Peterson (Reboot Timeline)

Athletics

**Peterson** (real name unknown) is a supporting character and a minor antagonist in the Reboot timeline. Peterson is a former insurgent that was attacked by the WTO and survived long enough to join up with the Liberty Bombers.

## Background

Peterson's past is never known, but it's revealed that Peterson was part of an unknown insurgent group in Argentina before getting attacked by the squad led by Jay Roberts and left for dead upon being shot in the mouth. However, Peterson was found by the Liberty Bombers and nursed back to health, eventually becoming one of them.

## Biography

Peterson is first seen in the 3rd chapter of the Wartime story, having never shown himself before showing himself to Jay after 4 Bombers were killed. It's revealed by Peterson that Jay shot him and he was left for dead until the Bombers found him and healed him. Now seeking an opportunity for vengeance, Peterson fought Jay in H2H and utilized raw strength, which impressed Jay. Despite nearly winning, Jay and Peterson tried to shoot each other, but Peterson gets cocky and declared another H2H match, resulting in Jay executing him on the spot.

## Personality

Peterson is shown to be a self-confident, cocky, and brutal individual, having been remaining loyal to the Bombers and having been shown multiple times to be sadistic and violent, bragging about Jay's death and describing how to do it, showcasing his cocky nature.

Ultimately, his cocky nature led him to his demise at the hands of Jay.

## Appearance

Peterson was an Argentine-American man, standing at 5'9. He is slender, fair skin, and balding hair. He wore the signature LB uniform, with bandages near his face.

## Skills

* **High Intelligence**: Peterson was shown to be a highly intelligent, sharp-witted, and methodical man and was highly adaptable to any situation given to him, as shown as he patiently waited for a moment before attacking Jay.
* **Master Martial Artist**: Having been trained by his former group and the Bombers, Peterson is shown to be an incredibly skilled hand-to-hand fighter and brawler. His fighting style is mostly improvised and is consisted of Boxing and Wrestling.
* **Improvised Weapon Mastery**: Peterson used a bat to try to kill Jay and the environment around him to gain an advantage.
* **Peak Human Strength**: Despite his build, Peterson is very strong, capable of overpowering and restrain Jay, who's more trained and skilled.
* **Peak Human Durability**: Peterson is highly resilient and sturdy due to his time in the battlefield. He is able to survive gunshot wounds and blunt force trauma without feeling that much pain. His greatest feats of his durability was surviving a brutal shot in the face by Jay and a severe beating and was capable of withstanding heavier punches from Jay.
* **High Pain Tolerance**: Despite his strong combat proficiency, Peterson has been frequently injured throughout the series, but demonstrates a near-inhuman tolerance to pain, being able to survive near fatal injuries, such as gunshot wounds, stabbing, blunt force trauma, and physical blows with ease. As shown in his fight with Jay, Peterson quickly bounces back and continued, after being completely dazed.

## Trivia

* Peterson was one of the arrogant characters in the Reboot timeline and had not he been cocky and overconfident, he would had won his fight against Jay.