Name: Scott Valentine
Callsign/Nickname: Heartbreak
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Appearance: 
The only difference to the picture is that Scott has heterochromia, with his left eye being blue, and the right one brown. His hair is also a much more 'sandy blond' colour. He is approximately 5'7" in height.
Nationality: Joint US/UK nationality
Personality:Scott is almost the typical fighter pilot. Laid-back in demeanour, confident, and witty. He has a playful character and charm to him that is either endearing or frustrating, depending on who you are. This is countered by a professional seriousness and lethality when he is in the cockpit, and a respectable amount of raw, natural skill and expertise.
His somewhat rebellious and maverick nature has lead to chafing against military authority and limitations in the past, and as such the somewhat more relaxed life of a PMC gives him the same experiences, and makes use of his skills.
He plays as hard as he works, and this shell of easy confidence and casually treating even the most deadly and desperate situations with an air of dismissive humour masks a much deeper fear of his own mortality and of losing those around him, and the need to form bonds to ground himself to something. It is rare he lets the mask slip and the more vulnerable, real side of himself out, often seeking to drown his worries or at least relieve them with the highs of drink and sex, sometimes presenting him as at best a playboy or worst a callous and shallow man, when the opposite is true.
He has a particular relationship in his past that turned sour, and still harbours unrequited and unfulfilled love for his ex, Valerie Glass, who has become a commander in the N/UN forces. They have a cordial, if distant professional and working relationship and both still like one another, even if they are no longer intimately involved.
History:Scott was a naval fighter pilot before and during the Heavenfall, flying for the US Navy. Becoming a pilot was what he always wanted, ever since he was a kid. He managed to - despite chafing at authority, and being somewhat of a problematic cadet, prone to emotional outbursts and thinking with his fists or heart - make the grade and became a pilot of the F-14 Tomcat, a dream plane for him.
He met Valerie during this time, and they had a very on-again, off-again relationship. It was a lot of fun for them both, and they cared deeply for one another, but often clashed on a lot of things, mainly due to Val's frustration with Scott's hot-headed, impulsive nature and he with her more strait-laced, reserved nature.
Despite caring for one another, their careers constantly had them being apart, and combined with their butting up in personalities, they decided to split and remain friends, before getting so frustrated and angry with one another that that wasn't a possibility.
He didn't see much action prior to the Heavenfall, mostly combat air patrols along with the carrier group he was assigned to, though there were many close calls and intercepts, as well a number of reconnaissance missions, and a little bit of action that showed his talent for ground attacks.
However, this all changed during the Heavenfall. Stationed in the Persian Gulf at the time, the carrier group he suffered massively from the tidal upheavals, and then the following violence, the local powers seeing a perfect opportunity to lash out against the 'infidels from the west'. His unit - the survivors of it - were forced into combat, and Scott's plane was shot down, his RIO killed by being shot in front of him after they were captured by enemy forces.
He managed to escape as rival factions in the region clashed, linking up with other military survivors from the US and other allied forces in the region, and as a rag-tag band, they made their way overland toward hopeful help in Europe.
Eventually, during this slog, he met Katherine Kane - Kat - who joined their band of survivors and refugees, and quickly became a close, trusted friend and they built a strong, loyal relationship with one another.
Scott finally made it back to something resembling civilization, where he found he had been listed as dead, like so many of his comrades. Disgusted with the Navy after the commander who sent them into battle not only survived, but was free of all blame and even promoted, he left.
Civilian life didn't suit him, there was a restlessness within him, and he wanted to get back into action.
He decided to enlist with Shattered Steel, where his skills and experience were welcome.
He was reunited with the F-14 in the shape of the much more advanced and capable ASF-14 Super Tomcat 2010.
Kat was a natural fit as his WSO, having enlisted alongside him, and the two proved as inseprable and reliable in the sky, as they had on the ground.
His experience and skill resulted in him being given a commanding position and rank in Shattered Steel, and he was recently assigned the command position of the Cobalt Haze squadron.
Personal Gear:- Colt M1911 MEU/SOC .45 Calibre handgun with mounted tactical light.
- M110 7.62mm Marksman's rifle with suppressor, bipod, optical scope, vertical foregrip and optional light/laser.
- Combat/Survival knife - Scott carries the Gerber LMFII ASEK survival knife he had when he originally ejected from his jet after being shot down. It got him through everything after that, and its' kind of a lucky talisman for him by now, as much as a tool and weapon.
- backup folding knife
- Flight helmet; has a broken heart painted on the visor cover
Personal Aircraft:ASF-14 ST2010 aka
Advanced Strike Fighter-14 Super Tomcat 2010 
Customised with the following:
- All suggested modifications/upgrades in the linked article above
- Jolly Rogers-style paint scheme (minus squadron numbers and aircraft carrier markings)
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