Jonathan Beach

## **General information:**

Jonathan William Beach was born on the 19th of April 2344 to Adam and Cali Beach in Scotland, Earth. His Early life Jonathan was active on the family farm with his 2 younger sisters, Amelia and Zoe Beach. Tragically on the 4/11/2363 Amelia Beach was killed by pirates on a family holiday to the Capra Colony. The following day Jonathan signed up for the UCE Navy to prevent anyone else going through the same pain as he did. A few months later Jonathan would meet a waitress, Kelly Dawson, they dated and got married a year later on the 27/9/2363 Jonathan and Kelly were blessed with a daughter who they named Rose Malinda Beach, Tragically Kelly was killed in a starship accident in 2371, In 2381 at the start of the Second Insurrectionist War, Rose Beach would join the UCE.

## **Early Career:**

Jonathan Beach was a star student in the academy, graduating top of his class and with the rank of lieutenant in 2370. 11 years into Jonathan's service in the UFI Navy and now holding the rank of captain the Pirate warlords once again engaged the UFI in open conflict sparking the 2nd Insurrectionist War. This war would rage for 8 long years, during which Jonathan's history pushed him with a fierce determination to crush the pirates who had ruined his family. During the War Jonathan rose quickly through the ranks making Rear Admiral by 2385 and being placed in command of the UFI-Dauntless, during one fateful mission in 2388 the UFI-Dauntless and the 3 other **Constitution Class Cruiser** along side it were blockading a key route towards Earth, after being ambushed the UFI-Dauntless was the only ship to survive the encounter, for his heroics at the battle Jonathan Beach was promoted to Vice Admiral and given command of the newest Pegasus Class Dreadnaught, the UFI-Defiance. a year later the pirate warlords surrendered ending the second insurrectionist war. After the war the UFI-Pegasus would go on to successfully defend Earth and the Colonies from multiple pirate attacks. in 2392 a young lieutenant Commander **Darren Shepheard** would be assigned to the Defiance as red one and 2 years later be promoted to the Defiance's XO. In 2398 Jonathan responded to a distress call from Captain **Darren Shepheard** aboard the UFI-Griffon, by the time Jonathan arrived the Griffon was already destroyed as Jonathan picked up the survivors. for the next 8 years Jonathan would continue his Stellar service to the UFI and in 2400 with the retirement of Grand Admiral Reed Jonathan was promoted to Grand Admiral as 4 years later the G-Corp Civil war once again engulfed the quadrant in war.

## **G-Corp Civil War:**

During the beginning of the G-Corp Civil War Grand Admiral Jonathan Beach was hardly apart of the fighting, keeping himself and the Defiance close to Earth. however upon hearing a report that his old friend Darren Shepheard was alive and some where stranded in the quadrant after executing a risky light speed jump Jonathan dispatched 3 **Autumn Class Cruisers** to scour the quadrant to find the lost ship, however nothing was found. It wasn't until a year later when word reached Jonathan that **Darren Shepheard** and his compatriot **Sam** had been located, however it was a couple of months before the old friends would re-unite. Jonathan was not apart of the original assault against the G-Corp Admiral Fleet however upon receiving the request for reinforcements he assembled what ships he could and set off to reinforce the "X-Fleet". arriving just in time the G-Corp Admiral was killed during the battle and it was believed that the leader of G-Corp was dead. 3 Months Later Jonathan Lost contact with the Mars defence fleet, dispatching a ship to investigate it was discovered that the planet had been completely destroyed, upon hearing this Jonathan rushed to the scene to confirm that reports for himself, upon arriving the UFI-Defiance was quickly engaged by a before unknown G-Corp ship, capable of melting into a planets core. During the battle the UFI-Defiance was hit with the weapon, causing Jonathan to order abandon ship. with his flagship destroyed Jonathan began a secret project to assemble a new dreadnaught equipped with the laser weapon salvaged from the G-Corp Admirals ships wreck. The Ship was assembled quickly allowing for Jonathan to take part in the Siege of **Azerfar**, during the Siege Jonathan got to enact revenge upon the vessel that had doomed his former flagship with the very weapon it had used against him, destroying the G-Corp emperors flagship, an hour later with the death of the G-Corp emperor the G-Corp civil war was finally brought down once and for all with only a few pockets of small resistance still holding out.

## **loyalist Uprising:**

At the start of the Loyalist Uprising an assassination attempt was made on Jonathan's life, causing him to be thrown into the future after his flagship the UFI-Phoenix collided with an unstable wormhole at near lightspeed. The Phoenix emerged 3 months later and was instantly met with Loyalist warships, confused Jonathan send an SOS which was received by the Chimera Cell led by Admiral **Darren Shepheard** and Captain **Sam** and the Believer Cell led by Vice Admiral **Stella Collins** once rescued and the situation explained to him and Jonathan took command of the newly named faction the **United Federation of Colonies** Jonathan took part in the Battle for Earth with his flagship the UFC-Phoenix as the fleet command ship. after the defeat of the Loyalists Jonathan went about re-building the navy from the ground up.

## **Collective invasion:**

During the Collective Invasion Jonathan led the UFC valiantly as the UFC Navy lost battle after battle despite this Jonathan remained resolute that the UFC would emerge victorious right up to the Fall of Earth. During the Fall of Earth Jonathan remained of the bridge of the UFC Phoenix until the final evacuation transports left orbit where he then ordered abandon ship and took the UFC Phoenix on a suicide charge into the Collective fleet, dealing significant damage to multiple collective vessels before the Phoenix was disabled and fell into the Pacific Ocean, Jonathan Beach was killed during his final charge standing resolute upon the bridge of his Flagship.