Jeremy Bernard

"You were a bunch of talentless, fucking leeches who got kicked to the curb. But motherfucker, I'll be damned before I let you and your shit-faced friends ruin what I've worked all these years to achieve. I'm almost at the top!"

- Bernard to Mickey (Forward)

Brigadier Jeremy Bernard is one of the main antagonists of Sandguardians, first appearing in the Season 2 finale, A Hero Down. He is the sadistic and intimidating commanding officer of the ONC. In his first appearance, Bernard is seen spying on Dax, Jason, Nash, and Seal at the ONC Research Lab, and was accompanied by many of his men. During his reconnaissance, Bernard contacted his superior, Chancellor Winters, and was told to capture the four Guardians.

Personality
Bernard is a clever, manipulative, and somewhat sarcastic individual, usually not very intimidated by others and possesses good leadership skills. Numerous members of the ONC respect him, as well as Chancellors Winters and Sydney, citing him as one of the ONC's best soldiers. Bernard also uses intimidation and emotional manipulation to overpower his enemies, such as when he interrogates Legend and Ichabod in From Bad to Worse or when he brought Nash to tears in We're in the Club Now. Bernard's fighting prowess is also good, as he was able to capture Seal, Nash, Dax, and Jason, though he has yet to be actually seen in battle.

Winters
Bernard holds a lot of respect for Chancellor Winters, regularly following his orders and relaying him information. Bernard is also willing to put himself in harm's way to protect Winters and his plans as shown in Exodus. Due to his fierce loyalty, Bernard may have an unhealthy blind loyalty to Winters, as he does many despicable things to gain his admiration.

Winters seems to respect Bernard, to an extent, for his loyalty and ability to get results. He trusted him enough to get captured by the Guardians, believing Bernard would be capable enough to survive their torture and give back important information. That trust most likely allowed Bernard to do just that, as we was able to sustain the Guardians' torture and questioning, and informed Winters of his findings upon escaping.

Sydney
Bernard seems to respect Vice-Chancellor Sydney and treats him as a respected commanding officer. This is shown in Genesis, when Bernard radios him for reinforcements, which Sydney obliges to. Sydney also showed concern for "Bernard" (which was Ichabod dressed as Bernard) upon finding him in the crashed Pelican, and helped him recover.

Nash
Nash and Bernard are shown to be fierce enemies, constantly threatening each other or fighting. Nash clearly hates Bernard for his sadistic personality, ties with the ONC, and loyalty to Winters, for which she refers to him as 'bulldog'. Bernard has mutual feelings towards Nash due to her ties with the Guardians and constant attacks on his men. He manages to get under Nash's skin on a few occasions. Most notably in We're in the Club Now, where he refers to Nash as a widow, reminding her of McGrath's death and triggering her. Bernard seems to enjoy meddling with her emotions.

Trivia

 * Bernard serves as the secondary antagonist of the series.
 * Nash commonly refers to Bernard as a 'bulldog' because of his loyalty to Winters.