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Shinra Corp. Officers

Hojo
A mad scientist with a God complex, Hojo works for the ShinRa Corporation as their chief researcher and developer. A man who will do absolutely anything in the name of science, he has used live humans and Cetra as test subjects, injected Jenova cells into a child in the womb, and even tried to destroy all of Midgar to prove his hypothesis correct. And if that wasn't enough to convince you the man was crazy, not only did he shoot and then experiment on Vincent Valentine when he was still a Turk, but he is also the biological father of the Black Wizard, Sephiroth.


Heidegger
The Head of the ShinRa Public Safety Maintenance Department, or otherwise, the head of the ShinRa Army. This includes the elite SOLDIER unit, and the Turks. Heidegger is Rufus' right-hand man when it comes to giving orders around ShinRa Corporation, and is known best for his violent temper and his ridiculous horse-laugh.


Scarlet
Head of ShinRa's Weapons Development Department, Scarlet aspires to create the perfect weapon. Unfortunately, she doesn't trust her colleagues to use it properly even if she does. Scarlet is actually very clever, and is also cunning and ruthless. She assisted in the design and creation of the MAKO Cannon, and is responsible for several of the reactors throughout the world. She is also known quite well for her own peculiar laugh.


Reeve Tuesti
Head of ShinRa's Urban Development Department, Reeve Tuesti is one of the few members of the company with a genuine concern for the people of the world. While he often disagrees with Rufus' decisions, he lacks the authority to overturn them. Instead, he uses the robotic cat-moogle Cait Sith as a way of keeping an eye on things around the world...all from his seat back in Midgar.


Palmer
Palmer is the Head of the now-defunct ShinRa Space Program. Other than serving as a "yes-man" to the President and begging for scraps of money in hopes of one day reviving the program, Palmer serves little purpose in the grand scheme of ShinRa. He wields a MAKO gun for protection, and was once hit by a truck running away from Cloud and his friends.

Turks

Tseng
Tseng is the longest-tenured of all the Turks, and the de-facto leader of their group. Serving directly under Heidegger and Rufus, Tseng is often given the most dangerous and important duties of all the Turks, and often accompanies SOLDIERs into battle as well. Powerful, brilliant, and chillingly cold, Tseng is as good as his job as one can get.

HOLY

Commander Martin Zigmar, Captain of HOLY
Altar Power: ??? (S-Class)
The oldest known altar user, Martin Zigmar was chosen to become the captain of ShinRa's HOLY Unit due to his knowledge of altar and the S-Class power of his altar. Still, few if any have ever seen his altar at work, and what exactly his power is remains somewhat of a mystery to even the members of HOLY. His wisdom and power is respected throughout HOLY nevertheless, and his commands are followed without question, as they are usually relayed from the President of ShinRa himself.


Asuka Tachibana
Altar Power: The 8 Treasure Balls, aka: The Eternity 8 (B-Class)
A respected and honorable member of the HOLY unit, Asuka Tachibana has the ability to wield the 8 Treasure Balls, or the Eternity 8...a versatile altar consisting of 8 green balls coursing with altar power. Each Treasure Ball floats and flies at the will of its commander, and can be used for several purposes. One of which is altar-weaponry, in which Asuka can form a staff or a bow using his treasure balls that contain a great power. Another is shielding, in which the balls circle and create a shield of altar and energy that protects him from attacks. Yet another is flight, in which the same idea as the shield is used, only Asuka places it below him and controls it to lift him into the sky. And a final use is mind control, in which a single ball touches a person's forehead and grants him access to their mind and control of their body. Tachibana believes strongly in the mission of HOLY, but his true purpose in joining them is to prove his power and worth to a girl...


Elian
Altar Power: Absolute Perception (A-Class)
The product of a cloning project on the mainland some years ago, Elian is unaware of the details of his upbringing, only that his biological father is Martin Zigmar...something he keeps well hidden himself. Elian is always watching the events of the world using his Absolute Perception, which allows him to tap open video and audio feed to just about anywhere on the planet, as well as read an opponent on the battlefield. Quiet and obedient, Elian is useless on a battlefield, but from the sidelines, can have quite an impact if he so chooses.


Urizane
Altar Power: Unnamed (B-Class)
A young HOLY member with a very unique (versatile) altar power, Urizane is fiercely loyal to the ideals of HOLY, perhaps even moreso than to the commander or Ryuho. Urizane is unafraid to throw himself into battle if he feels he is needed, but prefers not to mix it up when others have it under control. His altar power allows him to manipulate watermelons from a sack he carries on his shoulder to do many different things. He can fire them as a powerful altar powered attack, detonate them, make them grow to enormous sizes, travel via a strange form of teleportation through them, and even create a makeshift communications tower out of them. But mostly, he just likes to eat them...


Unkei
Altar Power: Mad Sprict (B-Class)
The self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Playwrite", Unkei has the ability to write a script and make the unwitting around him act according to its design. He usually remains in the background of HOLY, but when called upon, he plays his part to perfection.


Scheris Adjani
Altar Power: Eternal Devote (C-Class)
Scheris Adjani is a newer member of HOLY who joined when she was saved from a band of thugs by the HOLY captain Ryuho and his altar, Zetsuei. Since then, she has fallen somewhat in love with the green-haired captain, and serves him far more loyally than she does HOLY itself. While she is usually non-combatant, she can always be found on the scene of HOLY missions, either working on clean-up or public relations. Scheris has a quick tongue to those she dislikes, but beneath her fiesty exterior, she really is a deeply caring woman. Scheris has never mastered her altar power, but practices it regularly in the event Ryuho might ever need her. She would give her very life if he needed it...


Mimori Kiryu
Altar Power: None
A scientist researching native altars, Mimori is the only member of HOLY without an altar of her own. Still, her research has proven valuable in the understanding and development of altar powers, even if her actions have grown more and more suspicious of late. She is a childhood friend of Ryuho, and came to Midgar to see him again...hence why she joined HOLY. Her loyalties, however, are very questionable, and she is to be kept under silent observation at all times.


Sou Kigetsuki
Altar Power: Dream Girls aka: the Tokonatsu Sisters (A-Class)
Sou Kigetsuki has only the second altar power capable of independent movements and thoughts. The Dream Girls, or the Tokonatsu Sisters as he has named them, were created out of his desire to be loved by the perfect woman...and his hatred of the complicated women of the world. Each beautiful sister has her own personality, looks, and abilities, which include a sly ability of persuasion which can trick the unwitting into abiding by Kigetsuki's will. The three of them together have the ability to fuse and become a hideous, but powerful monster which also acts according to his will. Sou himself is somewhat egotistical, and believes his Dream Girls love is all he needs to be the strongest altar user alive.


Emergy Maxfell
Altar Power: Super Pinch Crusher (B-Class)
Emergy is a weak kneed, English accented member of HOLY who joined for the more comfortable parts of life, rather than scraping for a living in Lost Ground. Despite his appearance, however, he will accept any challenge and once cornered, his altar ability summons the powerful Super Pinch Crusher. This altar was created through his subconcious fears of the past, when he was cornered on the edge of a cliff by his own family and friends who thought that his ability to use an altar power were abominations and attempted to remove him. In reaction to his fears, his altar powers took on the form of his favorite toy, the Super Pinch Crusher, and since then it has only spawned when he feels a danger equal to that of the past.


George Tatsunami
Altar Power: Big Magnum (C-Class)
George Tatsunami is your average everyday badguy with one acception, his altar ability. Once enlisted into HOLY he was able to push around any non-city residents using his status. His altar ability, Big Magnum, summons a large 6-shooter that can easily destroy a house with it's bullet, and is controlled by what is normally a toy gun at his side, but transforms into the controlling device once he has activated his altar.


Darths
Altar Power: Unnamed
The Darths are the special tactical unit of HOLD, and are deployed in almost every HOLY related mission. Despite the belief that all altars are unique, the Darths seem to have the same abilities in that they can summon large hands. While this altar ability on it's own does not seem exceptional, together they can be a formidable force. Where the Darths come from is an enigma, and the process by which they get the same altars is one of the greatest mysteries of HOLD.

Tsviets (Deepground Captains)

Azul the Cerulean
A hulking beast of a man at 9 feet 8 inches tall, Azul (33) was once a prized SOLDIER recruit who was placed in the Deepground program by the mad scientist, Hojo. Regarded as a warrior of amazing skill and power, even amongst the Tsviets, Azul uses his amazing strength to wield a tank-barrel cannon as a weapon. He was also one of three Tsviets on whom the Metamorphose testing was done, allowing him to transform into his Behemoth-like ArchAzul form. Azul also possesses something like the Final Attack Materia, in that once each time he enters battle he revives from a fatal injury.


Shelke the Transparent
Though she appears to be the age of 11, Shelke Rui is actually 19 but has had her physical development halted by the experimentation on her as a member of Deepground. Shelke wields two EM sabers and possesses extreme speed in battle. Her greatest ability is the SND (Synaptic Net Dive), however, which allow her to create her residual image and dive into the network to negotiate with data on the subconscious planes of sentient life forms. Shelke is the only member of the Tsviets who remains "colorless", and has a sister named Shalua Rui.


Rosso the Crimson
Rosso (25) is the third recruit of the Tsviets and has a psychotic lust for bringing death and pain to those whom she encounters in battle. Wielding her double-bladed weapon (which is also capable of gunfire), and acting with exceptional speed and skill, she is capable of fighting on level with just about anyone she comes across. She is fiercely loyal to Weiss the Immaculate, and has no conscience about who she kills or what she destroys in his name. She is also very egotistical, and would likely take her own life simply to deprive another the "honor" of taking it from her.


Nero the Sable
Nero (23) is the second recruit of the Tsviets, brother to Weiss the Immaculate, and has been known to secretly act as their commander in Weiss's stead at times, when he has been incapacitated. As the only successful subject of the G Substance Project at the fetal stage (his mother was sucked into the darkness upon his birth), Nero's body is covered in darkness at all times and can never be clearly seen. Nero the Sable has the ability to draw anyone around him into a black hole that can only be escaped by his will, or if that person has a greater darkness than himself. Also, as a participant in the metamorphose experiment, he is capable of transforming into Arachnero in battle, a large, mechanical spider-like being which is just as deadly as Nero himself. Nero's arms are bound to his body the majority of the time, and it is said that this is to restrain his dark power.


Weiss the Immaculate
Weiss the Immaculate is the Emperor of the Deepground as he is the strongest of the Tsviets and contains all of their abilities within himself. A former SOLDIER who wields two katana/rifle hybrids, he is both feared and respected throughout Deepground...though few can claim to have ever actually seen him.

Most Wanted!!!!

5) Dr. Lucrecia Crescent
Whereabouts: Unknown
Status: Unknown
Lucrecia was a longtime scientist in the ShinRa's Scientific Research and Development Department before she left the company due to the guilt she felt over the death of Grimoire Valentine, the suffering of Vincent Valentine, and visions of the ill-deeds of her biological son, Sephiroth. Since she has Jenova cells in her body, she cannot die easily, and therefore, is known to be still living somewhere in the world. Reports indicate that she is somewhere in the Gold Saucer area on Ordalia Continent. "Operation Crescent Dawn" has been issued to locate and recover her to continue her work for the company.


4) Jean Havoc
Whereabouts: Midgar Slums
Status: Located in Sector 4
Jean Havoc was a Lieutenant in the State Military of Callisto for a short while under Lieutenant Colonel Roy Mustang during the reign of the Fuhrer. Unfortunately, with the loss of Callisto came the disbanding of the State Military, sending its former soldiers either into the service of the Resistance in the new Costa del Sol, or out of the city without a job. It seems that Havoc has made his way to Midgar and is trying to raise support for a new State Military Organization in the slums of Midgar. Though it is estimated his threat is very limited, it is best to n** these things in the bud before they can get a chance to grow. "Operation Passing Storm" has been issued to see to his capture and break up his fledgling group.


3) Rory Childers
Whereabouts: Tokyo
Status: At Large
Rory Childers is an environmentalist leading a video campaign against the ShinRa Corporation's Makou Reactors and our worldwide expansion. He had posed very little problem to us in the past, but has stepped up his anti-ShinRa activity since seeking the protection of the Tokyo Government and making his base in an underground facility there. His videos are turning citizens worldwide against the company, and therefore, his work must be brought to an end. "Operation Smooth Descent" has been issued to destroy his anti-ShinRa campaign and to capture and/or eliminate Mr. Childers.


2) Kazuma the Shell Bullet
Whereabouts: Unknown
Status: At Large
Kazuma is a Native Alter whose anti-HOLY actions have garnered him a reputation as the most powerful and dangerous of all Native Alters in and around Midgar. His attacks against HOLY and ShinRa have left several company employees and officers severely injured, and several of our expansion points from Rocket Town to Luca to Junon have suffered losses at the hand of this man. His power is known as the "Shell Bullet", and he is considered armed and extremely dangerous. By the command of Martin Zigmar he is to be taken down on site, but kept alive if at all possible for return to the HOLY offices in Midgar. No mission has been posted for his capture, and his location remains unknown.

1) Kongol
Whereabouts: Outside Rocket Town
Status: At Large
Kongol was a high ranking member of ShinRa's SOLDIER program for several years before, for whatever reason, he grew disillusioned with the company and left. After avoiding the eye of the ShinRa for some time, he has now been located outside of Rocket Town and is rallying support for an anti-ShinRa campaign. He is a warrior with exceptional skill, and could be a very dangerous foe if he is able to mount an offensive against us. This is why "Operation Black Dagger" has been posted, to eliminate him before he raises enough support to become a true threat. Deadly force has been authorized...Kongol is wanted dead or alive.

Status: The 5th Child

Appearance:
Name: Kaworu Nagisa
Alias: Tabris, The 5th Child, The 17th Angel
Race: Human and Angel (Not part, but completely both.)
Player Level: Elite
Power Level: Super Elite
Prize for Victory: Adam's Will (Grants the ability to control those who contain the cells of Adam), Kaworu's Free Will (Grants the ability to resist all forms of manipulation or control, and to retain free will of mind and body.)
Height/Weight: Unknown
Eyes: Red
Hair: Silver
Weapons: None
Bio: As the last Angel spawned from Adam (the 1st Angel), Kaworu holds the power of the other 16 Angels of Adam. However, while the other angels chose forms that were not quite humaniod, Kaworu chose a completely human form for reasons that are not known. With an ability to hold an AT Field for as long as he is living and the ability to control anything that was either spawned from Adam or is vacant of soul, the reluctant Angel holds near ultimate power. However, it would appear that Kaworu is quite fond of humanity, and is more willing to sacrifice the lives of the Angels than to kill those who are human, or "Lilan" (e.g. "Of Lillith", the 2nd Angel) as he calls them. Kaworu is the only Angel of Adam to escape his ultimate programming (to recover the embryonic form of Adam and begin the process of Final Genesis) and act according to his own decisions. In his past life, he allowed himself to be crushed by Shinji (an EVA pilot whom he befriended before Adam activated his true objective) and Evangelion Unit 01 (a living creature created from the cells of Adam, covered in state-of-the-art armor and controlled by EVA pilots.) as opposed to living out his otherwise immortal existence, despite his opportunity to destroy humanity. His reappearance in the Grindery, however, can only mean trouble for whomever Adam's cells deem "the Enemy".

As a player, Kaworu has proven himself to be very capable of handling himself when the chips are down. He is extremely intelligent, wise to the world, and controls a very volatile power of his own. An ominously calm person, Kaworu's demeanor belies a person who was given life for the single purpose of destroying the human race, and a person with easily enough power to do so. He is the angel of free will, and so he chooses not to destroy human existence...for now.

Status: Captain of HOLY

Appearance:
Name: Ryuhou (Also: Ryuho)
Race: Human Alter-User
Player Level: Strong
Power Level: Strong
Prize for Victory: Gale Crest (Launches two attacks before his opponent can use one!)
Height: 6'1
Weight: 152
Weapon: His Alter, Zetsuei
Bio: After watching his mother and dog die at the hands of an Alter user, Ryuhou's latent alter power awakened, fusing the bodies of the dead to create Zetsuei. Because of its origin, Zetsuei is blessed with unimaginable power, superior to that of nearly any other alter.

6 years after the incident, Ryuhou is found to be part of an organization that tracks down and captures rogue or native alters, called HOLY (a smaller branch of the organization HOLD, for those with Alter power). He was without rival on the scale of alters until one day he meets a man named Kazuma, who he defeats soundly...at first. However, Kazuma refuses to give up, and after two more fights, the two seem to be dead even!

In their third battle, their amazing power rips open a gate to the "Other Side", a dimension that is the source of Alter power, increasing their power even more. After a series of events, Ryuhou is forced to work with Kazuma to defeat and even more powerful Alter user, and rescue a mutual friend of the two rivals. After the gruelling battle, which they barely managed to win, the Ryuhou and Kazuma still never managed to reconcile, and it is said their rivalry rages on to this day.

When word reaches Ryuhou's ears of an amazing power in this area of the world, he cannot help but wonder if there are more rogue alters stirring up trouble. It is his personal mission to defeat any rogue alter users, and prove once and for all he is the superior warrior to Kazuma.

As a player, Ryuho has not been very active, but his strength is certainly unquestioned. With the thinking alter Zetsuei, Ryuho's skill is amplified by his own abilities' skill. Experience in the system and in the area is his biggest downfall, so using that to your advantage might put you over the edge against this foe.

Status: Turk of the Shinra Corporation

Appearance:
Name: Rude
Alias: The Turk
Race: Human
Player Level: Good
Power Level: Strong
Prize for Victory: Turk Sunglasses (Defends against most forms of light/holy attacks/magics.)
Height: 6'1
Weight: 195
Weapons: Turk Gloves (Fighting Gloves)
Special Abilities: Materia Use, Turk Training
Bio: Rude is a newcomer to the Guild itself, but has served under Rufus and with Reno for some time. Though not as outspoken as the others, he will fight just as hard (and well) for his president's cause. Not because he wants to (you can't really tell with the stoic face he keeps), but because it's his job.

Status: Turk of the Shinra Corporation

Appearance:
Name: Elena Noel
Alias: Reno's Backup, The Girl Turk
Race: Human
Player Level: Good
Power Level: Average
Prize for Victory: Turk Sunglasses (Defends against most forms of light/holy attacks/magics.)
Height: 5'6
Weight: 125
Weapons:
Special Abilities: Materia Use, Turk Training
Bio: (I hope nobody minds too much, but I took a few liberties with my character to make her more interesting! Nothing major though, I promise! She's still the same Elena. sweatdrop )

Elena Noel was a young girl who lived in Midgar from the time she was born until she was sixteen with her parents. Growing up in the industrial city, she watched as the skies darkened with the growth of the Shinra Corporation. This never bothered her very much, as her entire life had been quite rough from the very beginning. Her father was an alcoholic who hated the Shinra Corporation while her mom was a low level employee who was constantly being berated and beaten by her father.

Elena was relatively untouched by her father, but occasionally when she would try and help her mother, she would be shoved to the ground and scolded...this was all very normal to her. She watched as her father's hatred of Shinra caused him to slowly become less and less of a good person, and more and more of the monster that would come home with beer on his breath and torture her mom. She hated her father for that, and she admired her mother for her strength to endure it.

While Elena would spend her days in the low-budget schools of Midgar, her mother would go to her job every day while her father would dissappear. From what she gathered, her mom was often questioned about the marks that marred her appearance at work, but she rarely spoke about it...but this was the Shinra Corporation, after all, and it wouldn't have been hard at all for them to find out what had been happening. And find out they did, after her mother's ambition rose her all the way to the desk of the President's Secretary.

The President Shinra immediately took interest in his newest underling, and with his the same sly charm with which he cajoled the public into believing all his lies, he tricked her into telling him about her husband and his hatred of the Shinra. A few days later, a man named Tseng...a Turk of the Shinra Corp...came to Elena's house looking for her father. He'd told her mom that they'd discovered he was working with a terrorist group who intended to destroy the Shinra Corporation and bring fear to the entire City of Midgar.

It was hard to believe, but both Elena and her mother agreed that they had no reason to distrust the man. So, that night they waited in their home with Tseng until their father came through the door, drunker and more violent than ever. Blood was on his clothes as he burst through the door, grabbing his wife by the throat and choking her while screaming, "You told them, didn't you! They raided our base and arrested and killed them all! You b***h! I'll kill you!"

Hearing the commotion, Tseng and Elena ran from the living room just in time to see the last bit of life drain from her mother's body. As the man turned to Elena with a snarl, he lunged at her screaming just the same, but Tseng was faster. With a single well-placed bullet to the head, Elena's father fell to the ground dead.

Shocked and now suddenly scared for her future, Elena found comfort in Tseng's weak embrace. He knew that she now had no means by which to take care of herself, so he did something which he was not normally accustomed to doing...he gave her a break. By offering to help her get hired by the Shinra Corporation and pay her rent until she was on her feet, Tseng became somewhat of a hero to her...if not something more.

Though a bit traumatized, Elena used her love of the Shinra, her hatred of her father, and her idol worship of Tseng to fuel her work in the company. She quickly gained rank and obtained better jobs, until she finally neared her goal...becoming a Turk, just like Tseng. She was told that she would have to undergo a long, extremely trying training period which few had ever completed, but Elena had no doubts about it...she wanted to be a Turk, no matter what.

It had been everything they'd promised and more, and it had taken every last ounce of her strength and will to stay in the program. When she finished, however, she was finally prepared to join the group. There was only one thing standing in her way, however...the Turks were full, and in no need of an extra member. She'd come so far, and she was on the verge of joining Tseng, the man who'd saved her life...so she waited until her time would come.

And come it did, when Reno was injured in his first encounter with Cloud and his gang. In need of a temporary replacement, it was Tseng who handpicked Elena for promotion to take his place while he was gone. That was how it started...

Now, Elena has become a full-time Turk, and works her best to keep up with the dynamic duo of Reno and Rude. Though she is a bit prone to screwing up ( sweatdrop ), she's a hard worker and is a valuable asset to the Turks and Shinra. She's willing to do any job just to prove herself to the other Turks (especially Tseng, who she still has somewhat of an idol worship of, though she doesn't really "like" him like him as much anymore), and can always be counted on to lend a helping hand.

Status: SOLDIER 1st Class
Appearance:
Name: Mirko Braddock
Alias: "G", or "Genesis"
Race: Human Enhanced with Mako and Jenova Cells
Player Level:
Power Level:
Prize for Victory:
Age: 19
Height: 5'10
Weight: 185
Weapons: Sayamaki (Wound-blade), Mako Gun
Special Abilities: Incredible agility, speed, aptitude for magic, and other skills due to materia, mako, and Jenova cells.

Bio:

Status: Turk of the Shinra Corporation

Appearance:
Name: Roka
Alias: The Turk
Race: Human
Player Level: Good
Power Level: Strong
Prize for Victory: Turk Sunglasses (Defends against most forms of light/holy attacks/magics.)
Height: 6'1
Weight: 189
Weapons: Katana, Materia, Etc.
Special Abilities: Materia Use, Turk Training
Bio: Roka was born into a prominent military family in Upper Junon to a General in the ShinRa Army to whom discipline was a religion and a mother whose loyalty to the ShinRa was without question. In fact, if you take a glance at his roots, you might say that Roka was destined for distinguished service in the ShinRa Corporation. That Roka has achieved that is questionable, but only due to the fact that the Turks are a covert organization.

Raised by the belief that ShinRa was the only right and true power in the world and that those who opposed them were worthy of the horrible fates which befell them, Roka went into a ShinRa Training academy at an early age. Amongst his classmates, he was amongst the best in each and every subject. To accept less would have been unacceptable to his father, and therefore, unacceptable to Roka. His earliest years flew by in that manner, the young prodigy never truly facing competition at any level of his education.

At the age of 17, Roka had graduated a year early and top of his class in the academy, and was well on his way up the ranks of the ShinRa Corporation. In fact, it was whispered he was in line for a big promotion further up the ladder in the ShinRa Military before Heidegger came calling.

He was the head of an organization known as the Turks, which carried out important and covert operations in the name of ShinRa to elminate those who foolishly opposed them. The Turks were known and feared throughout the cities of Midgar and Junon as the silent enforcers of the will of the President...an extention of his own will, even. The idea of performing at such an important job under the direct orders of the President and Heidegger was too much to pass up, and so Roka forewent his opportunity further up the military ranks to enlist.

Roka's impact was immediate. His record in his earliest days was impeccable, having spent three years without a single failed mission. It seemed that the prodigy was, indeed, living up to the high standards his family had set for him. For his own part, the quiet and disciplined Turk was listening to the whispers of those around him that hailed him as a superior Turk...possibly the one in line to replace the Vardot following his imminent retirement. Those whispers became louder, and the rumors began to swirl.

The child prodigy of Junon was all but packed to change offices when word came down that Tseng had received the promotion instead.

The news was a heavy blow to the psyche of the 21-year old youngster who had never tasted defeat in his life. Surely, he felt, he had proven his worth...at least moreso than Tseng? Unfortunately, the decision was no mistake, and it was Tseng's experience that had won him the position. Coping was not easy for Roka...because for as much as his father had taught him about success and victory, he had foolishly omitted the lessons on defeat.

Roka's mission success somehow managed to remain at the top of the heap, but problems coping began to build up inside...and it would be outside of the office that the effects were most greatly felt. Upset at the apparent snub and violently jealous of Tseng, Roka's social life began to fall into a dangerous downward spiral.

Normally good-natured days out with colleagues became volatile arguments for almost no reason, and often times it ended with a man he might have otherwise considered a comrade on the receiving end of a physical thrashing. Mention of the new leader of the Turks became a taboo subject in his presence, and whenever the day ended at the office, Roka buried himself in several mugs of ale down at Gren's Jazz Bar. Still, somehow his high level of proficiency endured, so the ShinRa brass let him continue on as he seemed to be coping.

In reality, nothing could have been further from the truth. It took a scary moment at the workplace for the problem to truly come to light. It was a weekend he would have rather forgotten, though it would be the beginning of a one-year span that he would never forget.

It had been following one of his more dirty jobs, and his suit had been soiled with a great deal of blood. His partner, a male nunchaku master, was just coming back into the office with a satisfied grin to go over the report one last time before they took it in to Tseng. Unaware of the lingering hatred of their boss and the volatile state of Roka's conscience, the young Nunchaku laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

'Better clean that blood off, you don't want Tseng to chew your a** out for looking unprofessional, do you?' he had asked Roka innocently, but the mention of Tseng as his superior at that point in time was one step too far. Whether it was the wrong place at the wrong time, or if it might have happened eventually in spite of it, his partner had tripped a dangerous wire in the katana master's mind.

Without hesitation, Roka drew his blade with one hand and pressed the nunchaku against the wall firmly with the other. A split-second later, the tip of the sword was pressed cleanly against the neck of his offending partner.

'What would Tseng know of professionalism? I could give a rat's a** what that b*****d says!' he screamed in a rage, his blade barely piercing the skin of the now terrified nunchaku. A trickle of blood ran down the young Turk's neck, mingling with the tears that came shortly after. He begged...pleaded with Roka that his words were a jest, and that he meant nothing by them...but the fury in the katana master's eyes was something akin to that of a beast whose lust for blood had just gone into overdrive. Several of their colleagues had rushed to the scene a moment too late to catch his arm as he thrust his arm forward...

All save one...Rude...the only Turk whose physical strength was known to exceed his own at the time. The larger man caught his arm as he moved his blade, drawing it back with some effort away from the nunchaku's neck. Instantly, the young Turk scrambled away, and his friends leaped in to restrain Roka in his moment of insanity. It seemed, however, as if there was no need.

As Rude retracted the blade, the consciousness returned to his eyes and he knew what he had done. Shamed, he retreated into his office until the orders to meet with Heidegger came down. As expected, he was given a discharge from the service of ShinRa, and sent back to his hometown of Junon...only now that he was no longer employed by ShinRa, he was forced to live in the decrepid Lower section of the fortress-city.

The next year was a virtual Hell for Roka, a man once deemed as a true prodigy of the corporation's army. In line for a promotion to officer...and then a Turk with a three-year mark of perfection...was now reduced to living in the proverbial gutter, scratching for meals and warmth in any corner of the land he could find. His home was unremarkable, and the fireplace was rarely ever lit. It was almost as if he had lost his reason to live...

A year passed, and Roka continued to grow colder and colder...until finally the call he had been hoping for came. Heidegger needed a good man, and there was no one better for the job...not even Tseng. Practically leaping at the opportunity to return to the lifestyle he had dedicated himself to, Roka accepted the job and completed it to absolute perfection. Upon completion, he was reinstated in the Corporation, and in the Turks...but still below Tseng.

Unable to bit back the jealousy and disappointment, Roka fought hard to keep in control of his emotions. He began frequenting Gren's almost as soon as he reached Midgar, and continued to find other ways to vent his frustration. Eventually, he told himself, his time would come...until then, he had to continue to serve to the best of his ability for the ShinRa. After all, the ShinRa wrote his checks, and they were the only real power that mattered in the world.

And if ShinRa was right, then it was only natural that they would reward his success eventually...

Half a year after his return, Roka was assigned a partner in Kano that he knew instantly was going to turn out poorly. The kid had no respect for the completion of a job and it seemed that his only care was that he enjoy his work. And yet, the mindset of the young man slowly...but surely...began to grow on him.

For years he had served the ShinRa diligently...perfectly...and as of yet, he had not been adequately rewarded or recognized. If he was not to be commended for his excellent service, then he should at least take pleasure in his work...shouldn't he? It was for that reason that he did not physically thrash Kano the first time he was the cause of a failed mission...though the verbal assault he had unleashed was one for the record books.

Since then, the two have somehow managed to co-exist...finding some common ground on which they can stand in Gren's Jazz Bar and the pleasure they try to take in their work. Though they have their differences, they are a pair to be reckoned with when fighting together. To Roka, Kano had become not only his partner and techincal subordinate...but almost somewhat of a little brother.

If there was one thing or person in the world that might be more important to Roka than a mission or the ShinRa, it might have been Kano. And so, the two still work together...partners...soldiers...Turks.

Appearance:
Name: Aurora
Alias: Shuriken
Race: Human
Player Level:
Height: 5'6
Weight: 140
Weapons: shuriken
Special Abilities:
Bio: Aurora was born and raised by a loveless family in the slums of Midgar. In her early years, the only joy she found came in the form of competition between her and the neighborhood children. Being a smaller woman, however, Aurora had always lacked in strength, and often found herself on the wrong end of her competitive endeavors. Though she enjoyed the games, she found quite early on that she hated to lose...

At the age of 12, Aurora became aware of the fact that her family was not your garden-variety unit, and that the cold nature of her parents was anything but normal. Slowly, she began to resent them. Still powerless to change things, she threw herself wholly into her competition and training. If she could not change her family, she could at least train herself to be stronger...and train she did.

At the age of 14 Aurora won a city championship in track and field in the 100m dash, the 1600m run, and was runner-up in the discus throw. It was a feat that to this day remains unmatched in the history of Midgar scholastic competition. Her determination and diligent dedication to training had transformed her from an undersized child into a strong, athletically gifted woman. Few could deny that she had become quite the physical specimen.

But now that she had won, Aurora found that the games were losing her interest. She had trained so hard to win, but now that she had, she wanted more. Her parents treated her terribly, and though she was well-known throughout Midgar as an athletic star, she knew that her life wasn't complete. It was by accident that she discovered her next challenge.

At the age of 15, Aurora was walking home from a practice when a pair of thugs attacked her in the dark with the intent of stealing whatever money she had on her. At that moment, something clicked within her. Her hands moved like clockwork, one striking one attacker on the nose and the other in the groin, felling both her attackers in a pair of well-placed strikes. The rush of battle was amazing...and it hooked her.

She began to walk the streets alone at night on purpose, hoping against hope that a band of thieves, a desperate beggar, or a dirty rapist would leap out at her...giving her free reign to do with them as she pleased. And she was rarely disappointed...Midgar was a desolate city, and there was never a lack of desperate men looking to catch a break in the form of an unsuspecting victim. Sometimes she would even be so luck as to find larger groups, three or more attackers at a time. And never had she even been taken in by an attacker.

Aurora began to train herself to fight, practicing in the silent confines of her own parlor. As her parents went out at night and ignored her existence, their daughter was training herself to become a warrior. Still, the thrill of battle began to wane...as opponents grew more and more scarce and less and less challenging, the teen knew that she would soon have to find a more entertaining pasttime.

At the age of 16, that pasttime found her. During one of her nightly excursions, Aurora happened onto a group of men who seemed to be intently focused on some task just outside her home in Sector 1. Deciding to test her luck, she made her way near them, and to her unspoken delight, the four men noticed her immediately.

They told her they were busy and that she should scram while she could...she kept walking towards them. The first attacked her with his fists, but she was faster...two perfect shots to the throat and the chest putting them on the ground. The second swung at her with a knife, grazing her cheek...she caught him with a knee to the center that left him gasping for air. A third swung three kicks at her that all sailed over her head, the last giving her an opening to drill an uppercut to his chin that dropped him to the ground. She stomped his chest twice to ensure he wasn't getting up any time soon. Then she came face-to-face with their leader...

The man was a broad shouldered man, but his look was neither ill nor fair. He simply smiled at her, crossing his arms as he sized up the little girl who had just annihilated half of his group. It was at that moment that his mind was made up, but before he could tell her, the woman had drawn her own knife, looking to carve her name into his flesh. But he was faster...and she could scarcely come close to him, never once landing a blow. Still, he was impressed...

She lunged at him finally, frustrated by his constant dodging...and then suddenly everything went dark. He had knocked her unconscious with a single blow. She awoke some time later to the barren inside of an abandoned ShinRa Warehouse, and that same man staring at her intently from a nearby chair. From that chair, this man...the first to have ever beaten her...delivered her fate.

"Your parents are dead," he told her simply, "they were caught in an explosion and burned to death." Those words were strange to her, because they meant that she was finally free of the burden they had been to her. They had cared so little when they were alive, and now, she was returning the favor upon their death. Aurora didn't shed a tear. The man stood, turning his back to her, before speaking over his shoulder once more.

"I brought you here because I know there's nowhere else for you to go. But I'm giving you a choice. I need skilled men and women to help make my dreams a reality, and you're about as skilled as I've ever seen. You took out three of my best men with ease," he explained, wiping a hair from his forehead before continuing. "You can stay here and work with me, and I'll take care of you. Food, clothes, and a roof over your head. Or, you can go try to make it on your own in the slums of Midgar, and end up like one of those beggars out there...either way, think of this as a defining moment in your life..."

The man paused then and made his way towards the door. Aurora squirmed for a moment where she laid, still bound by the ropes the man had placed around her hands and feet. It was obvious she wasn't going anywhere soon, unless he let her...but still, she wondered who this strange man was, and why he was really willing to help her.

"Who are you?" was the only question she asked.

"I can only tell you if you are with us..." he countered, tilting his head from the doorway. "So...are you?"

There was barely a hesitation before she nodded in agreement.

"I'm Chantz," the man told her, drawing a cigarette from a pack in his pocket. "Welcome to the gang..."

It became apparent to Aurora early that this was no ordinary job, and that her role in Chantz's organzation was something she could have scarcely imagined. His "gang", as he called them, was a terrorist organization known as the "Dead Scientists" that had been striking out at the ShinRa and their branches throughout Midgar. Unlike some terrorist groups like AVALANCHE, however, their motivation was not at all environmentally linked.

"We aren't some band of tree huggers trying to save the planet, or anything noble like that," Chantz had once told her, "we're just a group of guys who are pissed off at the system because we didn't get our fair share." That was how he described them. In fact, Chantz and his men had once been employees of the ShinRa Scientific Research and Development Department that had lost their jobs when President ShinRa decided to focus on the Jenova Project and the Neo-Midgar Project instead of their own...

Now, they were just getting back at them by taking out some of their officers and warehouses, building the strength so that they might one day have the ability to challenge the company itself. And Aurora had become their best assassin under the daily training and tutelege of Chantz. Each mark she had been assigned had been eliminated without incident, and for that reason, if nothing else, her importance began to grow on the leader of the Scientists.

The two became close, if only in a master-pupil sense of the word. Their training sessions often wore on until the wee hours of the morning as Aurora would try to break down Chantz's defenses or match his speed...but the ex-scientist was amazing! His speed was unmatchable, and his strength was beyond that of any normal human being. And always when they fought, his blue eyes seemed to glow...only for her. It was as if Chantz had become the family she had never had...

Years passed and her skills grew remarkably under Chantz's watchful eye, and their group began to grow in numbers. Men with a grudge against the ShinRa, for whatever reason, began to flock to their hideouts to join in the militant movement against the company that had just started to make waves...

But there was a spy among them...

In his growing confidence and constant training with Aurora, Chantz had made the mistake of letting his guard down, and had inducted Reno, the Turk, into his organization. And a few nights later, under cover of darkness during one of their training sessions, ShinRa made its strike against the base of the "Dead Scientists". The terrorist organization never had a chance...

Many men were captured in their sleep, others killed, but the real target of the raid was their organizer and leader, Chantz. At last they came for him, Turks and ShinRa MP's together. He had barely enough time to gather himself and prepare to fight...but before he went to face them, he ordered Aurora to leave them.

"Go, Aurora...consider this another turning point in your life," he had told her simply, before heading out to meet them. But she didn't move...and she could not will her feet to leave the room which they had shared together. Gunshots rang out in the halls, as did fierce battle cries. Finally, it all began to die down. Footsteps could be heard down the hall...vaguely, she hoped that it was him.

Instead, it was Reno, accompanied by several ShinRa Soldiers. The lax Turk looked her over, resting his rod on his shoulder. If she had wanted to, she might have attacked him then and escaped...but she didn't.

'What're you doin' in a place like this?' the red-haired Turk asked her, tapping his rod boredly on his shoulder. 'Don't you think you should be running along, now?' Still, however, she remained still. Somehow, she knew that running would get her nowhere...and that this was the beginning of something for her.

'Ain't you got somewhere to go now, sis?' Reno asked curiously, to which she shook her head purposefully. Her expression was passive, not at all intimidated. Reno smirked. 'Whatever...but hey, if you're gonna be lookin' for a new job you should come up top...of the plate, I mean,' he mentioned it, glancing up for emphasis. Neither Reno nor Aurora knew why he had said it, but at that moment she knew what Chantz had said was true...this was a defining moment in her life.

'ShinRa's always looking for new people...you got nowhere else to go, right?' he offered as he turned and headed for the door, his MP's following him silently. And that was how it happened...

The only family she had ever known had been taken from her, and then she had been offered work by the very man who had done the taking. But that was how the ShinRa worked...and Reno's was right. She had nowhere else to go.

And so she applied to the ShinRa...and became a member of the Turks. Still she wondered, however...just what had become of the "Dead Scientist" who had given her a chance at another life. She never did see his body, after all...