Henry Caine

Jackson Caine (Uncle/Legal Guardian)

Marcus Caine (Cousin)

Jessica Anne Lockhart (Girlfriend)

Henry Caine became a member of the Teku sometime after his time in college. By the time he graduated, he became one of the west coast's best mechanic for a few years before joining the Teku, leading to the events in High Octane.

## Backstory

Ever since he was six, Henry Caine had a rough life due to his dad dying from cancer and his mother leaving him with her brother-in-law in order to start a new life. The only family he has left is his uncle Jackson, Jackson's son and Henry's cousin Marcus and his best friend/girlfriend Jessica Anne, whom she hung out with since 5th grade. At age 17, he grew an interest in cars and automobile racing due to his neighbor being a racecar mechanic and decided to take him along to one of his races as a part-time apprentice. Thanks to that, he became a skilled mechanic in his own right and eventually built his own car: an old '82 Lancia Orca, capable of 800 hp and achieving speeds of over 250 mph. Due to that, he was able to sell it to get enough money to get his license and a place for himself and Jessica close to Los Angeles in time for college. He was able to get accepted for an automotive mechanics degree, while her girlfriend got in for a fashion degree, but it wasn't the end there.

Due to using the last of their money to pay the rent of their home, they don't have enough to continue with their studies and, despite the combined stipend from Jessica's father and Henry's uncle, they only have enough for one more year in college, when they needed three more years' worth to get their respective degrees. Just as they walked back home, a surprise was waiting for them, in the form of a Chrysler Thunderbolt with Wave Ripper designs on it and an invitation to compete in the World Race, a portal-hopping, interdimesional road race, for a chance at five million dollars. Due to their summer break having arrived, Henry decided to partake in the World Race to get the money needed to finish their education and to get a better life. Due to that, he took the chance and came out on top, thanks in part to his leader, Vert Wheeler, getting the Wheel of Power at the end.

After the World Race, he came back to Jessica in LA with a check for five million dollars and the promise of a better start. They were able to graduate with high honors and, after that, Jessica went to Sweden to follow a fashion internship for five years while Henry stayed in LA, opening a car shop with the last of his five million dollars. During that time, he participated in street races with his Thunderbolt, getting money and recognition, so much so that, at one point, met with Kyle and Silavet of the Teku in his shop. When impressed with the level of skill used to fix Synkro and Backdraft, they extended an invitation to him to join the Teku, which he accepted, no questions asked. Three months with the Teku, he acquired a Mini Cooper JCW GP and, with Kyle and Silavet's help, built and customized it with a style befitting of a Teku and a Wave Ripper. Since then, he raced with the Mini Cooper for three months until their encounter with GIG after the race between Adam and Thomas, where he, Mike and Silavet, along with Patrick and David, former World Race-turned-Metal Maniacs drivers and Leonidas, a Metal Maniacs recruit, drove off to Tezla's cube, and then the acceledrome, to partake in the Racing Realms.

## Personality

Henry is determined and dedicated to his team, his family and his girlfriend. A skilled driver and mechanic, he can get a bit reckless when close to getting victory. When he left the acceledrome after the Ice realm, he was losing faith in himself due to his alleged inability to win races, after seeing Adam, Patrick and Kyle winning their respective realm's accelechargers. However, when he received a call from Jessica, trading their stories regarding their current states, Jessica told him to never give up in finding a way forward and that, no matter what, never give up on himself. After that, he immediately returned to the acceledrome in time to race in the Ruins realm, where Kyle and Mike were waiting to give him the keys to Avant Garde where, at that point, he realized how truly important he is to the effort to stop the drones.

## Vehicles

* Mini Cooper JCW GP (Only for the Storm Realm)
* Monoposto (Cavern Realm, Water Realm, Ice Realm)
* Avant Garde (Ruins Realm, Reactor Realm, Micro Realm, Canyon Realm, Cybergrid Realm)
* 24-Ours (Only for the Desert Realm)
* Nightlife (Only for the Labyrinth Realm)
* Drift Tech (Only for the Cosmic Realm)