Sergeant Preston Riveras was an experienced Gear soldier in the COG army, fighting in the seventeen year-long Locust War since the first day. He would serve for most of the conflict as the leader of Bravo-Two, becoming a capable leader in spite of the many hardships he and his soldiers faced. Having joined the military shortly before E-Day, he would see his first combat against Locust rather than the UIR and participated in dozens of engagements over the years. Preston rose through the ranks and became a Sergeant after a almost a decade, leading his own squad against the Locust and gaining a great deal of respect from his fellow Gears. Following the sinking of Jacinto, Preston led a small contingent of Gears away from what remained of the COG and attempted to start a new settlement away fr