\ Character:Rafael Dixon http://unlimitedi.net/taxonomy/term/195/all en The New Initiative http://unlimitedi.net/node/3342 <p><p> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> <strong>The New Initiative</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> The Initiative was a secret US government organization that ran from the times of the Second World War to 2000, when the US government deemed it a failure and closed its operations. During the time preceding its closure, its biggest branch was located beneath the University of California campus in Sunnydale. Under the direction of Professor Margaret Walsh, military commandos captured and studied werewolves, demons, vampires and other supernatural creatures for the covert U.S. government operation.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> Less well known was the fact that said commandos were also part of The Initiative and Maggie Walsh experiment programs. Well fit and trained men and women to begin with, they were &lsquo;<em style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;">enhanced&rsquo;&nbsp;</em>in their strength and durability by the use of a combination of drugs and supernatural DNA.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> In 1999, after the &lsquo;Adam fiasco&rsquo;, the Initiative was put to shame because of its corruption and human experimentation, and was closed by the government.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> However, following the Initiative&#39;s closure, the Army maintained operations in hunting demons, incorporating many of the Initiative trained soldiers, including Riley Finn, Rafael Dixon and Evan Goodman. They hunted down demon nests in the United States, as well as foreign countries.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> In 2012, the Army reopened the Initiative, The New Initiative, with completely different goals. They no longer seek to control and exploit supernatural beings, but protect people from demons and prevent demon threats from spreading. &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;"> Again, most former-Initiative actives were transferred to this new organization and continued their career in its lines. At present, &nbsp;Lt. Colonel Rafael Dixon is in charge of the East Coast division.</p> </p> http://unlimitedi.net/node/3342#comments Author:Ana Character:Rafael Dixon Organization:The New Initiative Worldbuilding Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:19:19 +0000 Allyana 3342 at http://unlimitedi.net Rafael Dixon http://unlimitedi.net/node/3335 <p><p> &nbsp;</p> <p> <strong>Character Name:</strong>&nbsp; Rafael Dixon&nbsp;<img src="http://unlimitedi.net/sites/default/files/Rafael Dixon.jpg" style="float: right; width: 250px; height: 375px;" /><br /> <strong>Other</strong> <strong>Names</strong>:&nbsp;N/A<br /> <strong>Race</strong>:&nbsp;Human<br /> <strong>Sex</strong>:&nbsp;Male<br /> <strong>Birthdate</strong> / <strong>Location</strong>:&nbsp; November 7th, 1974 - Amherst Junction, Wisconsin.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Group</strong> <strong>Affiliation</strong>:&nbsp;U.S. Army &ndash; The New Initiative<br /> <strong>Position</strong>:&nbsp; Lt. Colonel, in charge of the East Coast division.</p> <p> <strong>Description</strong>:<br /> <em>Rafe Dixon is played by Dennis Haysbert.</em></p> <p> <em>Aesthetics and Dress~</em>&nbsp;Rafe is a tall (6&nbsp;.4&rsquo;&rsquo;), &nbsp;muscular Afroamerican man. &nbsp;He is seldom seen without his uniform, but when he does, he tends to dress insuits&nbsp;&nbsp;or jeans and T-shirts when at more informal situations.</p> <p> &nbsp;<em>Attitude~&nbsp;</em>He is intelligent, shows initiative and resourceful. He&rsquo;s deeply patriotic and committed to the Army and the purposes of the New Initiative. He&rsquo;s also very trustworthy and loyal to his friend, an aspect that has brought him conflicts time and again, when his loyalty to friends clashes with his obligations as soldier.</p> <p> <em>Lifestyle~&nbsp;</em>At the moment, Rafael Dixon is the Lt. Colonel in charge of the East Coast division of the New Initiative. He lives in N.Y., is married and has two kids.</p> <p> <strong>Background:</strong>Rafael Dixon was born and raised in Amherst Junction, a very small town lost in the middle of Wisconsin. His parents run the local drugstore. At the age of 18, fresh with a high school degree, Rafe left town and enlisted in the U.S. Army. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> Soon after finishing his training and studies at Fort Benning, Rafe was transferred to a secret military organization known as &lsquo;The Initiative&rsquo;, and started serving in the Sunnydale branch. As the majority of the Initiative actives, he posed as a University of California student while he performed his duties as a commando under Professor Maggie Walsh&rsquo;s orders.</p> <p> During his time at Sunnydale&rsquo;s facilities, Rafe made some life-long friendships including Riley Finn, Graham Miller and Susan Price, Forrest Gates and Evan Goodman. As the rest of the soldiers in the Initiative, he and his friends were unaware that Professor Walsh&rsquo;s subjects, enhancing their performance through drugs, human/demon experimentation and behavioral conditioning.&nbsp;</p> <p> In 1999, the Initiative was put to shame because of its corruption and human experimentation, and was closed by the government. During the process, many of Rafe&rsquo;s friends were killed or just disappeared.</p> <p> After that, Rafael Dixon joined another black ops Army unit and continued to fight demons wherever it was necessary. Some of his friends, the ones who had survived, also joined the unit.</p> <p> <img src="http://unlimitedi.net/sites/default/files/Rafael Dixon in uniform.jpg" style="float: left;" />Rafe continued to serve for many years, specializing in dealing with &lsquo;hostile subterrestrials&rsquo; as the Army called demons and other supernatural beings, and when in 2012, it was decided to reopen the Initiative (with a complete different purpose this time, Rafe &ndash; a captain by then &ndash; was transferred to it again.</p> <p> At the moment, Rafael Dixon is the Lt. Colonel in charge of the East Coast division of the New Initiative. He lives in N.Y., is married and has two kids.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> <strong>The New Initiative</strong></p> <p> The Initiative was a secret US government organization that ran from the times of the Second World War to 2000, when the US government deemed it a failure and closed its operations. During the time preceding its closure, its biggest branch was located beneath the University of California campus in Sunnydale. Under the direction of Professor Margaret Walsh, military commandos captured and studied werewolves, demons, vampires and other supernatural creatures for the covert U.S. government operation.</p> <p> Less well known was the fact that said commandos were also part of The Initiative and Maggie Walsh experiment programs. Well fit and trained men and women to begin with, they were &lsquo;<em>enhanced&rsquo;&nbsp;</em>in their strength and durability by the use of a combination of drugs and supernatural DNA.</p> <p> In 1999, after the &lsquo;Adam fiasco&rsquo;, the Initiative was put to shame because of its corruption and human experimentation, and was closed by the government.</p> <p> However, following the Initiative&#39;s closure, the Army maintained operations in hunting demons, incorporating many of the Initiative trained soldiers, including Rafe Dixon. They hunted down demon nests in the United States, as well as foreign countries.</p> <p> In 2012, the Army reopened the Initiative, The New Initiative, with completely different goals. They no longer seek to control and exploit supernatural beings, but protect people from demons and prevent demon threats from spreading. &nbsp;</p> <p> Again, most former-Initiative actives were transferred to this new organization and continued their career in its lines. At present, Rafe sports the Lt. Colonel rank and is in charge of the East Coast division of the New Initiative.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> </p><table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://unlimitedi.net/sites/default/files/Rafael Dixon.jpg">Rafael Dixon.jpg</a></td><td>25.67 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://unlimitedi.net/sites/default/files/Rafael Dixon in uniform.jpg">Rafael Dixon in uniform.jpg</a></td><td>10.78 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://unlimitedi.net/node/3335#comments NYBN: NPC Profiles Author:Ana Character:Rafael Dixon Organization:The New Initiative Worldbuilding Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:04:18 +0000 Allyana 3335 at http://unlimitedi.net