Shana O'Hara

## Background

### 1986 - 2002: Shana O'Hara

Shana O'Hara is the youngest of five children born to Clancy & Nessa O'Hara in Freeland, Georgia. The O'Hara household was faintly split by gender. Her father & brothers would usually hang out at the family owned dojo while Shana & her sister would accompany their mother on nail appointments & go on shopping sprees. But on one particular day, Shana accompanied her father & brothers after she got in trouble with Siobhan. After teaching her a few moves, her father & brothers recognized that she had a natural affinity for the ancient fighting arts.

It took some convincing on her mother's part but Shana became a regular addition to the O'Hara men trips to the dojo. To this day, Shana believes this was the beginning of the tension between her & her sister. But at that young age, she did not pay much attention to it as she quickly fell in love with martial arts. Though she had only began training at the age of nine, she was awarded a black belt when she was thirteen.

### 2002 - 2011: Shana O'Hara

But combat wasn't Shana's only strong suit, she was also quite the genius. Excelling in her high school classes, she not only graduated as valedictorian but at the age of sixteen. Earning a full ride to Ivy University, Shana decided to major in both political science & international studies to expand her horizons to life outside of Freeland. She eventually decided on becoming a lawyer, even getting into Ivy University's nationally acclaimed law program but opted for a different life path: the military.

After joining the Army, Scarlett received a varied education. She attended Ranger School, Covert Ops School in Langley, Marine Sniper School in Quantico & the ROK Marine Tae Kwon Do Symposium. She then completed five months at the Special Air Service School & though many of the other trainees believed she wouldn't last, she quickly proved them wrong & did not join the 90% of her class that failed. With various skills under her belt, Shana settled on intelligence work for the next few years before Colonel Clayton Abernathy asked her to come onto his team as a weapons instructor.

After besting most of the team's recruits in combat, she recognized that Snake Eyes was a superior fighter despite the fact that he had allowed her to beat him, allowing her to keep her dignity & respect with the other Joes. Impressed with her actions, Abernathy asked her if she wanted the vacant spot on the Joes. It didn't take her more than five seconds to accept.

## Personality

Scarlett is often regarded as one of the most loyal & most respected members on the team. This respect & loyalty is often reciprocated once earned, as Scarlett highly values the experienced members of the team. She shares a special bond with Snake Eyes as well due to events in their past.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect:** Scarlett graduated from college in her teens at summa cum laude. She also passed her bar exams to practice law.
	+ ***Aviation***: Due to her time with the team, she has learned jet fighter combat.
	+ ***Law*:** Scarlett received one of her degrees in political science & all passed her bar exam, making her well-versed in the world of law.
	+ ***Leadership*:** She is often placed in charge of field teams because of her rank and seniority.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** She is an expert in various aspects of military operations, such as tactics & intelligence gathering.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Scarlett has a natural affinity for combat. Her abilities were furthered honed by her father & older brothers, all who are martial art experts. She was also awarded a black belt at the age of fifteen
* **Weaponry:** Scarlett has extensive training on a variety of weapons to the level of mastery.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 140 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* Shana is a whiz with computers, a black belt in martial arts & an occasional pilot for the Joes.
* Her teammate Duke is attracted to her. Ripcord also pursued her though he has made an attempt on almost all of the women on the Joes.
* In 2016, she was sent on a mission with Snake Eyes, Flint & Lady Jaye. She & Snake Eyes were seemingly killed in an explosion, leading to Flint being hell-bent on revenge. A couple of weeks later, she & Snake Eyes resurfaced with three soldiers that the United States had written off as KIA. When they returned, Flint was angry to say the least & berated them for not letting them in on their mission.
* When Cover Girl joined the Joes, she made a good impression on everyone escept Scarlett. The two got a bit "catty" & CG suggested that she would hold up better in battle than her face has. The two now frequently banter but have respect for one another.
* Scarlett recruited Tunnel Rat after she found him crawling out of a bush.
* She currently has the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC), earning the enlisted grade of E-7.

## Notes

* Scarlett/Shana O'Hara is a character from G.I. Joe & its related media.