Rebel Rose

**Samira Yashar**, the *Rebel Rose*, is one of the G/NEX's most notable warriors. Despite having the least amount of cybernetics, her strength and conditioning is at absolute peak, while her flair is unmatched, having style and skill in one ultimate package, perfect for the battlefield and the entertainment that she can deliver.

She was born and raised in Masada, spent some time in Cromatia, and eventually attained Nordic citizenship by demonstrating her skills as a gun for hire. Notably, she openly expresses her pride in being a Nordic and makes it clear that she could care *less* how much Valenthians despise them.

## Biography

### Background

Samira stares death in the eye with unyielding confidence, seeking thrill wherever she goes. After her Masadonian home was destroyed as a child, Samira found her true calling in Nordival, where she built a reputation as a stylish daredevil taking on dangerous missions of the highest caliber. Wielding black-powder pistols and a custom-engineered blade, Samira thrives in life-or-death circumstances, eliminating any who stand in her way with flash and flair.

### PROJECT-G/NEX War

Having lost her comrades in Nordival, Samira was left nowhere to run amidst the entire corporate war. Like all victims and heroes, she developed a great hatred against PROJECT, the very megacorporation who destroyed their way of life and placed their lives into a state of desperation, eternal danger and hopelessness. Still, despite losing her right arm after defending herself from their forces, she was soon found by the G/NEX. As one would expect for an amputee, she was given a cybernetic right arm to replace her amputation and allow her to operate in peak fighting efficiency.

ASHE-159 saw her potential during A Call to Arms, to the point where she was given the chance to prove herself by taking out a facility of PROJECT, which turned out to be a success, shutting down their facility with stylish flair that left all her opponents dead, while Ashe protected her from far away, after she wanted to prove herself alone. After the formation of the entire resistance movement, Samira became known as the **Rebel Rose**, and proved herself as a relentless hero, fighting for the greater good of nevanity until they finally succeeded.

When the war ended, Samira, the Rebel Rose; Was nowhere to be found.

## Personality

From a young age, Samira was always reckless, attracting the awe of crowds with her street performances even though it worried her parents. Though she did love to be stylish in front of crowds, Samira is a daredevil at heart, which caused her to leave her life as a performer behind to join the ranks of Nordival's military for the greater excitement of battle. Samira detests cowardice and blamed herself for the loss of her Masadan relatives, and thus trained herself to become a warrior so she would never feel helpless again, which made her the confident mercenary she is today, this also gained her pride as Nordival has treated her in high regard.

Where there is adventure, Samira is certain to find it, because nothing satisfies her more than the thrill of battle, perfectly suited in the ranks of the G/NEX, though she later developed compassion as she knew all the people in that movement, are true warriors.

## Abilities

Rebel Rose is the true *flair* of the resistance. She has style, skill and functionality combined. Cybernetic arm? Check. Hi-tech visor? Check. Leg Exoskeleton? Check. While most of the rebellion has relied on a certain type of weapon as their main form of combat, Rebel Rose does it all: Sword, Blades and Guns. All in one beautiful, but extremely deadly warrior.

### Moveset

* **Impulse**: In order to prevent herself from becoming predictable in combat, the Rebel Rose rapidly changes her attack pattern every time she uses an ability. This ensures creative methods and a great degree of unpredictability of dealing with her enemies in a variety of situations while fighting in the frontlines.

* **PANACHE STRIKE**: The Rebel Rose fires a shot or swings her sword, depending on the distance, dealing great damage. If demonstrated during Wild Rush, strike all enemies in her path upon completion.

* **BLADE WHIRL**: Rebel Rose expertly creates a cyclone that damages anything caught in the radius, all while deflecting any types of projectiles fired upon her, such as blades and rounds fired from firearms. This allows her to attack and defend herself at the same time.

* **DAREDEVIL RUSH**: Rebel Rose dashes through an enemy (including structures), slashing enemies she passes through and gaining Attack Speed. Killing an enemy warrior allows her to use this ability again.

* **INFERNO TRIGGER**: The Rebel rose, Samira, now unleashes her full potential and recklessly launches a torrent of shots from her sidearms, wildly shooting all enemies surrounding her. This ensures anything that surrounds her will be exterminated by a barrage of high caliber rounds. fired in all directions.

### Skills

* **Master Combatant**: Samira, the Rebel Rose, is a great warrior. She honed her skills in Nordival to become a warrior, demonstrating exceptional skills in swordsmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of guns, establishing herself as a flexible fighter with an unlimited flair due to her diverse fighting knowledge. Her ability to fight with a sword, a pistol, a knife, and fists makes her a very deadly opponent. She does not need to rely on specific weapons, as she can do it all.

* **Tactician**: Samira is a notable tactician. Contrary to public perception, she thinks twice before charging headfirst into the enemy, wherein she usually executes it through careful timing without risking herself to be shot or torn apart by enemy forces. This shows that she can be relied to take the lead on fighting the enemy, with her patience and timing balancing out her flair that leaves her vulnerable.

* **Master Manipulator**: Samira uses her beauty and socialising skills to manipulate her enemies through various methods, the most common being that of a flirtatious manner, or using a bar, which is her main place of leisure. Notably, she uses a coin and her wink to get someone's attention without any *effort* at all.

## Trivia

### Developmental Notes

* Samira's Hand-to-hand combat skills even surpass that of Ashe, Scylla and Tristanna. Ashe was enthusiastic about having a warrior in their ranks with that level of skill.
* Samira is a pirate in Cromatia, a cipher in Masada, but a renowned model and a warrior in Nordival.
* Why choose between a sword and a firearm? She has both.
* She is clearly looking like a supermodel. Nordics agreed that she was one of the most beautiful women, ever.
* If her character wasn't cut for the storyline, she could've kept the group together even in the wake of Ashe's death and funeral and Fiona Vance won't need to reorganise it into the NEW/G, formally known as the Legion.
* Despite being born Masadonian, Samira admits that she is a proud Nordic.
* Samira is a proud Nordic by heart, despite being born in Masada and raised in Cromatia.
* Samira loves to toss and play with coins in the bar. This also enhanced her attractiveness aside from her good looks, skills, personality and an extremely fit body.
* According to the Nordics, her epithet is the Nordic Rose.
* She loves roses and the colour red. It comes unsurprising as the colours of Nordival are usually a strong shade of red that emphasises strength.
* Samira is an exceptional social intuite.