Damien Jaeger

damien is a tall, and somewhat of a foreboding man born with a natural frown on his face. his unshaven and messy appearance can obviously tell one that he cares little about his personal appearance. however, if there is one thing that damien does care about, it is his body. he is extremely well-built - almost like a tank made to endure harshest of tasks, but it is expected of someone who is part of the spec-ops division like the '13th night raid'. like any other special forces, they have badges, more notably on their right shoulders of their uniform.

the male takes care of his black military uniform meticulously. it is well-pressed overall and not even slightest wrinkles or a spec of dust is on there. the shoes are well-shined and the tie is always centered correctly on his blue shirt. in addition, he also has series of ribbons that he has pinned on the right side of his jacket, showing his service and dedication to not only his men, but also his country. however, it is quite rare that he would wear such formal outfit.

for most parts, damien is quite spartan about his outfit he wears. he is mostly seen wearing his urban-pattern bdu or better known as the 'battle dress uniform' in the military along with a pair of heavy combat boots. he also has a black beret worn on his head with an insignia of the '13th night raid' special forces division.

however, that is not what he would normally wear into battle. quite far from it. like what one would expect out of movies, someone like damien wears elaborate pieces of gear into battle. when going into battle, he is clad in pitch black armor as dark as the feathers of a raven that makes him look like a monster out of a horror movie with a savage-looking smile on its face. opponents who have survived the combat against a squad of '13th night raid' often describes them as 'grinning monsters'. 

when one first looks and interacts with damien, he comes off as a bit of an aloof and stern character. he shows little interest in interacting with others unless it's absolutely necessary for him to do so. the way the man speaks is very direct and to the point with what he wants to get across with people. he doesn't sugarcoat things. if he thinks that someone is terrible, then he'll say that they are a shitty part of his team. however, he is a man who would encourages his teammates to try harder in the end. giving compliments when they do well and point out mistakes when they make a mistake in their coordination. therefore damien is very insightful on and off the battlefield. 

even if damien is a more quiet member of his team, he's an excellent leader. not only is he strong-willed and have the drive to push, he keeps his cool even if the times do look grim. it's very rare to see someone like him lose himself in middle of a battle. in truth, damien has tendencies of swallowing his own emotions so that he can lead his own battle brothers and sisters by example. however, as a squad leader, he often does come across with difficult decisions and like every leader, he often struggles to make the right choices. the male often tries to do what is right - even if it means he has to sacrifice himself while doing it.

in the end, he puts the missions above himself and others, this often makes him look zealous and have no sense of self-preservation. one would find out that this isn't the case for him. while he may look like he has no self-preservation or whatsoever, he tries to look at the big picture. he knows his actions as a leader can cause massive ripples in missions - even if others may not like it he is a man who believes that the end justifies the means of what he does. however, this does not mean that damien won't hate himself for it. no matter how quiet and emotionless he may seem, these kinds of decisions have a great impact on him as well as a human being and soldier. it's often a struggle for him not to lose his sanity from time to time. however, he carries such burdens alone, he rarely shares his problems with anyone else let alone let them suffer with him. he is a man who would much rather suffer quietly than have others join him.

another one of many problems that damien has is that he tends to be a bit... well - rough around the edges when it comes to social interaction. he is always so serious and takes things literally in settings that it makes him somewhat unfit for civilian world. in essence in the words of his own squad mates: 'he doesn't know how to live'. this often sparks a curiosity within damien. even if he was a civilian once, he has difficulties not applying the logic of his military career into the situations that he is in. for example, when someone attempts to invade his space and grab him from behind, he will immediately recognize that person as an enemy and take them down with no hesitation before he realizes that he isn't in combat or in training. in essence, the mentality of a warrior is built only into his mind, but also his body. this can also make him think things completely out of context when it really means something else. so anyone who tries to teach him on how to live... they would have quite a journey ahead of them.

however, damien is not without his sense of humor. he has a very odd one at that. many say that the quiet guys are always the weird ones, and that's quite true in this case. he laughs and smiles at the strangest things. he will laugh and smile at bad puns and jokes that normally people would laugh at, so his own squad mate often encourages him not to participate on a 'comedy night' back at their base.

LIKES:

• tidiness
• organized room
• potatoes
• live-fire training
• being busy

DISLIKES:

• lemons
• idleness
• mess
• irresponsibility
• anything that he doesn't understand, which is a lot of things

GOALS & SECRETS:

• goal::: learn 'how to live' and be a 'good person'
• secret::: he always blames himself when something bad happens around him and his teammates, usually internal 

Part of the 'Guardians of Aquavia', The '13th Night Raid' division is made up of deadly operatives that specialize in utilizing sabotage and surprise assaults on their enemies. Often under the cover of the darkest of the nights, they infiltrate into the enemy territory and mercilessly destroy them when they least expect it with all-out assaults from several different directions at once even in the most treacherous of terrains. These shock troops have a ferocious reputation for their brutality and ruthlessness within the both spec-ops and underground world. Being referred to as the the 'Headsmen of the Aquavia', their feared status is well-earned.

The reason as to why they are called the 'headsmen' is because Of their culture. The division requires their combatants to either bring back the head, the scalp or the face of the main target(s) back to the command not only as a confirmed kill, but also as something like a grim trophy after a good hunt. some are also known to keep the tooth of the enemies that they've killed and make necklaces out of them. This is their way of conducting a psychological warfare on their enemies by putting fear of god into them, and it has proven quite effective. The government, however keeps these practices and the mission they partake under tight wraps so that it is hidden from the public's view. Anyone who have knowledge of this and speaks out are... 'quietly' disposed of personally by the division. anyone who are familiar with the underground criminal world or have been in the spec-ops for a long time know that only these particular group of operatives do this, adding more onto their reputation. 

This particular division of shadowy and secretive soldiers are recruited directly from the boot camp, but the candidate must meet the psychological and physical profiling. They often look for trainees who have a behavior that normally isn't acceptable within the boot camp. They also look for cunning and creative killers with savage instincts that are shown in combat training. When they get chosen, the trainees are literally kidnapped silently in middle of a late night and are taken to training immediately.

Once they wake up, the recruits find themselves within a facility that would look like a prison at first to test mental toughness. They are given strict rules as not to talk unless talked to or even make eye-contact with anyone. They are given blankets and must sleep on the stone beds that are attached against the wall in a small, claustrophobic space with little to no room to move around. There are no bathrooms either, and for that the recruits are told to either defecate in front of the 'wardens' often dehumanizing them for their actions. The food that they are given is also terrible and are given only one meal per day with a cup of orange juice.

Should the recruit refuse to eat, they force feed them using a tube going through their nose and into their throat in front of all others. Everything that they do and practice goes against the standard code and conduct of the aquavian military. However, the government turns a blind eye as they see it as a viable method to give recruits to give them a taste of reality. their methods to try and break recruits include torture, degradation and many other things that are far too terrible to mention. This goes on for two weeks - and should any recruits break during that time, they are immediately treated by medics and have their memories erased before being sent back to the boot camp.

If the recruit proves him or herself to be a viable candidate, they are released from their shackle and are welcomed to the '13th Night Raid' division. Not all recruits accept this, and it is expected as large number of them turns this offer down. Should this be the case, their memories are erased and are sent back to the boot camp. Sometimes, every single recruits turn down this offer, but a small number of them manage to find it in their hearts to stay and call it their home.

The training to be part of the Night Raid division starts only when recruits accept it. Once they do, they are given strict orders not to talk about anything that goes on within the facility and everything they do are for their eyes only. The training is extremely rigorous, day and night they follow strict schedule as follows:

0600: Trainees wake up, wash themselves and have breakfast. At this time, the company commander also may give out orders and certain tasks.
0700: Morning live-fire exercise & 'light' Pt (physical training)
0900: Combat exercise, generally involving close-quarter combat or CQC.
1200: Mid-day meal, this time also may be used to debrief on the performance of the training while the recruits eat.
1300: Afternoon live-fire exercise & heavier physical training
1500: Evening combat exercise involving combined tactics with company marksmen and vehicles. They may also deviate from standard combat exercise and test new tactics. rewards for good, consistent performances are also handed out by the end. 
2000: Evening meal, this time also may be used to debrief on the performance of the training while the recruits eat. 
2100: Night firing drills or short combat exercise with current members of the Night Raid. any injuries sustained during the practices are treated by the company paramedics. 
2300: Free time. Trainees are given time to do what they wish for the rest of the day. If the performance was less than ideal, the company commander reserves the right to use this time for feedbacks and punishments. 
2400: Lights out.

Once the training is complete, the trainees are officially given the famous black beret that they are known for and are issued with some of the top-notch equipments that the special operations command can provide. These men and women can now proudly call themselves the 'Night Raid', the headsmen of Aquavia.

heat [heavy assault tactical] armor;; (click on the name of the armor for picture) first produced by the 'einskalder arms industries', the heat armor was first introduced to the special operations command when they deployed the '13th night raid' against the hyrst conspirators. the armor had great effect against taking out enemy troops. despite it being bulky-looking and caked by plates, the heat armor is surprisingly quiet - something that the operatives of the division needs. with the implants, the soldiers' combat efficiency rose no less than 150%.

the secret lies behind the synthetic muscles that are completely comprised of fibers made from adamantium and nanomachines that interfaces with the bodily movement of the user through electrical signals sent by the nerves. essentially, it acts as second muscle that amplifies strength, agility and reaction time to the peak performance for its wearer. the suit also features several other systems, such as:

• maximum shield: while this particular feature is active, the nanomachines within the suit starts to harden and chemically react with the synthetic fibers to form a protective coating around the user without sacrificing the necessary mobility. though it does revert the user's speed back to that of a normal human being until it wears off, it allows the operative to move in to the battle without having to fear any sort of physical harm. however, a powerful explosive type attacks is capable of destabilizing the entire shield while it will take 5 normal attacks to go through the shield. this can be turned on or off at damien's will, but nanomachines must charge back up in order to be used again. [3 post cool-down]
• dynamic field vision: the helmet of the suit allows for both heat and night vision. on top of that, it has heads up display, a gps, a comm link and it allows for full 180 degree display of the surroundings in front of the soldier.
• gasmask: a secondary protection that covers lower half of damien's head. this piece filters out harmful air and allows for a maximum oxygen intake for maximum performance.
• forearm blade: a fierce, signature combat weapon utilized by the 13th night raid division. the division. Despite its simple design, this brutal piece of work is meant to pierce and leave behind horrific wounds. While it deceptively looks like an ordinary 8 inch double-edged blade to most, the weapon is capable of 'opening up' into a three-pronged blade. Normally hidden beneath the forearm plate of the armor, the weapon can be extended and detracted with a push of a button. This way, the weapon directly interfaces with the armor's system and allows the user to switch back and forth between the form that the blade can take.  

implants;; in order to use the heat armor, it is necessary for the soldier to have implants - otherwise the armor is completely useless to the soldier. these standard implants were first used by the 'arisawa heavy arms industries', these following two implants allow the soldier to use their armor to its fullest capability: first is the 'kusanagi hands', an implant on the back that directly links into his nerves and allows the brain to essentially calibrate and control the nanomachine within the suit. the second is the 'kabuto carapace', a strange black biomass that is grafted directly onto damien's entire torso. this allows the nerves to interact with the suit, giving the user a wide free-range of movements. without the armor or his clothes, it looks as if he's wearing a black, skin-tight tank top.

grenades;; damien is a soldier and he always comes prepared into combat and sometimes a usage of special tools are needed. one of the many things that soldiers shouldn't leave home are their grenades. damien often packs two high explosive grenades, twenty smoke pellets and three flash bangs.

sturmvolt assault rifle | assault mod;; a bullpup assault rifle that features a short barrel and compact design. it features 30 to 40 rounds of 7.62x39 ammunition with a steady and controllable fire rate. it's highly effective in urban conditions as the ammo has high kinetic energy behind it to penetrate objects, like concrete. the design is also quite reliable and durable. the sturmvolt has proven itself over and over on the battlefield as a robust battle rifle capable of operating in the most unforgiving of environments. in addition, the rifle features: 12 inch barrel muzzle compensator, a holographic sight, ambidextrous controls and an ergonomic pistol grip that makes firing all the more comfortable. beneath the barrel there is a small non-pump action shotgun attachment that can take up to six rounds.

h-9 | razor-edge mod;; lightweight machine pistol that features 20 rounds of 9mm hollow point bullets. this usually used as damien's sidearm.

kukri;; a brutal, front heavy combat knife made for chopping and brutally eviscerating through the enemy. specially tempered and made from materials imported from hyrst, the knife gives off an ominous red glow when drawn from its scabbard.

strengths:

• deadly in close combat
• good marksman 
• strong
• mission-oriented

weaknesses:

• takes things literally
• reliant on tools to do the job
• 'you die or you kill me' mentality
• lacks 'everyday common sense'

ever since damien was a child, he always has been a problem child. unlike most children… he lacked in things what other kids at his age had, so it made him a little… different than others. most kids at his age ought to be a bit sociable, but the boy always had been the one to lack empathy and sociability like others did. he was also quick to set off, this got him into many fights in school even with the slightest provocation from others – even teachers. this resulted him having to constantly move from one school to another due to his troublesome behavior. with no one to put him on a short leash except his mother, his problems got worse as the years passed. he had several court hearings, many prohibitions and punishments were set upon him, and this left quite a stain on his record.

however, despite his troublesome behavior, his mother did her very best to educate her son in the ways of the societal norms even if his father was not around most of the time to discipline him. damien always did test her patience, but even so, she loved her son with all her heart. however, their relationship eventually crumbled and broke apart when the news of his father, frederick had died during his tour of duty. at the time, his mother ran a small florist shop at the time, but even so, they were scraping simply to get by each day. even if damien got a job somewhere, words of trouble always got into his mother’s ears. with stress mounting, his mother turned to alcohol and drugs, eventually turning into an addiction till she eventually took her own life without even leaving a single note behind.

though he and his mother didn’t get along very well, he knew that she was still his mother and for the first time in a long while, he cried over her poor figure and finally understood what being sad really meant. damien was 18 at the time when this all had happened, and at this point, the entire city knew about the boy and his case. applying and trying to get a job was a terrible ordeal. there was simply no place willing have him in, so he turned to a life of a crime – which quite frankly, he was good at. damien was never hesitant in putting a bullet or a knife into the person’s head when he had to. after series of armed assault and robberies, damien was eventually caught and was put in front of the same judge who had sentenced him many years before.

with all the things he had done, damien was sentenced to no less than five life sentences in prison including all the murders, but the judge gave him a choice. either serve his penance in the military or rot his entire life away in the maximum security prison of aquavia. with nothing to lose, damien chose to serve in the military instead.

as always, damien had become the problematic one of his platoon. on numerous occasions, he had been known to fight against his fellow recruits during their training phases. many times, he had to be incarcerated during trainings and was often put into a solitary confinement with restraints, but his behavior, history and frightening skills he possessed in combat had caught the eyes of the infamous spec-ops brigade known as the ‘headsmen of the aquavia’, the ‘13th night raid’ division. from distance, they kept close watch on him and other potential candidates, and damien had proven himself as a natural-born killer. while the male seemed to lack basic knowledge of societal norms like others, he was shown to be a surprisingly good strategist who was capable of keeping himself cool-headed even during high stress situations.

so like what the division did to the other candidates, they whisked him and the candidates away during late at night and took them to an undisclosed training facility far off from the main city. Though they treated him inhumanely like others for the first two weeks for the mental examination, they were eventually welcomed as one of their own in the end. Many, however, have dropped out from the training - including those that Damien knew personally back at the boot camp. With that, only a handful, including him have decided to stay. 

Due to their small numbers, each trainees were assigned to small battalions with five men and women each under the watchful eyes of their new commanders and drill sergeants. Under their guidance, they forged Damien into a fine soldier for their spec-ops division. However, while training, he came to admire a certain woman who went under the code name of: Акула, or 'Akula' - meaning shark. The two had a more personal relationship than others, but not going out of bounds of a professional relationship. To Damien, it was more akin to that of a student and a teacher. The woman taught and passed on everything that she knew to him. Her techniques, her ideals, everything that she could give to her student as a teacher.

After Damien graduated, he continued to serve under the unit 'Night raid' and continuously saw action during his seven years of service as a squad leader. Again and again, he proved himself to be a highly efficient soldier and he became well-distinguished among the '13th night raid' spec-ops force and stands as one of the more prominent members today.  

known family:

Helena Jaeger [mother] - 49 - florist [deceased] 
Frederick jaeger [father] - 53 - soldier [deceased]