Commander Connor "Reaper" Maxwell
Name Connor "Reaper" Maxwell
Position Commanding Officer
Rank Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human/Betazed | |
| Age | 29 | |
| Birthdate | April 12th, 2364 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'10 | |
| Weight | 185lbs | |
| Hair Color | Black | |
| Eye Color | Blue Grey | |
| Physical Description | Connor is of average height for a human, with an athletic build. His only tattoo is on the back of his right shoulder, his son's name and birthday. Contrary to his record photo he keeps his hair trimmed short, well within Marine regulations. His blue eyes have been described as piercing, cold, and bright, all dependent upon his mood. |
Family
| Spouse | None Listed on Record | |
| Children | Alexander Maxwell, age 7 | |
| Father | Marine Captain Ryan Allen Maxwell, deceased | |
| Mother | Allison Susan Maxwell (Maiden: Wilcox), Retired | |
| Brother(s) | Division General Edward "Batman" Maxwell, Starfighters CO, 56th Fleet Captain James Maxwell, USS South Carolina, Commanding Officer William Thomas Maxwell, Teacher, Earth |
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| Sister(s) | Ashley Lynn Jacobs (Maiden: Maxwell), Nurse | |
| Other Family | None Listed on Record |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Connor is known as a top end fighter pilot. He's known as a fair and extremely competent commander. While he takes a small amount of pride in these facts he is more than humble about his abilities. He chalks his career progression up to being in the right place at the right times, or wrong times depending on the situation involved. He gives the credit to his men, but is the first one in line when a reprimand or punishment is heading their direction. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Connor describes himself as just an average guy, but others will tell a different story. He has been noted in his evaluations as cool and calm under pressure with an overall view of the situation that is almost uncanny, partly due to his Betazoid heritage. His welfare comes second only to his son's. He can be the nicest guy in the room making jokes and keeping everyone entertained, or he can be in the middle of a barroom brawl because of a slight to his people, starfighters, or his family. | |
| Ambitions | Professionally, Connor has almost reached his goals. He has been everything from a rookie pilot all the way through to Deputy Wing Commander. He has been a serving Marine for coming up on ten years. He's seen peace and war, been stationed on a ship at the fringe of known space and an instructor at both the basic and advanced flight training levels. However, off duty, he finds himself challenged almost daily. His seven-year-old son almost constantly comes up with a new scheme or game to try against dear old dad. Being a single father is at times more difficult for the veteran pilot than assaulting a fortified objective. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Hobbies & Interests Reading, rock climbing, rappelling, and extreme sport holodeck simulations. He also enjoys writing and playing the guitar. Languages Federation Standard, Klingon, Spanish |
| Personal History | Connor was born on 7 June 2364 at MCRD San Diego while his father was serving as a Commanding Officer of a basic training company. His father tried to leave his Marine persona at work and be a regular father to his children. Connor's mother was a nurse at the base hospital, a job she was almost always able to find wherever her husband was assigned. Connor, his two brothers, and his sister grew up moving from assignment to assignment with their father and mother. When Ed was eight years old his father took him to an airshow put on by the local Squadron and Connor fell in love with fighters. From then on Connor learned as much as he could about fighters, how modern ones worked to the history behind them. By the time he was fourteen Ed was a walking encyclopedia of fighter information. He focussed mainly on his math and science studies most during his school years, knowing that was what a pilot needed to know. Connor graduated in the top ten of his high school class at age 17. Nobody was surprised when he came home the next day and announced he had joined the Marines and opted for the Marine Program at the Academy to become an officer. Connor fondly recalls his years at the Academy as some of the best in his life. He was surrounded by dedicated individuals who wanted to see the Marine cadets succeed and by his fellow classmates who were as driven as he was. He worked hard and played just as hard in his free time. As he was surrounded by eager young men and women who were much the same as him, it wasn't uncommon for the weekly game, held on Saturday afternoons to evolve from friendly competition to a small brawl over some slight, real or imagined. While most of his peers met girlfriends, or in some cases wives, during their time at the Academy, Connor was married to his studies. After two years of hard work, Connor took the next step of fulfilling his dream to become a pilot. His academics were strong enough to enable him to apply for the starfighter program. Connor applied to and was accepted into the program and that's when the really hard work began. Connor had an excellent grasp of the history and basics of flight thanks to his vigorous studying as he grew up and was then able to spend more of his time studying the more advanced aspects of his studies. Connor graduated in the top twenty from his class at the Academy and was only just edged out of the number one position from flight school. His first assignment was to a newly commissioned Akira class ship, the USS Alamo. While assigned there, Connor continued his education, volunteering for Squadron Maintenance Officer. He spent a great deal of time studying the inner workings of the Squadrons fighters, even becoming Intermediate Airframe & Powerplant Repair certified. It was during his time on the Alamo that he began a relationship with Beth Adams, a civilian working in the ship's lounge. The two dated until Connor was reassigned as Forward Air Controller to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. It wasn't until after his transfer that Beth found out she was pregnant and informed Connor of such. The two were never married, as Beth did not want to raise her child onboard a starship and Connor was unwilling to leave the Corps. With that being the way things were, however, Connor was as active in his son's life as he could be with frequent comm calls and visits while on R&R and leave. He was notified that his son's mother had died and the son had requested to stay with him rather than his grandparents. Connor immediately agreed and submitted a transfer request citing his reason that he wished to raise his son in a more stable environment. Connor's request was granted and he was reassigned to Starbase 12 as the Executive Officer of the 181st Tactical Fighter Wing. He remained here before being reassigned to Starbase Vanguard when he was offered command, not of a Starfighter wing but of his own ship, the USS Gladius, surprised, he accepted as it was a ship he could understand and somewhere where he could raise his son. |
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| Service Record | 2381: Starfleet Academy Marine Program First Year Recruit Marine Basic Training Marine Basic Level Courses 2382: Starfleet Academy Marine Program Second Year Recruit Marine Intermediate Skills Courses Field Exercises 2383: Starfleet Academy Marine Program Third Year Recruit Selects Marine Aviation Duty Occupation Attends Preflight Indoctrination Attends Flight School Achieves Basic Maintenance Technician Rating 2384: Starfleet Academy Marine Program Fourth Year Recruit Advanced Fighter Tactics and Theory Completes Survival Evasion Resistance & Escape (SERE) Course Graduates and Commissioned Second Lieutenant 2385: Assigned to USS Alamo as Squadron Pilot Additional assignment as Squadron Maintenance Officer Achieves Intermediate Airframe & Powerplant Repair Rating Promoted to First Lieutenant 2387: Promoted to Captain and Flight Leader 2388: Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines as Forward Air Controller 2389: Assigned to 101st Ground Attack Squadron as Squadron Executive Officer 2390: Promoted to Major and Squadron Leader Reassigned to 25th Fighter Wing as Wing Operations Officer 2391: Promoted to Wing Executive Officer Completes Starfleet Command Course 2393: Requests reassignment to a starbase or other suitable assignment. Assigned to Starbase 47 as Commanding Officer, USS Gladius Authorized Awards: Purple Heart x 2 Distinguished Flying Cross The time between promotions. 2381 to 2384 - Cadet One / Four 2384 to 2385 - 2nd Lieutenant 2385 to 2387 - 1st Lieutenant 2387 to 2390 - Captain 2390 to 2393 - Major 2393 to Present - Commander |