History Characters / Strikers89

Familiar: Boa Constrictor. XO of Spellcaster, 19 years of age. Flies F-14D and F/A-18 strikers, wields twin combat shotguns (Remingtons or Mossbergs, not sure). Slider is a bro-tier troll and a prankmeister supreme. She's also Ice's best friend and an ally to any member of Spellcaster.

* BeserkButton: Hurt any member of Spellcaster, ''especially'' the little sisters, and Slider will have no mercy for you.

* AcePilot: After the war starts in earnest they all quickly reach this.
* ActionGirl: The entire squadron except for Frank.
* AmazonBrigade: Except for Frank there are no other men in the squadron.

* TheDreaded: For the Soviets, especially Frank who's nickname is [[spoiler:The Butcher of the Bering Sea.]]
* FireForgedFriends: Before the war started they were mostly friendly but had their issues with each other. Now any one of them would die for the others.

Callsigns Warhound and Revenant: The Main Character. This is the "you" that the second person narrative refers to. Estimates put him at 26 years of age. Initially flies the F-14B Tomcat and the modified F-14D+. After [[spoiler: being shot down over Alaska and being MIA for a time, has been given command of the Chance-Vought XF-02B Wyvern/Corsair IV for combat testing.]] His father is a Marine, his mother was a Navy Witch, and he has three siblings: Rex, an Air Force Pararescue Jumper; Jake, an Army tank commander; and Jessica, a witch-in-training at the Academy, currently leaning towards flying Hornets for the Navy or Marines. [[spoiler: Now officially serving in the Marine Corps in Japan.]] Fronk is relatively level-headed, but not above any tomfoolery. He seems to have managed to avoid the "live fast, die young" mentality common among combat pilots- or at least outgrown it. He has close ties to most of Spellcaster. [[spoiler: He is now known, much to his chagrin, as the "Eagle of Tanana".]]

* FireForgedFriends: With Ice. After their rescue of Katya, and seeing combat together, their relationship is noticeably warmer, and they begin to treat each other as equals.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Thanks to magical guidance and her own skills, Merlin has been able to consistently guide missiles to targets, beyond standard ranges, and with greater success rates. On average, normal missiles have an accuracy of around 50%. Merlin's missiles have an accuracy of 80%.

Commanding Officer of VF-03, the US Navy's experiment in having Witches and pilots flying together. Ice is the cold no-nonsense By The Book CO, and has a reputation for being a cold bitch. Her relationship with Frank starts out as coldly professional.

* GunNut: A mild case by what we've seen.
* RankUp: Starts as a Lieutenant Commander before being promoted after covering Katya's defection.
* RedOniBlueOni: She is the Blue Oni to Sliders Red.

No official rank seeing as how she defected from the USSR. Familiar: White Bengal Tiger. Somewhere in her 20s, no exact age confirmed. Flew Soviet strikers before defecting, currently uses F-14D strikers and wields an M240 SAW, later a modified BAR. Was Franks [[WingMan Wing Witch]] before the Styles' showed up. Sanya Litvyak is her grandmother.

!!Lieutenant de vaisseau (First Lieutenant) Rosalie Kent

Familiar: Cat. Granddaughter of Martian War veterans Ian Kent and Perrine Clostermann of the famed 501st Joint Fighter Wing. French naval witch who requested a transfer into Spellcaster. Flies Rafale A Strikers. Currently no official Callsign, the Styles twins have used "Rose" though she hates this.

* SoldiersAtTheRear: For the most part, given that as [=CINCPAC=] he's responsible for all US forces in the Pacific, and can't really drop that to regularly play fighter pilot.

Callsign Octane; Familiar: Corgi. Franks little sister has officially joined the US Marine Corps. Fly's either F/A-18 or A-10. Recently turned up in Japan with Rand and Rudel.

Callsigns Warhound and Revenant: The Main Character. This is the "you" that the second person narrative refers to. Estimates put him at 26 years of age. Initially flies the F-14B Tomcat and the modified F-14D+. After [[spoiler: being shot down over Alaska and being MIA for a time, has been given command of the Chance-Vought XF-02B Wyvern/Corsair IV for combat testing.]] His father is a Marine, his mother was a Navy Witch, and he has three siblings: Rex, an Air Force Pararescue Jumper; Jake, an Army tank commander; and Jessica, a witch-in-training at the Academy, currently leaning towards flying Hornets for the Navy or Marines. Fronk is relatively level-headed, but not above any tomfoolery. He seems to have managed to avoid the "live fast, die young" mentality common among combat pilots- or at least outgrown it. He has close ties to most of Spellcaster. [[spoiler: He is now known, much to his chagrin, as the "Eagle of Tanana".]]

Soviet Air Force; Familiar: Tundra wolf. Recently introduced Soviet Witch who also happens to have a crush on Frank. She is apparently exceptionally powerful and her powers include stealth good enough to hide from Merlin.

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* RoyalsWhotActuallyDoSomething: She's on the front lines of WWIII, what more do you want?

* SuperSoldier: Katya said she's likely a product of a "SuperWitch" experiment

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amiliar: TBA. Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force Witch, [[WingMan Wing Witch]] and bodyguard to the Princess Katsumi. Flies F-14 strikers, presumably wields the Type 89 as well.

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* ImprobablePilotingSkills: You have these. Merlin's magic allows her to talk to machines and she said that several times ''the planes themselves'' thought that what you were doing was impossible.

No official rank seeing as how she defected from the USSR. Familiar: White Bengal Tiger. Somewhere in her 20s, no exact age confirmed. Flew Soviet strikers before defecting, currently uses F-14D strikers and wields an M240 SAW, later a modified BAR. Was Franks [[WingMan Wing Witch]] before the Styles' showed up.

* ColonelBadass: She's a Witch and its part of the package.

Callsign Poseidon: CINCPAC. World War II and Martian War veteran, flew a seaplane off the USS California, currently flies an F-14D.

!!Franks Mom and Dad.
A Witch and a Gunnery Sargent respectively. Seen occasionally and called as often as possible.

* [[DadTheVeteran Mom and Dad the Veterans]]: Both of Frank's parents were in the military, Mom as a Navy Witch and his Dad as a Marine.

Retired: World War II and Martian War veteran and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, eventual captain of the USS California. Happily married to Georgette Lemare Mackintosh, old friends with Nixon.

No official rank seeing as how she defected from the USSR. Familiar: White Bengal Tiger. Somewhere in her 20s, no exact age confirmed. Flew Soviet strikers before defecting, currently uses F-14D strikers and wields an M240 SAW, later a modified BAR.

!!

Familiar: Cat. 17 years of age. Flies F-14D strikers, wields an M-16. Before her new wingwitch Goose joined the squadron, she and Frank were [[WingMan Wing Men]], and this led to a fast and strong friendship.

* HeroicBSOD:[[spoiler: The entire squadron after Franks HeroicSacrafice.]]

Frank's backseater. Merlin is a Witch who is unable to fly, but is an instinctive genius with electronic devices, and she can talk to fighters and striker units. She has some hangups over being a Witch who can't use strikers, and she's still very much a kid, but she's dependable and totally the best RIO in the entire fleet.

* Badass: Frank's Dad has the CMOH and was part of the 1/9 Marine Battalion, nicknamed "The Walking Dead". Mom's a Witch and this is almost certain though not as explicit as Dad.

Retired: World War II and Martian War veteran and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, eventual captain of the USS California.

Retired: World War II and Martian War veteran, former naval spotter witch for the French Navy who joined the 502nd Joint Strike Wing in Leningrad. Expert heal witch.

* Defector From Commie Land: She is rescued by Ice and Frank as their first real combat.

Katya Litvyak

Lieutenant de vaisseau (First Lieutenant) Rosalie Kent

Lieutenants Alyssa and Clarissa Styles

Familiar: Cat. Granddaughter of Martian War veterans Ian Kent and Perrine Clostermann of the famed 501st Joint Fighter Wing. French naval witch who requested a transfer into Spellcaster. Flies Rafale A Strikers. Currently no official Callsign, the Styles twins have used "Rosie" though she hates this.

Frank's backseater. Merlin is a witch who is unable to fly, but is an instinctive genius with electronic devices, and she can talk to fighters and striker units. She has some hangups over being a witch who can't use strikers, and she's still very much a kid, but she's dependable and totally the best RIO in the entire fleet.

* CursedWithAwesome: She can't fly Strikers like a normal witch, but she can generate shields, guide missiles, and power up the gun of the plane she's in. She can also talk to machines.

Commanding Officer of VF-03, the US Navy's experiment in having witches and pilots flying together. Ice is the cold no-nonsense By The Book CO, and has a reputation for being a cold bitch. Her relationship with Frank starts out as coldly professional.

* [[ByTheBookCop ByTheBookCO]]: Ice became this, after a bad crash as a young witch. Part of her character development is loosening up on the nonessentials, while remaining tight on what's important.

Ice's best friend, Slider's... well, Slider. Don't mess with her.

Frank's best friend (sorta).

Maverick's winggirl. Goose is the most junior of Spellcaster's witches, and pretty much the other squadron little sister after Merlin. Mess with her and face Slider's wrath.

!!Colonel Holly MacLeod

Maverick's winggirl. Goose is the most junior of Spellcaster's witches, and pretty much the other squadron little sister after Merlin. Mess with her and face Slider's wrath.

!!Lieutenant Commander Frank "Fronk" Bishop
Callsigns Warhound and Revenant: The Main Character. This is the "you" that the second person narrative refers to. Estimates put him at 26 years of age. Initially fly's the F-14D Tomcat and the modified F-14D+. After [[spoiler: being shot down over Alaska and being MIA for a time, has been given command of the Chance-Vought XF-02B Wyvern/Corsair IV for combat testing.]] His father is a Marine, his mother was a Navy Witch, and he has three siblings: Rex, an Air Force Pararescue Jumper; Jake, an Army tank commander; and Jessica, a witch-in-training at the Academy, currently leaning towards flying Hornets for the Navy or Marines. Fronk is relatively level-headed, but not above any tomfoolery. He seems to have managed to avoid the "live fast, die young" mentality common among combat pilots- or at least outgrown it. He has close ties to most of Spellcaster. [[spoiler: He is now known, much to his chagrin, as the "Eagle of Tanana".]]

* AcePilot: After his first engagement.

FanFic/{{Strikers89}} Character sheet. Much of the work here is copied from the sheet created by 8-Bit Crusader for the main quest

{{Strikers89}} Character sheet. Much of the work here is copied from the sheet created by 8-Bit Crusader for the main quest

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Callsigns Warhound and Revenant: The Main Character. This is the "you" that the second person narrative refers to. Estimates put him at 26 years of age. initially fly's the F-14D Tomcat and the modified F-14D+. After [[spoiler: being shot down over Alaska and being MIA for a time, has been given command of the Chance-Vought XF-02B Wyvern/Corsair IV for combat testing.]] His father is a Marine, his mother was a Navy Witch, and he has three siblings: Rex, an Air Force Pararescue Jumper; Jake, an Army tank commander; and Jessica, a witch-in-training at the Academy, currently leaning towards flying Hornets for the Navy or Marines. Fronk is relatively level-headed, but not above any tomfoolery. He seems to have managed to avoid the "live fast, die young" mentality common among combat pilots- or at least outgrown it. He has close ties to most of Spellcaster. He is now known, much to his chagrin, as the "Eagle of Tanana".

{Strikers89} Character sheet. Much of the work here is copied from the sheet created by 8-Bit Crusader for the main quest

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Strikers89 Character sheet. Most of the work here is copied from the sheet created by 8-Bit Crusader for the main quest

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Callsigns Warhound and Revenant: The Main Character. This is the "you" that the second person narrative refers to. Estimates put him at 26 years of age (we don't have an exact birth date- sure would be nice to know Fronk's birthday, Ghost. For parties.). Previously flew the F-14D Tomcat and the modified F-14D+ (or however Ghost wants to label it). After being shot down over Alaska and being MIA for a time, has been given command of the Chance-Vought XF-02B Wyvern/Corsair IV for combat testing. His father is a Marine, his mother was a Navy Witch, and he has three siblings: Rex, an Air Force Pararescue Jumper; Jake, an Army tank commander; and Jessica, a witch-in-training at the Academy, currently leaning towards flying Hornets for the Navy or Marines. Fronk is relatively level-headed, but not above any tomfoolery. He seems to have managed to avoid the "live fast, die young" mentality common among combat pilots- or at least outgrown it. He has close ties to most of Spellcaster, which will be discussed under their entries. He is now known, much to his chagrin, as the "Eagle of Tanana".