#cpt-cayde

"If I find out which one of you braintrusts decided to dye my dog's coat purple, I'm gonna make you wish you were never born." 

Leo looked up at his master, panting happily. The basset hound was completely oblivious to the fact that all of the white parts of his fur had been dyed a brilliant hue of purple with a vegetable dye. 

Full Name: Lazarus Tobias Cayde

Gender: Male

Rank: Captain, UNSCDF Marine Corps - ODST Callsign: Boomer, Boom-Boom, or Napalm Speciality: Demolitions (Explosive Ordinance Disposal)

Height: 5’8” Weight: 200lbs Hair: Blonde Eyes: Grey Distinguishing Marks: Varying burns, scars, and plasma burns on his fingers, arms, and back. Only still has fingerprints on a few fingers.  Race: Caucasian

Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia, United Republic of North America, Earth Date of Birth: July 3rd, 2517 Family: Father Tobias (deceased), Mother Annabelle (deceased), uncle Theodore. 

Overview:   The only son of a wealthy family from Earth, Savannah-born and raised Lazarus Cayde is the type of person that inevitably encounters one question during the course of first encounters:  "What the hell are you doing here?"  Undeniably intelligent despite his good ol' boy drawl, Lazarus is the product of the best schooling money can buy, and a lineage of intelligent innovators and social rights advocates. Orphaned at the age of eight and raised by his uncle, young Lazarus has had very few friends his own age, preferring discussions with his elders, books, and amateur rocketry to parties and playdates. Lazarus graduated high school at the age of 15 with full honors, and had attained a double-major B.S. (Physics and Chemistry) by the time he was seventeen, before tiring of schooling.  Bored to tears, consistently clashing with his uncle over his plans for the future (and lack of interest in taking over the family's corporate empire), Lazarus' act of rebellion wasn't to turn to partying, womanizing or partying- He enlisted. Specifically in the UNSCDF Marine Corps, citing a desire for a challenge and a place where he could both excel and learn discipline at the same time. While his uncle, Theodore, disapproves heartily to this day, Lazarus made it through boot and OCS, before requesting transfer to the ODST Corps. While he later admitted it was on a whim at first, he's the first to admit that after the first SOEIV drop, he was hooked. Before the end of his first tour, Lazarus committed to go career.  While rocketry and generally blowing shit up was a hobby when he was a youth, Lazarus has managed to turn that hobby, and his passion for science, into a lucrative career as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Specialist in the ODST Corps, which is a rather fancy way of saying he's the man you want on your side when you need to blow things up to varying and spectacular degrees.  Currently, Lazarus serves as the commanding officer of the 102th, nicknamed the Hellions, and is generally well-liked and well-regarded by his subordinates, though they're the first to admit that their CO has his moments where his intellect sets him aside as somewhat aloof. While quite able to socialize with others, when frustrated Lazarus has a tendency to become terse and sharp-tongued when people don't understand what he's talking about. 

Notes: - Lazarus Cayde is conceivably the heir to a significant amount of money, though he doesn't have access to any of it, and only utilizes his own salary. Before entering the service, he signed over his interests in his family's company to his uncle, who has agreed to run the business until Lazarus finally decides to retire from the service. 

- Lazarus plays the electric guitar rather well. 

- Lazarus owns an old basset hound, named Leonardo (Leo), whom is the 94th's mascot. Leo holds the "honorary" (read: fake) rank of Major, and wears it on a custom-made doggie vest. The dog knows the command "present-arms" (wherein he lowers his head and puts his paw forward to salute), and whenever someone looks at him and says "Leo, Semper Fi!", the dog lets out with a loud baying howl of enthusiasm. 

- Lazarus is an adrenaline junkie, and is known for insane tactics on the battlefield to down Covenant artilary.