Maya

Maya (マヤ) is a student in Class VIII of the Thors Branch Campus in .
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Maya is a young woman with cropped black hair which falls above her ears. She wears the standard female uniform of the Branch Campus, a blue blazer, waistcoat and white shirt and skirt. Maya also wears smart brown shoes, black knee high socks and a red neck tie. Several bullets are strapped to her thigh on a garter band.
She wields an orbal sniper rifle, which complements her steady hand for excellent marksmanship.
=== Personality ===
Maya is very quiet and keeps to herself. She harbours animosity towards her father for what she perceives as his role in Hamel, working under Captain Arundel, and his burden on their mother. She is very knowledgeable about Eastern cultures, having inherited her mother's love for them. Her father describes her a stubborn, like her mother.
=== Background ===
Maya is born in S.1189 and lives in the Lamare Province. She is the daughter of Joseph, an officer in the 13th Armored Division, and her unnamed mother, who came from the East and practised tea ceremonies. Joseph was a legendary sniper in the army 10 years ago, and Maya aspired to be like him. He provided for the family and chopped wood but eventually gave in to drink and became a burden, with her mother passing away. Maya discovers the cause of this was her father realising he worked for a noble who was a huge proponent of war and the Hamel Disaster.
=== ===
At the age of 17, she enrolls at the Thors Branch Campus, against her father's wishes. She had originally applied for the main campus, but got an acceptance letter from the Branch Campus. She is part of Class VIII: Combat tactics and a member of the Eastern Tea Ceremony club, which apparently runs in her blood. Maya is by far the best marksman in the school, although she excels in hitting stationary targets and loses out to Sidney on moving ones. She is aware of this natural skill she has and helps Rean discover what Sidney's strengths are.
Later, Maya's accuracy starts to drop and Rean and others wonder what might be the matter. Rean gets to the bottom of her depressed state- her father. She had obtained a new scope, ditching the old one passed down by her father, and now thinks he is worthless and a drunk after discovering he was involved in Hamel. Despite Rean helping her to realise Hamel was not his fault, She still thinks he was a burden on her mother. Celestin then arrives with a letter from her father with an eastern comb that he bought or her, after having decided to turn his life around after being yelled at and return to his hometown to take up a hunting job. Celestin also gives her to the old scope back and Maya feels much better and makes peace with her father.
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Maya is encountered in Raquel at the Hermit's Inn where Julia had a room for her. She hasn't seen her father for a while after his old army unit reached out to him. She works hard to find information about the singularity and pass it on. She later meets up with Gustaf to investigate the situation around Jurai. She comes to the party's aid in the waterways below Ordis with Leonora.
Maya later receives a letter from her father who has rejoined the military and is ordering her to quit the Branch Campus and the Courageous II immediately or he will discard the important items of hers from her dorm that had gone missing. Maya didn't believe he would do something like this. Rean offers to help and they set up a meeting on the rock patio on the Canyon Road. Maya refuses his demand and Joseph calls her sniping child's play. they engage in a contest with blank rounds and spotters, Rean for Maya and Lechter Arundel for Joseph, revealing that Joseph was once in Arundel's unit.
Joseph's skill combined with Lechter's intuition gives them a steady lead, but Maya pulls through at the last moment after noticing her father set up in an easy to snipe position. when asked about this, Joseph states his intention was to test Maya's resolve about being on the battlefield and the outcome was never something he took seriously. He states he would never throw away her mother's kimono. Even though they will be fighting on opposite sides, Joseph states he is okay with whatever his stubborn daughter wishes and the two leave on good terms.
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Joseph returns to the military and visits Maya at the Branch Campus Academy Festival, where Maya is holding exhibition ceremonies to spread knowledge and culture of the East. Maya is complimented on her kimono by Angelica Rogner at her own upperclassmen reunion. Maya is also at the tasting for the Imperial Wedding.
=== Character Notes ===
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EN = {|class="article-table" 
! colspan="4" | Maya
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| colspan="3" |Class VIII: Combat Tactics (Tea Ceremony Club)
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| colspan="3" |A taciturn girl with dark black hair. She's an expert marksman and is well—versed in Eastern traditions.
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| colspan="3" |Half-EasternHer mother was from the East, but died 2 years ago—Maya inherited her love of Eastern culture from her.
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| colspan="3" |Father's ScopeThought her father was a deadbeat, but reconsidered after reading his letter. Decided to use his old scope again.
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|-|JP = {| class="article-table"
! colspan="4" | マヤ
|-
| rowspan="4" |
| colspan="3" |Ⅷ組戦術科【茶道部】
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| colspan="3" |物腰が丁寧で黒髪が特徴的な女子生徒。凄腕の狙撃手であり、東方の文化にも精通している。
|-
| colspan="3" |東方人とのハーフ２年前に亡くなった母親は生粋の東方人で東方文化をこよなく愛していた。マヤもそんな母親の影響を受けて育った。
|-
| colspan="3" |父のスコープどうしようもない父親だったが届いた手紙と贈り物で父親の誠意を認めた。一度は捨てた父のスコープを使い直す事に。
|}
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EN={| class=article-table
! colspan=2 | Maya
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| rowspan=8 |
| colspan=3 |Class VIII: Combat Tactics
|-
| colspan=3 |A taciturn girl with dark black hair. She's an expert marksman and is well—versed in Eastern traditions.
|-
| colspan=3 |Daddy IssuesAfter facing her father in a shooting contest, Maya was stunned to learn that Joseph was more supportive than she had thought.
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| colspan=3 |ParadisePresented with the full buffet menu, Maya seemed to come alive, and she soon devoured more dishes than the boys' group combined.
|}
|-|JP={| class=article-table
! colspan=2 | マヤ
|-
| rowspan=8 |
| colspan=3 |Ⅷ組戦術科【茶道部】
|-
| colspan=3 |物腰が丁寧で黒髪が特徴的な女子生徒。凄腕の狙撃手であり、東方の文化にも精通している。
|-
| colspan=3 |親子喧嘩狙撃の名手である父ジョゼフと対決したマヤ。覚悟を試すべく立ち塞がった父の想いを知り、複雑だった親子の仲が少し解消した。
|-
| colspan=3 |ここは天国食べ放題で選び放題のメニューを前に目を輝かせるマヤ。この好機を逃すまいと、男性陣よりも早く皿にがっついた。
|}
</tabber>
== Gallery ==
Maya concept art rifle (Sen III).webp|Maya with her sniper rifle
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Thors Military Academy
Category:Class VIII
Category:Trails of Cold Steel III Characters
Category:Trails of Cold Steel IV Characters
Category:Gun Users