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[Synergy2048]

Author note: To keg_11, I made a small change for this pilot that you might need to change in your chronicles. Instead of being born in 2191 it’s instead turned to 2190 being just a year older to bypass him from the JX league and starting first from the FX400, being over 18yrs of age. Other than that, that was all what I really changed, plus having a couple of your pilots appear/mentioned in this backstory including Challenger.


Identification/Statistics

Name: Griffin Lang

SEX: Male

Birth: October 17th, 2190

Birthplace: Berlin (Germany)

Zodiac: Libra

Age (Currently 2217): 26

Nationality: German

Origin: Germany (Father) / England (Mother)

Race: Caucasian

Language(s): German / some English

Religion: N/A

Height: 5'9"

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Blue

Occupation (Before AG-Pilot): Student (Graduate) / Unemployed

FX400 IDF: LANG1017.2191

Team: FEISAR

Position: Lead Pilot

Pilot Rank: Elite

Region Reputation: Global

Squad Teammates: Mariana Sinclair / Clara Bellerose

Team Loyalty: High

Allies: Valentino Bergamisto (Qirex) / Certain Female Pilots

Rivals: Sean Cooper (AG-Systems)

Medals: Gold: x15, Silver: x12, Bronze: x3

Sponsors: JAP Energy Drink, MAGEC, IOTA, Mindcorp, FEISAR

Favorite Events: Any

Favorite Track: Any

Leagues Competed: FX400 to FX500

Character traits: Cocky, Popular, Charming

Skill

Awareness: 9/10

Aggression: 8/10

Reaction/Reflexes: 9/10

Consistency: 9/10

Early Life
Born on October 17th 2190 in the heart of Berlin in Germany, Griffin is one of those pilots with the most charismatic and cocky personalities to compete in the FX400 League, always looking up high with a big smile on his face showing everyone that he could do anything for his fans. As a child, Griffin was a fan of AG-racing when the professional FX300 League announced on the island Makana, having well knowledge of the sport in general, or so he claims. The only noticeable trait from Griffin was that he was never shy to express himself. In a German highschool he was one of the most popular kids on campus, always sociable and charismatic but mostly towards female students. He was so cocky about himself that he even said to everyone that he'll get into AG-racing after he graduated, and to no surprise, everyone believed him, building up a pre-fan base. But despite being self-confident, he came across as being egocentric. At times he would become annoying to some students, becoming sick and tired of his big-headed attitude. Still, that didn't turn away any popularity he was given by pre-fans, even after he became a pilot. Though everyone may seem to already revolve around him, he was ambitious to want more around the world and wanting to fulfill his goal once he came out of highschool. However, what he didn't think about first was where to find FEISAR's HQ.

Start Of AG-Career
FEISAR was nowhere around Germany despite once having a testing ground since the AGRC era. The closest HQ was located in France but was sort of temporary due to the company moving around across Europe and not having a permanent facility. Waiting for about a month after registering, it turned out FEISAR were the ones who came to Griffin's parents' doorstep. His family knew he was going to compete and decided to let him go with a transport to France. It was an exciting moment for Griffin as he came to the Academy for the junior division. For over a couple months, he became decent in his group of beginners, mastering FEISAR's X2 craft in the academy and showing he had experience now as a rookie pilot. He would soon get transferred to the AG-racing homeland of Makana in 2208, completing the rest of his training almost halfway around the world in preparation of the JX350 Junior League specifically established for the prodigy pilots. However, because he was already over 18yrs old, Griffin was able to bypass the Junior division and headed straight for the official FX400 racing league in 2209.


All-Star Recognition
Throughout most of the season, Griffin became well received by spectators, specifically by female fans. As he continued racing in the league against his competitors, more and more people started to notice him, but it wasn't his racing that got their attention. FEISAR would begin to recognize his popularity, only for team principal, Nicolo Testa, wanting to give him a special offer. Testa wanted to meet Griffin in person, heading to Makana and messaging him with an invite back at the AG-Academy/facility, along with a group of their best pilots from the team. While coming there a day later, he was put in a meeting room office at FEISAR's side of the academy. Testa talked to Griffin about his first year in the league, only to be interested with his personality while he was competing in only the AGRL events. With the next season coming, Testa wanted to give him a jump start to the elite stage, suggesting to choose him for the All-Star Championships over the other elite pilots in the room. Having him become the "People's Pilot" for the ASC, Griffin’s charming personality could possibly give FEISAR more wider recognition to the public. Even if he doesn't do that well in the ASC, more people would want to join and stay with FEISAR if Griffin's charisma pleases everyone. Their team starlet, Mariana Sinclair, had already given the team a spotlight all these years as an AG-Queen, only now they needed a star pilot. Griffin would agree with the offer by shaking Testa's hand and uses his time to prepare in the facility. Despite the other elite pilots becoming upset that a kid was taking their places for the ASC, they had no choice but to push his skills further by the date. Starting the next day, they showed Griffin the works of becoming an elite pilot, with their team principal watching over them throughout each day.

FX400 Progression
Starting in 2210, Griffin was now FEISAR's choice going up against the very best of the league in the All-Star Championships. But despite expectations of him coming in 1st place, he would mostly come out as a mid pack runner on the final standings. From his first ASC, it would be the first time he was ever eliminated in a race, losing a craft for his team at the very end of the championships. Still, he was a winner at heart to most of his fans supporting him, winning people over by his personality in front of the cameras with his purely white smile and pointing thumbs up. During the 2210 season, he would be promoted to a lead pilot, including a signed sponsor deal for JAP Energy drink which would have him do a commercial for them. His female friend from the Makanian AG-Academy, Mariana Sinclair, would also make it to the FX400 league, skipping over the JX league by her rising skill level at age 17. Choosing his partners from the FEISAR lineup, Mariana would be his obvious choice as secondary, reunited again with Griffin for the professional stage followed by Loraine Johnson from Great Britain until her disappearance from the team a year later. Loraine would be replaced shortly by French female pilot, Clara Bellerose, coming up as Griffin's backup pilot in his squad. Overall, FEISAR began winning more races than they ever did with other pilots in the current league, winning a number of events in a few seasons by 2213 aside from the ASC. He carried the most Gold medals for the team at the time and shared trophies with both Mariana and Clara in team tournaments. However, with all this growing success over the years, so did his massive ego. Like in highschool as Griffin grew more popular, he became cockier and egotistical, similar to Mariana. During press conferences with FEISAR he would act all bigheaded when taking questions, only to gloat about how amazing he was in order to please his fans on camera. Other male pilots from his team and outside would find him annoying both on and off the track, usually seeing him still acting like a spoiled kid when it came to his cocky attitude. However, there was one pilot that found him the most irritating.

Meeting the Beta Pilot
Most annoyed by Griffin was AG-Systems rookie, Sean Cooper, taking notice of him when he was around Mariana while also having a secret affection towards her on the other team. What upset Sean the most was Griffin's relationship with Mariana in general, but even he thought Griffin was the most overrated pilot currently competing, getting more attention for his charm & good looks rather than his overall skill in racing. Usually, Griffin would look down upon Sean, gloating that he was better than him at every step of the way and considered him as just a “Beta Male� lacking the charisma he had. But as Mariana became aware of how he felt towards her, she planned on teasing him in order to give her the advantage in races they’ve competed together in. This would make Griffin suspicious, thinking Mariana turned him down for Sean and would intervene between them whenever they talked to each other. But as he found out when talking to Mariana one day, he would realize that she'd never really liked Sean at all, laughing along with her when all she did was used him, toying with his affections. Apparently, it all stopped when Sean found out just a day later, only to continue their rivalry into 2214. However, despite Sean’s lack of charisma when it came to Mariana, he was no pushover when racing difficult opponents. During the final seasons of the FX400 league, Griffin would begin to lose his own consistency when battling the Canadian during races in a number of events. Persistently fighting back in terms of skill, Sean would come out with the most wins against Griffin as fans of him began to turn to the AG-S pilot for his overall experience. Either way, Griffin would become old news to young spectators by the start of the FX500 league in 2215.

FX500 Transition
Griffin would still regain some of his popularity while competing in the All-Star Championships going into the FX500 Racing League. Though offers from other teams came to him including Icaras, he would turn them down to stay with FEISAR, possibly having no intentions of leaving the team in the near future. No one was sure why he would turn down a much faster team for a slow but maneuverable craft, but it seemed that his relationship with Mariana Sinclair would give him more of a reason to stay, despite being uncooperative recently. Continuing on in the next generation, Griffin would now switch to FEISAR's X5-Alpha craft, being much faster than their X4 model, but still keeping the maneuverability that they're most famous for. Even during the FX400 league Griffin had tested prototype versions of the X5, including Mariana as a special offer from the team in 2210. Overall, he would still be the charismatic pilot he was for the new generation, but as new rising pilots start to trend in the eyes of fans in the coming seasons, his popularity would eventually fade away.