Taylor Klaus

Taylor Klaus was introduced as an inexperienced Wolfenstein combat medic. He first debuted in the Sci-Fi Dogs campaign.

## Bio

### Aliases

Taylor, kid (Bernard and Leon), Taybor (Samuel Hayden)

### Relatives

Unnamed Mother, Unnamed Father, John (Older Brother) (deceased)

## Biography

### Growing up on Rosengarten

Taylor grew up on Rosengarten (a prosperous Wolfenstein core world) with a loving family including an older brother, John. The Klaus family were very devout to the Wolfenstein and lived a good life on Rosengarten. Whilst his parents could be somewhat distant, Taylor had a great relationship with his brother who he respected and loved a great deal. Throughout his early childhood Taylor was somewhat unremarkable, but showed an interest in the sciences, and proved able to achieve highly in subjects he was enjoyed. In early ANX 60 Taylor's older brother enlisted into the Wolfenstein army and performed well, being sent on his first off-world mission later the same year.

### A Death in the Family

For John's first off-planet mission he was given the honour of being one of the millions of Wolfenstein foot soldiers assigned to stand guard during the Fuhrer and President's joint announcement on Autoknall, an event that an 8 year old Taylor and his parents watched proudly as it was broadcast live on their TV, hoping to catch a glimpse of John. The Klaus family watched in horror as the President's head exploded and their beloved Fuhrer was shot, set alight and his mangled corpse sat in the air. Before anyone had had time to process this, the portal in the sky appeared and the Invasion of Autoknall began. The image of civilians and soldiers alike running and screaming for their lives and tearing at each other as the klang poured from the sky is one that has stuck with Taylor for the rest of his life. John was one of the millions of Wolfenstein foot soldiers that were later confirmed dead.

### After Autoknall

As his parents mourned the Fuhrer, Taylor mourned John and the two grew even further apart. Taylor loved his parents but they were frequently cold towards him. Taylor resolved to join the Wolfenstein army and follow in his brother's footsteps. He decided to become a medic in the hopes of saving as many people as possible, and preventing other families from going through what he had. From then on Taylor was a determined student, excelling in all subjects whilst retaining a focus on the sciences and specialising into medical practice, whilst also training his body to ensure he could fulfill the physical needs of being a soldier. Despite all this he never really received much praise or attention from his parents. During this period he was also very shut off, having no time or drive to form meaningful relationships with his peers. He applied for the army as soon as he could, at the age of 18 (in ANX 70), roughly a decade after the events on Autoknall. He was initially placed in the reserves, however this coincided with Van Outo's order to mobilise all reserves to bolster the Wolfenstein's forces whilst they struggled to fight a war on two fronts, against the Klang and Resistance. He, along with all reserves, was sent to attend a speech by the Fuhrer in a grand hall, where all reserves were sorted into their squads. This is where the events of Sci-Fi Dogs: Episode 1 pick up from.

## Personality

Taylor has always been incredibly driven. At the beginning of Dogs, Taylor is relatively friendly, if not somewhat awkward, and committed to ensuring the health and safety of his friends. He is somewhat naive, and is frequently shocked by the brutality of the Wolfenstein regime and the man-made horrors he has seen, however remains loyal, due partly to his indoctrination (coming from a Wolfenstein core world) and his need to see the Wolfenstein as perfect. Whilst naive, Taylor is a smart, and fundamentally nice, kid who is trying his best to believe what the Wolfenstein are doing is for the best. Throughout Dogs he also became steadily more confident in his interactions with the Dogs, their commander and the wider world. After receiving his letter in the second episode of phase two, Taylor's temperament drastically changes, and he becomes much more aggressive and withdrawn, although this anger eventually mellowed.

## Appearance

Taylor wears a standard Wolfenstein army uniform with a large embedded red cross, to signify his status as a medic. Over the top of it he wears an oversized trench-coat (his brother's) with the sleeves rolled up to show his Wolfenstein insignia. Taylor is youthful looking, with medium length curly brown hair. He has a red messenger bag with another medic cross in which he carries all his medical supplies, usually slung over his right shoulder. He carries his gun on another strap over his shoulder. In Sci-Fi Dogs: Phase 2 Episode 2 he abandons the jacket. In the next episode he receives a radio backpack that functionally replaces his Flare Gun.