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Name: Admiral Leon Tchaikovsky
Appearance: Leon
Age: 62
Species: Human
Occupation: Admiral of the 88th Fleet, also known as the "Fightin' 88"
Religion: Agnostic
Political affiliation: Paternalist
Personality: Dutiful, Resentful, Impetuous, etc.
Bio: Unlike many in the upper echelons of the Federation’s Admiralty, Leon was born neither rich nor in Federation Center. Leon was born in the outer colonies on the Industrial world of Krieg, but he longed to live on a richer and greener world. One night while his parents slept, Leon ran away from his home and made his way to the nearest ship dock with the hope of sneaking aboard a freighter and getting away from his homeworld. Leon managed to make his way to the ship dock and hide between two crates. At that point, Leon experienced "cold feet" and decided to return home.
However, Leon encountered several members of a local criminal gang, who dealt in drugs and human trafficking. They trapped him and attempted to abduct him. Fortunately for Leon, a passing dock constable managed to chase off the thugs and Leon took the opportunity to flee home. He never told his parents about the incident but never gave up his desire to leave Krieg. When a passing Federation fleet cleared out much of the filth and other criminal groups on his world, this convinced Leon that he would Enlist in the Federation Navy.
Shortly thereafter, Leon found himself at the Naval Academy on Titan. Leon threw himself into his studies, and before long proved himself a capable tactician. His greatest failing during his time at the Academy was perhaps his lack of networking. While he got along well with colleagues that held a similar background to himself, he found it difficult to relate to the more affluent and influential students. This would come back to bite him time and again in the future.
It was during his later years at the Academy that he met Drazhan Vasilchuk, and they became fast friends. But, being an upperclassman, Leon was soon shipped off on his first assignment. Despite being in the upper middle of the pack, he was passed over for many of the more prestigious and desirable postings by his social betters. This infuriated Leon to no end, and he would carry a chip on his soldier through the rest of his career.
For many years, Leon would toil in obscurity. Often lagging behind his peers when it came to promotions, largely because the brass disliked him. By the time his friend Drazhan had earned his first captaincy, Leon was still an Executive Officer. This prompted Leon to work tirelessly to prove himself so as not to be left behind. It would, however, still be sometime before his talent was realized.
When finally Leon made the rank of Captain, he was spurned again by being placed in a particularly dangerous and undesirable corner of space. A place in which careers went to die. Despite this, and the incompetence of those under his command. Over the next several years Leon manages to shape up his crew and bring some semblance of order to the region. But, his time in the far reaches of the galaxy had an adverse effect on Leon. He became a hardened man, and it was reflected in many of his future actions.
Seeing the potential in posting Leon to lawless regions to shape them into productive corners of the Galaxy, the higher ups saw fit to promote him to Commodore. For the next decade, Leon spent his time in the outer reaches of civilization, fighting pirates and suppressing rebellions. The exact opposite of what he’d dreamed for all those years ago. Rather than complain, Leon took his anger out on the outer colonies. And while his methods were certainly questionable, his effectiveness was unquestionable.
By the time he was honored with a promotion to Admiral, the name Tchaikovsky was feared all throughout the colonies. The mere threat of bringing Leon into the region was enough to scatter criminal rackets, send pirates cowering, and make seditionists think twice about rebelling. Recently, Leon has put his counter-terrorist mantle behind him. Instead, he focuses his time and burgeoning influence on aiding the Gideon pact, into which he has become a member.
Interesting info-Opt.( help build your character ): One of Leon’s most well known monikers is the Butcher of Cyrene. During his career as a Commodore, Leon was faced with an unyielding rebellion on the planet of Cyrene. Sending in his own forces to clean up the rebellion would have been incredibly costly, so he sent them a simple message asking only once for their surrender, or they would be liquidated. Thinking he was bluffing, the rebels refused. True to his word, Leon ordered his fleet to fire on Cyrene. Eliminating the rebels, but also causing significant collateral damage. While the Federation tried to cover up the massacre, it is still a widely circulated story attesting to Leon’s callousness and the Federation’s negligence.
Current Location: The Outer Colonies
RP sample: One Two
I kinda expected every single military position to be some kind of paternalist admiral. ACCEPTED