[OOC] RAINBOW SIX: Reckoning

[Jeep Wrangler]

Luna looks all good, feel free to toss them up in characters.

@Caasicam

When we say "Six", who do you imagine them to be? Are we basing this Six off of the current one (if looking at Siege), the one at the beginning of the White Mask threat or a different one entirely?

[Caasicam]

current Six is this lad.

[Jeep Wrangler]

current Six is this lad.

@Caasicam

EYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Yah boy.

[Gunther]

Bienvenido Alejandra! @Xandrya

In the military community, the number six or zero six refers to the commander. Zero seven is the Sergeant Major or Senior NCO (Non-commissioned officer) and zero five is the Executive Officer (XO). In a Company, the number one, two and three are reserved for the Platoon leaders. At battalion and Brigade, the numbers one, two, three and four refer to the four primary staff officers; S1-Personnel, S2-Intelligence, S3-Operations and S4-Supply & Logistics.

Sorry everyone. Sometimes I get carried away. Spent too many years in combat boots and I still wear my dog tags.

[Jeep Wrangler]

@Caasicam Bit of a long one, sorry! Hope it's all good though and that it suits the RP well!

_{Special Reconnaissance Regiment}

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William 'Sonar' Albarn

	William J. Albarn 'Sonar' 6'2" | 83kg | 29 Years | Heterosexual Birthplace: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - United Kingdom Lieutenant - Special Reconnaissance Regiment

"A keen eye is just as deadly as a tipped bullet."

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Profile

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Appearance

Appearance

Albarn tends to blend quite well with the crowd. Standing at 6'2" and weighing 83kg, nothing about him stands out from the rest of the world. There's no definitive or visible muscle compared to that of any average European and as far as facial recognition goes there's no outstanding features that easily set him apart. Under the alias 'Sonar', Albarn equips himself in lighter gear than most operators, sticking to flexibility, manoeuvrability and complimenting subtle movement, usually donning darker colours of beige and black if the situation allows for it. Layered with smaller layers of body armour and webbing pouches for ease of access, it suits Albarn well for his expertise. Outside of duty, Albarn is commonly clad in military fatigues, including his Emerald Grey SRR Beret; occasionally he will dress down to casual wear, separating himself from the military lifestyle through looks as well.

Psychological Report

"Albarn has always been a peculiar one to watch over. With the weight of a certain legacy resting upon his shoulders, there's always been that drive to insert himself into any opportunity that may hone his skills. In the past, it was an unhealthy drive, one that got him into a lot of issues with some superiors, however I believe it's payed off rather well. He knows his way around the equipment we have and has his heart set in the right place, there's no denying it.

One thing I must compliment him on is his affinity to be a people's person if he needs to be. Talking to senior Operators about their gear and learning trades of mechanics comes with its secondary benefits after all. It's a comfortable social life, one where he will talk to people when its worthwhile, or in the interests in their help. We've found him recently to be very fond of keeping stressed Operators and even panicked hostages (preferably rescued ones) at ease. Unfortunately, I worry that perhaps this might be at the expense of his own constitution, where he can find the stress of battle dig into his neck, like a scorpion let loose.

On another note, he's always been a very...how do I put this? He believes actions are far stronger than words, though mainly through the products of an individual's output. For Albarn, it's his equipment. Reliable, he calls it. Minimalist, and something he isn't reliant on. If there's anything personal preference goes by, that's the way an Operator should be.

Yet, he's effective. Good company, and a good friend. English lad, too. So far he hasn't let relationships get in the way of his job, but that doesn't mean he hasn't gone to make those connections in the first place. And besides, unlike some old comrades, he knows when to keep a bloody mouth closed shut."

- Six

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Rank and Role

Lieutenant [SRR] - Specialist Technician / Operator [Active]

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Biography

Born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, William has always had trouble fitting in with his childhood peers. In his infancy, he was adopted by the 'Albarn' family. From the start, his family were very transparent about who he was biologically, yet it didn't stop them from caring about him as if he was their own. The stigma of adoption had been removed early on and William soon forged an immensely tight bond with his adoptive brother, Michael. Though there was a strong three year gap between them, limiting their shared education, their home life was commonly spent in each other's company, be it after school clubs, causing insignificant childhood trouble and living the upmost normal life. Of course, that changed very quickly on. At the age of 18, Michael left to join the Royal Marines, leaving William to his own personal self for the first time in years. There, he found his love for technology, and damn well did it stick with him onward.

Though at the age of 16 he considered enlisting into the British Armed Forces, hoping to gain the quickest route to reuniting permanently with Michael, he convinced himself to take a step back and focus on studies, taking his A-Levels and furthering his education. It was when he turned 18 that he actually made the move, jumping into Officer's Training in the Royal Marines, using the enlistment to also fund his undergraduate bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, specifically in the Imperial College of London. Once his degree was finished and his training in Sandhurst was complete, at the age of 21, he went into full service as a Second Lieutenant, all the while working closely with Electrical Engineering branches of the Forces. There, he remained comfortable for two years, becoming a Lieutenant and taking his place in the Armed Forces for a short while, deploying in several countries such as Afghanistan, Spain, Iraq, Syria and Egypt. Contact with Michael ground to a halt as his adoptive sibling was offered an unknown position outside of conventional reach. In response, Lieutenant Albarn caught the eye of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, or SRR, and decided to take his abilities a step further.

Training was gruesome, as he expected. Somehow he pulled through with a sense of pride and dignity, though his results weren't exactly exemplary compared to his hardened peers. Now under the UKSF, Albarn's life took a more familiar turn to what he is used to today. As the Unit was set up to unburden the SAS and SBS from intelligence and reconnaissance gathering, Albarn once again found himself travelling all over the world in unfamiliar operations of counter terrorism - notably, the SRR played a critical role in both Operation: Sea Demon and Operation: White Pool, the latter in tracking down and monitoring a remnant group of the previously defused White Mask Movement. It was there he had his first encounter with Team RAINBOW; and to his surprise, amongst the Operatives present was none other than Michael Albarn, under the callsign Hindsight.

Having proven his worth over the course of another three years, the now 24 year old William was soon recommended towards Six, the daunting figurehead of Team RAINBOW. After many background checks, Operational assessments and several interviews, RAINBOW offered William a position under their leadership, taking him away from the frontlines of Counter-Terrorism and instead hiring him as an Electrical Engineer to maintain and work with Operator's experimental gear. Michael remained as 'Hindsight' during this time, rekindling the familial bond with his adoptive younger brother as quickly as they'd done as children. Here, William further integrated himself into RAINBOW's familiarity, becoming a reliable behind-the-scenes member who spent many sleepless nights learning the trade of engineering behind each Operator's gear. At the age of 25, William was sent as an envoy to the highly secretive United States Covert Operations Unit, Third Echelon, to negotiate the testing and usage of their developing 'Sonar Goggles'. That was the day that changed the course of William's involvement in RAINBOW forever.

Third Echelon agreed to provide RAINBOW with their own version of the Ultra-High Frequency Sonar Goggles, however it was only a single model. Through what seemed at the time as a tough, ruthless and unfair deal, RAINBOW were given free reign to tamper with its gear, however they were not allowed to request any parts or replacements from Third Echelon until development was complete. William was assigned to work with the Goggles on his own for a while, testing it in adaptive situations. Over the two years he spent developing it, he condensed it down to work on a single eye, lowering its profile and integrating an Operator's utility radio into its devices, formally creating the UHF-SON-2. Michael was brought out of service for five months to test the new model in combat situations, with William himself occasionally taking his place on sick days. Now 27, William had provided a new asset that solidified a near permanent place in RAINBOW's background scene. That was until Michael found himself being critically wounded.

16th August 2033. During a combined arms raid with the Korean 707th Special Mission Battalion, Michael was shot several times across his body, mainly his arms, and was unable to get out of the way of a handheld improvised explosive device, severing his lower left leg. 'Hindsight' was extracted in due haste and was formally discharged from active military service, being allotted specialised medical and physiotherapy for the upcoming years of his life. This event temporarily halted William's progress as a serving member of RAINBOW, understandingly breaking his heart. However, after conversations with his brother rose up again, he found a sense of commitment to continue his brother's work in the field and requested a transfer into the Operator's Sector of Team RAINBOW. At first it was questioned, meaning William was opted to provide suitable reasoning for his case. In spirit, he provided his military history in the Royal Marines, SRR and Team RAINBOW development programme, as well as offering the field-testing of the UHF-SON-2 Goggles. After much consideration, he was granted his transfer, and by the age of 28 he became a fully-fledged member of RAINBOW's Operator Roster under the new alias of SONAR.

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Equipment

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Skills

• Operational Reconnaissance
• Intelligence Gathering Proficiency
• Electrical Engineering Degree
• Previous Team RAINBOW Equipment Engineer
• Naval and Amphibious Training
• Pragmatic Thinker
• Eye for Details
• Nimble Dexterity
• Nearly five-years experience within RAINBOW
• Covert Operations Training

Weaponry

• H&K MP5SD
• L119A2 SFIW
• Sig Sauer P226
• L3A1 Standard Bayonet
• L132A1 Smoke Grenades
• L109A1 HE Grenades
• SRR Reconnaissance Kit - Binoculars, Maps etc.
• UHF-SON-2

SON-2

Ultra-High Frequency Sonar Headwear - Mk. 2

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The UHF-SON-2 is an off-breed development to the original Sonar Goggles found in the hands of Third Echelon. Condensed from its more conventional predecessor, SON-2 aims to improve the ergonomics and flexibility of the original design, all the while retaining its functionality. In short, the SON-2 headwear is a tactical device that uses sonar to outline objects, people and threats either in the dark, around corners or on the other sides of walls, all within an approximate 10-15 metre range. Sonar Pings are adjustable via the headset, with the highest ping frequency being every 3 seconds and its lowest being every 10. It does not track movement, only the current locations of objects, people and weapons within the area, and it does not scan what the objects are, reliant on the user to identify the outlines and shapes of the objects that appear ahead of him, something Sonar utilises wisely.

An unavoidable disadvantage to the goggles is that their operational accuracy and functionality drastically decreases when the operator is moving at high speeds. This can include jogging or running, though when walking it does tend to appear a little "foggy". It's best used in static or slow movements, maintaining a clear and unfazed reading per each ping. Its goggle is layered with a grey scaled tint, giving a somewhat average night-vision view, even between each ping. The SON-2 is especially useful when combined with sight-obstructive equipment, such as smoke grenades, or when power is being cut out to certain buildings. The SON-2 headgear is also equipped with a built in Operative Personal Radio for ease of communications.

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Theme

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[Caasicam]

sonar all good to go, and not just cause of the chvrches theme or nothin'.

>_>

<_<

[Jeep Wrangler]

sonar all good to go, and not just cause of the chvrches theme or nothin'.

>_>

<_<

@Caasicam

I knew I'd pull a few heart strings with CHVRCHES, they always do!

Can't wait to put Will/Sonar through the group and seeing how he mixes with the others!

[sly13]

Almost done with my character. just finishing up some little bits and trying to find a picture for him.

[Caasicam]

character of my own to tag along with y'all. normally don't do this but i really, really like the characters you guys have put together. might not use them much but i like having the option available.

Viper

Name

Zahara Blanco

Callsign

Viper

Sex

Female

Age

30

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Appearance

Appearance

Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 67 kg

Athletically built, as to be expected from an active lifestyle on top of consistent hours clocked in training, with an overall relaxed posture that belies a focused mind. She is no stranger to tough, physical work, as evident by scarred hands and a nearly complete lack of anything but lean bodymass. While not some hulking mass of physicality by any right, she nonetheless puts an effort into keeping herself in as fit a shape as she can be.

Her features are fairly defined, angled and distinct, giving her a recognizable look that's hard to mistake. Jet black hair, normally never allowed below chin-length for ergonomic reasons, frames her dark russet complexion. Her eyes, almost completely matching her hair in terms of color, are normally hidden behind a pair of darkened glasses. Worn as much to protect her vision in everyday conditions as to conceal the parallel leylines of subdued, though noticeable, set of subdermal nanowires running from her retinal implants to the back of her head.

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Psychological Report

Psyche Eval

"Lieutenant Blanco, the situation surrounding her, has been the source of no end of headaches on my end. No fault of her own, but this is particularly relevant for her. The circumstances of her involvement within RAINBOW, essentially strong-armed in by the US military, has left her with the impression of been given a handout. It drives her to prove to those around her that she has what it takes to be part of this taskforce, even if no one save herself is questioning her place here.

Recommend joint operations with other members, both combat and otherwise. She works best as part of a cohesive unit, and the shared experience may work to lessen her lingering perception as being deadweight. She may not have earned her spot in advanced as others have done, though it's been my experience that Lieutenant Blanco is the sort of individual to earn the right to keep it."
- Six

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Skills

Skills

Competent marksman.
Extensive paratrooper and combat dive training.
SERE training.
Personnel recovery and survival.
Aerospace command and control.
Asymmetric warfare training.

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Equipment

Primary

Springfield VHS-K3 7.62x51 410mm (20+1)

1x/4x SU-230/PVS
AN/PEQ-15
WML Weapon Light

H&K MP7a3 4.6x30 180mm (40+1)

AMG UH-3 Holographic
WML Weapon Light
Suppressor

Secondary

SIG Sauer P400sf .45 ACP 120mm (10+1)

ROMEO2 reflex sight

Utility

AN-M14 TH3

EMB6 EMP

Gadget

HSVI-IEA3

Robust third-generation artificial optical system, a crossroads between cutting edge medical, imaging, and nano-scale technology. What commercially works as a vision-restoring technology has been ruggedized and enhanced for military use. The base system, running off of available bioelectrics, provides restored vision of wavelengths between 200 and 1000 nms, along with visual acuity approaching 20/1. While initially invasive, the technology itself is subdermal and requires little to no external maintenance.

The system can be augmented with external devices, currently taking the form of a wearable visor with its own dedicated power supply and sensors. This pushes the visible spectrum even further, with the radio frequencies emitted by many forms of communications technology well within detectable range.

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Bio

Bio

Zahara's family has no prior history of military service, not that it would have any particular bearing on her upbringing given their amount of involvement in her life. What little information she could find on them later in life indicates both had been first generation immigrants to the United States, and both very young when Zahara was born. That's all she's ever cared to find out, the only thing she inherited was a name. Zahara herself grew up bouncing around the California foster system, and though a bright kid, never seemed to find a spot to settle for any extended length of time. The experience wasn't all for naught, her strong sense of independence and self-reliance having been born from it. This, in turn, spurred her onto finding ways to take her life into her own hands even while just a teen. She excelled in her studies, and while not a prodigy nor a lightning fast learner, she picked up the slack through drive and a razor-sharp focus. Even then, no obstacle was too great, no problem unsolvable with just the right application of enough time and effort. It paid off, as she graduated highschool a year early and was well on her way to higher education.

It was then that she set down a path that would define the rest of her life since. On a recommendation she applied for the AFROTC program at her local university, and almost to her surprise was accepted in. Three and half years later Zahara graduated with her Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, and by her 21st birthday she was 2nd Lt in the Air Force. Within two years she was promoted to 1st Lt, though she primarily worked onbase in more technical fields for those first two years. Shortly thereafter the young officer enrolled in CRO training, feeling as though her potential was being wasted behind a desk. She made it through the first phase of the selection process and was promptly shipped off to Fairchild AFB for Phase II. What followed were some of the most grueling three months of intense training she had gone through up to that point in her military career.

Halfway through opportunity once again came knocking, and the Lt was forced to make a choice: stay and finish CRO training or take the plunge into something more. In hindsight, it wasn't a particularly difficult choice to make. Within a week Zahara dropped out of the CRO training process and was picked up by the Space Force, the fledgling branch having been recruiting promising members of the new generation to fill out its ranks. While technically still part of the Air Force, from there on Zahara's training became far more focused on the specific missionset of protecting the US's interests within Earth's sphere of influence. The specifics of which are buried behind a sea of black ink, and to this day she isn't allowed to discuss the exact process of it. She will mention having been to orbit several times, though exactly under what circumstances and by what methods is all very hush hush. Her work there came to an abrupt stop sometime three years ago, as an undisclosed training incident resulted in the death of at least two personnel and cost Zahara her vision. A radical block in her forward momentum that left her in a haze for the months as she recovered.

Never one to wallow in self-pity, it came as a surprise to no one that she was seeking out avenues to fix this even while recovery, getting ahold of friends and contacts within the military. This lead her to an in-house startup under DARPA contract, a neuro-connectivity company working to integrate the latest in medical nanotechnology into military applications. Zahara's field experience and unique injury made her an ideal candidate for patient trials, and only a few short months later she was one of the patients receiving the second-generation of vision restoring nanotechnology. For a little over a year she trialed the technology, having her own vested interest in the success of it, and was one of the first to volunteer for the next stage of the trials. The third iteration of the devices finally delivered on not just restored, but improved vision, the demonstration of success leading to more mainstream funding and bump in interest in the capabilities of the technology. This is where RAINBOW came in, though her road to the organization was far from ordinary. Wishing to see the performance of the technology outside of hand-built trials and scenarios, Zahara was; much to her own enthusiasm; push back into active service, though not for the US military as before. Instead she found herself in the unique position of having been assigned to the RAINBOW program by the Air Force, rather than having been selected by SIX himself. A situation which had its fair share of pushback from nearly all sides, not that she would let that get the better of her.

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throwing them up here as sort of an open invitation for stuff if anyone sees anything glaring. might make some graphics and icons for her at somepoint in the future.

[Jeep Wrangler]

So what's the game plan from here onwards?

[Perpenheimer]

So what's the game plan from here onwards?

@LetMeDoStuff

probably seize tunnel and blue hallway first and then plant armoury

[Jeep Wrangler]

<Snipped quote by LetMeDoStuff>

probably seize tunnel and blue hallway first and then plant armoury

@Perpenheimer

Sounds like a good plan, however I think if we take hatch and spam flashbangs, throw a smoke and plant inside we'll be right as rain.

[Jeep Wrangler]

@CaasicamAlso, out of personal interest, is there any way to get a list of what happened to the previous Operators?

We know that Mike Baker took over as Six, which was the perfect choice, but it could be cool to know which of the OG group of Ops retired, stayed with RAINBOW or have been killed in action?

[Caasicam]

This sorta falls into the worldbuilding available for y'all to create. It'd be fair to say that most of the former Ops returned to their respective CTUs after the deactivation of Rainbow. Dunno who was KIA and who made it out, but if anyone has any specific backstory or plot ideas y'all wanna use I'm totally open to it.

[Bartimaeus]

Dokkaebi dies.

[Caasicam]

o7

at least our thermite didn't get spawnpeeked

[Caasicam]

So what's the game plan from here onwards?

@LetMeDoStuff

oh yeah, almost forgot about this. sometime soon, later today or early tomorrow, i'm gonna get a quick intro IC post up and give everyone the opportunity to establish their characters as they wish around the Stadium. once everyone's settled we're gonna ship off to a first mission, a sort of dry run to see how things shake out both narratively as well as the specifics of how running the missions will go.

after that stuff gets more free form, if people wanna start going off and doing their own thing together i'm totally for it, but i'll still be coming up with missions and plot points for those that want in.

[Perpenheimer]

once everyone's settled we're gonna ship off to a first mission, a sort of dry run to see how things shake out both narratively as well as the specifics of how running the missions will go.

@Caasicam

basically we're doing a quick t-hunt to warm up

[sly13]

Balor

Callsign: Balor

Name: Finn O’Connor

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Appearance: Short auburn hair, blue eyes, and a short beard to wrap it all up together. Finn stands around 5’8 and weighs in at about 170 pounds.

Psychological Evaluation :
Finn is an interesting person to talk to once he gets used to you and becomes more relaxed. Until then though he is generally a quiet and reserved individual not wanting to bring the attention to himself. While this seems to have always been the way he is his, being a sniper probably didn't help much. I will note however that this quietness should not be mistaken for arrogance or indifference, rest assured Finn takes protecting his team very seriously.

Once you do get to know him though he seems to be great company that has a wide array of subjects he is happy to talk about to listen to. His favorite appear to be history and music, both of which he seems to have a large array of knowledge and love for.


Skills:
Stealth and infiltration.
Hand to hand combat
Observational skills
Multilingual (English, German, Russia)
Steady breath and level head in the field.
Expert Shot
Survival

Equipment:
L118A1 AWC
P226 MK 25
2x Smoke Grenade
2x Frag Grenade
2x Stun Grenade
Tactical knife
If not in a sniping mission uses the AR 33

Gadget:
Enhanced Thermal scope on his sniper rifle allowing him to see the heat signatures of not only people but when turned up allows Finn to see where heat has been transferred. (footsteps hand prints.)

Bio: Finn was born and raised just on the outskirts of Belfast. His father Liam was a mechanic by day and a heavy drinker by night. Even from a young age Finn learned to avoid his father as best he could whenever he saw beer cans around unless he wanted to set him off. Finn's mother did her best to protect him and his younger sister from the monster their father could become but you can never hide something like that completely. Finn simply did the best he could to watch out for his younger sister and made it his mission to protect both his mother and sister just like what envisioned a man was supposed to do.

This natural need to protect people meant that Finn was instantly drawn to the military after graduating from school. With a mix of wanting to protect people and earn some money at it Finn enlisted into the Military the day after he graduated and was shipped off the basic training. With Finn being usually a quiet and reserved individual he had a bit of trouble fitting in with most of the soldiers who had also enlisted. Lucky for him however his commanding officer had noticed Finn's high score when it came to marksmanship and so recommended him for sniper school. Here Finn truly felt at home. Being up and above most of the commission while still being able to watch over his brothers and sisters as their unseen guardian.

That should be it for him. let me know if I need to change anything or if I forgot something.

[Caasicam]

balor looks all good, you're all set to put him up in characters.