Dexter Grif

**Captain Dexter Grif** is a human male from Universe AC-1, former UNSC marine, simulation trooper, and member of the Reds and Blues. He serves supporting character in *Retribution*, and as a tertiary protagonist in *A Soldier's Debt* and *Shattered Eclipse*. The older brother of Kaikainia Grif, Grif attended Ithaca College in New York before enlisting in the UNSC Marines during the height of the Great War. Unfortunately due to his habitually lazy lifestyle, he was discharged after sleeping on the job (which ended up saving his life as the colony he was stationed on was overrun by Sanghelili forces, who believed him to be KIA). For his actions, Grif was transferred to Project Freelancer's Simulation Program, under the assumption that humanity was in the middle of a civil war. There he befriended fellow trooper Richard Simmons, despite their differing personalities. Both was subsequently placed into the Red Army and sent to Outpost 1 "Blood Gulch".

## Biographical Information

### Alias

* Dirtbag
* Idiot
* Gruf
* Minor Junior Private Negative First Class
* Dex
* Agent Orange Soda

## General Information

### Relatives

* Unnamed Father (deceased)
* Unnamed Mother
* Kaikaina Grif (sister)

### Affilations

* Reds and Blues
* Red Team
* UNSC (formerly)
* New Republic (formerly)
* Coalition (formerly)
* Ozpin's Inner Circle (formerly)

### Occupation

* Simulation Trooper
* UNSC Marine (formerly)
* College Student (formerly)

## Other Information

### Appears In

* *Retribution*
* *A Soldier's Debt*
* *Shattered Eclipse*
* *Marvel's Avengers: Odyssey*

### AU Status

Active

Due to his laid back sarcastic nature, Grif found himself at constant odds with his superior Sarge, while also being the first to question the purpose of their mission in the canyon. Their fight against Blue Team would take a series of twists and turns following the arrival of Franklin Donut and Michael J. Caboose, during which Blue Team member Leonard Church would be killed by Caboose only to return as a ghost; Agent Texas, a Freelancer and Church's ex-girlfriend arriving and also dying. Grif along with his team and the Blues would be pulled into a hunt for the Omega AI, who had possessed their ally Frank "Doc" DuFresene. During the hunt, Blue Team member Lavernius Tucker would find out the manipulation of both teams, resulting in Agent Wyoming - another Freelancer - to begin hunting them. After a series of goose chases, a talking bomb named Andy, time travel, his sister Kai joining Blue Team, and Tucker giving birth, both parties would find themselves back in Blood Gulch. The biggest discovery came in the arrival of Team RWBY, a group of huntress from another universe. Grif would form a friendship with Yang Xiao-Long during their visit, and the three teams would manage to defeat Wyoming and Omega, and managed to send Team RWBY back home.

Knowing the danger of a larger multiverse, Grif and the Reds made sure to destroy any evidence left of Team RWBY's existence from Command. Following this, Grif, his friends, and the Blues would be reassigned to other outposts following the end of the Great War. By 2553, one year after leaving, Grif would be promoted to Sergeant with Simmons as his XO, but due to his laziness, both would be overthrown in a mutiny only to be saved by Sarge in order to hunt down the Blues once more. Grif would find himself being reunited with Church and Caboose, along with Freelancer Agent Washington. The team would end up coming into conflict with the Meta, a former Freelancer named Maine that was hell-bent on acquiring the fragment of the Alpha AI. Their journey led them Freelancer command, where the team would recover Epsilon, the last fragment of Alpha, before setting off an EMP that erased all data left, including Church, who was revealed to be the Alpha. Following their action in exposing Project Freelancer, the Reds and Blues would make a deal with the UNSC to live in Outpost 17 "Valhalla" in exchange that they turn in all remaining Freelancer property. A few months later in 2554, Red Team would be reunited with Team RWBY and their friends, Team JNPR. The group would be pulled into a mission to save Tucker, during which they discovered that Caboose kept the Epsilon Unit. Their journey eventually led them back into conflict with the Meta, while also having to protect RWBY and JNPR from the UNSC. Eventually Grif and his friends were successful in killing the Meta, cleared RWBY and JNPR, and hid Wash from the authorities, while Epsilon returned to his memory unit.

For the next year, Grif and his friends found themselves on various journeys. Including helping Agent Carolina in finding the Director of the Freelancer Program, fighting in a civil war that was being manipulated by Charon Industries, the final death of Epsilon, a brief retirement, a group of terrorist known as the Blues and Reds trying to destroy the UNSC, time travel, and a group of demi-god AIs. During this period, Grif would mature greatly, shedding his lazy demeanor greatly. By 2555, Grif and his team would conduct Operation: Rosebud, and manage to travel to Universe AC-2 in order to find Team RWBY. Upon arriving they uncovered a plot to destroy Beacon Academy led by Roman Torchwick and the White Fang. During this point, Grif would also cross paths with Raven Branwen, Yang biological mother, putting them both at odds. They eventually uncovered a larger plot orchestrated by Cinder Fall, and , after reuniting with RWBY and their friends, ratted her and her allies out as spies.

## Personality

Out of his entire team, Grif is consider to be the cynical one. Initially being self-centered, immature, acerbic, and lazy. With respect to personality, Grif is fairly brash and has a flair for the melodramatic. He is quick to make silly theories or insults, even toward people who could clearly kill him without hesitation. The most obvious being Sarge, whom Grif initially shared a mutual dislike for, and vice versa. Grif even points out that he doesn't do work because he's lazy, but because he just doesn't like his commanding officer in any way. He is also cowardly, easily scared and would rather run away from a battle than deal with it. Grif however enjoys his lazy lifestyle, such as eating food, smoking, taking naps in disclosed locations (such as behind the pantry), and avoiding work as much as possible. He even has been known to not even clean his room at all, with Franklin Donut even commenting that he has a layer of mold in his room that he initially mistook for a carpet.

Grif's lifestyle often results in ridicule from the rest of his team and friends. Such as Sarge constantly threatening him with court martial, poisoning his food, or a shotgun to the face, and Lopez and frequently made fun of Grif's size on several occasions. The only one Grif seems to have a decent relationship with is Richard Simmons, as the two mutually bond over Sarge's incompetence, or any random thought in mind such "how to get away with murder". Their banter however often results in them both being called an "old married couple" by Lavernius Tucker.

Beyond his lazy lifestyle, Grif enjoys comedy, and displays a sense of humor. He held an "open mic eulogy" at Sarge's funeral, in which performed stand up comedy to make fun of Sarge. He also enjoys puns, a trait he picked up from Yang Xiao-Long. Grif also seems to be a man of faith to some extent, as he states he's agnostic. He generally believes in a higher power, even answering the Reds and Blues' iconic motto: "Why are We Here?" with "Its one of life's greatest mysteries isn't it?".

Despite his rude and slobby lifestyle, Grif has been shown to display a strong loyalty to his friends and family. He has shown to care greatly for his sister Kai, even going as far as to threaten anyone who tries to hurt her. In regards to Red Team, Sarge has stated that despite all of the misadventures they had, Grif could've walked away if he wanted to, yet he did not. Grif also has shown to care greatly for his friends, even willing to fight to save them if need be. Along with this, Grif seems to actually be impacted and take in what people say about him, even though he claims he doesn't care. Although he may be lazy, he is unlikely to betray his comrades and truly seeks to be part of the team.

While his lifestyle has earned him ridicule, it has been shown to be a coping mechanism. Having grown up as the man of the house, Grif generally looked after his sister while their mother worked in the circus. He eventually got into college in New York, but tragedy struck when he learned that Kai accidentally burned down their home. Blaming himself for not being there, Grif chose to enlist into the UNSC, hoping to gain some form of structure in his life. However the pain of not being home to help prevent his home being destroyed was unbearable, resulting in Grif turning to food as a coping method.