~ S U N N Y B R O O K E ~ C I T I Z E N ~
Gus Burkhart had it all after leaving high school (though he was a few years behind his peers). A cute girl on his arm, a can do attitude, and a GPA of a little less than 2.0. He never thought much of the college route, always figured he’d start up a family fresh out of the gates and maybe open a motorcycle shop. It was his dad’s idea that he join the armed forces but once he heard it his mind was pretty much set. He had a very hopeful, optimistic view of the world back then and thought serving his country would make it a better place. His time in the navy diminished that, not for the usual reasons but because his time was extremely uneventful. He never saw the slightest bit of combat and spent most of his days cleaning the ship. It was after he returned home that his world changed.
Before he was stationed, he proposed to his high school sweetheart. The thought of her waiting for him was the one thing that kept him going while he was away. She, however, had other things to pass the time, as he later found out. She had been sleeping around with what Gus considered a sub-human. A vampire.
When he noticed bite marks decorating her neck he confronted her. She admitted everything to him, and he was devastated. Instead of processing in a healthy way, he decided the only way to move forward was to get revenge. Augustine reported his fiance’s lover to the FBI and watched as he was detained and taken away forever.
The FBI was impressed with his vigilance along with his past in the armed forces, and offered him a job protecting Sunnybrooke’s borders. He took the position in the hope of a fresh start.
~ P E R S O N A L I T Y ~
Gus Burkhart is an aggressive, pessimistic, drunk who finds more comfort at the bottom of a bottle than he does from his friends or work. He is always punctual to his job as a guard for as much as despises what he has become. However, he hates the supernaturals more and takes great joy in keeping them locked in Sunnybrooke.
Gus is fiercely loyal to the job for its help in locking up the “subhuman” who stole his fiance. He takes particular joy in ruining the day of any vampires he interacts with. Humans, however, he can easily get along with. Once he forges a friendship with someone it’s difficult to break.
Though he never excelled in school, he is quite intelligent. The classroom environment was boring for him, but out in the field he applies his knowledge with ease.
