Name: Jake McLeod
Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Position: Chief Tactical Officer
Age: 27
Race: Human/Recovered Borg
Place of Birth: Deneb IV Mining Colony, 130km South of Farpoint station (Hot
Region)
Home Planet: Deneb IV
Current assignment: DS9 Station, Chief Tactical Officer
Personal History: When Jake was a young child he was happy and well off
enough at Deneb IV. He had a seemingly normal life and had his friends at
school like any other child. Although during an exam it was found that due
to odd genetic mutations his central nervous system and auto-immune system
was different from a typical human, although the doctors couldn’t tell
exactly how, Jake just never seemed to get sick.
This went on for some time until Jake came home one day and saw his mother
crying like he had never seen anyone cry before. He dropped his Data Pad
from school, ran over to her and lifted her up to a sit from her slouching
position. She had been informed that Mr. McLeod had been killed in a mining
accident in the Deuterium Mines where he worked. A plasma cutting torch
power conduit had ruptured during an equipment malfunction and had caused
severe burns and neurological damage.
After a short grieving period the family made arrangements for Jake and his
mother to move to Earth and join her parents in an old family business, an
international restaurant. But on their way to Earth the convoy came under
attack from an Orion Pirate strike force (house unknown). So with that
McLeod has had an almost burning hatred for all pirates.
At 14 years old Jake was sent to live with his grandparents (fathers
parents). On a desert colony called New Phoenicia (after the desert city of
Phoenix, Arizona) he was brought up in another desert. After 4 years of
final rest and peace the Borg attacked in response to a major fleet movement
in the area and took the colony. Jake was nearly assimilated but his nervous
and immune system that remained a mystery for all these years resisted the
removal of his control and thought… although it took a lot of medical work
and fighting on his part to finally get back to himself he never actually
completely connected to the collective. So unlike most he never learned much
about the Borg from the connection as 7 of 9 and Captain Picard did. But he
kept all of the physical enhancements (memory, strength, agility, and
regeneration to a lesser degree). He took Borg studies later as he found it
necessary seeing his background.
After this he was kind of stayed away from by most people so he didn’t
bother socializing with them most of the time unless he thought it was worth
it, making people think he was kind of a loner. But on the contrary, Jake
welcomes company provided it’s worth the time. Other than what’s been shown
he retains a few of the physical implants on his face, has remaining dermal
patches on his torso and hands but is quite human.
After this Jake was old enough to be on his own at 19 years old, so he
submitted his school records to Starfleet Academy. Showing high
proficiencies in Leadership, Physical Education, after school athletics, and
a preference for recreation in holo-combat simulations they immediately
accepted and put him into tactical and security training. Cadet McLeod
seemed to be a combat and tactical prodigy. He was even a bit of an outcast
amongst his instructors because he kept beating them at tactical training
and hand-to-hand (all that time training at Deneb IV in the Holodeck really
paid off, not to mention the implants).
During his junior year at the Academy Jake decided to just follow his
“warrior path” as some Klingon Exchange students dubbed his course. In this
he took up weapons research and development and being a warrior learned all
he could about Klingon culture (language, fighting style, even opera and
battle cries). With this his new friends from the Klingon group and tactical
cadets called him the “veSpuqloD” “Son of War”. (Reference- old little-known
Klingon myth having to do with a descendant of Kahless). But being the “Son
of War” that he was, he only had basic grasps of medical, engineering, and
scientific concepts (outside of what he knew for weapons research).
After graduation his grandparents (mother’s parents) got him a cat like he
had wanted when he was a child. For this gift he named his cat Sammy (after
the grandfather). (Picture of cat can be acquired upon request of private
files from Jake McLeod.) After graduation Jake immediately applied for a
tactical and R&D position on board the U.S.S. Thunderchild NCC-63549 (Akira
Class).
Captain John Daniels read McLeod’s record and immediately granted him the
position. Within two years McLeod had been made second in command of
security and tactical. Upon the second Borg incursion the USS Thunderchild
had been deployed with the intercept fleet and in the fight the Chief
Tactical/Security Officer had been killed and Jake was temporarily promoted
and was able to keep the phasers in a varied modulation for most of the
battle in effect doing significant damage to the Borg’s outer hull. In doing
so he was promoted to Chief permanently but left shortly after to take up a
place at Starfleet Tactical for yet another Weapons R&D assignment. (Works
accomplished can be acquired on request of research files) After remaining
there for one year he missed the space life and transmitted his records and
request of transfer to an assignment closer to his skill and liking and
awaited further instructions.
After serving on the now destroyed USS Pegasus and recently recalled USS
Armada, McLeod was assigned to Starbase 514 for a deep space research
assignment away from known Starfleet facilites, just recently McLeod has
been offered a life on the field once more, and Starfleet is re-offering him
a new position after his performance on the Armada. McLeod has yet to
decide…
In reviewing his records before his transfer one of the assignment officers
noticed common occurrences of combat related stress. Jake was ordered to
take three months of counseling to ensure he was fit for duty after being in
combat on an off for three years and then settling down in R&D and teaching.
Since DS9 appeared to be one of his more likely assignments
Family: Mother: Sarah McLeod (Lost later in move to Earth and was killed by
Orion Pirate Commandos during transport and convoy raid)
Father: John McLeod (Lost in mining accident when a plasma torch
malfunctioned and exploded.
Grandparents: Samuel and Kathryn Kelly (Mothers Parents) raised him after
parents death. Richard and Amanda McLeod (Fathers Parents) Killed in Borg
Raid
Hobbies : Just about anything combat and military in relation. Jakes family
has an extensive military service history, if they didn’t go career of some
sort they had a short service to do their “time” so it comes naturally to
him. Physical fitness training, weapons marksmanship, weapons R&D, hand to
hand/melee combat, tactics, strategy, etc.
Personal traits : Interesting note about his Borg implants they are in the
typical placement but they have a Federation/Starfleet color scheme (Blue
and Silver in color) since the technology didn’t get a real connection to
the collective it was a bit more flexible in comparison to regular Borg
systems. Second note, since the technology never reached it full capacity
and never seated its full regeneration capacities and neurological
domination a regeneration alcove is not required. In effect Jake possesses
most Borg enhancements but to a lesser degree than most drones.
Due to the experience Jake has personal and internal issues with the Borg
(as could be expected), he can hear their “whispers” when they or their
technology is present. After periods of extreme stress (such as highly
intense combat) he has been known to wake up in “disturbed states.” Not as a
harm to others but such symptoms as momentary disorientation or waking up
nervous in cold sweats.
Physical Traits and Medical History:
Complexion: Fair with implants
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 220 Lbs
Hair length: Short (Military fashion)
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Starfleet History:
Major Area of Study: Combat Operations
Minor Area of Study: Military Etiquette and Protocol.
Cadet Cruise: -Various SF Marine transports, and a ground assault during a
pirate raid counter offensive
Previous Assignment(s):
-Starfleet Tactical Operations
-Starfleet Research and Development, Combat Systems R&D
-3 Month period of counseling (in relation to combat stress and evaluation
to return to duty)
-USS Pegasus, NCC-xxxxx Chief of Security/Tactical
-USS Armada, NCC-83719 Chief of Security/Tactical, later promoted to XO
Current Assignment:
- DS9 Station, Awaiting departmental placement.
Schools Attended : Numerous Tactical and Military Schools and training
sessions during his cadet and his early Starfleet years directly after high
school. |