Major Thomas Bowden

Major Thomas Bowden (a.k.a. Major Tom)

Major Thomas Bowden was the commander of the US Marine Corps Lunar Garrison in the opening weeks of World War 3. Major Bowden was best known for organizing the defense of Tranquility Base against an assault from a PLA Marine Corps assault force three times the size of his own.
Before the Battle of Tranquility Base, Chinese Electronic Warfare systems jammed the Americans' communications and remote sensors, leaving them isolated and unaware of any developments outside of their colony. Major Bowden quickly readied his forces for an imminent attack. His motivational speech to the Lunar Garrison Marines was immortalized in a recording that was recovered from the wreckage decades later.

I won’t lie to you… we don’t know how many are coming. Intelligence says there are between 3 and 5 Companies of PLA Marines North of the Plinius Line, but when’s the last time those fucking pogues got anything right. With commo and drones jammed we’re flying blind BVR so if we had bayonet’s I’d tell you to fix ‘em. Fact of the matter is this is a fucked situation on a fucked corner of some godforsaken rock.

But you know what? This is our godforsaken rock. Has been since we planted our flag in 1969. And who does the government send when they want to hold some godforsaken rock? Fucking right. Godforsaken rocks are half of Marine Corps history: Parris Island, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo fucking Jima, The Frozen Chosin, and now the fucking Moon. When NASA sent the first American into space, you know who they chose? Fuck, no, it was Alan Shepard a nasty squid… no offense Doc. But Colonel John Glenn was the first one to complete the fucking mission and actually make orbit, so you know when you want it done right you send the Marines.

Now, here on the Moon they sent some Air Force and Navy pukes who planted a flag, took some pictures, walked around and called it secured. Well now we’re gonna show them how Marines secure a fucking Moon. We’re going to post up on every airlock and loading bay and give anyone who tries to come through a 6.5 millimeter reminder that you don’t fuck with the United States Marine Corps, oorah?

Though the Chinese forces were eventually able to seize Tranquility Base, Bowden's Marines were able to impart nearly 100% casualties on the attack force. Most of the Chinese casualties came during a successful counterattack organized by Bowden and a roughly platoon-sized group of survivors. Bowden was killed during this second wave of fighting.

Species

Human (Unaltered)

Ethnicity

Middle-American

Gender

Male

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Brown with prominent gray streaks on the side