Lance Casey

Lieutenant Lance Casey is a fictional character from the Wing Commander computer games from Origin Systems and Chris Roberts.

His mother was a waitress at a diner. His father was one of the most legendary pilots ever to apply cannon to the Kilrathi: Major Michael "Iceman" Casey, the most illustrious of pilots aboard the famed TCS Tiger's Claw. Iceman's story was a dark one; during his tour aboard the Claw, he received word that his home planet had been sterilized by the Kilrathi; his wife, young daughter, friends and family were all gone. His kill ratio made an immediate jump and did not stop until his death; both outside and inside the cockpit he cultivated an icy, wordless demeanor that only brought more notoreity to his tale. The fling with the waitress was an anomaly, but the two were hastily married two months after their first meeting. Soon there was another Casey in the galaxy, little Lance... But he would never see his father, nor his father see him; Iceman was killed in action six weeks prior to the birth of his son.

Lance grew up in the shadow of his father's legend. A shiftless boy, talented but undisciplined, he applied to the Academy on his last year of eligibility. Flying was in his blood as surely as it had been in his father's, but he showed none of the Iceman's discipline; along with his pal Maxwell "Maestro" Garrett, he racked up a truly legendary collection of bad behavior demerits.

Eventually, the two were rotated out to the TCS Midway, the first of the Confederation's new super-carriers. Casey and Garrett were aboard her during her shakedown cruise and fateful encounter with the unknown invaders from another galaxy, today codenamed the Nephilim. During the crisis, Casey flew alongside the new generation of flying heroes, while rubbing shoulders with some of the older ones, most notably some of his father's former wingmates: Maj. Todd "Maniac" Marshall, Maj. Jacob "Hawk" Manley, and the Savior of the Confederation himself, Colonel (now Commodore) Christopher "Maverick" Blair. Despite his companions, however, it was Casey himself who became the Confederation's rising star. Tasked with a number of sensitive and difficult missions, he came through again and again, helping to counter the unexpected Nephilim offensive and eventualy to rout them from our galaxy. He was widely hailed a hero--especially in light of the tragic loss of Comm. Blair.

Since then, Lt. Casey has transferred to a Black Ops project, along with a number of top aces from the Midway; their present status is unknown.