GENERAL
FULL NAME sanderson, gary milo
ALSO KNOWN AS roach
BIRTH DATE 4 march
AGE 30
ZODIAC pisces
GENDER male
PRONOUNS he/himOCCUPATION sergeant in the SASBIRTHPLACE bridgend, wales
NATIONALITY welsh
LANGUAGE english, welsh, bsl, aslPARENTS
SIBLINGS n/a
HEIGHT 5'8
EYES green
HAIR sandy brown, slightly curled
BUILD smaller, but still strongSCARS burn scars across back & right side, various others
TATTOOS n/a
PIERCINGS n/a
OTHER frecklesFACECLAIM n/a
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Biography
Growing up in bridgend, wales as an only child to two loving parents, Roach had a decent childhood. He was always a little on the quieter side, but never enough to be out of the ordinary - just the signs of a shy child.That was until a house fire took his parents’ lives when he was only 12 years old. He developed selective mutism as a result, struggling with an inability to speak to just about anyone he didn’t know, the thought of doing so sending him into a panic. This made it difficult for any potential foster parents to connect with him, and those who did try were unsuccessful. Eventually, Roach was placed into a more permanent children’s home in porthcawl, where he finally received proper help and support. Over the next few years he spent there, Roach worked hard to regain his ability to speak, and was mostly successful.Once he left education at 18, Roach joined the army. He was seeking the stability and the power he’d lost when his parents had died, knowing he’d find it there. He excelled, eventually signing up for and passing SAS selection, joining the 22nd Regiment.On an operation to take down a large name when it came to the fight against the Russians, Roach was betrayed by his General - General Shepherd - who tried to kill him. He thought he’d succeeded, shooting him and setting his body alight, but Roach escaped, just barely, with his life. He went into hiding out of fear of Shepherd discovering he was still alive and hunting him down, and also to give him time to recover and heal. He did not escape Shepherd unscathed: the fire had left him with burn scars as a constant reminder of what he’d done and had permanently damaged his throat, Roach fully losing the voice he’d worked so hard to find again.He spent a long time in hiding, long enough for his fear to turn to anger. And now, with the threat of Shepherd once again looming, he’s emerged from hiding in hopes of taking revenge.
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his callsign 'roach' comes from his apparent inability to be killed, always making it out of deadly situations alive.
while going through therapy at the children's home, one of the ways it was suggested for him to help express himself was through an instrument. he picked up a guitar, and still plays to this day, now owning an acoustic, an electric, and a bass guitar.
he always carries cough/throat sweets with him in case he needs them, still deals with coughing fits on occasion and gets a sore throat very easily.
he has a very expressive face, which often gives away exactly what he's thinking. he would be awful at poker.
shepherd's fire left his throat burned, and despite surgeries to try and fix the damage only so much could be done. he struggles to speak in more than a raspy whisper and cannot keep it up for long, preferring to communicate through sign language instead.
his love language is words of affirmation. he can get pretty insecure about being a bother or burden to the people around him, so he likes when he gets reassurances that he's not.
he enjoys finding odd places to sit around base, and has more than once found his way into the vents.
compared to a lot of the people he works with, roach looks pretty regular. with his scars covered up, he looks like any other person you might see on the street, allowing him to easily blend in, which he often uses to his advantage on the job.
due to his smaller size (though that's not to say he isn't strong) and ability to blend in, roach has always favoured stealth on the battlefield.