Rygdea

[Rygdea]

Rygdea

"You let me land this bird, or I'll crash her into your ass!"

Custom Title: [font=arial][color=9999FF][i]SKYLORD[/color][/i][/font]
Age: 27 (FFXIII); 30-38 (FFXIII-2)
Gender: Male
Family: Unknown; probably alive
Race: Hume
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Home World: Cocoon
Alignment: The Academy
Job: Formerly Chief of Staff of the Academy military; recently "demoted" himself to Sergeant Major of the Army
Items: None of note
Accessories: None of note
Appearance: Rygdea stands a just-under-average height of five feet ten inches tall, possessing a lean soldier's musculature that's broadened out a little as he's gotten older to make him a little thicker. He expects to thin down now that he's going to have a chance to be back in the pilot's seat a little more often. He possesses light blue eyes and hair that borders between auburn and brown, kept fairly long, straight and bushy even to this day. He also doesn't seem to bother with shaving every morning, sometimes possessing some stubble across his chin, but while chief of staff of the army he usually kept himself a little more well-cut.

He's most often seen in his uniform, which is now in Academy colors but still as well-fitting and non-restrictive as it ever was, aside from the weight of carrying a few more stripes on his shoulder. He also possesses a slightly more armored suit he uses for combat situations, which specifically protects the torso, head and upper legs. More casually, Rygdea tends to dress as loosely and casually as possible. Having to be stuffed up in a uniform most of the day makes a man value comfort, and Rygdea certainly does.

Personality: With his drawl and long hair, one would think Rygdea wouldn't make much of a good soldier. He'd be too much of a slouch or a jokester to have any chance at succeeding, right? Well, kind of right. One can tell by seeing him trot around with his hair, stubble and slightly unbuttoned uniform, all against military protocol, that Rygdea isn't the type to color within the lines all the time. In his day, he'd talk back to an officer or go off on a hangar technician for not letting him land within a decent amount of time. It got some people mad with him, yeah, and Rygdea probably bothered them even more by taking them all in stride. That's probably one of Rygdea's greatest strengths as a soldier and as an officer, though - he takes things in stride, and he manages to turn them into something fortuitous.

Since becoming really the key cog to making everything in the Academy military go, Rygdea has straightened up his act a tad. He's still got the hair but shaves more often and bothers to keep his uniform looking nice for business meetings. He still does not color between the lines, though, and that influence has passed down through the ranks of the current military hierarchy. But people want to stay in line, at least partially, due to the fact that they like Rygdea as a charismatic leader. No doubt he has his charming ways of helping people, and he's so down-to-earth despite being in such a high station that the troops feel as if they can walk up to him at most any time and have a chat - and they can. Doesn't mean Rygdea's going to let everyone get away with everything. He's got himself a temper when it comes to people being genuinely stupid or outright malicious to anyone else.

More personally...Rygdea's a lot of the same way. He's a loose-talking charmer who tends to befriend people easily. He also tends to not have a single bit of shame about him in his dealings. Oftentimes, he'll be the one providing the light, lazy jokes and offering to buy everyone a drink. Rygdea's basically just a guy you'd like to be around.

History: Born in a pretty quiet, isolated town in Cocoon, Rygdea's love for the skies came from his dad's career as a spice freighter, carrying expensive spices from city to city on the far ends of Cocoon. Rygdea was always a good-but-not-genius student prone to trouble sometimes. He grew up strong and capable, though, helping out on their little farm. He wasn't going to stick around toiling in the dirt, though, with his eyes on the skies. Always having a love for the nuances of the military, Rygdea joined the Sanctum Military Academy as a cadet at the age of seventeen, after his dad had retired from his freighting job.

Rygdea was a good trainee, only prone to charming the female cadets a bit too much and chastised a little for his "do only what needs to be done" attitude. For his skills and passion for piloting, though, he graduated in the required amount of years, first getting a position as an escort for shuttles carrying military personnel before the new unit known as the Cavalry was formed under the leadership of one Cid Raines. Rygdea was hand-picked as one of the aerial unit's pilots. He and Raines hit it off from the start, both having opinions on how the government was getting screwed up by fal'Cie rule, as Rygdea like to put it. Due to their rapport, Rygdea slowly ascended the ranks to become one of Raines' highest-ranking lieutenants on his flagship the Lindblum, a position he would hold once the l'Cie crisis began.

Rygdea served as a pilot several times for the l'Cie, working closely with the Pulsian Oerba Yun Fang and Snow Villiers, especially, while they were being sheltered by the Cavalry. Though he was all-for working against the government to help the l'Cie, Rygdea would find his superior wasn't all he claimed to be. Left to lead the Cavalry by Raines, Rygdea wouldn't learn of the older man's betrayal until later, when he prepared to lead the Cavalry in an assault on Eden to capture Raines, now serving as Primarch, and destroy the corrupt fal'Cie, Orphan. Rygdea hadn't a clue that Orphan's destruction would be exactly what the fal'Cie wanted. Though he did get to Raines, the former Cavalry commander asked his friend to kill him to release him from his servitude to the fal'Cie, which Rygdea was willing to do. He then went on to lead the attack, though many of his men were turned Cie'th in the process. Though Rygdea's force was stopped, he did escape to Pulse with many of Cocoon's citizens. There, though, he knew he couldn't sit idly with all that had happened.

Joining with a former Sanctum official, Bartholomew Esthem, Rygdea helped to establish what would start out as a temporary governing body and grow into a permanent one. Rygdea would be on the council for the Academy, along with a number of other members, that would get no publicity but build up the infrastructure from the inside. Rygdea would be elected to run the military, though he didn't explicitly want the job, and would rebuild the Academy's military forces. After a time, Rygdea himself became branded as a l'Cie and completed his focus, becoming a crystal for a little over a year before recent events triggered by Cosmos have brought him back to life. He's opted to hand over military control to Raines, returning to his previous role as a non-commissioned officer.

Abilities:

• Piloting: Rygdea got into the military for his piloting, and it's the man thing that's made him such a valuable soldier over the years. Rygdea is an ace at the hands of a smaller fighter, able to keep up with anyone else in a dogfight, but he can also steer bigger ships around without a problem, too. He hasn't had a chance to just sit back in the pilot's chair for quite a while, but he's going to be changing that now.
  
• Marksmanship: Though he's not as proficient with his marksmanship as he is with his piloting, Rygdea finished fourth in his graduating group in shooting scores back when he was a cadet, so he's no slouch with a gun. He mostly only dabbles in the common assault rifle, though, never sniper rifles - he says people with more patience can sit there and watch a single target for an hour without a chance at a shot.
  
• Leadership: Though he never really saw himself as the type who wanted much responsibility as a military officer, Rygdea's assistance in creating the Academy thrust him into a position as the top military leader in the newly-formed Academy military. Rygdea's gone on to find he does have some capacity for leadership, and probably more than he'd admit to. That said, he doesn't get along with his troops because he's the most naturally gifted leader, but because they listen to a guy they can relate to - a guy who knows what everyday life as a soldier is like and is willing to listen to all problems.

Summons: Shinryu: While a l'Cie, Rygdea was indeed approached by a summon known as Shinryu and managed to squeak out a victory. Though he still has the dragon-like summon on call, he rarely makes the call to bring it into a fight with him unless he absolutely has to.
Magic:

• Sparkstrike
  
• Flamestrike
  
• Mediguard
  
• Steelguard
  
• Ruin/Ruinga

Strengths:

• Charisma
  
• Thoughtfulness
  
• Determination

Weaknesses:

• Quick-tempered
  
• Reckless
  
• A little unprofessional at times

Weapon Assault Rifle: Rygdea has specialized for years as a marksman, and the most diverse weapon for him as a marksman is an assault rifle. He uses a specific weapon that can switch from fully automatic fire to three-round bursts to single-shot rounds used when precision is the toast of the day. Rygdea hasn't modified it heavily over the years, preferring stock to any fancy upgrades that could throw off his aim.
Crushes: Fang
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