Gennady "Talon" Ivanovich Petrov

Physical Description
His build appears slight, but he is very athletic and acrobatic. He has a wide scar across his side, and has a phoenix tattoo on his left shoulder, as well as a Great Leonopterix head tattoo on his right shoulder. He has dark colored hair, verging on black. He is generally referred to by his callsign.

History
He's only been a pilot on Pandora for two years, but he could write the book on survival in the forests. He is one of, if not the best human at surviving the wilds, having first-hand experience. Six months into his first tour of duty, on a research mission, his Samson was hit by several Na'vi on Banshees. The left engine was hit with a dropped rock, and an arrow went through the glass, hitting the side of his gut. Figuring the neurotoxin would do him in, and that the Samson wouldn't stay aloft much longer anyway, he immediately dove to the forest floor so his passengers would survive, even if only for a few minutes longer. He lived through the wound, and made it back to the compound with half his passengers and crew. The doctors treated him, saying that he only survived because a curved glass shard had kept the edge of the arrowhead off of his flesh. He got the phoenix tattoo after making it safely back to Hell's Gate. Since then, he has attended each and every wilderness survival course he could, and even hosted a few himself. He still pilots Samsons and Scorpions for recon and research missions, preferring the lighter, nimbler machines to the heavy Dragons.

Personality
Polite, he sometimes seems a little on the cold side and introverted (esp. during meals), but is also a maverick in the air. Some call him a wild card, others unpredictable, but not many call him dangerous. At least, not anymore. He harbors an initial distrust of others, and does not normally trust the Na'vi. But at the same time, he doesn't trust the RDA, either. there are only three things he trusts: his copilot, his SA-2, and combat knife.