C Company veteran and cofounder of Brothers in Arms
Ryan Hayes
Known as Ryan
Rivalry made them sharper. Survival made them brothers.
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Character file
Meet Ryan Hayes
Ryan Hayes is a former C Company leader whose competitive history with Marcus Winters follows both men into civilian life. Their rivalry evolves into purpose when they build Brothers in Arms, a lifeline for veterans facing crises no battlefield prepared them to name.
Key traits
Key relationships
- Marcus Winters — rival and partner
- Shanice Gibson — fellow veteran
- Brothers in Arms members — advocate
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Places in Ryan Hayes's story
Military · Virginia military installation — canonical base pending
Bravo Company Facility
Bravo Company’s operational home inside a real Virginia Army base that remains intentionally unnamed until confirmed by canon. Enter this location
Organization · Virginia
Brothers in Arms HQ
The Virginia headquarters of Brothers in Arms, built for veterans who understand what follows people home from war. Enter this locationRead the story
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Behind the empire
Ryan’s history with Marcus shifts from hard rivalry into a partnership built around preventing veteran suicide. When the truth surrounding Gibson resurfaces, old military loyalties and institutional failures become impossible to ignore.