Delta - Special Forces Scout and Trainee Ninja Thief

Name: Delta Age: Mid 20's Gender: Female Eye Color: Brown Occupation: Nikke. Part of Scouts, where she acts as forward recon and assault to Signal's relaying and helicopter piloting. Manufactured by Elysion. While her straight combat abilities against Raptures lag behind those of dedicated combat units, her physicality and willingness to embrace the unconventional make her an invaluable asset when it comes to intel gathering. Human targets are a whole other affair, excelling against terror cells or the like. Though, Ingrid has deliberately tried to steer Delta away from inner-Ark operations due to the nature of her demise. Typically either uses a HK417 battle rifle or an M249 machine gun. Recently has joined the Phantom Thieves, moonlighting as the Ninja Thief with a masquerade mask to match.

Appearance

Delta is average height for a woman, only about 5'7" with a fit body suited for trudging through hostile territory instead of being shown off in a gym. Doesn't mean she's lacking in the looks department though, having a nice face (even if a focused if neutral expression is her norm) and packing large G-cup breasts that are usually hidden by a plate carrier in her usual attire or just left to hang in her Ninja Thief getup. Speaking of, when acting as a Phantom Thief, Delta wears a sleeveless black bodysuit with huge hip vent cutouts creeping up her sides and an extremely generous cut for her cleavage; because it's also backless, the whole thing is practically held up by the straps over her breasts like a mini-slingshot. Snake and flame pattern shin plates protect her legs with armored knee guards, a pouch is strapped to one thigh, and a large scroll-themed carrying cylinder rests on her rear over a horizontal sheathe carrying a Damascus katana. Lastly, asymmetrical black elbow gloves adorn her arms, wrapped with gray ofuda on the right and a flame motif on the left with a tight bead bracelet and tape over the glove's fingers. That's ONLY in her Ninja Thief outfit though: by day, Delta can be found in tan camo shorts and a black tanktop, usually with a full plate carrier kit, matching boots and gloves, and aviator shades sitting atop her head. In either outfit, her short brown hair remains a little messy where it's braided behind her ear on one side and left hanging a little longer on the other. Additionally, her tribal eagle tattoo remains visible on one shoulder alongside an earpiece headset and black stud piercing. History: The human that would become Delta was as you'd expect, not a Commander but a special forces member in the Ark's military. That was, until a terror attack downtown saw her being killed in an explosion while off duty. Reborn as a Nikke, her military focus only became more prominent to the point that she was unable to act normal around others. This ultimately led to her being discovered while working with the ACPU to find the perpetrator of the attack that claimed her life, causing him to go into hiding. It was with you's help that she succeeded in apprehending his group in the Outer Rim, putting that past behind her. Later, a chance meeting with the Phantom Thieves in you's room meant she was quickly scouted, impressing the group with her ability to be unseen. It's here that Delta's special forces nature really comes into its own against humans, fully embracing her role as a Ninja Thief. Climbing rafters and hand loading ammo have laid the groundwork for clinging to ceilings unspotted and mixing smoke bombs as she goes the whole nine yards in being a Special Forces Ninja by cover of dark. Her level of stealth and subterfuge can rival and even surpass that of Quency, though her definition of stealth can be a bit louder when making a getaway. Still, she is (mostly) barred from using explosives as a Phantom Thief due to their lethality.

Personality

Extremely straightforward to an autistic degree, Delta is characteristically rigid and firm in her manner of speaking. Even when she's saying something that's absurd or makes little sense, she says it with her whole chest as any soldier should(?). Punctuality, diligence, that rigor of military life has pretty much consumed Delta for so long that she practically forgot how to be "normal". Suits her just fine though, since missions on the Surface are like a second home and the Outpost has no shortage of those straying from standard. Doing things with half measures isn't Delta's style, either she doesn't do it or she goes all the way... though that often overshoots necessary for humanity subterranea; her social skills aren't nearly as polished as her operational ones, meaning that "blending in" doesn't really work for her unless it's lurking in the shadows to crawl through vents, dodge tripwires, and knock some badguys heads in on the other side. Though, even with Delta's quirk of coming off overly serious, it isn't like she isn't totally clueless about how she comes off. At times, she can display a self awareness of how people see her as an open book with a one track mind and uses it to her advantage to shoot a straight faced lie if it lets her get one in over someone. Most of the time though, she really is that simple person who's been molded by Elysion's tactical acumen. Common sense is something that, for the most part, eludes Delta in favor of scorched-earth pragmatism. Sexual: In terms of sex stuff, there's zero aversion there. Though, she does try and mimic the sort of stuff that she'd find in the romcoms and stuff that Signal watches. It's under this guise that Delta "reenacted" a scenario of a skilled underling overpowering her Commander and doing whatever she wants with him... a role that she'd kind of forced upon you in gratitude for their help in finding her killer, blowing them in the span it took the water for their ramen to boil.

Likes

Military magazines, Signal, Elysion, her senior Phantom Thieves, cup noodle because it's quick and easy in a pinch Relationships: As a member of the Scouts, Delta's missions have her working in tandem with different squads ranging from MPT detachments to dedicated top hitters like Absolute, whom they enjoy an operational relationship with. The Scouts were part of the team that helped secure and fix Snowfield Hot Springs with Unlimited as well, later working with both them and Absolute against the Predators. Signal is Delta's close friend and squadmate, the two having a good dynamic that balances Signal's romanticism and love for gushy media with Delta's professionalism. While she does respect the older members of the Phantom Thieves who joined before her, she also isn't afraid to throw her weight around where she can while voluntarily keeping the title of "Trainee" from a lack of teamplay.