Kara Hassan

**Kara Hassan** is the protagonist and the only playable character of *Rollerdrome*. She has been a fan of Rollerdrome from presumably a young age, noting that she once had a Morgan Fray action figure with swivel arms. After taking a loan with the ZX Bank to fund her pursuit, and qualifying at a qualifier match in Berlin, Kara's entry was accepted, and she was placed in Group 4 of the 2030 Rollerdrome championship.

Before the first Match on each heat of the competition you are put in a small interactive environment, where you control Kara in first person, and can interact with items to learn more about the history, current state and ongoing events in the Rollerdrome universe. despite never meeting any other characters while in these environments, we can listen to a few radio broadcasts, access Kara's emails and can overhear a few conversations to further understand the story of Rollerdrome.

## Opening Stages

Being last on the schedule to preform, Kara is the only competitor in the group locker room. Kara finds a hand written note from Morgan Fray, The current champion of Rollerdrome and Kara's Idol, mentioning that she had seen her qualifying match in Berlin, and is excited to watch her in person. Morgan welcomes Kara to Rollerdrome, noting that its not what it used to be.

A newspaper from the Echo headlines highlight the start of the competition, and also beefily mentions a preposed police partnership with Matterhorn Global.

Kara competes in matches at; Matterhorn Arena, Pike’s Canyon, Civetta Summit and Houston Mall. Despite being a newcomer in the sport, Kara quickly impresses viewers and judges with her skills, and successfully qualifies for the next round.

## Quarters

In the Greenroom of OTV, Kara finds a note from Morgan Fray, warning her about the competition, mentioning how much harder this years competition has been, Telling Kara that she has seen what the IRF have planned, and that they are really out to get them this year. Morgan briefly tries to mention this during her interview, however she is shutdown, unable to express how different and violent this years games are. Despite being a rookie Kara has become a popular figure in the sport for her impressive performances, surprising everyone as a newcomer into the sport. Also in the Greenroom, Kara finds a clipboard showing that a planned interview with Lola Igwe, a fellow quarter finalist, has been scrapped.

Kara receives an Email from Lola Igwe asking her to attend a New Action Army meeting, an email from Casper Ickx, asking her if she would like to train, and an Email from the IRF, reminding Kara to keep her personal believes to herself while representing the IRF.

In the OTV broadcasting room next to the Greenroom, Kara finds notes, showing that OTV are now wanting to cover Rollerdrome news 5 days a week, abandoning old stories to cover Rollerdrome and pulling planned interviews with the New Action Army. A drafted news article is found, highlight that Morgan Fray has been struggling, despite having the best performances and being the reining champion. Seeming to be biased towards Casper Ickx, the article also notes that Ickx has been running circles around the House players, and has been giving off entertaining performances. Further Bias is found on a white board in the broadcast room, showing that they plan to play relatable sound bites, paired with heroic poses while showing footage of Ickx, while playing defeated music and footage of Morgan frowning while covering her. Also included on this whiteboard are notes of topics that they editors have been told to stay away from, such as the sudden spike in covrage and Matterhorn's potential partnership with the police.

On the back of this whiteboard we can see a tree diagram, showing all of companies that Matterhorn Global, the owners of IRF, own. One of which being the recently acquired Echo, which happens to also own OTV.

There is a file in one of the desks drawers, on Lola Igwe, with a note commenting that Daniel Murphy, A fellow Competitor, has reported Lola's involvement with the New Action Army, a disqualifiable offence from the Rollerdrome championships.

Kara competes in matches at; Echo Basin, Barbican Arena, Eiger Resort and qualifies for the Semi Finals, becoming a sensation in the sport and defying the odds as a rookie.