Marty Aston

Biography
Martin (Marty) Aston was the only son of Ian and Deborah Aston. An unremarkable childhood led to a life of petty crime when Aston fell in with a pirate gang.

Filled with ambitions of becoming a pirate lord himself, Aston travelled to Pegasi space. He managed to enlist with the Kumo crew, only to be kicked out again after committing a string of blunders. One short-lived job led to another until, in 3292, Aston found work as a security guard at the offices of J G Industries in New York City on Earth, Sol. It was here that Aston's luck finally changed for the better. Over the next six years his performance was good enough to improve his reputation within the company, leading to a couple of promotions. In 3298, Aston landed the job of personal bodyguard to Gayle Graham, wife of the company CEO, John Graham. Whilst relatively trouble-free, Aston's role brought him into contact with several influential industry tycoons. One of these was Elian Thiessen, eldest son of business magnate Darcy Thiessen. The Thiessen's success was partly thanks to connections with certain figures in the bubble's underworld, and Aston's old ambitions of becoming a criminal mastermind were rekindled.

In 3301, Aston was ordered to protect his employer's son, John Graham junior, from a potential murder attempt by one of his former lovers. Aston completely failed in this mission when, in July 3301, John Graham junior was stabbed to death on his ocean skimmer. Fearing the ultimate punishment from his employer, Aston fled from Sol. He had, however, managed to obtain proof of the identity of John Graham junior's murderer, in the form of a holo-recording. A series of freelance jobs took him to Bactrimpox, where he was reacquainted with Elian Thiessen. By this time Thiessen was settled in the Bactrimpox system running the 'special projects' side of his father's new business venture, Elite And Real. After selling the holo-recording to Thiessen, Aston then moved to Pegasi space, where he managed to enlist with the security company Black Omega. Here he turned his thoughts back towards carving out a reputation for himself as a ruthless gangster, though in truth his new employers regarded him with total disdain.

In November 3302 Aston's luck appeared to briefly improve once more, when his minion reportedly succeeded in assassinating the leader of a rival faction. But Aston's new-found notoriety was short-lived. On 18 November 3302, within days of celebrating his arrival on the big time with Black Omega, Aston was killed when the taxi hauler on which he was riding fell victim to a pirate attack in the Supera system.

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