Bryanna Sandoval

== Bryanna Sandoval ==
Bryanna Sandoval, often referred to by her squad name Delta, is a Venezuelan-American Marine Commando enlisted under the Appalachian Republic's SAACC platoons. Known for her exceptional technical prestige, she is often a much needed part of the SAACC team due to her cunning ability to work with computers, locks, and equipment.
A fast-paced and quick learning elite, Sandoval began training another SAACC member as a Corporal in 2023. After finishing training under Sergeant Taylor and Second Lieutenant Burnett, Sandoval became a Sergeant, with Savanna Voland under her command among others.
== Early Life ==
Bryanna Sandoval was born in Weston, Florida, a town within the Miami metropolitan area. Her mother was a Venezuelan-American immigrant, her father a Venezuelan immigrant originally from Europe. However, her parents split at a young age, and Sandoval took her mother's name as her surname.
Sandoval moved north to Pennsylvania when she was older, living with her boyfriend, who was a few years older than her. Sandoval joined the Marine Corps at 17 after obtaining her GED in 2017. In basic training, while initially on track to be a regular field Marine, she was transferred to train under the Special Operations Command due to her extremely high testing scores, dexterity and physical ability, and marksmen skills.
Originally to finish training and be deployed in Afghanistan, this was postponed due to the breakout of the Jinanvirus. Sandoval was to be put on leave, returning to Pennsylvania where she lived. Shortly after, all US forces were withdrawn from Afghanistan. When the Great Collapse occurred, all federal control of the military was disbanded. Sandoval made her way back to rural Pennsylvania without communication, only to learn her boyfriend's parents had died from the Jinanvirus, and he was missing.
== Serving After the Jinanvirus ==
Spending almost a year searching, she was unsuccessful. In time, she amassed a few rifes and handguns. In 2019, she joined other remnant military troops in Harrisburg, attempting to coordinate with others. With Nathan Krauss, a Marine Colonel, taking command of the Marines, she was assigned a role in the city. Sandoval lived on base, training in her spare time and dedicating herself to public service.
During the First Battle of Harrisburg, Sandoval was a Lance Corporal in the Committee's Alpha Regiment. She fought in the Catskill Offensive and the Battle of the Big Indian. When the force was routed, she removed any identification, surviving with few squad members in New York. The crew carried out targeted attacks, utilizing guerilla warfare to destroy squads of Trailblazers and take their gear. This went on for almost two years.
In 2021, Sandoval regrouped with the Marine and Army forces in Niagara Falls, rejoining the ranks. Her title and position was reinstated, and she participated in the Battle of Batavia, as well as the Second Battle of Harrisburg.
== Service to Appalachian Republic ==
== Under Confederate Authority ==
Sandoval was active in the SAACC company that was knowingly working to launch a military coup against Appalachian President Elaine Cocklin. She was present for the insurrection at the capitol, though unexpected resistance caused it to fail. Sandoval was forced to split from her Lieutenant, Brian Burnett, who was apprehended by Seaboard-backed forces. She proceeded to go with SAACC commander Michael Jeon to attempt to track the convoy down, though this initially failed. Sandoval went with her former corporal, Sergeant Voland, to Camp Matamor. The two grouped up with Maria Burnett and the members of her family there, staying with Burnett as they inferred that she'd be a targeted person.
While attempting to return to Harrisburg, junior naval Lieutenant Jeon and his trainee, Ricardo Emerson, converged on the group with information relating to the location of the transport carrying Brian Burnett. Sandoval, Voland, Jeon and Emerson, along with Army veteran Justin Harlem, attempted to attack the convoy in an attempt to free Burnett. This became difficult as Sandoval's former comrade, Abel Clark, was accompanying Burnett and, knowing the attack patterns of the Marines, was able to repel them. While in the confrontation, Clark shot and wounded Sandoval, though deliberately chose not to kill her when he had the chance. This sprung an element of compassion in Sandoval, who still maintained that Clark was lost and had been failed by the team and Appalachia as a whole.
Sandoval, Jeon, and Emerson split from the others and Jeon made sure that Sandoval received emergency care right away. Following this, Jeon and Emerson brought Sandoval to the Krauss ranch before departing. Sandoval was sure that the other members of Burnett's clan would return there. This turned out to be true and her presence, albeit while wounded, was a surprise to those who returned to the ranch, including Leonardo Evans and Paul Coleman. Due to her severe injury, Sandoval was forced to stay at the ranch even after Zoe Brooks was kidnapped by mercenary Matthew Castillo. Over the next few weeks, Sandoval stayed in recovery though was still active in terms of communication with Confederate authorities who were planning to overtake Harrisburg and annex the territory. Sandoval considered herself aligned with the CSA and thus was open to this.
In June of 2025, Sandoval was well enough to return to her duties. As it became clear more Seaboard hunters may've been on her, and others tail, she had Maria Burnett join her in a diplomatic mission to Great Lakes territory in Ohio. While posted at a farm ranch, Seaboard assassin Yun attempted to kill Sandoval and others on her hit list. She nearly succeeded, but her arrival was anticipated and Sandoval was able to outplay her, leading to Yun being wounded and captured. Along with Maria Burnett, Sandoval was insistent that Yun stay within the jurisdiction of the SAACC team as opposed to extraditing her to the Great Lake States or even Confederate authorities in the south. Sandoval was initially resentful of Yun, but understood the potential value she presented in both her information about Great Lake States leader Wei Zhi and within Seaboard.
In a test of loyalty to Yun, Sandoval brought her on a secretive field mission in which her team intended to extract encrypted communication logs from a cell mast in Ohio. Yun was able to assist Sandoval with a password she recalled during her time serving Zhi and help infiltrate the computer drives. While in the act, the team was assaulted by newly committed Vanguard Prestige siblings Marco and Daniela Perez. The siblings intended to prove their worth, but vastly underestimated not only the skills of the four there, but were unaware of Maria Burnett and Kyle Wald, who were closing in on the location separately. Sandoval attempted to secure and extract the information while the others repelled the Perez Siblings. Yun left the communication utility building to attack Marco Perez, and Sandoval was then hit by a flash-bang that compromised her ability to engage in combat. She was not severely injured by the device and did recover in short order. Sandoval was able to secure the data at hand while also ordering that the siblings were to be captured and brought back to Fort Colliers.
As a leading member of the SAACC company, Sandoval was chosen to lead the limited-numbers Appalachian ground team for Operation Parable, a joint attack with the Hartford Liberators to infiltrate the Seaboard capitol. The coordinated her team's involvement and allowed them to work seamlessly with the less experienced Liberator rebels in entering the facility initially unnoticed. Sandoval was critical to the mission in that she was to upload a program to Seaboard servers hoping not only to extract certain information but cause critical malfunctions to their mainframes. Partially expected on her behalf, Seaboard Vanguard Sergeant Abel Clark converged on her location with his own team. The two parties fought quickly until Sandoval and Clark were face-to-face. After a brief fight, Sandoval made an attempt to reach out to him emotionally so that he may stand down. She appealed to her connection with the former Appalachian Marine, and while she believed she had gotten through to him, Clark pushed these feelings to the side. While Sandoval was caught off-guard, Clark stabbed her in the heart, killing Sandoval almost instantly.
Sandoval's body was left behind at the capitol command center, though it would later be returned to the CSA as per usual honorary practice by Seaboard.
== Combat Style ==
Sandoval ranked within the highest percentage of Marine Marksmen, being transferred during her initial training to a special-operations unit. She is responsible for all sniper training within the SAACC. On the battlefield, Sandoval favorites staying at long-range with a sniper rifle, feeding intel to close-range troops and supporting them. She effectively commands the units, rarely failing, and strategically prioritizes targets in order to dismantle the integrity of enemy squads, units, or garrisons.
In unarmed combat, Sandoval is renowned within the Appalachian Marine Corps due to her quick and lethal fighting style. In hand-to-hand or melee fights, she will always fight to kill unless the mission specifically requests otherwise. Due to being smaller than many men on the battlefield, she doesn't hesitate to kill instead of subduing, wounding, or putting enemies into holds.