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Akula; Spartan - IV
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What is the name of your character? : Viktor "Akula" Carmine

What is your characters age? : 31 (Born July 9th, 2525)

Which race is your character? : Augmented Human - Spartan IV

What is your character's class? : Commando / Combat Engineer

What is your character's rank? : Spartan

What is your character's title? : Akula

What is your character’s description?:

Build (Height, Weight, Physique, etc.): 7'4" with a rather bulky and built form, weighing roughly 320lbs. He's overall thick but with a bit of a smaller waist proportional to the rest of the body, probably due to his height.
Body Color: Pale
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Black
Gender: Male
Any Uncommon or Specific Features?: Blast scars scatter around his hands, arms, neck, and lower jaw. Also a plasma burn scar on the back of his left shoulder. Black flame tattoos go up from his hands to his shoulders, having been redone after all this scarring.

What is your character’s personality?: Akula is a man of not so many words and is a person of content. He was humble in many regards as his "older brother" regularly casted a shadow upon him having gone to officer school and was later his subsequent commander. A very professional person and off the battlefield a bit too quiet as well, his "brother" could handle all the socializing, he didn't really need to. He was however rather protective of those whom he had rarely talked to, a memorable point is his shoulder where he took a bit of plasma burns retrieving a downed squad mate.

What is your character's history? :


  • Viktor Carmine was born from Morgase Carmine and Jeffery Carmine on the date of January 9, 2525. A fraternal twin to Morgana Carmine, both healthy and somewhat large children. Their father however would not be much of their lives as he'd go off to war never to return, or at least for their lives growing up in a war against the covenant. Jeffery Carmine was an sergeant in the ODST division of the UNSC marine division, along side him disappeared a family friend and fellow combatant.

  • Viktor Carmine suffered from the lack of any father figure and through his early life seemed to lack ambition while his sister and his "brother" both excelled. He was quiet a lot of his life and once his growth rate was far too fast to explain as just being tall he was checked in for some form of defect or chemical in-balance. His pituitary gland was quite erratic and early signs of potential cancer were screened. It wasn't much of a procedure to fix but money was money, he blamed himself for his sister not getting the toy she wanted that year.

  • The damage was definitely done to Viktor's body. He had grown to be quite the giant by the age of twelve, standing at a solemn 5'10" He knew he was big and with his grades, perhaps the whole brains could be paired with brawns...only because his brain had decided he'd be quite the brawns kind of guy. Athletics and classes were his focus, he seemed to excel...but he never really seemed to be able to connect to his fellow classmates. He was just kind of quiet a bit distant, always afraid to take the first step with talking to people.

  • At the age of eighteen, he talked to his mother. He wanted to honor his dad, where ever he was, alive or not. He wanted to protect his mother and sister, he wanted to go to war. There was a lot of fighting, yelling, screaming and much to come. He fought about it the whole time until his mother was crying. He held her gently begging softly, he needed to do this. It was what was holding him back, always worrying and never getting to do anything about it. He needed to go and protect them.

  • Training was definitely something. Three screening he went through, the initial UNSC marines training. He went through rather well, the only complaint was he wasn't exactly the fastest or of nimble recruits to come through, and his gear was rather improvised because of his size. His second screening was for Force Recon, on asked why he wanted to do it, it was his stepping stone to being an ODST as he required a special forces screening before his ODST screening. More determined than his first round, the not so nimble and fast big lug managed to pass, if only barely.

  • The final screening, the final hurdle for Viktor, was almost lost. He came so very close to failing. He didn't have the years of experience, only one year of military training either with the Marines or with Force Recon. He hadn't been battle-tested like his fellow initiates. He relied so heavily on his body, he ignored the pain, ignored his short comings, he would suffer some injuries that he neglected to tell about until after training was done. He refused to not follow in the steps of his father. When it came time...when they said he would be an ODST, he couldn't believe it. Soon as he was able to he fell right to his knees and cried, just smiling. He did it, he really did it.

  • Initial deployment was certainly a good splash of reality. His armor hadn't been personalized yet but it was definitely big enough for him, the pods weren't but they were kind of a one size fits all kind of thing, he fit and that was good enough for everyone. Being an explosives expert for a type of soldier that would generally be behind enemy lines, well you had to learn to work fast and with what you had. Rationing explosives, being careful, helping the medic when someone was injured. He finally got his experience, but it was definitely sending him back to his quiet humble self, even with being sent up to Corporal after several successful missions.

  • The Battle of Skoje was his first real taste of hell...they were to defend the shipyard while everything was getting shipped off to Reach, it would all go to the future of the war and they had to hold. The Unggoy was a simple matter for Viktor's battle squad, they were just endless, if they had kept coming for the day like they were, well they would of run out of ammo. Snipers came next, casualties were numerous on the comms even in his own squad, there was no way they were going to drag them all out of here for a good burial. Then came the Brutes, it was awful. They tore through people like they were just paper, throwing a man into a wall only to practically staple him to it with his weapon. They were all battered and broken by the time the Sangheili showed up, there was no way they could hold. Viktor only had two men left standing and he was forced to take command. They relied on guerilla warfare tactics and the supplies of their deceased comrades to retreat to eventually the marine's stone "fortress." It was awful, drawn out, and agonizing. It's where he earned his personalization though. His armor gained some added bulk from his own modifications and with a bit of a touch up on his helmet, he became Akula.

  • The Battle of Ballast was definitely a better fight. It was much less brutal than that of Skopje, hell they even would end up winning that one. Sergeant Viktor "Akula" Carmine, lead his combat squad with impressive status. Direct Action missions were regular and systematically taken out by this battle squad suffering only minor causalities through out the conflict. Six months of active deployment usually of Direct Action missions kept Akula busy. He regular asked his men reportedly to feel comfortable with his nickname or his first name because formality left when on the battlefield. Second report of an emotional breakdown of mission, psychological evaluation reported nothing unusual except some level of guilt, would be watched for in the future but had no real red flags.

  • The Battle of Reach was not originally determined as a planet to be fought on for this ODST now a Gunnery Sergeant. It was to be the company's resting period. Things went from bad to worse as the battle for Reach occurred. It was only by shear luck that they ended up in the Evacuation of New Alexandria, by then there was only a small amount of them left. Alongside the "Bullfrogs" they were about the reminder of what was left of the ODSTs on the planet. There had only been a little over a few thousand of them but to be decimated to this point, it was awful...What was left of them after the battle defending the evacuation, they didn't have enough numbers to continue and were sent off with the evacuation force, saved from the doomed planet, only by the fact their comrades were dead, a bittersweet feeling, one that would haunt him.

  • The Battle for Cleveland was the last significant engagement in the history of the war the Akula participated in. He wasn't with the teams that secured the stadium but was with a walking death-squad as they uprooted the Covenant throughout Cleveland. It was like they were still enacting revenge for Reach. They were bitter hate filled and angry. The brutes especially were treated with extreme scrutiny, more than likely from what remained of the old company remembered what they did in New Alexandria. Many civilians died but they saved some...just like New Alexandria, he hated them all, and he proved it in that city.

  • It would probably be a bit crude to never mention the woman that really changed Viktor for the better. What could of been an emotional death spiral for the large ODST's emotions and psyche were saved by an equally self-destructive ODST. Marina, now Marina Carmine. Towards the later end of the war this woman was put under his charge and well they didn't exactly get a long at first. Arguments occurred at first for their rather conflicting mindsets. Then came a bit of friendly banter, before going right back to the antics of arguments as Marina's more perverted side came out. Planet to planet, battle to battle, they helped each other out in more than just emotional sense. Atop a building it was probably the point past the brink that their relationship solidified it's path as Viktor took a plasma bolt to the shoulder for a wounded Marina. When they finally got a break on the campaign trail on Earth soil no doubt, the.... tension proved too much. A trip later that Vik knew all too well where it'd go, was to an alcohol induced night, right after a very special hoodie had been purchased. That morning was very much hell since they were punished properly for it but in the end, Vik always smiled knowing it was worth it. After the war was over, it was a rather quick marriage before Vik went off for officer's training and a surprise awaited them both. Two special little children, one boy, one girl. That is when Vik realized all too late, he wouldn't see much of them.

  • Accommodations and Deployment to UNSC Infinity was what came next really. He had been a damn good Trooper but, he could be more. He was going to follow in his "brother's" footsteps after all it seemed. In the layer half of 2552, after the war had all but been signed on paper as over, Akula went to OCS. The timespan was roughly from October to December. He went to officer training school at the end of his deployment to work on his leadership skills attempting to be more battlefield aware as well as other skills and tools of the trade. Expertise was on his side this time. He was hardened and reserved. He wasn't green like the rest. First Lieutenant came easily in grasp, well after his military career had been considered in a UNSC of officer that is. All of his hard work paid off, and just when his mother said there'd be good news when he got home, he was sent off. ONI wanted him for something, apparently it was taking qualified people out for some protection mission, he was hoping it was combat but once he was off and he finally got to know what it was, well there was no turning back. Him and many others were getting sent off far away from home, to defend a ship...that was still being built...he really did hate his luck.

  • It was almost like a prophecy really. His first battle after the covenant would be aboard the ship that he would later come to train on. The UNSC Infinity. As a First L, Akula was in charge of much of the ODSTs stationed aboard the ship for the security detail. He had also been given a spook by ONI for whatever reason. Of course he would be a bit distrustful at first, he felt like maybe ONI was spying on him for whatever reason, or maybe even scouting. He had already been on his fair share of missions where a good bit had to be covered up in the record. When the battle for the ship broke out however, any thoughts of ONI went out the window. He rallied commands to the ODSTs both on and off duty as the ship's system's were seized. Vik first got the armory opened and secured with the help of some AWG members, many of which he was familiar with before going on pursuit of an escaping prisoner the spooks had cooped up. Vik didn't have much more involvement in the battle besides initial recovery as by the end of it he had faced down with the prisoner, losing and barely surviving with his life. Lacerations, broken bones, serious bleeding. He would of kept going if he could but the ODST laid in the puddle of his own blood requesting medical attention as the target escaped and the ship had been liberated from those that had infiltrated it.

  • The Augustus, that was a real horror story. Akula had taken the back seat on this one. His "brother" was placed in charge this time, Augustus had been non-responsive to their hails and they were going in to secure the ship if need be and give medical attention to all the wounded. The ONI operative was still attached to his hip, oversight still or whatever. Akula didn't really care, he had come to think alright of the woman. They went in and right off the bat he felt on edge. The A.I. Fenrir didn't exactly help in that manner. Damn a.i. they were more likely than a human to just do a 180 and completely change, either from their thought process or any other status. It only went from bad to worse after that... before Vik knew it they were in a fight for survival against violent fungal creatures that had a high desire to take over anything living. The whole place was a mess, especially when no one even tried to help one of their own besides tossing a grenade in a vain attempt to harm an infected Spartan while it was butchering the poor woman. Akula seethed with anger for a long time even after they gained reinforcements. Regardless of the finer points of the Mission 1st Lt. Viktor Carmine proved his effectiveness as a supporting officer as he not only helped reorganize throughout deployment aboard the ship but also kept key members of those deployed alive.

  • The pain was horrible on Mars. Excruciating at points. It wasn't anything he hadn't felt before in all the years of clawing through the rubble of planets fighting the Covenant. He had a better time than most others fighting through the rehabilitation after the procedure. He didn't quit, he refused to just give up at any point. This is what he was now, it wasn't going to take him two days to learn how to walk like the first class. He'd cut it in half at the very least. The anger and frustration of only cutting the time down by six hours became a driving force through later points. While Viktor had a rough time with working well with the other members of his class he was excellent in most of the combat tests. One of note would be the hand to hand where he was outnumbered ten to one. Most of previous classes had underwhelming results however Viktor did excellently, but perhaps with less desirable result. Raw strength had been placed into it to beat the numbers, while specific martial arts were lacking. Needless to say the even taller figure had no problem with anything physical activities with his augmented body. While he was still not as fast as many of the other Spartans any old problems with mobility as just a human were whisked away.

  • Akula was a monster in the wargames simulations. It didn't take long for the Spartan to score the 50 required to be a specialist. Which came with all the perks he desired, especially a non-streamlined armor variant, one that fit his tastes and build much better. There was only one suit that fit the big man, both in overall size and style, and it's role... they were real big shoes to fill though. The Indomitable armor variant was familiar, and it didn't really take long to know what it was. Hell his old set was sort of a copy anyways... guess he was in another copy. Viktor hoped that maybe he could get it modified later, it was a good base but he didn't want to be a mimicry, there was no way he could ever compete. Regardless it fit him well though, the plating would more than likely save him where the shields didn't, only time would tell if this was the right path.

  • Besides counter insurgency for most of his career up until 2556 there was one prolonged batter that Akula showed his capability and valor. In the year 2554 on the planet Draetheus V, Akula was deployed in response to a large covenant attack upon the planet's moon. Planetside Akula was tasked with protecting one of the planet's more valued research facilities with a marine garrison due to his former status as a CO. What later would be proved to be the planet becoming unstable from an attack from a monolith artifact on said moon and numerous brutal assualt by Covenant forces Akula was left badly injured with numerous casualities in the marine garrison but the research facility intact but damaged. Akula was nowhere close to the most revered of the Spartans deployed but he proved vital in the mission he was assigned to solidfying his position in large scale conflict as a Spartan IV.



What is your character's affiliation?: UNSC Spartan Program

What do you see as your character's future? : Akula will more than likely slowly rise up in the ranks as he has been in his career, or he might finally hit a position in which has been designated for him as his "Big Brother" has other better things to do. I do see potentially the greater calling for him however to be brought into the ranks of the Spartan-IV program. There's only so much he can do as is for his friends and family and on a greater scale humanity as an ODST, but as a new soldier it would be worth the hate, he was always a far better leader than a soldier, the farther he got away from leading larger amounts of people, the better. || I mean he's trying to be in the Spartan IV program now, there's not much more room for him to grow, especially since he doesn't want to be in charge of anything more so than now.

Explain the background and role of your applied race/class? : Akula is primarily a demolitions expert however he's also well off with many of the heavier weapons the UNSC has to offer. While his hand to hand isn't exceptionally well, if the man does get a hit on you it will hurt. More battle-hardened than well trained for a leadership role much of Akula's knowledge comes from his gritty experience in war, in the live or die kind of situations this war left him in. He doesn't have a perfect track record for designated missions but rarely could anyone say the same, discretion however is definitely not his policy as it's hard to sneak around with him being so big, as well as sneaking around with enough ordinance to leave a small crater. His experience has increased over the years, not only that but rounding out his overall skills with the training the Spartan IV program demanded has left him even better than before.

What would you consider to be your character’s shortcomings?:

  • For his position he isn't the greatest leader. On a smaller scale he can effectively lead with flying colors but whether it's because not adept at leading larger groups or from the pressure of so many people depending on him is unknown.

  • He's slow, and not very agile. While he can get by obstacles in his own brutish way, he usually depends on his equipment rather often to help him get from point A to point B. Navigating around a very narrow cliff face? It'll take him his cord and a secure spot for his line before he'd ever. This is also true in melee combat, his swings or kicks and overall movement is a bit sluggish but only because of his size. The problem has been dulled to an extent with his augmentations however.

  • He's haunted, in the sense of his memories anyways. He takes every death or every failure to a rather personal level. It wears on him heavily and sometimes he'll have a little snap every so often from not being able to handle the burden.

  • He has a bad temper, or rather when it's finally provoked that is. It might take him forever to calm down but when he's in the thick of it, he becomes all too careless and a bit, excessively violent when in combat, let alone if someone provokes him to the point he challenges them to a good fight.

  • He has Claustrophobia, big guys just don't fit in small places, they usually get stuck, not much else to really say about that one, the pod is really the only place he accepts it oddly enough.



What would you consider to be your character’s strengths?:


  • He's strongman to say the least. This allows him to shoulder his heavier personalized ODST armor, not to mention the ordinance and heavy weapons he carries with him. This also applies to when he gets physical, he might be a bit slow but if one connects you're going to feel it. This has only proven more true since his augmentation.

  • He's a bit on the brainy side. Not enough to be considered a genius but if he gets to studying something long enough, like that of his overall knowledge of explosives and the physics on how their blasts will effect what's around him, he's at least close to top-notch.

  • He's not a masochist but he can take pain. Being a big target left him get clipped rather often. He doesn't have any superhuman ability to live past what might normally kill a man but he can certainly stay conscious and moving against the pain his body is feeling.

  • A very loyal and kind-hearted person. He might be a bit of an isolationist in the social department but he usually warms up to his Battle Squad fast enough. However it seems to be a double-edged sword because their problems effect him in a significant way especially death or injury on the battlefield.


How many "NPCs" would your character lead and how? : As a Spartan specialist and keeping his former rank in mind Akula might lead a fire team of four but an equally likely option is he could be under someone's comand if ordered to.

What sources have you used for your application? :

UNSC Rank Structure

Duties of Rank

Gigantism

ODST History Hub

Battle of Skopje

Battle of Ballast

Fall of Reach

ODSTS DID SURVIVE REACH

Do you agree to follow Resurgence's rules when playing your character? : Yes
Edited by RumblingDOM 1, 24 Sep 2016, 10:39.
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Ghost01 23 Sep 2016, 22:19 Post #2
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I'll see if Kaosbhas anything to add but as far as I'm concerned you're good to go. This character is free to proceed to te encryption arc unless otherwise stated.
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Adelric 23 Sep 2016, 22:52 Post #3
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This is good, just one thing. If he is a member of the Spartan Branch his rank should just be "Spartan". The Branch doesn't actually have any formal rank structure and leadership appears to be determined by skill alone . ONI-aligned Spartans keep their ranks because they are still in the Navy's chain of command instead of their own branch. Clarify this and I will throw you my +1 Dombro.

Edit: Also, "Race" should be your character's actual species, in this case it should be "Superhuman (Spartan-IV)" And this appears to be what you are applying for.
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