A.C. Montana

**A.C. Montana** was the second-in-command of the Friends of P. and one of the longest serving members. After the split between P. and Big Daddy C., A.C. stuck by P. and became his most trusted advisor. A.C. was determined to get Mega Man back after he disappeared, including getting Virginia and Cal involved on a secret rescue mission he put together where they ended up dying, forcing him to shoulder the guilt of their deaths for years. Several years later, A.C. found Mega Man once more and brought him immediately back to the Friends of P.

With Mega Man now back, the gang successfully completed another mission, but after a disastrous mission at San Simeon Bay, tensions started to grow, specifically between P. and A.C. about which direction the gang should be going in. A.C. also assisted Summer Girl during a situation involving a theft from the underwater city of Alphaville, ending with the cloud city port's destruction. This event, along with what happened during their previous mission, led to P. and A.C. coming to blows during a meeting, but they were forced to put their differences aside when P.'s Mansion was attacked by the Friends of C. P. led the gang to attack a Friends of C. office in retaliation, but A.C. was forced to admit the truth about what happened to Virginia and Cal in order to stop P. from killing a Season. This revelation only further divided the Friends of P. and, during another disastrous mission in the Hub, A.C. Montana was killed after he was shot in the back by Sharp.

## Personality

A.C. Montana is a well educated man and a famous gunslinger. Before joining the Friends of P., A.C. Montana was a notorious con-man and thief under the guise of being an entertainer. At one point he was met by P. and upon trying to scam him, P. recognized his talent and recruited him. Upon joining, A.C. Montana cleaned himself up and became a close advisor of P. and Big Daddy C. As the two leaders split apart, A.C. stuck by P. out of loyalty to him and for opposing Big Daddy C.'s growing desire for money and greed.

A.C. perhaps cares the most about his fellow gang members and looks out for them, particularly Wheeler due to his young age and inexperience. After the mysterious deaths of Virginia and Cal, A.C. was guilt ridden over his failure to save them. He recruited Summer Girl to their gang and the two formed a strong bond. A.C. is also good friends with Mega Man and the two often speak together about the state of affairs in the gang and the Fifth Quadrant as a whole, acting as each other's primary confidante.

When tensions in the gang began to rise, A.C.'s primary concern became keeping his family together. He became the voice of reason among the group and several members of the group, especially Summer, began turning to him for guidance and began looking to him to lead the group among P.'s growing paranoia. Whenever P. would suggest a plan that strayed too far from the Friends of P.'s mission statement, he would openly stand up to P. and challenge his leadership in order to keep the gang focused. This devotion to the cause ended up causing his downfall as his open defiance of P. led to his assassination at the hands of Sharp, who acted as P.'s personal hitman. Though deceased, A.C.'s kind influence lives on through Mega Man and Summer who took his teachings and demeanor to heart and carry a piece of him with them wherever they go.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Friends of P.
	+ Mega Man - Close friend
	+ Virginia † - Close friend
	+ Cal † - Close friend
	+ Rudolph - Close friend
	+ Jonze
* Charter Mill
	+ Mary and Ellody Charter †
* Summer Girl - Close friend

### Enemies

* Friends of C.
	+ Big Daddy C. - Former close friend
	+ Rod NaCervera
	+ Jesus
* San Sindustries
	+ William San Simeon †
* Sharp - Killer

* P. † - Former close friend and indirect killer

* Wheeler - Former close friend

## Trivia

* A.C. Montana's name comes from the lyrics to The Rentals song Brilliant Boy off of their 1995 debut album *Return of the Rentals.*