Lucas Riggs

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Second Lieutenant Lucas Riggs is one of the four playable protagonists and Operator featured in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
==Biography==
Lucas Riggs prefers actions over words, and although his personality is far from explosive, his method of dealing with threats is highly combustible.
A child of sheep farmers just outside Melbourne, Australia, Riggs worked with his family to tend the herd and collect wool. When World War II began, he didn’t hesitate to sign up before conscription was even implemented. He was ready to see more of the world and fight a greater evil than the occasional petty mobster in his area.
Riggs can be described as an enigma – he would not take offense to this distinction, as he understands people just as much as others understand him.
To his allies, Riggs is a gentle giant, often being the life of the party, but not one to seek the spotlight. To his enemies, Riggs is an intimidating and brutal warrior of honor. He stands up to wrongdoers and those who start conflicts with blunt force, ironically done via his specialty within the Australian Army: explosives.
Ultimately, Riggs is the definition of passion within a soldier. Valuing his fellow squad mates and country above all else, he wants to show the world what Australians are made of.
==Story==
===Tobruk===
Private Riggs was initially a part of an Australian contingent deployed in Tobruk. He and the other Australian soldiers were often rudely refered to as Rats by their British superiors. Riggs was assigned to a demolition team that consisted of Lieutenant Robert Jacobs, Private Des Wilmot, and "Bluey" Smith. The team was part of a regiment under the command of Major Henry Hamms, an ambitious and inept British officer who was often disrespectful to the Australian soldiers and often took the credit for their accomplishments. 
During their deployment, the team is assigned to ambush and raid an incoming Nazi supply convoy as they were running low munitions and laid out explosives along the convoys predicted route. Waiting until nightfall for the convoy to arrive, Riggs prepares to detonate the explosives until Hamm (wanting to set off the explosives himself out of impatience) took the detonator and caused a premature detonation, blaming Riggs for the failure. They fought through the remaining forces, then secured the convoy. A German soldier tried to stab him, but Bluey was stabbed instead, prompting the trio to chase the escaping Germans. They ended up the chase on an uncharted area, where they spotted an outpost. They fought through it and got German intel, including Hermann Freisinger and Erwin Rommel, and some updated maps. They then got to another German depot not included in their maps. They dodged the many German patrols, until they reached the place. They destroyed both the armories, and the tanks under repair. Then, he was tasked to shoot down a Stuka plane. After leaving the area, the reward for the Australians was getting arrested for insubordination on their officer Jacobs, despite the crucial intel they retrieved and the destruction of the enemy outport.
===El Alamein===
Later on, in El Alamein, they were advancing through the field, when they were ambushed by Nazi positions. The group suffered casualties just to regroup. Hamms commanded the group to hold position while waiting for air support, while both Lucas and Des disregarded their superior's command, and went to destroy the flak emplacements in the hill. The duo fought their way to the position, and held the line against a German counterattack. Des was killed at the last second, until the planes bombard the enemy positions. While Lucas was mourning the death of his friend, the Australians tried to plant a flag in the area. However, Hamms took it down and ordered a British flag be placed instead. In revenge for his disregard for the Australians and having had enough of Hamms's attitude, Riggs punches Hamm square in the face before willingly allowing himself to be arrested.
===Joining Task Force Vanguard===
In 1944, Lucas was still locked up in a prison in Tunisia, where he would meet Carver Butcher. Lucas refused to speak to Butcher, citing his hatred of the British and also under the belief that he was there to kill him under orders from Hamms. Butcher, who deliberately got himself arrested to recruit Lucas to a special forces team, attempted to appeal to him, stating that he shouldn't rot away in prison over punching his superior (even if he had it coming). Lucas still did not want to join, so Butcher bid him luck on his court martial, saying "accepting their punishment means they win."
Thinking about what he said through the night, Lucas gave in, revealing to Butcher that he had a key pocketed to escape since his imprisonment. Lucas and Butcher make their way to the cafeteria, where they assault the guards and blow up a wall to escape, cementing Lucas's status as a member of Task Force Vanguard.
===Berlin===
After joining Vanguard, the team was tasked to go to Berlin, where they were to find documents on a Nazi project named Phoenix. They were captured however, and one of their own bludgeoned to death by Hermann Freisinger. Lucas blames the failed mission on squad leader Arthur Kingsley and Wade Jackson, the latter of whom had seemingly abandoned them. Vanguard was taken to Gestapo headquarters in Berlin, where they were awaiting interrogation by Jannick Richter. Wade is captured a day later, and Richter executes Richard Webb to demoralize them from lying.
When Polina Petrova reveals a knife she hid under her boot, Arthur devises a plan with Lucas; using the tension between the British and Australians, they could convince Richter that Lucas wanted to defect and tell him Allied plans. This works, and Richter is fooled long enough for a bomb Wade snuck in on a plane to detonate, allowing Lucas to throw Polina's knife at a guard and incapacitate Richter. Lucas unlocks the door to the cell where the team was held in, and watched as Arthur slowly inserts a knife into Richter's shoulder blade, which kills him.
The team then make their way to Tempelhof Airport to go after Freisinger, where Lucas is then tasked to destroy the tanks blocking their path. They eventually manage to apprehend Freisinger, where Polina and Arthur burn him to death, and seize his escape plane containing loads of valuable Project Phoenix intel.
==Ability==
As a demolitions expert, he can stack 4 lethal throwables.
==Personalization==
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
====Skins====
Name 	Rarity 	Image 	How to obtain
Gumnut 	 	 	Multiplayer: Get 100 Hipfire Kills.Zombies: Use SMGs to Eliminate 50 Boom-Schreiers.
Bushranger 	 	 	Operator Level 10
Victor Bravo 	 	 	Operator Level 20
39ER 	 	 	Reach Max Level with All Operators in the Barbarian Unit
CDL At Home 	 	 	Call of Duty League Run It Back 2022 Bundle
CDL On The Road 	 	 	Call of Duty League Run It Back 2022 Bundle
Dapper Denim 	 	 	Battle Pass Season One Tier 80
Full Protect 	 	 	Battle Pass Season Three Tier 80
Ruck Training 	 	 	Battle Pass Season Five Tier 60
Sun Protector 	 	 	Battle Pass Season Four Tier 20
Vagabond 	 	 	Battle Pass Season Two Tier 30
Helltide 	Epic 	 	The Visitor Bundle
Lamington 	Epic 	 	Reach Max Level with All Operators in 4 Units
Shepherd 	Epic 	 	Task Force One Pack (Ultimate Edition Bonus)
Tooled Up 	Epic 	 	Season One Combat Pack
Barrier Reef 	 	 	Duskwalker Bundle
Cobalt Air Raid 	 	 	Steel Scavenger Bundle
Deathknell 	 	 	Final Judgement Bundle
Gaelic 	 	 	Gaelic Cantrip Tracer Pack Bundle
Harsh Conditions 	 	 	Clan Challenge: Get 500 kills while Aiming Down Sights, between August 24th and August 30th, 2022
Knock 'em Dead 	 	 	Spilled Ink Bundle
Living Art 	 	 	Spilled Ink Bundle
No Morals 	 	 	Dirty Money Bundle
Road Ripper 	 	 	Skeleton Key Bundle
Scab Shop 	 	 	Spilled Ink Bundle
Secret Rendezvous 	 	 	Heart Breaker Bundle
Spangenhelm 	 	 	Berserker Bundle
Wild Times 	 	 	Outback Outlaw Bundle
Yarn Burner 	 	 	Santa's Slay Bundle
Famine 	 	 	Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Famine Bundle
Call of Duty League Skins	Call of Duty League Skins	Call of Duty League Skins	Call of Duty League Skins
====Quips====
Name 	Rarity	Preview 	How to obtain
Bugger Off 	 	"Bugger off!" 	Operator Level 2
24 Karat Dickhead 	 	"You look like a 24 karat dickhead!" 	Operator Level 14
Bloody Nose 	 	"Bullies get a bloody nose." 	Final Judgement Bundle
Do Louder 	 	"Anything you can do, I can do louder." 	Steel Scavenger Bundle
I Look Intimidating	 	"If I look intimidating it's because I am." 	Final Judgement Bundle
Real Charge 	 	"You're about to get a real charge out of me."	Steel Scavenger Bundle
====Finishing Moves====
Name 	Rarity 	Preview 	How to obtain
Rack It 	 	 	Unlocked by default
Hammered 	 	 	Operator Level 17
Eternal Hunger 	 	 	Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Famine Bundle
Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves
====Highlight Intros====
Name 	Rarity 	Preview 	How to obtain
Press Check 	 	 	Unlocked by default
Showboat 	 	 	Operator Level 15
Universal Highlight Intros	Universal Highlight Intros	Universal Highlight Intros	Universal Highlight Intros
====MVP Highlights====
Name 	Rarity 	Preview 	How to obtain
Pistol-Whip 	 	 	Unlocked by default
Heavy Handed 	 	 	Operator Level 5
Fatal Heartache 	 	 	Tracer Pack: Famine's Grip Horsemen of the Apocalypse Mastercraft Bundle
Universal MVP Highlights	Universal MVP Highlights	Universal MVP Highlights	Universal MVP Highlights
==Call of Duty: Mobile==
Riggs can be unlocked for Call of Duty: Mobile as a playable character for free by logging in-game from November 5th, 2021 until December 16th, 2021.https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2021/11/call-of-duty-mobile-vanguard-operator-riggs-reward
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
Lucas Riggs Promo CODV.jpg|Lucas Riggs revealed.
Lucas Bluey and Des Planting Bombs CODV.png|The Rats plant the bombs.
Lucas Playing Cards CODV.png
Des Lucas and Bluey Playing Cards CODV.png|Lucas playing cards.
Lucas and Des Tobruk CODV.png
Desmond's Death El Alamein CODV.png|Lucas honoring Des.
Lucas Mourning Des CODV.png|Lucas in disbelief.
LucasRiggs Promo CODV.png|Lucas during The Battle of El Alamein
Lucas Handcuffed El Alamein CODV.png|Lucas after punching Henry Hamms.
Lucas And Arthur CODV.png|Lucas bonds with Arthur Kingsley.
Arthur and Lucas Fight CODV.png|Lucas and Arthur fight.
Richter Interrogating Lucas CODV.png
Lucas One Hell Of A Plan CODV.png
Always Have A Plan B CODV.png|Lucas tricks Jannick Richter.
You'd Want The Honors Boss CODV.png|"I figured you'd want the honors, boss."
Lucas Treasure CODV.png|Lucas discovers the rest of the treasure.
LucasRiggs Operator Card VG.jpg|Riggs' operator card in Multiplayer.
Lucas Operator Default CODV.png|Lucas in-game.
Lucas Shepard Skin in-game WZ.png|Lucas wearing the "Shepard" skin in Warzone.
Lucas "Vagabond" Skin in-game WZ.png|Lucas wearing the "Vagabond" skin in Warzone.
Riggs LaunchPromo CODV.jpg
Task Force Vanguard Promo CODV.jpg
Lucas Riggs Shepard Promo CODV.jpg
Lucas Riggs PS Plus Promo S1 CODV.jpg|Lucas as seen during Season One.
Lucas Riggs Christmas Skin CODV.png|Lucas as seen in Festive Fervor.
The Visitor Bundle Art CODV.jpg|Lucas' The Visitor Bundle Art.
Lucas SeasonTwo Promo CODV.jpg|Lucas as seen during Season Two.
Drake Sneaking Up On Riggs CODV.jpg|Anna Drake sneaking up on Lucas with the Ice Axe.
Mayhem Promo2 CODV.jpg|Lucas as seen during Season Three.
LucasRiggs Spilled Ink Promo CODV.jpg|Spilled Ink bundle artwork featuring Lucas.
Fortune's Keep Promo6 WZ.jpg|Lucas as seen during Season Four.
Caldera SeasonFour Promo3 WZ.jpg|Lucas picking up Gold.
USS Texas Promo3 CODV.jpg
===Call of Duty: Mobile===
Riggs Default CODM.png
Riggs Default Skin In-Game CODM.png|Riggs in-game.
==Trivia==
*Lucas Riggs is based on .https://www.engadget.com/call-of-duty-vanguard-november-5-174533819.html
*Lucas' "Dapper Denim" skin is based on Desmond "Des" Wilmot's outfit.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: Vanguard British Army Characters
Category:Call of Duty: Vanguard Task Force Vanguard Characters
Category:Call of Duty: Vanguard Operators
Category:Call of Duty: Warzone Characters
Category:Call of Duty: Mobile Characters
Category:Protagonists