[hider=Yuna Matsuo] Name: Yuna Matsuo Age: 23 Gender: Female Occupation: Enlisted, Sergeant Appearance: Short and small would sum up Yuna's physical features, at just a hair under 5' 2"(157cm), she certainly doesn't size up to most. This small size belies a well-trained body that's surprisingly dense and strong. Black hair and brown eyes complement a round face that almost doesn't seem to match with her body. Equipment: Standard sidearm pistol, combat knife, comlink, a camera, and Kenkaku(her Walker). Skills: Hand to hand combat skills tested high, and she enjoys photography when she's not on duty (and sometimes when she -is- on duty as well). Aside from that, she loves to play sim games (in which she's ironically a better shot than in her real job.) Personality: Upbeat, and generally unworried about anything in particular both on and off the battlefield, Yuna embodies going with the flow, tending to be more reactive than proactive in her life. She's outgoing and charming, if a little too forward at times, but it's hard to find her without a smile on her face. Bio: Born in Japan, but having lived most of her life in West Coast America, Yuna doesn't fit culturally in her boundaries. Her family went to America to try and raise her without some of the more restrictive societal norms of her home country. As such, she's grown up knowing a bit of both lives, and doesn't fit one established culture or the other. Which suits her just fine. Her military life has been one of relative success, though her reactive methods have somewhat hindered her movement in ranks. Weaknesses: Her tendency to move in to attack at close ranges has left her with lacking skills in ranged combat, and her devil may care attitude has resulted in her Walker taking heavy damage more than once, to the dismay of the techs in charge of keeping the machine running. This attitude has also made some relationships falter due to her partners not feeling particularly connected to. [/hider] [hider=FAW-007(G)Kenkaku] Base Model: FAW-007(G) Warrior Designation: Kenkaku Appearance: Kenkaku is a walker heavily modified at the behest of Yuna to do one thing very well: Attack. To this end, the Walker has been modified to be faster and stronger than it's regular counterparts, at the expense of armoring. The frame is as aerodynamic as can be made of the humanoid form to reduce drag when sprinting, with heavily upgraded thrusters on its body and heavier, stronger servos, Kenkaku can get in, hit hard, and get out in a very short amount of time. Its primary sensor array is helmet-like, harkening back to the Sentai series of years past, and with it's brilliant white and blue coloration, it fits the look. Draped from the shoulders is an immense machine-woven piece of flexible material, resembling a scarf. Yuna claims this long attachment draws the eye and distracts an opponent long enough to get in close. Whether that's true hasn't been tested, but the adornment hasn't impeded the Walker's ability to function in any way, so it's been allowed. For now. Armaments: 1x heat upscaled horseman's axe. 1x downsized buckler-type shield. 1x 100mm Shotgun with slug and scattershot ammunition. 2x high capacity smoke grenades. Weaknesses: The stripped armor leaves Kenkaku nearly as lightly armored as a Raptor, and its lack of true ranged weaponry means that anything able to keep Yuna at a distance will very likely leave her defenseless. Pilot: Yuna Matsuo [/hider] [hider=Ruby Cloutier] Name: Ruby Cloutier Age: 21 Gender: Female Occupation: Walker pilot: Private Appearance: Tall at 5'11"(180cm), Ruby stands heads over some of her fellows. Dirty blond hair drapes comfortably down her back almost exclusively in a neat ponytail, and her eyes are a dull green color. Her french heritage shows in her large nose and puffy cheeks. Equipment: standard sidearm, mobile phone, a class ring from high school, uniform, Miss Direction. Skills: Marksmanship, playing simulation games. Personality: Generally upbeat and pleasant, Ruby finds her way through life fairly easily, and never hesitates to speak her mind, be that a kind word, or criticism about her CO's orders. She's thrilled about having her own giant robot, but it's clear she's not quite a soldier at heart. She's a bit of a slacker when it comes to the day to day duties, and she openly speaks about her distaste for war. Despite this, she serves to her best in this peacetime and she's always on when it counts. Bio: Young and seeking employment before getting fed up with the job market and joining the military, Ruby's life has been fairly uneventful, with a supportive family and a gender transition when she was 16. She doesn't talk much about that time as she doesn't see the point. She doesn't avoid the topic if brought up. Her military life has been short, in fact, she's only been in the service little over a year. Originally quite sullen and snippy about military service, it seemed she was bound to be discharged, until she learned about the Walker Program. She jumped at the chance to pilot an AW, her very own giant robot! After that, she worked herself hard to be accepted and couldn't be happier now to be a military woman. Weaknesses: Her general inexperience often puts her at a disadvantage in combat, and her easy-going nature does occasionally land her in trouble. Her noted apathy for basic day to day responsibilities has also impeded her progress. [/hider] [hider=FAW-016 Miss Direction] Base Model: Gunner FAW-016 Designation: Miss Direction Appearance: Unpainted, Miss Direction is an angular, tanky Walker with thick, boxy legs and a broad torso. Her joints are twice the strength of other walkers of her class, due to the heavy redundant armor plating on her torso and the massive shield. Her sensory head is something out of a sci-fi military game, sporting a broad, orange visor Armament- Upgraded joints, these double strength joints allow for Miss Direction to actually stand under the weight of her arms and armor. Head: 2x 20mm Vulcan rotary guns, for AA. Shoulders: 1x FAW-15 Railgun, requires stop and brace. Essentially a single, larger version of the now standard double Railguns, this older model packs twice the punch, but also is bulky, locked in a forward position, and nigh impossible to use in close combat, not to mention it's slow firing speed. Able to be detached to improve agility slightly in emergency situations. Chest: 2x racks of 6 missiles each. Carries 12 additional missiles, can be loaded with variable payload as mission dictates, but typically carries HEAT, but can be fitted with spreading micro munitions at the cost of not being able to lock onto a target. Requires one minute to fully reload after depletion. 1x Bulwark redundant armor system. This additional armor plating is an ablative type that fits over the existing standard armor of the Walker, significantly increasing its survivability in combat. Arm left: 1x Phalanx-class deployable cover shield, planted in the ground, expands to cover a roughly 45-degree angle. Heavy. Arm right: 1x Ares-class 60mm heavy machine gun, 130 round drum with attached vibro-bayonet for close quarters defense. Weaknesses: SLOW. Even by Gunner standards, Miss Direction is painfully slow, due to heavy payload and increased armor. Can be quickly overwhelmed due to single pilot controls of Gunners being notoriously complex. Armor has weak points on the securing hardpoints of the detachable Railgun. Pilot: Ruby Cloutier [/hider]