Name: Shaun Personal Journal:drunkenpandaren Contact Info: AIM @ Shaun Garin Plurk @ DrSKirk Other Characters Played: Akira Date, Hayate Yagami, Rin Natsuki, Ako Shirabe Preferred Housing: Preferably one with slots mostly filled w/space for a young daughter slot, potentially in Benny Road
Character Name: Erica Hartmann Character Series: Strike Witches, Strike Witches 2 Character Age: 16 Background: Strike Witches is an alternate reality retelling of World War II, where a united front against the invasion of an alien race called Neuroi happens. Their attack swiftly takes out the offensive assault of the resistance force and most of Europe is under Neuroi control. Karsland (Germany) is hit the hardest as the first attacks are in that general area. As a result, all the nations pool resources together to fight it off, creating a united alliance from all fronts, Liberion (America), Karsland (Germany), Ourrsia (Russia), Fuso (Japan), Romagna (Rome), etc. Erica is one of the veterans of the first attacks in Karsland, Gallia and other areas of Europe, having totalled over 200 kills before the show actually begins. Highly decorated, she is Karsland's Super Ace, and has been a instrumental part of the Strike Witches 501st Joint Fighter Wing.
Strike Witches itself focuses around the story of Yoshika Miyafuji and her introduction into a much larger world as one of the members of the Strike Witches. It follows her through the years 1944 and 1945, in which two major Neuroi hives are defeated and the war is stopped due to her actions with her friends and members of the 501st. Erica plays a part as both comedic relief and a mentor, someone for Yoshika and the other young members of the 501st to look up to, despite her tendencies of being sloppy and inefficient while on ground. The setting uses girls, Witches between the age of 13 and 18 to fight battles with Striker Units which are a new design of broom used internationally, and Witches who possess magic and a familiar which is manifested by ears and a tail that appears on the Witch while channelling magic. Using Striker Units and weapons that are charged with magical power, they possess a high speed and power in combat, and they use it against the Neuroi in-series.
Erica used to be stationed out in Africa before her tenure with the 501st, along with 1st Lt. Gertrude Barkhorn (later Captain), and she was working with another unit. She has a mostly one-sided rivalry with another Witch in which she competed numerous times with live ammunition. After that, they moved to Gallia for the events of Season 1.
Like all Strike Witches, they are based on real WW2 pilots, as her archetype is Erich Alfred Hartmann, also known as The Black Devil by the Soviets. The creators of Strike Witches took into account these people, and produced fictional versions of them, complete with backgrounds modeled on the originals. Post Strike Witches S2, it's been said by the creators of the series that she has returned to the JG52, which is under the command of Adolfine Galland, the Brigadier General of the Karsland Air Force Witch Fighters.
Personality: Hailing from Karsland, Erica is the sixteen year old Ultra Ace of the Strike Witches. Highly decorated, she is a keen observer in battle, and has racked up over 300 kills in combat by the middle of Strike Witches Season 1. However that's just the tip of Erica's personality. While she is extremely effective in the air, capable of fighting and scoring hits and kills within seconds, she is a extremely laid back person while on land.
On land its' like her personality does a complete 180 as she goes from focused to completely lazy. Slack and carefree, she doesn't train that much at all, sleeps in repeatedly, enjoys sweet things, and would rather spend the day napping than actually having to get up. Her room is a good indication of her personality, being a pile of trash, used and fresh clothing, outfits, books, and other brickabrack including pots and pans and teddy bears. She is a extremely sloppy person and would rather just sleep in her own junk than actually do any cleaning up. When she tries to clean up, she just proclaims 'no, later' and falls over to take another nap.
Erica however is also concerned with the well being of her friends and teammates, proper hygiene and safety. She isn't as concerned about cleanliness as Shirley would be, but she enjoys the huge baths that are provided for the 501st communal areas. Erica is able to keep her composure in times of crisis and insanity, but has been known to start crazy things such as stealing Lucchini's panties when she misplaces her own, much to Trude's complete embarrassment.
Erica can become driven when she wants a cause to be filled, such as competing against her old rival from Africa for Trude's little sister Chris, or moments when situations turn dire. She is a soldier after all, with the discipline to go with it, but she prefers to stay relaxed instead of having to be by the book like her twin sister Ursula. Ursula and Erica are like two sides of a coin, Erica being messy and sloppy with little care for day to day things beyond eating and sleeping in, and Ursula is a scientist who is neat, prim and proper with formal speech.
Despite this, Erica's often seen with a grin on her face as she tends to deal with her situation with aplomb. She's not bothered by any racial profiling or any sexist tendencies either, and has a best friend relationship with Minna and Trude, and the rest of the 501st. She's the older sibling you want to go to, when things get bad. Just don't expect her to wake up unless you can pry her out with something sweet or food.
Abilities: As a Witch, Erica has magical powers that allow the casting of spells and flight. Connecting with a familiar which is a sort of spiritual animal, it manifests in the form of a tail and her hair darkening to look like ears. Using a Striker Unit, or a broom, she can fly around at high speeds and velocities, while using magic instinctively to compensate for wind drag and velocity.
Her weapons are a MP 40 and a MG 42, both high velocity machine guns which she can wield with ease. Typically these can be augmented with magic for more impact. She also has a attack, a offensive barrel roll called Sturm which will tear through an opponent at high velocity.
However unlike a lot of magical girls, Erica only has her specialties, although she is able to learn more spells if it suits her needs.
Sample Entry:
[1]
Erica time to get up...!
Mmmph... 40 more minutes...
[Erica was trying to sleep in but the drone woman was having one of that. Being bodily pulled out of bed, the young witch was dragged into the dining room and sat down. Blearily, she looked around and reached for the milk before she rested her head on the table.]
50 more minutes please...
[2]
[It was time for a regain! Erica was zooming around on her Strikers, giving a feel for the town itself. From above it looked like one of those Liberion 'Wish you were here' post cards with its similar layout. Although the various neighbours had different things dotting the landscape. Buzzing around a flying ship, she zoomed down towards the bakery. She needed something sweet.]
[3]
[Sooooo. Droning. Not fun. Erica found out the hard way she was on a DATE WITH A DRONE. Excusing herself politely, she turned tail and fled.
Oh and she got rid of her skirt too. Not being able to wear panties around town really chafed her style.]
Erica Hartmann | Strike Witches | Not Reserved
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Other Characters Played: Akira Date, Hayate Yagami, Rin Natsuki, Ako Shirabe
Preferred Housing: Preferably one with slots mostly filled w/space for a young daughter slot, potentially in Benny Road
Character Name: Erica Hartmann
Character Series: Strike Witches, Strike Witches 2
Character Age: 16
Background: Strike Witches is an alternate reality retelling of World War II, where a united front against the invasion of an alien race called Neuroi happens. Their attack swiftly takes out the offensive assault of the resistance force and most of Europe is under Neuroi control. Karsland (Germany) is hit the hardest as the first attacks are in that general area. As a result, all the nations pool resources together to fight it off, creating a united alliance from all fronts, Liberion (America), Karsland (Germany), Ourrsia (Russia), Fuso (Japan), Romagna (Rome), etc. Erica is one of the veterans of the first attacks in Karsland, Gallia and other areas of Europe, having totalled over 200 kills before the show actually begins. Highly decorated, she is Karsland's Super Ace, and has been a instrumental part of the Strike Witches 501st Joint Fighter Wing.
Strike Witches itself focuses around the story of Yoshika Miyafuji and her introduction into a much larger world as one of the members of the Strike Witches. It follows her through the years 1944 and 1945, in which two major Neuroi hives are defeated and the war is stopped due to her actions with her friends and members of the 501st. Erica plays a part as both comedic relief and a mentor, someone for Yoshika and the other young members of the 501st to look up to, despite her tendencies of being sloppy and inefficient while on ground. The setting uses girls, Witches between the age of 13 and 18 to fight battles with Striker Units which are a new design of broom used internationally, and Witches who possess magic and a familiar which is manifested by ears and a tail that appears on the Witch while channelling magic. Using Striker Units and weapons that are charged with magical power, they possess a high speed and power in combat, and they use it against the Neuroi in-series.
Erica used to be stationed out in Africa before her tenure with the 501st, along with 1st Lt. Gertrude Barkhorn (later Captain), and she was working with another unit. She has a mostly one-sided rivalry with another Witch in which she competed numerous times with live ammunition. After that, they moved to Gallia for the events of Season 1.
Like all Strike Witches, they are based on real WW2 pilots, as her archetype is Erich Alfred Hartmann, also known as The Black Devil by the Soviets. The creators of Strike Witches took into account these people, and produced fictional versions of them, complete with backgrounds modeled on the originals. Post Strike Witches S2, it's been said by the creators of the series that she has returned to the JG52, which is under the command of Adolfine Galland, the Brigadier General of the Karsland Air Force Witch Fighters.
Personality: Hailing from Karsland, Erica is the sixteen year old Ultra Ace of the Strike Witches. Highly decorated, she is a keen observer in battle, and has racked up over 300 kills in combat by the middle of Strike Witches Season 1. However that's just the tip of Erica's personality. While she is extremely effective in the air, capable of fighting and scoring hits and kills within seconds, she is a extremely laid back person while on land.
On land its' like her personality does a complete 180 as she goes from focused to completely lazy. Slack and carefree, she doesn't train that much at all, sleeps in repeatedly, enjoys sweet things, and would rather spend the day napping than actually having to get up. Her room is a good indication of her personality, being a pile of trash, used and fresh clothing, outfits, books, and other brickabrack including pots and pans and teddy bears. She is a extremely sloppy person and would rather just sleep in her own junk than actually do any cleaning up. When she tries to clean up, she just proclaims 'no, later' and falls over to take another nap.
Erica however is also concerned with the well being of her friends and teammates, proper hygiene and safety. She isn't as concerned about cleanliness as Shirley would be, but she enjoys the huge baths that are provided for the 501st communal areas. Erica is able to keep her composure in times of crisis and insanity, but has been known to start crazy things such as stealing Lucchini's panties when she misplaces her own, much to Trude's complete embarrassment.
Erica can become driven when she wants a cause to be filled, such as competing against her old rival from Africa for Trude's little sister Chris, or moments when situations turn dire. She is a soldier after all, with the discipline to go with it, but she prefers to stay relaxed instead of having to be by the book like her twin sister Ursula. Ursula and Erica are like two sides of a coin, Erica being messy and sloppy with little care for day to day things beyond eating and sleeping in, and Ursula is a scientist who is neat, prim and proper with formal speech.
Despite this, Erica's often seen with a grin on her face as she tends to deal with her situation with aplomb. She's not bothered by any racial profiling or any sexist tendencies either, and has a best friend relationship with Minna and Trude, and the rest of the 501st. She's the older sibling you want to go to, when things get bad. Just don't expect her to wake up unless you can pry her out with something sweet or food.
Abilities: As a Witch, Erica has magical powers that allow the casting of spells and flight. Connecting with a familiar which is a sort of spiritual animal, it manifests in the form of a tail and her hair darkening to look like ears. Using a Striker Unit, or a broom, she can fly around at high speeds and velocities, while using magic instinctively to compensate for wind drag and velocity.
Her weapons are a MP 40 and a MG 42, both high velocity machine guns which she can wield with ease. Typically these can be augmented with magic for more impact. She also has a attack, a offensive barrel roll called Sturm which will tear through an opponent at high velocity.
However unlike a lot of magical girls, Erica only has her specialties, although she is able to learn more spells if it suits her needs.
Sample Entry:
[1]
Erica time to get up...!
Mmmph... 40 more minutes...
[Erica was trying to sleep in but the drone woman was having one of that. Being bodily pulled out of bed, the young witch was dragged into the dining room and sat down. Blearily, she looked around and reached for the milk before she rested her head on the table.]
50 more minutes please...
[2]
[It was time for a regain! Erica was zooming around on her Strikers, giving a feel for the town itself. From above it looked like one of those Liberion 'Wish you were here' post cards with its similar layout. Although the various neighbours had different things dotting the landscape. Buzzing around a flying ship, she zoomed down towards the bakery. She needed something sweet.]
[3]
[Sooooo. Droning. Not fun. Erica found out the hard way she was on a DATE WITH A DRONE. Excusing herself politely, she turned tail and fled.
Oh and she got rid of her skirt too. Not being able to wear panties around town really chafed her style.]