Raze Soldier

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A line of Raze soldiers

The Raze Soldier is the canon playable character during the Human Campaigns of Raze and Raze 2. As an insert for the player, he lacks an evident personality and distinct lines of dialogue to allow players to immerse themselves in the story. He features significantly as an antagonist in the Alien Campaign of Raze 2, despite being absent from the Alien Campaign of Raze.

A member of the elite Raze Program, the Raze Soldier underwent extensive training and genetic enhancement to elevate his combat effectiveness alongside other military volunteers. Considered among the best of the best, he was a highly skilled and effective soldier with a versatile skillset. He was witness to various engagements against the Aliens towards the end of the 4 year conflict in the year 2112, before ultimately being placed into stasis to prevent the advancement of the zombie virus he was infected with. He was removed from stasis 5 years later to combat the resurgent Alien threat as the last surviving member of the program, still infected with the virus, in an effort to save humanity from destruction.

Personality

A man of few words, the Raze Soldier was a competent soldier who relied little on communication. Noticeably more talkative with his original team, the Raze Soldier seemingly became mute after he had been put into stasis for an unknown reason and was never seen verbally communicating with his new team.

Despite being a Human, he displayed great prowess in operating a variety of weaponry and equipment, capable of operating any number of complex Human and Alien weapons with ease. Interestingly, he also seems to display an excellent sense of intuition, as after he was withdrawn from stasis he was capable of expertly operating the new and unfamiliar weapons effective immediately.

Appearance

The Raze Soldier was a Human male of indeterminate age, typically dressed in the standard issue armour of the Raze Program, a composition of protective silver & khaki armour plates dotted with red that concealed almost his entire body save for his snout, that provided resistance to damage among with enhancing his mobility thanks to booster jets situated on the bottoms of his boots, rear of his greaves and rear of his breastplate, allowing him to double jump or perform similar manoeuvres.

In situations that called for it, he would be seen dressed in other outfits, such as Toxic Waste gear when operating inside the Plant, or making use of advanced protective armour when fighting against zombies. Generally, though, these would be relegated to special occasions.

Biography

Raze

The Raze Soldier (3rd from the right) in the aftermath of defending the Toxic Plant from an onslaught of Aliens alongside two of his teammates.

First seen arriving to help defend a critical Toxic Power Plant from Alien invaders, the Raze Soldier manages to successfully push back the aliens with the help of his teammates - fellow Raze soldiers Cpt. Simmons, Pvt. Miller and Pvt. Richards - and expel them from the facility after an unsuccessful counterattack. Shortly after this, the Raze Soldier is separately assigned to ensure the safe transport of a shipment of combat robots to assist in the fight against Aliens. However, due to a programming error, all but one of the robots malfunction and begin attacking each other, jeopardising the safety of the original prototype and forcing the Raze Soldier to destroy the robots in order to ensure it's wellbeing.

With the safe delivery of the robot shipment completed, the Raze Soldier is then assigned to guaranteeing Sgt. Johnson's survival in a decrepit city after the extinction of his squad. Upon arrival, it's evident the Raze Soldier and Johnson are outnumbered by the greater Alien numbers. Despite this, however, the two manage to overcome the overwhelming odds and eliminate the threat to Johnson's life, only for it to be in vain as the Aliens deployed a mysterious virus that reanimated the dead bodies in the area, increasing their strength and durability at the severe cost of their intelligence. After narrowly managing to survive long enough to extract Sgt. Johnson, the Raze Soldier is re-joined by Cpt. Simmons' team and equipped with experimental new armour to provide an equal resistance to damage similar to the zombies.

Following a fierce engagement, the team cleans out the undead threat and the Raze Soldier is once again separately reassigned to conduct a raid on an Alien Cargo Ship transporting invasion supplies en-masse to Earth. Provided with sophisticated robot reinforcements, he boards the ship in an attempt to neutralise the crew and steal the cargo. The action goes South, however, when his robots are destroyed, prompting Simmons, Miller and Richards to insert onto the ship and back him up. Resulting in a protracted engagement, the Raze Soldier and his teammates manage to whittle down the defending crew. With the defenders eliminated, the Raze Soldiers confiscate the supplies and load them onto their own transport ship, linking back up with Sgt. Johnson as they travel back to Earth.

Their journey is cut short, however, as the Aliens tracked down and intercepted the transport vessel, boarding it and engaging the Raze Soldier and his teammates while discreetly inserting the zombie virus on-board. Though the team managed to successfully defeat the raid without any casualties, everyone but the Raze Soldier was infected with the virus and transformed into a zombie. Regretfully, the Raze Soldier was forced to kill his former teammates, resulting in him being the only surviving member of his team.

Having to returned to Earth shortly after, it was discovered that the Alien leader had deployed to the Toxic Plant the Raze Soldier had defended earlier. Travelling there, the Raze Soldier confronted the Supreme Commander of the Alien forces attacking Earth in a one-on-one battle in an effort to critically cripple the invasion force and force them to retreat. After a long and exhaustive battle, the Raze Soldier successfully defeated the Alien leader and prompted a desperate retreat from the invasion.

Interim

With the Alien threat eliminated and the safety of Earth guaranteed, it seemed likely that a time of peace was set to emerge. However, the Raze Soldier was unaware that he had actually been infected by the zombie virus in his engagement with the aliens on the transport ship, despite his prior belief he had made it out uninfected. It's unclear why the virus was slow to develop in him when it was almost instantaneous in others, but as a result of this, he and several others infected with the virus were placed in stasis until a cure could be found. Additionally, the zombie virus the aliens had unleashed persisted on Earth, continuing to infect individuals and create new conflicts, causing civilian life to destabilise. While humanity continued to fight to eradicate the zombies, it's likely this is where the Raze Program was made almost extinct, with the Raze Soldier being it's last remaining member.

Raze 2

Breaking In

5 years after the conclusion of the original conflict, a resurgent Alien invasion threatened Earth unanticipated once again, initiating a new conflict. In spite of the fact a cure for the zombie virus had not yet been found, the Raze Soldier was extracted from stasis, in the hopes he could accomplish his mission before the virus took him over, and briefed on the new Alien threat. Quickly reinstated and certified for action, he was reinstructed on the basics of his equipment by Johnny Rockit, the highest ranking field officer in the area, as he directed him out of the training compound in an attempt to safely exfiltrate from the area. However, their escape was interrupted as a large missile collided with the nearby city, causing substantial damage to the training compound and paving the way for Alien invasion ships to fill the sky. After being instructed on the use of field abilities, the Raze Soldier and Rockit proceeded to escape into an enclosed yard where they were confronted by a multitude of Aliens soldiers. Forced to fight, Raze and Rockit handily defeated their attackers and fled the compound into the now seemingly abandoned nearby city.

Survivor Lookout

Lost and left isolated in the ruins of the city, the Raze Soldier and Rockit are caught off-guard by hostile zombies as they attempted to search for survivors. Still as resilient as before, Rockit radios Dani for help, prompting an immediate response from the evac pilot as she explains she'll arrive shortly. With escape on the horizon, the two fight tooth and nail as they fend off the hoards, gradually clearing enough of them away to make space for the evac ship to land.

Sweep and Clear

Equipped with flame retardant armour and armed with flamethrowers, the Raze Soldier returns to the ruined city with Rockit to clear out the zombie infestation. Burning through the hoards, they encounter an injured man fighting the zombies, too, surprised to find a normal human among them. After introducing himself as the Captain of the escape pod that crash landed nearby, he explains that the Aliens are after something that was on his ship, prompting them to shoot it down and following him to Earth in hopes of finding it. Understanding the gravity of the situation, the Raze Soldier and Rockit agree to extract him with the intent of learning more about why the Aliens are attacking.

Cause and Effect

Having burned away the last of the zombies, the Raze Soldier and Johnny Rockit extract Cpt. Biggs from the ruined city, where he describes his story in detail. On a routine trip to a space station with the intent to deliver some robots, his ship, Echo-1, is unsuspectingly attacked by Alien vessels and is critically damaged. Crash landing on a nearby moon, Biggs is left unaware as to the reason why the Aliens attacked him. As he is being relayed his ship's damage report, the ship is is attacked and boarded by Alien soldiers. Forced to defend his cargo from the invaders alongside a small detail of security robots, he determines that it's imperative he warn the people of Earth of the impending threat the Aliens pose once again. After defeating the Alien soldiers, he discovers a strange glow amid the wreckage of the ship. Investigating, he finds it to be a collection of small, alien artefacts, capable of producing an impenetrable shield that shielded them from the destruction around the ship. Incapable of fitting them inside his escape pod, he placed them somewhere safe to be recovered at a later date and left for Earth.

Retrieval

Travelling to the crash site, the Raze Soldier and Rockit reach the wreck of Echo-1, only to find it's security complement of combat bots left behind - still functional and very hostile. Despite Rockit's best efforts to negotiate with them, a gunfight ensues and Rockit and the Raze Soldier are forced to search for the artefacts while grappling with the security bots. Soon enough, all the artefacts are uncovered and the two make a hasty retreat, likely leaving the robots in the wreckage as they return to Earth.

New Recruits

Having returned to Earth with the Artefacts, the Raze Soldier is provided with some free time and decides to partake in a combat demonstration due to the artefacts needing to be analysed. Moderated by Dani, he is observed by a selection of recruits as he confronts the training bots in the Dome. Impressed by his skill against the robots, the recruits are inspired and the Raze Soldier leaves victorious.

Shown in Raze 2, the bodies of Raze personnel were actually preserved until a cure was discovered. However, this changed when aliens attacked again. In desperation, the Raze Soldier was released before fully cured, dooming him.

He fought on, protecting and stealing the artifacts that Earth needed to survive.

At the end, the zombie virus was complete. now he gets 500% more health in the last level.

The Raze Soldier, in the end of Raze 2, being the survivor and maybe with Johnny Rockit The Raze Soldier with honor and honored as a hero and memorialized as a war hero. and he later attacked his team for being actually taken over by the virus and was then killed, he is not in Raze 3 because in Raze 3 he is then dead and so is not about the Raze soldier.

Trivia

• The Raze Soldier does not have any stated dialogue in Raze 2.
• The Raze Soldier was forced to kill his allies and friends in Raze, and it's possible he witnessed all his teammates die in Raze 2.
• Since it's likely he died at the end of Raze 2, he does not appear in Raze 3.
• It's possible he was born on March 5, 2079.
• Interestingly, as a result of the player's freedom to name their character whatever they want, the Raze Soldier can be assigned any rank, higher, lower or equal to Cpt. Simmons'. This does not affect the story or gameplay in any way.