Lance Corporal Evan Griffin
Name Evan Cooper Griffin
Position Demolitions Specialist/Combat Engineer(Sapper):
Second Position General infantry
Rank Lance Corporal
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Character Quote | “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and a whole lot of bitching." | |
| Species | Terra Novan | |
| Age | 26 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 1.82M (5.9ft) | |
| Weight | 77kg (170 lbs) | |
| Hair Color | Blond | |
| Eye Color | Dark Blue | |
| Physical Description | Evan Cooper Griffin, stands at 1.82 meters (5.9 feet) tall with short cropped blond hair, weighing 77 kg (170 pounds) he has a well-toned body. From the Earth colony of Terra Nova, and expressive eyes tend to soften his appearance. He has an awesome smile and a strong brow. His arms, chest and abs sport tattoos of various designs and logos. He has on his right pectoral muscle a tattoo of the SFMC logo. His arms have colorful designs. He is proud of his physical fitness. He works himself hard to keep fit. Otherwise, he keeps his tattoos regulation and covered. He has a great smile and a hearty laugh. Starfleet Marine life has been good to him. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Aspen Griffin (Adoptd) | |
| Mother | Theresa Griffin (Adopted) | |
| Brother(s) | none | |
| Sister(s) | none | |
| Other Family | none |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Born in October of 2371 and abandoned at a young age to the State, Evan was cared for, educated and given a stable early life by the Terra Novan Academy. He was adopted when he was eight years old and raised by Betazoid parents. He was brought up and instilled with a love for the ideals of the United Federation of Planets. The whole notion of different peoples all working together towards a shared success and mutual respect was very appealing to him. He learned much of that from his adopted father, Aspen, about being a good, responsible man. Evan likes harmony and cooperation. He likes working together to the mutual benefit of everyone. In secondary school, he was elected to be the ROTC class leader for the Marine Force Recruitment efforts on campus. He was very popular and knew how to make other people feel good. He likes order and discipline. He admired and respected his adopted father and his adopted grandfather. His mother, he learned generosity, kindness, compassion and most of all…Love. But all of that changed on the 22nd of June 2383. Terra Nova and the earth colony there were attacked. Many of Evan’s friends were killed by angry Romulan refugees and former soldiers; former thugs who felt disenfranchised and disavowed by both the Romulan Empire and the Federation. Evan, training to be a Starfleet Marine and an Explosive Ordnance Specialist, (EOD) at the Starfleet extension school on Terra Nova, came home to see his neighborhood and family home pillaged. His adopted family were beaten and severely injured. He was angry, confused and deeply hurt. The Federation and Starfleet did nothing to help. He applied directly to the Marine Corp on Terra Nova and used his ROTC to advance through boot and trained to be a “sapper”. In the SFMC, those were combat engineers with Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialties. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | + Strongwilled – Evan does not give up. Knock him down; he gets right back up. + Dedicated – He loves being a Marine. He found that his natural athleticism and love of all things Federation was useful to the SFMC. + Loyal – Marines are his brothers and his sisters. In his time of need, when he was hurting, Marines were there for him and made him into the strong man he is today. He tries to be that person to every person he meets. Looks for the good in them and focuses on that. - Anger - He tends to have a temper and does not like to be crossed. - Fear of loving – He is kind of afraid to get close too close to people. He remains somewhat emotionally detached to protect himself from feeling the awful pain of having the people he loves ripped away from him. - Doesn’t “get” or generally like people who tend to go it alone. He doesn’t appreciate that other people sometimes like their alone time and their individualism. He tends to view that as stand-offish-ness. |
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| Ambitions | Evan wants to bring to more people the benefits and spirit of mutual cooperation that initially won his heart as a young man. He has the idea that if only people were not Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired – that they would be more open to the equality and the freedoms under the Federation. To him, the Federation is the way to go. From this point forward; other people’s, alien cultures and civilizations can be as unique as they want to be – as long as they align themselves and fall within the boundaries of the Federation. On a very personal note, he does want to seek out and find the Romulan bastards that attacked the colony on Terra Nova. It is not a “vendetta”; but he is not opposed to using some…”unorthodox”…means to make that a reality. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Evan *LOVES* contact sports. Football, Parresis Squares, Water Polo, Velocity and Hoverball. And he is very good at them. He loves to play anything outdoors. He loves going to sports games. He loves his favorite teams: Terra Novan Titans (Football) The Sersan Sovereigns (Parresis Squares – Team Fontalis) The Green Marine Mauraders (Velocity Champs – Titan Franchised Defense) Evan also loves to eat. Sometimes he jokes that he works out so hard just so that he can eat anything he wants. He especially loves Betazoid dishes and spicy food from Bajor. |
Character Background
| Personal History | Evan was orphaned when he was just seven years old. His mother and father were both Terra Novans but they fell on hard times. His father was a compulsive gambler who used to take his frustrations out on his wife and two kids. He knows very little about his younger brother. Only that they were four years apart in age. Evan has very little memory of those days of being hit and smacked about. He never knew what happened to his dad. His only memory was his dad shouting at him that he was an “accident”. “You should have never been born!” he can hear in his father’s voice. Mom, simply could not keep up with the young boys. And she also knew that life with her held little promise. One day, the authorities came to their little quarters on the south side of town. Evan went to child services and was remanded to the child protective services on Terra Nova. He remained there, a ward of the state. Then his life changed. Aspen and Theresa Griffin opened their home to the foster care system. And Evan came to live with them when he was eight. Evan had never seen such loving people. He had a dad to look up to and who never struck him. Theresa loved him too and read to him, walked with him and talked with him. The Griffin’s believed in him and he started to believe in himself. Evan got a good education. Good food to eat and Aspen took him to the gym, spent time with him and helped heal the young mind. He played sports with him and introduced him to teamsmanship and the benefits of working together in common cause. He owes so much of his life to them. That year, 2375, Betazoid was attacked by the Dominion. Aspen and Theresa fled on a transport ship that was in transit and managed to escape the occupation forces. They sought refuge on Terra Nova. 2383 – June the 22nd. That evening, after school football practice, Evan was on his way home. He was tired but happy. As he walked down the street after exiting the light rail car, he saw smoke and fire in that part of town where he lived. He saw the front door to their quarters open. As he got closer, he could see that a fire had broken out. He rushed inside to see his mom had been beaten. Her beautiful face was marred and bruised. She was crying and bleeding. All she could say was in broken sentences to look for Aspen. Evan found his adopted Dad had been knocked unconscious. It was all terribly frightening. The quarters had been looted. He was so angry! Evan was filled with rage and deep sorrow. The investigation turned up nothing. No leads and no clues. He felt all alone and he wanted vengeance. 2386 – Fed up with the red tape, the bureaucracy, the double talk, the desire not to offend “anyone”; Filled with a desire to act and to change the present and the future. Evan signed up to apply his ROTC credits to the Starfleet Marine Corp. That night, he and his adopted parents had a terrible fight over his decision. Going against everyone’s wishes, Evan leaves and transfers off of Terra Nova to SFMC: Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina back on Earth. 2387 – 2391 – Evan has little contact with any of his family. He focuses on nothing but work. He pushes his body and his mind. He is determined that such an atrocity committed by Romulans, Terrans…whomever…common murders and thugs will never happen again. |
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| Service Record | 2371 – 00 – born on Terra Nova to Novan parents (Human Colonists). 2375 – 4 – Battle of Betazed - Many Novan’s enlist in the Marine Corps to help defend the Federation from the oncoming Dominion invasion. 2387 – 16 – Enlists with SFMC and gets boot at Camp Lejeune on Earth.. 2389 – 18 – Private Evan Griffin is assigned EOD Specialists duty and transferred to Obsidian Fleet and the Sixth Division 2391 -- 20-- Serves on Starbase Obsidian 2394 – 23 – Promoted to Private First Class (PFC) and transferred to USS Kurock. 2395 – 24 – Transfers to SFMC Camp Falkirk as EOD Specialist 2396 -- 25 – Promoted to Lance Corporal (LCpl) and earns his extension course certification for EOD - Phased Energy Ordnance 2397 -- 26 – Assigned to USS Elysium MARDET 6th Division CURRENT |
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| Languages | Federation Standard, Novan | |
| Academy Graduation Year | 2387 |
Medical and Psychological Information
| Medical Review | In good health. A right proper specimin. | |
| Allergies/Health Issues | Like most Terra Novans, Evan is allergic to the stabalizing components found in Inaprovaline. | |
| Counseling Review | Healthy and sure minded. |