Pip Vernedead

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Pip Vernedead was born in Paris city's western suburbs and was raised by his paternal grandfather in America after he became an orphan. Vernedead's mother died shortly after giving birth, and his father, a mercenary recently married, was killed in a mission in Colombia while his wife was pregnant with their first child. At a point in his childhood, he was teased for being "a child of murderers" and confronted his grandfather. Upon learning that his grandson wasn't aware of their family's history as a mercenary, Vernedead's grandfather gives Vernedead a speech on being a mercenary before stating that while Vernedead is upset by it now, he will continue the legacy, because it wasn't about the money, but fighting for fun.
Starting in 1992, Vernedead became a professional mercenary and fought on numerous battlefields.
The Wild Geese were hired by Walter Dornez at the end of Volume 2 as replacements for the soldiers killed during the Valentine Brothers' invasion of Hellsing Manor. When Integra introduced Seras Victoria as an example of a vampire, Vernedead laughed her off, mockingly claiming that if she was a vampire then he was "Frankenstein's Monster" as he advanced on the former policewoman.
He quickly regretted his skepticism when Seras nearly broke his neck by flicking him in the face with her index finger, also demonstrating supernatural speed while delivering several follow-up flicks. The demonstration was further enhanced when Seras' master, Alucard, entered the room by phasing through the wall. Now fully convinced of the existence of vampires, Vernedead and the rest of the Wild Geese began training with Seras at the shooting range outside Hellsing Manor.
Shortly after the Wild Geese began working at Hellsing Manor, Vernedead and the Geese began training under Seras and later Vernedead joined Alucard and Seras in traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in order to find leads on the mysterious Millennium Project.