Rachel Miu Athha

"I've never had a chance to figure things out for myself, like this..."

A talented young Newtype pilot hailing from beyond the Orb Islands, the girl named Rachel Miu Athha has emerged from obscurity under the claim of being direct blood relation to none other than Cagalli Yula Athha. Seemingly disinterested to claiming anything that should be due to her by her family name, Rachel's rapidly established herself for her politeness toward others and militaristic efficency. Though she has one eye, body wracked with scars and hair stark white at such a young age, her abilities as a Mobile Suit pilot are unquestionable. Relentless and determined in battle, Rachel sports a distinctive style of melee combat when using beam sabers, and is almost never afraid to eat a little damage if it means she gets the chance to land a crippling blow to a machine. Outside of the cockpit, Rachel isn't an unsocial creature... but she does have problems expressing her feelings to others.

Background Information
Very little is known about Rachel and her relationship with Cagalli, whom both claim to be sisters. Her first sortie under the Katharon flag was against orders and still recovering from numerous unknown injuries. Aiding Cagalli and Eri Akahana in their efforts, they were able to drive off the Mobile Suit called Turn X.

Personality Traits
Despite being very new to the Katharon struggle, she has many of the hallmarks of a pilot associated with their ranks. While not hot-blooded, she's known to occasional bouts of passionate outburst alternating with seriousness and peppered with a little bit of confusion, as though she really cannot manage her own emotional state.

This is especially true when she comes into conflict with her older sister or with the one other person she seemed to have a pre-existing relationship with before appearing, Amuro Ray.

Talents & Abilities
As a Newtype, Rachel's mental abilities are a cut above the average; her spatial awareness and coordination in a Mobile Suit is higher than others. Varying levels of empathy have emerged more than once, almost as a reaction to the states of others around her. The most well-known in this suite of abilities is what is often nicknamed a "Newtype Flash," a sense of precognative awareness of certain things... especially of an incoming attack.