Gaetana Otieno

Gaetana drawn by Kaeya

"Shadow" - (by Kyrin)

Gaetana is the leader of Team GOTH and a second-year student at Hope Academy, training to be a huntress.

## Backstory

A human from Pahas, childhood friends with Orion. People tend to think they’re dating, since they’re incredibly close. Gaetana is a lesbian. She treats Orion like an annoying little brother. People quickly figure that out. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind, and is incredibly good in a fight. If you mess with her friends, you mess with her. She has a tendency to sneak up on others due to her semblance, often scaring people. She’s always wanted to be a huntress, and has been saving up money and training ever since she was little to be able to attend Hope Academy when she was old enough. Orion ended up tagging along with her to Hope Academy. Her fashion taste is gothic lolita. A common nickname for her from her close friends is Tana. She’s been blind in her left eye since she was young, and she doesn’t talk about how she got so many scars there.

## Personality

Gaetana is cold, blunt, and never hides her true feelings. She prefers to keep discussions short and straight to the point. Still, despite her cold exterior, she really cares for her friends in Team GOTH. She shows her care for them by telling them directly how she feels about them, even if it makes them embarassed to hear it. It's ironic that despite her direct personality, her semblance is something that keeps herself hidden from others. Though she's direct when talking about others, she's abrasive when it comes to talking about herself and her past.

## Relationships

### Orion

Orion Nacht is Gaetana's best friend since childhood, and the two have been together through everything, both the good and the bad. Orion's always followed Gaetana around throughout everything, and the two consider each other siblings, despite not being blood-related.

### Tomas

Tomas Lachance is Gaetana's fellow teammate in Team GOTH. Gaetana is very protective of him, and will not hesitate to confront anyone who makes fun of him. Tomas can defend himself from bullies just fine, but he's gotten used to Gaetana's protectiveness. The two talk about fashion together, and they're both enthuastic about it.

### Haruna

Haruna Tsukishima is Gaetana's teammate, and intitally, in their first year at Hope Academy, the two of them did not get along at all. With Haruna's lack of training and desire to be a huntress, compared to Gaetana's whole life goal being to become a huntress, the two constantly clashed. Gaetana told Haruna that she was a liability and useless to the team. It wasn't until a battle against Grimm that left Tomas gravely injured that Haruna realized she had to train in order to protect her friends. After her change, she and Gaetana got along much better, though their relationship is still a bit rocky. The two of them constantly make jabs at each other, but they're mostly in good spirits now. Mostly.

### Kyrin

Kyrin Fimbulvetr is someone Gaetana doesn't trust, and she tells him as such. She says it's just her intution, and that she's pretty good at discerning shady characters. She wants to know where Kyrin came from, and how they're related to Mint. To put it simply, she's sus of Kyrin.

## Powers and Abilities

### Weapon: Starstrikers

Starstrikers are Gaetana's star-shaped chakrams. They're dark purple and really sharp. She throws these two chakrams at others, and calls them back to herself. Due to the fact that often she can find herself without a weapon, she also knows the basics of hand-to-hand combat. However, if she's in a tight spot she'll usually use her semblance to gain the advantage.

### Semblance: Night's Shadow

Gaetana's semblance that lets her travel through shadows. She can use this to disappear into shadows and become undetectable, as well as fast travel between locations. She can use her semblance on other people, but it takes a lot of aura.

## Quotes

> "Most people are surprised by my semblance, but not you. You knew I was going to attack you before I even stepped out of the shadows. Why is that? No answer? Then I'll have to force it out of you."
>
> Gaetana to Kyrin, during their confrontation

## Trivia

* Gaetana is a lesbian.
* Her first name, Gaetana, is derived from the Greek earth goddess, Gaia or Gaea.
* Her last name, Otieno, means "born at night" in Luo.

## Gallery

That lightingggggggg by SenpaiT^TWhy she doin the ahegao face o-o by SenpaiT^TThe whole team! by Kaeya