Aal Cistler

Aal Cistler is the "playboy" son of Terran Dominion Treasury Ministry leader Aldeo Cistler, a personal friend of Arcturus Mengsk.

At age twenty-four, he was considered very intelligent, and had three black belts in different martial arts traditions. His martial arts prowess enabled him to defeat even combat training robots. His psionic abilities (PI 4.5) enabled him to read his opponents' body language very well, an asset in hand-to-hand combat.

He sometimes used drugs, such as hab, and claimed he knew people on a senator's staff who could provide him with drugs.

Biography
At age 24, Aldeo Cistler was dissatisfied with his son's lot in life, due to him constantly getting in trouble. He had him sent to the to "make a man out of him", ignoring the rule that he needed a PI of at least 5 in order to be considered (his PI was only 4.5).

Director Kevin Bick and Superintendent Sarco Angelini were both upset but resolved to make the best of the situation. They would assign him to Gabriel Tosh's under-strength Team Blue for training and hoped he would make a mistake and be washed out.

Preceptor Lagdamen introduced Cistler to Tosh, pointing out his background, lack of commitment and low psionic index. Cistler brushed off Tosh's greeting and immediately went looking for romantic conquests.

In his first training mission, he and the rest of Team Blue had to negotiate a darkened maze. The team were supposed to create a mental map so they could support each other and reach the objective. Cistler either wouldn't or couldn't contribute to the map; while he was skilled enough at martial arts to disable combat training robots, he received a test rating of only 20%.

In Sergeant Hartley's martial arts class, Cistler impressed him with his endurance. He and Tosh (another high scorer) sparred for a minute, with Cistler coming out ahead. However, Hartley beat him to the ground and then demanded he follow instructions to get back up.

Making Enemies
At the lunchroom, Aal Cistler met Kath Toom and Gabriel Tosh. He immediately began to hit on the former, but she coolly rebuffed his efforts, pointing out that, as the daughter of a vice president of the Kal-Bryant Mining Conglomerate, she wasn't impressed by him. She went on to mock him, saying he wouldn't last at the Academy, and even if he did he would undergo a memory wipe. After she left, Tosh criticized him on "carrying his daddy's luggage" and told him that all students get wiped. Cistler stormed out.