Sheng Wu-Er

Sheng Wu-Er (Chinese: 生无二, literally No Second Life) was an Asian national pre-invasion. In a following years, Sheng found his way into the ranks of the Special Operations Executive. He was one of the few individuals outside of Pandora with a suit of HaES II heavy armor and was known for his use of a ballistic shield in combat, and his emphasis on defense earned him the nickname "Paladin" and later "Rock". He was also known for his outstanding physical fitness.
==History==
Originally just an average Chinese citizen, Sheng narrowly escaped from China and was lucky enough to find refuge in Britain, where he remained for the duration of the war. He spent some time living simply as a refugee, until frustration with his living conditions and haunting memories of the friends and family he left behind in China spurned him to enlist with the British Army as a Private. His performance as a soldier was somewhat paradoxical; despite being a notorious hypochondriac, he was also known for his physical discipline, and despite being a self-proclaimed coward nonetheless would be motivated to acts of high bravery when it came to rescuing his friends from danger, and he was considered a loyal friend by those he fought alongside.
Although serving in the army for several years, Sheng never embraced a British identity and always considered himself simply a wayward Chinaman on temporary employment in a faraway land. His secret hope was to one day accumulate enough savings to somehow acquire a Suit for himself and return to China.
Having risen to the rank of Private First Class by 2019 with an outstanding combat record, he would attract the attention of the Special Operations Executive and be assigned to the 18th cell. Sheng frequently committed himself to managing the unit's logistics with Corporal Theo "Marte" Stevens.
Being a Chinese national, Sheng was selected for the 18th cell's deployment to China in 2020, accompanying the European Federation's long-range expeditionary invasion fleet. With being back in the far east alone enough to perturb the normally amicable man, Sheng was distraught to learn of the state of his homeland and of the nuclear attack on Beijing, angrily swearing revenge on the Axe Gang Bandits.
During an operation deep into enemy territory, Sheng and Gunther Gehring would be captured by Axe Gang Bandits led by Kao Tenzin. Sheng managed to escape on his own and was located by Tora Foster, who recommended leaving Gehring behind, as she considered rescuing him to not be worth the risk. Sheng refused to leave an ally behind and instead went back to the bandit camp alone and armed only with a pistol, managing to sneak within eyesight of Gehring before being discovered by bandit guards. During the ensuing firefight, he was shot and subsequently bled to death while Gehring watched him, his last thoughts being of the childhood friend who had perished to Vannai killer-drones in order for him to escape years ago.
Despite dying for the sake of his team, the rest of the unit quickly forgot about Sheng's death. Foster alone would much later admit that she considered the loss of Sheng something she always regretted, but never told anyone that she had been in a position to possibly prevent it.
==Personality==
A notorious hypocondriac, Sheng was vastly afraid of germs, injuries, and other assorted misfortunes. He carried a bunch of lucky charms under his armor during missions, while also trying to keep himself clean whether in and out of combat gear.
Otherwise, Sheng was a very humble person with a wageslave mentality, always complaining about his work but not really wanting to leave it. He also enjoyed the occasional drink and company with his colleagues after missions.
==Appearance==
In combat gear, Sheng's rather short frame is buried under layers of thick carapace armor and a riot shield. Wielding a P90 one-handed, he looks like a proper modern special operations agent.
Below the helmet, Sheng looks unremarkable, and sports short, choppy black hair.
Category:PACYOA: TE
Category:European Federation
Category:Deceased