Vienna North

## Vienna A. "Vinny" North

Vienna North as she appears circa 2021

The Skulk

Casual:

* Hoodie (blue, black, or red), purple leotard, optional black stockings

Colonel **Vienna Alisa North** is a main protagonist in the *Foxtrot: Foxes in Arms* series. She is an animatronic arctic vixen who currently serves as an active-duty officer in the United States Marine Corps and is seen as a very inspiring and influential figure. Vienna is the most prominent leading female character in the series and has formed a close bond with the other foxes, particularly Arthur.

## Physical Appearance

Vienna is an animatronic arctic vixen standing at about 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 meters) tall, or just a bit taller than that. She has primarily white fur covering her body with some black highlights on her ears, front torso, and tail tip. Vienna has tan skin on her ears and fur on her muzzle. Vienna has a slightly curvy hourglass figure but is still considered pretty athletic and in top physical form.

Vienna has three small fur tufts on each side of her head (noted to be smaller than the males), as well as three bangs on the top of her head. Most notably, Vienna has long hair which is white like the rest of her fur, which, based on some depictions, can run as far down as a fourth of her back. She usually has her hair tied back in a ponytail while out in public, though it will allow it to "flow freely" when indoors.

For attire, Vienna is seen most commonly wearing a leotard, which can change colors depending on the outfit she wears; purple is the most common while other colors like red or black (black for more formal wear) have also been seen. In recent artwork, Vienna's attire in combat consist of a Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform shirt, a red leotard, black stockings with white stripes and a star at the top, and green-ish tan combat boots. She'll also wear the standard USMC dress uniform for formal, ceremonial, or other special occasions, and she'll dawn combat gear over her usual attire. Different outfits could depend on the circumstances.

## History

### Early Life

Vienna was born in the home-rule city of Fairbanks, Alaska, on October 12, 1997 to Aurora North and Casey Nordskov. Both of them belonged to a tribe of arctic foxes called the Nantawa Snowfoxes, which believed in natural beauty and the traditions of the species in the region. Though this tribe still fits modern society, it keeps “old” traditions that last generations. As a result, Vienna was exposed to many of nature’s pleasures thanks to her upbringing. Ultimately, Vienna grew interested in the outdoors and exploring throughout her childhood. As a result, she would form many friendships and become a model of a modern and traditional vixen when introduced to other individuals. Thanks to her upbringing, Vienna was exposed to many of nature's pleasures at an early age. This would ultimately make her grow an interest in the outdoors and exploring throughout her childhood.

As time went on, Vienna would develop into a well-mannered young vixen, though she'd still retain her younger side, mainly her passion for the outdoors. She would initially want to continue her family traditions revolving around the tribe, though she'd find that many paths would. It would also be around this time that Vienna would even begin to take up an interest in yoga, opening the path to becoming a possible yoga teacher or guru. It is said that during these younger times is when Vienna met Tom Redding, though sources vary. In any case, he becomes a fairly close friend of hers.

Soon, thanks to a friend of hers going off to join the US military, Vienna’s adventurous spirit made her want to join up too. At first, Aurora and Casey denied her requests; the Nantawas had strong warriors, but they only fought others if they needed to. Vienna’s parents believed in just wars, as did most other Snowfoxes, but they weren’t sure how their daughter would fair amongst soldiers that fought much bigger conflicts than tribal wars from past generations. But soon enough, since they knew Vienna was setting her heart on going out to see the world, they allowed her to join the military.

Once she was 17 years old, Vienna enrolled in the US Marine Corps, entering basic training soon. Initially, she was looked down upon by other recruits and her instructors because she was female. Still, thanks to some martial arts training Vienna received from her dad Casey, a Nantawan warrior, she could handle the rigors of basic training and catch the attention of the higher-ups. Years later, she was formally commissioned into the Marine Corps as a Second Lieutenant (O-1).

### US Marine Corps Service

The first time Vienna went abroad was around the turn of the decade, specifically into the Middle East. She arrived under the 2nd Marine Division as an ordnance specialist. When the battle kicked off, she was swamped when the Marines went on the offensive. As an ordinance specialist, Vienna’s job was to ensure the safe use of all weapons and ammunition used by her fellow Marines. Throughout the operation, she assisted with transporting artillery, preparing infantry firearms for use in combat, and various other duties. One of her favorite jobs to do was work on the M777 155 mm (6.1 in) Towed Howitzer artillery pieces used by the USMC. She would also get to work on the M1 Abrams main battle tank from time to time. Vienna took her job very seriously and left no firearm unturned, ensuring everyone she inspected was ready for use by the infantry and the artillery and armor divisions’ cannons. Though she wasn’t permitted to participate in direct combat with the Iraqis, Vienna clearly distinguished herself as a vital part of the Marines’ team and gained respect and friendship with her peers.

#### Baptism of Fire

During the war, Vienna and her unit moved on Iraqi positions near the Saudi Arabian border. As they advanced, one of their trucks struck an enemy landmine, damaging it and the Howitzer it hauled and injuring several Marines. Enemy aircraft made low passes on Vienna’s unit, unprepared for anti-aircraft combat. More trucks, Howitzers, and even some of the tanks had been destroyed or disabled. Vienna was fortunate enough to be unhurt, but now she was the only one who could hold off the enemy. She managed to hold off an entire infantry As it turned out, she got some minor cuts and bruises, but nothing would stop her from saving herself and her position.

While surveying her surroundings, Vienna caught sight of an Iraqi command and control center off the coast. While she was safe at the moment, she called in the center’s location for bombardment. She knew she couldn’t take on an entire base independently, so she continued to maintain a perimeter and watched over it. After three-quarters of an hour, the command and control center Vienna reported went up in flames. After the command and control center was destroyed, a pack of 2nd Marine Division tanks and smaller vehicles came through the area and came to Vienna’s aid. Afterward, she continued to assist her fellow Marines in the following engagements. When this tour ended, Vienna was awarded for her actions and promptly promoted to First Lieutenant (O-2).

### Later Service

Following that deployment’s end, Vienna continued to serve as an ordnance specialist for the Marines. She assisted in providing humanitarian relief in African countries and would also be a part of combat drills commonly conducted with her unit. Years later, Vienna was sent back to the Middle East. By now, she had been promoted to Major (O-4) and commanded her own unit but still not permitted to direct combat. Despite this, she preferred to be out on the field but maintained her distance from confrontations. She would spend the next few years commanding Marine units in Afghanistan.

Finally, after too long of a time, women were allowed to take part in direct combat. Upon hearing this news, Vienna enrolled at the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, graduating just before her birthday that year and becoming the first animatronic vixen qualified for an infantry division.

Sometime afterwards, Vienna would start to become much more acquainted with the other members of the Skulk, including the likes of Justin Redding, Tom's older brother, Swefred Hayden, and the Snow brothers, Arthur and Sewell. Some of them, she'd known as acquaintances, but it was truly here that her friendships with the boys took off. Vienna even began developing feelings for Arthur sometime after they had a more formal meeting and began hanging out more often.

After some time passed, a new threat began to materialize; it was so concerning the government started to become very concerned about national security. As a result, the military got a larger budget, so it began to build up a larger force if a large-scale war broke out. Among the new contingency plans, a new unit was designed within the Marine Corps, the 7th Marine Division. This division would be formed out of mostly reserved Marine forces that have been assigned to full-on active duty.

Vienna was later assigned to a newly created division known as the 7th Marine Division. Vienna gained command of the Torrent Regiment after she had recently earned a promotion to Colonel (O-6).

## Personality

Vienna is a strong-willed girl who’s prepared to do what’s best for the greater good. She has a big heart and a strong sense of justice, and overall fairness. She also has a passion for exploring, traveling worldwide, and loves to work out. She tends to perform yoga and numerous other exercises while on her time off. Based on her actions throughout her service with the Marine Corps, Vienna is very brave and will take matters into her own hands if situations become tough. She’s authoritative but has an overall kind and friendly demeanor. As such, she has a pretty tactical mind and knows how to be an effective leader. Vienna is quite a social butterfly at her core, but practically growing up in the Marine Corps has also made her quite disciplined.

On another note, she’s still got a bit of that young charm in her. Vienna can be a bit of a jokester with her friends, especially the boys. None of her jokes are mean-spirited; she does know what buttons to push to get a rise and a laugh out of those she knows. This is what she does to help decrease tensions, and sometimes she’ll say things to help boost morale.

Now, she does have her flaws. While she is pretty brave, she did have some phobias while growing up, including the lower end of acrophobia. On top of that, she can be a bit over-confident at times, but there is one thing she can’t stand. Early in her service, she was looked down upon because of her gender, but that lessened over time. Despite any flaws she has, Vienna has worked hard to get to where she is now, and her time in the Marine Corps helped her get over her fears (mostly). To sum up, Vienna’s kind and brave soul who anyone can come to if they have a problem and will follow into battle.

## Abilities

Vienna is quite the Devil Dog, as described by those who know her well. She’s strong, fast, and flexible. Vienna has been in top-physical health throughout her life, so none of these are shocking. She goes for workouts often and has a hobby of doing yoga. Despite all this, she still has enhanced physical strength, more so than humans; even for a vixen, she’s exceptionally gifted for physical talent. As an ordnance specialist, Vienna has a great understanding of weaponry, what they look like, what they do, and how they’re supposed to operate. It is also noted that Vienna is the resident genius of the Skulk, being able to work out solutions to complex problems fairly easily compared to some of the others, and is quite observant.

She’s also pretty cunning, which is why she’s been put into a command setting after many promotions. She has a knack for figuring out problems and working through solutions. Vienna has proven herself to be quite the marksman being able to accurately hit targets ad varying distances with different kinds of firearms. Vienna is also quite the negotiator. She may feel that fighting the enemy is a just reason for the good of the country, but she disapproves of fighting between allies, and she’s able to get to a compromise when two individuals fight.

## Relationships

### Romantic Relationship with Arthur Snow

Oddly enough, Vienna's time within the new war would lead to her finding a partner, specifically a romantic partner. She encountered Arthur Snow, a male arctic fox serving as a United States Navy captain in Hawaii during the breaks between deployments overseas. It got a bit of a shaky start, but the two arctic foxes became well acquainted relatively quickly. And soon enough, Vienna secretly began to develop feelings for Arthur; she'd never experienced feelings as strong as these in her life, so it had to have been a sign. Vienna began hanging out with Arthur more often when they could, and needless to say, her attraction toward him began to grow. Even when Vienna's division was sent on an amphibious run during deployment missions, she would end up growing reliance on the naval gunfire support Arthur provided from his battleship, the USS *Missouri**.* However, Vienna was initially hesitant to tell Arthur how she was genuinely feeling about him, and as she would find out, so was Arthur. Following a mission where the fear of either one would become a casualty, Arthur was the one to open up first. Since Vienna also had feelings for him, it came as a relief that he felt the same way she did, and vise versa. It would be at this point that both arctic foxes vowed to protect each other no matter what happened. As the war went on, they always kept to their word.

### Friends and Allies

* Arthur Snow (love interest)
* Sewell Snow
* Justin Redding
* Swefred Hayden
* Tom Redding
* Jess Silver
* Scarlett Wilde
* Jesse Silver
* Marines under the 7th Marine Division

### Enemies

* Arian Torres
* Urocyon Dynasty
	+ Kenny Hunter
	+ Flynn Sykes

## Honors and Awards

* Combat Action Ribbon
* Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
* Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
* Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
* Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
* Distinguished Marksman Badge
* Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Afghanistan Campaign Medal
* Silver Star
* Legion of Merit
* Good Conduct Medal
* Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

## Trivia

* Vienna is the first major female character introduced into the series as a main character.
* Originally, during the designing phase, Vienna was just going to be a potential love interest for Arthur. Though as time went on, she'd become a much more interesting character that might be able to relate to Arthur a lot more.
	+ In the original drafts of the original series, Vienna wasn't set to be introduced until the second season, but this has since been chanced.
* Vienna shares her name with the capital city of Austria.
	+ Vienna is also the name of a town in the US state of Virginia, located in Fairfax County.
* Vienna is the first character introduced to officially represent the United States Marine Corps.
	+ Previously, it was stated that Arian Torres served in the USMC, but this has since been changed to serving in the Urocyan Army for a time before becoming Emperor.
* Vienna has many similarities with Arthur Snow (her eventual love interest) aside from the obvious. They’re currently the same rank (O-6), they served in the same conflicts. They are pioneers and have gained a positive reputation with their respective branches.
* Referring to the anime *Strike Witches*, many of Vienna's personality traits and demeanor are shared by Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, a veteran Witch from Karlsland (Imperial Germany from WW1), and the CO of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing. Vienna is also relatively calm and collected like Gertrud Barkhorn, but not as much of a hot-head or a “by the book” kind of military member. It can also be stated that Stephanie Sheh, the voice actress for Barkhorn in the English dub of *Strike Witches*, would fit Vienna.
* Many *Five Nights at Freddy’s* fans’ interpretations of how the Mangle looks like before constantly being taken apart by kids in a “Take Apart & Put Back Together” attraction inspired Vienna’s overall design.
* Unlike the other main characters, Vienna is the only character not to have a known ID number despite being an animatronic.
	+ This trivia point is no longer valid, as many of the other characters, even military ones, have no such ID numbers, with existing characters likely having theirs retired.
* Vienna is believed to be not only a genius, but the best fighter within the Skulk. She is also believed to have taught some combat skills to some of the others within the group to varying levels.
* When she was younger, Vienna had a bit of a fear of heights, but she's mostly gotten over it now.
	+ There are still moments where she gets a little anxious around higher places, but it doesn't bother her as much as it used to. As she'd put it, the Corps likely toughened her up.
* In a couple of depictions, Vienna's belt on her combat outfit bears some resemblance to those worn by the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic from *Star Wars*. Specifically, aside from color and the pouches, the belt is reminiscent to the clones in the *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* animated TV show and film, as well as its spinoff series *Star Wars: The Bad Batch*.