Ryan

Ryan is the protagonist of the story. A battle-hardened and fanatically driven captain of the Remnant Army, he is an eight-year veteran of countless battles with the qrell. While a fearless and skilled fighter, he is almost undone by his attachment to his friends, in particular Lance, who he cannot bring himself to shoot after being infected by a qrell parasite. After Colorado Pass was annihilated by qrell saboteurs in league with the traitorous General Ripper, Ryan set out to warn the Capital City of Ripper's betrayal before it was overrun by the qrell army. Ryan wears a helmet with a reinforced golden visor, which saved his life after he was shot in the head by Lance at the battle of Colorado Pass. His primary weapons are a massive, six-shot revolver, a small quickdraw pistol, and a repeater cannon which he picked up at the ruins of Dr. Renquist's convoy. He is an old friend of Colonel Anderson.

Trivia

 * Ryan has got shot so many times in Scorched Earth, it maybe true that he is part Qrell, but he can control it.