Alex Brand [NSFW/SFW]

Early Life:

Alex was born in the city of Jilane on 5 AE, witnessing the end of the Pendulum Wars at just 5 years old, and Emergence Day shortly after .

Locust War: Living on the Farms

She was sent to a breeding farm to make Gears faster after E-Day like many women. After a while, when she turned 18, it was discovered that she was sterile, so she was released and later joined the Gears .

Locust War: Assigned to Foxtrot

*So who wants to give a girl a ride home?* Alex to Delta after saving them from a group of Locust Snipers. Alex quickly rose through the ranks to become a Sergeant in Foxtrot Squad . When one of her teammates started calling her "Foxy", he woke up in his bed with his heart still bleeding from a dead Giant Leech on his chest. Four months after the Lightmass Offensive , Alex partnered with Gus during an urban operation against the Locust, where they worked with Delta-One to clear the area. Once they had cleared the area of ​​Locust and plugged an E-hole, they moved into LaCroix 6th Street. Delta-One was ambushed by a group of Locust after Foxtrot destroyed the E-hole. Dom contacted Foxtrot Squad for backup as they were cornered by Snipers . Alex and Gus rushed to support Delta, however when they saw that the Snipers were trapped in a kind of base infested with Tickers and without grenades, it was not possible to assault them, so Alex decided to climb a structure located to one side and jump to where the enemies were, when he came across a Ticker on the roof, he simply opened fire to make it explode and consequently kill the Locust that were preventing Delta from moving. Dom admired the Gear's bravery said to Gus " Damn... that guy is tough ", Alex went down and Gus, before his partner's comment, introduced her to Delta who were surprised to see a girl under the helmet, to which Alex only concluded with: Who would give him a ride home.

Locus War: Reassigned to Delta

*I understand, sir. I'm sure you'll live, given your reputation.* Alex to Colonel Hoffman after informing him that Sergeant Marcus Fenix ​​would be in command of the Jilane mission. After the battle, Foxtrot and Delta returned to base. Alex was called into a meeting with Delta and two Sigma members : Damon Baird and Augustus Cole . The two were informed by Colonel Victor Hoffman and Lieutenant Anya Stroud about a distress signal coming from Jilane . Since the COG had lost the city months ago and there were no COG forces in the area, there had been no further contact, so they decided to send Delta to investigate the signal, with Cole and Baird joining them to increase firepower, and Alex to use his scouting knowledge to guide them to the place where he was born. Sergeant Marcus Fenix ​​was put in charge of the mission despite his equal rank. Alex told Hoffman that given his reputation, he would survive, but Hoffman simply replied that he feared it was him. While the team was preparing for the mission during a brief moment of rest, Alex was listening to what Delta and Sigma were talking about, and after a comment from Cole, she simply scared him and managed to rescue the drink that he had dropped due to the startle, which was a moment of fun for the other gears. Before getting on the Armadillo, Alex noticed Dom who was only looking at the photo of his wife, and coincidentally heard him talking to Cole about how maybe he would find her in Jilane, she wished that were the case, however he told her that she would be better off with the Locust than in Jilane, so she began to tell her story there, then she got into an argument with Marcus, saying that he had many medals and that he surely knew about Jilane, implying that the COG should have let him go to the farms, which he completely denied, so she called him a liar and a bastard, but he would respond in a stronger tone that maybe he is a bastard, but not a liar, since he had never been to the farms.

Locus War: Returning To Hell pt1

*Huh, there's the theory... apparently hell hasn't swallowed this place after all.* Alex talking about Jilane with Marcus. The squad traveled to Jilane, and began searching for the source of the signal on the farm. Marcus ordered Delta to split up, Alex, Baird , and he formed the first group , and Delta-Two with Dom , Cole , and Jace would be in charge of checking the perimeter of the facility. Delta 1 began their search in the wards where they would discover a large number of bodies. Both groups separated began to give their perspective on children, Alex only questioned what kind of children could come out of a place like that, from a machine, while Dom in Delta 2 told Jace and Cole that he loved being a father, until it was taken away from him, Jace remembered that before E-Day he lived with his parents, brother, and grandparents, and that he only wanted to remember what it was like, while Alex, along with Baird and Marcus, wanted to forget what it was like. As Delta 1 advanced into the facility, they were surprised by a group of women who cornered them. When Baird saw that they were pointing their guns at them, he simply replied that it was the last thing he needed, a bunch of girls pointing at him, so he raised his Lancer, but before he opened fire the leader started shooting. Marcus yelled at them to stop shooting and that they were there to help, Alex supporting him tried to convince the women that he was telling the truth and to stop firing, which the Leader ignored and annoyed simply continued shooting wanting to justify why one of her members was aiming at them, to which Baird only replied that they were the ones pointing their weapons at them, Marcus ordered Baird to stop firing because behind the women were some children, that's when one of them, the one wearing a Gear helmet, intervenes and tells Marcus's team to lower their weapons and they will cease fire, at this he orders Baird and Alex to do so, however the rest of the squad arrived from behind

Locus War: Returning To Hell Pt2

from behind and rescued them, Baird confused asked Marcus when he found the time to warn Dom, to which he only replied that he didn't, that he had heard the shooting, at that moment Alex sarcastically tells Baird that he needed to learn some lessons in support, to which he responded in his typical ironic tone that would be happy to support her anytime she spoke. Marcus openly questioned what was happening in that place, that they had responded to the distress beacon, the woman with the Gear helmet objected that they had not put a beacon, also implying that they did not require any help from the CGO, Marcus was confused by this position, so she explained to them what had happened and how Jilane fell, as well as the courage they had to face the Locust nightmarewhen the COG abandoned the city, as well as their duty to the children and all of humanity. Alex approached and identified the woman with the helmet as Matron , and asked if she remembered her, Matron bewildered removed her helmet and recognized Alexandra in a few seconds. Alex with her serious demeanor and cold gaze revealed to Matron that she had become a soldier as soon as she was declared sterile, Marcus informed Anya that they had multiple survivors, who did not know of the beacon or its location, but that they would continue the search and keep them informed, then he took Baird and Cole to begin the location of the beacon, and that Alex, Dom and Jace were to stay with the women and children to protect them and keep the area safe. Leader Annalisa started a small talk with Alex about how she felt about being surrounded by rapists and how she could bear being in the COG after being turned into cattle. Alex, crestfallen, could only respond that surviving was more important, and that when the war was over, she would be more judicious.

Locus War: Locus Attack pt1

*Screw that. We Gears don't leave anyone behind.* Alex, after Annalisa wanted to lock down the bunker before the rest of Delta got in. Alex was monitoring the area until she detected something. Without hesitating another second, she warned the group that they were under attack and that everyone should enter the bunker immediately. While they were heading there, Marcus contacted them to tell them that his signal was jammed, and along with Cole and Baird, they were unable to locate the bunker. Alex was worried about how they were going to get to the bunker, but Annalisa said it didn't matter if she left them behind. Alex refused and told Annalisa to follow her. She contacted Marcus and told him to describe where they were so they could get there. After he told her where Annalisa was, she told him it was in the greenhouse. They made their way to them and saved them from being killed by the Locust. Alex and the others returned to the bunker, except for Marcus who was hit in the face by a Mauler that knocked him unconscious. Matron closed the bunker door to keep the Locust out, leaving Marcus outside. Baird took over as squad leader. Alex asked Cole if Baird had been in the military longer than Dom. Cole said no, but Dom wasn't the leader type, and Marcus would always expect Baird to take over if something happened to him. Cole also said that Alex was a sergeant and could take over, but Alex decided to let Baird take command of the squad, since he knew the others better than she did. Baird ordered Alex to stick grenades on the walls around the bunker door so they could open it when needed and kill a bunch of Locust. Next, they would go into escape tunnels to ambush the Kantus leading the attack. Alex said the tunnels were narrow and they would need to remove their armor to get in. She started sticking grenades around the room. Then Baird played the children's screams over the speakers to make it easier to distract the Locust. She along with Baird and Annalisa moved in

Locus War: Locus Attack pt2

to kill the Kantus, and waited for it to be distracted while it healed a Drone , and while it was healing it they killed the Kantus. They regrouped with the rest of the Gears and GBL after taking Marcus. When the Gears and GBL began arguing again about them having to go back, Alex said that they would be safer with the COG. However, these arguments were cut short and the evacuation plan was scrapped when Alex called for enemy reinforcements, including Corpsers and Reavers, to arrive.

Locus War: Escaping from Jilane pt1

Once Matron told Marcus about the vans, the Gears and the GBL led a retreat from Jilane City. Alex told Jace that she would be riding in the back of his van, but Alex insisted on staying to try to convince Matron and Annalisa to escape before detonating a bomb to kill the Locust and cover their escape. They refused, but Baird, who had also stayed behind, arrived and told them they had to leave. Annalisa punched Baird and put a gun to his head, and Alex told her to drop the gun or she would have to shoot him. She didn't believe Alex was going to shoot her for putting a gun to a man's head, but she did, hitting him in the shoulder. Baird pulled Annalisa into the van, and Alex tried one last time to convince Matron to leave with them, but she refused again. Alex told her that no matter what she'd done to him, she'd saved those kids, and that she'd saved the GBL kids too, and that she'd done a good job. She then ran to the truck and got in the driver's seat, with Baird trying to get Annalisa inside. Alex threatened to shoot her again if she didn't calm down. She started driving at the same time Matron planted the bomb, and they were able to escape the blast, joining the rest of the trucks. After arriving in Jacinto, Baird thanked her for saving him, and she accepted. Meeting Jace at the Rusty Nail I was curious: How did you cut off your ear? A lucky day or something?

Lambent Pandemic: Preparing for Battle

Over a year later, the COG relocated to the island of Vectes after being forced to sink the Jacinto. However, they began encountering Lambent around the ocean, and Tallos began to surface on the island. Alex was selected along with Anya Stroud , Sergeant Bernadette Mataki , and Private Samantha Byrne to see if they could find any cattle that had been lost during the Lambent invasion. Alex joined Sam on a Packhorse with supplies for the patrol while waiting for Bernie to leave. After he did, they hopped on the Packhorse and began to leave the Vectes Naval Base . Bernie told them that they were looking for several cows and two dogs, and jokingly asked if they knew what a cow looked like, and Alex said that she was looking forward to a steak after the patrol. They stopped outside a Gorasni camp first, Alex smoking a cigar while sitting on the hood of the packhorse while Bernie tied a cow to a post as an early warning system for stem incursions. When Alex saw Bernie talking to Baird and Cole, she waved at them and insulted Baird, unaware that Anya and Sam were still on the packhorse. The three of them laughed at Baird, and once Bernie finished, they set off on the packhorse toward an area south of Edlar's farm.

Lambent Pandemic: Looking for the Cattle pt1

Alex watched as Bernie's dog began sniffing around for a scent, and asked Bernie what she was looking for. She told him she was looking for fresh dung, and Alex told her it was rolling around her, so she pulled him back into the Packhorse. Alex commented that she had heard Bernie had a ranch, and that it must have been a nice, hard place to leave, but Bernie told her it was easier than she thought. As Alex took out a cigar and moved into the light, Bernie walked over and took her mouth, telling her to save it for after patrol, because she needed to smell in order to keep track of the trail, and that she hated to see someone smoking in uniform . Alex, surprised by this, saved her cigar for a smoke later. Mac took a route and they began to follow him, but they were contacted by Baird who reported that the bull had turned into Lambent, and that someone had been killed. Alex listened as Bernie informed Anya about the situation, and that they needed to hunt the cows and make sure they hadn't become Lambent. Alex asked who had been killed, worrying that it was Cole, but Bernie told her it was a Gorasni named Borusc Eugen, a friend of Baird's. Alex was surprised that Baird had friends besides Cole, and pointed out that it must have been true that Bernie was his friend. Bernie said she judges Baird by what he did, not what he said, and to leave him alone. Alex said it wasn't a problem, and that Bernie was more tolerant of mute animals than she was. They joined up with Sam and Anya, and Mac took them to a rise next to a stream, and they saw several sheep and a cow eating. Alex hoped the sheep wasn't Lambent because that would be an odd way for them to die, but Bernie told her no one was going to die, and headed down the rise to get a closer look at the animals. Another cow came running out of the woods, and all the animals got scared, and the two cows headed for Bernie. She shot it, but it was instinct, and Alex and the others ran to help Bernie, but the cow didn't explode.

Lambent Pandemic: Looking for the Cattle pt2

And they realized it wasn't Lambent, and they wondered what had scared them. Then they noticed Mac barking, and Anya yelled to them that the stalks were coming. Alex took her Lancer and started looking around, telling Anya that she couldn't feel any tremors. The dog ran to a spot on the ground and started digging there, and Anya ordered to shoot everything that came out of the ground.

Lambent Pandemic: Battle on the Prairie

As the enemies came into view, Bernie asked Alex if he had fought Polyps before. Alex asked if he needed permission to kill them, and Bernie told him they were like Tickers but worse. The ground then opened up and a Stem emerged, with blisters on its sides, and rose four meters into the air. They waited for Polyps, but none came, and the blisters began to burst and liquid sprayed out. Alex asked if that was normal, and Sam said they had never seen that before. Something shot out of the blisters, and they saw that it stood on all fours, and they saw that it was a Lambent Dog. It charged at them, and Bernie shot at it, causing it to explode, but the other blisters began to open and dozens of dogs began to emerge and run towards them. They opened fire, destroying them and sending pieces of them everywhere. After several minutes they stopped coming, and Alex began to notice the remains of Lambent dogs in the grass. She took some of the remains and told the others that they had to find a recognizable dog part, otherwise no one would believe them. Bernie agreed, but Anya wanted to call in a King Raven and ordered them all to get back to the packhorse. Alex told her she was still looking, but Bernie had a great idea: she told the dog to look for a recognizable dog part. As she ran off, Alex commented that dogs only do that in movies, and Bernie told her she'd never owned a dog before. The dog came back with a leg from one of the dogs, and Alex and the others got back on the packhorse and headed back to Vectes Naval Base .

Lambent Pandemic: Prescott's Exit

Several days later, President Richard Prescott abandoned the COG, leaving on a small boat with his two Onyx Guardsmen for protection. As news of this spread, Hoffman called a meeting of all the non-commissioned officers, and Alex attended. When Hoffman entered the room, Alex told him he had heard, and reported that Baird wanted his office. Baird said he needed a workshop because his own wasn't working properly. Hoffman said that Captain Quentin Michaelson and Commander Miran Trescu would be taking command of the COG , but that there would be no new president until the next election. He told them to treat the civilians with care, as they liked Prescott, and the meeting was dissolved.

Personality and Traits

Alex was a very strong and capable Gear . Despite her experiences at Jilane Farms , she wasn't traumatized. She's always had an unusual taste for "manly things" and is quite aggressive. One of his most notable traits is his extreme loyalty to his fellow Gears, refusing to abandon them under any circumstances. This even extended to Baird, who didn't get along with him, to the point of shooting Annalisa, a woman who had been on the farms, to save him. Alex smoked cigars, and he even smoked them during battle just like Michael Barrick , only he smoked a kind of cigar. She has a tattoo of a bird in the middle of a circle with a skeleton part on her right arm.

Appearance:

Red Short hair, E-Cup Breast, slim, blue eyes, scar over her mouth

Affiliation:

CGO

Her Weapons:

Mark 2 Lancer Assault Rifle MX8 Snub Gun

Equipment

COG armor Flashlight