Anna Atwood

> I apologize, but I am the adult and you are the child. Therefore it's imperative that your safety is placed above my own.
>
> Anna Atwood

## Personal Status

### Relatives

Silas Atwood † (husband)Oisun Atwood (Son)

## Media

### First Appearance

"Preludes"

Anna Atwood is a side character in Team OPRA's story. She is a teacher at Haven Academy and a huntress as well as vice principal under Leonardo Lionheart. Her weapon of choice is a multi dust recurve bow called A Kiss of a Shadow.

She first appears in "Preludes" and helps conduct the Haven Academy initiation. Afterwards she questions Lionheart's decision to accept students who are deemed as 'unruly' or have obvious criminal backgrounds but is ignored by Lionheart on the idea that he can help reintegrate them through the school. Later on in "Getting to Know You" she is seen teaching English to the first years and gives Rhea La Roja a book on maps to study. She later complains to Calista Arud about her difficulties in controlling the more volatile students.

In Volume 2, she, Keiichi and Calista go to Beacon for the 40th Biannual Vytal Festival. Upon meeting the Beacon Faculty, she warns them about the volatile students and their downright violent nature in fighting, worrying about the wellbeing of the other students as well as how this will make Haven look if an incident were to occur. After the Beacon Dance, she helps chaperone Team OPRA during their field experience mission to find and capture known crime lord Simon Stein. This is cut short when Stein is murdered and Pierre is kidnapped by the Six Merry Murderesses who plan to kill him under Sable Vedova's orders. Upon arriving at the location thanks to Gertrud Festini, she takes on Earta, Missy and Florine and defeats them as Ophelia, Rhea, Pierre and Gertrud go ahead to rescue Pierre.

Anna later spectates the Vytal Festival in Volume 3. This is cut short by the attack from the Grimm and The White Fang. She stays behind and fights with the other students and faculty before evacuating herself.

After the Fall of Beacon, Anna returns to work at Haven Academy.

## Appearance

### Physical

Anna stands at 5’6 and weighs 139lbs. With a somewhat more average frame, She has dark orange hair that is wavy and tied into a bun on the lower base of her head. Anna has green eyes and a round head shape and usually wears a light touch of makeup including red lipstick.

### Attire

Anna’s original attire consists of a white button up work shirt with a dark grey tie tucked into a pair of dark navy blue trousers, which are then tucked into a pair of brown heeled boots which are capped with a gold metal. Over that, Anna wears an aero-blue waistcoat with gold buttons. Around her waist, Anna wears a skirt-esq wrap that is attached at the front with two gold clips.

## Personality

Anna is a motherly, kind, intelligent and protective older woman. She displays perfect qualities for not only a huntress but also for a teacher at Haven Academy. She acts as a strong mother figure to her students, bringing them comfort and guidance while also teaching them how to protect themselves in a world like Remnant and groom them to become the next generation of top-tier hunters. She also prioritises the safety of her students above her own in certain situations such as the Fall of Beacon, meaning that she would lay down her own life if it meant her students were safe in the aftermath.

## Background

As stated by her, Anna trained at Beacon Academy and was a member of Team SLAS with her future husband Silas Atwood. In her second year, Anna apparently won the 28th Biannual Vytal Festival.

Years after she graduated Beacon, Anna married Silus then bore a child with him shortly after named Oisun. Three years later, Silas dies while on a mission. At some point, Anna began to work on a teaching degree in history and english. While taking on huntress missions in Mistral, she earns the moniker 'The Dragoness of Mistral'. After finishing her teaching qualifications she is hired by Leonardo Lionheart to be a professor and his vice principal of Haven.

## Abilities and Powers

Being an experienced huntress, Anna is a skilled fighter. She is particularly skilled in long ranged fighting using her bow called Kiss of a Shadow. Through the use of her various arrow types, Anna can secure her win by using both dust and utility headed arrows on top of arrowheads. Even without her bow and her sharp accuracy, Anna will often use her semblance to manipulate the environment around her.

### Weapon

Anna's weapon is called *Kiss of a Shadow*. It is the *Multi Dust Recurve Bow (MDRB).* It is a recurve bow made with dark blue and dark grey metal with white and yellow details that Anna uses to attack her enemies using a variety of arrows. Anna commonly uses regular, dust and utility arrows. When not in use, the arms of the bow fold down and then into the grip itself.

### Semblance

Anna’s semblance is called *Reconstruction.* Through her semblance, Anna can create physical solid holographic constructions. Because of her occupation, Anna will commonly use her semblance to recreate scenes from books or epic battles from history. However, Anna has also found use of her semblance in combat, using it to create solid constructs to alter the battlefield for her gain. The bigger the construct Anna wishes to create, the more aura she must use to create it. Anna also has to make physical contact with a solid surface to use her semblance, and the surface will emit a light blue webbing pattern when it is in use.

## Relationships

### Leonardo Lionheart

Since she began working at Haven, Anna has thought very highly of Lionheart as both courageous man and a wise headmaster. Despite this, she isn't afraid to voice her opinions when Lionheart seemingly makes questionable decisions despite being ignored, evident with how she worries about the more violent and shadier students at Haven and how it might affect everything.

### Calista Arud

Anna confides in Calista as a close friend and workplace associate. She particularly feels comfortable venting her emotions towards her.

### Keiichi Kobayashi

Anna and Keiichi have what some would see as a 'doting mother and son' relationship. She constantly dotes on him like she would with her 12 year old son but regardless of that, she thinks of him as a very noble young man and an incredibly skilled fighter. The two have also learned how one another fights well enough to perform attacks together, as evident during their fight against the AK-200s in the Battle for Beacon.

### Team OPRA

Like with the other students at Haven, Anna has a somewhat motherly relationship with Team OPRA. She uses her wisdom and knowledge of the world to guide them to become good people and noble hunters. After the events of Volume 2, Anna feels incredibly proud over the fact that the four students would courageously face danger if it means keeping each other and the people around them safe.

### Silas Atwood

Anna was utterly in love with Silas back when they were married, which made his death all the more heartbreaking and tragic for her. Despite that Anna is shown to have recovered well from his loss and as evident with her conversation with Ophelia, vows to live on for the sake of honouring his memory.

### Oisin Atwood

Anna is shown to have a positive mother-son relationship with Oisin. Despite not having a father-figure in his life, the two get along well.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Anna Atwood alludes to Anna Leonowens, an English travel writer and activist. Leonowens served as the governess to the children of the King of Siam, King Mongkut up until his death. She was later the subject of the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The King and I.*
	+ Her weapon is named after a song from the musical.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Anna is an english name meaning *Beauty, favour, grace.* The term 'beauty' itself can allude to a multitude of things, including people, environments and colours.
* Atwood is an Anglo-Saxon name given to those who lived by a wood. It is also the last name of famous science fiction feminist author Margaret Atwood.