Eric

Eric Eiko is the head Thaco expert in Valhalla, and he runs the Tailor shop.
Eric was one of the original developers of Thaco armor in the 2200s. He worked for RAND in attempting to develop the ultimate battle armor, but his designs were deemed too complex for mass production and too expensive to justify when the world hadn't seen a genuine war in almost 100 years.
The designs however were spotted in 2212 by C Team during a routine hack on RAND, and with them was a review of Eric Eiko recommending firing him. C Team altered the recommendation to be certain he was fired. On his way out of the office, C picked him up and brought him to Valhalla, offering him full support for life and the chance to make his designs real. He accepted immediately and left the NAW behind. Working with infinite funds, he further developed his armor designs to include a link interface, chromatophores and nicer boots.
Eric is married to Kale Grass and has two children with him. He also owns the only cat in Valhalla, Nix.
== Spoilers ==
Eric and Kale departed Valhalla with their children during the Evacuation of 2232 prior to Wulfgar's arrival and they headed for Luna Base. On Luna, Eric further developed Thaco armor with new vacuum features including miniature hall thrusters. 
In 2235 he was approached by (Spoilers) and asked to incorporate his space Thaco into their usual garb.
Eric's younger son, Leif, took over for his father in 2249 and continued to develop greater and greater armor for Luna Base and (Spoilers).
== Behind the Scenes ==
Eric was named Toki in the first edition, his name and speech style being a reference to the character from Metalocalypse. Together though these left the realm of reference and entered the realm of "dude that's just too much" so his name was changed for the second edition. "Eric" comes from a different Metalocalypse character, Eric von Wiechlinghammer, the band's one-time fashion designer. 
His last name, Eiko, is an homage to costume designer Eiko Ishioka. 
Lief is named after Leif Erickson.
Nix is named after the villain from Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions.
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