Julian Vaughn

> Originally? I was just trying to pay for law school.
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> Julian Vaughn, "When in Rome"

## Background

Julian Vaughn was born on December 11, 1990 in Weatherford, Texas to Renata Vaughn and Joaquim Berto. He was an only child, and he's noted several times that his father was a predominant figure in the town he was raised in, a Reverend and Pastor at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford. He mentions in passing several times that he was notably unpopular in high school, not disliked yet often unnoticed due to the reputation of his family as deeply religious to an overbearing extent. Little is known about Renata and Joaquim due to Julian rarely recalling his upbringing to anyone other than Damien or Niko, however, he once mentioned that his father often punished for strange, minor things such as coming home fifteen minutes late or speaking to other kids that did not frequent the church. He claims his father had a "creative mind," making him kneel on rice for hours at a time, or go without eating for days at a time. Julian learned to pick locks due to Joaquim frequently locking him out of the house or changing the locks completely ("Overkill").

When he was eighteen, Julian enlisted in the United States Army without telling his mother or father, leaving abruptly after receiving clearance. It's noted In Basic Training at Fort Sill, he met Damien Kang, assigned as his partner for several drills due to Damien's disruptive nature. After a few others at Fort Sill learn of his upbringing, he's given the nickname *Preacher*. He's notably efficient at several things throughout his training, obtaining a Sharpshooter medal during arms training and aligning with the rigorous structure with little to no complaint.

Shortly after graduation, he legally changed his name to Julian Vaughn to fully estrange himself from his family, previously known as Julian Berto. During secondary training, he's regarded almost exclusively as *Vaughn,* training as a Combat Medic. He's enlisted for six years, Active Duty for three years and then Reserves for the remainder of his contract. During his last three years, he lived in New York, attending St. John's University and obtaining his Associate's degree in Legal Studies. During his first year at St. John's, he began a relationship with Damien Kang, the two meeting again a few months prior after Damien learned he'd chosen to do the same that he did, except Damien had ended up at Princeton University in New Jersey, studying finance. Shortly after graduated, Julian intended to continue his education to become an attorney, yet felt "out of place" with those in his graduating class and failed to continue.

Shortly after graduation, Damien, graduating a month after him, received an offer to work for Arista Wealth Management out of Nevada, leading Julian to move cross country with him. Unable to find many opportunities that welcomed both his military experience and education history, Julian enrolled in the police academy, the six month period going by fairly quickly with Damien getting adjusted at work and Julian used to the relatively similar curriculum he'd dealt with before. Shortly after becoming an officer, Julian was partnered with Niko Keating,

## Personality

something something we'll get to this let me write everything i remember <3
Julian's noted to be intelligent, receiving admission to Dartmouth yet choosing St. John's instead due to its proximity to Princeton and its Catholic history, something he later states he regrets.

## Season One

Julian's first appearance in is "*Also Known As*," returning from an extensive undercover mission in Mexico where he was placed several months prior. whatever whatever we'll deal w this later

## Season Two

this one is for the boys w the booming system