Post by blackfire on Dec 29, 2005 2:32:29 GMT -5
Name: Shoken Tarmack
Age: 29
Birthplace: Abilene Texas
Rank: Commander
Physical appearance:
Bio: Born on August 11, 0050 to two middle class parents, Shoken was named for his grandfather, who had just retired from the Earth Forces military. Even at a young age, Shoken exhibited excellent reflexs for his age, as well as reasoning skills.
As Shoken grew up and attened the various grades, his intelligence leveld off to what was called normal, though his reflex's were still very sharp and continued to grow sharper as he played in various sports, such as soccor and basketball. As he learned the coordinaion needed for those sports, his reflex's go better and so did his spilt action judgment ability.
At the age of 13, his mother died of brain cancer, leaving his father a broken man. As Shoken watched his father drop further and further into depression, he grew more and more determined to never love so that he would never be weak like his father was. Growing a cold heart, he soon became known as a cold child emotional wise.
After graduationg from High School during the Class of 0068, he was scouted by many colleges, all seeking to have such a great athelete playing for their teams. Not really caring what college he joined, and not even really sure what he wanted to do after getting there, Shoken instead opted for what he knew would give him a sense of purpose and joined the Armed Forces, like his Grandfather had.
After completeing basic, and raising to the rank of Lt. by the age of 25, Shoken was constantly aware of the coming war that was brewing between Earthnoids and Spacenoids, though at the time, he didn't think the war would come during his lifetime.
A few months after turning 29, Shoken was placed in a mobile attack unit, made up of tanks and other pieces of modile artillary. Excelling in the area of strategy during the armies many war games, used to keep their troops in a state of readiness and to give them some experinece, Shoken was soon placed in command of his own tank unit just a month before the dreaded day.
UC 0079. War broke out. Shoken had been with his unit out in the deserts of Africa when the news hit his unit like a artillary shell. A few months later, he saw almost nonstop action against Zeon's African units as he continued to fight against them, trying in vain to halt their movments with his tank unit. He cursed the enemies Mobile Suits as he lost battle after battle to the poweful new weapons.
Though he lost many battles, the command at Jaburo left him in control of his unit and soon assigned other units that had been smashed to him, as he was the only commander in the region to survive more than three battles wih the new Mobile Suits, giving him a experinece against the enemy that the other units did not have.
After a few more weeks of fighting, his unit was finally reinforced by some new GMs. Having been fighting against and hating MS so much, Shoken wasn't exactly overjoyed to see the units, but he did not let that stop him from using them effectivly along side the rest of his tank unit, giving him his first wins against the Zeon units since the start of the war.
One night though, while he and his men rested from the days battles, a group of Zeon suits ambushed them in the night, killing one of the GM pilots and destroying some of his tanks. Pissed to no end, Shoken ran to the nearest unit he could find and climb into a GM. As his men ran around and got to their units, Shoken by himself fought off the group of five Zaku IIs in the unfamiliar GM as he stalled for his men.
After fighting off the unit and killing half of the Zakus that had attacked, Shoken continued to pilot the GM until he was finally recalled back to Jaburo, where he now awaits his new orders.
Age: 29
Birthplace: Abilene Texas
Rank: Commander
Physical appearance:
Bio: Born on August 11, 0050 to two middle class parents, Shoken was named for his grandfather, who had just retired from the Earth Forces military. Even at a young age, Shoken exhibited excellent reflexs for his age, as well as reasoning skills.
As Shoken grew up and attened the various grades, his intelligence leveld off to what was called normal, though his reflex's were still very sharp and continued to grow sharper as he played in various sports, such as soccor and basketball. As he learned the coordinaion needed for those sports, his reflex's go better and so did his spilt action judgment ability.
At the age of 13, his mother died of brain cancer, leaving his father a broken man. As Shoken watched his father drop further and further into depression, he grew more and more determined to never love so that he would never be weak like his father was. Growing a cold heart, he soon became known as a cold child emotional wise.
After graduationg from High School during the Class of 0068, he was scouted by many colleges, all seeking to have such a great athelete playing for their teams. Not really caring what college he joined, and not even really sure what he wanted to do after getting there, Shoken instead opted for what he knew would give him a sense of purpose and joined the Armed Forces, like his Grandfather had.
After completeing basic, and raising to the rank of Lt. by the age of 25, Shoken was constantly aware of the coming war that was brewing between Earthnoids and Spacenoids, though at the time, he didn't think the war would come during his lifetime.
A few months after turning 29, Shoken was placed in a mobile attack unit, made up of tanks and other pieces of modile artillary. Excelling in the area of strategy during the armies many war games, used to keep their troops in a state of readiness and to give them some experinece, Shoken was soon placed in command of his own tank unit just a month before the dreaded day.
UC 0079. War broke out. Shoken had been with his unit out in the deserts of Africa when the news hit his unit like a artillary shell. A few months later, he saw almost nonstop action against Zeon's African units as he continued to fight against them, trying in vain to halt their movments with his tank unit. He cursed the enemies Mobile Suits as he lost battle after battle to the poweful new weapons.
Though he lost many battles, the command at Jaburo left him in control of his unit and soon assigned other units that had been smashed to him, as he was the only commander in the region to survive more than three battles wih the new Mobile Suits, giving him a experinece against the enemy that the other units did not have.
After a few more weeks of fighting, his unit was finally reinforced by some new GMs. Having been fighting against and hating MS so much, Shoken wasn't exactly overjoyed to see the units, but he did not let that stop him from using them effectivly along side the rest of his tank unit, giving him his first wins against the Zeon units since the start of the war.
One night though, while he and his men rested from the days battles, a group of Zeon suits ambushed them in the night, killing one of the GM pilots and destroying some of his tanks. Pissed to no end, Shoken ran to the nearest unit he could find and climb into a GM. As his men ran around and got to their units, Shoken by himself fought off the group of five Zaku IIs in the unfamiliar GM as he stalled for his men.
After fighting off the unit and killing half of the Zakus that had attacked, Shoken continued to pilot the GM until he was finally recalled back to Jaburo, where he now awaits his new orders.
