Preston Marlowe

Preston Marlowe is the protaganist and character the player takes control of in the Battlefield: Bad Company single player campaign..

"New guy, huh? Okay..."

Background
Preston is not the first soldier in his family his father fought in vietnam and his grandfather fought in the European theatre during World War II. It was this lineage that caused him to join the army and "fight for truth, justice and the American way".

Transfer to Bad Company
The details of the incident that led to Preston Marlowe's transfer to "the B" are unclear, but it resulted from his growing boredom while waiting for orders at the overcrowded military base. Even before the incident, Marlowe guessed that he would do something foolish to distract himself. It somehow involved him flying and trying to land a helicopter, and if he had only landed "just a few yards to the left" his charade would have gone unnoticed. One statement also hints that Preston did this in order to get transferred to Bad Company after longing for real action, while at the same time he knows he could have just as easily wound up in jail. =Equipment= He appears to have the loadout of a typical infantryman or "Assault" as it would be classified in battlefield. His background states that he knows how to use a helicopter, and in the opening mission he must use a Rocket Propelled Grenade as well as act as B-Company's driver.

Triva

 * Prior to his transfer Marlowe shared the common belief that "the Legionairre" was a myth.
 * Despite his delinquant act that landed him in Bad Company, he is a very eager and somewhat by-the-book soldier, as can be seen by his use of "Sir Yes Sir" terminology when addressing Redford in the opening cutscene.
 * He is the only American soldier in the game to have goggles.
 * He always uses a M416 despite what gun the player uses in the last mission.