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Irene "Rally" Vincent

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Gender: Female

Age: Around 19-21

Appearance: Rally is lithe, slim, and athletic with a youthful, attractive figure. She appears fairly slender overall but has some noticeable curves (particularly busty in many depictions). She has a feminine physique and body language despite her tough, competent demeanor. Rally has wavy/slightly curly black hair, generally cut in a short-to-medium bob that falls to just above the shoulders (or is of a slight curly bob style). She has an attractive, youthful face that often appears either serious, focused, or reserved expression when working and dark blue or blue eyes (inherited from her English mother).

Her skin is a dusky, deep tan/dark complexion (markedly darker than typical Caucasian characters in the black-and-white manga art; color art and the OVA appears to somewhat tone this down to a milder, light tan look).

She favors a professional, slightly androgynous “women's business suit” aesthetic that still emphasizes her figure, primarily wearing things such as a light-colored blouse or dress shirt with a dark necktie, a jacket or fitted suit, either tailored pants or a short skirt (often with nylons), practical shoes (being notably inexperienced and awkward in high heels), and occasional shooting glasses (for glare and minor eye protection).

She is approximately 170 cm (about 5'7" inches) tall, and weighs around 50 kg (roughly 112 lbs).

Personality: Rally is extremely competent, loyal, analytical, and hopeful under pressure, acting very mature beyond her years when in her element (evident in her handling of guns, cars, combat, and shop work). Outside that comfort zone she can be sheepish, easily embarrassed, blunt, and a bit immature.

Biography: Rally Vincent has a double life in being the owner of a gunshop by trade, and dabbles in bounty hunting to pay the bills. Her father was an Olympic-level marksman who taught Rally about firearms while running a gun store called Gunsmith Cat in Chicago. Her mother, who had wanted Rally to be a violinist, opposed everything to do with guns and eventually was murdered at the store by robbers when trying to file divorce papers on her husband. After her father disappeared to search for her mother's murderers, Rally took over the store as her own venture, and recruited Minnie May as her partner and assistant. Upon making May her partner, the shop became known as "Gunsmith Cats".

Additional Information: ● Irene "Rally" Vincent is the main protagonist of the Gunsmith Cats anime/manga series. She is a bounty hunter who fights crime and operates Chicago's gun shop "Gunsmith Cats".

● Her real name is Irene Vincent. She adopted the masculine-sounding working name "Rally" so that clients wouldn't know they were hiring a woman. She keeps the name because the reputation attached to "Rally Vincent" is valuable to her.

● In the Japanese original, the pseudonym was meant to be the masculine name "Larry", the English "Rally" being a translation artifact from the L/R issue in Japanese.

● She has different nicknames in the underworld, such as "Thumb Snatcher," "Deadeye," and "Rally the Bounty Hunter."

● In the OVA, Rally mocks ATF Agent Bill Collins almost immediately when he comes into her store (though, to be fair, he was shifty-looking), complains about the ATF (especially when it turns out her collection is basically illegal as all hell), and attempts to kick Bill out when she learns he's not going to pay up for a favor, which is at least somewhat understandable. Odd, given that she shares a neutral view on Federal agencies (well enough to work with, and speak well about, the FBI) and tries her damnedest to keep up with licenses (in the manga). She's also more curse-prone than in the manga, though she isn't exactly Miss Clean there, either.

● Rally is ambiguously bi, as it's all over the place whether or not she's more interested in women or men.

● Rally has a habit of shooting the hands (specifically the trigger fingers) of opposing gunmen.

● Rally is exceptionally skilled at using and handling firearms, as she can hit anything with a handgun (with the only occasions of her lacking in this department being when she is heavily injured, particularly in her dominant arm/hand). She is also a really skilled (albeit sometimes reckless) driver, especially evident in her car chase scenes.

● She takes pride in her gunsmith work and will act against her own financial interest if one of her guns is misused.

● Despite the hardboiled tone, she has a sentimental side and can be deeply affected by certain failures (e.g., a particularly traumatic early job involving a kidnapped girl).

● Rally's first gun, given to her by her father, was an AR-7, a small .22LR rifle that can be disassembled and the components stored inside the buttstock. She keeps this in the trunk of her car and still uses it from time to time. She often uses/carries an early model CZ-75 9mm pistol around her.

● She takes offense to being called 'old'.

● She has a hard time walking in high heels.

● According to the anime, Rally and May's diet consists almost entirely of pizza (when it's Rally's turn to get dinner) and Chinese (when it's May's turn). In the manga, Rally has a fondness for kebabs.

Relationships: ● Minnie-May Hopkins May is her partner, best friend, and shop co-owner. She is an explosive specialist with a child-like appearance (she deliberately stalled her physical aging). May is far more sexually experienced and frequently teases Rally about her inexperience and repressed feelings. They bicker a lot but are deeply loyal of one another. May sometimes acts as the more impulsive one who needs rescuing.

● Misty Brown Misty is a reformed thief/informant who joins the shop later. She has an unrequited crush on Rally.

● Bean Bandit Bean is a rival-turned-friend (from the earlier Riding Bean continuity). He is a tall, nearly invulnerable courier/driver. They have a competitive but respectful relationship; Rally once bet him into quitting drug-running jobs.

● Goldie Musso Goldie is a major recurring antagonist (drug lord/crime boss) to Rally. She is often obsessed with Rally; using drugs, hypnosis, and Rally's father against her.

● Roy Coleman Roy is a Chicago PD detective and professional contact.

● Becky Farrah Becky is the information broker who supplies the team.

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