Origin

On Earth, Swine was a petty thief turned pig farmer until a third pandemic wiped out his pigs. Afterward, he applied to the corporation, Better-World, which was looking for people with agriculture experience to send to planet, Exodus, to help in the effort to terraform it. He was hired as a warden of wild pigs and boars, which he would control with a special helmet.

Creation

Swine first appears in a short story by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok in the anthology one-shot Ghost Machine #1

Major Story Arcs

Exodus

Exodus was colonized in 2159, but the terraforming engine only lasted 11 years. The wealthy elite were evacuated from the planet first with the company, Better-World, promising to return for the workers, but it has been 2 years and most of them have lost faith, including Swine. Instead, he was making peace with living on the planet with his drift of wild pigs.

Unfortunately, he was hunted down by Ursaw, a denizen of Exodus who had killed and stolen the bear warden's helmet. He killed Swine and stole his tech for his own loyalists.

Character Profile

• Height: 5'8"
• Weight: 225 lbs
• Eyes: Green
• Hair: Red
• Age: 35 (at the beginning of Rook: Exodus)
• Occupation: Warden of Sus Scrofa

Powers and Abilities

Neural Network Helmet: As a Warden, Swine was given a special helmet that allowed him to control a particular group of animals to help terraform the planet of Exodus. In his case, it was hogs.

• Communication: They come equipped with two-way communicators to other Wardens
• Instinct Influence: The neural connection is two-way, and the animals can sometimes influence their own instincts on to their wardens. The scientists who developed the tech believed that the animals would be too weak minded to have a significant affect on humans.