Nickname(s): Grifter
Age: 26
Birth date: 2124, August 16th
Gender: Male
Position: Lance Corporal - Sergeant
Notable traits: Flirtatious, comedic and overall a jackass, but serious when the situation requires him to be.
Persona: Cole can't help but be a bit interesting when off-duty; flirting to no avail, making bad jokes, singing whenever fellow marine Nina Taylor is around (due to her asking for someone to sing to her one op, she regretted it immediately), but whenever the mission starts, he tones down a bit, stays serious, and watches his friends' backs.
History: After his Father's death and his Mother joining him a few years after, Cole Cash had to resort to crime to take care of himself and his younger brother, Max. Despite being a criminal, he had his own code of honor of sorts, stopping a partner in crime from shooting at the police chasing them. He eventually was caught, but given a second chance, what was said chance?
To join with the Marine Corps.
After a few operations, Cole eventually received the rank of Lance Corporal, and was transferred to the NMV Sulaco. It is now 2150, and a Distress Beacon has just been sent from one of W-Y's colonies...
Relations:
Jacob Kaipov - Despite shooting him in the leg with a shotgun during an operation, Cole has watched Kaipov's back frequently and vice versa, and Cole consider's the Kaipov brother a friend.
Rana Kufahl - One of the few lady friends Cole actually has in the Corps. He saved Rana after some fatal elevator bullshit during an operation and got her back to the Sulaco along with Alan, so he thinks they're genuine friends.
Alan McCoy - The whiny (he only complains when there is shit to complain about) friend that Cole finds tolerable, He met him through Rana, and they've been pretty okay friends, Alan usually having to fix Cole up whenever his shitty plans go awry. Cole thinks his nickname should've been 'Bones'.
Nina Taylor - Though they're not 100% friends, Nina sparked Cole's (awful) singing career when she asked somebody to sing the Spongebob theme. She probably regretted every second.
Basic appearance: 6'3, muscular, blonde hair and blue eyes.
Likes:
Flirting - Cole has nothing better to do with his time, so he literally spends some free time calling most of the ladies on the Sulaco 'Hotlegs'.
Bad Jokes - Don't even bother.
Singing - 'WHO LIVES ON A RASPUTIN GIVING COMMANDS? NEE-NAH TAY-LOR'.
Hanging around tolerable people and friends on-duty - Nothing like surrounding a space heater, having a few smokes and recollecting old times.
His terrible trio - Alan, Rana and Cole are literally the fucking Three Stooges at this point.
Dislikes:
People who literally are like, two feet away and don't bother helping a wounded guy over to a medic. - we've all experienced this before.
Abandoning his friends. - Despite being in the corps for a good while, he still retains a bit of his criminal cowardice and can't help but feel responsible for his friend's deaths due to it.
Being drunk while on duty. - You know why.
Strengths:
There 'till the end, sheer determination, trustworthy-ish, totally-not-a-good-shot.
Weaknesses:
Alcohol, bad flirting, bad jokes, too caring, depression.
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