Chuck Hansen

The youngest ranger in PPDC history and possibly the best. He certainly is in his own mind.
==Quick Facts==
*Always wears his dog tags out, contrary to convention
*If you see Chuck, you see Max, generally speaking
*Arachnophobic
*Highest performing student in Jaeger Academy history as well as the youngest ranger placed on active duty
*Permanent Ghost Drift after Nov 2019 with Striker Eureka's AI and a limited one with Pietr
*Early attempts at initiating neural handshakes result in lingering psychological, cognitive, and/or physiological damage to his Drift partners
*After late Jan 2024, experiences occasional periods of deafness and mutism, which do not interfere with his duties as a ranger
*Spends all of 2018 desperately searching for a copilot after PPDC Command promises him the right hemisphere of Australia's planned Mark V Jaeger.
*Target of continual teasing and abuse by the Jones brothers, Jackson and Logan, after their arrival at the Sydney Mini-'Dome in 2016.
==Personality==
Combative, with an ego the size of a small planet and a temper to match. Emotionally immature. Absolutely devoted to his dog, Max, and being the best ranger in the Jaeger program. Continually trying to prove himself superior to his father, Herc.
Where Herc is resigned and non-communicative, Chuck is confrontational and tactless, with a tendency toward seething. These tendencies were temporarily curtailed by his interactions with Pietr, but returned with a vengeance when Pietr was transferred away from Sydney.
Chuck can and does respect others, but such must be earned. For example, despite their continual fighting and snarking, Chuck respects the Jones brothers' skill as rangers and trusts them completely to cover his back on deployment.
== Pocket & Personal Effects ==
* Books of crossword puzzles
* Mobile phone
== Closet ==
* Striker Eureka bomber with kill markers stenciled on the back
* Tees and trousers in Team Striker Eureka grey
* Custom boots matching Herc's
==Timeline==
2003 Aug 14: Born; immediately nicknamed 'Chuck' by Angela over Herc's protests
2010 Q1/Q2: Herc away from home serving with the RAAF No. 77 Squadron in Afghanistan
2014 May: Moves with his parents to St Ives, NSW, Australia, when Herc transfers to RAAF Base Richmond
2014 Aug 30: Unable to flee the rapidly approaching Scissure when the Kaiju suddenly changes course to the north, Chuck, along with Angela, witnesses the destruction of St Ives by the monster; Scott and Herc commandeer a helicopter from the RAAF base, fly it to St Ives, collect Chuck and a number of other neighbourhood children; Angela killed when she turns back to gather more children for the flight
2014 Sep (early): Chuck, Herc, and Scott assigned family quarters at RAAF Base Richmond; Chuck begins therapy for PTSD.
2014 Nov 17: Herc presents Chuck with Max, who becomes his lifelong companion and confidant.
2014 Dec (late): Moves with Max, Herc, and Scott to Kodiak, AK, United States, where the elder Hansens attend the Jaeger Academy
2015 May: Meets Chuck Darling and immediately latches onto her
2015 July (mid): Moves with Max, Herc, and Scott to the Hong Kong Shatterdome on Tsing Yi Island within the urban area of Hong Kong, China.
2015 Oct: Sydney Mini-'Dome established within the Hong Kong Shatterdome
2015 Dec 15: Lucky Seven launches with a parade in Sydney
2015 Feb 9: Lucky Seven, piloted by Scott and Herc, takes the kill of HK-16 at the First Battle of Hong Kong after Horizon Brave units 1 and 2 engage and fail
2016 (mid): Meets Mako and strikes up a permanent (if occasionally strained) friendship
2016 Jun (late): Meets Logan and Jackson, who immediately begin tormenting him
2016 Aug 18: Lucky Seven, piloted by Scott and Herc, assists in the kill of Reckoner at the Second Battle of Hong Kong
2017 May (mid): Moves with Chuck, Herc, Scott and the rest of the staff of the Sydney Mini-'Dome to the nearly completed Sydney Shatterdome
2017 Jun (mid): Moves with Max to Kodiak, AK, United States, to attend the Jaeger Academy
2017 Jul: Knocks out Newt after an argument at the Jaeger Academy, placed on disciplinary probation
2017 Dec (early): PPDC Command verbally promises him the right hemisphere of Australia's planned Mark V Jaeger
2017 Dec (mid): Graduates from the Jaeger Academy with the highest scores in the institution's history; returns to the Sydney Shatterdome with Max; immediately glues himself to Chuck Darling, who he views as a likely copilot
2018 Jan (mid): Sneaks out with Chuck Darling and has their Jaeger logo design tattooed on his arm, after presenting a forged parental consent form
2018 Jan (late): A Drift Compatibility test with Chuck Darling goes horribly wrong, leaving her with extensive neural scarring and him unharmed; Jackson's torment of him reaches a new level of intensity 
2018 Mar 14: Lucky Seven, piloted by Scott and Herc, takes the kill of Hellmaw at the Battle of Singapore 
2019 Jan 3: Meets Pietr; the pair show possible Compatibility in both an informal sparring match and a formal test in the Kwoon; Chuck declares Pietr his copilot
2019 Jan 4: Chuck and Pietr Drift for the first time, confirming their Drift Compatibility
2019 Jan 7: Sees Chuck Darling for the first time since the failed Drift; it doesn't go well
2019 Jan 14: Derek assigned as Handler to the forming Team Striker Eureka
2019 Jan (late): Pietr moves into a shared suite with all four Hansens
2019 Feb 16: Lucky Seven, piloted by Scott and Herc, badly damaged at the Second Battle of Manila by the Kaiju Mizuchi; Herc badly injured, Scott less so; Scott encourages him to think the breakdown in the Drift was Scott's fault
2019 Mar 3: Scott stripped of his rank as ranger; Chuck does not attend the formal inquiry
2019 Mar 29: Scott leaves without a word for his new assignment at the Panama City Shatterdome
2019 ~May: Begins dating his first serious girlfriend, Ruby
2019 Aug 15: Discovers he's the subject of a fierce internet competition; meets Nate
2019 Sep: Drifts with Herc as part of a 'calibration exercise'; surprisingly, they're Compatible
2019 Sep (late): Has the new Striker Eureka logo tattooed over the previous one
2019 Oct (early): Chuck and Pietr Drift with Striker Eureka for the first time
2019 Oct (early): Officially assigned as the left hemisphere pilot of Striker Eureka, with Herc assigned the right; Pietr removed as ranger and scheduled for transfer to the Anchorage Shatterdome; Chuck expresses his extreme displeasure to Marshal Nguyen
2019 Nov 2: Striker Eureka's AI becomes fully self-aware and forms a permanent Ghost Drift with Chuck and Herc; father and son never develop a similar link
2019 Nov (early): Learns he is distantly related to Pietr's wife, Griet, and their children through his mother's family
2019 Nov 28: Watches the destruction of Triton Tasmania and the deaths of Iorangi and Elizabeth during the First Battle of the Breach from Sydney LOCCENT
2020 Mar 1: Learns of the destruction of G*psy Danger during the Battle of Anchorage and the death of Yancy; is deeply shaken by the loss of two of his idols
2020 May 25: Engages in first combat at the Battle of Ho Chi Minh City, taking the kill with Herc and Striker
2020 Aug: Takes the kill of Hound at the Battle of Auckland with Herc and Striker
2021 Oct 9: Takes the kill of Ceramander at the Battle of Honolulu with Herc and Striker
2022 Jan 31: Takes the kill of Spinejackal at the Battle of Melbourne with Herc and Striker; Pietr, piloting Echo Saber with Momoko, is badly hurt, deeply upsetting Chuck
2022 Jul 24: Takes the kill of Taurax and the Battle of Mindanao with Herc and Striker
2024 Jan 1: Reunited with Pietr when Pietr returns to Sydney as a Fightmaster
2024 Jan (mid): Attempts to convince Pietr to protest Pietr's assignment as temporary pilot of Horizon 2 Brave at the Lima Shatterdome; Pietr accepts the assignment
2024 Jan 24: Watches the Battle of Lima from Sydney LOCCENT; begins experiencing periods of deafness and mutism usually lasting several hours per occurrence
2024 Jan 31: Visits Koffiefontein
2024 Jul 5: Takes the kill of Insurrector at the Second Battle of Los Angeles with Herc and Striker
2024 Jul 30: Takes the kill of Bonesquid at the Battle of Port Moresby with Herc and Striker
2024 Aug 28: Takes the kill of an unnamed Kaijiu at an unnamed location with Herc and Striker
2024 Sep 25: Takes the kill of Rachnid at the Battle of Brisbane with Herc and Striker; is shaken up by the loss of longtime wingmen Jackson and Logan
2024 Oct 4: Takes the kill of Raksaksa at the Battle of Kuching with Herc and Striker
2024 Oct 31: Takes the kill of Fiend at the Battle of Acapulco with Herc and Striker
2024 Nov 30: Takes the kill of Kojiyama at the Battle of Bohai Sea with Herc and Striker
2024 Dec 30: Takes the kill of Mutavore at the Second Battle of Sydney with Herc and Striker after deploying despite the official decommissioning of Striker Eureka and closure of the Sydney Shatterdome
2024 Dec 31: Arrives at the Hong Kong Shatterdome with the rest of Team Striker; goes out of his way to antagonize Raleigh in the mess hall (possibly encouraged by Herc giving Raleigh Chuck's meal)
2025 Jan 4: Remains in LOCCENT with Herc and Tendo trying to shut down the out-of-control G*psy Danger when Mako chases a RABIT; forcefully expresses his displeasure with the Becket-Mori team to Stacker; picks and loses a fight with Raleigh; participates in the Second Battle of Hong Kong (aka the Battle of Victoria Harbour), assisting in the kills of Otachi (with Striker and Herc) and Leatherback (with Herc), as well as cheering on the relaunched G*psy Danger
2025 Jan 5: Says 'goodbye' to Herc and Max before launching for Operation Pitfall; accepts Stacker as a copilot and successfully Drifts with him; takes the kill of Scunner and assists with the kill of Slattern at the Second Battle of the Breach with Stacker and Striker; killed by detonating the nuclear bomb Striker carries (he completes his portion of the ignition sequence before Stacker begins his)
2025 Jan (late): Finds himself slowly becoming Siqi's familiar
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