Difference between revisions of "Hershel Black"

Not much is known about Hershel’s early life, but he used to love going to the [[Wikipedia:Cameron Park Zoo|Cameron Park Zoo]] with his mom and visiting all of the animals there.

=== In Special Forces ===

Hershel Black served for many years in the Special Forces. He participated in many missions during his service, including demolition jobs, extractions, and assassinations.{{book ref|lux|47}}

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Hershel once had an assignment where he and his squad had to go the Cameron Park Zoo, where all the animals had been horribly mutated by an Epic named [[Feral]]. Hershel and his men had to put them down, though it was difficult.{{book ref|lux|16}}

 

Thirteen years prior to the events at Lux, Hershel and his squad, named Delta Squad, were given an assignment in Siberia. They were tasked with stealthily approaching a Russian satellite and hacking it, and they were dropped off a long distance away from the target. On their second night, [[Calamity (Epic)|Calamity]], the bright red star in the sky, began glowing brighter than normal and pulsing. [[Steelheart (Epic)|Paul Jackson]], a young member of Delta Squadron, collapsed and began spasming and muttering to himself. He fell into a coma, leaving Hershel and the others unsure of what to do. Later that night Jackson awoke, and when Hershel asked him questions, he refused to answer. Jackson said he didn’t take orders from Hershel or anyone else, claiming that he was “free”. Hershel gave the order to attack the facility in the morning, disturbed by Jackson’s actions.{{book ref|lux|47}}