(http://i.imgur.com/zL3JSLY.png?1)<br/>Name: Strider Watari<br/>Age: 25<br/>Rank: Staff Sergeant<br/>Occupation: Squad Leader<br/>Affiliation: Zeon<br/>Personality: Analytic, Focused, Ruthless<br/>Sexuality: Homosexual/Bi-curious tendencies<br/>Personal History:<br/>Strider's parents were young and impressionable adults when they first encountered Zeon Zum Deikun in Side 3, deeply touched by his philosophy and rhetoric they returned to their home in Loum and helped spread his message where they could. Soon after Strider was born, which was also marked by his parent's marriage, and he grew up together with the burgeoning political movement, always at his side. Showing the traits of an exceptional student, in particular leadership skills and legal studies, along with extremists views, lead him to a commanding position an unofficial youth militia and terrorist organization aligned with the Principality of Zeon in U.C.00069.<br/><br/>The organization struggled three years, barely managing to keep themselves afloat and continuously going through iterations and members and could be best described as a social club with a reputation for street violence, a far cry from its original vision. Then with a particular strong line up of malleable youth, Strider managed to direct an attack on a group of wealthy Federalists, leaving only corpses behind. Having a significant boosts to their finances, laundering the money with various legal and economic loopholes, and what seemed a steady band of brothers, Strider felt good about the possibilities for the future. While their first acts of terrorism confounded the police further crimes left clear traces. Unable to see the police closing in due to arrogance, a timely leak by a 'supporter' within the police alerted allowed Strider to escape on a shuttle before he could be arrested.<br/><br/>The experience shook him to the core, needing to leave his comrades behind was thought-provoking and the journey to Side 3 was long. Recentered, Strider decided to turn against his previous insurrectionist views and joined the army, wanting to be a public figure and icon of freedom instead of a feared shadowy figure. Strider rose quickly through the ranks and showed a large degree of innovative thinking and natural grasp of battle tactics and with the advent of Mobile Suit also the required dexterity and presence to utilize them. Strider's promotion to Staff Sergeant came as a results of his actions during the assault on Side 1 at the start of the war, quickly leading his command to secure several key structure and minimizing friendly casualties through daring maneuvers with his Mobile Suit.<br/><br/>Around the same time the Battle of Loam raged and Strider returned to hear about the horror and casualties inflicted by the actions of the Federation and the death of his family. Returning to the ruthlessness he once felt as a youth, he requested to be commissioned to the front spearhead of the Earth attack force and the first drop operation into Baiknur Spaceport then onwards to Europe.<br/><br/>In Europe Strider gained a new group of command, consisting of a support team and two of the new Zaku II suits, his squad named <Unknown>.<br/><br/>Edit: Brought the age down from 27 to 25 so I'm closer to the other characters.<br/>_____________________<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Icons</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/H3aLBNo.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/O0kJ3ws.jpg)</div></div>Feel free to suggest a Squad name, I couldn't really pick anything with good conscience and all ideas I had felt cheesy.