Name: Nadezhda Moskvin
Age: 25
Nationality: Russian


Biography: Born in Russia Nadezhda cannot recall the motherland. Her mother emigrating to Australia when she was still just a baby. Growing up in loving family with both her parents. Nadezhda cam to idolise her father forms a young again. Her father maimed former Russian soldier who badly injured in the line of duty. Nadezhda growing up on cleaned up stories of her father exploits. Always lacking the most bloody details until she old enough to handle it.

Eventually wanting to emulate her father Nadezhda ended up enlisting in the Australian army at 18. Sending the first couple years as a basic solider and seeing her first tour of duty in the middle east. Upon her return, Nadezhda felt like a change while wanting to stay in the army she looked into crouse and training and ended up taking training to be a combat engineer. Having small interest in several parts that were involved in the position. The training turning those interests into things she loved and Nadezhda passed her course top of her class. Nadezhda finding what she was being taught came somewhat naturally to her.

From there she simply continued to merely go where she was deployed earning several distinctions forms her commanding officers. The alien threat became real shock for Nadezhda when she on shore leave in Berlin when the Aliens attacked. Although she was able to be evacuated she was trapped in the city for part of the attack before rescue. Letting her see first and just what aliens were capable of.

After the attack, she was called back to duty and soon after that X-COM recruited her. The events of Berlin leaving a their mark on Nadezhda not that she’ll speak about it to anyone

Base of Operations: Australia.

Squad: (Will be assigned)

Class: Engineer

Rank: Squaddie

Personality: Nadezhda’s personality depends whether she is or is not on the field.
While not on the field Nadezhda is fairly happy laid back person. Quite content to go about her duties or business on her own. At times try to mingle with squadmates as she feels like it and won't pass up the chance to interact with them should the approach her. Unless she really hates them. Then they’ll get told to sod off.
On the field Nadezhda will try to act like good soldier and follow orders although she may question them if she thinks they are really stupid and thinks she had a better idea. She’ll always do her best to work with her squad even if it has someone she doesn’t get along within it.

Other: Nadezhda tends to keep a tally of her kills by marking her armour. Provided she knows it was her who got the kill.
Although Nadezhda speaks English she has a partial Russian accent form her parents and tends to swear in Russian, she also can speak Russain.
She also tends to mutter to herself when thinking.

Strengths:
Team Player: Out in the field Nadezhda will follow her orders do her best to work with her squad. Even if she dislikes or distrust a squad member and will go out of her way to support them as needed. Even if it means taking a plasma round for them. Hoping by doing this they’ll do the same for her. She will, however, draw the line and giving her life for her squadmates.

Quick Witted: Nadezhda is very good at thinking on her feet and can quickly come up with idea’s and apply them effectively.

Weaknesses:
Fear of Psionics: Being in Berlin when aliens attacked Nadezhda as developed fear of Psionics and tends to panic when the aliens use them on her even if she manages to resist. She tends target aliens she knows have Psionic powers even if they’re better targets or more important targets. If the squad is flanked or ambushed by Psionic aliens, she may also panic
It also makes her distrustful allies with Psionics. Although she’ll still work with them to the best of her ability, she’ll try to keep her distance

Psionic-Potential: (Yes or No)
Mech Soldier Candidate (Yes or No)