Andy Cruz

Tri-Citizen

### Affiliation

Federal Republic of Germany (former dual citizen)Republic of the Philippines (former dual citizen)

United Kingdom of Great Britain (former naturalized citizen)

SpaceX (former employee)

Independent (currently)

## Physical Description

### Eye Color

Dark Blue

*"I'm already talking in bloody English you shriveled bag of chips!"*

Andres Barbarossa Merkel Dela Cruz, usually known as Barbs or Andy, is one of the members of the group that did not come from the Hub, but rather, joined them in their quest to save the world after a rather bumpy first contact. He is a scientist at heart, but he has also embraced the sniper within to better serve the interests of humanity.

## Equipment

**Mjolnir** : An experimental human weapon designed in tandem by the Japanese Uchuu Kantai and the German Kriegsflotte. It is a rocket powered battle hammer used by powered armored soldiers, intended to apply blunt pressure to give other armored foes concussions.

**Surveillance Drones**: He uses a set of 10 drones to keep an eye on the surrounding area as well as to spot targets.

**Augenschneider 2100**: A bolt action sniper rifle with high accuracy across a long distance. It cannot penetrate Ragon scales, but it can pierce its eyes.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

Skills

* Excellent Marksman: During his younger years as well during the five years between the war and the present, Andres has been an excellent shot with rifles of most kinds.
* High Intelligence: He was one of those chosen to be aboard the science vessel for a reason. Apart from possessing a genius intellect, he also has a master's degree in Biochemistry. He was noted for being extremely gifted, and thus was working alongside older scientists and researchers aboard the Event Horizon. He would go on to program drones as well despite programming not being his major; it was more of his hobby.
* Cook: Whatever scraps that he can be given he transforms into objects of good taste.
* Polyglot: Andres speaks German, English, and Filipino with complete fluency.

Weaknesses

* Terrible CQC: He has little experience or skill with close quarters combat, and relies on being far away to be effective in fighting.
* Weakling: He doesn't exactly have the best physique and would certainly not be in par with the majority of rough survivalists in the wild. He would also be the first to break under torture.

## Background

What did you do before the War: Researcher aboard the science ship Event Horizon with some strange hobbies.

What do you do now: A cast away surviving near a free settlement in the forests of upstate New York.

## Personality

Andres is humorous and a lover of puns, and is slightly off balance. He displays great elation in sniping, and often talks about making the perfect poison that could kill even the detestable Ragons with a single drop. His friends (before they got eaten) say that Andres Barbarossa is dependable yet stern, a frail man imbued with an iron will to succeed. He usually keeps to himself and his drones, which he regards as his pets. In addition, he is extremely protective despite being one of the physically weaker members of the team. Finally, he is usually socially awkward and sometimes stutters.

## Backstory

Andres was born as the only son of Traudl Merkel and Kordoba Dela Cruz; a German scientist and a Filipino businessman, respectively. He was born in Dresden, Germany, and he got his name when his parents debated on whether he should be named after Frederick Barbarossa or Andres Bonifacio, and finally settled on dividing his name. From his early childhood, he had displayed exceptional precision with… hitting things. He would hit small cans with slippers from across the backyard, and he would do so without fail. However, no one really cared about it. When he was five, his family moved to Edinburgh. He would live most of his childhood and teen years there, as well as his uncharacteristic Scottish accent.

He soon displayed his other talent: science. He was thus thrust into Greenwich University for his undergraduate and master's, where he would excel at his chosen course of study of biochemistry. He was seen as an exceptional lad with great potential and talent, but he had other talents that went unnoticed… like marksmanship and drone programming, which he did with great joy in his free time (aka summer vacation). When not embroiled in study, he was either practicing the rifle by hunting in forests (with a licence of course), or was inputting programs into drones that he bought. During his time in university, he was be befriended by another of the foreign students there, a Frenchman by the name of Jean-Luc Lafayette, who was unfortunately a graduating senior by the time Andres entered, making it that they had only one year of meaningful contact. His other friends would be his lab partner, Klaus Ward, who somehow withstood his eccentric nature, as well as Mariah Weaver, who in turn was from Sheffield. Still, he was strange in every definition of the word.

All of this made his parents unsure about their child for a time, but when he along with Klaus were selected to be amongst a team of scientists that would travel the solar system to research and develop new technologies, they were assured that their son would not run off to become a sniper for some drug boss in Macau. However, after just a year as a roving scientist, the Ragons invaded. The Event Horizon managed to flee back to Earth, but its engines got shot in the ensuing battle between Earth’s remaining ships and the Ragons on Earth orbit, and the science ship fell on New York state. Its surviving occupants emerged to a chaotic battlefield, and were mostly taken and eaten.

However, two people managed to escape from the wreckage of the Event Horizon to disappear into the forests. They were Andres and the young Nigerian pilot of the ship, Audabre Eze. They fled together to the woods, bringing with them many backup files of the mission, as well as a pair of suitcases that had drones and a certain experimental weapon inside it.

From then on, they stayed within the forests without meeting another human being for some time. They only had each other, and it didn't take long for them to be "together". After three months, they found the crashed wreckage of part of the German space battleship *Scharnhorst,* which they turned to their new home.

*"A boy or a girl?"*

*"No idea."*

After nearly a year, Andres found another person in the woods, collapsed and apparently starved. His name was Raphael Smith, and he had managed to survive in these forests alone for that time until a particularly harsh winter came, and he would have starved to death if Andres didn't find him. Nevertheless, he would serve as a caretaker for Audabre's pregnancy, and kept watch over Maria Theresa when the two were out hunting.

This continued for another four years until hostile humans attacked their camp, killing Audabre, Raphael, and Maria, leaving Andres alone and scarred...

## Relationships

### Jean-Luc Lafayette

They were schoolmates for a year in college. Andres was quite close to Jean as the Frenchman shared some interests and passions with him, though the age gap between them was one barrier to overcome. However, they are rather close.

### Ivan Ivanovich Ivanovsky

At first, he was intimidated by the Russian Spetsnaz that seemed to look on everyone with glaring indifference, but soon saw Ivan's softer side when the man broke down in front of him after recounting his own experiences with the Ragon. Andres would soon become like a brother to Ivan, who often teased him for his short height.

## Quotes

* *"No matter what you do, don't open that door, otherwise we all die."*
* *"The senate will decide your fate... oh wait, there is no senate."*
* *"These drones are my eyes, just like my real ones."*
* *"You can't hide!"*
* *"Panzer Vogel, you little metal cutie..."*
* *"Intact specimen required, will be appreciated if live sample caught without damage."*
* *"I was already speaking bloody English you peasant..."*
* *"What, you never thought that I had a Masters in Biochemistry, no?"*
* *"Of course I have this accent, I've lived most of my life in Britannia, you know?"*
* *"Alright, we'll have time for more hugs later."*