Cole Hickson

Cole Hickson is a terran outlaw of 31 years of age. He is bald, 6'2" tall and weighs 215 pounds. He is scarred to the point of being difficult to recognize; he is missing his left ear and scar tissue overlaps his left eye. He got the scars because he didn't "duck when the shrap's flying."

Hickson bears "dark" secrets which could endanger his teammates.

Hickson claims to have been on death row. However, his infraction was classified along with his infantry designation and specialization. He has demonstrated skills as a sniper and holds a command role in the War Pigs.

Biography
Cole Hickson was a prisoner, serving time on death row, when he was recruited into the War Pigs, a program for using non-resocialized prisoners as "throw-away" troops.

By 2500 he suffered an injury from shrapnel. He was recovering in a hospital while the rest of the squad participated in the Battle of Atticus Minor.

The mission failed and the team was "burned" by their handler, Tamsen Cauley. Team member Brock Valevoss personally confronted Cauley while the rest of the team went to see a recuperating Hickson. The group became suspicious of Valevoss, especially when he hired them for a mission at Tyrador VIII. Hickson suggested they use extra precautions. While the group pretended that Hickson had suffered complications and couldn't come, he was picking a sniper position. The War Pigs were attacked by Cerberus Program troops, but Hickson's sniping played a significant role in War Pigs' escape. The group agreed to scatter and not contact each other.

The New War Pigs
In 2502, Tamsen Cauley met Hickson, who was incarcerated at the New Folsom Prison. He offered him his freedom (and removal of his crime record) if he would reunite the War Pigs for a job&mdash;the assassination of Jim Raynor. Hickson recruited Turfa Dei for the job.