Mercer Long

Lupus Blue is Lupus Operative Blue of the Grid Operatives that protect the Spaceship Orion.

Biography
Mercer states that he was once a citizen of one of the many displaced Human outposts during the middling stages of Venjix's takeover of Earth. A gifted musician, he was in charge of maintaining city morale by putting on monthly concerts alongside his metal band. At some point in time, the outpost was assaulted by an Attack Bot, and while the nature of the fight is never revealed, Mercer implies that he beat the machine in a massive brawl alongside a civilian militia. Unfortunately, a subsequent Grinder invasion destroyed the Outpost, forcing him to wander the Wastes. By the time he had discovered Corinth, Venjix had already been defeated.

During his travels, he had come across Melvin Hart, a fellow displaced wanderer who had been saved from a Venjix Slave Outpost by two gold and silver masked figures some time ago. Immediately connecting through tastes in music and circumstance, the two began travelling together. The two had made their way to Corinth, where they had learned through local gossip that a spaceship was being built as part of a re-colonization project spearheaded by local scientist Doctor K. The two were unable to secure formal invitations, but through some stealth and desperaton, they managed to sneak aboard as stowaways.

As the Orion had already lifted past Earth's orbit by the time they were found, the two were pardoned on the condition that they undergo the operation to join the Orion's experimental Grid Operative procedure. They agree to these terms, becoming the Blue and Yellow Operatives, respectively.

Personality
Mercer is probably the most social of the Grid Operatives. With a mostly sunny disposition and a hearty smile, he has no problems seeing the good in just about everyone he meets. He goes out of his way to keep the team organized and united; a somewhat uphill battle given the trauma some of the members have faced. This said, he isn't a doormat, and can be overtly blunt and cold if pushed to the brink. He also harbors guilt for being unable to protect his former Outpost and will generally try to smother attempts to ask about it.

Mercer can in fact can be very aggressive at times, and makes obvious his utter hatred for those that would abandon others under any circumstances. In battle, he is one of the most aggressive and reckless Operatives, rushing the enemy with raw, unadulterated force.

Appearance
Mercer is a Caucacian male standing at a solid 6 feet. He has long blond hair that goes past his shoulders. His regular wear embodies a punk/metal motif; with a black wife-beater/jeans combo. He also has spiked chokers on his wrists and black eye-liner on the tops of his eyelids. Mercer also paints his nails black on several occasions.