User:FightWithHonor/Ralph MacGregor

"Laddie, jest what de ye think yer doin'?"

- Ralph MacGregor

was a retired UNSC military veteran and near-legendary figure during the events of New Harmony Outbreak. He spent most of his adult life in the armed forces, retiring only when his health began to decline.

Early Life
"Me? I wasn't born, I fought me way out of me mother's womb. I dare say there's a fundamental difference between the two, lad."

- Ralph MacGregor

MacGregor was born to parents of Canadian-Scottish ancestry on New Harmony on June 12, 2473. His father was a Warrant Officer in the planet's air cavalry detachment, however, for much of Ralph's life he was a distant figure, frequently deployed and seldomn. His father's premature death in a tiltrotor crash when Ralph was in his late teens left Ralph with feelings of loss and disappointment, and, in an odd mix of spite and morning, he enlisted in the UNSC Army.

Military Service
"All right then, guts in, chests out, chins up. You're soldiers now, ye might as well bloody act like you've got a pair!"

- Ralph MacGregor

Initially assigned to the Royal Monastir Dragoons, the young MacGregor quickly took to military life. Disciplined, responsible, but thoroughly colorful, MacGregor worked his way up through the ranks, eventually going on to serve as The Pastor Rifles's Regimental Sergeant Major for several years.

MacGregor proved to be one of the finest RSM's in the Regiment's long and distinguished history. Loud, aggressive, and hard-working, MacGregor worked to transform the Pastor Rifles from a backwater home guard outfit into a well-trained, battle-ready fighting force. MacGregor succeeded.

Retirement
"Retirement? Who the hell said I was bloody retired! I ahm not retired, thankee very much."

- Ralph MacGregor

After a seven-year tenure as the Pastor Rifle's RSM, Macgregor was eventually forced into retirement by severe heart problems. However, despite his loss of active military status, MacGregor remained closely connected with the armed forces, playing an active role in New Harmony's reserve contigent.

And even in old age, he remained as crusty as ever, downing large shots of Scotch and regaling any who would listen with his elaborate and entertaining, but often completely fabricated, "war stories."

Personality and Traits
MacGregor's Scottish-Canadian family and heritage is the source of his trademark, indeed almost stereotypically heavy Scottish accent and syntax. However, such an eccentricity made MacGregor's strident Sergeant Major persona all the more effective, and even in civilian life, he retained his distinctive speech mannerisms.