Character Profiles
Alpha Team Recruits
Name:Connor Reeves
Nationality:British
Appearance:Spiky brown hair, green-blue eyes and an athletic physique
Background:Son of Susan Reeves and Justin Reeves, a former SAS soldier and bodyguard (deceased)
Skill Set:UK Battle of Britain Kickboxing champion (U16s), Black belt in Jujitsu.
Motto:The strong have a duty to protect the weak
Name:Charlotte Hunter (nickname Charley)
Nationality:American
Appearance:Sky-blue eyes, tanned skin and long blonde hair
Background:Parents killed in a plane crash, wheelchair-bound as a result of a mission going tragically wrong
Skill Set:Quiksilver Junior Surfing Champion, karate and self-defence, Fluent in Mandarin
Motto:If you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re probably right
Name:Amir Kapur
Nationality:Indian
Appearance:Slender with an angular face, bright eyes and a slick of black hair
Background:Born in a Delhi slum, the sixth son of a betel-nut seller
Skill Set:IT and communication, Computer programming, Mission logistics
Motto:Brains over brawn
Name:Ling Sun (nickname Lightning Ling)
Nationality:Chinese
Appearance:Tiny, sleek with a jet-black bob and a piercing through her nose
Background:Orphan from Shanghai. No other information known
Skill Set:Wing Chun Kung Fu, Street knowledge
Motto:Ling always wins her fights
Name:Jason King
Nationality:Australian
Appearance:Broad-chested, dark tousled hair, an anvil jaw and earth-brown eyes
Skill Set:Boxing
Motto:Hit first, hit hard, then hit the ground running
Name:Marc Pascal
Nationality:French
Appearance:Lean with bleached blond hair and a sense of style
Skill Set:Taekwondo
Name:Richie Malone
Nationality:Irish
Appearance:Auburn hair, a freckled face in the throes of teenage acne and braces on his teeth
Skill Set:Skater
HQ Command Structure
Name:Colonel Black
Position:Commander and founder of Buddyguard
Appearance:Silver-grey hair trimmed into a severe crew cut, flint-grey eyes, strong chiselled jaw and a ragged white scar across his throat
Background:A former Army Major in the SAS, he served in the same unit as Connor’s father, Justin Reeves
Name:Jody Hart
Position:2nd in command and the chief close protection instructor
Appearance:Dark brown shoulder-length hair and olive eyes
Background:A former Met police officer, she was employed in the forces specialist armed unit, CO19, before joining the prestigious SO14 Royalty Close Protection
Name:Steve Nash
Position:Combat and fitness instructor
Appearance:Six-foot-two, ebony skin and gladiator-like muscles
Background:Ex-British Special Forces, he has served in Iraq and Afghanistan before contracting for 5 years as a private security consultant in high risk and hostile environments
Name:Bugsy [real name unknown]
Position:Surveillance tutor and logistics officer
Appearance:Stocky, bald and constantly chewing gum
Background:An ex-British Warrant Officer with 25 years service, he specialised in intelligence collection, close target reconnaissance, advanced security management and counter-terrorism
Threats
Name:Mr Grey (first name unknown)
Threat:Assassin
Appearance:Lean-faced with a pale complexion and ice-grey eyes
Weapons:Poison needle, Ruger SR9 semi-automatic pistol, unarmed combat
background:No intel exists. Suspected links to a clandestine organization known only as Equilibrium.
Name:Malik Hussain
Threat:Terrorist
Appearance:Thick bushy beard, hooked nose and sun-blasted skin
JaWeapon:mbiya, a traditional curved dagger
Background:Leader of the Brotherhood of the Rising Crescent, a fundamentalist group based in Yemen. Born in Sana’a and educated in Saudi Arabia, he fought with the Taliban before disappearing off the radar… until now
Name:Oracle
Threat:Pirate
Appearance:Shaved head, wide nose and green-stained teeth. Wears silver-mirrored aviator sunglasses
Weapon:Browning semi-automatic pistol
Background:A former soldier, trained by Western security forces to be a Somali coastguard. He then used these skills to become the most ruthless pirate leader in the Indian Ocean.
Name:General Pascal, aka Black Mamba
Threat:Rebel Commander
Appearance:Size of a gorilla with a dark pockmarked face. Wears a blood-red beret
Weapon:Glock 17 handgun and his fists
Background:Born in Burundi, he joined a rebel militia unit aged 16 before founding his own rebel group, Armée Nationale Liberté. Responsible for sparking a rebellion and several genocidal massacres, he was indicted by the International Criminal Court for recruiting child soldiers
about
the
author:
CHRIS
BRADFORD
Chris Bradford is a true believer in ‘practising what you preach’. For his award-winning Young Samurai series, he trained in samurai swordmanship, karate, ninjutsu and earned his black belt in Zen Kyu Shin Taijutsu.