Luke Gibson

Overview
Lucas "Luke" Gibson is a Maranian freelancer and mercenary. He notably founded The Aries, a freelance mercenary group active in the Milky Way. originally a high ranking XO in the Maranian Navy, he later defected and migrated to Terra, where he was a former U.S.S. Shock Troop Corps member and fought in the Sol Rebellions, before defecting to the Confederated States of Alpha Centauri as an intelligence officer, which he left later to pursue his own interests.

Maranian Federation
Luke (Born Malix Tarkon) was born on Gallasos, a planet under control of the Maranian Federation, roughly 90 years ago. He enlisted into the Federal Navy and eventually made it to the rank of Nu-Fragto, becoming the second in command of the Maranian Navy's MFN Ballor. As a member of the Maranian High Command, Gibson had insight into the actions of the Maranian government and its military. Initially Gibson deemed these actions necessary to provide stability and lasting peace. The discovery of the Maranian Federation's classified black-book operations, however, were unacceptable to Gibson. Luke spent the last months of his tenure as Nu-Fragto planning to defect from the Federation. Gibson initiated a mutiny on the MFN Ballor, which resulted in him being jailed by Maranian authorities. With the help of his compatriots, Gibson escaped the prison and once again initiated a mutiny on the MFN Ballor, which, at the time, was undergoing maintenance. Gibson made it to the Sol System, where the ship was forced to land due to a critical engine failure.

United Systems of Sol
He took residence on Terra and due to the almost identical biology of Maranians and Terrans, swiftly integrated into Terran society. He adopted the name Luke Gibson and began his new life, which saw him stumble into the criminal underworld. After multiple run-ins with law enforcement, which saw Gibson facing prison time, Gibson was offered to enlist into the Terran military's penal unit. He ended up in the U.S.S.'s penal corps, where he fought during the Sol Rebellions. He saw promotion to the rank of Colonel and was subsequently put in charge of leading the 7th Shock Regiment, known as the Magnificent 7th. Once again disgusted by the behind-the-scenes motives of the government, he started aiding the The Confederate States of Centauri. After being found out, Luke fled the Sol System with Cooper Reid, who provided a ship, the ISV Redemption, to escape. He founded the Aries when on the run from both the U.S.S. and the Confederate States of Centauri.