Jaxon Reynolds

"Regardless, I'm going to carry this team through. Drunia, Wendesvehr, Bharata, Tigerwolf - they can send whatever the hell they want at us, and we'll tear them down each and every time. That's what it is to be a Lion." ~ Jaxon Reynolds. Jaxon "Jax" Reynolds (Callsign Nemean-1) is an Ark Pilot and captain of the highly elite JSF Nemean. He is the designated leader of the Pride, and undertakes . Like the rest of his team, he is classified as a Hyper Lethal Vector. His Ark is referred to as Sandstorm.
== Appearance ==
=== Jaxon ===
Jaxon is a tall, muscular caucasian male. His blonde hair is cut short and swept to the right, and he possesses a strong jawline. His eyes are a sky blue.
Jaxon wears a black Ark Pilot's suit in battle with graphene trauma plates on places such as his torso, shoulders and upper legs. He also wears a black helmet that links up to his Ark and gives him HUD visuals.
Like all members of Nemean, he possesses a tattoo of the striketeam's insignia. This tattoo is located on his upper back.
=== Sandstorm ===
Sandstorm is a medium-class Ark with copper colored armor. On its left arm is a deployable shield that it uses to shield itself from oncoming fire. It is a non-humanoid Ark, its body structure and digitigrade legs allowing it to have better recoil control with its weaponry though not as much flexibility. Sandstorm is of an average height for a medium Ark, standing at 18 feet tall.
== Personality ==
=== Jaxon ===
Jaxon is a particularly charismatic individual, possessing probably the best sense of humor in the group (along with Damien) and is known as a "smooth talker". Despite his apparent outward 'meathead' presentation of himself, he is actually possesses an impressive degree of underlying intelligence. He is able to talk his way into people's hearts and minds alike in order to get what he wants. The greatest aspect of Jaxon's charisma is his ability to instill his allies with a sense of hope regardless of the situation they are in.
Though he is generally kindhearted and laid back around people he considers friends, this by no means implies he cannot act professional is the situation calls for it. Notable instances of this include the outward facade of professionalism whenever talking to UDI operatives (especially Dante, despite his secret hatred of him), and during ops.
As the leader of The Pride, Jaxon is skilled in military strategics and is a bold figure - if there is a risk, Jaxon will take it. However, he has a tendency to let the burden of upholding the status of Nemean get to him, and can become flustered, though his second in command is usually by his side to help him out.
Jaxon sees the slaughter of civilians as unnecessary violence, and thus will attempt to lure enemy Arks away from a civilian-populated area, or push them out of the area. This can sometimes be a hindrance to the team, and has lead him to butt heads with Elias Tanguy on more than one occasion. 
Jaxon is a passionate man, and seeks to defend his homeland from those who wish to threaten it. Because of this, he, like the rest of Nemean, is ruthless in his battles against enemy forces and anyone else he sees as a threat to his friends, family and country, and has no qualms with killing those who he perceives as enemies. 
=== Sandstorm ===
Sandstorm is fully sentient, and possesses the capability to replicate and understand human emotion. What is most interesting about Sandstorm is that it refuses to speak in any decipherable human language, deciding to instead speak solely in a language known as binary, which is the base language used to answer questions 
Sandstorm seems to have a unique fascination with human behavior, as well as cats and dogs. It is best friends with X-Ray. 
=== Relationships within Nemean ===
[BY ORDER OF GENERAL MCNEMAN, ALL OF CAPTAIN JAXON REYNOLD'S RELATIONSHIP STANDINGS WITHIN NEMEAN ARE TO BE OFFICIALLY MARKED AS EITHER "NEUTRAL" OR "POSITIVE".]
Thatcher McMillan: Positive - As his second in command, Jaxon holds a great amount of respect for Thatcher and values his family-man attitude and jovial nature. He is likely the second closest to Jaxon in Nemean after Damien.
Damien Cruz: Overwhelmingly Positive - Damien is Jaxon's best friend within Nemean. They share a like sense of humor, are some of the only mentally stable male members of Nemean, and are outwardly trusting of each other. They tend to share banter on and off the field.
Arlo Krastin: Neutral - Jaxon has yet to spend enough time with Arlo to decide what he thinks about him. However, he admires his determination, grit and code of honor, though believes his temper could be worked on.
Kaiden Bellig: Neutral - Jaxon is particularly wary of Kaiden and his attitude, both through his own sense of intuition and by necessity. He, by order of Doctor Josef Yularen, must keep Kaiden under his surveillance at all times in order to prevent him from harassing others within and outside of Nemean, and to prevent him from wandering off and causing harm to innocent bystanders. Jaxon constantly orders Kaiden to stay in line and threatens him with harsh repercussions, though he has never acted on these punishments as Kaiden has never outwardly disobeyed Jaxon.
Akira Saito: Positive - Jaxon respects Akira and knows that her mechanical skill is of great value to the team. He can relate somewhat in regards to her disposition towards A.I., though not nearly to her extent.
Mia Walker: Mostly Positive - Jaxon appreciate's Mia's crude sense of humor as well as their shared region of origin. He considers her happy-go-lucky attitude towards things as a positive contributor towards the overall mental health of Nemean. However, he believes that her tendency to become overconfident may become a liability towards the team.
Evangeline Bautista: Mostly Positive - Though Jaxon hasn't interacted too much with Evan, he believes that her analytical skills and knack for military strategy are beneficial to the team in combat scenarios. 
=== Psychological Profile ===
 The following report was written and detailed by Dr. Josef Yularen.
 "Jaxon Reynolds is an incredibly charismatic member of JSF Nemean, however he seems to exhibit a large amount of passion for his ideals, especially the avoidance of harming civilians. Should the need arise in which we must harm civilians in order to achieve a goal that could bring down our enemy, Jaxon may refuse to partake in the event. Additionally, the burden of being the leader of a JSF can cause Jaxon to doubt himself at points, but his team generally helps him through this.
His aforementioned hesitation when it comes to harming civilians has led him to butt heads with his fellow JSF member Elias Tanguy, who prefers a more violent route.
Jaxon seems to share his greatest friendship with Damien Cruz, perhaps because they both share a similar sense of humor. Jaxon does not seem to mind Damien's apathy towards killing, as Damien does not necessarily find any enjoyment in killing, unlike Nadia. Jaxon should, at all times, monitor Kaiden Bellig's behavior and any changes in it. Should there be a change in behavioral patterns, such as Kaiden refusing orders from a superior, then these changes are to be reported to me or Dr. Kölleg as soon as possible." 
- Dr. Josef Yularen's psych profile on Jaxon Reynolds.
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Mest Kölleg's psychological evaluation
Most of the things I am to say about Jaxon has already been hit upon by my co-worker Dr. Yularen, who seemingly got to Jaxon before I could. (Damn that old cretin and his creepily quick, decrepit legs.) This evaluation is also made more difficult by the fact that Jaxon actually has access to psych evaluations at his security level, including his own. Meaning he'll actually probably get to see what I'm typing about him as soon as I log it. Regardless, I'm going to approach Jaxon as I would any patient under my care and state the truth as far as I can understand it.
Let me begin by first stating that if I was not such a cold bitch that saw people as objects to be studied, perhaps Jaxon could have wooed me as he probably does all the other female staff on the Argo. Jaxon's charisma and command is mirrored by a strong jawline, the likes of which haven't been seen since perhaps the original "Buck Rogers" comic. He's a Herculean man of equal parts stature and service record. A captain at only the age of 25, and seemingly eager for many more years of service to come, I don't think there is much in this world that can be considered a capable commander as Jaxon.
Now, on the subject of his drafting, I am unsure. I suppose it is rather fitting that the leader of the Free Land's greatest fighting force be a draftee, and from what I understand of the situation Jaxon has stated offhandedly that he regretted his drafting into the military. This puzzles me, for Jaxon is still indeed in the military.
Forgive me if I am wrong, but usually a full tour of duty for draftees is roughly usually two years. It can vary depending on country to country, but I suspect Atlan with it's pride in personal freedom probably has a lax required term of service for it's draftees. This means that with Jaxon's 12 years now of active duty service, he must have been told at LEAST 3 times by the Union Military forces that he could go home, enjoy his family and live the life he's wanted to. All three times he has said no, and signed for another tour of duty.
Something has prompted Jaxon to repeatedly will himself to the armed forces. What it is could be anything. A sense of duty or pride, perhaps a lack of purpose, I think that Jaxon's drive to the armed forces is that he has a sense of patriotism, especially in the context of his own home country. He's willing to die for it, but I think more-so Jaxon's afraid he might never get the chance. That if he goes home then the enemies we face now might one day knock on his door.
== Loadout (Pilot) ==
* Trauma Plates: Lightweight yet durable graphene trauma plates on the torso, capable of taking much more sustained fire than standard-issue steel trauma plates. 
* Pilot Helmet: A special helmet capable of mounting helmet-based augments. Additionally, it comes with a HUD that allows users to receive digital messages and a standard filtration system that can help filter out toxins, though not much.
* Combat Knife: Standard-issue combat knife, used in melee situations.
* Flashlight: Flashlight either mounted on the helmet or carried on the Pilot's person. Helps you see in the dark relatively well, but can give yourself away to enemies if you're not careful 
*M57A1 MAR: 5.56x45mm 30 round box mag | 700 - 950 RPM | 960 m/s (~3150 ft/s)
**Projection Holo Sight: A non-magnifying holographic sight projected in front of the weapon that increases close range target acquisition and shot placement accuracy.
**RS-2 Suppressor: Over-the-barrel suppressor that greatly reduces the muzzle report (noise) and muzzle flash for a firearm, increasing stealth in mid to long-range engagements and night ops.
**Verticle Foregrip: Vertical forward grip that increases weapon accuracy while on the move, as well as overall handling of the weapon.
* 'Little Guy' ATLAS-4: 127mm infared guided | Select Fire (Top Attack or Direct Attack) | Tube-Fed Single Projectile HE/AT | 270 m/s
* Particle Barrier Projector: Deploys a rectangular particle shield from a device on the user's wrist. It can take two forms; a 'personal shield' form that acts similarly to a riot shield, good for providing protection to the user while on the move, or a 'barrier' form, in which the device is propelled from the wrist and onto a surface, projecting a 1.5m high and 2m wide barrier that can be crouched behind to provide cover from smallarms fire. Each variant acts as a one-way shield, allowing whoever is behind it to fire through it. 
== Loadout (Ark) ==
Medium Ark Cost: 25
=== Standard Equipment ===
* Basic Controls: Gain a basic and intuitive set of controls for your Ark. Can be customized to accommodate limbs and attachments, or to work solely for specific limbs/attachments. Essentially, the user can customize the control scheme of their Ark to their desire, allowing for maximum comfort and combat capability. 
* Internal Status: See your health, the well-being of your suit, and all relevant conditions (internal/external temperature, core temperature, part integrity, etc.). These statuses appear as a heads-up display on the viewing screen of your Ark.
* Assisted Aim: This ark-standard system helps give relative speed and distance from a target. This information is displayed on the Ark's HUD.
* Vocal: A built-in device that projects your voice outside of your suit up to 100m.
* Sentient A.I.: Gives the Ark a super-advanced A.I. capable of accurately replicating human emotions. A.I. is subject to being influenced by its pilot's behavior and personality. Though originally A.I. was used in Arks purely to assist Ark pilots in things such as combat analysis and statistics such as hull integrity, internal and external temperature, and the pilot's own health (which it could 
monitor through the use of the spinal implant), A.I. has currently advanced to the point where it can accurately replicate human emotions - though originally seen as a disadvantage, a majority of military psychologists suggested that the Ark pilot program kept this development after many experiments indicated that those with a Sentient A.I. installed in their arc exhibited greater mental health and cooperation than those who did not. However, some still choose not to install A.I. onto their Ark out of fear of becoming too attached to it. 
* Spinal Implant: Undergo an intricate and painless surgery that attaches to an artificial, external spinal column on your pre-existing spine. Can link up to Ark and gain tactile feedback, extra limbs will feel and work functionally as if an innate part of yourself. 
=== Communications ===
* Command Suite (5): A command module that feeds real-time 
information on the position and well-being of Arks who uplink to the user. Allows the user to share their HUD and Communications options between all uplinked Arks. Useful for command units.
=== HUD/Visual ===
* External Status (10): Same as Internal Status, but also gain visuals such as an estimated status of enemy Arks or targets, target locks, the direction of fire, electromagnetic readings, etc.
=== Utility ===
* A.I. Buddy (5): Upgrades your A.I. so that it helps to manage suit functions. Capable of autonomously controlling up to 2 drones, and slightly increases the Ark's resistance to hacks.
=== Defense ===
* Physical Shield (5): Gain a deployable or permanent shield on a limb to gain directional defense from incoming damage. Ammo from class 1 weapons will glance straight off the shield, with class 2 weapons dealing some damage to it though still not piercing through. Class 3 weapons and above will deal damage to the shield, with class 4 weapons piercing right through it, though still reducing the damage dealt to the Ark.
=== Drones ===
* Repair Drone (5): Small drone outfitted with a torch and welder, and capable of repairing objects, items, and more. Can repair armor if aided by A.I., and if the correct materials are available (this process takes time, generally up to three minutes).
* Combat Drone (10): Small combat drone pre-equipped with both a 12.7x99mm machinegun to fend off light armor and infantry, as well as a side-mounted 40x53mm grenade launcher. Can be destroyed relatively easily when compared to arks. Resistant to light ballistics, damaged by medium to heavy ballistics.
=== Weaponry ===
* 20x102mm "Leadstorm" MG (10): A 200-round belt-fed autocannon designed to cover a multitude of combat roles. Providing good all around damage and a high rate of fire, the Leadstorm is a true everyman's weapon. 20x108mm | 650 RPM | 1,005 m/s (~3,297 ft/s) 
* Particle Laser Cannon (25): (Personal comment from Jaxon Reynolds: "Mate, I f***ing love this thing. Saw a Super Heavy running at me, barreling through lines of men and vehicles, took this little ripper out, fired it, and watched the fireworks. Poor guy tried to run away, but it didn't do him much good.") Particles are driven along an acceleration Ring inside the barrel and back before emitted at hyperkinetic speeds in the form of a highly accurate heat-beam, effectively breaking apart the atomic makeup and composition of its target upon impact. This beam is so powerful that it can pierce through up to 5 targets and completely disintegrate them. Jaxon's Particle Laser Cannon has "RIPPER" engraved into the left side of its shell. Capacity: 1
== Background ==
=== Early Life ===
Jaxon Bartholomew Reynolds was born on the 28th of February, 2213, in a rural town in South Atlan, and was the oldest child of two, to his father, Jason Carpenter Reynolds and his mother, Georgia McKenzie Reynolds. Jaxon lived a regular and peaceful childhood, playing sports with his older sister, the now-world renowned actress and model Amelia Joseph Reynolds.
Jaxon's father was a balck-belt mixed martial artist and trained Jaxon on a daily basis from the age of 10, whilst his mother was a speech pathologist. Overall, Jaxon had a kind and loving family that he was very attached to. As far as interests and hobbies go, Jaxon was heavily into Martial Arts championships, sports, comics and cricket.
=== Drafting and Army Service ===
Outside of Jaxon's picture-perfect family home life, tensions had been growing between the nations in Jeralis, culminating to the point where the super-country of Drunia invaded the Duchy of Savanti. The Union of Free Lands seized this opportunity to go to war with their biggest threat. However, even with the Union's combined forces they felt that they were still too small to fight the Drunian threat, so Atlan resorted to forced conscription. Jaxon's town were among the first to be hit, and at the age of 18, Jaxon was forcefully conscripted into the Atlan Armed Forces. After a teary goodbye from his family, Jaxon set off to the South Atlan Armed Force Training Academy, where he would become a cadet.
==== Operation Goldspire ====
After a year of training, Jaxon was finally drafted to the military forces. At this point, the war was already raging, so Jaxon saw immediate action and was dropped into an unknown location (Information still kept private by the UFLM) as a part of Operation Goldspire. It was here Jaxon saw the true horrors of war, as he saw men and women alike being shot, burned, gassed and killed, even civilians. Seeing the sight of this made Jaxon angry that the Drunian military would commit such atrocities, and so he held no remorse whilst killing them (despite this, there are supposedly reports stating that the UFL troops committed just as many atrocities during the conflict, though Jaxon did not partake in these acts). Jaxon fought the best he could in his shocked state, but UFLM forces were eventually pushed out of the area.
==== Operaton Vector ====
Jaxon was put onto field duty a few more times, but his next major operation was Operation Vector, where he was dropped into an unknown location in Drunia as part of a unit defending a stronghold from Drunian troops. Here, Jaxon found himself to be incredibly proficient at support fire, being able to mow down lines of enemy troops from a long distance. The operation was a success, and Drunian forces were moved out of the area.
==== Operation Stranded Island ====
Jaxon's next operation was in an unknown location near the Drunian-Savanti border. Jaxon provided cover fire for his squad whilst they attempted to flank enemy units. This strategy was a success, and enemy forces were overwhelmed and pushed out of the area.
==== Operation Patriot ====
The operation that saw Jaxon being pushed to the top of the candidates for the Ark Pilot Program. All information about Operation Patriot is kept completely classified by the UFLM, and all information of it is either lost, destroyed or locked away in the deepest parts of the UFLM's information caches. The UDI are currently attempting to investigate Jaxon's involvement in this operation.
=== Ark Pilot Program ===
After his participation in Operation Patriot, Jaxon was offered a position in the Ark Pilot Program, a program for the most elite of soldiers. Jaxon agreed, and training began a week later. Through vigorous training, Jaxon's body was pushed to its uppermost limits, and he showed extreme skill in piloting test Arks, especially the medium class training Ark. When training had finished, Jaxon was given his own Ark, a medium-class built for providing cover fire whilst also providing decent mobility. Jaxon named the Ark "Sandstorm", due to its copper colored chassis (Sandstorm was also the name of a comic he read when he was younger, so this could also tie into its name). 
==== JSF Cyclops ====
For the first two years in the Ark Pilot Program, Jaxon operated with JSF Cyclops, a heavy weapons division. He participated in numerous covert ops, all of which are classified information kept secret from even the UDI. However, it is known that his final covert op is what got him into JSF Nemean.
==== JSF Nemean ====
As the old generation of The Pride retired, a new generation stepped in, and Jaxon was selected as part of that new generation. Though all information regarding his involvement in JSF Nemean is classified, it is known that he was specially selected to become the captain.
== Training and Relevant Experience ==
Atlan Armed Forces Standard Training
Atlan Armed Forces (8 years)
* Operation Goldspire: Jaxon's first operation in Kashik, Drunia. Fought for twelve hours to defend Atlan stronghold, but was eventually pushed back by Drunian forces.
* Operation Vector: Jaxon was sent in as part of a strike force to defend a UFL forward operating base outside the Drunian city Yousett from a Drunian assault. It was here where he proved himself to be proficient with heavy weaponry and support fire. Successfully helped defend the city and drive off Drunian forces.
* Operation Stranded Island: Saw Jaxon fighting on the lines of [REDACTED], near the Drunian-Savanti border. Successfully pushed Drunian forces out of the area after receiving fire support from Mondrae naval forces.
* Operation Patriot: [REDACTED]. Saw Jaxon becoming a top candidate for the Ark Pilot Program.
Ark Pilot Program (2 years)
* Participated in covert ops with JSF Cyclops for two years.
* [REDACTED]: Participated in a covert op in which he had to retrieve [REDACTED] from [REDACTED]. Op successful.
* [REDACTED]: Defended [REDACTED] from enemy Ark team. During this operation, Jaxon was responsible for the confirmed kills of 6 enemy Arks. The success of this operation saw Jaxon becoming eligible for the Hyper Lethal Vector status. 
JSF Nemean (2 years)
* [CLASSIFIED INFORMATION]
=== Personal Abilities ===
Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Jaxon studied MMA heavily in his childhood. During his military time, he combined what he knew from his MMA training with more realistic applications for a warfare situation - this, added with the training he received as his time as an Atlan militant and his naturally robust build, has made Jaxon a formidable unarmed combatant.
Natural Leadership: Jaxon's most notable trait is his seemingly natural leadership skills - he is charismatic, fast-witted, knowledgeable and a master strategist and tactician. All these traits have made Jaxon both formidable and respectable as a leader. However, he still has many mental and emotional flaws that hold him back at times, and is nowhere near as experienced in leadership as the previous captains of Nemean.
== Trivia ==
* Jaxon has an unexplained fear of the ocean.
* Jaxon's record on the Argo's fight mat is only contested by Julius. The two have never fought one-on-one before.
* He holds the highest amount of confirmed Ark kills in Nemean, though in terms of infantry kills he is beaten out by Kaiden. 
* He has a stash of comic books hidden away in his private quarters aboard the Argos, and reads them to pass the time.
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