Sergeant Heartman

"YOU MAGGOTS BETTER GET IN LINE RIGHT NOW!"

- Sergeant Heartman in "Drill Sergeant" mode.

Sergeant "Fredrick" Heartman is a drill sergeant and the former commander of Cal, Dave, Acheron and Shadowflare. He is often the Drill Sergeant in charge of new incoming recruits at Mann Co, leading to him having many encounters with the Knights, including Cal and Dave who were originally with his squad at 2_fort.

Appearance
Sergeant Heartman is a RED Soldier with the Gentle Manne's Service Medal, Sergeant's Drill Hat, the Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe, the Classified Coif and the Killer Kit. He occasionally wears two grenades on his belt, which he only dons in combat.

Personality
Sergeant Heartman's personality has often been described by mercenaries as a "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" situation. When Heartman is around close friends or family, he is often seen as a kind, friendly and even cheerful man.

When around his recruits, in what Heartman describes as "Drill Sarge mod", he becomes a angry, fierce and commanding drill sergeant.

His suddenly shifting personality often makes mercenaries like Acheron rather uncomfortable.

Biography
Little is known about Sergeant Heartman's younger life. He had originally been known in school as a rather shy child, with him aspiring to become a Drill Sergeant as it would be a good way for him to grow his assertiveness. However, he refuses to give up his kind shy side, which would later lead to his split personality in later life.

Brother Falling Out
Sergeant Heartman later recieved the offer to become a Sergeant alongside his brother. However, their brother Ford refused to join Mann Co, prefering to persue his interests in science. Both Flash and Sergeant Heartman argued with their brother, claiming he needed to join in order to keep their ill mother ok and their house.

In a fit of anger, Ford stormed out and did not return. He was later considered missing by Mann Co, but little did his brothers know, Mann Co had actually stationed him at a abandoned research facility on a small island far out to sea.

Sergeant Heartman later was assigned as the Drill Sergeant for several years. Sergeant Heartman was later the commanding sergeant in charge of CalTheSpy's squadren at 2_Fort. However, he was not present during the events of Claire's death as he was later stationed somewhere else during the final few days that lead up to her eventual death.

Ford's last appearance
To his suprise, Sergeant Heartman later met Ford one morning outside of his house. Ford said very little about where he had been or even what he was doing. He instead gave a rather ominous warning that he was being threatened by a series of mysterious entities and required Sergeant Heartman to hold on to a object for him.

The object later turned out to be Journal 1, which Ford later handed over to Cal after explaining that he had a plan to bring Ford back.