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Aaron is superb at pretending. He pretends to stick to the law, even though he really doesn't. He pretends to be a good-natured soldier but he's not. He's everything but good-natured. While he isn't necessarily evil he loves to take advantage of others, their needs, their problems... whatever he can get his hands on. He's cunning and manipulative and uses his rank and job for his own good. He might pretend to protect you but in reality, he's using you to up his bank account. He always had bully tendencies during his school years and it continued on during his time in the army.

He is more on the reckless and stubborn side, doesn't really care what others tell him regardless of rank, will do what he thinks is the best and he doesn't like to wait for orders/instructions. His overall attitude is not the best as you can see. He is likely to be rude to most people and usually comes off as arrogant and can be rather harsh and blunt. He is easily angered and snaps quite fast if you push the right buttons.

If you get on his good side he can be quite noisy and loud. He is more than just confident, especially in his abilities, and therefore likes to boast quite a lot. If he is training someone he can be pushy and strict, making sure the person is progressing after each training session. As a trainer, he likes to push people to their limits to see how far they can actually go - even if it puts them into grave danger - (or just for his own amusement). Although it is really hard to impress him if someone does he/she will earn his respect.


Aaron was born to parents who couldn't care less about family. They were young and soon after he was born dropped him off at his grandfather's house where he would grow up until he was legally able to move out. He never really saw his parents. The only reason he knew their faces was through old pictures. They wouldn't bother to call and ask how he's doing, how he likes to go to school or how awful grandpa's food was. Every other birthday he would receive a half-assed birthday card which usually ended up in the trash. His grandfather was a retired soldier, still, quite fit for his age, and would always tell him stories about the battlefield.

Aaron had a fascination with war ever since he was little. His grandfather would take him to meetings with his friends, to their local boxing gym where he was a coach from time to time and as soon as he was old enough he was allowed to visit the shooting range. But as soon as he was old enough his grandfather seemed to change. He would start throwing all sorts of curse words at him, leave him without food, scream at him, and throw him out of the house for days. However, that was most likely Aaron's fault, to begin with. Starting middle school he got into fights, would be suspended for his behavior every now and then, bullied the weaker kids who couldn't or wouldn't stand up for themselves. He ended up having to transfer school 4 times. 2 times in Middle School and 2 in High School.

He barely managed to finish High School and almost dropped out on Military Recruit Information Day he had the urge to get through it so he could join the US Army as soon as he was out. And so he did.

But it turned out the military wasn't as great as his grandfather had told him. It was more or less hell. At the tender age of 19 he - for the first time - experienced what he had been doing to others. He was being bullied, forced to do things he didn't want to do, and beaten up if he didn't comply. Needless to say, his awful personality would turn even worse. He endured continuous bullying for years until he worked his way up to have some authority himself. At the age of 23, he joined the Special Forces. And soon after he was deployed to Syria. Sometime during his deployment, he was informed that his grandfather had passed away but he didn't care. He had learned to bribe his way through the army and locals alike. Out of all the Army schools, he had taken a liking to the Sniper school where he excelled. It was the only thing that would keep him calm and quiet, having to lay still, watching his target and waiting for the command to fire.

Two months into they were on patrol to check a route the medical team would be using a day later. It was there when he met Julia, a woman working for the Medical Corps within the US Army. He spotted her through his scope but it was enough to make his heart skip a beat. In the beginning, their relationship consisted of using each other for special benefits but after a while both developed real feelings for the other. Feelings Aaron didn't know he could feel. Julia was the only person who could keep his anger contained, calm him down, and keep him calm.

A couple of days before they were to leave for the US his night patrol truck was attacked. It wasn't bombed but they were shot at from all directions - Aaron wasn't present. He had stayed behind pretending to be sick. Why? Because he received quite a lot of money from a group of rebels to tell them the time and date of his fellow soldiers' patrol schedule. What he didn't know was that Julia was part of the patrol to be transported somewhere. As far as he knows no one survived and so he returned home alone. He didn't feel guilty about his fellow teammates... but he did feel guilty for the only woman he had grown to love.

Shortly after the outbreak occurred he was sent to Lethford City. Oh boy, what a great opportunity for him.