William Church

> "No Mission is too difficult for the Marines. No sacrifice is ignored. Our Responsibility puts our lives at stake, but we put ourselves at risk to make our homeworld a better place."
>
> - William Church

## Physical Description

### Height

* 6'5½
* 6'3½ (Previously)

### Weight

* 302 Pounds (Current)
* 285 Pounds (Previous)

## Technical Information

### Affiliations

* Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps
	+ Wolfpack Company

## Other Information

### Hobbies

* Military training
* Spending time with his company/platoon
* Playing Football

### Likes

* Competent allies
* Obedient allies
* Positive outcomes
* Coffee/Iced Coffee
* Antagonizing the enemy

### Dislikes

* Craig Taggart's Impulsive, Violent and disobedient personality
* CEO Wolfgang Bale's Paranoia leading to his unlikeable snarky and arrogant playboy personality.

### Motives

To solidify the APMC's reputation as the planet's most powerful and skilled amphibious military force

## Threat Assessment

### Type of Character

Protagonist

Lieutenant-Colonel **William Church** Jr. is a battle hardened APMC veteran whom was the son of the prestigious William Church Sr., He is the pivotal figure in shaping the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps' success in their operations during the Global War, and was "posthumously" promoted in Lieutenant Colonel after the Global War, despite being able to survive the failed operation in Krietzfisch Forest. In the present day, he is still an extremely respectable individual on service.

He also played a major role in the Blackout War, which helped he helped the members of the Sacrosanct Defense Coalition to set aside their differences against the Naymor Evalkan Coalition; And free the Orions' interference in the planet.

In 2020, during the events of Black Pegasus, William Church has lead the APMC's Autumnal Battalion and their respective companies in an all out assault on the terrorist army known as the Pegasus Rising United. Barely making it out alive in Zinger Forest, he was surprised to unluckily witness the Predator in combat, which he easily believed that Wolf's death was a *hoax*; As he discovered Galactic Republic documents of him in that year.

## Biography

### Background

William Church was born on Independence Day at July 7th, 1919. Raised by his natural parents William Sr. and Melissa. He was gifted by the Church's militaristic family tree that has a great reputation. William was a decent student, bearing decent-high grades, and was able to graduate and finish schooling despite Michael Nexima and Nick "Wolf" Bale's sudden alteration to the Panamoan Republic education system. According to most people, he played football for quite some time before the outbreak of the Nexus Global Warfare. He also mentions that he was firstly disgusted by Michael Nexima's ideologies.

He joined the Panamoan Army in 1930, but was placed into the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps because of a preliminary request by the generals. He also placed in the Wolfpack Company to keep Craig Taggart at bay due to him previously killing a few defectors with his bare hands.

### Global War

William Church maintained a prestigious Lieutenant position on the Wolfpack Company. He was not present in Crystal Harbour, but served alongside Nicholas Wolfgang Bale; Whom he considers "Immortal" due to his age and tasked as a Staff Sergeant. Much to his surprise, Craig Taggart was assigned to the same battalion.

Throughout the Global War, he displayed exemplary service; Making him another legend in the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps.

## Personality

William Church is best known for being a father to his men, showing compassion and loyalty to them above all else as they push throughout the Global Warfare. Church's relationship with his squad as warm, as his platoon respected him for his care unlike the apathetic and strict Taggart. In addition, Turner always put the life of others over the missions, doing what was right rather than focus on the mission. This is noticeable in "Discombobulating Damage" when trying to save Evalkan civilians, and in "Hill 666" when learning that many were killed on Taggart's watch.

Church's relationship with Craig Taggart was strained, as the two had known each other before the start of the war. After Church wrote Taggart's demotion, the two were hostile and pushed each other to their limits. That being said, the two respected each other, as Taggart told Church that it was an honor to serve with him before the latter's "death".

William Church was heroic and sacrificing, as he believed in the truth and theright thing no matter. His actions were inspired by the far more experienced Nick "Wolf" Bale, even though he's only a sergeant in that time. Church's sacrifice showed his true loyalty was with his squad, believing in life should be cherished than orders themselves, unlike Craig Taggart who takes orders seriously even if they are very questionable.

Church retained that iconic personality as time goes by, It's also worth noting that when Wolfgang Bale became the CEO of Rubicon Corporation; he tries to remind him of their notable sacrifices/contributions in the planet, and he even personally requested that he should be back in the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps in 2021, though Wolfgang Bale had freed himself from his paranoia turning his personality to a snarky, arrogant playboy, the latter dismissed his request by stating "Rubicon's COO is needed. I'd admit lost my passion after Boreas, but if shit goes hard in a Galactic War, give me a holler." which left him speechless, as even the majority of the Panamoan Republic had failed to persuade him to actively serve in the Armed Forces of the Panamoan Republic full-time.

## Abilities

> "I don't just spend time in working out, I had mastered the ability to plan things ahead of time."
>
> - William toCraig Taggart

* **Nevian Physiology**: William Church is a Nevian that has high resilency to blunt trauma, Plasma/Energized firearms, fire, falls from great heights, stabs in the stomach and the lowest calibre of bullets, not to mention they are heavily resistant to blunt trauma.
* **Superhuman Strength**
* **Superhuman Durability**
* **Naturally Enhanced Physical Condition**: William had actually went through intense training and dieting, that represents the peak of Nevian potential. Having pushed to the super soldier physical conditioning, with his physical capabilities are reaching high levels of superhuman strength.
* **Superhuman Speed**

* **Exceptional Tactician**: William has deep tactical awareness and always comes up with backup tactical planning when the situation goes awry.

* **Exceptional Strategist**: Like Nick Wolfgang Bale,he is an exceptionally skilled strategist.

* **Expert Leader**: He is able to efficiently lead marines and soldiers in the field, without costing their lives relentlessly or letting them die on purpose, unlike Craig Taggart.

* **Exceptional Will**: William's will is exceptionally high, and he never panics on the situation, only throwing occasional temper tantrums when the mission goes awry.

* **Expert Marksman**: William is an exceptional marksman, can easily use rifles and various other weapons with relative ease.

* **Superhuman Speed**: William can run up to 60 mph max, at his full potential.

* **Peak Agility**: William is agile enough to dodge gunfire, and has great agility.

* **Expert Grifter**: William managed to grief Wolfgang Bale by requesting him to return to the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps, by paying him 168 gazillion; Though he was only partially successful.

* **Expert Combatant**: William is an exceptionally skilled combatant, solely relying on martial arts in unarmed combat, he even defeated Craig Taggart in a fight when both snapped under stress. He also tends to hit the pressure points of his opponents in an unarmed CQC combat situation.

### Weaknesses

* **Selflessness**: William's selfless actions tend to put his life in danger, particularly his near-death in the Krietzfisch forest.

* **Kindness**: Church's father-like figure and his kindness tends to show that he is vulnerable, especially when his comrades are wounded/killed in action.

* **Infinity Blade**: The Infinity Blade is the legendary sword/blade designed to slice and puncture through any solid object in existence, and the ONLY melee weapon that can permanently kill an evolved Nevian like him.

* **Nicholas Wolfgang Bale**: William Church believes that if Wolfgang became his enemy, he will not be able to defeat him in various fields, due to the latter's connections, combat experience and indomitability.

## Trivia

### General

* He usually suffers from PTSD, most notably in the Nexus Global Warfare.
* He is a renowned role model outside his life as a Panamoan marine.
* His wealth is about 1.6 gazillion credits.
* He believes in truth, and the right thing, no matter the odds.
* William actually played football for quite some time before serving in the Amphibious Panamoan Marine Corps.
* As most marines of the Wolfpack company gossip usually, he keeps his arguments with Craig Taggart at bay.

### Military Career

* He has received the Navy Cross decoration and Medal of Honor more than ten times.
* Though being a high ranking individual, he is usually known to hang out with his marines in off duty times, such as inviting most of the Wolfpack company into a dinner in Frank Deville's restaurant.
* He describes living in military bases as his "home".
* He hates .22 caliber carbines for some particular reason.