<strong>Name:</strong>Tane 'Tony' Maugatai<br/><strong>Age:</strong>27<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>Samoan Islander<br/><strong>Rank:</strong>Ranger<br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong><br/><div align="center">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f8/EricPele.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Positive personality traits:</strong>Determined, analytical, selfless<br/><strong>Negative personality traits:</strong>Bull-headed stubbornness, vengeance-driven anger, inexperienced<br/><br/><strong>Pre-PPDC experience:</strong>None<br/><strong>Other skills:</strong>Expert fisherman, tattoo artist<br/><strong>General Backstory:</strong>Tane had never planned to be a warrior, but his plans changed abruptly when the kaiju Lugosi, on its way towards landfall in Chile, made an unexpected detour and tore through the Samoan capital city of Apia. His entire close and extended family had gathered there for a birthday party, and Tape himself had been on the way when Lugosi attacked. It annihilated the tiny 'city' in the space of an hour before continuing on its way and eventual demise at the hands of the Lima Strike Group, but in the process killed every living relative Tane had. He wanted vengeance, and found it in the Jaeger Academy, achieving entry on his seventh application and persevering more through raw willpower than natural talent. The core of anger that fueled him was also his biggest enemy, and it took a long while to master without losing himself in his own fury.<br/><br/>Even once he was deemed suitable to drive a Jaeger in combat, his sheer size - six and a half feet tall, and just under 300 pounds heavy - meant he needed a specially modified cockpit, which delayed his assignment until a new or refurbished machine was available for the refit. This turned out to be the Mark II Vasa Centurion, and he was paired up as co-pilot with the veteran Adam Sinclair in hopes the older Ranger's experience would help temper Tane - now accepting the Romanization 'Tony' of his native name. It didn't work out perfectly - Adam's impulsive nature resonated too well with Tane's hunger to get up close and violently personal, and their first few Drifts were rather tumultuous as personalities clashed, but it eventually smoothed out into an effective and single-mindedly driven command team.