Full Name: Radek Yerez
Age: 26
Callsign or Alias: Parzival
Gender: Male
Race: Anthropomorphic canine.
Team: Red
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 115 lbs.
Appearance:Radek YerezXT-54 Exo-Armor(Cockpit canopy seals up when operational.)
Defining features: Unusually for a modern soldier, he completely lacks any sort of augmentation.
Weapons: One 9mm Kudraz-Molos “Velzon” machine-pistol. This is a pretty standard exo-armor crewman personal weapon.
In exo-armor:
2x Yeltaz Arms "Longinus" 105mm main guns. The primary armament of the XT-54. Its autoloader system ensures a high rate of fire, although operational manuals stress restraint; malfunctions and even barrel breakage is not uncommon when the weapon system is pushed to its limits.
2x Yeltaz Arms 20mm autocannons. Secondary armament. These are mounted just below the 105mm guns. Primarily intended for anti-infantry purposes, although can also be used to attack light vehicles. HE makes up the majority of their ammo loadout.
Gear: Battlesuit Type: Standard Loadout XT-54 ‘Gahmuret’ Exoskeleton.
Classification: Medium Exo-Armor.
Battle Suit Details: The XT-54 ‘Gahmuret’ is one of the most widely produced and fielded by the Empire, and is arguably the face of their exo-armor corps. Although well-protected and capable of decent speed, its manoeuvrability is limited. While the upper body has a good traverse, turning for the legs is inferior to its contemporaries. It has limited range thrusters for tactical maneuvering, evasion and short jumps only, and is otherwise dependent upon its own legs or other transport vehicles to move from battlefield to battlefield. With the Empire’s emphasis on quantity over quality, the ergonomics of the vehicle leave much to be desired, and the crew space is notoriously confining. Additionally, its anti-missile countermeasures just aren’t up to modern standards. As a medium exo-armor, its primary role is to engage other vehicles and provide support for the infantry.
Gear:The XT-54 is outfitted with the following:
- 2x smoke grenade launchers.
- On-board Virtual Intelligence assistant. It is rather stupid compared to the full-fledged AIs other nations have at their disposal. This is partly a cost-saving measure, partly a consequence of the Razvan Empire’s backwards technology, and partly due to doctrine’s insistence that pilots rely more on their own intuition than a machine’s.
- Vision Suite. This includes several zoom modes, NVG, Thermal Imaging and other optics.
- Automated fire extinguisher. A drawback of this system is that it invariably floods the cockpit with toxic chemicals by the very nature of its function, forcing the pilot to either be wearing a rebreather during its operation or to bail out.
- NBC protection (although it’s not quite up to par with its contemporary systems.)
- Stabilized gun system. This allows the XT-54 to remain locked onto a target and fire while on the move.
- Pod-mounted camera. Primarily used for reconnaissance and to capture propaganda footage, but also used to properly credit kills to pilots.
Outside of the Exo-Armor, he has his piloting jumpsuit and helmet. He has some emergency tools, although these are primarily for cutting his way out of the suit if he finds it locked on him due to battlefield damage or other malfunction. Repairs beyond simple field fixes are generally handled by support personnel in Razvan doctrine.
Character items: - Vehicle Destruction Armband in Silver: A simple silver-coloured fabric armband worn on the upper right arm that is awarded to pilots for the destruction of 15 enemy vehicles in a single engagement.
- Razvan Imperial League Badge: Not a military decoration, but rather a badge used to denote distinguished members of the Razvan political movement, typically awarded for long-term service or other noteworthy commitment. It consists of the insignia of the Razvan Empire on a circular pin.
- A personal palm computer. Notably it contains his journal, which he hopes to use to someday write his memoirs so that he may inspire future generations of Razvan youths to martial heroism and valour.
- A fragment taken from the wreckage of his first XT-54, which was destroyed in combat. It is about the size of a small pebble.
Abilities:Mech Soul – Through some peculiar intuition, he is able to squeeze greater performance out of his machine than what should be possible. The level of control he can exert over his machine is comparable to even augmented pilots. If his present track record is indicative, it’s believed he may find himself among the Razvan Empire’s top aces before the war is through. It’s possibly either a tall tale or propaganda, but other pilots have reported that he’s even forced his machine to keep operating despite the destruction of its vital components with this ability of his.
Fanatical Zeal – He is able to call upon the sheer strength, bravery, and willpower bestowed upon him by his unwavering belief in the Razvan ideal. With it, he is able to push himself beyond his limits and withstand odds and terrors that would daunt any other soul.
Both of these abilities are the result of latent, although low-key, psychic power. When taken in for examination, it was determined that these are more or less the limits for his psychic capabilities, and there would be no way to elevate his powers beyond this.
Skills: Gunnery Specialist, Exo-Armor Specialist, Ambushing and Camouflage Specialist, Public Relations.
AdvantagesExcellent gunner.
Superb pilot.
Unwavering resolve.
Good at motivating others.
Patriotic.
DisadvantagesScrawny and would be fairly unimposing outside of his vehicle.
Doesn’t know a huge amount about his machine beyond what’s in the manual, and while he has a knack for operating machines, he doesn’t know a great deal about how to repair them.
His methodical style of combat is often at ends with more mobile fighting.
While he doesn’t truly hate his enemies, this still doesn’t mean that he’s all that willing to collaborate with them, listen to them, or go easy on them if he perceives it’ll in any way disadvantage him or his nation.
Has an almost neurotic fixation on avoiding shame and dishonor.
Patriotic.
Weakness: He’s a pretty normal guy, physically speaking. So, lots of stuff.
Personality:As a ‘true believer’ in the cause and motives of the Razvan Empire, he tends to be in high spirits. He is something of a ‘political-soldier’, fully committed to their ideological struggle and he embraces it in all aspects. At his core is an unyielding love for his people and nation. He is determined to see the empire rise and thrive at all costs, and fully believes in its supposed destiny. His personnel file in fact comments that he would probably make an ideal politician in the Razvan government once the war is won.
However, his staunch belief does not translate into hot-heated jingoism as it typically does in these cases. Rather, he is overwhelmed by a contented serenity. He goes about his task with absolute certainty, free from doubt and concern. He truly believes that Razvan's victory is inevitable, but to be fair he does not believe it will be easy. Despite his fanaticism, he sees war as a clash of ideologies and interests, rather than strict good vs. evil. Although pragmatism often takes precedence in combat, it is thus not unknown for him to show mercy to his enemies.
Ironically his biggest anxiety isn’t found on the battlefield, but rather day-to-day life. He is somewhat reserved when it comes to personal interactions, overly conscious of the image he presents, and is inwardly terrified of bringing embarrassment onto himself. The more observant pick up that underneath the brave face he puts on, he is actually unusually tense and shy around others.
Combat: “Never be in a hurry to die” is his motto. He tends to advance cautiously, exploiting cover where possible, and much prefers engaging targets from afar. "Anti-vehicular sniping", to summarize it. The engagement that earned him his Vehicle Destruction Armband was a perfect example of the sort of bait-and-ambush style he prefers. “Lurk, withdraw, upon them”, as it is stated in maxim-form within the Razvan Empire’s armor operations manual.
Theme Song:I felt like havingtwo for some reason.Non-combat and combat, I guess :B
Bio:Radek Yerez had a rather inauspicious, unremarkable beginning, growing up in an ordinary middle-class family in a typical urban district. Both parents were teachers. Radek diverged from this, and instead studied journalism. However, with the emergence of the Razvan as a political force, he quickly involved himself with their movement. Their ideals and dreams for the nation matched his own, and he soon found himself as a writer for the party’s press releases and papers (or propaganda rags, as detractors would put it.) It was men like Radek Yerez that helped fan the flames of military rearmament and war, who urged the populace into claiming their rightful place in the universe through blood and steel, who preached the virtues of strength, honour and duty.
When Razvan had finally attained the military of which their planners and ideologues had dreamed, Radek was among those that poured into enlistment upon the outbreak of war, eager to at last practice what he had preached. At first he served as a battlefield journalist, but he was soon repurposed when a demand was put out for more combat personnel after the initial waves of casualties. The aptitude tests he was pressed into found he has a remarkable knack for exo-armor piloting, and that was thus where he found himself bound. This suited him fine. After all, in his mind, the time for words was all but over: Razvan needed action now.
Other Info:To Radek, his job in propaganda isn’t yet over. He hopes to make himself an exemplar and role model for others to follow in the footsteps of, hence his intense fear of embarrassment and other diminishment. He highlights his successes and downplays his faults and failings, just as he used to do for the Razvan Empire’s government. Some are concerned that his combat operations are in fact planned in order to bring him the most prestige and most kills, rather than to achieve proper tactical and strategic ends. He is thus seen by more negative eyes as being something of a glory hound, just a far more cautious and methodical one than most.
He yearns to some day to make something of himself in the governmental hierarchy of the Empire. Not out of lust for power, but rather his belief that it would be an even greater way to serve his people once the war is won. Although that's quite a while away, isn't it?
When left to his own devices, he tends to gravitate towards reading and writing. While he as a way with the written word, it is the spoken word where he tends to struggle. Where possible, he even reads and listens to the war news and broadcasts of his enemies. He derives great joy and interest from dissecting the works of others, and comparing it to his own. Although it is no longer his chief duty, he does convince command to let him write pieces for the army's publications where possible. Even as Radek the soldier, Radek the journalist remains irrepressible. Although he is an unabashed self-promoter, he also enjoys shining the spotlight on the deeds of his comrades.
