The Losers

## Background

The Losers are an elite black-ops team of United States Special Forces operatives led by Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Clay. Each member was specifically chosen by Clay for their specific skillset. Roque was their go to for demolitions & knifes, Cougar was the team's sniper, Pinball operated as the unit's techie & Pooch was the guy for transportation. The team was well known for completing all their tasks, becoming the go to for classified & crucial missions for the United States government.

After working together for three years, the team was sent to Kahndaq on a search-and-destroy mission of a compound ran by a drug lord, Ahmed al-Fadhil. While painting a target for an upcoming air strike, the unit spotted children on the compound & tried to call off the attack but a man named Max ignored their pleas. With no other option, the Losers entered the compound, successfully rescued the children & killed the drug lord in the process. As a helicopter arrived to pick them up, Max ordered it to be destroyed as he was convinced that they knew too much. But he was unaware that they decided to rescue the children first. The Losers watched as a missile destroyed the helicopter & killed 25 innocents. Knowing that the attack was meant to kill them, they went for underground & became stranded in Kahndaq, lacking the funds & paperwork necessary to go home.

Framed for treason & murder, the unit went underground for some time before deciding to go after Max. To keep the funds coming & keep their stamina going, they take on the name The Losers & did various mercenary jobs. They've been reported dead multiple times over the years but the losers have proven themselves to be anything but their team name.

The members include

* Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Clay, aka Bandit - The leader of the Losers, easily identified by a consistent use of black suits without ties.. All Clay wants is to find Max, the man responsible for their downfall & turned them into the Losers. He has a temperamental relationship with Aisha, with the two either trying to kill each other or have sex. Whatever it is, these two are definitely what you would not call a loving couple.
* Staff Sergeant William Roque, aka Torpedo - Given his name due to his knack for making tings blow up, Roque is the demolitions expert. He is Clay's right hand man, easily identified by the large, vertical scar down the right side of his face. He also is a knife expert & is known to keep his collection of daggers & knives on him. The man of many faces, he never reveals more than what is necessary & always gets straight to the point.
* Sergeant Carlos Alvaerz Jr, aka Cougar - The unit's sniper & silent comedian. Scarred by what he saw on the mission, he is a very quiet man. He rarely talks & only speaks openly to Jensen. He always wears a cowboy hat & is an excellent marksman.
* Captain Jake Jensen, aka Pinball - The hacker & communications expert, who also doubles as the smart ass for the team. Always the ever loving man of a million laughs (or so he thinks), his brash attitude & motormouth tenedencies usually get him into tight spots. He never allows himself to get frustrated & believes that as long as he is prepared for anything, he can get any job done. He has a habit of eating candy during missions.
* Sergeant Linwood Porteous, aka Pooch - The go to guy for any means of transportation. If it's got two wings, he can fly it. If it got wheels, he can drive it. He also is the team's heavy weapons specialist. A family man, he is the most verbal about wanting out & returning to his family but knows he cannot until they get Max. Always with a smile on his face, he is somewhat eluding to the fact he is built like a tank. He also refers to himself in third person.
* Aisha al-Fadhil, aka Sideswipe - The intel & bankroll behind the team, though she did not join until after the unit was burned. While condescending & ill-tempered, she is an essential member to this team. Her reasons behind being in this group of misfits are her own. Her mission is take down Max, a man who is a threat to her, her close ones & her home. She is skilled in combat & all forms of weaponry due to her harsh upbringing. She is a cold-blooded killer who prefers to leave corpses rather than survivors when she engages the enemy.

## Trivia

* They took on the name "The Losers" after they were framed for trespassing & murder. The name comes from a unit during World War II.
* The line-up of the WWII Losers included
	+ Captain William Storm (grandfather of Lauren Haley)
	+ Staff Sergeant William "Sarge" Clay I (ancestor of Lilith, Joshua & Franklin Clay)
	+ Lieutenant Wilson "Gunner' MacKay
	+ Lieutenant Johnny Cloud
	+ Sergeant Henry "Mile a Minute" Jones