Liberators Strike Witch Program
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[edit] The Strike Witch Program
A program in the Liberators Army[1] classified above Top Secret. The program was formed by General Matthew once Captain Briano and 1st Lieutenant Vivian made contact with a young girl who possessed the ability to wield Magic, and possessed rare magical tech. The main reasons that the Liberators Launched this program was to Study and Apply magic, find ways to apply it for military interests as well as to provide magically adapt children sanctuary and training. But most of all was to prevent the knowledge of Striker Units being made public knowledge in the world.
The young girls in the unit are known as the 907th Strike Witch Squadron.
Strike Witches are broken down into the following:
The 907th Air Corps Consists of Strike Witches that posses Air Strikers of some kind. Air Striker type Witches focus mostly on Air force related roles, and are essentailly a Magic Air force
The 907th Armored Vanguard Consists of Strike Witches that posses Land Strikers of some kind, and serve as a Magic Land Army force.
The 907th Navel Fleet Consists of Strike Witches that posses a type of Sea Striker or occasionally an Air Striker that Specializes in seaborne aviation and Navel Combat. Serves as a Magic terrestrial Navel force.
While Out in the field, Strike Witches refer to each other in their code names to protect their identities.
[edit] Magic
The Liberators Know very little about magic, and thus, began researching all sorts of magic once the program was underway. Every spell is researched and archived. Magic trials are also conducted to use the spell in question. Their are eight magical elements: Wind, Lightning, Light, Ice, Dark, Fire, Water and Sand.
[edit] Pactio Cards
Most information about the Magical artifacts known as Pactio Cards, are currently hypothetical.....
[edit] Striker Units
The Striker Units are strange pieces of armor that not only run on a Mages magic, but boosts the power of a Mages magic and spell casting, all thanks to a special magic engine that was constructed by unknown means. Their are three Types of Striker Units: Land, Sea and Air. And each of these three types of Striker Units have different properties and functions. When wearing a Striker a Mages power is vastly increased by the magic engine in the unit, resulting in the constant manifestation of her animal ears and tail, the ability to raise defensive shields at will without need of incantation of a spell and increased physical abilities. Air Strikers grant Mages the powers of high speed flight. Land Strikers are highly flexible compared to the Air Striker, and would grant a user high speed running, jumping, endurance and hypothetically provide devastating kicking attacks, aside from increased physical abilities, and the ability to raise defensive shields without need of a spell. Land Strikers have the strongest magic shields, while Air strikers have the weakest, due to the fact that most of the magicla energy was focused on granting Air Strikers the ability to fly. Sea Strikers are assumed to provide immaculate swimming speeds in any sort of aquatic environment, also applying magic so the wearer can survive the harsh aquatic environments, and possibly even breath underwater for a certain amount of time. Strikers require high magical aptitude and without such aptitude, the unit cannot be used effectively.
[edit] List of Strike Witch Personnel
Maria Rowena Angelique Found by Briano and Vivian when the Liberators were at war with the Armex, Maria is a 13 year old girl who desperately wanted to follow in her slain family's footsteps and use her power to help those in need, and fight evil. While initially turned down, after much of the top brasses deliberation, they decided to accept her within the Ranks of the Liberators, and is responsibule for having the Liberators Launch the Strike Witch Program, and most of the Armys current first hand knowledge came from her. Maria is of both British and French descent, switching between a British and French accent from time to time. She is energetic, willing to please and a fast study, but she is deeply troubled since the death of the surviving members of her family. Because of this, Briano and Vivian adopted her. Maria has a rudimentary knowledge of a few high level spells, but she is quite talented with beginners level spells and adapt at a few spells in combat magic, mostly in the Element of Air. But most of her knowledge in Magic is simply theory so while she has been chosen to teach other potential Strike Witches, she is still learning herself. Her military codename is "Angel", and holds the rank of Technical Sergeant. Her Air Striker is modeled after the British Spitfire fighter plane from WW2.
Rachel Elizabeth MacTavish An angry, confrontational and violent 16 year old American girl, but possesses a soft side that is buried deep inside herself. The reason for her volatile attitude is because she was raped at a very young age. She likes to fight, and she dose so ruthlessly. While she secretly cares about the well being of others, she puts up a front of detachment and independence. Rachel was discovered when she shot down a Liberator Pelican with Briano, Vivian and a squad of Liberator Soldiers inside that was being escorted by Maria. At first nobody knew anybody's intent and Maria and Rachel then fought each other in both ranged Conventional and Ranged Magical combat. Its not until they both got close to each other in a melee that ended in a stalemate that they both stopped fighting and started opening communications with each other. Rachel believed that Maria and the Liberators were bad guys intent on harming the local population of orphaned children in her care, but Maria assured her intentions to the contrary. Maria and Rachel then exchanged Magic weapons as a gesture of friendship, Maria giving Rachel her Bazooka, and Rachel giving Maria a Magically enhanced Boys Mark 1 Anti-tank rifle. She was then offered sanctuary at Liberators HQ. She accepted, but only on the condition that the Orphans in her care could accompany her and found foster family's. Her code name is "Viper" and she holds the rank of Sergeant Major. Her Land Striker is Modeled after the American Sherman Tank from WW2. Its also rumored that both she and Maria made a pactio of some sort, but these are unconfirmed. Rachel also has a special magical ability in regards to her eyes. Known as "The All Seeing eye", she can spot targets and detect magic at long distances at will with her eyes. This magic ability is rare enough on its own, but for her to switch it on and off at will is unheard of. Having this ability active for a prolonged state would prove problematic, as it could drain Rachel's magic power and increase her aggression.
Annora Baldhart Von Krone Annora is a 14 year old German Girl who Grew up in FSA controlled Berlin, Germany. She is a bright young girl and very determined, but not very focused, and sometimes even forgetful. Her parents fled with her from their former homeland to find someplace safe. Their journey lead them to Liberators territory and they began living within the borders. But one day their heard rumors of a secret program that the Liberators started and Annora's parents thought that the Liberators could help their daughter. While most personnel denied the knowledge or existence of any such secret program, after days of digging and persuasion, Liberator CO's finally allowed the Vone Krone's through the doors, provided they sign a nondisclosure form. From their Annora went through her training. Her code name is "Valkyrie". She holds the rank of Specialist Second Class (E-5) and in charge of communications and intelligence. Sometimes she can forget coordinates, or remembering particular military jargon and even the time in hundred hours Zulu time, getting her and the other Strike Witches in all sorts of trouble. Her Striker Unit is modeled after the German Panzer Tank from WW2. Part of her Striker's Equipment includes a backpack radio that not only allows the boost of magical telepathy by another 1000 miles, but it serves to jam both enemy telepathy as well as jamming conventional communications technology. With it she can also create an EMP burst, provide a magical form of night vision for herself and her Allies and can create a magical hologram of the battlefield to provide Intel on the environment, status on allied and enemy forces, changes in weather patterns, and for detecting sources of magic.
Akemi Hotaru Kokoro Prefers being called "Hotaru" and is about 13 years old. Her birthplace is Tokyo Japan. Hotaru is a very intelligent girl and often reads and likes to quote profound pieces of literature and history books, being a book worm of sorts. She often seems distant and withdrawn however, which makes people very curious. She found her way into the Liberators compound in Marutus when she left the slums of Tokyo on a trip to find herself, spending the next two months living out in nature and honing her magic using skills. Annora back in Marutus detected Hotaru's magical energy and reported to Liberators CO's. As a result, a team of Marines were sent to find the magic user and make peaceful contact. The first five minutes of contact were a bit tense, but after hearing the Liberators proposal and the existence of the Strike Witch Program, Hotaru believed this was her chance at a new life, one of meaning and purpose. She took the Liberators up on their offer and became a Corporal. Her code name is "Firefly". Her land Striker is modeled after the Japanese Type 4 Ke-Nu Tank from WW2.
Derica Carolina Earnestine Derica is a 17 year old German girl hailing from Liepzig Germany. She lost her mother and father when they were both tried as enemy's of the state and executed by the FSA. She took vengeance upon the FSA, attacking their garrisons and patrols before bidding a hasty retreat due to the FSA's massive number of high technology firepower. Feeling she failed miserably, and for some reason, finding difficulty in using her magic, began longing for death in the heat of battle. She would wander the world, fighting in combat with the hopes she would die by fire, but she survived her encounters with those she fought. She finally flew over Liberator Airspace one day and was intercepted by Liberator aircraft. Believing she was being attacked, and their fore believing her chance to die would come, she attacked the aircraft, downing them. The pilots barley escaped with their lives, and requested assistance. It came in the form of a few strike Witches. Derica was surprised by the appearance of girls like her, but that didn't stop her from fighting. But the Liberators didn't grant her wish for death. During the fight, she was incapacitated, and brought to the infirmary, and it was their that she was made the offer to join the Strike Witch Program. She accepted, becoming a 2nd Lieutenant. But unlike the other Strike witches, she joined so that she can finally die in battle. Derica's code name is "Iron Eagle". Her Striker Unit is modeled after the German ME109 fighter of WW2.Aside from WW2 era German firearms, she also owns a Rapier. Lastly, she managed to keep her desire of a death by fire secret from the Liberators and other Strike Witches, but who knows how long she will keep it as such. Like Rachel, Derica also has an all seeing eye, but unlike Rachel, Derica is unable to control its power at will and its her single right eye, not both. In order to regulate the power of her eye, she wears an eye patch over it to regulate its power.
Vittoria Giacinta Marin A 12 year old Italian girl born in the Italian city of Vittoria, from which she was named. She is friendly, playful and well mannered. Her family were Clan leaders and highly respected and feared ranking members of the Sicilian Mafia, and she was treated as their princess. Her father was the Boss of the "Cosca", and while her father was powerful man, feared by his opposition, within the Cosca, he was beloved and respected, and he treated his Cosca that same as he treated his family: well and with unconditional love. Vittoria was treated with the best her father could give her, and her siblings and mother watched over her with love and affection. Sadly, like many members of every mafia, her family's end was a violent and bloody one; at the end of a Thompson. Rival members of another clan that her father was at odds with for years, finally eliminated him and proceeded to do the same to the family and members of the Cosca. Vittoria was ordered to flee the slaughter by her dying father, and to never look back. She reluctantly obeyed, and fled Sicily. She flew upon her striker aimlessly until she reached Marutus. She went into the intercity zones and found a street with a few Italian family's. Their she played with the local children and was even given a place to stay. But as playful and happy as she seemed, she didn't know what do do in the world. One day, as she played with the other children, she saw a man in a soldiers uniform, carrying a machine gun, enter the Italian community's neighborhood. Afraid for her new playmates, she confronted the man. As it turned out, it was Captain Briano, visiting an Italian family he helped out years ago. And he told her of his Italian heritage, and that he strolls through the Italian district to get back to his roots. Finding out what Vittoria was, he told her of Maria and the Strike Witch Program. Vittoria was unsure, but Briano left the offer open should she finally decide to join. Two days later, she marched up to the Liberators base front gate and was let in by the guards without question. She became an Airmen First Class and her code name is "Outlaw", and has developed a close relation ship with the Strike Witches, and with Derica in particular. Her Striker Unit, modeled after the Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario from WW2, is designed differently then most Air Striker Units, in that it was designed to be ridden on, not worn on the legs. It also possesses a pair of magic machine guns mounted inside the striker, providing additional firepower.
Robin Catherine MacDonnald A quirky, mischievous and extremely active 15 year old girl from North Carolina,USA. Her father, a widower, was an American raised Mage and quite an adapt magic user. When the the country began to face trying times, Robin and her Father left the country and traveled incognito to Marutus. Their the two of them became volunteers in the Liberators, so they can help others. They kept their magic powers a secret to the Liberators and the other volunteers in the Liberators Peace Corps. One day after returning to the Liberators Headquarters, they both detected magical energy from somewhere in the Liberators Base. Curious of the energy, they both asked questions but got few answers to those that they asked. Finally, they went to General Matthew and tried to get answers from him, but he kept deflecting the questions and denied any sources of magic within the Liberators. They finally had to demonstrate their powers to the General of the Army to finally convince him to tell the truth. Matthew explained to them the existence of the Strike Witch program and its mission. Upon learning the truth, Robin enthusiastically wanted to join the 907th Strike Witch Squadron, and begged her father for them to do so. He finally conceded. Robin became a Senior Airman and her father became a Chief Master Sergeant of the Airforce. Robin's code name is "Storm". Robin's Striker Unit is modeled after the P38J Lightning of WW2, and is classified as a "Heavy Striker". Her striker is larger then other strikers, and provides greater magical power, stronger magic shields and she even has a magic based twin machine gun/shield combination device. Her Striker Unit is, however, quite slow and less agile compared to other Strikers. Her father is a powerful wizard in his own right and possesses considerable knowledge in magic and the ways of Mages. He owns a Giant Magical Monkey Wrench, and serves as a magic wand....or a giant club. He also uses it to repair damaged Striker Units, and he serves as a mechanic in the 907th. Its noted that Robin has an Electra Complex towards her father, but not a lot of people know about this and her father is oblivious to his daughters Electra Complex.
Erica Gisella Mesaros Erica is a mysterious girl with a mysterious past. She hails from somewhere in Austria Hungary. Erica is a DayWalker: She is part human, part vampire, and as such, has some degree of vampire abilities. Because of her Vampire origins, she is highly adapt in both Ice and Dark-Arts Magic. She is a loner of sorts, and appears quite cold and introverted. Erica's exact age is unknown, but she appears to look the age of a 14 year old. Because she is part vampire, she often feels the need to feed, but because she is a Daywalker, her urge to do so isn't as strong. She can also walk around freely in the daylight, but she prefers the night. Her killing instinct is well refined, so it's assumed she is could be older then she appears, probably 100 or so years old, but it's unknown. Her motives are also unclear. Everything about her is a mystery. Her Striker unit is Modeled after the Me262 Jet Fighter From WW2, and is to date the only Jet Propelled Air Striker in the 907th. Her Striker unit is clocked as the fastest, the most agile and the most maneuverable Air Striker in the 907th, capable of impressive aerobatic maneuvers the other Strike Witches aren't capable of. However, it is noted that it also possess the weakest Magic Shields (the Me262 that her Striker was modeled after was also the fastest and most aerobatic fighter of the Second world war, but was also not the hardest, breaking out into flame from even a graze from enemy aircraft). This fact which was closely looked over by Special Ops Personnel in the Liberators, has led to the conclusion that Striker Units posses traits of the equipment they represent, at a highly modified, Magical Capacity. As for Erica, her Vampire traits grant her more rapid healing then that of a human, and she confesses that drinking the blood of others boosts her magic powers and keeps her energy in a heightened state, boosting her senses considerably. And as the fastest member of the 907th, she serves in Scout and Fast Attack role. Most of those who work with her are Shocked or unnerved when ever they see her feeding on opponents. Regardless of how much she puts others on edge, they agree she would make for a terrifying adversary to fight against. Her code name is "Raven", and she holds the rank of Airmen.
Karimah Malika Davis Karimah is a Strong, Proud and headstrong 14 year old Girl form the South Eastern United States. She is descended from a family of Military background, mostly in the Air Force, and her Great Grand Father was a Tuskegee Airman. Her family went through racial bigotry and hardship, but they never let bad times get them down. As she was raised in dark times, she was taught to keep strong through adversity. Her Family became separated but that is all that could be ascertained. The how and why are unknown. After being separated from her family, Karimah went head first into a world slowly creeping towards open conflict. She was very street smart and with it, but she also was suspicious of others. She wanted to try and do good in the world and right the many wrongs she saw, and once she stepped foot on Marutus and discovered the Strike Witch Program, she became more determined and head strong then before. Her code name is "Hawk" and holds the rank of Airmen. Her Air Striker is modeled after the American P-51 Mustang from WW2, and is noted to posses a color scheme similar to that of P-51's that flew in the Tuskegee Air Corps.
Kazumi and Kazuko Kimura Two 10 year old twins from Japan. Kazumi and Kazuko were born in a village hidden in the forest, at the foot of MT Fuji. The two girls were raised in the Ways of Ninjutsu and the Ninja. The village had a long history dating back to feudal times, and had been home to many honorable Ninja of repute. During the second world war, the village also began to incorporate Gun Kata disciplines in order to survive in an ever changing world. Kazumi and Kazuko are both trained in the ancient ninja arts, excelling at Taijutsu (Unarmed Combat), Kenjutsu (sword fighting),Bōryaku (tactics),Chōhō (espionage) and several other Ninja disciplines. They are masters at Stealth and Evasion and highly skilled. They also were adapt Eastern Mages, and were a therefore a combination of both Ninja and Mage. While they both prefer the Katana and Ninjato and other "Traditional" ninja weapons, they posses their own WW2 era Japanese firearms, ablate they are silenced. Its unknown as to what happened to make them leave their village but what is known was once they discovered the Liberators Strike Witch Program, they saw a chance to fight with honer against evil. In order to apply the knowledge they learned and test their skills, they joined the 907th and became adapt in the role of Military Stealth, Intelligence, Recon and Close Quarters combat. Both of their Strikers are Modeled after the Japanese A6M Zero Aircraft from WW2. They are very close and are always seen together as a result. Kazumi is the "Big Sister" of the two while Kazuko is the "Little Sister. Kazumi's code name is "Shadow" and Kazuko's code name is "Mist". Both hold the Rank of Airmen. A high level Ninja technique that Kazumi and Kazuko mastered is known as the "Shadow Clone" Jutsu, which summons forth copy's of the ninja.
[edit] Other Personnel
Andrew McDonnald A Wizard from North America and Father to Robin. His magic powers are powerful and his knowledge in the history of Mages and Magic runs deep. His wrench is a magic artifact he enchanted early in his life. He wears ODST armor, but its unknown how he gained possession of it, as it doesn't appear that their are any records of him serving in the UNSC. However their are rumors that he served in a top secret unit of a particular ODST Hell-Jumper unit, but its not yet certain that these rumors are true. In the 907th, he serves are a Mechanic for the the Striker Units. He seems to have some knowledge on the workings of the Striker Units and claims they were built through Magical Means, but clams to not know the reason for their existence, nor who originally designed and built them in the first place. Andrew is around 33 years of age and is Chief Master Sergeant of the Airforce. He was Married but is now a widower after he lost his wife to Cancer, specifically Brainstem glioma: an aggressive and dangerous form of cancer.
