"Goose is one cool pilot. A self-proclaimed expert, there isn't a vehicle he says he can't handle."

Name: Joshua 'Goose' Wauna
Age: 26
Birthday: July 4th, 1983
Gender: Male
Blood Type: AB? I guess?
Height: 6'1.6" exactly.
Weight: 156 lbs

Game/Series: Pilotwings 64 (Pilotwings series)
Occupation(s): Piloting 101 instructor / Security Guard. (Previously the school's History teacher.)
Living Arrangements: Pre-Pilotwings? 64 (1983-2006): A village in Holiday Island.

Pilotwings 64 Era (2007-early to mid-2008): Holiday Island Flight Club dormitory complex, rooming with Nester.

Sumabura Gakuen, first apartment (Early-to-mid-2008-late 2008): 1213 Crescent Lane, Final Destination City, top floor of a two-story apartment.

Sumabura Gakuen, second apartment (Late 2008-present): At the top floor of an apartment in Final Destination City with Lt. Surge.
Extracurricular activities: Flying, drinking, sparring, and being a bit of a daredevil.

Personality:
Goose is the type of man who tries to keep a cool, smooth, and positively manly and brawny exterior. He doesn't hold back on being a bit loud and brash at times in an attempt to prove this self-proclaimed fact. Despite this, however, he is quite the type to be awfully friendly when the time calls, even if it may come off as rude. About more than half of the time, he doesn't really mean any harm in his words. It's just how his demeanor and way of speaking is. ANYTHING to make him look more badass to those around him. Looking like the polar opposite of that is a giant no for him, in all honestly: he'd really rather not look like a soft touch at all. Men? Soft? What was that? He didn't know or at least doesn't want to know.

Contrasting with his rather out-there exterior, Goose, deep down inside, is a little soft. A little. If it weren't for his unshakable sharp attitude, he would actually would be somewhat decent, but his attitude is tough to lessen at times. Those who are able to truly touch his heart, however, can maybe-possibly-slightly-could-be-I dunno unlock the sort-of-tender side to this overly outgoing ex-pilot, but not a whole lot of people can do that, and even if it's in their reach, it's still not very easy. Even through this constant need to put up a hard shell (which, honestly, isn't FULLY a mask, he really is pretty tough and can hold his own), he can be pretty easy to make friends with... if you're not overly sensitive and easy to be put down by a somewhat sassy tongue. Goose doesn't really have the snippy venomous mouth of a viper or anything, heavens no, but when the moment comes when he should be blunt and make a snap, he will. Whether it be in an angry manner or with a slyer, more mocking 'haha wow you're taking me on lol do you know who you are messing with, kid~' approach. He'll probably do the latter even with friends (and his own boyfriend, even) because he's just a bit of a douche.

Along with his attitude, Goose can be quite the cockatiely, full-of-himself man (not NEARLY as much as his old best pal Nester, trust me, but still), especially in his former profession. He claims to be immensely experienced in the likes of piloting vehicles and flight materials, such as the gyrocopter and the Birdman wings. Oh yeah, Goose, because one year of time in a flight club means you're automatically king of all pilots, uh-huh, sure thing. He certainly does think so, though, especially since he beat giant robots a few times back in his day. (gdit Meca Hawk) For that, he can be a bit of a show-off, performing stunts in his Birdman wings or gleefully rambling over his gyrocopter especially. That's just what he does. Through his cockiness, though? He actually is a pretty damn good pilot. He just tends to over-exaggerate that talent quite a bit sometimes, maybe even to the point of being a bit of an annoyance.

Plus, he has no taste in gyrocopter paint. No, no, he does not. Who puts a shark face on the front of their chopper? Seriously.

All in all, in a short summary of things, Goose tries to look tough, and definitely actually is, but still does mean well at times and can be a little friendlier than you think. He also has a bit of a sharp tongue he can let out when needed, and can deviously find ways of getting things sorted, especially if it means a sassy manner of insult. He also is rather cocky and can embellish his piloting prowess a bit.

Relations with Other Characters:
Can be found on his profile.

Backstory:
Ever since he was a very young child, being a resident on Holiday Island for all of his life and hearing many things about its flight organization, Goose always wanted to be a pilot. His parents had worked before with gyrocopters and such and aided in the mechanics of the flight club, and they were exactly the source of all of the info he had picked up about it. His father, being pretty rough with him, had tried many times to force piloting especially hard onto him, especially when the younger Goose would utter the words 'I give up'. Because of him and his words, the pilot-to-be did NOT give up, and only picked himself up and got a lot more confidence. .. Maybe too much to the point of being quite overly cocky, a quality easily passed onto him by his father. Figures.

Living a basically normal life alone apart from his family (and Robin, who had been his childhood friend since they were very young) and getting through high school, the boy tried to work his hardest to achieve his piloting learner's permit to head off into the flight club and begin his training to earn his wings. At the age of 21, he had tried to work his way into the place alongside his old pal Robin, who had been about the same age as him... however, neither of them passed, and needed to train for about 2 1/2 more years until they could achieve acceptance. And finally, they had.

Working in that flight club for about 10 months, he continued learning and earning his wings, opening doors to make him able to actually partake in full-blown, grueling missions past his first few Class B pilot badges. One of his first ones involved having to deal with a robotic beast, going by the name of Meca Hawk, who was manufactured and created by an unknown scientist. This battle was, indeed, a tough one for him and his younger best friend he had met in the flight, Lark, but one of his most successful gyrocopter missions... if not, one of his most successful missions PERIOD. He continued going on and conquering almost every mission in his wake... most of them being just BARELY due to not being as skilled as he always made himself out to be. He worked with all sorts of vehicles and misc. objects/activities, a complete list consisting of hang gliders, jetpacks, gyrocopters, Birdman wings (wings attachable to the arms that can allow humans to take flight), cannonballs, skydiving, and Jumble Hoppers (very springy boots that can allow you to jump many feet into the air if one is willing). He tried his best to excel in each activity, proud of the variety he got to work with and glad that he was ever presented this opportunity...

However, his pride in his job would change after his next few training missions, that being his second Class B Rocket Belt training mission and his final mission ever in the flight club. Nearly crashing and even escaping what could have been death in the former, which was caused by an avalanche knocking him down with his jetpack, had worried him on what he was doing with his life. That was when it struck him hard over the head that what he was doing was as equally exciting as it was fatal. This fact could only be reinforced by his final mission against Meca Hawk, in which he nearly had crashed due to an iceberg the mechanical monster had thrown, smashing the rear end of his beloved gyrocopter. This had vastly changed his mind about his profession, causing him to desire to leave his flight club... therefore, that very day his mission was completed, he had to bid farewell to his longtime buddies. This was especially hard for him to do, especially when confronted with having to leave Lark. Despite this, however, he decided that he had no choice but to move on.

Goose, taking his Birdman wings and parachute along with him, flew himself off the island with his gyrocopter. Finally, he had reached his destination: Final Destination City. He had stayed in a hotel in the area for a while until he withdrew enough money from his bank account, renting a room in an apartment in 1213 Crescent Lane. Prior to moving there and beyond, he went job-hunting, know he HAD to find some source of cash despite no experience past piloting. He finally applied to Sumabura Gakuen, even though he had his doubts of getting accepted due to lacking a teaching degree. However, his resume must have looked exceptional or something, for even past that, he got accepted as the school's history teacher. He didn't start actually teaching until he got completely settled in, having met quite a few new friends and even developing a relationship with someone past the usual platonic one. He still keeps in contact with some of his old buddies to this day and continues teaching at the school, feeling quite content with his new lifestyle. Thank god there aren't any giant robots around here! ...

So it seemed. Whoops~

Canon Information:
There is very little canon information on Goose at all. All that is stated of his personality is, quoth the instruction manual of Pilotwings 64 and Nintendo Power coverage respectively, is "Goose is one cool pilot. A self-proclaimed expert, there isn't a vehicle he says he can't handle," and "Goose thinks he's the best skydiver to ever pull a ripcord, and he'll prove it to anyone willing to jump with him. He can whip around into various free-fall formations with amazing speed." All that is known about his backstory is that he is one of the six pilot trainees in Pilotwings 64 trying to earn his wings.

Other Information:

• Goose has some sort of moderate-to-heavy Southern accent.
• His characteristic exclamation is 'YEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!' (Though in SBG, his voice only gets as bad as it is in Pilotwings if he shrieks really loudly.)
• Goose can be a little filthy-mouthed at times.
• He is quiiiite the alcoholic, but has been improving in recent days. Somewhat.
• He's very prejudiced towards robotic beings of any kind whatsoever.
• And he refers to his gyrocopter as Sharky. It is a very tacky gyrocopter. With a shark face.
• Goose ALWAYS wears sunglasses at ALL TIMES, even to bed, due to being incredibly protective and vain over his eyes (even though they're not so bad).
• He abuses Redken hairspray and other hair products every day to make sure his hair stays tall and such.
• He has a spiderbird baby he retrieved from Ganondorf named Hester. She was originally named Nester at first... until Goose actually found out that she was a girl and not a boy.

Character Secrets:
Super-Secret:

- Goose very seekritly deep down inside sometimes wonders what it would be like if he didn't drink booze all the time, and if it would be better to stop cold turkey. It doesn't get in his way of getting drunk a lot, though!
- He was a bit of a wimp during his childhood and knows all too well. He'd never ever tell anyone that.

Not-So-Secret:

- The experiences that made him want to leave his flight club traumatized him just a little bit. (Lt. Surge)