Marathon

"Leading is less a science, and more like an art." - MARATH0N
MARATH0N, formerly GUCCI_GILGAMESH or Haozhan, is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Colonial Marine Corps. His last two positions of command were as the Executive Officer of TECOM and the Commanding Officer of the United States Colonial Marine RCL Scrimmage Team detachment, and he was heavily involved in external affairs and diplomatic interactions with other groups, primarily the Humanity First Coalition, Kingdom of Robloxia and 3rd Noob Division. He is most definitely not a Vaktovian.
Marathon has had an affluent career with the Colonial Marines, originally joining in 2182 and resuming active service again in 2187, and has served with distinction ever since. He distinguished himself as a capable third person gunfighter and leader in multiple campaigns including the Covenant of the New Awakening Crusades and the Dell Crusades. This expertise allowed him to hightail through the ranks and brought him into Marine Raiders (then known as Special Forces), racking up an unprecedented combat record. This chain of success eventually culminated in his recognition by the Commandant who subsequently anointed him as the SMCM, a position which he served for a record 6 years. 
Marathon gained commissioned status in June 2193 and retired in October of 2194.
==History==
====Early Life ====
Marathon joined the ROBLOX platform in 2011 under the original username of exraider4. He mostly played "Base Wars," "Zombie Tower," legobuilder95's "Halo Galactic Dominations", and Horatio45's "Battle of the Titans" alongside his two brothers, and was heavily involved in the Minibuild and Dominations roleplay community alongside greats like A01 and clanky4. Ironically, his first group was the Mobile Bloxxers, which he joined after being recommended to by fellow Battle of the Titans player SecretAgentWolf (now MB Grand Marshal AndroidIdentity). He later invited his twin brother to Mobile Bloxxers to rescue him from the deluge of Survive the Zombies and endless obby and tycoon games. 
His friend at the time, Lolmate132, recommended he join the Colonial Marines after playing RistoReipas' Colonial Marines game and roleplaying in an Aliens group together. In 2012, Marathon joined the Colonial Marines, but lurked in the group for a great deal of time and did not actively take part in events.
Marathon served for a long time in the Mobile Bloxxers, serving as a Commander and Training and Doctrine instructor. However, a personal vendetta between himself and MB officer ih8ppl led to his demotion out of fears of favoritism towards his brother. Out of rage, Marathon left the Mobile Bloxxers and joined the Vaktovian Army Corps briefly, but out of boredom (or perhaps a lack of understanding of Vaktovia), he left shortly after.
Life as a Drifter and RIC
Marathon drifted around various groups and genres for most of the mid-2010s, eventually settling in the Italy ro-nation. He met future USCM officer Rexguardian in the Italian Armed Forces (ITAF) and eventually made his way far up in ITA's military, serving as the Minister of Defense for a time and the head of the GOI special operations division. He also led a coup in ITA, assisting Juliane14 in deposing an unpopular Prime Minister and instituting a temporary military junta until a new candidate was selected.
It was around this time that he began a notorious streak of solo-raiding various groups, racking up an international reputation as a ruthless mercenary and hitter.
Marathon would cycle through many pseudonyms and alter-egos, most notably the intergalactic freedom fighter ALZAHRANISTAN and gorilla mercenary JLMMIES. MARATH0N racked up an impressive record of topfragging and dominating in various raid games, most notably Blackhawk Rescue Mission 3. He also held numerous bounties in the UNSC Crown System, Raider Dawn's Raider Conflict, and other games, changing his name to MARATH0N in reference to the classic Bungie game and Halo starship class.
Marathon's most notorious reputation, however, was his knack for being one of the Roblox Infantry Corps' most infamous and troublesome solo-raiders. Even by himself, his solo raids would bring out RIC Com.B Battalion snipers with overpowered M107s, hotshot UH-1 Huey pilots, and protection details all designed to hold him back. He often fought alongside fellow notorious raiders like TwisterJ and KEVATGM, but mostly worked alone and for fun.
However, although he might not have been the most skilled combat-wise, his map knowledge and resourcefulness let him think one step ahead of his RIC opponents. On one occasion, he wiped an entire garrison at the RIC checkpoint with nothing but an SVD and a few M72 LAWs, having recorded the video and sending it to RIC officer (and later VAK Supreme General) Xbox720K1NECT.
RIC officers drake2196 and LtCollins8818 (future SOL primarch Cowxboy) later managed to calm him down and recruited him, and MARATH0N would go on to serve in RIC briefly as a Marine before leaving again "For fun."
ROBLOX Infantry Corps & Entry to USCM 
In 2016, Marathon eventually rejoined RIC under the name of Haozhan, enjoying a long and prosperous career within the Corps. He was well-respected, earning the rank of Major and later Colonel out of merit. He served within the Com.B Battalion as an intelligence agent under the command of General Jiptix. Due to his chemistry with him, Marathon was often paired with his close ally and partner Valorus, now known by the name of Aelyx Vyre, the former Supreme General of Vaktovia. Valorus and Marathon collaborated closely within RIC's Special Operations Command, both serving as opposite heads of the Rangers and Marines, and took part in various operations commanded by Chief of Staff Cowxboy. They also collaborated on RIC's 2017 Winter Games, with Marathon leading the Panthers faction. 
However, word of a war between the Canton Strategic Protocol and Vaktovia in 2017 quickly drew itself to Marathon's ears. Many of RIC's greatest officers and veterans would go off to join Vaktovia, but Marathon made a choice to stay away from the fray, citing that he "didn't want to sell his soul to either VAK or CSP."
It was around this time that Marathon resumed active service within USCM, eventually retiring in RIC due to burnout and a desire to prosper within the Colonial Marines. His parting gift to Valorus was his Spiked Helm of Shining Righteous Truth, which the former Supreme General still wears to this day.
The Colonial Marines
Marathon joined the Colonial Marines in 2017 under the name of GUCCI_GILGAMESH. Most of his time revolved around attending patrols with givingup2, but when the USCM war machine kicked back to full strength, he took part in various raids and smaller operations.
Marine Raiders, the Dell Crusades, and SMCM Life
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Alternate Universe: DWS Fish Program and Kingdom of Robloxia
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Forming the Crayon Crunchers
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Operation Vaktovian Freedom
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== Traits ==
Personality
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==Awards ==
* Commandants Medal of Honor
==Quotes and Trivia==
"What do you think the average height of a Vaktovian woman is?"
"I got tired of waiting so I conquered them and took their fish women hostage instead."
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"Tiki, you want an apple?"
==Memes ==
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