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Barret Wallace Age: 35 Date of Birth: December 15 Birthplace: Corel Village Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 6'4 Blood type: O Weapon: Gun-Arm Job: Leader of AVALANCHE Barret is the 35-year-old leader of the rebel team known as AVALANCHE. He leads the team in the quest to stop Shinra’s Mako reactors and save the life of the planet. Although he is truly devoted to the team, Barret often regrets having to leave his young daughter, Marlene, alone or in the care of others. Barret’s motives are unclear, but most believe that Shinra was somehow responsible for the death of his wife. Although he may not look it, Barret is one of the most versatile characters in the game. Unlike most he has weapons for close and long range combat, which enables him to perform well on either rank. You’ll want him on the back range most of the time so he will cause maximum damage will taking minimum in return. Avoid loading Barret down with materia as this will lower his HP and strength. You may want to use him as a damage magnet later, and if so he'll need to be as strong as possible. Head of the underground resistance movement, AVALANCHE, Barret is fighting the mega-conglomerate Shinra, Inc. which has monopolized Mako energy by building special reactors to suck it out of the planet. Barret depends on brute strength and his "Gun-arm" to see him through. His wife died in an accident several years ago, and he now lives with his daughter Marlene. Barret's hometown is in North Corel, a coal mining town that was destroyed by Shinra after the town had already let them in. This was the beginning of Barret's hatred towards Shinra and to the creation of the rebel group AVALANCHE. In North Corel, everybody calls him a traitor because he and his friend, Dyne, was out during the time of the town's destruction. Everybody in his family is dead with the exception of Marlene, his daughter. It's not until Barret proves himself to be a hero is when the townspeople of the now ruined North Corel gives him the respect he had wanted a long time ago. During North Corel's destruction, Barret lost the use of his left arm and replaced it with the gun arm you see now through surgery. The only other person with a gun arm is his long time friend Dyne whom he thought died during North Corel's incident.... Barret explains to Dyne that when he returned to North Corel after the Shin-ra attack that he found Marlene and took care of her. Also note that Barret's wife, Myra, was also killed in the attack along with Eleanor and the rest of Barret's family. According to Barret, North Corel was attacked four years ago, and according to Dyne, Marline is now four years old. That would make Marline less than a year old when the attack happened. Personality: Barret is upbeat guy with his own language it seems, not hestitating to speak his mind. He treats the members of AVALANCHE like family and tries only for the best for them but doesn't like to show his feelings in fear of being pushed around himself. He cares most for his daughter and would most certainly give his life for if needed and when Aeris gives herself up for Marlene's safetly he shows his gratitude by risking his own to save her himself with Cloud and the others.