Creighton Pershing

Creighton Smith Pershing Jr. also known a "Old Pershing" by his commanding officer that cant pronounce his name, "Persh" and "Creigh" by his squad leader and long time friend Tory White, and demands to be called Senior Corporal Pershing by "boots". was a COG soldier from Tyran and a member of the 8th Tyran Armored Royal Shocktroops.

Early Life
Creighton was born to family of social elite's who we're deeply rooted in the COG Army, COG Marines, and COG Corps of Engineers. Pershing was the black sheep of his family instead looking to simply become a Thrashball player. However both his parents and friends deeply disliked his plans and on the brink of being disowned by his own family and he decided to get a degree in Engineering and become an officer to pleas a family, but he and his father permanently we're on poor terms.

Destruction of Halvo Bay
Creighton was 6 years old sleeping in his bed when the ground began shaking underneath him followed by a life scarring roar and ran to his parents in fear. After hearing about the beginning of E-Day his family packed into the car and attempted to escape Halvo Bay. Their attempt failed as a Locust began attacking the car and Creighton and his family were knocked unconscious by a massive explosion. They later woke up finding themselves in a hospital being taken care of and discovering his Mother's right arm was ripped off and the only person that approved of him following his dreams, his brother Grant was killed defending him.

Enlistment
After his 16th birthday Creighton was lost, confused, and angry. Soon after his birthday his Mother died from a wound infection. He and his Father also soon began to be in constant turmoil about his future. Two months after his birthday an argument between his father finally ended with him kicking him out of his home and threatening to disown him. Enraged and looking for a home and people to call his family he decided to follow in his hero Augustus Cole's footsteps and become a Gear. Because of his family's social status he was assigned to the 8th Tyran Armored Royal Shooktroops. During training he met Tory White and they quickly befriended each other with Tory being the extremely motivated of the two. After completing training they we're sent to the same squad and mostly fought Stranded or skirmished with Locust, until they 8th were called on to be a part of the spearhead for Operation Midnight where he met his hero Augustus "The Cole Train" Cole.

Personality & Traits
"Son, you have one of the finest minds I've ever seen in a Gear, but for CHRISTS SAKE you'll never go anywhere with your head firmly up your @$$ you stupid b@$tard!"

-Sergeant Winston Mason's last words to Pershing before he graduated training

Although he barely shows any form of motivation in things he does Creighton is determined individual as proven during his training. Although suffering from PTSD, Asthma, and almost below average strength he passed the Gear's demanding training with the motivation of Tory and the constant assault of his Drill Sergeant Winston Mason. Creighton's officers took note of this and gave Tory the roll of Creighton's "babysitter" as she put it. Creighton also is an extremely intelligent Gear being skilled in history and technology, yet if you asked him to define the genetic code of a human or to tell you the formula for a Cosine you would have a better chance getting an answer from a squirrel.

Creighton shows no anger in the fact that he is Tory's subordinate even though they came in at the same time and even stating he knew he would end up being her subordinate sooner or later. Although he does give newer Gear's lots of grief cursing at them, sending them to preform impossible tasks, filling there combat helmets with water, and forcing them to disassemble and reassemble there weapons he stops the mistreatment of them after they get their first taste of combat and states the reason for this as to make sure the "boots" don't get him killed, but he truly is trying to motivate them like Mason did him. He see's many things in the COG as wrong but continues to fight for it standing by the mantra "Stand by your nation, and your government when they deserve it"

Trivia

 * Creighton's lancer was signed by Augustus Cole when the two met during Operation Midnight
 * Creighton's commander Major Harris Salazar pronounces his name as "Cretin" which caused him to simply begin calling him "Senior Pershing.
 * His name is an amalgam of Creighton Abrams Jr., George Smith Patton, and John Pershing three US Army generals that all have a tank named after them
 * Over the year Pershing has been able to control the PTSD he got from the Destruction of Halvo Bay
 * He and his long time friend Tory White have strong feelings for each other but neither has told anyone about them.
 * Unlike other Gears who decide to go sleeveless or wear full armor Pershing choose to wear a black and blue T-shirt under his armor