Ezra Eriksson

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## *Backstory*

Ezra "SoLo" Eriksson is a 24 year old man born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. He grew up as a single child with two middle-class working parents. Ezra was living the perfect average life, however it wasn't good enough for him.

During his childhood, Ezra was also bullied at school for being the introverted and quiet kid in his classes. His classmates teased him for being "nerdy" and "uncool," and he often felt isolated and alone. As a child. He struggled to find his place in the world and often felt like an outsider. However, one thing that made him cheer up the most was not only cars and racing games, but spending time going to car shows and rally races with his father. Although he still faced challenges and setbacks, he never lost sight of his dream of becoming a professional racer, and he remained determined to succeed no matter what obstacles stood in his way.

Ezra was always fascinated by cars. He would spend hours watching racing shows and movies with his father, dreaming of one day owning his own car and competing in races. His father shared his passion and would often take him to local car shows, where Ezra would gander at the glossy and powerful vehicles on display. When he turned 17 years old, Ezra and his father saved up enough money to buy him a ran-down 1999 BMW E30. The car was in poor condition and needed a lot of work, but Ezra saw it as an opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a racer. He spent countless hours with his father restoring the car, learning the ins and outs of automotive mechanics and bonding over their shared love of cars. Despite his passion for cars, Ezra's future in Sweden seemed uncertain. There weren't a lot of car shows in Sweden and there were few opportunities for him to pursue his dream of becoming a professional racer due to the bipolar weather. He even began to get uninterested in rally racing, Ezra wanted something new. So at the age of 22, Ezra made the bold decision to move to San Andreas, seeking an even better life and new experiences. Although it was hard to leave his family and the life he had known behind, Ezra knew that he had to follow his dreams and take a chance on something new.

After moving to San Andreas, Ezra immediately went to the local dealership and traded in his BMW E30 and a few more thousand dollars for a Nissan GTR R34. Soon, he quickly found himself immersed in the car culture of the city. He began attending local car shows and street races, showcasing his new GTR and eventually earning a reputation as a skilled driver. Determined to continue improving his skills and making a name for himself, Ezra started to spend all of his free time working on his car and learning as much as he could about the local car scene. He also started to form connections with other car enthusiasts and street racers, many of whom became close friends and allies.

## *Ezra and The Dark Side of Los Santos*

On February 19th, 2023, Ezra was cruising in his new Nissan GTR when he noticed an advertisement on the dark web for a street race on Olympic Freeway. On his arrival, there were 4 racers sitting on the side of Olympic Freeway, waiting to race. Ezra and the 4 other men began to race for approximately 20 minutes before the San Andreas Highway Patrol starting to arrive. While 2 people drove off in one direction, Ezra decided to follow 3 other racers and eventually lost the highway patrol units. Once everything had calmed down, one of the racers that goes by Marcus asked Ezra if he was interested in joining their racing group, Quiet. Ezra agreed and another racer that goes by Scott Miller, leader of Quiet, sends him the email group link and Ezra becomes an affiliated racer with Quiet.

About 2 weeks after Ezra joined Quiet, him and other members in the group noticed that a car meet was being hosted by Cerberus leader and Stygian Autos owner, Tyler "TJ" Jacksons. Quiet heads over to the car meet nearby 625 Boulevard Del Perro and has multiple passive interactions at the meet. Before everybody leaves the car meet, Tyler Jacksons approaches Ezra and asks for his phone number and email to talk sometime. Throughout the next 4 days, TJ bugs Ezra about joining Cerberus. Ezra resists and tells TJ that he's not sure about joining or not. Finally, on February 27th, 2023, Ezra was convinced into joining Cerberus.

## *Ezra's Affiliation with Cerberus*

After Ezra joined Cerberus, he immediately felt welcomed and didn't feel uncomfortable in the slightest. It felt like he truly found a good group of new friends to hang out with and Ezra almost knew what was coming in the future. On March 5th, he was officially affiliated into Cerberus and was placed in the rank one lower than the command of the organized crime group, Hell Hounds. Everything started to go well, until 5 days after his put on into Cerberus.

### Ezra and Oui Oui Runs Into Trouble

On March 10th, Jacque "Oui Oui" Blanc and Ezra attempted to steal Oui Oui's rally car back from the police after an incident Oui Oui was involved in shortly before. The two manage to steal it back, and when Ezra was driving by the same area to be on the lookout for police, a LSPD car with his lights on stops right in front of him. At that time, sirens from the distance became rapidly closer to his area, and so Ezra fled. The chase went on for roughly one and a half minutes before Ezra hits a rock and gets sent into the air, landing and breaks a tire off his suspension. Ezra begins to run on foot near the entrance of the UwU Cafe, but Rob Banks comes in and unintentionally rams Ezra with his vehicle. A few minutes after, while EMS is treating Ezra, sniper shots begin to pop off while all the officers in the area gets shot. 30 seconds later, Oui Oui arrives with a stolen vehicle from a local and quickly places Ezra in the passenger seat. Due to EMS slightly treating Ezra's broken bones, Oui Oui was able to drive rather quickly and escape from AIR-1.

Ezra then wakes up to laying on a couch in an unrecognizable area. He sees Oui Oui and knows that they both escaped. Ezra was then sent to Davis Hospital by County Medical for severe injuries made by Rob Banks, and was put under emergency surgery. Luckily, he makes it out and only had to wear casts on his legs for 6 months, and had to use crunches for 6 weeks to treat his back.