Name Marco Castillo
Nickname Nemesis
Race Human
Sex Male
Age Twenty-nine
Class Soldier │ Shock Trooper │ Chef
Appearance Marco stands at 5'08" with the average weight of 180. His black hair was long until he joined the Systems Alliance and cut it short for good. And his serious gaze with light brown eyes, making him a trustworthy person.
He also has two tattoos:
a tattoo on his right leg and
a sleeve tattoo on his right arm.
Background "The Universe, so far as we can observe it, is a wonderful and immense engine; its extent, its order, its beauty, its cruelty, makes it alike impressive." — George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1916.One year before the Prothean relics were discovered on Mars, Marco Castillo was born in the capital of the Philippines. His father, Malakai Castillo, had been in the Philippine Navy for fifteen years as a commander.
The Castillo's military service begun during the Philippine Revolution, when people of the island fought against Kingdom of Spain for freedom. They tried to fight towards independence until the Philippine-American War began and ended with defeat. Then, they fought in World War II against the Empire of Japan as they were taking over all of Asia. After World War II ended and the country was free from Japanese control, the Castillo family decided to keep the long history of military service going.
Life had been planned for Marco and his other siblings (three sisters and five brothers) until the relics were discovered, proving that humanity wasn't alone. The Castillo family were very religious Catholics among with most of the Philippines. Even, the Pope declined the findings and said that it was "propaganda against all religion". Despite their disagreements, Malakai and his two sons joined the Systems Alliance as soon as it formed.
Because they had joined the Alliance, they moved all the way from Manila to Madrid. The family had a hard time adjusting to life in a new place, while the father signed to be in the 5th Exploration Fleet and the two sons joined the Colonial Garrison Unit. Soon enough, Malakai left Earth to help out in the newly massive military fleet to defend the expanding territory and when one of the first colonies was established, the two sons left as well. Leaving the mother to raise her children alone.
The family decided to stay on Earth, still doubtful of alien life until the First Contact War happened with the attack on Shanxi. At the time, Malakai was with the Second Fleet under Admiral Kastanie Drescher and saw the turian fleet for the first time as they launched a powerful counteroffensive. The news soon spread of the attack and the new aliens, causing fear among the Castillo. And then, they got the news that one of the sons died during the attack. This caused the hate towards aliens to grow.
At the age of nine, Marco overheard his siblings and parents talking about the First Contact War, the Citadel, and the 'aliens'. Months after the First Contact War, his father came back to Earth to discussed plans for the future of the family. Most of the family members hated aliens for taking their loved one away; however, the young Marco didn't understand what really was happening besides the fact that they met other species.
As he was getting older, he got more interested in history of humanity and the other species as he learned about them in school. Despite his thirst for knowledge, his family banned anything that could "corrupt the minds and our religion" and had connections beyond Earth. Marco started to avoid the rules and saw pictures of the Citadel and other planets, read about the history of the turians, and heard rumors about the beautiful asari. The relationship between his family was getting worse until he was found kissing another boy, forcing him to come out as gay.
His father came back to Earth to question Marco's activities among with most of the family. After a heated argument, he was slapped by his mother and was sent to his room. He quickly send a message to his two sisters, Joanna and Ciara, to get him out of Earth as soon as possible. Despite getting the message, they lived at the Citadel and the cost to get someone from Earth to the Citadel was a lot.
It would be months of physical and emotional abuse from his family members until his sisters were able to get enough credits for Marco to board onto a ship to the Citadel. He had finally escaped from the nightmare back at Earth.
Life at the Citadel was a whole lot different than life at Earth—even traveling in space was difficult for Marco. But, he was happy to be away from his family and being independent in this new place. At first, he wanted to be C-Sec like his sister, Ciara; however, they only accepted the best and she was one of the best and respected cops in Spain. But, she taught Marco how to fire a gun and close combat that C-Sec taught her. He had no other choice, but to become a cook at his other sister's restaurant, Joanna.
But, at the age of twenty, he wanted to do something else other than stay at her sister's restaurant. Then, he remembered about the Systems Alliance and the family's military history. He wanted to continue that history, even if the family didn't care about him. That was when he decided to join the Systems Alliance in 2168 CE.
For eight years, he served the Alliance as a cook in the Skyllian Verge and then moved to the 68rd Division, where his shooting and combat skills improved; however, he was still at the Skyllian Verge. He had planned to stay at the alliance until he retired; however, everything changed one day when Mindoir was attacked. His Division was stationed at Mindoir, when batarian slavers attacked the colony. It was a surprise attack as hundreds of slavers started to kill the colonist and even capturing some.
Most of his division were either killed or separated because of the attack. Marco was hiding with some of the colonies, when the rest of the Marines arrived; despite their best efforts, they couldn't push forward. They went from house to house, trying to escape the slavers; however, most of the colonists were dead and some had killed themselves in hopes of not becoming slaves. Marco had to endure the horrors of Mindoir for two days until air support from one of the lines gave him enough time to make a run for it.
Only two colonists lived, while fifteen died during the attack. This event changed him forever, because he felt like he failed the family line again. For the remaining seven years, he went on to travel to different parts of the galaxy. But, he couldn't get Mindoir off of his mind and he had regular nightmares about it, about the colonists that he couldn't save. And the fear that he had to have that responsibility again caused him to retire with honours.
He quickly returned to the Citadel and helped out at his sister's restaurant again. He was the head cook for that restaurant for two years until he saw a classified ad for a job aboard a ship. At first, he didn't think much of the classified ad, but he thought about how he could do good again without the responsibility that he had to have at the Alliance. He took the offer and soon spent his well-earned credits on gears, even known his sisters questioned him about the decision.
But, he said that he would keep in contact with them once he left the Citadel. And Marco soon left behind the perfect life of being a cook at a restaurant for being a cook aboard a ship, traveling around the galaxy and earning credits.
Equipment Weapons Katana Shotgun V
Raikou Pistol IV
Tsunami Assault Rifle VI
Inferno Grenades
Armour Heavy Janissary Armor III Miscellaneous Philippines Pendant NecklacesPowers Adrenaline Rush
Pistol Marksman
Assault Rifle Overkill
Shotgun Carnage
Immunity
Font Colour Dark Blue (0072bc)
