Iorangi Parata

Proudly hailing from the Maori of New Zealand, Iorangi Parata is the right half of Triton Tasmania's two Rangers. He and Elizabeth Davies are the second team to pilot it.
==Quick Facts==
*He and Elizabeth are one of the first Drift Compatible Ranger-class pairs identified by the HSP-CORO classification system developed by Drift Science
*With Elizabeth, the first Rangers killed in combat
== Personality ==
Charismatic, with a commanding presence. A natural commander, decisive, unlikely to second-guess own actions. Standoffish. Supremely confident. Keeps largely to himself. Cunning fighter with the physical strength to match.
==Timeline==
1990: Born (New Zealand)
2009: Enlists in the Te Ope Kaatua o Aotearoa (New Zealand Defense Force) and steadily works his way up the ranks
2016 Jan (mid): Begins term at the Jaeger Academy in Kodiak, AK, United States
2016 Feb: Placed on the Ranger track at the Academy
2016 Mar: Has a memorable first meeting with Feng
2016 Apr: Introduced to Elizabeth Davies, a graduate of the previous Academy class, after Drift Science identifies them as potentially Drift Compatible; they quickly prove the classification system correct
2016 Jun (mid): Graduates from the Jaeger Academy ranked 5th in his class behind the Lin and Jones brothers.
2016 Jun (mid): Moves to the Sydney Mini 'Dome at the Hong Kong Shatterdome
2016 Jul: Along with Elizabeth, offered the refitted Triton Tasmania; they accept instantly ("Two Voices")
2016 Jul: Emere, the Handler for the first Team Triton Tasmania, is assigned as Handler for the second ("Intimidate")
2017 May: Moves to the completed Sydney Shatterdome
2017 May 25: Sydney Shatterdome officially opens under the command of Marshal Nguyen
2019 Feb 16: Lucky Seven badly damaged by Mizuchi at the Second Battle of Manila; Herc and Scott hurt; Lucky Seven becomes the first Jaeger permanently removed from service due to damage
2019 Mar 3: Attends the formal inquiry into Lucky Seven's destruction in support of Scott; sees Scott stripped of his Ranger status ("Stripped")
2019 Nov 28: Participates in the first direct assault on the Breach; is the first to report materials cannot enter the Breach when the bomb launched from Triton Tasmania bounces off its surface and lands harmlessly a distance away; assists in the kill of the unnamed Kaiju at the First Battle of the Breach with Elizabeth and Triton Tasmania; killed along with Elizabeth when the Conn-pod is ruptured by the Kaiju; their bodies are never recovered; Triton Tasmania destroyed
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