Sidney Bainbridge

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Sidney Bainbridge




"Ain't no rest for the wicked, till we close our eyes for good."

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Full Name - Sidney Bainbridge
Nicknames/Alias - Sid Major, (Given Name: Alexander Sidney Bainbridge III, but no one knows the name)
Age - 35
Date of Birth -14 April 2484
Gender - male
Sexual Orientation - heterosexual
Affiliation - independence
Occupation - Gunhand

Play-By -Jason Statham
Build -broad, muscular
Height & Weight - 6'2" 198Lbs
Hair -Shaved (Brown)
Eyes - Hazel
Unique Features - Scar on right side of chest/arm area from a gun shot wound. Scar running from right collar bone to left side bottom of rib cage. Tattoo of the "217th" unit batch on shoulder.
Dressing Style -
Upper body: Most commonly a dark colored button down shirt, Shoulder holster with his .454 Gauss Revolver always in it. A black jacket or his brown coat, either way the collar is commonly popped.
Lower body: Black jeans or tactical pants, worn combat boots, belt and holster.
Other - Not at this time

Likes - Guns, Silence, Space, The Rim, Whiskey, Striking at the Alliance
Dislikes - The Alliance, Talking, Emotions, Crying, People, His parents, his real name.
Quirks/Habits - -Sidney is an over drinker.
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Fears - Sidney's greatest fear is failing those he feels he has a duty to protect.
Secrets -
-Sidney's real name is Alexander Bainbridge, named after his father.
-Sidney spent many years after the war tracking down and killing purplebelly officers from the war
Strengths -
- Sidney's biggest strength is his drive to keep fighting even when the odds are not in his favor.
-Loyalty, His loyalty will last till the very end, if he has committed himself to a dead he will not abandon it.
-Knowledge of the verse, Sidney has been all over the verse and knows the in's and out's of most planets even the underbelly of it.
Weaknesses -
-Ship mechanics Sidney has never been able to figure out how a ship works be it the engine systems or the electrical systems. Even messing with the computer interfaces is not a strong point of his.
- Personal communication skills is something Sidney lacks more then anything else, He is bad at saying what he means and meaning what he says. If it come to anything emotional you might as well skip talking to him about it.
-Patients, Sidney lacks patients on many situations.
Talents/Special Abilities -
-Leadership, Though Sidney is not good at talking usually but when it come to leading a force of troops and inspiring them he has a gift.
-Sidney has been on his own since he was only 14 and as such he has learned how to survive even when it was nearly impossible.
Aspirations - Sidney seeks to return to the battle field against the Alliance and will not give up the cause even after they had lost the war his life is all about striking back
Overall Personality - Sidney's personality is seen as lacking by most people who meet him. His ablilty to communicate is lacking and because of that he is quiet and callus most of the time. Though when people get to know him they realize he is a fiercely loyal friend. He takes a long time to trust people and never gives people the benefit of the doubt. Sidney has avoided relationships all his life, partially because he can't trust others and partially he felt he needed to be able to leave on a moments notice if he felt the need.

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Father - Alexander Bainbridge (70) Status unknown
Mother - Sandra Bainbridge (65) Status unknown
Siblings - None
Other Significant People - The few surviving memebers of the 217th Forward Assault Battalion
Pets - None
Your History - Sidney was born is space aboard a smuggling ship called the Valkyrie, though his parents were from Haven and that is where they would spend most of their time when hey were not in the black. His parents had been smugglers for many years before Sidney was born and they were older then most where when they had a kid likely because of the business they were involved in.

As a youth Sidney was raise on the Valkyrie. As a young boy his mothere tried her best to teach him about the inner workings of the ship and Sidney really thought he was getting it. There were many times he would take things apart , but wouldn't be able to get it back together leading to issues for the ship. It just wasn't what worked for him. As he got a little older his father started to train him in how to use a weapon both knives and guns. This was Sidney Playground, he was exceptionally quick at catching on as his father taught him. He had also begun to teach Sidney the family traded and at first Sidney thought it was grand but over time that would change.

The ship became more and more bold taking bigger risks and having more run ins with the alliance. By the time Sidney was 14 he was deep in to the trade and had become a gunhand for when they raided unsuspecting ships. Realizing that this path was eventually going to get him in trouble he left when the ship was on Persphone leaving his old life behind. He didn't want that life and resented his family for the upbringing he had. Though he knew nothing else. It would lead him to begin his own version of what they did helping make smugglers links there. It became harder and harder over the years as the Alliance continued to stick it's nose in to more and more of the peoples business.

It wasn't till Sidney was eighteen that he finally had enough of living so close to the core worlds and the alliance always over his shoulder. He would spend the next few years progressively moving further and further out toward the rim and away from the Alliance growing more bitter every move. It seemed he was not the only one to be going bitter because as he was reaching the end of the rim tensions were heating up between a group of independent planets and the Alliance.

Sidney was quick to jump on the anti-alliance sentiment and began to gather like minded people who wanted to fight the alliance When War did break out Sidney had a group of nearly fifty people be brought in to join the fight. The whole group was assigned together and designated the 217th Infantry battalion.

As the war progress the 217th continued to prove itself as reckless and bold, but most importantly very successful in forward operations. The Unit would grow from a single platoon to a full company and Sidney was assigned as the Captain of the unit. It wasn't till a succesful operation on Greenleaf that he would be promoted to Major just over half way through the war.

By the end of the war the 217th would end up being an entire Battalion serving in Serenity Valley under the command of a Lieutenant Colonel James Clark. Sidney leading Alpha Company of the battalion. Though the battle would be lost and bring the ar to a close in favor of the Alliance the 217th would fight till the bitter end losing over ninety percent of their men in the process holding a ridge that held strategic importance for a possible independent advance.

In the final hours of the battle Sidney was severely wounded when he ran in to save one of his troops from an enemy for that had them pinned down. Leaving him laying on the battle field with a nearly completely destroyed knee, a wound to the gut and another round straight through his shoulder. Due to lack of medical care over the next few months as the two sides worked out the full terms Sidney nearly died there in Serenity Valley and in some ways he had wished he had.

The first few years follwing the war Sidney found his way to cope was to not let the war be over in his mind. He became a member of the dust devils, a terrorist organization set out to strike back against the Alliance. Sidney had a way of getting to people with out them knowing he was there and for some time he dedicated his life to striking back against the Alliance.

Over time he drifted more from directly seeking revenge though it would never leave him completely. He turned to a chance to feel free again and baught his own Ship the Trinity and is now looking to staff it with crew, first and foremost he has a few old friends from the is seeking to get on board the ship.

What Should we call you? - The man they call Sid
Roleplaying Experience - The Verse, Battlestar Hyperion and for many years now
Where did you find us? - A link on BSH and Azzie told me.
Prove Yourself -
Post Script - Will add to this as I think of things for it.
Other characters - I am going to be making Cadan Ashdown as well.
How we should contact you - PM
Roleplay Example - The Trinity had arrived on Hera the night before, the Clark family had somberly me the crew at the at the docks for the tearful exchange. The crew spent the night on the Trinity it a solemn state of morning for their fallen leader. With the mornings first ray the complement of men and woman who had served with him, some for a short time and others what had seemed like a lifetime set out for the services.

The family had given Sidney the privilege to first rites over the slain leader. The family stood to one side of the coffin grieving for there lost son or brother. A sight that could have brought the strongest of men to their knees. While the crew stood to the left as is prover of military to stand to their superiors. Sidney stood tall with no signs of grief or mourning on his face. Instead he face would show only pride and respect for his once and still great commander.

Sidney had thought over what he would say for the service and had been the whole time since they left New Cannan. "Lieutenant Colonel Clark, Post." There was a long drown out silence after he spoke. It was custom to make a call to post for the fallen though they could of course not post for orders. The call and following silence gave signal to the loss. Sidney could see the tears welling in the families eyes at the call to James.

After a long moment that dragged on forever Sidney stepped of with his left foot rigidly, the way he would have when reporting back in the war and approached the coffin on remaining on its left an stopped beside James torso. "Lieutenant Colonel James Richard Clark" He paused a moment. "Dedication, honor, respect, and determination are the first things that come to mind when you his name."

Sidney took a deep breath before pulling a small box from his pocket. It was an award box that he had carried with him since his time on Boros. It was an award Sidney had received from the Haven government, the closest place to a home for him and where his unit was based from. "On behalf of the former government of Haven, for honor and valor in action under extreme duress and in facing over whelming odds. I would like to present Lieutenant Colonel James Richard Clark with the Star of Valor. The highest dignity that can be placed upon a soldier by the government of Haven."

Sidney pulled the award from the small ornate box and then pinned it to James' chest. quietly speaking where no others could be heard. "I owed you this long ago James. I'll take care of Trinity are her crew." His face still looked hard as stone. Sidney never was one for tears or showing emotion but even this time it was hard to hold it all back. He took a step back from the coffin and looked up at those in front of him again. "James was a dedicated man to all those who came in to his life he gave them everything he had, even willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect them. He will be missed." With that he stood rigid again and offered a crisp solute. Upon lowering the solute he turn to face the other members of the crew and walked back to take his place beside them.

SYR INTEGRA of CAUTION 2.0 created this and she will happily hunt you down, rip out your spinal cord, and beat you to death with it if you steal her hard work and claim it as your own. especially since she will gladly share it with any and all who wish to use it, provided they leave her nice, little credit attached.

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Approved with a note; Sid I lurve you but the spell checker is your friend.