Zofia

Real Name: Zofia Bosak

Birth Place: Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland

Date of Birth: January 28

Age: 36

Height: 5'10" (1.79m)

Weight: 159lbs (72kg)

Zofia Bosak was born in Wrocław, Poland. She is the oldest daughter of Jan Bosak, former commander of the Polish Special Forces unit GROM. She is also the older sister of Elżbieta Bosak. Growing up, her father favored Zofia, causing a rift between them. Despite this, Zofia was highly protective of her sister.

Zofia attended her father's military school along with her sister. While attending, she was pressured to perform on every level – a burden her younger sister was not able to cope with. During a school trip to the Masurian Lake District, Zofia was prey to a disturbing prank that almost cost her life. While she played in the lake, three boys from her class took turns trying to drown her, just for 'fun'. This violent experience marked her with a deep mistrust of others. The following week, she had to sit beside her assailants in class. To deal with her growing anxiety, she decided to push her training further, and ensure she could rely on her skills for protection. Her father agreed to show her more ruthless techniques, given she would never question his methods.

The next morning, he led Zofia to a shooting range where he had leashed two stray dogs to a target post. He informed her that one of the two dogs was sick and that she had to end its suffering. He then took his pocket watch out and gave her two minutes to make a decision. This was meant to teach her the skills necessary to survive any peril, and withstand dangerous situations. Her father's strict military training and his pocket watch would haunt her for years. While there were moments when she wanted to rebel against him, she also found comfort in the simple, black-and-white form of validation his system provided.

When Zofia hit legal age, she enlisted in the army and passed the GROM selection tests with the highest possible scores. Among Zofia's most notable exploits is a rescue operation in Guatemala, codenamed Red Agatha. A disastrous tropical storm formed a sinkhole in the middle of the city, swallowing an entire neighborhood. Zofia was deployed to protect a team of engineers examining the perimeter. During a sudden landfall, she hitched a child over her back and ran as the ground disappeared from under her feet. The kid clung to her back and she gripped the edge with her bare hands for the next half hour as she hung over the abyss. After she was able to reach safety, Zofia single-handedly evacuated hundreds of civilians from the area. To reward her special ability to withstand hardships, Zofia received a medal and was promoted to Second Lieutenant. She also gained the respect of her commanding officers and peers.

Throughout her experiences, Zofia forged a second family overseas. to have more impact on the field, she learned to trust her squad mates with her life, reconsidering the cruel lesson from the incident at Lakeland. Far away from her father's brutal training, Zofia let down her walls, developing close ties for the first time. She met her now-husband during a rogue operation in Mali, where they both mistook each other for hostiles.

Challenged by her squad mates on the field, she discovered the true kind of specialist she wanted to become. At the peak of her career, she flew back to Poland for her wedding ceremony. While she intended the event to be private, her father turned it into a marked celebration, reuniting the clique of politicians who took power after the assassination of Poland’s president. Zofia was shocked to see two former suspects among the crowd, embraced warmly by her father. She left the party early, feigning illness. While investigating what she’d seen, Zofia discovered she was pregnant. Taking an exceptionally early maternity leave, at the family home, Zofia kept her pregnancy hidden from her father. He committed suicide in the months that followed, though the circumstances surrounding his death were suspicious.

The birth of her daughter Jana had a profound effect on Zofia, igniting her need to cocoon with her family – but Ela ignored all her attempts to reconcile. Zofia returned to the GROM soon after hearing Ela would pass the selection. Except for her attempts to reconnect with her sister, Zofia kept her distance with everyone else. Her squadron noticed this change and wondered if her recent obsession with her father's pocket watch was a remnant of grief or something more.

When Ela accepted the prestigious offer to join Rainbow in 2017, Zofia saw no reason to stay behind. Everything about the GROM now seemed to remind her of her father. She used her contacts to reach Six personally, who agreed to meet her in Geneva. Three months later, Zofia became an official member of Rainbow.

Psychological Report: Zofia has developed extensive skills beyond hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship, specifically survival, sabotage, target extraction, and field medicine. Driven to be the highest performing soldier in any given unit, Zofia is of singular focus in all of her operations. Zofia stands out as a lateral thinker with decisive, aggressive, operational experience and an impeccable track record both on and off the field.

Underwent thorough examination, but remains inconclusive. Perhaps too experienced at falsifying test results. Significant divide between the two sisters. Their father had a key role in it. His obvious favoritism towards Zofia is well-known. When asked about their relationship growing up, Zofia kept her answers curt and non-committal. And yet, very protective of Ela. Refuses to discuss her father's suicide.

"There are layers to Specialist Zofia "Zofia" Bosak and I've barely scratched the surface after a handful of meetings. So we'll take it slow. I've read her jacket —since her father was a public and powerful figure, it means that there are redactions even in her personal file. [...] She wasn't defensive in our meeting, but she was... distracted by my role. She didn't want to be "analyzed," which is exactly the response I received from her sister, Specialist Elżbieta "Ela" Bosak. [...]

Zofia neither likes discussing herself nor having anyone else discuss her life, especially her military husband and their daughter. She doesn't "do" small talk. This made the first twenty minutes of our meeting rather quiet. After offering some family details of my own, she did share a funny incident with her daughter's morning routine. Knowing how private she is, I want to honor her trust and not mention it here. [...]

She is conflicted between pride in her accomplishments and the sense that she was deprived of meaningful choices. When I said that the reports reflect someone exceptional, she laughed. She told me she often feels robotic, as if someone had programmed her and she's on autopilot. It will be vital to disrupt that sense of powerlessness. [...]

Zofia struggles with her father's death. She doesn't believe it was suicide and asked if I can recover his autopsy report. I'm not sure I have those kinds of connections, nor do I think it's necessarily a good idea. His absence already pervades her every thought and I'm not convinced that having an answer would bring her the closure she needs. I've encouraged her ongoing efforts to rebuild the relationship with her sister instead, and to cherish the close bonds she has with her teammates and her family. [...]

What strikes me most is that Zofia faces the unknown with complete equanimity. Whether it's due to her training or her upbringing I can't say. Undoubtedly, it's a valuable skill. Yet where there is ambivalence there can be no joy, and I find I wish more for her than that."

-- Dr. Harishva “Harry” Pandey, Director of Rainbow

Appearance: Zofia has fair skin. She wears a dark grey beret featuring a silver eagle emblem embroidered on the front. Her eyes are concealed behind dark sunglasses with thick black frames. Strands of brown hair are visible beneath the sides of the beret. She wears a heavy tan military jacket with a high standing collar that reveals a yellow interior lining. A black tactical vest covers her torso, displaying a rectangular patch with the text "POLAND" on the center chest. A patch featuring a white anchor symbol is attached to the left sleeve. Her hands and forearms are covered in long, fitted black gloves. A belt with a silver buckle secures her waist. She wears dark grey trousers featuring black straps wrapped around the thighs. A large tan pouch hangs from her left hip.

Primary Weapon Options: "LMG-E Light Machine Gun", "M762 Assault Rifle".

Secondary Weapon Options: "RG15 Handgun".

Gadget Options: "Breach Charge", "Claymore".

Unique Ability: KS79 LIFELINE Favoring aggressive strikes, she volunteered to test trial the KS79 LIFELINE, a double barrel grenade launcher originating from an Italian R&D program. KS79 LIFELINE makes use of electronically triggered projectile technology that can fire both concussion and impact ammunition. Since multiple grenades are superposed in the gun barrel, reloading magazines are no longer necessary, resulting in unmatched efficiency. The concussion ammunition delivers a 170-decibel shockwave that impairs hearing and causes a dizzying effect. The impact ammunition bulldozes walls in an instant, so brace yourselves for an explosive assault.

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Every Operator is equipped with a drone. Drones are small twin wheeled robots that are remotely controlled by Operators. Its use as an Intel gathering device is unparalleled, allowing the user to identify the location they need to strike, identify enemy combatants, and give up-to-date information on the whereabouts of the enemy. They can be destroyed with one well-placed shot.

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