Zarya

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Callsign: Zarya (Russian for Dawn) Real name: Aleksandra Zaryanova (Александра Зарянова) Sex: Female Sexuality: Bisexual (Slightly leaning to women). Nationality: Russian Age: 30 Height: 6ft/184cm Hair Color: Pink (hair dye), Naturally blonde (Haircut is pixie cut) Eye color: Blue. Languages spoken: Russian (Fluent, first language), English (Also fluent, Russian accent in her English, sometimes uses Russian terms in her English.) Possess a muscular and buff build. Has two younger sisters: Ira Zaryanova and Marisha Zaryanova Affiliation: Russian Armed Forces/Russian Defense forces, Volskaya Industries (formerly), Overwatch.

Appearance: Sharp, stone cut almost masculine facial features, Pink haired pixie cut, buff muscular arms, wears a sleeveless uniform from Volskaya Industries.

Armed with the "Particle Cannon". An extremely heavy handheld weapon that can fire a destructive beam of energy or can lob out explosive charges made out of energy that can hit multiple people. The particle cannon, possessing the power of a Graviton surge, is able to generate a spherical protective barrier on both Zarya or an ally of her choice. (Only one at a time). The person protected with the barrier is invulnerable to any damage for a couple of seconds before the barrier dissapears. When the barriers are fired upon by projectiles, it charges up Zarya's particle cannon, the more the barriers receive fire, the more damage the beam from the Particle cannon deals, which can be devastating to the enemy.

The Particle Cannon can also be charged into the apex of its power and fire out a Graviton Surge, a miniature black hole, that sucks enemies in, suspending them in place for some seconds, leaving them vulnerable from attack.

Relationships: Ira and Marisha Zaryanova (Younger sisters), Katya Volskaya (Former superior and friend), Reinhardt Wilhelm (Friend).

Personality: Extroverted, kind, arrogant and cocky, compassionate, loves weightlifting and going to the gym, heavily patriotic to Russia, does not have experience with love, preferring to be either training or in battle, honest, has a distrustment and hatred for Omnics due to the events of the Omnic Crisis even to those who seek co-existence with humanity. Tends to be overbearing and dominant. Heavily traumatized by the events of the wars with the Omnics. Follows an intense and strict training and dieting regiment.

Lore: Aleksandra was born in Novanskoye; a remote Siberian village that was on the front lines of the Omnic Crisis. Although Russian forces defeated the omnics and shut down their omnium, the region was devastated by the conflict, and her father was killed in the war. Only a child at the time, Aleksandra was surrounded by the post-war destruction, and as she grew older, she swore that she would gain the strength to help her people recover.

Focusing on weightlifting and bodybuilding, Aleksandra was identified by the national athletics program as a potential star. She trained extensively, moving up the ranks while representing her country, and was expected to shatter longstanding records in the upcoming world championships.

But on the eve of the tournament, an attack came from the long-dormant Siberian omnium, and her village was thrust into war once again. Aleksandra immediately withdrew from the competition and rushed home to enlist in the local defense forces, sacrificing the life of fame and fortune she might have had. The magazine Богатыри reported on her departure. Now a soldier in the Russian Defense Forces, Zarya was deployed to the Krasnoyarsk front in Siberia; the same front where her father had been killed holding the line against the omnics. Serving as a soldier, Zarya became a symbol to some, a stalwart fellow soldier to others. But for Zarya, it was a chance to use her great strength to protect the ones she loved.

Zarya was given an experimental weapon by Katya Volskaya, CEO of Volskaya Industries. Her particle cannon was deemed too heavy for standard soldiers, but it also required the kind of quick maneuvering and accuracy that Russia's mechanized force couldn’t achieve. Zarya fought on the front lines and saved many lives with the weapon.

As the Siberian omnium continued its attacks, Atlas News interviewed Zarya. She achieved the rank of sergeant within the RDF. Over the course of her service, she destroyed hundreds of omnics.

After some missions, Zarya was offered a position in Overwatch, where she serves in, alongside maintaining loyalty to Volskaya.