Name: Rufus Sydney
General Information
Species: Nepleslian (1/4 IDSOL)
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Family:
Frank Norris Sydney (Father)
Megan [Williams] Sydney (Mother)
Rufus Sydney was naturally born as a Nepleslian.
Faction: Star Army of Yamatai
Occupation: Star Army Strategist
Rank: Taisa
Current Assignment: Commanding Officer, YSS Sakura
Physical Characteristics
Height: 177.8cm (5' 10")
Weight: 74.8kg (165 lbs.)
Measurements: W34
Build and Skin Color: Rufus is a somewhat muscular Nepleslian-type man with a moderately tan skin tone. He has thin, brown hair and on his body in the typical places. He looks damn fine in uniform. He's also quite well endowed.
Face and Eye Color: Suave and handsome, Rufus's face looks like it was destined for a magazine model or something, but instead somehow ended up in the military. Although showing some of the early signs of aging, Rufus' face is doing it rather nicely. His eyes are a shiny dark grayish brown that compliment his hair color.
Hair color and Style: Rufus keeps a fuzzy grayish-brown military-style haircut that appears to be an over-grown flat-top. When not on duty, Rufus tends to disregard shaving, resulting in him having whiskers in his off time.
Distinguishing Features: A charming, big white smile.
Psychological Characteristics
Personality: Charming and smooth, Rufus tends to be flirty, while still maintaining a firm grip on his responsibilities. He believes in leadership that is strict and serious where and when it needs to be, but that relaxation is is essential for off-duty times and he encourages his friends and subordinates to have fun when the time is appropriate. While he has no family of his own, he looks forward to having one some day, but has no immediate plans of starting it, preferring to date and get to know lots of ladies until he finds that special someone. He has a good sense of humor and an even better sense of simple fashion.
Likes: Women, kids, barbeque, pasta, steak.
Dislikes: Most seafood.
Goals: To find that special someone and have as great of a time as possible while searching.
History
Rufus was born in Funky City in early YE 01, one week before the creation of the legendary Ketsurui Yui. He was raised in an upper-middle class family in the city, and served as a police officer with the Funky City Police Department from age 14 until he joined the Nepleslian military at age 19, in which he quickly earned command of his own squadron of ASF-57 Gunboats as a Warrant Officer. When the Star Army of Yamatai was formed in YE 21 (when Rufus was 20), the Star Army asked him to join as a Taii and he accepted, going through the Star Army's rigorous training with relative ease and emerging to command a group of tanks that saw action in a deployment of the 3rd Star Army Fleet to Ayenee during the brutal Chaos/Hive War immediately after he got out of training.
After his group was disbanded to to combat losses, Rufus floated from ship to ship in the Star Army, with a few notable commands in the Star Army 3rd Fleet and has only recently been picked up by the 1st Expeditionary Fleet for testing one of the new Sakura-class Gunships.
