Ray Hotchkiss

## Raymond Jim Hotchkiss

Ray Hotchkiss in a desert tigerstripe BDU top from his time as a Green Beret. Shortly before the Al Qaramous excursion.

## Physical description

### Eye color

Blue

**Raymond "Reaper" Hotchkiss** is an operator on the ROSE-4 special police task force in INTERPOL. He assists the team with on ground operation as well as possessing specialized weapon operation skills. Despite his expansive criminal record and involvement with organized crime, he was able to cut a deal with INTERPOL Director Isobe Tsuyoshi to aid the team while under strict supervision.

## Background

Born Raymond Hotchkiss on June 17th 1992, Hotchkiss began operating under the alias "Reaper" for the Yakuza in the year 2017. While stationed in Japan with the 10th Special Forces Group, Hotchkiss went AWOL and took to the streets where he was recruited by the Yakuza. Hotchkiss served as a contract killer and generally hired muscle for various Japanese criminal organizations until he was apprehended during an INTERPOL raid in 2020. The police had been anonymously tipped off about a human trafficking deal happening at a remote warehouse, and when they arrived Hotchkiss was standing on a pile of bodies. He raised his hands and went into custody without incident. Hotchkiss spoke little while in custody, and to this day remains mostly silent. As part of a plea deal with the US Government and INTERPOL, he has agreed to act as part of ROSE-4 and put his military training to use. His one condition was that he not be separated from his daughter, Elizabeth. He and his daughter currently reside with the rest of ROSE-4 at an undisclosed location.

### The Deal

After providing a plethora of consistently accurate and tactically advantageous information to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Japanese INTERPOL director Isobe Tsuyoshi contacted the US Government in an effort to try and reward Hotchkiss for his assistance. After much deliberation, it was agreed in a letter signed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff that in exchange for Hotchkiss providing his services to INTERPOL for as long as was necessary, he would be granted a full pardon for all criminal action.

Despite initial resistance, Hotchkiss accepted the offer from INTERPOL. If ROSE-4 are successful in their efforts to stop the Black Cetan, he will be released and his status as a Green Beret will be restored along with all of his decorations.

## Military Service

Ray Hotchkiss served in the United States Army for eight years, up until he went AWOL in 2017. Often described by his superiors as a "quiet, driven man who cannot be stopped." Hotchkiss graduated tops in many of his military training courses, and rapidly rose through the ranks of US Army Special Forces. He is one of the youngest men to ever earn the Green Beret, and was involved in consistent combat operations for the majority of his career. Prior to his desertion in 2017, he was the rank of Sergeant First Class.

* Enlists United States Army, aged 17. 2009.
* Graduates top of class in Basic Training. Fort Benning, Georgia. 2009.
* Graduates top of class in Advanced Individual Training for Infantry. Fort Benning, Georgia. 2009.
* Attends Airborne School, Fort Benning Basic Airborne School, Georgia. 2009.
* Applies for Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (R.A.S.P.), accepted. Fort Benning, Georgia. 2009.
* Passes R.A.S.P. and goes on to complete Ranger training. Fort Benning, Georgia. 2010.
* Deploys with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment to Iraq in 2010.
* Earns Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart while on deployment. Army Commendation Medal.
* Deploys with 75th Rangers to Iraq once more in 2011.
* Earns Bronze Star, with Valor device. Soldier's medal.
* Applies for Special Forces Assessment and Selection (S.F.A.S.), accepted. John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 2012.
* Completes Special forces selection, attends CLS school, jungle warfare school, and Sniper school throughout 2013.
* Joins 10th Special Forces group, 2013.
* Deploys to Afghanistan, late 2013.
* awarded silver star, purple heart, additional Bronze Star with V.
* Classified Operations, 2014.
* Classified Operations, 2015.
* Processed for Distinguished Service Cross, pending further review.
* Stationed Torii Station, Okinawa, 2016.
* Multiple disciplinary reports, 2016.
* Reported Missing February 2017, dubbed AWOL March 2017.

### Soldier-Athlete

Outside of merely doing his job, Hotchkiss genuinely enjoys firearms and shooting. Soldiers from the United States Army routinely represent their country during the Olympic Games, and Hotchkiss was interested in pursuing athletics in addition to his military career. After submitting an application and going through a brief trial period, he was selected for the Biathlon event in the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, the games overlapped with a 13 month deployment that he refused to not participate in. When the time for the games came, Hotchkiss was put on a flight to Sochi to compete in his event. After taking gold, he was redeployed with the 10th Special Forces Group and returned to combat operations.

Hotchkiss reapplied for Olympic selection in 2016, wishing to compete in the Rio summer games. He was again accepted and was slated for a three-gun competition, however after receiving multiple disciplinary reports that year he was barred from competing by the Army.

## Trivia

* Hotchkiss owns a Cherry Red 1967 Pontiac Firebird that once belonged to his late father.
* Growing up, the family farm lacked many modern conveniences such as television or computers. Hotchkiss is still not very confident with technology, even to this day.