Claymore

Bug Stomper

# Character Information

## Background

Dante was born the eldest of 9 kids of immigrant parents, an Irish Ork mother and a South African Wakyambi father. He and his siblings were raised in Chicago, living a decent life in the city until 2055 when the Infestation happened. Dante was 8 years old when this happened and was powerless against it. His family lived on the outskirts of the city, nowhere near the main hive but close enough that they were often harrassed by Bugs. Too poor to move away, they had to make do with what they had, getting used to UCAS and Ares occupation in order to deal with them.

While he always had displeasure for the Bugs for what they did to his home, his TRUE hatred of Magic and Bugs came with the death of his younger twin brothers. They were 7 at the time, still large by Ork standards, and their mother was heavily pregnant with the latest member of the family, his only sister. While on a trip back home getting supplies, they were set upon by bugs. The Insect Spirit that attacked snatched one of his brothers, he and his other brother tried to get their sibling back, but the Bug was too strong. The trauma accelerated the labour of their mother, so Dante had to make a choice. Chase his brother and leave his mother behind...or save his mother and sacrifice his brother...he made the hard choice, deciding to drag his mother and unborn sibling to safety...his brother, the other twin, chased after the Bug and wasn't seen again. This stoked a burning hate in him, prompting the memorial tattoo in years to come.

A couple years later, feeling helpless, he decided to be the first in his family to enlist within the UCAS military. He was taught how to use a gun and how to keep fit, though as a Chicago native it was inevitable that he would end up on the joint UCAS/Ares operations throughout the city, taking the fight to the bugs as hard as he could. He used this time wisely, taking classes on Anti-Magic for Mundanes within his unit, picking up nuggets of knowledge on Magical Theory, Traditions and Threats from anyone on the streets willing to teach him as he patrolled the streets. He also took the time to train his skills with pretty much any weapon available, mostly out of a sense of guilt, so that if he or his family were attacked again he would never be unarmed again. Taking a fancy to chainsaws, the pure brutality cutting through bugs easy.

After the containment of Chicago was lifted, Dante decided to stick with the UCAS military, his knowledge and experience with Bugs put to good use, often tagged onto Black Ops as an Anti-Magic specialist, this was about the time he had his brothers tattooed on his arm, along with 3 other brothers who had lost their lives in the line of duty, now only 4 siblings remain. When his younger siblings also decided to enlist in the UCAS military, he wasn't exactly thrilled as he didn't want them following through the trenches and mud he had gone through to protect them. After a few more years service he earned the moniker "Bug Stomper" and was promoted in the field for his efforts.

This time with the various branches of the UCAS government lead him to meeting Lt.Cmdr Yennefer Kerrigan who saw some potential in the grizzled Coghlan, having also met his siblings, decided to request them all as a personal retinue of sorts, sending them into the Shadows with their skills to obtain information and nuyen for her personal projects. He once again wasn't thrilled with his siblings being pulled into the line of fire, especially his sister, but couldn't argue with the powers that be, allowing himself to be vetted into the Farmer's Market after a few minor runs to see if he was suited to the work.

With all this experience collected, Dante is a somewhat grim man with a dark sense of humour. He seems gritty, almost abrasive, but he clearly cares deeply for his family especially the siblings who followed him. Don't let this grimness confuse you, however, he is is a knowledgeable, skilled and professional man who served (and still continues to serve in a way) his country with fervor, killing bugs with a relentlessness that only a man with a vendetta could.

## Narrative Significant Qualities

* Bilingual (English, Afrikaans)
* Linguist
* Rank 1 (UCAS Military, Lieutenant)
* Solid Rep (Ares Seattle: Corpsec)
* Technical School Education

* Faceless
* Flashbacks (Insect Spirit Chittering)
* Insomnia (Basic)
* Phobia (Common, Mild: Trypophobia/Bug Nests)
* Prejudiced (Radical, Insect Spirits/Bug Shamans)
* SINner (UCAS)
* Vendetta (Insect Spirit/Bug Shamans)

## Run History

* Its a stick up
* Who Is In Control?
* Trouble in Tardigade Town

## Affiliations

### Contacts

* Lt Cmdr Yennefer Kerrigan Connection 6, Loyalty 2
* Dr. Henry Wallace Connection 6, Loyalty 1
* Azaadi Jones, Esquire Connection 2, Loyalty 2

# In Character Information

## Matrix Search Table

 3
 6

## Shadow Community Table

 3
 6

## Appearance

Dante is a mixed race Ork hailing from Chicago. He has an Irish mother and a South African father, leading to his skin being a deep tan mix. He's well built having been wuth the military for most of his adult life, sporting customised full body armour with various messages like "Bug Stomper" and "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Bug Scorned" with extra anti-Bug terms and clearly never skipping leg day. He's a Trog and proud, decorating his tusks and having tattoos to memorialise Trogs across the world. He also sports another, very important, tattoo on his left arm. It's a memorial tattoo for his five brothers who were killed by Insect Spirits. When he isn't wearing his helmet (which is very rare) he sports a shaved head and a neat beard with tusks decorated with rings, bands and engravings.

### Clothing

He's often found in his Customised UCAS Mil-issued Full Body Armour, decorated with various phrases, icons and sensors meant to show off his distaste for Bugs and anything connected with them. Noticeably, he's removed the sleeves to show off his Brothers' memorial tattoo