Dimitri Johnson

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Dimitri Johnson was born on Earth in the small town of Geoffrey, Antarctica on September 9th, 2445 to Nodian War heroes Natasha Khev and Fen Johnson. When his mother died at age 2, presumably of radiation sickness, he was raised by his father and an IPL6 program designed before the war. At age 18 he signed up for the U.R.E. Marines, recieving exemplary marks in command and marksmanship training. On a mission to board a Tefreki dreadnaught, Dimitri was forced to replace the demolitions expert due to casualties. He found he enjoyed the work, and respecialized from sniper to demolitions shortly before being assigned to New Moscow. Two weeks after assignment to New Moscow as a second lieutenant, he discovered that his command chain had fallen to Tefreki mind control, resulting in numerous casualties. After most were killed in a barfight, Dimitri took command of the outpost, turning back the Tefreki onslaught with guerilla strikes at enemy weak points and psychological warfare. It was only a temporary measure, however, and the Tefreki returned in force. Surrounded on all sides, Dimitri decided to evacuate New Moscow despite orders to hold the line. With the help of UREIA agent Adam Laskowski, Dimitri began artillery bombardment of Tefreki camps while the shuttles entered orbit. Despite orders from higher in the command chain, General Lucas Hathaway deployed a rescue fleet to pick them up. Dimitri was widely regarded as the hero of New Moscow for saving thousands of lives.

After New Moscow, Dimitri was promoted to Major, and given command of a team of Marine Special Forces, who were deployed on a classified assignment during the Battle of Teleev, which ended in the complete destruction of the system.

When the IPA was formed, Dimitri was one of many military officers from their governments to transfer their service to the Peacekeepers, and was given the rank of Colonel. He spent nine years on New Geneva training fresh Peacekeeper recruits on how to handle unexpected situations. In 2479, a Teleevian terrorist faction known as the Avengers of Teleev arose, blaming the U.R.E. and Tefreki for the destruction of their world. As one of the most seasoned Peacekeeper officers not already on a critical assignment, Dimitri was asked to form an elite anti-terrorist unit to counter the threat. As commander of Special Forces Team 3, he prevented an attempt to crash a stolen Deronian Ark Ship into New Geneva's Alliance District, the IPA's administrative core.