Ritsuka Kurogane

NAME: Ritsuka Kurogane
AGE: 21
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 170 cm (5'7")
WEIGHT: 65 kg (143 lbs)

FACTION: Zeitgeist Union

APPEARANCE:
[ Moody and brooding, Ritsuka's face is often seen scowling. His hair is gold, and his bangs drape over his face. His skin is reddish-tan. Across his nose, there is a scar that runs diagonally from his right brow down to his left cheekbone. Ritsuka's eyes are blood-red in color, perhaps symbolizing the burning rage in him. ]

PERSONALITY / TRAITS:
[ Ritsuka is a hard-headed individual that has difficulty following orders. The main reason he joined Zeitgeist's pilot corps is to find an outlet to express his anger towards the world. His fiery temper often creates a rift between him and other pilots. Known to go berserk in battle, Ritsuka had to be restrained by his allies lest he cause more destruction.

His actions have put him in many situations, such as getting slapped by the captain, or being locked inside a cell. Ritsuka is primarily angry at AEO. His girlfriend was killed in an AEO attack on his colony city, the night of their anniversary as a couple. He was left in a profound state of shock seeing her severed head outside the wreck of her apartment. The sight of it was enough to drive him mad. And he was placed in a rehabilitation center by the government. ]

HISTORY:
[ In his younger days, Ritsuka was gentler person. He grew up with no parents, so for most of his life, Ritsuka was alone. Things changed for the better when he entered high school, and met his would-be girlfriend Hitomi. Ritsuka cared for her, and she cared for him in return. They made plans to go to college together.

On the eve of their first anniversary being lovers, two Nimbus sneaked inside the colony and started to blast the surroundings with their weapons. Ritsuka was on his way to see Hitomi, when he witnessed her apartment explode. He ran as fast as he could, and when he got there, he saw her remains. Ritsuka was taken in by the colony authorities when they saw him smashing his own face against a wall.

Ritsuka eventually got out of rehab but he has not fully healed from the pain. He saw a recruitment poster for Zeitgeist, and seized the chance to go and kill as many AEO soldiers as he could. Night and day, he trained hard, surpassing many candidates for piloting. The day of his graduation, he gave a chilling speech about how he will wipe out every single member of the AEO. ]