Howard "Hal" Burgess

Howard "Hal" Burgess is one of the Esper Union's top mecha aces, having garnered over seventy-five enemy kills. He has been given the monicker "Grim Eagle" for his prowess in battle. However, after several years of service against the Unbound and patrolling Esperspace, he chose to transfer to the KN Development Project for unknown reasons.

Biological

• Born: August 29, 19 WR
• Birthplace: Nikeah, Esper Dimension
• Sex: Male
• Hair: Blonde
• Eyes: Blue
• Height: 6`1"
• Weight: 210 lbs.

Personal

• Religion: Raineric
• Nicknames and Titles: Commander in the Esper Union Aerospacy, The Grim Eagle, Hal
• Hobbies: Watching professional sports, playing football, flying mecha, video games, hitting on women
• Favorite Color: Green
• Inspirations: Himself
• Motto: "I'm the man who can make anything possible."

History

Hal was born into a fairly normal family from Nikeah. He was the son of a bartender, and grew up watching television in his father's sport's bar. He grew up wanting to be a professional football player, but this was ultimately derailed when the Leviathan War broke out. He enlisted at the age of seventeen, later into the war, and joined the Republic Expeditionary Force as an Ifrit Power Armor pilot. He proved himself in the REF's battles, despite his young age, and successfully destroyed four Dracoforms in the last months of the war. He became a KN Garrison pilot at the end of the war, ultimately working his way into the prestigious Spatial Heavy Irregulars Vehicular Assault Teams mechanized Special Forces.

There, he rose through the ranks and earned numerous enemy kills while taking action against the Unbound. He competed with his fellow ace, Leonard Sorgund, all the while. However, after a mission classified top secret in 44 WR, Burgess requested a transfer to the far more peaceful KN Development Project. There, he serves as a military advisor and secondary test pilot for the development of the KN Sentinel. He keeps his old KN Garrison Commando on hand, to test it as need be.