Name: Emily “Cima” Won Age: 18 Gender: Female Appearance: [img]http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120324141718/gundam/images/7/7c/Liangmao.jpg[/img] Emily stands at 5’6” with a slender, but toned build. She keeps her hair tied up in a bun with sleek strands that hang down along either side of her face. Heavy use of cosmetic products ensures her skin is fair and clear of blemishes. When attending Gunpla battles or Gundam-themed events, she wears a red crewneck sweater with a Zeon Commander emblem across the chest. In the school's Gunpla circle, she is sometimes referred to as Cima, after her resemblance to Cima Garahau and the fact they pilot the same Mobile Suit. Favourite Gundam series: Mobile Suit 0083: Stardust Memory Personality: Emily has an analytic perception of the world, tending more towards introversion. She is absorbed in observation and logic, spending a great deal of time analyzing and making sense of things around her. Because of this, she can seem to be distant to others; in reality, she is invested in thought and is prone to answer complex questions only after giving them a long, hard reflection. She spends much of her time dedicated to Gunpla, theorizing possible scenarios, maneuvers and solutions for dealing with them. Ever the voice of reason, Emily dislikes social conflict, for the fact it disrupts her sense of concentration. She harbors distaste for individuals who are too showy, loud, obtrusive, or otherwise go against the grain of what she deems to be decent. She accepts things for what they are, and is blunt when pointing out both flaws and issuing praise. Her matter-of-fact attitude can seem to lack enthusiasm, but she takes great personal pleasure in connecting concepts and putting things in frameworks in ways she deems logical. She surrounds herself with others who are intellectually stimulating, or are sources of good humor. When it comes to Gunpla, Emily is confident and cool-headed; preferring not to downplay nor overstate her abilities. There are few pleasures like a plan coming together and when efforts yield concrete results. Secretly, Emily is quite bloodthirsty in her Gunpla battles and derives thrill from defeating others' Gunpla in brutal order. Whether she runs circles around frustrated opponents, strips them of their capabilities, or forces them into corners, Emily presses her adversaries as helpless as the situation will allow before finishing them off. Where this is not possible, due to a more even skill gap, Emily contents herself with fighting as well as she can, formulating a strategy to allow her to win in short order. Despite her style on the battlefield, she displays little to no outward malice; at most a grin of satisfaction at the end of a victory. History: Emily is the second child of Sung-il and Natalie Won. Her interest in Gundam originated in watching the shows as a youth with her brother, Marcus. Despite Marcus's affixation with the series, he never had the patience for building Gunpla, and stuck to collecting the action figures. Emily, however, found the process fascinating. The act of constructing and painting the machines fighting in the shows kindled gratification and she yearned to improve with every model. Her first few were simple, shy of display quality; lacking the same clean lines and detail of those used as samples on the boxes. However, her skills grew the more Gunpla she had under her belt, until she could replicate and even surpass the craftsmanship that was considered standard. When she discovered Gunpla Battles, Emily found a greater reason to build than simple aesthetic pleasure. Her middle school's unofficial club offered a venue for her to get her feet wet. She found that winning with the models she had made on her own netted a great pride in her work. Starting out, it took time for her to become truly good, and there were losses before her victories became consistent. When she found her playstyle, she'd been battling with a MS-18E Kämpfer, making use of its fast, offensive style to avoid danger and make quick work of her adversaries. As she moved on to highschool, Emily had earned herself a reputation among her peers for her fast movements and unrelenting offense. Unfortunately, she found Von Braun High School to be lacking for Gunpla Battles, and instead sought out enthusiasts at local shops who provided opportunity to hone herself against. Under the tutelage of an older Gunpla builder that frequented the local shop, Emily had taken an older Gerbera Tetra of hers and rebuilt and repainted it to bring it up to her current standard. Innovating on the design, she opted to customize the Mobile Suit's Stürm Booster, adding components from an Aile Striker pack to increase its performance. Initially, the modification was too much for her to handle, and the intensity of the Gunpla's speed made her lose control. With some refinement to the design and lots of practice, she could maneuver the Gunpla solidly. The modification proved to be fatal to her regular opponents, who found her agility difficult to match. Her new Gunpla, who she'd taken to calling 'Gerbera Tetra Omega' earned her victories at local hobby store tournaments, as well as statewide, regional and student-held ladders. Now in her final year at Von Braun, Emily has decided to chase bigger fish, and is shooting for the [i]Under-19 Team US National Tournament[/i]. [b]Gunpla Info:[/b] Name: Gerbera Tetra Omega Model number: AGX-04AS Gunpla role: High-mobility offense Gunpla model scale: HGUC 1/144 Gunpla based from if original: [url=http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/AGX-04_Gerbera_Tetra]AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra[/url] Armaments: [list] [*][b]4x 110mm Machine Cannons[/b] Two of these machine cannons are mounted in each forearm. [*][b]2x Beam Sabers[/b] [*][b]Beam Machine Gun[/b] [*][b]2x Sturm Fausts[/b] Two sturm fausts are stored on racks on the left side of the hip. [/list] Special Features: [list][*][b] Aile Stürm Booster[/b] Emily has taken the [url= http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/6/69/Aqme-x01.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110606064153]AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker[/url] pack from a Strike Rouge kit and modified it to fit around the Gerbera Tetra Omega’s [url= http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/3/3e/Agx-04-sturmbooster.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120321054242]Stürm Booster[/url]. This has resulted in unparalleled speed and mobility, pushing the Mobile Suit above its already-respectable limits. With the Aile Stürm Booster, the Gerbera Tetra Omega is able to outpace the majority of 1/144 Gunpla, and even many of larger scales. [*][b]Beam Shield[/b] As a defensive measure if speed is not enough, the Gerbera Tetra Omega is equipped with a beam shield on its left forearm. The shield is capable of blocking both beam and projectile weapons, unlike an I-field generator, which can only defend against beams. The beam shield resembles the one used by the XM-02 Den'an Gei. [*][b]Flare and Chaff Launchers[/b] Small compartments on the Gunpla can be jettisoned, releasing countermeasures to confuse homing missiles it is unable to dodge. It can also mislead remote systems like funnels, bits, fangs and DRAGOON systems, so long as they are automatic. [/list] Description: The Gerbera Tetra Omega is designed with speed in mind, relying on mobility to protect itself and set the pace of its Gunpla battles. Already fast, the addition of the Aile Stürm Booster increases its speed dramatically. Because of its high output, it has taken Emily a great deal of practice to master controlling the Gunpla. In the hands of another fighter, it would be extraordinarily difficult to control. The armaments of the original Gerbera are kept, with the only addition being a pair of sturm fausts. The low weapon count is an attempt to reduce weight and emphasize the Gunpla's mobility; the beam machine gun is capable of dealing with most Gunpla. The Gerbera Tetra Omega is painted similarly to the original color scheme, although has dark green tiger stripes dotting the limbs. Gold marks on the shoulder boosters indicate the number of victories it has earned.