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Isara Gunther | Valkyria Chronicles | Not reserved
Personal LJ: [Bad username or unknown identity: “hickumu”]
Contact Info: Plurk at Illustriouos_Illusionist”, email at happily.for.now@gmail.com
Other Characters Played: N/A
Preferred Housing: N/A
Character information and history
Character Series: Valkyria Chronicles
Character Age: 16
Background: This gives an overview of Isara’s history in the anime and game (although I am taking her from the game, I might occasionally mix anime elements provided that they don’t actually conflict. However, some points to be expanded:
1. Isara is generally accepted by the squad as a whole, soon becoming fast friends with her fellow mechanics Leon and Kreis. The only one who demonstrates outright hostility towards her because of her race is Brigitte “Rosie” Stark.
2. Isara attempts to go and rescue Welkin and Alicia in the Edelweiss when the two of them are separated from the group during the battle in the Kloden Wildwood. Rosie and Largo both are forced to work to restrain her, although Largo treats her with rather more care than Rosie.
3. Isara, piloting the Edelweiss, is present for the attack on the Fouzen mines. It is here that she first encounters the Imperial Darcsen Concentration Camps. Isara is naturally horrified, and nearly succumbs to the rage and hate she’s kept at bay her entire life at the brutality she witnesses even after the Imperials are cleared out. Zaka, however, manages to calm her down and help her handle what she’s seen so as to get by, move on, and keep herself together.
4. It is when she witnesses the concentration camps that Rosie begins to visibly warm up to Isara. Soon, the two of them are on the path to becoming friends, culminating in when Rosie promises to sing for her. She fulfills this promise at Isara’s grave upon her death.
5. Isara helps the squad get around the problem of the gatling turrets on Marberry shore by developing a special tank round that will deploy as a smoke bomb, to be used by the Edelweiss to pilot itself and the squad up the beach and out of the tank’s range. This new development proves invaluable to retaking the beach.
6. She develops the plane to fulfill Welkin’s wish to “fly like a bird”, in an attempt to thank him for protecting her her entire life. This plane is eventually used by Leon and Kreis to save Welkin and Alicia from the collapsing Marmota at the end of the game.
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This does not mean Isara has been immune from prejudice. She is well aware of what she is, and that a great number of people hate and despise her for it. Growing up with Welkin’s protection, however, has allowed Isara to hold onto her natural sweetness and good nature. She is adamant that she will not hate, even those that hate her, and strives to overcome the prejudice facing her kind with an open mind, an open heart, and skills to contribute. In addition, Isara is willing to approach those who seem cold hearted or hateful towards her again and again, almost to the point of looking naïve or unaware. However, Isara is willing to take blow after blow until she finds a way to overcome the walls between them, as was the case with Rosie. She values friendship and willingly offers it to all. She is well aware of what her family and friends have done for her, and adores them for it. Anyone who shows Isara kindness and respect can expect to receive the same and more from her in turn. Despite her good nature and loving family, Isara is well aware of how things might have been differently for her, and as such will do whatever she can to show her thankfulness to her loved ones.
In turn, however, Isara’s devotion to her loved ones means that she tends to lose all hint of common sense when they are in danger. When Welkin and Alicia were separated from the rest of the Squad on their return trip from the Barious desert, Isara had to be physically restrained to stop her from going after them. She did not consider that a tank driving through a forest would attract a great deal of attention, or what she would do if she ran out of fuel and were stranded, or what the rest of the squad would do without the Edelweiss’ protection. All that mattered was Welkin and Alicia, and it took Rosie and Largo both to even begin to explain why such a narrow viewpoint in the middle of a war might be harmful.
Isara shares Welkin’s love of discovery and learning, although her inclination has always been towards machines. She tends to consider how her experiments will affect others, and that is her driving force in invention and design more than any personal ambition. Both of Isara’s inventions – the smoke rounds for the Edelweiss and the plane – were designed to meet a specific need and solve a specific problem. It did not appear that she had thought ahead beyond her inventions solving the problem at hand, which might point to a very presentist mindset. Although she can hold dreams of Darcsens and other Gallians living as equals, in practice Isara is much better equipped to handle matters as they arise. For example, she focuses on the issue of Rosie’s dislike of her because that is what she has to deal with in her day to day life throughout the squad. Being confronted with bigger pictures, such as the Darcsen concentration camps, can shake her very badly.
Isara is not incapable of hate, she has just had very little reason in her life ever to feel it before the events of the game. When confronted with the Darcsen concentration camps and the full extent of the horrors Darcsens faced in the world, it is fairly obvious that Isara has no idea how to deal with her anger and disgust at the sight of so many Darcsens treated like animals. For all her world weariness and knowledge, Isara is only a teenager. Both of her fathers have died, meaning that she has spent the last few years at least without a parental figure at a crucial point in her development. At times, it shows – it can be seen how Isara occasionally acts as a parental figure to Welkin, and when she desperately needs guidance herself but has no idea where to turn for it. As a result, Isara tends to keep her issues to herself and her most trusted few, a position occupied solely by Welkin for a very long while. She will attack a problem with the resources at her disposal, even if it might be more advantageous to work together. As an example, the plane might have been created a good deal more quickly, possibly even before her death, if Isara had waited less time to involve Leon and Kreis. This might stem from a refusal to show her own weakness, for fear that her attempts to reach out will be harmed fori t.
Abilities and Sample Entries
The other skill she’d probably have as a Darcsen (needlepoint, sewing, and embroidery) I’m thinking won’t be affected on her arrival. Darcsens can be identified by their distinctly patterned shawls as well as by their dark hair –maintenance of the shawl would require basic sewing skills, and ability to make clothes and patterns for oneself would be an important skill in Darcsen culture. On the other hand, a Darcsen will almost never be seen without their shawl, and make worry dolls for themselves and their loved ones. Isara is no exception, despite her altered circumstances. Since this ability is so tied back to her culture and world, would it be affected? Isara will take the first opportunity to make herself a new shawl.
Due to her education and skills, Isara is a corporal in the Gallian Militia. Due to the military education that is compulsory for every citizen of Gallia, she has also received training in military combat and warfare, and can probably demonstrate at least a rudimentary knowledge of tactics and the mechanics surrounding warfare. Isara is never seen to fire a gun in the game, and in fact is never playable as a unit outside the Edelweiss. However, some knowledge of firearms would have been required of her to pass her schooling. In Valkyria Chronicles 2, Isara as an unlockable character is an Armor Tech. This unit’s chief function is to soak interception fire with their tower shields, and their heavy war hammers are super effective against infantry. This implies that Isara is likely quite physically powerful.
Sample Entry:
Every morning, I have to haul a pile of parts home in the basket of my bike. My “parents” don’t think I’m responsible enough for a car. They probably think that because I keep bringing home a pile of auto parts in the basket of my bike.
If they got wind of how I kept getting these parts, I’d be droned in a second, and they might never let me change back. And I won’t say that doesn’t scare me. I’ve been droned before, and…it’s sickening. Maybe not there and then, but looking back, looking around and seeing how scared everyone is for me or how disgusted they are of me? That’s the worst punishment of all.
I know for a fact that a drone can’t fly an airplane – or at least, not a female one. Maybe I can get this plane built on my own, no matter how long it takes. But I can’t get us out of here with it alone. I need help.
But whatever they do to punish me, whatever they throw at me, however badly they tear this town apart, I will not stop. I will escape. Welkin needs me. These people are not my family, this is not my home, and he is not my brother.
I put the brakes on my bike, wheel it the rest of the way up the lawn, and skip the front door entirely. Instead, I bring it around to the back yard, towards the tool shed. “Dad” mows the lawn once a week, but even he doesn’t mind me bringing the lawnmower to him from the shed. I guess he doesn’t think it’s any different than me bringing him some coffee.
Which, for once, is a very good thing. If he saw what I’d been putting together inside this shed, I’d be droned for the rest of my life.
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