Lieutenant Yuri Koloff

Name Yuri Anton Koloff

Position Chief Intelligence Officer

Rank Lieutenant

Basic Info
Personality
History

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Human
Age		35

Physical Appearance

Height		6'1
Weight		200lbs
Hair Color		Brown
Eye Color		Green
Physical Description		Yuri is a rather well built individual, he stands at well over 6 feet tall and is rather muscular and in shape. His hair is dark and well maintained and so is his beard.

Family

Father		Tomas Koloff
Mother		Anastasia Koloff
Brother(s)		Dimitri Koloff
Sister(s)		Tanya Koloff

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Yuri is a fairly going guy, he cares a lot about his Crew and takes time to try and get to know them all as best he can. He is open to hearing ideas and listening to them. He takes his job seriously and as a Starfleet Officer he understands the need to lead by example. However he is also well aware that his past has been a grave cause for concern by many he has served with. And his time as an undercover operative have taken a toll on him.
Strengths & Weaknesses		+ Known for his extensive tactical knowledge and expertise, with particular emphasis on Starship Combat and Energy Weapons. + Skilled Linguist with qualifications in Xenolinguistics - Rather opinionated and not afraid to speak his mind on matters whether appropriate or not.
Ambitions		He once considered becoming a Starship Captain and having his own command. Though recently he has considered opening a night club or bar.
Hobbies & Interests		In his spare time Yuri is an avid History buff, with a keen knowledge in Military History and the early days of Starfleet. He also reads classic Literature such as Horror or Crime Fiction. He plays the guitar and the Drums. Yuri is also a big Ice Hockey and Soccer fan.

Personal History

Yuri was born on the New Washington Colony at the Federation Outpost that was located there. His father was a Security Officer and his mother was a teacher. Though being a Starfleet child he was shifted back and forth from deployment to deployment, he always considered New Washington to be his home.

He enlisted in Starfleet at the age of 18 following in his father footsteps though he chose Intelligence as his field. Completing his Basic Training he was assigned as an Intelligence Specialist on the USS Phalanx. For the most part his time on Phalanx was about gathering information on Alpha Quadrant races such as the Klingons and Cardassians.

The onset of the Dominion War changed that. He was involved in numerous engagements with the Dominion. He became something of a good luck charm for his shipmates. Yuri was commended numerous times for his actions and you wars end he was moved to Earth as a Petty Officer Third Class.

His time on Earth was brief as his knowledge in languages and history resulted in him becoming assigned to
Project EDEN, a chance for Starfleet to use the end of war to examine the technology they captured from the Dominion and its allies. This wasn't a job for him, though he did enjoy it he felt a Deep Space assignment suited him better. 18 mothis later he moved to the USS Premonition.

Premonition was his big break, the Galaxy Class Starship was assigned to the Gamma Quadrant to continue the exploration efforts that were on hold during the War. Unofficially they were there to make sure the Dominion upheld the Treaty of Bajor. In 2378 he was assigned to an Away Team alongside the Captain, and as a Petty Officer First Class he had responsibility. The mission was simple make first contact with a prominent power who were looking to open negotItions with the federation. However their Runabout was attacked and crashed on the Tropical part of the planet. With the Captain injured and the Pilot Dead, Yurit was forced to take Command and ensure their survival.

Following their return to the Premonition and subsequent recopperation, Yuri was awarded a commendation and at the request pod his CO was transferred back to Earth to undergo Officer training. An unexpected turn of events. He completed his training at the Academy and finished in the top 10 of his class.

The much older Ensign was assigned to Deep Cover operations on Romulus following the Shinzon incident of 2379.While much of his time there is classified it is known that Yuri fell in love only for it to end in tragedy. He co tinted as an Operative at the end of this assignment working on Cardassia, Andor and against the Orions.

He was promoted to Lieutenant and served at Starfleet Intelligence as an Analyst and Team Leader, with free lance work as an Intelligence Instructor at Starfleet Academy.

He served as Second Officer and Lieutenant on the USS Thor, later becoming her XO following the death of his predecessor. During this time he also completed his Command Courses.

Later he served as XO of the USS Illustrious and assumed Command of the Vessel during a brief refit. Later transferring to the Steamrunner Class USS Kensington.

Kensington was Decommissionedin late 2390 and Yuri was awaiting reassignment to a new assignment on the frontier and returning to the Intelligence Department following a significant hiatus.