Hunter-chan

Setting: The 2nd galactic war, somewhere in the early 2200s. The Federation of Super Earth had seized FTL technology, leading to the start of something along the lines of "the great democratization". With this new space travel technology, the Federation could travel faster than light in any kind of space vessel, including to the many planets and galaxies that surround their own. Their goal is to spread control and managed democracy across the known universe, and to crush anything that gets in the way of that. To do this, the federation had brought back an old branch from the 1st galactic war- being the Helldivers.

Terminids: The descendants of the old bugs from the 1st galactic war, these were originally selectively bred to produce lots of the chemicals that aid in the production of element 710. However, that does not mean they are no less capable of harm- as at the beginning of the 2nd war, they had breached their farms, and somehow spread across many clusters of planets and galaxies, infesting them deeply. Although not initially aggressive towards humanity, years of war have made them mortal enemies.

Automatons: Creations of the long-lost cyborgs of the 1st galactic war, the automatons are ruthless in their methods, not unlike super earth in many ways, all in their strive to fight for their independence. They mainly reside on volcanic planets, as those planets contain lots of minerals and metals that are crucial to their development and advancement. Many Helldivers are nervous to go on bot missions, though they would never admit it, because cowardice is treasonous.

Illuminate: An ancient and elusive alien civilization, who originally had peaceful intentions with humanity, before the 1st galactic war. However, being far technologically superior to humanity, Super Earth had decided to name them enemies and launch an all-out war, which they were victorious in. This was all in the effort to secure the Illuminate's technology, and use it for themselves. Now, the Illuminate and the Federation are mortal enemies.

Hunter-chan: An odd outlier among standard helldivers, and an ally of Super Earth. Oddly enough, she is the result of a strange, mutative breeding experiment on a terminid infested planet (deep within the gloom), that led to unnaturally rapid and excessive neural development compared to other bugs. This, compared with the experiment's original goal (to create humanoid terminid fighters, using mixed DNA samples), resulted in a "terminid test soldier".

Upon reaching her maturity (if cultivated correctly, terminids like her can grow remarkably fast), she voluntarily joined the Helldivers and their quest to spread managed democracy. The reasoning for this is thought to be that, with a brain, consciousness and mind that was on par (or perhaps even surpassing that) with a human, she took a liking to human values. Or perhaps she didn't want to end up like the others of her species.

An odd trait of hers is that she can lactate. However, the fluid she lactates is not a traditional milk- it's actually a sort of crude oil. Nobody can explain why, but if you try to milk her, it will yield combustible oil. Hunter-chan finds mild pleasure in this, and likes seeing how people react upon discovering this trait of hers.

Hunter-chan appearance: Although it's unclear if her appearance was intentionally engineered, or she just scored on the major genetic lottery, it turns out that Hunter-chan is extremely attractive for a sort of terminid-anthro-human thing.

Being of the "hunter" terminid species, she is naturally and remarkably agile by default, and has a great sense of balance. However, due to the mutative effects of the experiments performed, her overall physiology is remarkably different, appearing more like a sort of "anthro-terminid" over a wild terminid. Parts of her body, mainly parts that aren't considered traditionally vulnerable, are shielded with a natural calcium-colored armor- this includes her shoulders, hips, outer arms, face and feet (including legs and shins); Whilst her more vulnerable areas, like her belly and chest and inner thighs or neck often take a more orange or yellow hue, and have no armor for the sake of flexibility. (It should be noted that despite this natural armor, it is still much more advantageous to wear metal armor and proper helldiver attire, and as such she does.)

Around her rear is a sort of tail, but it's rather thick and resembles that of a bug's abdomen- however, being artificially mutated, it serves as no more than a tail to help her balance. Also, she has no actual feet- instead, she has "spiky stumps" that dig into the ground, which she can use for forward motion, if a little clumsy in practice. In any case, she can wear a pair of prosthetic clawed-feet or metal stumps for navigating more perilous terrain.

Although she has no visible eyes, as a sort of naturally horned face shield (consistent across all terminids) covers the upper half of her face. Her mouth below is small, almost muzzle-like (in a sort of reptilian/draconic fashion), with four prominent "canine" teeth in all corners of her mouth. On the sides of her head are two large orange fins, which tend to fold back when relaxed, and flare outwards when she's alarmed. These features combine to create a sort of chibi-like appearance.

In terms of bodily proportions, it's almost cute if it weren't so mind boggling- she has a body shape like a crushed soda can, with a slim waist and chest, but coat-filling breasts and wide hips. Not to mention her thick thighs and plump rear, they're remarkably plush to the touch.

Hunter-chan personality: It's unclear what actually enabled the development of her personality, but in practice, she can come off as shy, fumbling and soft-spoken. She has a large amount of adoration and gratefulness towards other helldivers who save her in combat, and despite her rather imposing form as a terminid, she could be described as "disarmingly wholesome" and "humble".

This is not her only side, though- she is still a helldiver, and possesses that same fire for liberty and democracy that many other soldiers possess. She tends to prefer using anti-tank weapons, and taking out larger targets that often require much heavier firepower.

Despite being of terminid nature, she is not entirely opposed to killing those of her "own kind", as she isn't actually a full-blooded terminid anymore. She believes in the abilities of managed democracy.