Sigourney Holland Ballantine
Age: 19.
Birthday: June 13th.
Birth date: MC 0056, Mid-Childan time.
Hair color: Silver.
Eye color: Reported to be brown- they are usually hidden behind a pair of glasses.
Height: 169 cm.
Weight: 70 kg.
General Appearance:
Position/Rank in TSAB: Formerly a First Lieutenant, now none.
Affiliation: Formerly Time and Space Administration Bureau; now Dr. Jail Scaglietti, Numbers, "Dark" V and other defectors.
Magic Type: Mid-Childan.
Magic Symbol: Circle.
Magic Color: Vermillion.
Magic Element: None.
Device name: Feste.
Device type: Intelligent Device.
Device Appearance: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal P90.
Partner: Generally none- paired with Theodore Stoff or any of the Numbers on occasion, but usually carries out his operations solo.
Biography:
--An Idealist--
Born in the town of Junks (pronounced Yuunks) in Mid-Childa and raised there for a good portion of his life, Sigourney never really was one to interact with others. His general solo “loner” personality made him stand out amongst others, along with his almost perpetual and sometimes unnerving silent demeanor.
From an early age, he became a member of the Bureau despite pleas from his mother and father- the last thing Sigourney ever recalls saying to them was that it would be “alright”. During his training, the boy showed a keen proficiency in wielding firearms, but lacked skill to wield dual weapons. Over the course of his studies he used a variety of firearms ranging from single pistols to sniper rifles, and found a liking in the assault rifle range.
It was at this that he was granted with a device resembling a P90, which Sigourney named “Feste”. Finding the weapon to be sufficient, he took the device under his wing.
Despite his mute attitude, Sigourney was a strong idealist- he looked upon the worlds as a whole being wrought by needless war and suffering, an ideal advanced for his young age, and in the back of his mind he thought that something had to be done.
That “something” came when he was only twelve, when he heard of a man who called himself the “Doctor”, otherwise known as Jail Scaglietti. The man considered himself a kind of revolutionary, and this was what interested the young gunman.
Secretly studying about the man (who he later saw was a nemesis of the Bureau and also a studier of Relics, which the Bureau sought to steal away from him), he learned that he wished to form a new world order through whatever means possible. He also learned of the Sentoukijin project.
Realizing that the pair’s ideals matched, he concocted a simple plan. Two years later, not long before he was due to be promoted upwards from his current rank of First Lieutenant, he sent a message to the Doctor via unknown means and defected in secrecy to him and his forces soon after.
--Current Standing--
Sigourney’s defection to Scaglietti’s side was looked upon with mistrust and scrutiny by some of the Doctor’s closest companions- indeed, many of the Numbers back then didn’t even think of conversing with him, let alone trusting the man. The gun user was unperturbed by this display, however.
He also discovered that he wasn’t the only one to defect, as he found out when he introduced himself to one Theodore Stoff, a Belkan warrior. The same was with Edgar Ede, an elderly figure who was a close combatant, and a butler and confidante of sorts to V, a masked man towards whom Sigourney has a high level of respect.
Surprisingly, he is rather willing to converse with the Doctor, mainly for the aforementioned fact that their ideals are similar- Jail has called him “quite the revolutionary fellow”.
Many held his supposed firearm prowess in doubt- in the space of five years, however, Sigourney proved his worth time and time again on his tasks set, primarily missions to collect Relics, mixed in with some others. It was during said operations that the Numbers discovered why his silent side was important to him- it allowed him to undertake his duties with little if any interference. This trait of his has garnered respect even from the senior Numbers, despite them seeing more combat than he has- many of the younger ones still view him with doubt in spite of this.
His quiet loyalty is so strong that rumors have circulated stating that the Doctor believes him to be a “right hand man” of sorts. This position has provoked envy from some, most notably Uno, who has stayed at the Doctor’s side far longer than Ballantine has- not one to make prideful remarks, however, he denies these claims in his own fashion, stating that he is simply following what his ideals tell him to follow.
Over the course of five years, killing has become commonplace to the soldier- he is not afraid to kill to achieve his goals and the goals of whom he fights with, and has done so in the past. It is this combined with his silence that forms him into something of a “chilling” character of sorts.
Feste:
Feste is Sigourney’s Intelligent Device, and what he calls the “only remnant of my old self left”- indeed Feste has been with him ever since he was still in the Bureau many years back.
He takes the form of a Fabrique Nationale de Herstal P90. He cannot change form, but Sigourney minds not. The device is also ammo-fed, bearing a similarity to Cross Mirage.
Feste has a very high level of sentience, so much so that many have purportedly said that Sigourney’s weapon does the talking for him. Being named after the jester from the Shakespearian play “Twelfth Night”, his attitude matches his name- he is a jokester, something of a free spirit, and a quick wit.
He speaks in a well educated yet laid back manner, similar to, indeed, the mannerisms of a jester. He addresses Sigourney, oddly, as “Duke”.