Gunner Orion

### Identifying Marks

Several scars going down and across the right side of his face, neck and one on the upper and bottom portion of the left side of his lips

## OOC Info

### Status

Inactive

**Gunner Orion** is a former CAT6 mercenary who joined the Council Recovery Corps to find a new purpose in life.

## Biography

Ever since his birth in 2163, Gunner seemed to revel in the use of and learning of technology. At a young age, Gunner’s parents took note of his likeness towards more advanced electronics and tools. Even as he aged and grew more mature, the boy still always had a shine within his eyes whenever he acquired something more advanced than previously or was simply repairing something that was broken or old. This eventually developed into a taste for computers and other devices along with how things electrically and mechanically work.

Though this early life didn’t come easy or without a price. At first he struggled throughout the years with people his age since humans were still considered an oddity on the Citadel. This resulted in him having few friends until he was able to prove himself worth having as a friend to the other races. Gunner’s natural knowledge and appreciation for technology allowed this to happen. He could be seen helping other students out with class work or things that they had broken. Using talents and overall fascination with technology in general allowed him to fit in better throughout his primary school years and even prove useful much later in his life as well. The satisfaction of fixing something and the challenge that came with it gave him a rush of excitement.

Upon graduating from school in the year of 2181 Gunner decided to further his interest in tech and pursue an education in the field. This led to him pursuing a few degrees involving software, hardware and other related fields. Through his years at the university, he surprised and impressed teachers with just how dedicated and knowledgeable he was in the fields of his study. Gunner studied at college until graduating in the late of 2186 and coming out with a bachelor's degree in both advanced electrical systems and software programming. After just having finished studying at college, Gunner took some time to relax before beginning to apply for fields he was qualified for. Though the hopes of beginning his new career pathway were cut short and replaced with a different one as the threat of the reapers had been announced in 2187. He ended up enlisting with the Human Systems Alliance as a combat engineer to put his technical know-how to use.

There he served as a skilled and tactful combat engineer. Though this came with a price. After the first few months of his deployment the squad he was assigned to were ambushed by reaper ground forces which sadly left him with a scarred and left blind in his right eye. After taking a few months to recover, Gunner eventually redeployed until late of 2189. Here he ended up actually being dishonorably discharged from service after having a disagreement with a superior officer over how some orders were being given and handled.

The particular event that resulted in his untimely leave of the Systems Alliance happened to be a case of ethics. Gunner was ordered to either detain or kill anyone within a small village on banning. The village had been suspected of harboring pirates and smugglers. This would later be debunked to be false and the supposed pirates and smugglers were nothing more than mere refugees from the terminus system. Gunner upon entering one of the homes was confronted by the family inside where they pleaded that the people they were harboring were not what they were told. After some discussion and further looking into it, Gunner was not only confused on how his superiors didn’t know the actual situation but he was upset. He was not about to just start detaining and if at worst, killing seemingly innocent people. Soon after this discovery, Gunner told his officer what was really going on but rather than hear the younger and lower ranked Gunner out, he said that orders were orders and advised him not to question them. So Gunner took a moment and thought to himself. Would he turn a blind eye for the sake of orders or would he hold his morals closer. In the end of his mental debate he went against his orders and began to help evacuate who he could, even threatening allies of his he caught off guard, either telling them to leave or simply restraining them. In the end he was eventually apprehended after a few of the men he restrained had been found after not having reported back. For the crime of disobeying orders and in a bigger sense; treason Gunner was quickly relieved of duty and stripped of any medals and his uniform. Not only did this leave a sour taste in his mouth but the action also made him feel empty as he now had no current purpose in the world.

But even through all of these horrors and tragedies he still was unable to shake the feeling and purpose the military made him feel. This caused Gunner to turn towards mercenary groups. Though after the mistreatment of his service during his time with The Systems Alliance, Gunner found himself questioning himself, wondering if he was any better than his previous officer with the things he was doing while working with the mercenary group known as CAT6. CAT6 normally employs Alliance veterans who either left or were discharged. After joining CAT6 as a mercenary, Gunner was able to settle back into his past life as a soldier easily yes, but now he was no longer protecting civilians and keeping the galaxy safe. He did hit jobs and smuggling runs amongst other things now. It wasn’t until six months down the road that he had finally taken enough damage to his mind and character that he left CAT6 and took some time off from the soldier’s life. This lead to many sleepless nights and breakdowns as he questioned himself. Was he a gifted being who used his talent and prowess to protect others or was he an opportunist who used his skill to make money regardless of who it harmed? Eventually Gunner turned to his therapist once again, years after he had talked to her.

It was ironic for him to go back; he could’ve swore the day he deemed he was ‘fixed’ that he’d never have to go back again. But now here he was again, sitting in the nicely lit room talking to a calm and polite asari woman about how he couldn’t decide what he was destined to do. The smiling, partially timid and helpful young adult who was working hard for an education was now gone and replaced by a broken and lonely engineer who used his hobby and talents for the sport of killing, smuggling, hacking and more just for a nice paycheck. After some time and frequent appointments to her, it finally came to Gunner that even though he was now a much different person, he didn’t have to work against his once stainless morals. He could still live the life he wanted whilst still staying within the boundaries and what he deemed comfortable.

After that Gunner decided that rather than working for someone else and possibly staining his character more, he’d turn over a new leaf and now offer his services as a contractor. Now back on the citadel and living within bachjret ward, Gunner began to set up his new life and line of work. As he settled into his new life, Gunner took notice of some recruiting for CRC. After taking the time to read about what they stood for and what they did, the group seemed to awaken something within the now discharged soldier. Feeling a calling to the group, Gunner decided to enlist with them right sway, feeling as if joining CRC was his destiny and new purpose in life.

## Personality

Gunner is a quiet male who tends to come off as shy and almost mute. Though he can struggle to make friends because of trust issues and being unable to judge people’s character correctly, Gunner has more success if someone first approaches him. Then he has a little more time to compose himself normally. This results in him being easier to be around. When Gunner is actually comfortable around someone, that individual tends to see what he was like before he enlisted in the military; very open, always informative and much more of a warm person. That’s not to say he isn’t kind in his own ways as of the present but he just seems to be less open and more or less a shell of his former self. Very few people ever get to experience the older characteristics that were more prominent within his attitude. Unique quirks/habits that Gunner exhibits mainly have to do with his facial scarring. Frequently he can be seen retracing his scars and feeling them as if they were brand new and just suddenly appeared on his face. He can also be examined trying to use his right eye even though he is unable to use it.

Most of the shyness he expresses stems from his past and the things he experienced while in service. So he partially comes off with the scarred soldier stereotype in a way. What helped Gunner recover from the open wounds caused by the war were some deep and very opening therapy sessions. After being unable to deal with the stress and emotional trauma after the war, Gunner decided to invest in getting some psychiatric help. Every meeting he had with his therapist seemed to ease him into a more repaired citizen. After some time, the sessions made enough impact where he felt he was comfortable enough to move on and handle the rest on his own. Gunner was now able to understand why certain things happened and why they had to. He was able to move on from the countless deaths he witnessed and was able to see reality as more than just despair and darkness. He is not the bright and spotless young man he once was before service but he was now not constantly haunted by the war.

### Exceptional Skills

* **Technological Prowess** - talented with technology whether it be software-related or hardware. He tends to be better with the physical aspect though.

* **Trained Soldier** - Gunner also is able to keep his cool during a fight due to his combat experience despite previous injuries he remains a noteworthy fighter.

## Physical Description

Standing tall and appearing rather brutish, Gunner’s appearance can be rather off putting and even deceptive. Most people assume him to be a savage soldier or a brutal biotic. To many people’s surprise he’s a rather skilled engineer as well as soldier and  Gunner always preferred tactics as well as overall advantage over brute power. Gunner’s large stature is composed of broad shoulders, a wide neck, a bulky yet hardened torso and arms and legs large enough to both support his head and torso but also compliment the size even further. He got much bigger in his time in the military.

Gunner is also dirty blonde along with a strong and fairly sharp and defined facial structure. Gunner’s defined face is accompanied with a combination of several facial scars from his military past.The majority of the scars covering his face are that of shrapnel from a grenade whilst others on his body are just from normal wear and tear and come from a slurry of past experiences. When Gunner is normally out and about, the type of clothes and style he wears are normally dark colored and have some sort’ve military or gothic  aesthetic. He can usually be seen wearing either relaxed pants or combat pants paired with boots and either a t-shirt or hoodie most of the time. When he is on duty or getting ready for a job he is normally seen wearing his heavy combat armor that boasts hefty protection and boosts shields.

### Armament

* M-76 Revenant
* Blood Pack Punisher

### Abilities

* Incinerate
* Tech Armor
* Sentry Turret
* Combat Drone