Peter Matthias

"You are right, Atlantean. It is very likely that I will fail. But should I fall, others will rise to take my place. For the rebellion has begun, and you are powerless to stop it."
Peter Matthias, more commonly known by his code name Brutus, is the current leader of the Strebosian Rebels. He is often merciful and kind, unlike many of the rebellion leaders that came before him. This has led him to be very popular and gain the support of the vast majority of rebels.
==Biography==
Matthias was born to a Velconum family on Earth, and was the younger brother of Thomas Matthias. At the age of seventeen, his brother's friend was found guilty of assisting the Irin Republic. Both him and his closest friends, which included Thomas, was convicted of treason and executed.
This event, as well as political issues at the time, caused Peter to lose faith in the Velconum Empire. Running away from his family with a small sum of money, he bribed a smuggler to take him off-world. The smuggler dropped him off at his destination, Dagesta, where Matthias found work as a low-level mechanic in a shipyard.
He worked there for about three years, during which he heard much news about the Strebosian Rebels. He saved up a portion of his wages, and eventually had enough to purchase a trip to Kemper Havel. There, he joined up with the rebellion.
Matthias, like many of the rebels, was an ambitious and vengeful man willing to sacrifice anything to bring down the Velconum Empire. By 2990, he was a lieutenant in the rebellion, and was a superior officer of Chad. His codename was Brutus, after two historical men, one who overthrew the Roman monarchy and the other who assassinated Julius Caesar.
During the raid on the Velconum decoy flagship, Matthias became a changed man, much like Chad, who left the rebellion to later become Agent Bearclaw. Seeing that hatred was not the right way to go, he realized that acting on vengence made him no better than those who had killed his brother.
Ever since then, Matthias has been kind in his personal life, and showed a high degree of mercy to his enemies, something that will forever set him apart from the Velconi. Although still resolute in bringing down the Velconum, he rational-minded and not blinded by obsession. Because of this, he gained favour with many of the rebels, and became leader shortly after the death of William Wood.
==Personality==
Ever since the attack on the decoy flagship, Matthias has become a kind man. His friends often call him the embodiment of human virtue. He is generous, merciful and understanding. However, he is also a strong leader, and can be harsh to his men and his enemies when it is necessary.
== Trivia ==
* Peter Matthias' name is a reference to the character Matthias from Total Recall (2012), who plays a similar role as a resistance leader.
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