Paul is the younger of the two Whitcomb brothers. He is 19 years old and is an Ex-Gear. Paul was a standard rifleman in Kurt Whitcomb's (his older brother) unit. He his a very social person and likes to entertain/get attention. This caused him to join the CoG right after E-Day, because he knew that this new war against the Locust would keep him separated from his family more than he could stand. He was with his brother when they saw RAAM kill their parents, and agreed with Kurt to desert the CoG and seek revenge on RAAM for killing their parents.