Naco Topha

Biography
Naco Topha is a Rhuutian Kig-Yar pirate leader and veteran of the Human-Covenant War, though he only ever participated in three major battles before deserting the Covenant and taking several dozen followers with him. Despite this, Naco had a achieved the rank of Major prior to desertion in 2536. His reasons for leaving are questionable at best, notably his belief that he was underpaid for helping commit genocide for a cause he never believed in from the start. Naco spent the next twenty-three years returning to his roots as a Kig-Yar, conducting raids for money and technology on Humans, Covenant, and Forerunners alike.

When the Flood was released from the Halo Installations in 2552-53, Naco led his crew to safety away from the growing infection, narrowly escaping a spreading flood infestation on his ship by ejecting an entire segment of his vessel. This resulted in the death of around one-hundred Kig-Yar and Yanme'e, however, he'd saved the rest of the ship and a thousand more lives.

Even as the Human-Covenant War was drawing to an end, the Covenant never failed to send kill squads after the traitor Naco. His most notable encounter was defeating an enraged Jiralhanae through the use of crafty techniques that used his opponents' non-thinking bloodlust to his advantage.

In 2559, he and his crew made voyage to Delta Forti space after the UNSC were crippled by a Created assault on the system's defenses. He conducted a raid on a Forerunner structure on the planet Bellaphron, and led a hundred of his best fighters and crew against the defending Prometheans, even defeating a Warden Eternal body with the help of his most trusted Lieutenant.

Personality
Despite his history of war and bloodshed, the almost elderly Kig-Yar is rather Jovial and Carefree on the outside. However, he has a reputation for being among the most cunning and devious Rhuutian in the galaxy. Naco is known to be brutal but fair to his men, often rewarding a successful raid with a feast for his men."'Where's yer sense of sport, young'un? The human's have nothin to offer that we ain't already got. Having forerunner things'll give us the edge later on.' - Naco Topha"

Equipment
While his standard loadout consists of a Type-50 Particle Beam Rifle, Type-25 Plasma Pistol, and Plasma Grenades, Naco has a knack for using an expansive arsenal depending on the situation. He is proficient with anything from hard light shields and dual wrist gauntlets typically reserved for T'vaoans, to the Fuel Rod Cannon or his crew's signature Energy Cutlass. Naco has also been known to make use of the environment as a weapon, if given the opportunity.

Trivia

 * Naco carries a certain prejudice for the Ibie-Shan subspecies of Kig-Yar, and does not employ them on his ship.
 * He is modeled after an older Kig-Yar character that predates the original Halo Universe RP and who was discontinued before he could be submitted to the community.