Major Colonel Raine

Major Colonel Raine was the commander of Squad 12-B, a squad of elite soldiers and officers in the Estinian military. He was also Lilah Wilkes's commanding officer for the short years she served as a lieutenant, causing him to be a bit of a father figure to Lilah.

## Major Colonel Raine

### Relatives

Mrs. Raine (wife)Unnamed daughterUnnamed daughter Unnamed daughterUnnamed son

### Affiliation

Estinian MilitarySquad 12-B, also known as Raine's Squad

## Biographical information

### Appearance

Major Colonel Raine was relatively short, with Lilah standing taller than him. In his older years, he appeared overweight with a goatee, black hair, and dark circles underneath his monolid eyes. He's only ever seen wearing his military uniform at this age.

When he was younger, he wears the armband that's required by all Dorans who don't serve in the military. He wears a white button up shirt and trousers, a bright smile on his face. Lilah laughs along with her comrades at how silly he looks, but she thinks that she hasn't seen him this happy in all her years working with him.

### Personality

Major Colonel Raine seems to take on a bit of a papa bear persona, frequently joking and laughing with the members of his squad. This is also displayed through his protectiveness of them when he pleaded with Brigadier General Vida to not tell Lilah the Truth, believing she wasn't ready. When Vida decides to tell her anyways, citing Raine's lack of good reason not to, he silently thinks that it's because he doesn't want Lilah to think less of him.

### History

Raine is first seen in Lilah's flashbacks of the trenches in the War of Plaines, when Raine commands his squad to fire at the oncoming Jayyan soldiers. He's seen later, when Lilah tells Rina about how she met Jana, recalling her commanding officer "*wasn't happy*", and it cuts to Raine with a frown.

In a series of flashbacks, Lilah remembers many of the sweet moments with her squad, many of them including Raine as a father like figure. She remembers him showing their squad a photo of when he was young, which gets teased by the other squadrons, much to Raine's dismay. This dismay appears to be mostly fabricated, though, as he laughs along with them only minutes later. Additionally, she recalls Mrs. Raine visiting their squad with a basket of sweet rolls and butter, kissing a slightly embarrassed Raine on the cheek and calling him dear, which he jokingly scolds Mrs. Raine as being unprofessional, which she and the rest of the squad laugh off.

Lilah then recalls Raine telling her that he hoped he wouldn't think anything less of him after discovering Lilah was told the Truth. Lilah scoffs, telling him that he's a monster. This causes Raine to cry and ask Lilah if she thought he didn't know that. When Lilah doesn't say anything, he says that everything he did was for his wife and children, all of whom were Doran and would be cursed with the armband if he didn't do anything. Lilah tells him that's no excuse, and leaves.

### Story

#### Battle of Drawns

During the Battle of Drawns, Lilah stood on a tower with Jana watching over her. When she looks through the scope, she sees Major Colonel Raine and all the former members of her squad. She aims her rifle at his head, but is unable to bring herself to shoot. When talking with Jana about the battle later, she tells Jana about Major Colonel Raine and her mixed emotions towards him.

#### The Silence of Wheaton

While in the Doran slums of Wheaton, Lilah discovers Raine drinking alone at the bar. She approaches him and greets him by calling him Major Colonel, which startles him but seems to make him happy. It was quiet for a few moments until Lilah said she saw him at the Battle of Drawns. He immediately realizes what she means and stared at her with shock. When he just stares at her and Lilah wonders if she's made a mistake, he smiles at her and says he was lucky she didn't "take her shot." Additionally, he says that he wishes he was as brave as she was and hoped to retire once his eldest child got married. They talk for an extended period of time, before Lilah has to leave. The last thing he tells her is that he's proud of her with a weak smile on his face.

#### Battle of North Lakes

Lilah once again sees Raine through her scope and is disappointed that he hasn't retired yet. Midway through the battle, she returns her scope to Raine to make sure he's alive. However, all she finds is his corpse along with the other members of his squad. This makes Lilah tear up and she notes her hands are shaky, which seems to believe is part of the reason she missed every shot while attempting to kill Jianyu Doran. This indirectly leads to the death of Rina Saburo.

#### Epilogue

One of the photos on the wall is Lilah visiting Raine's grave, a bouquet of flowers on his tombstone that Lilah seemingly left.