Name: Rin Nakahara
"Rin will do. No need for honorifics either."
Age: 19 (before death)
"I still remember. I remember it like it was yesterday."
Gender: Female
"Oh boy--here we go again."
Theme Song: Bre@th//less - Sawano Hiroyuki performed by Mika Kobayashi
"Even though my body's shaking, I'll give it all, deadly bumping, Cuz you make me feel-- Breathless
Side: (Circus/Synchronicity)
"That's life, I guess."
Role: Diligence
"Honestly, it's not that hard to achieve."
Personality: Rin is quite an anti-social girl who likes to keep to herself. She is very hard to approach and seemingly doesn't enjoy engaging in any form of light conversation. She can come off as snobbish to other people, which stems from being the black sheep of the family. She can also get frustrated easily though, she prefers not to be too vocal about it, and again, keep it all to herself out of fear that she'll be seen in a negative light.
Generally reeking of negative attitudes, one redeeming factor for her is her diligence. She constantly strives to improve herself in all her endeavors, picking herself up quickly after a fall. This has qualified her as a Spirit of Diligence. In battle, she is rather calm and isn't quick to crack under pressure, allowing her to analyze things through though, she can get overboard sometimes. She also has a high tolerance of authority, opting to follow rather than lead.
Appearance: Rin has thin, short, pale blue swaying hair with a tuft tied up on both sides of her forehead and indigo colored eyes. She is also rather average, standing at 5'3'' and weighs around 45 kg, thanks to her small frame. She wears a military jacket and a white muffler during battles.
History: Rin has had a rather, weird history prior to becoming an Entity.
She was born into a family who has a long tradition of serving in the Armed Forces. She was the middle child of a family of five, consisting of her father, mother, older brother, her and her younger brother. As an only girl in a military family, she has grown up quite detached from the rest, being seen as a "black sheep" of sorts though, she doesn't really harbor any ill will towards them. Thanks to that, her brothers are always the ones in the spotlight, her achievements going unnoticed for a long time.
Soon, her eldest brother was supposed to continue the family tradition by entering into military school but, chose not to go due to having a different goal in mind, much to the dismay of her father. Seeing this as a chance, Rin stepped up and entered on his behalf. Life was hard for her, with Rin constantly struggling to keep up with the other students. Even there, she wasn't special or exceptional. She was just an average cadet.
During one of their sessions, a fight broke out between them and a bunch of insurgents. Whether they were from the notorious Sinner's Circus or some other group, no one knows. Their school managed to repel the attack but, it was not a battle without casualties and Rin was among those unfortunate souls. It was in that moment as she was lying at the balance between life and death that she heard a voice, calling her to become an Entity. Wanting a second shot at life, she accepted, leaving her old shell forever.
This reason makes her look down on herself as she only took up the good fight for selfish reasons and not really because she wants to vanquish the negative side of the city. Knowing this fact, she still strives to do her task if only for the gratitude that she was given a second chance.
Insignia: A white lynx silhouette, on a crescent moon background.
Weapons and Abilities:
Overview: Thanks to her small frame, Rin isn't too much of a physical fighter who can match the more experienced Entities punch for punch. Instead, she relies heavily on the skills she learned when she was alive along with a combination of speed, stealth and tactics to push through. She also has very little knowledge of magic that she can use to save her skin so, she has to use other unorthodox approaches when fighting. Thanks to a rather wealthy catalyst or Child, as they call them, she has access to equipment that suits her style best.
Her fighting style is that of a soldier, as mirrored by her past life. While she isn't exactly exceptional as a student, she does strive to improve her skill through consistent training. She isn't adept at close-quarters combat so, she prefers to keep her distance and use guns. Her accuracy rating is currently at 57%.
Her Weapons:
Savage 110 BA - A bolt-action, sniper/tactical rifle she uses during long, planned campaigns. It has a free-floating, fluted heavy barrel that improves her accuracy by providing more stability and less vibrations after shots. If needed, she can replace its regular scope with a night-vision telescopic one. It can carry up to five rounds in each magazine. Due to Entities being immune to normal, human weapons, she uses modified .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges that can inflict moderate to fatal damage depending on the part hit as well as giving her an effective range of 1,500 meters. Due to the weapon's weight and length, it is not a piece of equipment that she has all the time.
She carries two different pistols with her and comprises her main armament.
Beretta Px4 Storm - Her main arm. She opted for this model due to its weight, wide array of customizing options and magazine capacity (20 bullets). It uses modified .45 ACP bullets with high penetration and less power making it perfect for confined terrain and tight spaces. She can fire this with only one hand but, her accuracy isn't that great as compared to firing it with two.
S&W Model 686 - Her alternative arm. In a large scale, rural setting, this revolver is her weapon of choice despite the handicap brought by a smaller magazine (6 shots). It is armed with modified .357 magnum cartridges with stronger power, making it perfect for hard targets as well as an 8-inch barrel for better accuracy. Due to the noise and recoil, it is better used in wider spaces.
Long and Short Wakizashi - Replacing the M-9 bayonet as Rin's mainstay melee weapons, these short katanas are more efficient in holding off swords as compared to the M-9. The two she carries differ in length with one measuring a full 24 inch and the other a mere 15 inches. It has been enhanced to be able to take a blow from a .300 at 700 meters without breaking.
Earrings of Solitude - A pair of earrings Izumi crafted for her that erases her aura from the area. Similar to Astraea's Deletion ability and remains active as long as Rin still has the earrings on.
Type-RG equipment - Alternate weapon sets that Rin acquired after returning to Sacred Drive. Other guns are now available for her use, depending on the situation. Set contains a Walther WA 2000 (Sniper), an MP5A3 Submachine Gun (SMG), a Steyr AUG (Rifle) and a Calico M960.
Magic: - Rin developed the least in this aspect. This is due to the fact that her contract isn't an exchange of blood or life force. Her magic is rather simple but practical.
Active Cloaking - By bending people's perception, she can make her carried weapons appear invisible for as long as she keeps it up. It is immediately dispelled if someone touches the guns, including herself.
Search Eye - A scanning spell on her eyes. It works like heat vision though, she can only use it to detect metallic items. In short, she is practically a walking metal detector.
.357 Agni - Rin's most powerful ability in her arsenal. It is the embodiment of her very essence as an Entity, allowing it to exert power and overcome the limitations of conventional weapons. Designed specifically to counter high-mana magic users, spells and mana circuits hit with this bullet overworks itself, forcing a temporary shutdown, since circuits are created with that lock in order to prevent itself from overloading and causing damage to the body of the user. It is loaded on the 686 most of the time although, Rin had crafted a .338 and a .300 version to be used with her sniper rifles.
Trivia:
- Rin's insignia is a modified version of the insignia found on the unit that trains them back at her military school: Arctic Lynx.
- The nature of Rin and Izumi's contract is an exchange of magic for knowledge and resource. Due to this, Rin automatically receives some knowledge about the modern world as perceived by Izumi. Their resource exchange is the reason why Izumi is obligated to buy Rin the stuff she needs. And wants.
- An unknown amount of time has elapsed after her resurrection as an Entity so, her family may or may no longer be alive. She no longer wants to know or find out since, this would at least keep them out of trouble if they were alive. Currently, she resides in Izumi Kimura's house.
- Her lack of knowledge about magic probably makes her the weakest among the Synchronicity members in terms of raw power.
- She constantly tries to improve her accuracy rating but, hasn't risen yet for a while.
- Her face claim is Sinon from Gun Gale Online (Sword Art Online II)