camp Edson, just outside the | ||
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| Real Name: | Kardan Ferrous | |||||||||
| Known Aliases: | Iron | |||||||||
| Gender: | Male | |||||||||
| Species: | Human (Augmented) | |||||||||
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian | |||||||||
| Place of Birth: | Cape Cod, Mass. | |||||||||
| Base of Operations: | Camp Edson | |||||||||
| Relatives: | Alex(Wife), Gabriel(Son), Lacey(Daughter), Dexter(Son), Nikola(Son), Alicia(Daughter) | |||||||||
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| Age: | 51 | |||||||||
| Height: | 6'7" | |||||||||
| Weight: | 127 kg | |||||||||
| Eyes: | Blue (Artificial) | |||||||||
| Hair: | Light Brown | |||||||||
| Complexion: | White; fair. | |||||||||
| Physical Build: | Chiseled | |||||||||
| Physical Features: | Marine Tattoo on his upper back, Tall. | |||||||||
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| Years Active: | 30 | |||||||||
| Citizenship: | United States of America | |||||||||
| Occupation: | United States Marine Corps Colonel | |||||||||
| Education: | High School Diploma, Officer Candidates School | |||||||||
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Contents
Early Life
Iron was born on November 1, 1961 as Christopher Steele in Cape Cod Massachusetts. His mother served in the Navy (Patricia Murphy) and his father (Maxwell Steele) served in the Marine Corps. Not long after, his brother was born. Chris's childhood was tough since either his mother, father, or both parents would be on tours of duty. His mother died when he was twelve due to a terrorist attack by VIPER. His father is still alive, serving as a Major General.
Joining the Marines
Soon after Chris graduated from high school at the age of 17, he signed up for the Marines to follow in his father's footsteps and to protect others so that what happened to his mother wouldn't happen to anyone else. He attended boot camp at Parris Island. After graduating from Boot Camp, Chris went on to train to become a member of Force Recon. He excelled at this and was assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, based at Camp Lejeune. During this time, he became more involved with his high school sweetheart, Susan Wagner, and married. Not long after, she became pregnant with their first child, Nikola.
Captured!
After sixteen years serving in Force Recon, now Gunnery Sergeant O'Brien, was given a mission to an isolated area in Romania. His squad was assigned the task to investigate sightings of mechanizes droids that closely resembled Destroids. The squad's investigation led them to a "supposedly" abandoned industrial park that had a substantial underground portion. This underground portion contained a very much active facility that was producing these droids. Chris decided that they saw enough and that the squad were to plant explosives at key points and then rendezvous outside before setting off the charges. However, just before the squad made it to the surface, they were ambushed. Chris found himself trapped and cut off from escape. He broke radio silence and ordered his squad topside and to make for safe distance. Soon after, his radio was destroyed by incoming fire. After running out of ammunition and hoping that his squad made it clear, he detonated the charges collapsing vast portions of the structure, including where he was. Only two members of his squad made it out and reported back to base. Chris and everyone else was listed as KIA.
This was not to be though. Chris was found in the rubble and then taken to another, nearby, facility. Here, Chris regained consciousness and was told by an unknown doctor that this group was planning on making him a "Super soldier" for their use. Having sustained numerous, critical injuries, Chris was unable to resist as his body was further mutilated as his arms and legs were entirely amputated and his insides augmented with numerous cybernetics. After the work on his body, the unknown "benefactors" hired talent from PSI to work on his mind. Being loyal to country and family would not do them any good but completely erasing him was not viable either. Why not keep the training he already had? So, the PSI personnel sculpted mind-blocks around everything but that of his skills. Afterwords, he was placed within a set of armor (the basis of which he would later use and improve on his own) for testing compatibility. During one of these tests, Chris regained consciousness which was not part of the test that day as the planned indoctrination to make him loyal to them was scheduled for a later date. Knowing only that those in front of him were not friendly, he proceeded to massacre everyone he could find in that facility and set it's power source to self-destruct.
As he was flying away in his new armor, he looked back to view his handiwork. While distracted with the "pretty" explosion, he failed to look to where he was going and proceeded to crash headlong into a nearby forest at a rather high velocity and proceeded to knock himself out.
Wanderings
Not long after knocking himself out via tree (a European larch), he was discovered by one Darcus Von Alberict. Darcus' first comment to Chris upon his awakening was that he must have a "solid iron head".
Iron joined Darcus and the pair traveled through Eastern Europe and Russia for a couple of years, usually leaving an area due to provoking one group or several. An infamous "incident" recalled by both years later was a drunken dispute between a drunken Iron and Darcus and several Russian officials. This led to a hasty retreat from Russia and resulted in Iron managing to "borrow" a Russian Colonel's hat. Further details are neither clear nor forthcoming.
After spending some years abroad, both decided to more or less settle in Millenium City. Eventually, both married, with Iron marrying Alex Ascot and coming up with his new name, Kardan Ferrous.
Rediscovery
During his time in Millennium City, the mental barrier erected in Kardan's mind began to degrade. It started when his first son, Nikola, found him residing in Millennium City. This quickly picked up when his brother came to visit. This event triggered a massive mental breakdown as he was unable to resolve the two "realities" and because the barrier wasn't completely broken. Kardan sought help to completely break down the barrier. Afterwards, with some time spent recuperating with his wife, he was able to reconcile his two "lives" and sought re-enlistment in the Marine Corps. This just happened to occur at a much needed moment.
The Aegir Armor Project
During the 1980's, the Department of Defense conducted a study on the usefulness and survivability of United States servicemen in the field. This was due to the ever increasing threat of meta-level combatants and the rapid pace of weapon development. This study concluded that if something wasn't developed within the next 20 years, US service men and women could be completely outclassed on the battlefield.
The US Army then submitted a purposal for a large, armored exoskeleton as the solution to this problem. The US Marine Corps submitted a smaller, less bulky powered armor design. Both proposals were taken under consideration and approved for further development. Thus began Projects Wyvern (Army) and Aegir (Marines).
The initial proposal for the Aegir project outlined the following parameters the armor would need to meet: The suit must allow the Marine to operate in areas contaminated by nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. The suit must be able to operate in high pressure environments and in outer space and the temperatures associated with them. The suit must allow for the full range of movement of the human body and enhance them. Lastly, the armor must protect the Marine to withstand extreme punishment from new battlefield weapons.
Several companies were contacted to work on the Aegir project in cooperation with DARPA due to past work and experiance. General Dynamics Land Systems would be the premier US company working on this project alongside Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei. GDLS and Krauss were selected for thier work on the M1 Abrams and Leopard main battle tanks respectively. Rheinmetall was considered for thier work in heavy weapon systems.
Work began earnestly in early 1988. Progress was slow as several problems quickly popped up. Material choice for the armor plate was relatively easy due to past work on the Abrams and Leopard. A revamp of the Chobham armor with new compounds and techniques was chosen for thier light weight and toughness while retaining the same protection capabilites. An Ionic Electroactive polymer and ballistics computer, coupled with advanced ballistic sensors, provide a second layer of defense, proving to provide ample protection but at the cost of power. A hydrostatic gel layer acts as the third and final layer of defense. All of these combined allow the suits to survive almost as well as modern battle tanks. However, power generation, control and computer miniaturization proved to be major stumbling blocks. Early working models lacked power and the necessary control for the desired goal. Seven years and $5 billion of research and development seemed to be stuck, waiting for the right breakthrough to be made.
This breakthrough was discovered in 1995 as, then First Lieutenant, Kardan Ferrous found his way back to the United States after his apparent death during a Force Recon mission in Eastern Europe. He returned with the armor made and given to him by those who schemed to use him. While the armor plate wassimple refractory steel that was inferior to the armor plate already developed, the pulse fusion reactor and neural interface were the key to making the Aegir project viable. Six months of work was required to interface the two suits into the next Aegir armor model, the Mark III. Field testing was conducted during the entirety of 1998 as numerous bugs and improvements were worked out. These improvements, along with a nanite repair system, were integrated to produce the Mark IV version of the armor.
Everything worked fine and several armament packages were developed by Rheinmetall for numerous roles; from anti-infantry to anti-armor to indirect fire support. These bolstered the two weapon systems already integrated into the suit; the M45 Tactical Solid State Laser and M90 Pulse Plasma Projectors. However, the suit proved too costly with these integrated weapons. The construction cost for the Mark IV was projected to be around $1 million per suit. This forced the designers to strip out the integrated weaponry and contract both US Ordnance and Colt's Manufacturing Company to develop a new personal weapon and sidearm respectively. This resulted in the M20 battle rifle based around a 12mm linear accelerated penetrator sabot round and the M56 12.7mm pistol.
All of this cut the cost of the armor down to nearly 65 percent of the original's cost to a more economical $653,000 per suit. These stripped versions were thus designated as the Mark IV(b) suits while the original was designated Mark IV(a) and serves as an experimental command version of the suit. After the events in Detroit however, it was decided another year of development and testing were required to upgrade the suits further with advancements in synthetic muscle fibers. A thousand suits, along with personal weapons and the Rheinmetall indirect fire support packages were ordered and shipped to Camp Edson, just outside the Millenium City city limits to await the 972 men and women of the 15th Marine Regiment.
Just last year, 2012, all Mark IV suits were upgraded with newer armor plates and system software along with new synthetic muscle fibers which increased strength, reaction time, and better energy efficiency. These are now considered Mark V suits.
Capabilities of the Mark V(a) Experimental Command Armored Combat Suit
Sub-structure
The under layer of Kardan's armor is a Coltan-Titanium Exoskeleton reinforced in key areas with carboplatinum. A dense crystal lattice runs underneath this layer, yet above skin contact, to provide local energy storage from a pulse-fusion reactor mounted underneath the chest laser cannon. All of this is then further covered by a Ionic Electroactive Polymer which hardens as kinetic projectiles strike the armor. A hydrostatic gel layer between Kardan and energy lattice allows Kardan to survive and take less damage from kinetic strikes or falls. A free fall from too far or a hard enough impact will transfer through however. This gel layer is also laced with nanites. The job of these nanites is to dispose of any bodily wastes produced and to recycle them for later use as the suit computer decides.
Super-structure
Covering the sub-structure in key points is another layer of armor. This layer is made up of armored plates composed of a Kryronized Titanium-Aluminum alloy; fused with nano-crystalline ceramics and nanocomposites consisting of titanium diboride, boron nitride, and boron carbide structured in a honeycomb like structure that the protection offered by these plates is above or on par with that of the M1A2 series Abrams main battle tank. This is then furthered enhanced with a coating of Chromogenic material that allows different camouflage patterns to be replicated on demand by sending tuned electrical charges through the plates to help break up the outline of the suit at range.
Also of note is that there are different variations for Kardan to pick based on the situation at hand. A slim version minus backpack module, shield, and chainsaw for low-threat areas that allows for the best maneuverability. A flight version where the shield and chainsaw are dropped as well, but a thruster backpack module is used to provide a better aerodynamic profile and speed while in flight. Finally the assault version uses the chainsaw, shield, and missile-pod/Gatling gun combo backpack.
Integrated Weaponry
- Palms - Plasma projectors. Allows Kardan to strike targets with streams of tightly-focused plasma.
- Right Wrist - Dual bladed Chainsaw. Monomolecular-edged teeth and high torque motors allow the chainsaw to cut through most armors. Very effective on infantry regardless of armor. Engraved with "Mr. Chainsaw" on the side.
- Chest - A diode pumped alkali high energy laser emitter. Beam power is rated around 3 MegaJoules or 360 GigaWatts. This is roughly equivalent to 1.5 pounds of high explosive.
- Right Shoulder - 10mm Minigun using telescoping ammunition. Can be independently targeted from current view angle. 750 Round capacity. Ammo cycle is as follows: FAPDS(T)-APFSDS-APFSDS-API-FAPDS(T). (Represented by the spotlight on the model.)
- APFSDS - Armor Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (Using tungsten carbide penetrators)
- FAPDS(T) - Frangible Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (Tracer)
- API - Armor Piercing Incendiary (Using tungsten carbide penetrators combined with a "super-thermite" compound; Aluminium-molybdenum(VI) oxide)
- APFSDS - Armor Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (Using tungsten carbide penetrators)
- Backpack - A single Cyclone Missile pod. Provides anti-armor and anti-air capability.
- Zeus AA Missiles x6
- Thunderbolt AT Missiles x6
- Zeus AA Missiles x6
- Shield - The armored shield used by Kardan uses a similar composition but also contains energy projectors which allow him to form a hard light barrier not far from the shield to protect from most forms of attack, however using such a shield drains most of the offensive power from the suit itself. The shield also covers a rather small area directly in front of the shield.
- Camouflage - The armor can go from an urban, desert, arctic, and other conditions and change the pattern to provide the best effect. Note, this is not a cloaking system as it cannot, yet, adapt to on the fly background changes.
- EMP Shielding - Since the armor is expected to continue to work in the situation of Nuclear Warfare, the armor is treated with the same shielding all USMC Powered Armor comes with, a Faraday nanoweave that shields the sensitive components against the effects of EMP.
- Shoulder Pads - Integrated Chaff and Flare dispenser for when the armor is in flight.
Other functionality
- Able to instantly integrate remote telemetry and first-person input from up to 6,000 distinct channels ranging from full spectrum EM to acoustic, barometric, and pheromonal, presenting clear, concise tactical summaries via a seperate, dedicated computer.
- Able to provide a full suit of secure and encrypted communications.
- Full-spectrum acuity from 1m to 100m (including terahertz radiation); 50x optical zoom at visible wavelengths and 80x digital interpolation.
- Dual air intakes mounted on each side of the helmet with UV/HEPA-filters: Traps particulates as small as 500 nm, kills biologicals and neutralizes a wide range of chemical agents without compromising air flow.
- Two days of operation without the need for outside air thanks to a highly advanced rebreather system.
- Can keep the user alive in extreme temperatures. 600 C to -150 C
Current Status
Kardan currently resides in a fortified home outside of the city, near the Marine Base, Camp Edson. He's currently serving in the United States Marine Corps as a Colonel, acting as the Commanding Officer of the 15th Marine Regiment - ACS (Armored Combat Suit), "The Iron Knights".
Family
Alex Ferrous
Alex Ferrous, formerly Alex Ascot, is the wife of Kardan Ferrous. She was raised by a Marine father as well and is defiantly not the "normal" type of woman. Hard charging, foul mouthed, rum drinking and cigar smoking, she is the perfect match for Kardan.
Lacey Ferrous
Lacey Ferrous, daughter of Kardan and Alex Ferrous. Technical genius. Co-creator of Mantis along with her father.
Dexter Ferrous
Dexter Ferrous, son of Kardan and Alex Ferrous. Also gifted in technical matters but also takes a liking to combat. Signed up to the Marines to follow in his father's footsteps.
Andy
First android child Kardan created. As he tells it, it was during a Saturday night after a few too many and thought it would be hilarious to build a missile that talks to the enemy before exploding. The end result? A sentient and self-aware munition that Kardan took a liking too. He is treated just as his own flesh and blood.
Mantis
Second android child. This time the creation was deliberate and as a result, Mantis has more "life-like" qualities initially. These were boosted when an incident with black magic changed him from a purely synthetic life form to a techno-organic one. After an incident where mantis flew all the way to a battle zone because "Dad wasn't home" he's treated like a mascot of the 15th ACS and serves as in an advance recon and sabotage role.
Hal
A few years after Mantis came online a friend of Iron's, Captain Whiteout, decided that he too wanted to develop an android and let Iron "adopt" him. However, this one would be slightly different from the rest. While his artificial intelligence would be on par with Andy and Mantis, his form would include several functions that would prove surprising and endearing. First would be the internal minelayer. Iron would only find out about this after losing a lawnmower to a fiery explosion in the back yard. The second, and less surprising feature, would be the internal lego block constructor. Hal has the capability of scanning an individual and producing a lego replica of said person.
Augments
- Power System - Kardan is provided power from four batteries, two in his torso and two in his legs. With advancements in technology to generate electricity from heat, simple body movement, and from the body itself burning calories, these highly efficient batteries are able to stay fully charged at "normal" use and can keep up even with the longest workout. However, this does mean that Kardan does need to eat more than average after extreme physical stress to avoid power loss. This is offset in combat conditions as his armor's power source supplements his body's energy reserves.
- Nanite hives - Within his fortified ribcage are nanite hives. These hives are where new nanites are created to replace old or broken ones. These nanites provide repair and upgrade functionality to most of Kardan's organic and synthetic systems. However, intense activity quickly drains on board energy reserves. Critical injuries will either take a long time, or require a large, secondary source of power and material.
- Eyes - During an incident with a hostile entity, Kardan had his eyes taken. Lacey, his oldest daughter and avid engineer, created new eyes for him. These artificial eyes allow for normal vision, low-light vision, and infrared. Provides protection from extreme brightness and allows for x10 magnification.
- Brain - Introduced to house his resident AI, Amberley. She helps run the automated systems within Kardan and makes them more efficient. She also provides help in parsing battlefield data and in general acts as his adjutant if required. If one caught a glimpse of her holographic representation, she would appear as a short woman with close-cropped blonde hair in a Marine uniform. However, as an added benefit to allow non-verbal communication between Amberley and Kardan, various nerve structures were upgraded. This has allowed his reaction time to top the charts for normal humans. It can even allow him to enter a sort of "bullet time". However, running at these levels pushes both the technology and his mind hard and can only be used in short (5 second) bursts and requires a few hours of cool-down to avoid risking brain injury.
- Arms & Legs - Made out of a carbon fiber weave for the "bone" portions and a modified version of nano-fiber (Usually found in powered armor to provide strength boosting) to act as "muscles". These are nigh unbreakable and provide remarkable strength and reflexes. These are also covered by a synthetic approximation of skin that is nearly impossible to tell the difference from the "real McCoy" without the use of lab equipment. This also allows Kardan to hide where the implants meet with his torso. Being synthetic in nature, Kardan can modify the skin as he wants and it can also be quickly repaired.
- Heart - Modified to endure increased stress and needs. Upgraded recently with a small medical computer than can inject various chemicals that range from pain killers to coagulants in case an injury is suffered.
- Lungs - Modified to provide greater and more efficient oxygen flow.
- Backbone - After suffering a horrible crash at Mach velocities within his armor, his back needed repairing. The result was a tech and organic fusion which allows for greater stress to be placed upon it and faster nerve signal speeds without sacrificing flexibility.
Skills
- Martial Arts - Iron is trained in a variety of martial arts. Most notably in LINE, MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program) and Krav Maga. However, after the amount of time spent in his armor, with it's particular traits, he's developed a unique fighting style that emphasis broad sweeping strikes and brute force over finesse while mixing techniques to allow himself to both lethally and non-lethally take down targets as he so chooses.
- Programmer/Cybernetics - Iron can develop and build AI systems and reconfigure nanites to suit the needs of the moment.
- Firearms - After a long career in the Marines, Iron is a crack shot with just about any weapon. He's especially fond of pistols.
- Tactician - It goes without saying that if Iron wasn't a good tactician, he wouldn't be in command of an entire Marine Regiment.
- Multilingual - Given his time abroad and recon duties, Kardan is multilingual. He speaks English, German, Farsi, and Mandarin.
- Well Trained - At the height of Iron's career as an enlisted man(First Sergeant), he held the MOS of 0326 Reconnaissance Man, Parachute and Combatant Diver Qualified. On top of that, after becoming an officer, Iron has added even more training on top of the rather long list of skills he has acquired throughout his time in service, including reaching Masters level for EOD. From diving, to air drops, to armor maintenance, there is very little Iron hasn't learned in the ways of war.
Gear and Weapons
Note: These are weapons and gear Kardan either owns or has access to (except his armor). He does not usually carry any of these unless the situation calls for it.
Boker 1915 German Trench Knife
KA-BAR Knife
Marine Officers' Mameluke Sword
Barrett M107A1
Five-seven USG x2
Colt M1911A1 x2
Colt Delta Elite x2
M-45 MEUSOC Pistol
Kimber Eclipse Target II x2
Kimber Custom Crimson Carry II x2
HK Mk 23 Mod 0 Pistol
Atchisson Assault Shotgun (AA-12)
SRM Arms Model 1216 Shotgun
P90 Laserex x2
Springfield Armory M1 Garand (Refurbished)
Colt M4A1 SOPMOD Block I Carbine x2
HK 416A5 x2
Barrett Rec7
Knight's Armament SR30
HK 417 "Recce" Variant
HK G3A3
M14 Rogue x2
AAC "Honey Badger"
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
HK 21E
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429- Was the car his father gave him after completing Basic.
Black H1 Hummer- Kardan's idea of a "family" vehicle.
Tesla Model S Sedan- The family car Alex made Kardan get. He wasn't completely unhappy about it.
KS750 Zundapp Motorbike with sidecar- Scouted out by Alex Ferrous, the two of them restored this old German motorbike and sidecar combo together.
1969 USMC UH-1 Echo "Huey" Gunship- Bought and made flight worthy with some elbow grease, Iron has taken the liberty of slightly personalizing this Huey gunship and installing some modern avionics, but it otherwise remains in its 1969 state.
Type IXB U-boat, Formerly U-107- A friend of Kardan's recently salvaged this U-boat from its resting place to reclaim its cargo. Not wanting to actually keep the submarine, an offer was extended to Kardan that was too good to pass up; especially given the chance to own such a piece of history. Kardan is still working out what to exactly do with this old Kriegsmarine U-boat, but his wife is not all that impressed with his purchase.
Music
Kardan loves to play music during battle where it's appropriate, usually broadcasting it over enemy frequencies and audibly from his armor. When asked why he does this, he answered: "Sometimes it scares the hell out of the enemy. Usually though, it just gives a moral boost to the men and women under my command."
These are his more popular choices.
Indestructible - Disturbed
The Animal - Disturbed
Inside the Fire - Disturbed
We Are the Chosen Ones - Dream Evil
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Shoot to Thrill - AC/DC
Through the Fire and the Flames - DragonForce
Primo Victoria - Sabaton
Counterstrike - Sabaton
Attero Dominatus - Sabaton
Ghost Division - Sabaton
Gott Mit Uns (God with us) - Sabaton
Midway - Sabaton
Screaming Eagles - Sabaton
White Death - Sabaton
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
Carry On - Avenged Sevenfold
Not Ready to Die - Avenged Sevenfold
Sacred Worlds - Blind Guardian
Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
Feuer Frei - Rammstein
Awards and Honors
Navy Cross (With 1 gold star device)
Silver Star
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Bronze Star (With the Combat "V" device)
Purple Heart
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal (With the Combat "V" device)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy "E"
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (With 1 silver star device)
Fleet Marine Force Service Ribbon
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal (With 4 bronze star devices)
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (With 2 bronze service stars)
Iraq Campaign Medal (With 2 bronze service stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia - Fifth Class)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Navy & Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia
Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Insignia
USMC Combatant Diving Badge
Pistol Marksman Badge
Rifle Sharpshooter Badge
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Tropes that Fit
Artistic License - Military- To sometimes make RP more interesting or capable of happening, this trope is used. Another reason is that I have a limited working knowledge and may get a few details wrong now and then.
Anti-Hero-Pragmatic Anti-Hero
More Dakka- See Gatling Good.
Gatling Good- See more Dakka.
Chainsaw Good - Groovy...
Gun Nut- See Gear and Weapons Section.
Action Dad- He has six kids and three androids.
Badass Grandpa- Nikola and Lacey both have kids of their own.
Colonel Badass
One Man Army
Semper Fi
Powered Armor
Cyborg- Also see: Artificial Limbs, Electronic Eyes, Unwilling Roboticisation, We Can Rebuild Him
Determinator
Ace Custom- His suit of powered armor by no means represents the standard Marine issue. Highly specialized and customized.
Autobots, Rock out!- Loves to play music during battles and other instances where it fits his fancy.
Vitriolic Best Buds- Iron and Donovan Roivan
Good is Not Soft- Would gladly give the coat off his back to a friend in need, but has no qualms about killing those who deserve it.
Public Opinion
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