Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch was a Commander in the Red Wood Industries Navy. He served as the XO to Captain Steven Dawson aboard the RWI Prometheus, a prototype exploration ship and the flagship of the Joint Expedition Task Force, a coalition of RWI and its Allies, Crazy North Logistics and the Royal Coalition of Spatial Protection, to explore unknown space. Lynch was sent to the engine room of the Prometheus when the ship was attacked by a Remnant battleship at the start of the expedition, and somehow he disappeared off the ship. Dawson confirmed to Admiral Jack Roberts, head of the expedition, that Lynch was not listed on the casualty reports, nor could he be found anywhere on the Prometheus.

In the chaos following the battle, Lynch had slipped away with a small group of crew members and deserted from the JETF, escaping to the planet’s surface and using a Vulture-class Attack Helicopter and an armored ground vehicle called the Tempest to travel around the planet. Eventually, Lynch and his crew found Commander Craz, who had been sent by Admiral Roberts to locate CNL’s landing site and join forces with them. Lynch informed him of his opinion on the failure of the JETF forces and how he believed it was “every man from himself”. Lynch took Craz hostage and the team retreated to the Tempest. However, the rover came under attack by a CNL strike team led by Colonel Jorgen Larson, leader of the CNL division of the JETF. They disabled the Tempest but Lynch was able to escape aboard a Vulture to avoid capture.

Some time later, Lynch and another defector hid at the base of an ancient spire, while they observed forces of the RWI Olympus, a new helicarrier sent as part of a task force to reinforce the remaining JETF forces, attack a Remnant carrier. Soon afterward, Lynch commanded a large squadron of Remnant fighters launched from a water-based aircraft carrier, which was also destroyed by the Olympus. However, Captain Jonathan Hunter of the Olympus was able to scan Lynch aboard the carrier, confirming to RWI that Lynch was working with the Remnant, but Lynch escaped again before its destruction. Later, Lynch met with Archon, the shadowy leader of the Remnant, and discussed attacking the JETF again. Lynch proposed the use of the rogue Project X-12 Drones, to which he had the command codes due to his position aboard the Prometheus. Lynch sent a massive attack wave of drones to the ancient city where the JETF had set up their base, causing massive damage to both the city and the Olympus.