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Identification/Statistics

Name: Xavier Chaffin

SEX: Male

Birth: October 26th, 2176

Birthplace: Canberra (Australia)

Zodiac: Scorpio

Age (Currently 2215): 41

Nationality: Australian

Origin: England

Race: Caucasian

Language(s): English

Religion: Atheist

Height: 5'10"

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eye Color: Grey

Occupation (Before AG-Pilot): Weapons Developer/Engineer (Triakis Industries)

FX300 IDF: CHAF0726.2176

Team: Triakis

Position: Lead Pilot

Pilot Rank: Veteran

Region Reputation: Australia

Squad Teammates: Matilda Rotthier / Liana Morelli

Team Loyalty: High

Allies: Assegai

Rivals: Katsu Sasaki (AG-Systems)

Medals: Gold: x18, Silver: x10, Bronze: x5

Sponsors: Netika, MAGEC, Anti-Gravity Development, Triakis

Favorite Events: Eliminator / Tournament

Favorite Track: Iridia

Leagues Competed: FX300 to FX500

Character traits: Brash, Vengeful, Reckless, Bold, Efficient


Skill

Awareness: 8/10

Aggression: 9/10

Reaction/Reflexes: 8/10

Consistency: 9/10

Born on October 26th, 2176 on the east coast of Canberra, Australia, Xavier Chaffin was a weapons expert of the Incendiary Projectile Supplies Inc. part of Triakis Industries. As a partner of Triakis, he has helped designed and tested out weaponry for the FX300 league, including a test pilot of the industry's new AG-craft. However, during armor testing, Xavier had almost faced death while conducting with new weaponry.

In 2198, a year after the opening season in Makana, the team was still under weapon development while their craft continued on in the racing league. Xavier and his group of experts were testing projectile weapons on their craft's armor for stronger defense. Behind a force field in a weapons lab, they fired explosive projectile rockets on their craft's plating, showing major success of the armor's durability overall. However, one of the rockets didn't explode on impact. They assumed that it was a dud as they carried it back in the laboratory and settled it on a workbench. Xavier was fixing a wire component on a swarm rocket when he heard a strange noise coming from the dud. Wondering what noise it was making, he carefully kept away from it, when suddenly, it explodes like a grenade in front of him. A shard structs Xavier's face as he falls to the ground bleeding. His workers immediately rushed to him as they saw him on the floor with sprayed blood, seeing a shard right in his upper cheek and nose, and was taken to a hospital immediately. Luck was on his shoulder however, as the shard was not deep enough to have killed him as he recovered a month later. Unfortunately, he continued work with now a large scar on his face and with a damaged eye.

As a test pilot, Xavier was trained on a test craft before being able to ride the team's main ship for the FX300 league. He also tested weapons on the craft including having them being fired upon himself, confident of the ship's shielding. On an actual course, the maneuverability was incredible on his hands, only to have a certain component on the craft to make the maneuverability possible. For being a new coming team in the AGRL, they've won many races and tournaments during the first season, including supplying weapons for combat events. However, getting in their nerves by teams Auricom and AG-Systems, they would restrict their weapons for every race, but due to popular demand, weapons became enabled in the sport, despite some responsibly with the fall of the F9000 league.

Xavier became an official pilot by the end of the 22nd century, racing professionally. His partner, Matilda Rotthier, shared the same experience in the late FX300 league as both pilots were the most aggressive duo in team events. While they and their team were considered almost impossible to beat, their rival teams showed optimism towards their best pilots. Professional AG-Systems pilots, Katsu Sasaki and Viona De Jong, hold on their rivalry with Xavier and Matilda by the end of the FX300 league in 2206. The last FX300 season would hosts the All-Star Championships that same year, having the last tournament race in mainland Makana. Triakis were completely dominating their side of the bracket, while AG-Systems dominate theirs. Triakis' best pilot, Vincent Stephenson, would easily stay in front their rival team, winning the race a split second away by AG-Systems pilot, Thierry Caluroso.

Xavier and Matilda would watch their team win and take the podium, but unfortunately, that win would soon take a turn. Just a moment after, the legal authorities wanted to take a closer look at the ships as Xavier was still in the hangers with his team of workers. This then made him nervous when they found a device on the port side of the craft. His team's directors would try to make excuses, as the officials figured out that it was a RIDS device (Reverse-Inertia Deceleration System). The team of Triakis were compromised, as their device was considered illegal from technical regulations, only for them to take their excuses to court along with the directors of AG-Systems. Triakis were disqualified from the 2206 ASC and were fined millions of Australian dollars including their first place on the grid for the FX300 league.

Not only was Triakis disqualified from the final FX300 ASC, Xavier would lose his reputation of wins during the league. It didn't helped much that his main rival, Katsu Sasaki, would be the one to take it away from him, only to boil tensions in later seasons of the FX350/400 league. As for the team craft with Xavier involved of its development, the craft would suffer control during testing back in Australia, as the craft could not take on sharp turns without the RIDS. He would take out his frustrations on his co-workers as nothing good would come out of the team's losses. Xavier and his team needed a solution fast, turning to their team director, Samuel McNaughton for a solution. What soon followed by the company was a deal by Assegai in receiving their team's handling devices. Their Nicknamed Anne II craft showed a major difference in handling controls as it then became the next best thing of replacing the RIDS while being a legal component. As an offer to give thanks, Triakis would lend Assegai much better Armor plating for their craft as both teams were happy of their trades, becoming major allies for the upcoming leagues.

Xavier would make a comeback for his team during the proving grounds of the FX350 league. However, the craft still showed problems when going up against their rival teams once again, most by AG-Systems. Surprisingly, their craft did show unexpected top speed power, when independent pilot Liana Morelli took it beyond its limits in top speed events in the VX League up against teams Piranha, Icaras, as well as Van Uber. But despite their power in a straight line, it was still the most difficult craft to control on the circuit. Xavier was the only pilot to master the craft's controls in every event he entered, followed by the team's elite pilots competing in the ASC. His performance however was very aggressive towards other pilots, most brutal against Katsu Sasaki of AG-Systems, still furious over his team's disqualification.

The years following 2212 have led Xavier and his teammate Matilda becoming the best pilots for Triakis Industries in standard events. Throughout the FX400 league, both pilots would earn plenty of gold and silver medals, most strongly in combat events. By 2215 in the FX500 league, their Fury design craft would become valiant over their competitors. As for their arch rival teams, Auricom and AG-Systems, the Aussie team would still become a big threat towards the anti-aggressive craft as they would literally plow right through them in any racing championship. Triakis were the hardies of the AG-race commission, and their power with weaponry remained evident throughout the years in the AGRL. They would step up to destroy anyone that comes near them, only to take back what was rightfully theirs since the FX300 league.

With that said, Triakis would band with Qirex-RD along with teams opposing the Belmondo Foundation. New Qirex Race Director, Nadia Elenova, would convince Triakis to engage a fight with AG-Systems, still despising them since 2206. Qirex's intention however was an attack on the Foundation for the race commission, calling for war on Auricom and their allies. Xavier would support Nadia's goals, only to gladly once again have a fight with Auricom's closest ally, AG-Systems, specifically attacking Katsu Sasaki. With the return of eliminator events in the FX500, it would also help Triakis supply weapons for the teams including their enemies, earning their wealth by selling their products overall.

In 2217, Xavier Chaffin would continue to lead the charge in combat events on the offence towards AG-Systems. However, his nemesis, Katsu, would discontinue in the FX500 league, passing it down to his squadmates, Sean Cooper and Sofia Rossetti to defend the race commission. Triakis would prove strong in eliminator events, known as the battleground for teams to destroy their competitor's craft. AG-Systems however, would still fight back against Triakis despite the odds, only to give the Aussie team a struggle to hold their ground in these events. Xavier would not back down along with Matilda to see the destruction of AG-Systems. But as the next year progressed, it would appear that an unsuspecting team would reappear to get in the way, not in support for any side of the fight, only to prove who is the strongest/aggressive team in the league. What would also upset them was the similarity of the rogue team's craft design. This rogue team only had one experimental craft all this time, only now they had somehow manufactured a number of them for the mid FX500 league and will attack every team including Triakis. Triakis, along with Xavier, would set aside their differences with AG-Systems, only to now fight a new rival on the block in 2218, Tigron Enterprises. AG-Systems on the other hand, would do the same.

Overall in his 20 years of racing in multiple leagues. Xavier has earned over 30 medals and counting. (18G/10S/5B) And there won't be a sign of this Veteran leaving the sport or team anytime soon.