Sierra

Sierra (also spelled Cierra) Mist is a character on CNP. She is the pseudo girlfriend of Richard Tan, and one of the popular girls of the school. She is one of the few characters able to call Richard out on his weaknesses, and has been shown to not be above speaking with people in all social circles. Sierra is portrayed as an opportunist, who generally uses people for her own gains. She was returned to the series in 2023 for it's 15th anniversary, after not being on the show from 2011-2023.

Sierra was originally intended to be introduced in the Pilots series as a new neighbor character, and would have had purple and steel armor. The P\*psi Incident (2009) prevented adding her to the initial series.

## Character

### Aliases

Cierra (Spelled both ways over the series)
Dick's Girlfriend

## Appearances

### Appears in

CNP 2
CNP 3

CNP 4

CNP Reach 1+2

"Homecoming" (2010)

"What Happened to Sierra?" (2023)

### Debut

"CNP 2 (2009)"

Sierra was brought into the CNP series with its reboot in 2009. She was a quiet character, often listening to her boyfriend Richard tell outlandish stories to boost his ego. Sierra revealed in CNP #3 that she was only with Richard because he will do what ever she want's for her. Sierra was shown to have the personality of an opportunist, with empathy for all people in the school.

Sierra appeared in the 2010 episodes of Halo: Reach. She was now more inviting to Chad, even asking if they could study together in the future. Behind the scene's, the writing had seen the character being a loose end of the series that didn't make much sense. Chad's infatuation with a character who is nice to him when convenient, but puts up with her boyfriend speaking badly about- didn't make sense. Sierra also says she is using Richard, which clashes with Chad's ideal person to have any romance with. This also gave mixed signals to viewers.

Sierra was ultimately dropped from the series, appearing for the last time in the episode "Homecoming" in 2010, with no spoken lines.

Sierra was the most requested character to return to the series in it's history. Fan's speculated from 2011 to 2023 as to what ultimately happened to her being removed from the series after 2010.

In 2023, she made her first appearance in over 12 years, ending one of the longest disappearances of a character in the series entire history. Sierra has returned as a character on the show. The modern version of Sierra is more intelligent than the other popular girls, and is able to prey on Richard's weaknesses. She is also given a condition of being a "Giant Continuous Problem", now suffering from the "Snooki Virus". With her Continuous Problem form, she transforms into a giant predatory creature that eats people whole, at random. Her appearance in this form, is a hunter from halo 3 with her helmet on it's head.

The compromise with returning Sierra to the series, ultimately included dropping the romantic angle between her and Chad, as seen in earlier episodes from 2009-2010. The romantic interest made no sense with Chad's character in the modern series. Her return episode includes Chad's realization of Sierras opportunistic nature, setting the stage for a neutral relationship in future episodes.