Phillip Sauder

General Phillip Sauder is in charge of the Cyber V project, and a member of Alphabet Soup.

Character History
General Sauder's early life is unknown, up until the day when a ten-year-old Anya Maize appeared on his desk. He analyzed the information she'd brought, and suggested a new force to fight Kalask, one he wouldn't have prepared for before arriving. Upon receiving the go-ahead from Cruger, he recruited twins Matt and Wendy Venturas for the program. After their parents died, he received custody.

When it came time to select the other Cyber V Rangers, he insisted on two alternates for Matt and Wendy, overriding their recommendations to include Jake Taylor. When Emeralde and Thrak invaded, his observations and later reports to President Meredith Winters demonstrated that this was all according to plan. The twins were severely injured, and Jake and Cindy became Cyber Blue and Pink. Privately, Sauder regretted crushing the Venturases' dreams, but believed it was for the best.

He delivered the news that President Winters had refused to reactivate their Cyber V status after they'd begun recovery, and approved Jake's request to leave base to get Wendy's glasses repaired. He also cut no slack for anyone, dressing down Anya and the twins for exasperating Cyber V's poor teamwork and yelling at Anya and Walter for the fight with Munch. Over and over, he pressed the twins to produce more additions to the Rangers' arsenal and train them in their use. He pushed himself just as hard.

Sauder took the Rangers to meet President Winters, ordering the Venturases to remain behind. He tried to prevent the President from exposing the twins' true Hybrid nature to the other Rangers--and later the world--but was unable to stop her. Later, he met with her, informing her that he could control them and thus the Venjix virus, ending with "Alphabet Soup has no room for cowards."

He returned some time after the Rangers, and received a warning from Cruger that S.P.D. was keeping an eye on him. Meeting recruits Private Pei and Lt. Conner, he assigned them to the War Room to watch the Rangers fight. Even now he continued to keep secrets from the twins, monitoring them carefully and making sure Kalask couldn't steal any more of their nanites.

Growing frustrated with the Rangers' lack of teamwork, as well as increasing pressure from President Winters, General Sauder took direct control of the team, joining them on the battlefield. His tactics failed quite miserably, and he returned field leadership to Jeremy Simms afterwards.

Personality
Sauder is gruff and hardened, but fair, and cares for the twins despite everything he does or allows to happen to them. He is also very secretive, as a member of Alphabet Soup, and can be very menacing when he wants to be.

Talents and Abilities
Sauder is an intelligent and experienced Army general.

Appearance
General Sauder is Caucasian, with whitened hair and a hard, aged face. He always dresses in full uniform.