Fiction:Antaro Kirkpatrick

Warrant Officer Second Class Antaro Kirkpatrick is the poster boy of the ANZAC, and often pointed out as the face of the Australian Spirit. He is also considered to be a role-model for aliens in ANZR, as he is one of the most prominent non-human public figures in the Republic. Within ANZAC, he is well known for having a general disregard for anyone with a commissioned rank, and as such is often sent on "Special Assignments" well away from ANZR territory. This has caused him to become well known by space powers near to ANZR, something that naturally irks his superiors. He is primarily defined by his typically Australian attitude of dedication, good nature, mateship and casual disregard of people telling him what to do.

Early Life
Antaro spent most of his early life in a family of diggers, drifting from colony to colony as work became available. He would often see ANZAC troops moving through the colonies, either to protect the border or to settle disputes, and he longed to join them rom a very early age. When he was old enough, he snuck out of home to enlist, and found himself on a shuttle to New Gallipoli. Here he quickly established himself as a model warrior, quickly grasping the various types of weaponry and tactics employed by the ANZAC. Many of his teachers remarked that he showed great promise, however his natural Australian disregard for authority held him back slightly from progression.

Military Career
As a soldier, Antaro quickly developed a reputation for standing for everything that makes up the Australian Spirit. After his first medal nomination for bravery in action, the media fixated on him as a poster boy and role model for the military. After that point he was quickly promoted through the ranks, eventually reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Second Class, the highest rank ANZAC command was willing to give him. Again, his tendencies to act against orders, now purely out of spite, well and truly ruined any chances he had of higher promotion, however this suited him fine as in his own words, he'd "rather spend all day making the bad guys cry for mommy than push papers at an office desk." Eventually the tensions between him and high command became too much to deal with on a regular basis, but he was such a popular icon for the ANZAC that he couldn't simply be discharged. Instead, he is frequently sent on relatively menial tasks far away from ANZR space, which then get glorified and publicised by the media to increase military backing at home.

Equipment
ANZR citizens benefit from a blanket range of genetic and cybernetic augmentations designed to give them an optimal physiology from birth. Antaro received all of these enhancements, and a full suite of physical upgrades to ensure that he would be a capable digger on the frontier. After joining ANZAC, he received further cybernetic augmentation to enhance these abilities above natural levels, and to help him interface with military equipment. In terms of armour and armament, he uses a suit of powered armour that has been enhanced over the years, becoming much bulkier and more heavily armoured than the suits normally issued to ANZAC special operators. His primary weapon is a high intensity gatling hyperlaser, the only functional man-portable weapon of its kind in the ANZAC. This weapon was issued to him in the hopes that it would catastrophically malfunction and kill him in such a way that could be passed off as heroic back home, however it would still be so horrendously potent that Antaro would continue to succeed right up until his own weapon finishes him off.