Takamachi Nanoha

[Takamachi Nanoha]

The Basics

Name: Takamachi Nanoha

Alias: Ace of Aces (amongst Fate and Hayate as their ace of the trade) and White Devil or Shiroi Akuma (fan given)

Age: Nine-years-old.

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Height: 4 feet 8 inches

Weight: 65.6 ibs, or 29.55 kilos

Hair: Light brown with a copper sheen. It is straight, soft, slightly wavy, and reaches past her shoulders. She normally keeps it in two small pigtails ranging in a variety of colored ribbons like green, black, or white. Strands of her hair point out randomly in the front to either side, and two strands fall behind her ears.

Eyes: At a distance it is normal to misjudge Nanoha's eyes to be medium purple, but they are slate blue.

Build: Fit and healthy, though overall average for her age. Slender, small stature, and somewhat athletic.

Skin: Tan and rides near fair. Since she is Japanese, her skin tone is darker in the medium range.

Class (Ranking): Hero

Original or Canon: canon

Hand: left

Hometown, Country: Uminari City, Japan

Magical Color: cherry blossom or magenta

Theme songs:

The vocal songs are sung by Nanoha's seiyuu, Tamura Yukari-san.
This list should be up-to-date.

Raising Heart, Set Up! (1st season OST and movie version)
Tsue Voice Raising Heart (1st season OST)
Tsudoe, Hoshi no Kagayaki ~Starlight Breaker~ (1st season OST)
Raising Heart, Set Up! The Magical Orchestra (StrikerS OST)
Ace of Aces (StrikerS OST)

Egao ni Naare (Nanoha soundstage)
Brave Hearts (A's soundstage)
Flying High! (A's soundstage)
Starting Stars (A's soundstage)
Mahou no Kotoba ~Lyrical Harmony~ (StrikerS soundstage)
Anata no Egao ni (StrikerS soundstage)

Lineage & Relations:

Lineage:

Mother: Momoko
Father: Shiro
Siblings: Miyuki (sister), Kyouya (brother)

Relations:

Crush: none
Love: none
Rival: Her first official rival was Fate Testarossa and then the Wolkenwritter Vita. However, both of them became Nanoha's friends and the rivalry drifts off.
Enemy: None in particular, especially since she tends to make friends with half of them. Just whoever happens to be doing the bad guy deeds.
Best Friends: Arisa/Alisa Bannings, Tsukimura Suzuka, Fate Testarossa, Yagami Hayate, Yuuno Scrya, and (Yagami) Vita.
Magical Instructor: Yuuno Scrya, who diligently taught and trained with Nanoha to use Raising Heart and perform magical abilities properly.

Appearance:

(Basic Barrier Jacket)

Nanoha has a heart-shaped face, is thin-framed, and is shorter because of her Japanese heritage. She looks her age and has no recognizable body markings or scars, nor does she use makeup. Most notably, she has two specific attires. One happens to be her regular elementary school uniform or daily assemble of outfits, and the other is her Barrier Jacket. At the moment only one variation exists of the Barrier Jacket, but it is possible that she will create more variations for protection to switch in different modes.

During warm days she can be spotted with a long-sleeved red shirt under a short-sleeved white shirt. The red shirt has medium orchid bands circling around the ends of its sleeves (the first stripe twists like a rainbow with two smaller ones underneath), while the collar of the white shirt has three stripes on the chest of the same color. Medium orchid is also her miniskirt's color, and white socks reach past her knees down to adorn heelless red shoes.

On cooler days Nanoha sports a long-sleeved tan sweater with a raised collar and an eye-catching, dark sunset orange miniskirt. The collar, bottom, and ends of the sleeves are the same color. In the same vein, black stockings a little higher than her knees with small brown boots complete the attire.

Most of all, she often wears an elementary school uniform whether there is a reason or not. It is a white sailor-style dress with a black shirt underneath. On the underside portion of the outfit's billowing skirt is a contrasting lime green color. Its cuffs, the edges of the sailor flaps, and the one line running around the bottom of the dress are black. To finish off the outfit, a velvet red bow lies in the middle of her chest, along with lime socks and small-heeled brown shoes.

But in order to be a mage, she cannot battle enemies without protective gear. Nanoha summons her Barrier Jacket once it is activated by Raising Heart's Device Mode, or sometimes if she is in a pinch, Stand By Mode. The Barrier Jacket is removed if her device is damaged or deactivated, and the clothes Nanoha wore before the armor replaced them are returned. She shortens the transformation’s lengthy paraphrase to boil down to "Raising Heart, please!"

In particular, Nanoha's Barrier Jacket was imagined by her and Raising Heart to resemble her elementary school sailor-style dress uniform, but instead is mostly pure white and sapphire blue. On top of that, she wears black socks with white boots, a yellow band twisting around where the top of the boots cut halfway. The material seems flimsy, but is nonetheless reliable.

Under the Jacket, a white corset covers a cobalt shirt, and two big bows, one gold and the other rose, neatly weave together in the middle of her chest. Resting between the bows is a small, crimson jewel, or a decorative replica of Raising Heart in Stand By Mode. The shoulders of the Jacket are broadly padded, the edges of the sailor flaps blue, and a black, metal waistguard snugly wraps around Nanoha's stomach. To counteract the chilly breeze from flying, she wears white shorts beneath the skirt for comfort.

On the Jacket's flowing skirt, two thick, sapphire stripes vertically stretch-out on both sides in the back and front. The sleeves are long and white with blue stripes also on the sides, and large, blue plate made out of metal covers her wrists, black triangles from beneath the guards poking out towards her elbow. One yellow line follows the path of the black triangle, though another zigzags in a circle around the plates. Moreover, fingerless black gloves protect from magical friction and raise to about her elbow under the guard.

Thanks to red gems and other invisible spells acting as defensive field generator enhancements on the various parts of the Jacket for magic or collision, serious injury is reduced during combat. For example, she can fly into a building and bounce off without a single scratch or bone broken. The gems can be found on her shoulders, gloves, guard plates, the bottom of her skirt, fronts of her shoes, and other such places for convenience.

Personality:

Nanoha is an ordinary little girl. On the outside, she has a shining, sweet personality which does nothing but kind-hearted deeds for golden intentions. She is charming, open, and outgoing to everyone she encounters. It hardly matters if the person is an ally, foe, or a random person down the street. She wants to protect people and make them her friends. Furthermore, she is energetic and idealistic, and does many activities by herself; she can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously with ease. Technically she is not a comical person or soft-spoken, not entirely feminine, and might not notice aspects of romance. Though, those things are rightfully explained with her age.

In every respect, her main desire is to be with her family and friends forever. Nanoha is thankful for everyone in her life and wants them to be joyful, and would be content with peaceful, gentle days in their presence. Like her other longstanding promises and beliefs, she pours her strengths into responsibilities and dutiful actions, and sticks with her desire to keep that same lifestyle in check. But one driving reason for that good will is though she deeply loves those close to her, a darker feeling has resided in her heart for years.

In the beginning, chiefly when she was four and five years old, Nanoha harbored a disconnection to the important people surrounding her because she felt insignificant to them. Since Nanoha is so loyal to people, she hides within herself without them. Her family did not ignore her, though she suffered some depression when they labored at work a healthy portion of the time and she was left to her own devices, as having nobody to converse with when sitting alone on the living room couch while waiting for them to return. At this point Nanoha is without the concerned friends she meets later on and it is more upsetting. Likewise to her own predicament, she does not like to see people treated with loneliness, She would empathize and gladly help them.

While keenly observing people, Nanoha imagined herself to play a bit part or supporting role in other people's unraveling affairs. Even if it was not for the best she abode by her own solution to the problem and hung by the sidelines and did not intervene. To her, everyone appeared to have someone else to comfort them from reality and she was denied the pleasures of an invaluable, special person. Nanoha managed to keep those feelings sealed off and buried so only a few friends could identify when she was bothered her as she grew older, and while her family can tell if she is upset, they do not completely notice that deep-seated sensitivity. Thus, Nanoha's major tendency to not openly discuss emotions and feelings, and bottle them until forced to admit such things, hurts her on a profound psychological scale. So it is relevant for her to make friends in order to convey her thoughts.

Nanoha's depression is especially prevalent when her father is critically injured in bodyguard work. He is sent to the hospital and placed in ICU, and in accordance, helplessness and sadness take their toll on her wishes for more time with her family. Similarly, his accident became another trigger for her to not want other loved ones to worry as she did, and enter the battlefield to protect people like him and her former self. Shiro fully recovers and retires from the job to work in the family business and coach a team, but the wounds from that period cut deep and are preserved fresh in Nanoha's memory. She had, and still to this day, hoped for the power to change her course of journey when none was evident.

Based on previous experiences, she is uncertain of her purpose and path of future goals. Nanoha feels void of a reason, out of sync without a direction for occupations to take, and sees no alternatives for what to do next. She is supposed to be one of the family members to handle Midori-ya when she is an adult, except that prospect is not too thrilling, even if sweets are wonderful. All she acknowledged is that she wants to find her own special place in the world, but what her true place seems faraway and elusive. Everyone else appears to have fulfilling plans, after all. That makes her satisfied for them, but not herself. However, those thoughts only dominate her outlook until she is introduced to magic's art and style. She automatically adopts it as her outlet.

Nanoha loves her magical powers and heeds a calling to assist people out of jeopardizing moments. She never states it explicitly, but her unwavering dedication and tactful work ethic make those aspects of her apparent. There are still fragments from depression underlying everything else, but not as often with the wheels of time squeaking forward. She faithfully sticks to her decisions, and effectively continues to change her destiny.

Every day she keeps tabs on training to hone her abilities to better degrees: for example, practicing in the mornings to gain shooting control without Raising Heart. When first using the device she was confused by the tasks thrown at her, but in a short timeframe adapted to the new powers and accepted them without complaint. In fact, she sometimes uses more raw power than necessary in important situations and might not realize it, though everything is fine in the end. On a level, that projects her serious nature for the job. Without her newfound powers, Nanoha would be devastated.

On another note for internal qualities, she is prolifically thoughtful about life and people, and strategic for battle. At the core of Nanoha's priorities, she attempts to hit the root of someone's motivations, problems, and actions before making decisions regarding them. Her assumptions can miss a handful of times or her ideas for targeting an enemy might backfire because she has not seen years of active duty to form elaborate schemes, but at a moment’s notice she nails the mark above the average of her age bracket. Still, none of that changes being a girl who enjoys fun like going shopping or visiting a movie theater.

Normally Nanoha is against fighting for no proper reason. When she met Suzuka and Alisa in the first grade, she slapped Alisa for taunting and bullying Suzuka. Though in necessary times, she is liable to perform brute force when communication is beyond question and her opponents will not listen. Nanoha has a potent dislike for people not paying attention to her so she can find out about them personally, which is why she tries to reason with people before battle and asks them to explain their circumstances in order to provide assistance. To show her humble attitude, she may introduce herself first and then prompt others to so a bond of understanding is reached.

In showing these qualities, Nanoha blasts Fate with Starlight Breaker in a showdown when Fate would not speak, and slams Vita with Divine Buster when she would not listen to her after asking why she attacked her. It could be said that she befriends with superior firepower from such actions. Then there is Nanoha's rare White Devil persona. After Vita calls Nanoha a devil while questioning her and fire is blazing in the background after a attack, this behavior is unveiled as Nanoha informs her rival that it is okay to be a devil. She would "use her hellish weapons" (while frowning and holding Raising Heart) for Vita listen, whether she was willing to lend a ear or not. Nothing more touches on Nanoha's deviation, though this should not be exaggerated since it is not a commonplace piece of her personality. But still, it could resurface if someone needs the lesson. "Listen or be shot" is arguably her motto.

In total after longing for a friend and not having anyone to talk to who would understand her serious feelings, loyalty and friendship are Nanoha's most prized traits. She would not have become as confident and capable without Fate's additional companionship, nor Hayate and the Wolkenwritter Knights' turnover. She holds herself in a a tough exterior to compensate for weakness and boost independence, and would most likely not cry or inform anyone about injuries if she believes they are treatable otherwise, as falling from the sky and landing hard enough to open a wound. In dire times as the chance a friend is held captive, Nanoha might devise a way to conquer the foe with force. Similarly, she exhibits a somewhat strict temper when she wants something accomplished without nonsensical action, and believes people should first attempt things by themselves. And in battle territory, she is flexible and watches to learn fighting styles to handle Raising Heart. Nanoha is now a more grateful, mature individual from the molding of such magical growth, though sometimes fails to realize the impact of such willpower.

Abilities & Weaknesses:

Powers/Abilities:

Miscellaneous:

• Restrict Lock: Binding-type magic. Little circular cuffs wrap and latch around someone's wrists and ankles to prevent attacking or escaping.
  
  
• Area Search: Extends magical senses to find disturbances in close range. It is done with Raising Heart's internal programs.
  Wide Area Search: Improved version. A ball of light is released to different, further places out of visual perimeters while Raising Heart controls and monitors the search. Nanoha has to simultaneously manage it with anything else she does, and depending on the distance and the specific guidance of her commands, it might be distracting.

Offensive Attacks

• Holding Net: Creates a large, sturdy net with small-spaced holes to catch nearly anything, or it could be used as a landing area for falling objects of numerous weights. It flies at the target and entraps them without much leeway for retreat. A surrounding magic field shocks like electricity upon struggle, and shrinks to the size of the individual for movement restriction.
  
  
• Crossfire Shoot: No device. Superficially similar to Axel Shooter. Five large shots of raw magical energy are fired straight at someone at once.
  
  
• Shoot the Bullet: Cannon Mode. It takes en seconds to load and launch at close range. One blast like a bullet fires from Nanoha's dominant hand through a shield and heads in the direction she aims in to rip straight into an enemy. Must be locked-on first for accuracy.
  
  
• Barrel Shot: Can be cast after an attack in Excelion Mode for mid-range, high-speed battle. An invisible Bind-type field spell is shot at the opponent to wrap around their body, preventing their movement to leave them open for a bombardment attack.
  
  
• Bind Break: Support magic, but acts like an attack. Attempts to deactivate binding spells. The time required depends on the complexity of the target magic, so a matter of minutes could be required. Two magic circles are generated on the two sides of the bind to break it by placing constant pressure and force them into submission. It is possible to be brushed off, but they try to clamp down like the jaws of life. "Break!" is the proper call.
  
  
• Divine Shooter: A rapid-reaction attack that creates five magical energy balls to guide through the air at a target from the front to rear.
  Axel Shooter: Axel Mode. Upgraded version. Allows about a dozen high-speed missiles to be guided in the same way as Divine Shooter.
  
  
• Divine Buster: Used in Shooting Mode. Stereotypical particle beam shot that aims straight at the foe.
  Divine Buster Extension: Has a longer range in about a mile longer, and a targeting reticule/scope for more accuracy.
  Excelion Buster: Excelion Mode. Second most powerful attack. Involves few supporting magics, but is similar to Divine Buster with far more attack power. The command phrase is "Break shoot!"
  
  
• Force Burst: Four cartridges. Fires like Divine Buster, but more forceful to push enemies back to where she wants them. Thus, the damage to someone is reduced in favor of catching them off-guard. She might fire all arms of the shot at once, or delay the last one until after the others weaken the target's defenses.
  
  
• Starlight Breaker: Can be used in Sealing Mode. It is a Nanoha's trump card and a more powerful variation of Divine Buster, and is the longest of her attacks to build, sometimes taking longer than five minutes. Dispersed particles of power are vital because the attack gathers and reuses scattered remnants of magical energy from the environment in the combat airspace and battlefield. Afterwards in a "light beam converging" effect, it is unleashed in a crashing blow that engulfs everything in its path at a great distance of about a mile, like destroying several buildings. Nanoha is usually left tired after finishing with this.
  Starlight Breaker Plus: Variant extends the time spent collecting magical energy to increase the overall devastating power. Can pierce force fields. Goes a little further than a mile.
  Starlight Breaker Extension: Used in Exelion Mode with a full magazine of cartridges to meet or exceed the attack power of "Plus" in less time. In total, it can hit in a more precise matter, as perchance a straight beam than a crashing blast that strikes right toward the foe, and to an extent, can follow their movements if they try to inch away.

Defensive Attacks

• Protection: Auto-guard that protects as a transparent shield. Guards in every direction as a tall, cone-shaped barrier. Penetrated relatively easily.
  Protection Powered: More powerful version. Can withstand enhanced attacks, even with boosts of power. Requires two cartridges.
  
  
• Round Shield: A powerful barrier shield to withstand prolonged attacks for multiple minutes. Requires concentration, so it guards in one direction. She uses one hand to hold it in front of her. It is a round, transparent but still pink, and is about the size of the upper part of Nanoha's body.
  
  
• Flier Fin: Allows Nanoha to fly as high as she wishes and quickly increases movement speed. Medium-sized wings protrude from the side of her shoes.
  Axel Fin: An upgrade to Flier Fin with slightly larger wings for greater speed at the cost of some maneuverability, thus could result in crashes.
  
  
• Flash Move: Temporarily increases movement speed by twenty miles per hour or more. If used in conjunction with a melee attack, the resulting explosion is a Flash Impact.
  
  
• Active Guard: Similar to "Reactor Purge" and "Barrier Burst." It makes the reactive armor's principle to repel another type of energy and cast the magic upon an enemy or area away from the mage's location. Like her Barrier Jacket, energy bounces off.
  
  
• Reactor Purge and Barrier Burst: Similar in principle to reactive armor on modern tanks. The Reactor Purge defense is the strongest thing the Barrier Jacket can dish out. In basic, the Barrier Jacket will "detonate" in a white light within a few feet when it is finally prompted to be at its protective limit (if the protective spells are damaged or a quick method is needed to block or hit at close range) to counteract attacks. It has nothing to do with Raising Heart and works with Nanoha's will. The magic surrounding her and its own powers are used as the sheer force. If all else fails, it is used for a last resort, though the Barrier Jacket cannot be summoned again for a few hours proceeding. Likewise, the same thing occurs at the point an active barrier (such as Protection) is detonated for Barrier Burst. The power comes flies out in all directions and mostly used to counter melee attacks, though when the force is greater, it can fly like glass shards.

Weapons:

Raising Heart

• Raising Heart, formally Raising Heart Excelion after its upgrade, is Nanoha's partner that provides advice for battle and fire control. Its Mid-Childan creation makes it well-equipped. It is sturdy and functions well, even it clashes with other weapons. It has been enhanced with elements from an upgrade that included Ancient Belkan magic (from faraway in the universe). Now it can boost power by cartridges, which are loaded in regular magazines and produce larger range attacks.
  
  
• Artificial intelligent device which speaks in clear, broken bits of English (Nanoha understands because she took some English in school). It communications through the mechanical voice of a woman. The weapon's exact origins are a mystery, though Yuuno found it in a ruin on his home world, Mid-Childa. Probably for her bravery - it was compatible with Nanoha and accepted her as its first registered owner.
  
  
• Heals with internal support programs that activate if Raising Heart is damaged, chipped, or shuts down unexpectedly as emergency measures for backup generator. On its own it feeds on an outside source of magic, as Nanoha's Linker Core, to fuel and install repairs that it is programmed to. While this is the preferred method for minor scraps, software updates or versions of information have to be equipped by those familiar with how to upgrade through technical aspects.
  
  
• A magical circle must materialize under Nanoha's feet because it enables shooting maneuvers and other such things. The circle appears as a ring on the outside with curved, scribbled lines that branch out in illegible but repeated writing, rotating triangles are directly inside that, and a smaller circle fill in the last part of the middle. In short, the circle controls the area's mana, absorbs magic, and directs the flow of power as a stabilizer. Even if Nanoha is hurt right before launching attacks, her magical energy has been transferred to Raising Heart beforehand. She is then able to shoot even if there is some delay, though the trigger must be pulled.
  
  
• Nanoha is one out of three known mages who hail from Earth with her magical type. Raising Heart completes that title's outfit. To make her power over the weapon more vocal, her personal incantation for it is "Lyrical! Magical!" This lasts a while, and is used to unlock abilities more complex than simple force fields. The activation phrase is "Raising Heart, Set Up!" to which Raising Heart replies "Stand by. Ready."

Raising Heart's Forms and Modes

• Stand By Mode: Unactivated form that appears as a red gem about 1.5cm in diameter. It has minimal power, but can still perform assistant magic as sensing nearby magical foes or mental image training in a specific space or landscape of Nanoha's choice.
  
  
• Stand By Mode Version Two: Identical to regular Stand By Mode, but this one can generate a Barrier Jacket without being released. It occasionally floats under its own power with two light fins similar to Flier Fin.
  
  
• Device Mode: Default weapon form. It appears as a white staff with pink capping the top and bottom. Blue parts are added to the staff body's neck and tail. A red jewel that stays constant through changes is suspended within a partial gold ring at the top. This ring is the main part of Raising Heart that transforms into different modes and forms. Two exhaust valves are on the ring, one sticking out in both the front and back.
  
  
• Sealing Mode: The head of the Device Mode extends away from the main body, and two energy wings spread from the gap to the sides. Previously used to seal Jewel Seeds to not fuse with anything and run rampant, but now can pinpoint other destructive disturbances as raw energy and seal them within a solid object or temporarily lock them in a suspended cage.
  
  
• Canon Mode: Functions for Shooting and Sealing Modes, though acts more like a cannon. Nanoha is debating on what else to do with this one to set it a part from the othe modes. Besides extra blue and white parts, a 180°-turnable trigger unit (firing grip) materializes on the neck of the staff.
  
  
• Shooting Mode: Anything from short to long attacks are useable. Attacks have to power up for a few minutes. The gold section of Raising Heart's head dematerializes and reforms into a squarer shape with two prongs.
  
  
• Excelion Mode: Cartridges can only be used in this mode. Less stable than the other modes. Magical usage damage is untreatable if it is mismanaged and overused over a span of years (to the body, because it puts a greater strain on the flow of magical energy throughout the Linker Core, internal organs, and the limbs because boosts in a short period). For this reason, it is beneficial to take breathers between having this mode handled for extended times, and the sour effects can be put to a lesser degree with effort. For Buster Mode within this mode (where things are launched), the head widens and extends away from the body, its prongs move closer together, and a set of fins sprout from the gaps. The end result resembles a golden spearhead set with a jewel that generates two sets of energy wings. The staff's butt is equipped with a rocket engine as part of ASC.
  
  
• Buster Mode: Improved version of Shooting. There is a sub-grip for a trigger that aids in comfort and precise aim. It is supposed to shoot with more strength, but Nanoha is working out kinks for the mode to stand out. When further along, the idea is that a screen that locks onto heat waves from invisible enemies or other such threats at a far distance will be able to keep those traces pinned and honed on for chases (which it can now, but it is less accurate), or other heavily calculated practices. Still, it is more powerful than Shooting for long-range.
  
  
• Axel Mode: Mid-range, high-speed combat mode. Half of her usual long range is lost in favor of shooting faster and reflexively. Identical to Device Mode, except for the addition of a Cartridge System (like Exelion Mode) resembling a rifle magazine.
  
  
• Accelerate Charge System (ACS): This causes rapid acceleration while in Exelion/Exceed Mode. When active, Raising Heart generates six light wings and a Strike Flame energy bayonet from her tip. The bayonet is combined with a burst of speed from the energy wings to penetrate a target's magic defenses like a drill. If accomplished, a massive burst of energy is unleashed inside the target's defenses like an explosion. Two cartridges are spent for the first phase, three for the second.

Strengths:

• Body: Being smaller, she is capable of dodging certain attacks, can fit into cramped places, or underestimated for her strength.
  
  
• Talent: Nanoha's gift is to be tactically smart to defeat a range of foes. She demonstrated impressive magical output upon Raising Heart's initial activation, and specializes in long-range shooting attacks with guided projectiles. Even if painful, she exercises her limits to improve, which gives her an edge on the battlefield where she may formulate ideas on the spot to use for her advantage. Plus, her abilities are balanced and she has a high defensive power.
  
  
• Friendship: Her loyalty to others shows that she a reliable comrade, and will not ditch them in the heat of battle.
  
  
• Magic: Nanoha is ranked as an AA+ mage, the third most powerful rank for her type of magic. This equivocates to being a fearsome holder of her magic, yet not perfect. Plus, even if hit with a massive attack, her magic is not always lethal but can be if she wishes.

Weaknesses/Physical Flaws/Psychological Flaws:

• Body and Close Combat: Her body is weaker than older, battle hardy warriors with beefed up upper body muscles. She has the average physical strength of a normal girl her age, and cannot partake in intense hand-to-hand force like swords or martial art techniques. However, she can still clash with Raising Heart when needed. If someone attacks at close-range or from behind with quick speed, she might be in trouble with slower movements.
  
  
• Barrier Jacket: Not fool-proof protection and cannot be relied upon alone. The Jacket's defensive mechanisms are stable, but can be bypassed with effort. Since Nanoha's is designed to leave the outfit thin and exposing enough flesh, the material can be slashed through to the point of bleeding to cause fatal injuries if she is struck hard enough by a lethal attack.
  
  
• Magic: Her top-notch attacks require moments of charging, but she uses magic like shields to compensate. The constant strain of boosting too much power over an extended period of years might result in internal harm.
  
  
• Linker Core: Nanoha has a magical organ in the middle of her cardiovascular cavity called a Linker Core. This spherical organ holds the mage's magical potential. If the Linker Core is damaged or destroyed, she might not be able to use magic properly or ever again. The amount of recovery depends on the severity of the inflicted degree, and her energy replenishes at a quick enough rate to not hinder her fighting schedule.
  
  
• Weapon: Since she trains to negate complications of using magic without Raising Heart, she currently is dependent on the device's strength, Nanoha is virtually powerless without the weapon to defend her. She can wield small doses of assistant magical power, shots of energy, and shields, but they are limited in control and attack resistance.
  
  
• Battle Talk: Since Nanoha has a strong desire to discover the center of a matter by talking first, she might hesitate before battle and be weakened if there is an unexpected attack from the enemy.
  
  
• Inexperienced: She needs to learn further and become more powerful because she has less than a year of practice under her belt. Plus, she has the disadvantage of not having knowledge in some areas and could be persuaded if she believes she is doing justice.
  
  
• Tiredness: With attention to work, Nanoha's body could fall prey to exertion and a lack of energy more easily than experienced warriors.
  
  
• Loneliness and Friends: Nanoha puts up a front so people do not worry about her. She stubbornly avoids speaking about grievances when lonely, but if prompted and is willing to talk, mostly confides in close friends. This does not interfere with her combat abilities, though may be used against her in the correct instances. Likewise as a caring friend, if Nanoha is frightened that her allies might be injured she will charge into battle to protect or save them. In truth, she looks out for others just as much as herself, and would never leave someone behind who requires help.

[Takamachi Nanoha]

History:

Nanoha used to belong to a gentle life without the destructive presence of magic at her fingertips. She was a third grader who attended Seishou Elementary School and had a regular, loving family who run a bakery called Midori-ya. At this point, the most important aspects for her on a daily basis happened to be hanging out and having enjoyable times with Alisa and Suzuka, or finishing a complicated homework assignment due the next day. In truth, nothing extraordinary was evident.

But as every story for a budding hero blossoms, Nanoha's belief in reality becomes topsy-turvy one fateful evening when the supposed impossible happens by an unexpected event. Her world is drastically altered forever when she meets a shapeshifting ferret/human boy named Yuuno Scrya. No huge explosions occur nor is any type of universal catastrophe prophesied, but Nanoha and her friends are concerned when they find Yuuno injured in his ferret form while walking on an empty shortcut trail that curves through a small woodland to cram school. Before this happens, however, Nanoha is the first one to panic because she believes she hears someone weakly calling out for help. After asking if her friends have heard the same thing they seem confused, so she explains to Alisa and Suzuka that she would catch up with them later while running off to locate the unfortunate person and give them aid (leaving them behind because she does not understand what is going on and the presence feels strange), but the two other girls follow their dear friend out of worry for her sudden spurt of behavior.

Right away Nanoha sees Yuuno in the middle of the pathway and is memorized by his condition as she kneels by the ferret sprawled on the ground with Raging Heart hanging around his neck, though has no idea what to interpret the situation as. It is not clear if either a wild animal or human harmed him, but she knows this is the injured "someone" she was scouting for, even if he is not human. It confuses her, but she relaxes and dismisses the oddball fact in favor of deciding what do for him. Within a short span of time the three friends take Yuuno to a nearby veterinary clinic to treat his wounds. His injuries turn out to be minor scratches since he is not bleeding too much, but they leave him there overnight for rest and shelter. Afterwards the three girls promise to visit him the next day and discuss what to do with him.

Skip to later that same night after other regular activities. Nanoha is at home after cram school and is preparing for some much needed shut-eye after jotting down answers for her schoolwork when her thoughts are once again invaded by someone screaming out for a quick rescue. However, this time the pleas are more urgent and stronger than the earlier, and unlike hours prior she realizes that it is the same ferret on the road who is again telepathically requesting to be saved. Now that she has those facts straight and talks to him for a moment, Nanoha races to the clinic in the dead of the night without alerting anyone or having knowledge of the emergency's magnitude.

Soon enough, her questions are extinguished with the circumstances. She manages to arrive in the nick of time to catch Yuuno as he flies through the clinic's window and a monstrous blob follows hot in pursuit. Nanoha's mind freezes and stumbles to a blank state in shock and terror, but Yuuno is relieved that she decided to come and inquires if she could seal the berserk creature, even if it is dangerous. He would rather not get her involved, but he has no alternatives. It happens to be the same monster which attacked him the previous night in the woodland, so Nanoha accepts his offer without much of a choice. Her start is rough and she is unsteady as she has to work with basic abilities to fight the swift beast, but with commentary from Yuuno and Raising Heart to guide her every step, she seals the creature with great skill and precision, showcasing her potential for incredible magical power.

Moments proceeding the sealing of the entity force, police sirens blare in the distance from possible disturbance complaints. Likewise, Nanoha and Yuuno split the scene in order for the police to supervise the clean-up of the leftover compound of debris. The two return to her house, and then room, to chat over matters. The barrier of limited communication is broken, and their conversation becomes smooth and friendly as they steamroll over the issues at hand.

Yuuno reveals that he is Nanoha's age and happens to be a mage from another world inhabited by old ruins that his clan studies. Ensuing an unfortunate mishap, he traveled to Earth on a solo mission to search for ancient artifacts called the Jewel Seeds, or some pieces of a larger set of relics also referred to as Lost Logias, that he accidentally uncovered as an archaeologist and caused to escape. The Jewel Seeds ultimately pinpoint a passage to the planet through the dimensions and spread across the planet (honestly they are only around Nanoha's city for convenience), so he now shoulders the responsibility to recapture the artifacts since he left the others on the excavation behind. These little Jewel Seeds are packed with potent and powerful magic that may easily spring out of control to ensure chaos on activation from magical outputs. Thus, it is imminent they are seized.

Without hesitation, Nanoha consents to collect the Jewel Seeds with Yuuno to protect everyone she cares about in her city. It tops the icing on the cake when her family is enthusiastic to house and raise the ferret (even though her family nor her friends still knows about magic) until they find his probable "owner," and he meanwhile teaches her the fundamentals of magical fighting. Because he is a guest worker with Raising Heart and is incapable of using the device like Nanoha enabled its administration programs with ease, he permanently gifts it to her.

While collecting the mysterious Jewel Seeds, Nanoha meets a blond-haired girl named Fate Testarossa who carries a lightning scythe called Bardiche. By Fate's side is her dog/fox familiar, Arf, who deeply cares for her master. Fate is more of a threat in the beginning because she warns Nanoha to leave the Jewel Seeds alone and swiftly becomes a rival, but Fate's secretive circumstances are clear in due time. As such, Nanoha sees straight through Fate and identifies with the bottomless sadness and loneliness in Fate's eyes, which stirs a longing in Nanoha to befriend her. To Nanoha, Fate is the person she recognizes to quell the gap of periodic melancholy in her life that nobody else can through serious, private discussions, so she quickly confides in Fate with her whole heart every time they speak or come in contact. Nanoha does everything in her power to show her sincerity, like adding the the honorific "-chan" to Fate's name to become closer to her as she similarly does with others her age. Still, her pleas of compassion seem to fall on deaf ears when they encounter each other. Because Fate is loyal to her agenda it provokes self-inflicted damage, and that attitude prompts Nanoha to persist and grow as a magical girl to face Fate head-on by their serious fights to save her, gradually changing their relationship.

During this time, Nanoha is also introduced to people aboard a spaceship called the Athura who keep dimensional peace, and were alerted to the Jewel Seeds on Earth. Down the road, the Athura crew helps Nanoha and Fate to sort out their conflict and other essential matters. Though concluding the two's hardship and rough bouts of Jewel Seed hunting, Nanoha and Fate become best friends when they understand each other's motives and reasons for action with the final showdown. This friendship perseveres when Fate is taken away for her criminal actions on Earth, and they send video messages to better acquaint themselves.

Six months later, a new threat is unveiled when Nanoha feels a barrier surround her neighborhood and a powerful source of energy fast approaching her house near the middle of the night. The disturbance turns out to be a girl clad in dark red clothing, named Vita, who randomly attacks Nanoha. In retaliation, Nanoha meets the girl outside her home and attempts to fight back and pry to gather information on why she is a target. However, Nanoha is ultimately knocked over the top of a building as the two's battle extends towards the city limits and flies through another wooden building's front, ending up injured as she frantically tries to formulate a plan. To demonstrate her cause, Vita utilizes the upperhand from her surprise attack and goes full-out to defeat Nanoha by cracking Raising Heart from the strain of uneven terms in strength. However to Nanoha's relief, Fate, Yuuno, and the Athura people arrive to protect her before Vita finishes her task of forcefully extracting her prey's Linker Core to gain her supply of energy. Vita retreats and Nanoha is healed, though her Linker Core is damaged for a while from this attack and another one, but it fully recovers.

This new incident cues the Book of Darkness incident and the mystery of the Wolkenritter Knights and Yagami Hayate. Nanoha clashes with Vita in multiple battles with the Knights before she understands the unknown reasons for the Knights' actions. In order to even be on the same level as her enemies in power, however, Raising Heart demands to be fit with the same cartridge system the Knights use (a Belkan style of magic instead of its current Mid-Childan style), and Nanoha grants permission for Raising Heart to be equipped with the system, even if they must endure a heavier gain in stress and drain of power. Since Nanoha was beaten so easily and unpleasantly, Raising Heart felt guilty for not being able to protect her and hoped this would prevent mistakes in the future.

Nanoha accepts Hayate and the Knights as considerate. Even though she does not know their motives, she realizes they have genuine reasons for their actions for how things progressed. Hayate had lived paralyzed and alone with what was thought to be a neurological disease when she had officially claimed ownership of the Book of Darkness and acquired the Wolkenwritter. These loyal Knights, or programs embedded in the book, pledge themselves to her well-being and whims. Likewise, Hayate would never dream to cause inconvenience any person, so she has her new Knights live with her in peace. But when Hayate takes a turn for the worse, they blame themselves for the book harming her and in desperation vow, for that one time, to disobey their Mistress and complete the Book of Darkness' pages. With those pages filled, Hayate will be cured of her illness and have ultimate power. The book feeds off magical energy in a mage or beast's Linker Cores, and that was the origination of how Nanoha became one of Vita's victims.

On the fateful night of the final battle with the Book of Darkness on Christmas Eve, Nanoha visits the hospital with her friends because Hayate is sick and Suzuka wants to give her gifts. However, the tension is high in the room since the Knights are present, and the situation is difficult for Nanoha to do much. Shortly into the night, the Book of Darkness spirals out of control. Nanoha combats the spirit of the book to save everyone, and later, Nanoha, along with her friends and the Knights, helps to defeat the book's automatic protection system. After the case is completed, Nanoha is relieved that everything returns to peace and normalcy. Fate and Nanoha question each other about their futures and declare their desires to be stronger. Nanoha is still uncertain about the path she will head down for her lifetime, though is certain she will take one similar to Fate's Enforcer plan to protect people in the universe.

RP Sample:

Far beyond the orbital rim of the planet's exosphere and secluded in the murky expansion of space, trillions of stars pulsed in vibrant waves from light years into the heavens. Thin puffs of cotton-blown clouds littered the black of the night sky, while the blinding white of the full moon hovered above. The scene appeared like a photograph that served as an impeccable replica of any water-laden world, but for Takamachi Nanoha, this place was a mystifying scenario. Each piece of evidence suggested that she was stationed on a planet which masqueraded as her home planet Earth, but on quick inspection, was most certainly somewhere else. In fact, it was a sight for sore eyes, yet was a headache for the mind to wrap around; this alternate planet was ten times more random in design and color, though not strictly labeled to one set of scenery.

Everything seemed surreal. Not a creature or car clambered down the urban metropolis' futuristic, spiraling intersections or speedways, nor did the vicinity provide any inklings of music or conversation to derail the absence of noise. The high ceilings and glass reinforcements of skyscrapers cleaved through the air to dominant as the main attraction and claim a generous amount of sight from the sky: though in replacement of the missing pinpricks of starlight glowing in the background, neon lights and storefronts blazed and shimmered in mirthful, mufti-fluorescent light. Even more so, the division of landscapes on either side of the city became as equally opposite and wild as far the eye could stretch past the horizon. Miles to the West, blades of dead grass and chipped rocks bore a wasteland of goldenrod and tangerine, while in the East, a swelling shamrock green ocean bubbled in tides against a violet-imbued coast. Though instead of sand grains, iceberg-shaped rocks jabbed upwards, as if to impale anyone who wanted access to the water's edge.

Earlier that day she had woken in a meadow about thirty miles to the West and had navigated to the city, consumed by bewilderment. The task had zapped a plenty of energy, but that was minor to the situation. One fact was clear: this land was not Uminari City in Japan, and the outlandish circular and triangle buildings pointing in zigzags attested to that. With all events considered, Nanoha should have been submerged in sweet dreams, tucked away in her bed while in the depths of a cozy, unconscious sleep. She yearned to be in her bedroom above the Midori-ya Café so all of this could be chalked up to a bizarre fantasy, but no prayers had saved her so far.

During the last several hours the temperature had skyrocketed or plummeted as it saw fit in a peculiar cycle between various degrees. Yet, nothing could duplicate the arctic chill that were settling in for the night. The daytime had been pleasant in the wake of the tepid radiation from the midnight blue sunlight, but now the reverse was in effect as the sky cloaked over in mist.

For the first time since the creation of the armor, Nanoha stressed that her attire was inadequate for high flying weather in freezing conditions. She was accustomed to the chill of the breeze wavering against her bare legs in a soothing, rhythmical pattern of waves as she fought, but this was sorely the opposite of the breathtaking, balmy temperatures overhanging the ocean bordering Uminari. The tranquility of the leaps and twirls she could do with one hand tied behind her back in Uminari's airspace was restricted to less agility and a susceptibility from the Jacket's fanned-out skirt. More so, the ocean to the East's scent was replaced from a salty flavor to an unnatural, vacant quality; an odorless space peppered with hints of ash that left everything void and bound.

How uncomfortable.

At the back of her mind the white and sapphire school sailor-style uniform with a dress counterpart, or her reliable Barrier Jacket to combat, gave her a minuscule amount of emotional comfort, but physically was a nightmare for regulation and warmth. Dispirited, Nanoha would flinch in malcontent as the flesh of her legs endured the brunt of ruthless blowing underneath the Jacket's fabric while the flimsy material swished in the drafts whipping around her small frame. In this instance more protective clothing would be sufficient to keep frostbite at bay, but all she could do with a confused understanding of any happenings was allow things to progress in the order they were then.

In honesty, Nanoha felt unnerved. Her body tensed in a shiver, goosebumps rising on her legs and arms from the planet's intolerable temperature. The lights from below blinked at her as if someone was there to comfort her from the ominous delusion playing out before her, but in reality the empty shell of land might have been cajoling her in dazzling flashes of false hope to venture forth and meet an unspeakable demise. On the morbid range of things - who had a clue about what dreadful things could be concealed in the shadows? - but true enough if Nanoha's intuition counted for shying from places too grand to be true.

As she had flown above the buildings, Nanoha had soon realized that the city was devoid of inhabitants no matter what street corner or window she had peered through, and she was alone with Raising Heart (as much as she depended on her intelligent device, how would Nanoha protect them both if there was no inlet to gather?). Still, even with that newfound information and the abnormality plaguing the site, a lively energy and optimism like none other the nine-year-old had ever experienced in any residential area seemed engraved in the air. It was a tingly sensation that had seeped into the bite of the wind and washed over her in a crisp trail, as if she would be enchanted by luck and the pillar of new beginnings the a concrete jungle had to offer if she just breathed. Like she had thought, her mind was playing tricks. But the deep-rooted belief that she was stranded even if she sought for someone contributed to her refusal to investigate, and instead scan for alternatives.

As she floated through the lifeless, thick air, Nanoha's gaze averted the full moon directly overhead. In a sense, as the moon kept perpetually suspended to the same spot and never arced over the black backdrop of the universe, its harsh light unveiled the landscape's archaic secrets and mirrored the crisp wind. For some unprecedented reason, her senses screamed that hypothermia should have gotten the best of her long ago, but she seemed to defy logic, there in commission. Was it a miracle that she was standing and alive, or had she fallen asleep and this was a lucid dream? Still if this unbearable temperature persisted, she needed to make her body warmer from the sunlight she had lost when the sun had set in an estimation of an hour ago. On a level Raising Heart was thawing her body with magical output, but Nanoha had more or less avoided such a task because it would deplete her reserves while being on high alert for anything useful the whole day. But the body upheld the grand say - enough was enough. She had exerted a great toll and drained too much energy, leaving her fatigued and overtaxed. But she would undertake any mission to survive for whatever time necessary, and not allow obstacles to force her into submission.

For certain, however, Nanoha was aware that she was awake, and not a trace of similar lifeforms wandered the streets. All she could hope to do was, in a futile attempt, shove the pressing loneliness the place echoed through such a sorrowful and empty appearance to the furthest recesses of her heart. She could not be a bystander; she had to get her act together to summon enough courage to explore, seek safety and shelter, and conduct her duty. Plus, with Raising Heart at her side for protection, she had a noteworthy companion to weather misfortunes with. The only connection she felt towards the place was to find her loved ones, and that alone would push her forward.

Nanoha peered from left to right and absorbed the ground's beautiful scenery. She clutched at her staff, out of fear and dizzying confusion, and sighed in exasperation, the air briefly painted white by the exhale of breath before disappearing. "R-Raising Heart, do you still not sense anyone nearby?" she questioned in rising worry. Nanoha hoped her helplessness was masked by her stuttering even though she realized hiding anything was a waste; Raising Heart always understood her feelings.

A ten second lull in conversation elapsed as Raising Heart heeded the off-hand request to search again, and calculated the two's surroundings with Wide Area Search. On the mark, Nanoha expected the scan's forthcoming fruitless results.

"No, my master. The perimeter search verifies there are no signs of lifeform presences in the vicinity," the intelligent device replied in its usual, mechanical tone, red jewel flashing light pink when it spoke. "I am sorry I cannot be of more use to you. Please tell me what I can do."

Frowning at Raising Heart's confirmation of her suspicions, Nanoha allowed the unfolding truth to sink in. She indeed would have to handle the dirty work of collecting information and getting the job done instead of answers coming straight from the source. Putting aside how worthless it seemed, she resurveyed the glittering rooftops with a keen eye for detail. Nothing still jumped out or was extraordinary rather than the immense jungle of pole beams and cement crisscrosses everywhere.

Nanoha shook her head to clear her thoughts, finally making a decision about the situation. It was not her weapon's fault. She was responsible for them both, and she would not fail to do such.

"I see. It's okay. We will have to find Yuuno-kun, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan, and everyone else later if they are here. I hope they are okay." Nanoha shut her eyes and reopened them, sharper and more focused with a healthy level of conviction to locate a pathway from this mess. "In any case, this place feels strange. I don't really understand what's happening, but let's head out and try to find somewhere to stay this time?"

"All right. Let's be careful, master," Raising Heart agreed, no hesitation over matters. If Nanoha would do her best to figure things out, she would follow and do whatever she could down to the letter.

Briskly nodding in approval, Nanoha was convinced the two could get through whatever the next obstacle, even if an enemy hopped out of thin space. After giving a small kick-off to gain momentum and balance, cherry blossom wings protruded from the edges of her shoes and fluttered in overdrive for swift acceleration. With gradual speed, she raced in a downward slope, further smack dab into the city's downtown. As much as she loved to fly, the cold intensified on her limbs in her haste, but she hurried along. She was clueless regarding a destination, but the pit of her stomach chided for a safehouse to relax in. Perhaps a hotel or house would suffice on such short notice.

"Caution. Emergency," Raising Heart suddenly rasped in warning, shattering her master's instinctual concentration barrier. "A beast approaches at high speed. Advised to be ready for confrontation."

In an abrupt movement of her head to the side, Nanoha identified something beyond expectations. She automatically caught sight of a perplexing, fierce light on the Western horizon. She was hooked to the phenomena as the aura wavered in a mesmerizing back and forth scale.

Half of the sky remained flush in the night's darkness, but the West transformed into looming intention. An eruption of crimson gleamed off of the city's metallic surfaces from the direction, scorching the streets into a bloodbath of blinding light. Without a hint, a power barraged throughout her senses; it roamed from Nanoha's brain to her toes in one surge, unhindered by her own magic. Even from a distance, she could tell the source of power crept across the sand and spiked boulders of the desert, and with each passing moment the energy increased to rapidly engulf the land like a wildfire robbing everything of all other color.

Taken aback by shock, Nanoha stepped backwards in the air, light-headed and sensitive from the threat that bounced about the street she had been flying through. She clutched Raising Heart for support, her knuckles turning white and strained from the sheer grip she used to anchor steady. Nanoha's eyes drooped to cancel the light trying to permanently bleed into her vision, dazed. She could hear the crunches of glass and steel as the energy buzzed around and knocked into storefronts and cars like they were playthings set out to be destroyed, drowning everything in the sound of a swarm of mosquitoes on the hunt.

Was this honestly some type of creature, or a natural disaster in the throes of a catastrophe? Whatever the circumstance, it was a formidable adversary without a doubt. What was more convenient to brew a bundle of problems, the power would meet the border of the city without resistance. The temperature was the least of her issues now; this was real. Now was not the time to hesitate. As much as she hated to admit it, this beast might kill her. A showdown might have to ensue. Words probably would not cut the deal.

Escaping was no longer a viable option. Albeit what was storming the city, the main crimson light was successfully dashing closer to her location by the second, and on top of that grievance, Nanoha was hard-pressed to deny that she felt presence observing each of her movements from somewhere. Perhaps that was the understatement of the year, but her sixth sense served its purpose and warned of the culprit steady watch from every which sneaking angle, rendering it impossible to pinpoint. Eyes - they had to be ones packing the punch of hurricanes. Those eyes bore into her as if they could slice through her skin as clean-cut as a butcher knife, starving like a wolf who had all the patience in the world to swish its tail in wait for the right striking moment on its next meal.

Quickly blinking to expel the fight or flight instinct that switched on within her better sense of judgment, Nanoha snapped out of the powerstruck reverie. She would not be persuaded to submit to the superior being trying to call the shots She hovered in the hostile space, lost for only a second before gathering her bearings in a reality check. This situation demanded concentration since she had been overcome by the savage power's hold, and all this had to be was a tricky ploy to slow her down and injure her edgewise. It was meaningless to pray for a checkpoint to magically vacate from, so the most tactful action was to resist until the beast reared its ugly head.

Nanoha slammed downward and ground the heels of her shoes into the grains of pavement to propel a speedier lift off, and spread her arms outwards to their respective sides. Even though it was slow going at first, she thrust her weight at the straining gravity and sprung upwards, elevating above a number of skyscrapers to dodge the tornado of debris. She tensed her muscles to construct magical energy to transfer to Raising Heart's frame, and with a flick of the wrist, Nanoha gripped the weapon's handle, jabbing it towards the West horizon. Before setting up Shooting Mode, the mode's wide, pink spell circle enabled, forming underneath her feet as the power from her Linker Core flooded into Raising Heart. Still in moderate fright, she hastily narrowed her eyes, a bout of full-fledged determination lighting up her face to counteract doubt in preparation for the imminent assault; no matter the case, danger would be met head-on and she would not display weakness here.

Creator/Player Comments:

I will fit Nanoha into End Wars as much as possible.

I included knowledge about her from the first season until the end of the second season of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, but added small things from later materials.

Resources which helped me in my information quest:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi
nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi
www.crunchyroll.com/group/Nanoha_And_Fate
nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Raising_Heart
www.crunchyroll.com/group/Nanoha_Takamachi

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