History Characters / Strikers89

* {{Adorkable}}: Just see what happens when the girl eats chocolate cake!

* {{Adorkable}}: Her interactions with Sergeant Will Wilkins and their budding relationship are so this.

* GadgeteerGenius: She pioneered Magic-Seeking Sensors and practical Conventional-Magic hybrid jet engines. It's to the point where some refer to her as the next [[IronMan Tony Stark.]]

* BiTheWay: There have been hints of this. It's all but confirmed that Mav was sleeping with Orion, Frank's former RIO. At the same time, she also failed to pick up a hot blonde at a bar by the name of Charlie. Not to mention the ship tease between herself and Kat.

* BadassGrandpa: He's in his sixties, but he can still handle a Tomcat.

* CastFromHitPoints: [[spoiler: It seems that his gnome powers are directly tied to his constitution. To wit: the only time he has come closest to dying -- notwithstanding his crash in Tanana -- was after the Battle for Berlin, where he singlehandedly engaged sixty fighters and ''three'' dreadnoughts. [[HolyShitQuotient The only damage he took was falling into a coma for two weeks.]]]]

* BigBrotherWorship: While not ''actually'' being her older brother, Merlin still really looks up to Frank. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments All because he was the first person who really made her feel useful.]]

* BigBrotherWorship: While not ''actually'' being her older brother, Merlin still really looks up to Frank.[[HeartwarmingMoments All because he was the first person who really made her feel useful.]]

* TwinBanter: Mandatory and rather funny.

* [[spoiler:ChineseWithChopperSupport]]

* {{Badass}}: Frank's Dad has the Congressional Medal of Honor and was part of the 1/9 Marine Battalion, nicknamed "The Walking Dead". Mom's a Witch and this is certain, though not as explicitly as Dad.

* WeAreNotTheWehrmacht: Is from the modern German Air Force.

* Adorkable: Just see what happens when the girl eats chocolate cake!

* [[Wingman Wingwitch]]: Was formerly Frank's wingman on the U.S.S. ''Saratoga''. After Goose arrived, she was reassigned as one to her instead.

* [[Wingman Wingwitches]]: Together, they are Frank's [=wingwitches=] after they join Spellcaster Squadron.

* Adorkable: Her interactions with Sergeant Will Wilkins and their budding relationship are so this.

* [[spoiler: BrokenBase: After a catastrophic training flight with Frank that resulted in her leg being broken, her perception of Frank as a KnightInShiningArmor was ''shattered''. As a result, she began to distance herself from Frank. [[RebuiltPedestal: Thankfully, the two reconciled.]]

!!Commander Birgitte LaRoux

* CoolBigSis: To her SEALwitches and to Frank and Merlin at times.

* ElitesAreMoreGlamarous: She's a [=SEAL=] on top of being a Witch.

* FunetikAccent: Speaks with a Louisiana accent.

* [[spoiler:[[PostKissCatatonia Post Head-Pat Catatonia]]: Thread 61, Frank Ruffles her hair to stop her and Katherine Young from getting into a fight. The second he touches her, her brain melts down and she stumbles off in a happy daze.]]

* [[spoiler:ShrinkingViolet: As of thread 60 we get to see Stalinka on the ground, where she blushes if Frank so much as looks at her.]]

* StalkerwithaCrush: She appeared out of nowhere and declared Frank her "Love" and that she wanted to have children with him. She also managed to somehow send mail to him despite being on the opposite side in WWIII.

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: After Frank is declared MIA following the fight over Tanana, she develops a heavy case of PTSD. She gets better though.]]

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

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" and the "Butcher of the Bering Sea".]]

* BeserkButton: Do ''not'' insult Merlin, or talk down to her, or hint that she's inadequate in any way because she's not a ''real'' witch. This is guaranteed surefire way of making Frank your mortal enemy.

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.

* GuyInBack: To Frank. Merlin runs the Tomcat radars.

* [[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.

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. She's also got...something, going on with Frank. She's the most physically affectionate member of Spellcaster and the only one who has so far kissed Frank,[[spoiler: though it was an "I'm glad your alive" kiss after being shot down.]] Time will tell if anything happens.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Her weapon of choice.

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

* BiTheWay: There have been hints of this. It's all but confirmed that Mav was sleeping with Orion, Frank's former RIO. At the same time, she also failed to pick up a hot blonde at a bar by the name of Charlie.

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 with Rafale A Strikers. Currently no official Callsign, the Styles twins have used "Rose", though she hates this.

Familiars: Sharks of some sort. Twin witches who fly steelwings. Currently fly an XF-02B Wyvern. Clarissa is the RIO, Alyssa is the Pilot and has an artificial leg.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Her XO claims she's this; she cares alot, perhaps too much, but she isn't good at expressing it, and so comes off as a bitch.

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. [[spoiler: Originally, is now able to be found when Merlin is concentrating all her powers.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Has threatened to kill Merlin repeatedly for being a "Harlot" and taking her man.

* HeroicBSOD: Apparently developed PTSD after the war, but he doesn't show it. He is helping [[spoiler: Merlin]] out with hers.

* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Men]]: Do not attempt to fuck with her pilots or witches, even if you are a Matron. The kindest thing that will happen is you being escorted off her ship.
* TheCaptain: Uhuh, she is.

* {{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 certain, though not as explicitly as Dad.

Callsign: Poseidon. Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Command. World War II and Martian War veteran, flew a seaplane off the ''USS California'', currently flies an F-14D when he can get away from his desk.

* [[spoiler:PostKissCatatonia Post Head-Pat catatonia: Thread 61, Frank Ruffles her hair to stop her and Katherine Young from getting into a fight. The second he touches her, her brain melts down and she stumbles off in a happy daze.

* SacrificedBasicSkillsForAwesomeTraining: Originally only fan theory, but recent events have made it seem more likely that Stalinka has absolutely no idea what she's really implying when she says she and Frank will "Make Babies". She's also mentioned "Comrade Stork" and seems to have a general lack of understanding regarding anything that isn't killing capitalists or insulting other witches.

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 Frank's [[WingMan Wing Witch]] before the Styles twins showed up. Sanya Litvyak is her grandmother.

* CuteBruiser: She's probably 15, is adorable and fly's A-10 Strikers while carrying a minigun.

Callsign: Poseidon. Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Command. World War II and Martian War veteran, flew a seaplane off the ''USS California'', currently flies an F-14D.