Mack Peterson

Character Name:Mack Peterson

Nickname(s):Turbo

Race:Human

Sex:Male

Age:28 (Born 20th June 2254)

Birthplace:Novac



Height:6"0"

Weight:190lbs

Eye Color:Blue

Hair Color:Black

Hair Style:Short, curly

Facial Hair:Stubble

Skin Color:White

Build:Muscled

Distinguishing Features:Large scarring on chest



Profession:Sergeant of Echo Squad, Green Devils

Skills: Firearms, Hand-to-hand, Survival

Training:Basic marching, and drill training from Devils, taught to shoot by father, taught to trade and scavenge by his mother

Other Abilities:Can play Harmonica

Apparel:Green Devil uniform (Green Beret, Khaki Fatigues, Black Boots), Bandoleer

Weaponry:Battle Rifle, 9mm Pistol

Other Equipment: Ammo, Harmonica



Affiliation:Green Devils

Religious Belief:Atheist

Sexual Preference: Straight

Relationship Status: Single

Personality:Sarcastic, sour, very relaxed in most situation, enjoys making fun of people, is rarely serious

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Mack was born to a married couple who ran a small caravan when they were stopped in Novac. Because of the new-born child, they ended up staying in Novac for a couple of weeks, which turned into months, which turned into years.

Mack's parents stayed in Novac the rest of their lives, they took on the role of unofficial shop-owners in town. People would give them the salvage they found, and Mack's parents would use their knowledge of trading to get the best deal for it with the trading caravans that came into town. They took a little of the top of each successful sale.

Mack grew up happily, had plenty of toys thanks to Cliff Briscoe and played with the other children in the town. He was nicknamed 'Turbo' because he was the fastest boy in town, and always won races. When Mack was about ten, his parents decided they wanted to go back on the road for a few years before they got too old. Mack was eager and excited to go with them. They used some saved up money to buy a pack Brahmin, and set off. His father acted as a semi-caravan guard, and he taught Mack to shoot as they travelled. They got most of their merchandise from scavenging old buildings and such. Mack helped his mother sift through buildings for valuables, and also helped her to trade with people.

They did this for a few years, until Mack was 13. His parents had had him at quite a later time than was norm, and they were both in their late fifties. They returned to Novac and set up their old business. Mack found out all of his old friends had moved away to become prospectors or traders, or just to explore. Mack ended up spending him time slouching about smoking and drinking, or sitting in the Snipers nest with Manny, Boone never liked him being up there.

This continued until Mack was 16, and almost a serious alcoholic. A large raider band started harassing the town. Mack was too drunk to care about helping, and most people just ignored him anyway. One day a group of twenty or so men and women marched into town. They wore Green berets, khaki fatigues and black boots. They all marched in unison, rifles held perfectly in line. They had a mixture of weapons but they all shined. They called themselves the Green Devils, and offered to remove the raiders, for a fee. People managed to scrape the money together, and the raiders were killed or driven off in a matter of days.

When they returned to get their pay, Mack walked up to the leader, a Sergeant Ramirez of Squad Echo, and asked to join them. Slurred to join them really. The sergeant laughed and said "Maybe in a few years, when you can walk ten paces without falling over". This, and his parents sudden deaths pushed Mack into sobriety. The effort he was making helped him to gain the respect of the townsfolk again. His parents had had heart attacks a say between each other. Mack buried them together, then spent the next year training. He got back into shape, burning all the alcohol form his system and building up muscle. He also practice to shoot with his dad's old hunting rifle and pistol. On the eve of his seventeenth birthday, he set off in search of the Green Devils.

This turned out to be harder than he thought. The Devils had no fixed HQ at this time, so they wandered the wasteland in three groups. The "command" group was Commandant Lazarus and his military advisors, they stayed in towns mostly and negotiated contracts. The other two groups were led by a Captain, who had two lieutenants under them and ten squads under each of them. Squads Mack found out, consisted of a Sergeant, Corporal and three Privates.

It took Mack six months of travelling the Mojave to find the Devils. It turned out he had found Echo squad, one of the squads that had saved his hometown from bandits. Sergeant Ramirez of Squad Echo remembered Mack, and gave him a test. Mack passed the physical test with flying colours, but when they checked his weapons, Ramirez said the Devils had a very strict policy on the condition of it's weapons, and his dad's old hunting rifle was too rusty to be allowed.

Mack left angry and disappointed, but he had not given up hope. He spent the next six months working as a bodyguard and a merc to get enough to buy a gun of good enough quality. He managed to get enough to purchase a pristine Battle Rifle from the Gun Runners on his eighteenth birthday. Luckily, a large group of Devils were marching past the Freeside Gate just as he bought the weapon.

He ran over and requested sergeant Ramirez, who was in fact acting in the group. Ramirez greeted Mack warmly, and Mack once again performed the physical exam this time in front of Captain Johnstone, famous within the Devils for being especially tough on new recruits. Once again he passed, and his rifle was now more than acceptable. He was assigned to Echo Squad, because it was down a man.

Mack served under Sergeant Ramirez for six years, during his forth year he was promoted to Corporal. On that faithful six year, Echo Squad was clearing out some buildings of fiends just outside of Vegas, when Ramirez was hit and wounded badly. Mack jumped on a frag grenade to allow the Sergeant to be dragged to safety.

He was injured badly by the explosion, and was also dragged to safety. As the remains of Echo squad retreated, with the support of Gamma and Hotel, the Sergeant promoted Mack to Sergeant of Echo Squad, and passed away due to his injuries. Mack recovered, but his chest was a mess of scar tissue. He continues to lead Echo Squad proudly, and will do so to the end of his days.[rand=5910729829956716993726848015971150212615025505929293640760674999]