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Post by Thenlar on Apr 6, 2015 8:21:59 GMT -5
Name: Maria Espalda Rodriguez Age: 25 Affiliation: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) Class: Gunner/Sniper
Maria Espalda Rodriguez is a Colombian revolutionary fighter. She was recruited to FARC's cause when her older brother (Humberto Alvarez Rodriguez, b. 1987, d. 2010) joined the rebels at the age of 18. She admired her brother and followed him, despite being only 15. After his death in battle with government forces, Maria became an increasingly ruthless fighter, commanding her own squad of talented marksmen/women, organizing deadly ambushes on government troops. She herself specialized in the use of heavy weapons in emplaced positions to lay down accurate and lethal fire. As FARC began peace talks with the government over the last several years, she became despondent that her brother's death was in vain, and began undertaking riskier and riskier operations, which ultimately led to her capture last year.
Her trial was short and largely perfunctory, and she was sentenced to death. XCOM recruiters intervened and after several interviews, decided to recruit her to the cause of fighting for humanity.
Personality Profile: Out of battle, Maria projects a warm, friendly persona. She readily puts others at ease and being an excellent cook, frequently uses food as a way to engage new people in conversation. In combat, however, she is cold, curt, and precise, putting all her focus into putting bullets into her enemies.
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Post by Ziv Adler on Apr 6, 2015 15:35:48 GMT -5
I think I might have to claim this one for Alpha squad. The slew of recent deaths will lead Ziv to favor a more cautious approach, and a second Gunner would certainly fit with that.
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Post by medievalman on Apr 6, 2015 15:57:09 GMT -5
I thought Thenlar was making this one for Bravo's next mission.
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Post by Thenlar on Apr 6, 2015 16:00:18 GMT -5
I was, but whatever, I've got plenty of ideas kicking around in my head. Made another one to go on Bravo.
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Post by medievalman on Apr 6, 2015 16:02:11 GMT -5
I was, but whatever, I've got plenty of ideas kicking around in my head. Made another one to go on Bravo. I saw that. Have to applaud you on your ability to come up with interesting sounding characters that rapidly.
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Post by Thenlar on Apr 6, 2015 16:48:35 GMT -5
I've played tabletop RPGs for 18 years. I've made a LOT of characters in that time, most of it DMing, so coming up with NPCs on the fly is pretty common for me. It's a skill born of a helluva lot of practice.
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Post by Random Commander on Apr 6, 2015 18:23:47 GMT -5
I'm still quite novice at the skill, actually. I still manage though, I mean I do have a set of "template soldiers." Obviously Thenlar doesn't need them, but hey
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