Vincent 'Viper' Thomas...
Vincent Thomas
Militia Veteran
Grady Thomas had always hoped his son Vincent would continue his legacy as
militia commander. With things working smoothly up until Vincent's 25th birthday,
Grady was confident this would happen. However as Vincent 'Viper' Thomas
turned 25, he was faced with one of the most significant decisions of his life.
Vincent's friend Tony Hopkins had been captured by a local resistance. Vincent
decided to plan the rescue of his friend secretly, so that rumors could not spread
that might cause Tony's death. Using all of his available assets, Vincent was able
to sneak his Phoenix Hawk on-board a train bringing supplies to Tony's captors.
Arriving deep inside the enemy's base, Vincent sent coded signals to his friends
outside the base. Attacking with a small group of scout Mechs, Vincent's friends
distracted enemy Mechs while Vincent scanned buildings on the enemy grounds.
Upon finding a heavily armored building, Vincent opened fire with his Mech's
massive machine guns. He succeeding in killing several perimeter guards before
dismounting from his Mech. Vincent soon found himself in a firefight inside the
building. His special training and weapons allowed him to pin enemies units in open
corridors along the prison's stockade area. Finally rescuing Tony, Vincent
returned to his Mech and soon jump-jetted clear of the enemies that were returning
to face his Phoenix Hawk.
Upon returning to the militia base, he admitted to his father that he had secretly
and successfully rescued Tony. Grady, enraged at his son's over-confidence,
began questioning Vincent's judgement in planning such a daring rescue. Vincent
was astounded by his father's opinion and believed the successful rescue deserved
praise rather than criticism.
Not soon thereafter Vincent left his militia home to live with Tony, whom had
suffered torture at the hands of his captors. Vincent agreed to pilot Tony's 20-ton
Hornet for the next few years to allow Tony to recover from his torture and new
fear of piloting the Mech.
Once Tony had finally recovered, the two left planet for search of mercenary work
on Outreach. Meeting with Strikers representatives, Tony signed on alone in
hopes of regaining some of his independence. Vincent took on a short contract
with another team for 1 year. When this contract finally ended, Vincent joined the
Strider's Strikers. He piloted a 75-ton War Dog Mech while in service with the
team.
Vincent was killed during the Word of Blake's strikes against the Strider's Strikers
base. He was one of the many victims of his company who died during the
firebombing of a barracks facility. Vincent had been off-duty during the attack.
Evidence seems to suggest that when the first bombs exploded, he was entering
memorial data regarding Tony Hopkins into his computer.
This profile was last updated in 3068.