Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Colonel Burton

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-Colonel Burton

Colonel Jack Burton is the commando of the Task Force Wolf, the sub-faction of the Federation of Aquila. This unit is planned to be voiced by.

Overview
* TBA*

History
"You want the best? Here I am."

-Col. Burton, beginning his speech at an Aquilan public high school.

Jack Burton is a Special Forces operative of Task Force Wolf. An incredibly skilled combatant, Burton had no trouble dealing with almost any foe he came across; using a machine gun, demo charges, or a hunting knife. In addition to this, he was also a skilled field commander, having planned and executed almost a dozen operations to date.

When Burton came to the Lustrian jungles, it was equivalent to returning home, as he had extensive knowledge and experience in tracking that he had learned from his uncle, a Cherokee chief. As a child, he had to follow his German father's orders without any questions, or he would be flogged with his father's girdle. As a result of his harsh childhood, he was extremely disciplined at all times... Except once.

During one particularly harrowing raid on May 14, 1969 in North Lustria, Burton found himself at the edge of his discipline. He was outnumbered thirty to one, with over sixty Skink troops with IFV support attempting to hunt him down. Out of a small strike team consisting of Recon PKs and a Predator, only two of the PKs were still alive, though severely wounded. The Predator was nearly a burnt hunk of black metal, all crew members dead and only the minigun on top still usable.

An evacuation team was nearing the area, but if Burton couldn't hold out he'd be forced to escape or be captured, and the two Peacekeepers with him wouldn't survive under either the jungle or the NVA. As the Regulars closed in, Burton in desperation went temporarily mad. As the PKs alive there would later recall, the colonel visibly strode over to the Predator, wrenched the minigun from it, and turned towards the League, and began to open fire. Waves after waves of Regulars were cut down, Burton laughing like a man possessed all the while.

It was only after his efforts allowed the rescue chopper to arrive, and they were flying back to safety, did the rescuers and Jack find out what the cost for freedom was - in handling a minigun with nothing but his own two hands, even a strong and fit man like Jack was in trouble: both his hands were broken, his wrists fractured, his arms little more than fragments and breaks.

With such severe injuries, Colonel Burton was deemed incapable of serving in combat for at least several months while both arms were fixed. He was temporarily retired and taken out of Lustria, but he still serves in another fashion - whenever off-duty, Colonel Burton goes to various universities, colleges, and schools, and talks to the students there about the courage, honor, and bravery needed to serve in the Aquilan forces. And once his arms were healed, and showed no lasting damage, he immidietly jump back into the fray.

There is a silver lining to Jack's ordeal: the effectiveness of the minigun against the League infantry and Burton's injuries while using it have led directly to the creation of the XM29 OICW, currently in use by specials force and Burton himself.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Tanya Adams (Aquila)
 * Colonel Burton
 * Marian Hawke
 * Lee Ferguson
 * Naestra and Arahan (Alliance)
 * Emily Farron
 * Trevelyan and Wotjek
 * Muradin Bronzebeard
 * Frank Fullerton (ADI)
 * Ghost Stalker
 * Alisa "Valkyrie" Reinford
 * William G. Maryblood (Protectorate)
 * Rinoa Heartilly (Andora)
 * Frank Jaeger
 * Amiri
 * Elesis (Empire)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Aranea Highwind and Chitzkoi (Voshkod)
 * Boris Bikov
 * Yunru
 * Alisaie Leveilleur
 * Shamir Nevrand (Brotherhood)
 * Kronya
 * Thrall (Horde)
 * Garona Halforcen
 * Narmaya (MLA)
 * Maiev Shadowsong
 * Almeida
 * Morathi (Collective)
 * Yuri Prime
 * Sylvanas Prime
 * Libra
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Apollo Diomedes (Coalition)
 * ... (Heralds)
 * ... (Order)
 * Courier Six (Survivors)
 * Dixie
 * Umagon
 * Artyom
 * Kais (Syndicate)
 * ... (Conglomerate)

DLC

 * Pyra/Mythra (Federation)
 * Mingxia (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * Venus (Skynet)
 * Nova (Dominion)
 * Lumine and Aether (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * ... (League)
 * ... (Legion)
 * Sarah Kerrigan (Swarm)
 * ... (Pirates)
 * ... (Elona)
 * Signy (Ascalia)
 * Eve (Confederation)
 * Taldeer (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Nika (Community)
 * ... (Security)
 * Geralt of Rivia (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * ... (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * Lelith Hesperax (Raiders)
 * ... (Theocracy)
 * ... (ASA)
 * ... (Insurgents)
 * ... (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * Baine Bloodhoof (Ecumene)
 * Evangeline (Concordat)
 * ... (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * ... (Eden)
 * Owen Grady and Echo (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * Frodo Baggins (Commnune)
 * Amihan (Encantadia)
 * Alena
 * Pirena
 * Danaya