New First to Fight character details and screenshots!

Meet the Marines in
Close Combat: First to Fight

Most of
the Marine characters in the upcoming military first-person shooter, Close
Combat®: First to Fight(tm), are actually active-duty United States Marines,
rather than fictional characters. Most of these Marines are currently serving,
or have just returned from their second combat tour in Iraq.

Players
are assigned three Marines to fill their four-man fire team at the beginning of
each mission. Approximately 15 of the 20 possible unique fire team members in
First to Fight are actual active-duty U.S. Marines.

NAME: Rudy M.
Lacroix

RANK: Staff
Sergeant

UNIT: 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marines

AGE:
32

HOME
TOWN: Detroit, MI

NICKNAME:
Blackfoot

WHY
HE BECAME A MARINE:
“To serve my country. Family tradition.”

WHY
HE’S PROUD TO BE A MARINE:
“Because the Marine Corps makes you a better person, and we are all brothers
regardless of rank.”

HAT
IT’S LIKE TO BE A MARINE:
“There are no words to describe what another Marine will do for his brother in a
time of need or in combat.”

HOBBIES: Fishing,
surfing, snowboarding, softball.

FAVORITE QUOTE:
“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.
(John F. Kennedy)”

NAME: Michael
Vaz

RANK: Sergeant

UNIT: 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marines. India Company.

AGE:
27

HOME
TOWN: Berrien
Springs, MI

NICKNAME: Big
Mike

WHY
HE BECAME A MARINE:
“I wanted to challenge myself mentally and physically and I wanted to see the
world.”

WHY
HE’S PROUD TO BE A MARINE:
“1. The honor of being a Marine. 2. Being able to carry on the tradition that
was set by my predecessors. 3. Knowing that I have made a difference in the
world.”

WHAT
IT’S LIKE TO BE A MARINE:
“Knowing that once you are on the battlefield, nothing else matters except for
covering the man on the left and right of you.”

HOBBIES:
Snowboarding, golfing, working out.

FAVORITE QUOTE:
“Most people go through life wondering if they’ve made a difference. Marines
don’t have that problem.” (Ronald Reagan)

NAME: Eddie
Garcia II

RANK: Corporal

UNIT: 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marines. Bloody “G”eorge Company.

AGE:
27

HOME
TOWN: Bronx, NY

NICKNAME: Prime

WHY
HE BECAME A MARINE:
“My family has served in the Marine Corps during every war since the Korean War.
I grew up reading about the honor of knights, noblemen, and samurai and I wanted
to be part of the modern-day equivalent.”

WHY
HE’S PROUD TO BE A MARINE:
“1. The Marine Corps discipline. 2. The importance of being part of the history
and tradition of the Marine Corps. 3. Marines are at the tip of the spear.”

WHAT
IT’S LIKE TO BE A MARINE:
“Our friendships are born
through hardship and shared experience. We are men united in our love for the
Marine Corps and all its traditions.”

HOBBIES: Reading,
video games, working on my home, movies.

FAVORITE QUOTE:
“Semel Insanivimus Omnis — We have all been mad once."

NAME: Trustun
Connor

RANK: First
Lieutenant

UNIT: 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marines

AGE:
29

HOME
TOWN: Sheridan,
WY

NICKNAME: T-Bird

WHY
HE BECAME A MARINE: 
“Honor. Courage.
Commitment.”

WHY
HE’S PROUD TO BE A MARINE:
“No better friend. No worse
enemy.”

FAVORITE QUOTE:
“War is Hell.”

NAME: Hector
Arellano

RANK: Staff
Sergeant

UNIT: 3rd AABN,
1st Marines

AGE:
31

HOME
TOWN: Los Angeles

NICKNAME:
Casanova

WHY
HE BECAME A MARINE:
“To serve my country, and to leave the mean streets of Los Angeles.”

WHY
HE’S PROUD TO BE A MARINE:
“1. Being able to
protect my country. 2. First in my family to serve in the military. 3. Proud to
be at my buddy’s side in combat.”

WHAT
IT’S LIKE TO BE A MARINE:
“Marines have a deep respect and love for one another.”

HOBBIES: Pitbull
breeding and lots of sports.

FAVORITE QUOTE:
“An eye for an eye.”