Sir Percival Forbes-Smyth

Flight Lieutenant Sir Percival Forbes-Smyth is a British subject serving the the Royal Air Force who encounters Captain Mari Solinski and Captain Zandra Niko at Heathrow Airport in London, England, The United Kingdom. He is a decorated war hero who served with distinction in Afghanistan and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroic acts there. In 2009 he attended a NATO conference in Paris, France where he served on the British delegation. Later that month he was assigned to the newly formed LION SQUAD, a joint team between the United States and the United Kingdom, by then British Prime Minster Gordon Brown.

Background
Sir Percival Forbes-Smyth, known as Percy or Sir Percy, was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire on May 16, 1984 to Sir Lord Brigadier Randolph Forbes-Smyth and Lady Rawina Doddridge Forbes-Smyth (nee Doddridge) into a long family of British peerage. He attended prestigious British Public Schools eventually attending Eton and Oxford University.

Sir Randolph was a high ranking officer in the British Army who raised his son to aspire to duty but who also shielded him from the trappings of interpersonal relationships. This resulted in the younger Forbes-Smyth being slightly arrogant and even uncouth. This led to his extreme loneliness which resulted in him burying himself in his aviation related hobbies. This prompted Percival to follow a path into the Royal Air Force instead of the Royal Army, a move that estranged him from his father. Still, Percival, attained a commission and was sent to Afghanistan where he served with distinction.

Despite attaining a Knighthood and being of considerably good breeding, his coarse attitudes and arrogant behaviors usually drove many people away. In 2009, he was assigned to the NATO Space Defense Conference, likely as a way to distance for his commander to distance himself from Forbes-Smyth. There he encountered Major General Kawallis, Capt. Mari Solinski and Zandra Niko. The later two he instantly offended mistaking them for stewardesses and demanding they load his luggage.

Probably as another attempt to rid themselves of Forbes-Smyth's presence, he was attached to LION SQUAD by Prime Minister Gordon Brown meaning that he would be permanently stationed at Seeligson A.F.B near Premont, Texas for the foreseeable future.

Attachment to Lion Squad and Command of Wrangler Squadron
In mid-2009, President Barrack Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown signed an accord forming Lion Squad, a joint US/UK task force designed to deal with extraterrestrial threats and monitor (an mitigate) the activities of the terrorist group ORGANIZATION ORKO. One of the first actions was to create an officer exchange program between the two nations. Flight Lieutenant Forbes-Smyth was selected, seemingly by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and high ranking officials of the Royal Air Force. Forbes-Smyth accompanied Major General Kawallis, Capt Mari Solisnki and Captain Zandra Niko back to the Seeligson A. F. B. where he awaited his placement as Major General Kawallis' Executive Officer.

Forbes-Smyth, initially, dismissed his appointment as an attempt to be further distanced from his commander in the RAF and, initially, intended to "brush off" Major General Kawallis which would likely result in Kawallis requesting Forbes-Smyth be returned to the UK. However, Major General Kawallis informed Forbes-Smyth that he intended to appoint him to operational commander of Wrangler Squadron. Furthermore, Major General Kawallis indicated he intended Forbes'-Smyth to be a "flying commander," taking the lead in air operations.

Forbes-Smyth initially questioned this, however, Major General Kawallis seemed to be a kindred spirt who told Forbes-Smyth that when he was a young pilot, he was nearly grounded by the US Air Force when an accident injured his eyes. Kawallis said that a commanding General had taken him into his program to "help him [Kawallis] back into the air. Forbes-Smyth took this to heart and agreed to take command of Wrangler Squadron as well as remain Major General Kawallis' Executive Officer.

Personality
On the surface, Flight Lieutenant Percival Smyth appears arrogant and a bit of a "loud mouth." He is a person who enjoys jokes, even at the expense of his friends, and who is a person of constant "ribbing" and "agitating." Also, he has been classified by several of his past RAF commanders as "a difficult officer" who "while showing immense bravery and dedication to his fellows and his duties" will undermine the chain of command by "being a perpetual troublemaker." This, however, seems to be some sort of façade.