Editing Colin Wallis (section)

===Background===
Growing up Colin was a loner and the child of divorced parents. He went to college and had even taken psychology classes.

When he triggered he was old enough to directly join the Protectorate.<ref>Too many years he’d spent alone. Too many years, he’d had nothing to care about. Nothing and nobody to hold precious. A dad who worked two jobs, a mother who traveled. They’d divorced, and virtually nothing had changed in the grand scheme of things. They’d looked after him, but they hadn’t been there. They had been occupied with other things, with dreams and aspirations that had never included him.<br/><br/>Colin knew he had been the weird child. Had never made friends, had convinced himself he didn’t want or need them. He was efficient in how solitary he was.<br/><br/>He’d even prided himself on it, for a time, that there was nothing to hold him back. That he could, should the mood strike him, pick up and leave at any time. He’d modeled his life around it, had led a spare existence, devoid of the little touches of home, of ''roots''. He’d saved money so he had the ability to travel, to get a new place in a new city if the mood struck. It had even been an asset when he had joined the Protectorate, the ability to relocate, take any open position.<br/><br/>It was only now, a full fifteen years later, that he started to wonder what he’d missed out on. Did most people know how to handle this sort of thing? The absence of someone they cared about? Did they have an easier time handling the moments when they weren’t sure if they’d ever see those people again, or was it harder? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/interlude-24-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.y]]</ref> He was operating in the early enough days that he was part of Protectorate strike squads that dealt with problems as they flared up.<ref>So he starts off with the Protectorate and he gets a chance to shine pretty early on.  In a time when there are more heroes than there are departments, he takes on a role as a member of a strike squad.  An issue arises, someone calls, and he and his team mobilize to solve the problem.  Long periods of downtime followed by moments of action, and he shines, he thrives.  He has a few standout moments and he's doing everything right from the point of view of his shard. - [https://old.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5ngyvn/armsmasters_tech_after_trigger/dcbhsh4/ Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]</ref>

Armsmaster was present for [[The Simurgh]]'s attack on [[Madison]], showcasing his competence. Myrddin chastises him for being reckless. When Myrddin grows argumentative with Dragon following orders unquestionably, Armsmaster defends her.<ref>[[Migration 17.4]]</ref>