Nick Sawyer

Early photo of Captain Sawyer

### Power(s)

Super Strength, G-Force resistance, Ice and Water Manipulation, Static emission.

## Status

### Status

Active

> *"I've spent years fighting men and monster alike and the most important thing I've learned from it all is that a man can be a monster himself. When you're in the field, always ask your self this - am I being the man I've sworn to be or the monster I've been trained to kill?"*
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> *"Air, land, or sea, the Dragoons lead the way, always! I'll make sure of that!"*
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**Nicholas Preston Sawyer**, more commonly known as Nick or Captain Sawyer by members of the Watch, is one of the older and more experienced Captains of the Black Watch. He is currently aboard the ***BWS Black Thunder***, his personal battleship known for its advanced Void Drive engine and the strange reactions that occur with nature when it is in the air.

## Appearance

Nick Sawyer is an older gentleman of above average height with a strong muscular build shared with many other Captains of the Black Watch. He has white freckled skin, green eyes, and blonde hair, with a maintained beard to match. As a result of his years in fighting, Nick is missing several extremities. Nick currently does not have a portion of his right hand, his left leg from the knee down, his left eye, and is missing a portion of his lower right jaw. Each body part that has been lost has been replaced by cybernetic prosthetics. He has a tattoo of the Black Watch insignia on his left hip.

The armor he initially wore for the Watch was colored black and was decorated with red cloths and a fur around the neck cover. Over the years, his armor has modernized quite a bit to fit the demands that he's been met with. Currently, his armor is a suit of black power armor made up of Graphene. He has thrown away most of his decorative cloths and plumes in favor of camouflage masking and additions to maneuverability. His helmet is of the same model as his power armor and has a singular horn protruding from the right side of the helmet, while the left side is left bare. There is a photo receptor on the right side of the helmet, where Nick sees through, while the left side simply has a decorative red symbol on it. He can usually be found wearing a black cape with dark brown fur towards the neck area.

## Personality

To his men and members of the watch, he demonstrates the attitude of an experienced war veteran who still has *a lot* of fight left in him. Steadfast and determined, Nick is not afraid of what the world has ready to throw at him and will fight with every inch of his being if it means Earth will remain safe. He is known for his competitive demeanor, a trait his own division has developed, and wishes to see those under him succeed to great heights. Because of this, and his honest, well meaning nature, Nick has been elected the Voice of the Watch and is tasked with training future members of the Watch. Because of his straightforward mindset, it is made widely clear who Nick likes and dislikes, and he will not back down from an opportunity to voice his opinion on a matter that he deems necessary to intervene in. He has had disagreements with both Gonzalo De La Cruz and Anguis Giovanni.

Unfortunately, with the things he's seen, it would be impossible for Nick not to have developed some form of PTSD. The captain suffers from flashbacks of the battles he's been in and the people he's murdered. He regrets not having a true childhood, having it taken away like most students of Gremorion academy. He regrets not living a normal life, but knows that with the choices he's made, living a normal life is impossible. He fears for the one day he will see children who've fallen into the same path he has, only to be met with the horrifying truth of war.

## Background

Nicholas Preston Sawyer was born on June 16th in 2021 in Reading, England to a family with strong ties to the English military.

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## Equipment

**Various Firearms** - Nick has a collection of firearms at his disposal. The following are his favorites.

* **Flash** - An AA-12 usually loaded with drum magazines when used by Nick. While Nick has been known to use standard ballistics when the weapon is in use, he has also been known to use anti-super rounds when the situation calls for it. Nick does not usually carry this weapon around with him, but instead only chooses to use it when he knows he's going to have to pack a punch.

* **Thunder** - An M249 Paratrooper SAW usually loaded with SureFire 100-round casket magazines. This is Nick's most used firearm. He will generally fire standard 5.56 ammunition or anti-super rounds depending on the situation.

**Bucephalus** - Nick's personal Lance bike tuned to meet his own demands, it travels notably much faster than most other Lance bikes. It is black with blue designs scattered across the front part of the bike.

**Caladbolg** - Previously an artifact before it lost its own conscience, Caladbolg is a humongous blade that stands a little higher than six feet, around only nine or eight inches shorter than Nick. The blade is extremely heavy, so much so that even strong figures not attuned to its weight (Gonzalo is an example) have great difficulty even picking it up. Nick does not have this problem, having had years to adapt and grown used to this mighty blade, with some assistance from his default super strength. Even with the strength to use it, the weapon is still very demanding. The weapon has a small gap on one side of the blade so that the wielder may utilize half-swording techniques, which is generally the case, but due to the angles of the swings it requires the user to be blade ambidextrous.

The blade's abilities are still active but mostly left unknown, even to Nick himself. There have been instances that might provide insight on the nature of the weapon. For example, it is said that in an altercation with Gonzalo, Nick used Caladbolg against him. Gonzalo took a hit from Caladbolg, confident no cut had been bestowed upon him. He would be surprised to see a tear on his upper torso, one that would require immediate medical attention. He would be correct in assuming that it did not cut him, but instead it had torn the hole into him by forcing the parts of the skin and armor hit to move in opposite directions at high speeds. This is the only recorded event where Nick used Caladbolg against another human, and it is well known among the legions that Gonzalo feels bitter about the clash, especially since it scarred.

## Powers and Abilities

**Super Strength** - Like most supers, Nick has some degree of Super Strength. Part of the reason he has super strength is thanks in part to the many years he's had Caladbolg at his side, which has built up his strength over the years. While he may hit hard, he cannot keep up in speed like most others.

**G-Force Resistance** - Nick can endure horizontal g-force levels no normal man can survive thanks to his experience with high Gs and super strength. His highest G-force experienced was 288 before passing out. This does not affect his resilience against physical attacks, but does affect how much pressure he can handle.

**Ice/Water Manipulation** - Nick can control water and turn it into ice, or vice versa. He can also form ice from thin air if necessary. He tends to use ice more than water.

**Static Emission** - Nick's right hand can transfer an electrical shock into whatever object or person he is touching.

## Trivia

* Nick, ironically, has a fear of the ocean and refuses to go underwater.
* He has no living family members.
* Nick supports competition and rivalry between legions.
* Members of the Lightning Dragoons have nicknamed him "Thunder Mouth" for his loud and expressive manner of speech when dealing with the council.
* Nick **hates** Void Walkers.
* Nick is a brisket enthusiast.
* He is also in charge of handling competitive events in the Black Watch, such as War Games or sport tournaments involving a team from each legion.
* Nick, technically, is responsible for the death of a God.