Lara Maximoff-Midoriya

**Lara Maximoff-Midoriya** is the main protagonist of the Ascendant series by glassandroses.

## History

### Early Life

Lara was born alongside her fraternal twin brother Pietro Maximoff in Novi Grad, Sokovia in 2001 to unidentified parents.

### A New Life In Japan

After Lara was evacuated from Sokovia to Japan, she was placed with a Japanese family working with the foster care system. As Lara could not speak Japanese and the family could not speak Sokovian, she was uncomfortable with the family and ran away after a week.

Used to living on the streets, she stayed there until she was found by traveler Hisashi Midoriya. Fortunately, he spoke Sokovian and allowed Lara to stay with him and his family. Lara quickly became friends with his son Izuku, and after finding out he was Quirkless decided to present herself as Quirkless for self-protection.

After one year of living with the Midoriya’s, Lara was officially adopted on her thirteenth birthday. Shortly after, Hisashi had to return to work overseas. One day, Inko left Lara with Katsuki Bakugo as she still did not trust the girl to be left alone. After Katsuki Bakugo found out she was “Quirkless” he began to taunt and bully her, causing her to expose her powers as she kicked him out of her home.

### Attending U.A. High

After being expelled from her ninth school, Lara was given an ultimatum: find a new school or leave of the Midoriya home. She had originally planned on the latter but Izuku convinced her to stay and come to U.A. with him, that she would be accepted at the school despite her Quirklessness.

The next school day, Lara was enrolled in the Hero Course program despite her Quirklessness and assigned to Class 1-A. Upon arrival at the classroom, she was shocked and angered to see Katsuki Bakugo in the classroom and engaged in a fight with him.

## Physical Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Lara has an alabaster skin tone due to her Sokovian European descent. She has brown eyes an a oval-square face shape. She has medium length straight brown hair with bangs that she usually wears in a ponytail or bun. She occasionally dyes her hair red. Her body type is thin with slight curviness, which she usually hides with oversized or baggy clothing.

### Personality

Lara tends to be cold and aloof towards people she doesn’t know or trust, and she is careful to hide her true personality. She tends to be sarcastic, depreciating, and sometimes aggressive around people she doesn’t trust as a coping mechanism. With the people she trusts, she acts more openly and her true personality shines through. She is softer and less guarded, though she does still keep plenty of secrets close to her heart. She is extremely protective of her family and is willing to put her life on the line for them.

Lara struggles with mental illness, PTSD and depression in particular, due to her traumatic past in Sokovia. She is very skilled at masking her symptoms of mental illness though.

## Powers and Abilities

**Powers**

* Psionics
	+ Psionic Energy Manipulation
	+ Telekinesis
	+ Telepathy
	+ Disintegration
	+ Force-field Generation
	+ Flight / Levitation
	+ Physical Manipulation (Puppeteering)
	+ Mental Manipulation (Mind Control)
	+ Emotional Manipulation
* Sorcery & Witchcraft
	+ Magic Manipulation
	+ Time Manipulation
	+ Electricity Manipulation
	+ Weather Manipulation
	+ Elemental Manipulation
	+ Matter Manipulation
	+ Reality Manipulation & Warping
	+ Illusion Manipulation
	+ Probability Manipulation
	+ Conjuration
	+ Teleportation
	+ Transmutation
	+ Spell Casting (No Incantation Needed)
	+ Rune Casting
	+ Spontaneous Creation
	+ Life Creation
	+ Power Bestowal
	+ Magic, Power & Energy Absorption
	+ Astral Projection
	+ Physical Augmentation
	+ Physical, Magical, and Quirk Resistance

**Abilities**

* Combat & Martial Arts Expertise
* Weapons Expertise
* Espionage (Covert Operations, Stealth & Reconnaissance, etc.)
* Multilingualism (Sokovian, Japanese, English)
* Master Tactician & Marksman
* Ballet Expertise
* Fast and Expert Learner

## Relationships

### Family

* Unidentified Father † - Father
* Unidentified Mother † - Mother
* Pietro Maximoff † - Twin Brother
* Hisashi Midoriya - Adoptive Father
* Inko Midoriya - Adoptive Mother
* Izuku Midoriya - Adoptive Older Brother
* *More to be added.*

### Friends and Notable Classmates

* Katsuki Bakugo - Enemy, classmate, and love interest
* Shoto Todoroki - Classmate
* Ochako Uraraka - Classmate
* Mina Ashido - Classmate
* Kyoka Jiro - Classmate
* Momo Yaoyorozu - Classmate
* *More to be added.*

### Teachers and Pro Heroes

* Toshinori Yagi / All Might - One-on-one teacher
* Shota Aizawa / Eraserhead - Homeroom teacher
* Hizashi Yamada / Present Mic - Piano teacher
* Nemuri Kayama / Midnight - Dance teacher
* *More to be added.*

### Other Allies

* Suzi Tanaka - Friend
* Ken Tanaka - Friend

### Enemies

* HYDRA - Enemies
* League of Villains - Enemies

## Appearances

### Main Series

* Book 1: Genesis (in progress)
* Book 2: Reborn (planned)
* Book 3: Ascendant (planned)
* Book 3.5: Latrodectus (planned)
* Book 4: Dynasty (planned)
* Book 5: Multiverse (planned)
* Book 6: Scarlet (planned)

## Trivia

* Lara’s character was inspired by multiple different characters from different media sources, including Wanda Maximoff, Jane Hopper (Eleven), Sophie Foster, Aelin Galathynius (Celaena Sardothien), and more.
* Lara’s favorite musical artist is Lana Del Rey, as she can relate to her “sad girl vibe.”
* Lara frequently wears her twin brother’s jacket (the last thing she has from him).