Lucius Jacquin






 * "For me, perhaps eventually joining the COG against the genocidal Locusts, was my only escape from the most dismal of human realities…needless to say, I find serenity in this cause, than I did the other.”


 * Sergeant Jacquin talking about his former occupation as a police officer before joining the Gears.

Biography

 * "I got tired of picking up the pieces of the ass-end of humanity that was broken, long before Locusts decided to fuck it all up.”

Referring to District 17.

Lucius Kilroy Jacquin was born on Tyrus soil and grew up in Tyran society. Although records of his early years are not documented, it was documented that in his adolescent years, it wasn't uncommon for him to have run ins with the law, shortly after the untimely death of his father, whom was a soldier during the Pendulum War.

Before things could progress to worse, the Sheriff of the precinct, convinced his mother to enroll the troubled youth in a specialty school, for young, at-risk males. During Lucius' studies at the all-boys school, Lucius soon learned to take responsibility for himself and his actions, and learned self-discipline from the local town Acupuncturist, whom was also a Master in numerous martial arts.

Lucius graduated from high-school in honors, wanting to major in Criminal Justice and Investigation, so his mother worked a second job to help pay for Lucius college fees. Unfortunately, his mother developed cancer and was soon hospitalized, but the school was willing to give Lucius a loan to continue his curriculum at the academy, and whatever precinct he would find work, would be willing to help pay off the loan after investing so many, work, and volunteer hours.

With his mother needing medical care after her insurance ran dry, and in debt with a school loan, shortly after graduation, Lucius placed an application in District 17, also known as The Shit, a well known red light district that was just south of Ephyra's border. Although it was not his first choice, he couldn't pass up the pay and benefits, especially for the dire medical attention mother needed, so he took the job, his mother got the treatment she needed, and he was out of debt within less than two years.

His career soon ended after E-day, when the Locusts attacked the district during his shift, forcing him to orient himself to tactics, he would never use on a human being. As a result, he survived the onslaught and soon volunteered to recruit himself as a Gear.

Because of his prior training in the Police Academy and college hours, Lucius was automatically promoted to Corporal, and eventually worked his way up to Field Sergeant.

Wild Horses

 * “I’m not interested in your assessment of Santa Fe and COG relations, rigmaster…my concern is making sure your rig, and rig crew, along with the cargo, is safely transported to the Block, using whatever means necessary to make sure this objective is accomplished,” (Chapter 3)