Patrick McCarthy (Original Timeline)

== Patrick McCarthy ==
Patrick McCarthy (also known as Big Rick) is a main character and a major antagonist of the "Berserker Club" series.
Serving as the primary antagonist of the 5th chapter, Patrick is a mercenary and a lieutenant of Redwood Security Consulting that was eager to start a war against the government for disbanding the PMC.
== Background ==
Born on June 17, 1980, in Woodland, California, Patrick grew up on the West Coast and while nothing is known about his past, Patrick was taken in by Payne, who adopted him and brought him into a life of crime.
At the age of 18, Patrick joined the US Army and volunteered to join the 75th Ranger Regiment. He graduated from Ranger School and became an operative of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, which fought in the Iraq War. 
After fighting and reaching Master Sergeant for 17 years, Patrick was discharged and wanting more action, he joined Redwood Security Consulting and due to his specialized training, Patrick was selected by Weston to become an officer and one of the most skilled operatives in the PMC. According to Patrick himself, he was the group's very best commander and the most dangerous man alive.
== Biography ==
Patrick is first seen, reprimanding his men over their failure to kill Jamal and his crew and kills them for it.
Patrick is seen again when he led his army to wipe out the Club and fights Jamal before ordering his men to take the truck and retreat, revealing that he needed the truck to build up his army and that he is planning to destroy the city with a bomb to start a civil war.
However, Jamal stops them by having his men defeat his army while following Patrick to his private helicopter. The pair fight to the death and Jamal gets the upper hand, despite almost losing to Patrick due to his brute strength and military training.
== Personality ==
Outwardly polite and soft-spoken, Patrick declares himself a passionate freedom fighter for his homeland - at least as an excuse for many of his actions. In truth, Patrick was a ruthless insurgent and mercenary obsessed with the toppling of the American government which he declared as weak and corrupt. Well-read in American culture, Patrick loathes the bloodline of the new president which is rampant in America due to the mercy of the country being suffered by corruption, which he hates. 
Among his many facades, a man who fought for the American people was perhaps Patrick's most delusional due to his brutal and self-obsessed nature. He is very religious and seems to be willing to turn the country into an absolute war zone and his philosophy is based on a religious fascism that sees all the citizens of America as his sheep and himself as the shepherd who will guide them.
Ultimately, as a war profiteer, Patrick has his men rob drug dens and arms rackets to finance his war against the American government. A weakness in that regard is how Patrick's enemies underestimate his complete ruthlessness in accomplishing his goals, members of the Club believed Patrick would use some of the money to waver more mercenaries to his cause, yet his decision to sell drugs and guns for a bomb highlights the claim that he was a warlord to his core.
As a strong believer in Hindu mythology, Patrick did not fear death due to the idea that everything was replenished and reborn anew. This viewpoint seemed to encourage his actions by destroying the current American government. Patrick also used this as an excuse for his victims to reflect on the past mistakes in their lives that brought them to their death so they would fare well to avoid it in their next life, something which he claims to his victims in a sadistic fashion before killing them. This could explain his lack of concern over his impending death whilst fighting Jamal on the container (containing the bomb) which was headed towards a river - though Patrick’s insanity at this point could be a factor in this regard.
Despite trying to project himself as polite and civilized, Patrick was an arrogant and violent opponent who reveled in violence though his difficulty in finding the perfect balance made him, as some of his men claimed “as unpredictable as they come”. Though he claimed to consider himself a patient man, Patrick continuously degraded and insulted Jamal whilst attacking him on board his container as his well-mannered facade dissipates over violent frustration and pure rage whilst dealing with the man. Even his final words were an insult to those who had bested him, highlighting his truly sadistic nature hidden behind a polite facade that ultimately cracked.
Overall, Patrick is nothing more than a violent and bloodthirsty man who tries to be a gentleman to make people think that he is a decent guy that is easy to talk out of the way, but under the rug is an extreme sadist and mercenary who will do anything to succeed his goals, no matter how many people he will have to kill.
== Appearance ==
Patrick is an American man, standing at 5'11 or 6'0. He has a bulky muscular build, blue eyes, and slicked-back graying brown hair.
He wears a dark brown shirt with a shoulder holster, dark green cargo pants, tan combat boots, and sometimes a plate carrier. He occasionally wore glasses to hide his true nature.
== Skills ==
Patrick is a very smart and intelligent individual, having been a soldier before becoming a mercenary leader, showing a very high level of intelligence. He has a somewhat impressive knowledge of Hinduism and he is also a master planner, using various means such as stealing and selling ancient relics and drugs to successfully run his rebellion, making it strong enough to match the American Army and making an impressive plan to blow up a city to ignite a civil war which will turn the tide of war in his favor (which would help the PMC become active again). He is charismatic as he rallies more mercenaries to his side and join his rebellion as well as a fierce leader since all of his men follow him out of fear and respect for his fanatical ideas. He also easily manipulates his enemies into thinking he is harmless by his calm demeanor, which even took Jamal by shock who thought of him as an "average rebel". 
He is also a master combatant, brutal and efficient in hand-to-hand combat, easily overpowering Jamal and fighting him as a cohesive unit. Patrick's restricted and controlled fighting stance comes across as barely held together, his sadistic tendencies simmering just beneath the surface. It isn't until the finale where he's backed up against a wall that Patrick bears down on Jamal with his full strength.
== Trivia ==
* Patrick is the only villain that came close to killing Jamal in CQC.
* Patrick (out of the RSC operatives) is the only antagonist to have his separate goals.