Rashid Albadi

**Rashid Albadi** (Arabic: راشد البادي) is a character in Leviathan Lore. A former gun runner hailing from Algeria, Rashid is one of the newer members of Task Force 6, but due to his past affiliations, is not trusted by his fellow members, namely Esner. While his appearances are usually limited, his backstory is reflected briefly in the 2025 and 2045 Arcs, respectively.

## Biography

### Early life

Rashid's life was filled with violence at an early age. His father was a wanted terrorist, while his mother was very religious and prayed at a mosque frequently. At the age of 10, his father wanted him to join him in his activities, but his mother refused to let him be involved in such life. Angered, Rashid's father attempted to kill her, only for his mother to act in self defense and stab him in the chest multiple times. Grief stricken by his death and traumatized, she later committed suicide the next day, effectively leaving Rashid without any parental figures. At some point, Rashid joined a local group of vigilantes in order to combat the increased amount of illegal activity in the area. However, because he was young and inexperienced with firearms, they largely saw him as a liability and were frequently distrustful of him. At the age of 12, the vigilantes disposed of him via dropping him off at a poor area ravaged by criminals and leaving him there to fend for himself. However, instead of dying like they thought he would, he managed to connect with some of the criminals and form friendships with them, and even taught him how to use weapons. At some point, Rashid plotted revenge against his former friends and set up an ambush at their main meetup spot, killing the majority of their members with the exception of their leader, who displayed major resistance and killed off most of Rashid's friends, but he killed him with a well placed shot to the forehead. Unsure of what to do anymore at this point, Rashid dropped his weapon and fled the area to avoid being detained by law enforcement.

### On the run and captured

Hiding out in an abandoned orphanage, he quickly learned how to adapt to his surroundings and evade detection for long periods of time. At this point, he became strong enough to a point he took down a gunman with his bare hands and executed him with his own weapon. He was heavily convinced that the only person he could trust was himself, since his friends were gone and the police were most likely hunting him down for what he did. Needing a way out of the country, he began to search around town for someone to give him a ride to an airport. Rashid eventually convinced someone to take him to an airport, but didn't tell them about his current situation. Upon realizing what he needed to leave for since they spotted a holstered gun on him, he pulled over on the side of the road and told him that they were running out of gas and their going to call for a tow truck to take them to a gas station, but was actually alerting authorities. Rashid soon found out about this and killed him, stole his vehicle, and drove the rest of the way himself. However, he was soon confronted by police on the road and asked him to show them his license, but he instead sped off, prompting a chase to ensue. It only ended once Rashid reached the airport but ran out of gas, prompting him to exit the vehicle and enter the airport, only for him to be confronted once again by the police. When they noticed he had a holstered weapon, they ordered him to drop his weapon. However, they were ambushed by a criminal gang, prompting Rashid to run into the airport. In a twist of events, though, he is captured by the gang and they soon drive towards the edge of the coast, getting on a boat and planning to cross the Mediterranean Sea. However, a mysterious, unexplained storm instead pushed them off course and toward an island. In the ensuing chaos, Rashid took advantage of it and killed his captors by either pushing them into the ocean for them to drown or killing them with his gun.

He then ended up at an island, which was actually Broken Arrow. Unfamiliar with his surroundings, he cautiously stepped foot on what he thought was an uncharted land. At some point, he was confronted by Leviathan soldiers on patrol. They questioned him on were he came from, but neither parties could understand each other, since Rashid spoke Arabic and the soldiers spoke English. Instead of detaining him, the soldiers decided to bring him to an English learning class. When he refused to enter, the soldiers then decided to detain him and brought him to a Leviathan officer. Not understanding Rashid's language either, the officer decided to put him in a then unknown program where memories would be forcibly extracted out of him and be replaced with different memories. Although this was a painful and life threatening process, Rashid survived, but knew little about himself or how he ended up in Broken Arrow because of this. He then started to speak English, albeit in an Arabic accent. He was then sent to live with a foster family for the next few years until he turned 18 and promptly moved out.

### New life and Task Force 6

By that point, Rashid became a wandering mercenary who sold his services to anyone who needed them, unofficially joining the ranks of the Iron Clad Mercenaries and even Task Force Zeta as a gun for hire. However, he was only concerned with payment and did not care for their affairs, but nevertheless followed orders without question, acting like a mindless goon in a way. He soon severed ties with Task Force Zeta due to Xandros Arklov refusing to pay him double the amount after killing innocent civilians who didn't comply with their orders, and preferred working with Iron Clad due to the hefty amount of money he is paid after successful missions with them. At some point, Rashid was approached by Luna himself and offered him a job in Leviathan, but Rashid rejected him and told Luna that he's already employed, to which Luna asks whom. Infuriated, Rashid told Luna to mind his own business. He then challenges Rashid by asking him "Or what?", which prompted Rashid to attack Luna. However, Luna easily managed to overpower Rashid and broke both of his shins, disabling him. Luna then offered Rashid healing but Rashid declined and called him an asshole, to which Luna responds by threatening to cut his legs off. At this point, Rashid gave in, and Luna healed him of his injuries before biding him farewell, leaving Rashid by himself. He contemplates joining Leviathan, but upon realizing what their leader has done to him, he decided not to.