General Deuce

Deuce, with his Cato self exposed

General Deuce is a masculine cyborg and the last of the Cato. He is an esteemed general in the Vorpal Legions and fought against the oppressive Ashatos Republic as he was instrumental in defeating it. He was also key in the war against the Victrons and assisted Ioras Shard in the final defeat of The Darkening Mind. He was close friends with Xebec Hawk, and is close friends with Queen Exia and Shard. He is currently married to Ferren.

Born at an unknown date, Deuce initially started off as an operative for the harsh Ashotos Republic, enhanced by them to be a ruthless mind on the battlefield. However, upon being seized by Exergem Motus operatives, namely Xebec Hawk, some of the enhancements were removed. This led to him gaining free will once again, and as such decided to work with the insurgents to help topple the government, which, after many battles, he did.

Deuce continued to serve in the Vorpal Legions long after the Ashotos war, and also married his wife, Ferren. On one assignment, he and Xebec visited Vorpal Monkey, who gave a prophecy that one day the Darkening Mind will rise again. This allowed Deuce and Xebec to try to raise up the Vorpal Legions in order to one day be able to tackle on such a big threat. However, this preparation was ultimately shifted to help tackle an unseen conflict, being the Victron War.

In the Victron War, Deuce was assigned young Vorpal prodigy Exia to serve alongside himself and Commanders Mar Hesron and Ama Felsen. They fought in many battles in the war, and he grew a close bond with Exia. However, this became strained upon the death of Hesron and the discovery of the manipulation of Felsen, which Deuce was partly responsible for.

After Hesron had died and Felsen had left due to feeling betrayed, Ioras Shard was assigned to him as Captain, alongside Exia. The bond between him and Exia continued to be strained, however this was eventually rectified when Deuce was captured in a mission to the Victron home planet. Deuce eventually was saved, and the factory was destroyed. However, this was at the cost of Colonel Fortan, who was a longtime ally of Deuce.

Deuce fought in the rest of the Victron War, in which he was key to the defeat of the Abominations. Shortly after this, however, Exia was summoned to leave him and become Queen of Jayto. Due to the close, paternal bond, Deuce revealed his Cato nature to her before she left to rule her people.

Deuce and Shard began to know each other better upon Exia leaving them. Eventually, Amos Latra, Caleb Nequs and Erin Inkla were assigned to him and Shard. This squadron worked in mopping up remnants of the Victrons, and eventually fought alongside Deuce at the arrival of the Darkening Mind, although this was temporary for Erin, who was killed in the early days of the war.

During the Darkening Mind conflict, Deuce and Shard began to heavily bond. It was in this war in which Deuce’s Cato identity was revealed, in a mission to the ruins of Kartos. After the Battle of Earth, Deuce mourned Xebec before beginning the efforts to resurrect Fortan. It was also around this time in which his memories were restored from the Cato/Darkening Mind war.

Subsequently, he assisted Exia in liberating her homeworld in the Second Battle of Jayto. After this, using a combined effort of all the allies made, an assault on the Darkening Mind homeworld was made, leading to its defeat.

Deuce continued to serve in the Vorpal Legions, long after the defeat of the Darkening Mind.

## Physical Appearance

For the longest time, Deuce’s physical appearance was a mystery to all, with sparse few knowing what was under his iconic helmet. However, his identity as a Cato was exposed, showing that he had a deeply scared grey Cato face, with cybernetic augments. He is shorter than many of the elementals, however he is considered tall for a Cato.

## Personality

Deuce has been attributed to his stern demeanour, yet kind heart beneath. He has a sharp wit, and is a genius in military combat. Many who know Deuce gain his respect immediately, and is able to command with conviction. Despite a general positive atmosphere surrounding him, Deuce can be somewhat morally grey when making some decisions, particularly those surrounding Ama Felsen and Elysia Shard.

## Trivia

* Deuce is considered to be the main character of the Age of Legions corner of the universe, featuring prominently in all projects.
* He has been described as James Howel’s favourite character.
* He was not always supposed to be a Cato, as ideas of him being an elemental or artificial life had been thrown around.
* Deuce appears in the most amount of episodes of Age of Legions, Part One, totalling in 74 appearances.