**Title: The Twisted Exchange and the Enigmatic Veil**

Prompt: A Striker Unit is a pair of hybrid mechanical/magical propeller/jet devices used by Witches for flight and worn over their legs. They are rigid, preventing movement of the knees, but can be disengaged on the field if needed. When wearing a Striker a Witch's power is vastly increased by a magic engine in the unit, resulting in the constant manifestation of their animal ears and tails. It grants them the powers of high speed flight, increased physical abilities, and the ability to raise stronger defensive shields. They provide varied increase to magical power in weapons a modicum of weapon stability, with tuning of the striker providing increase in these and other such metrics in exchange for some relative trade off in other striker performance aspect. It was improved by Miyafuji Yoshika's father, Miyafuji Ichiro, in 1937. Witches that utilize strikers that provide flight are designated and identified as Mechanized Air Infantry and deployed as a hybridized, elite unit. Strikers used by Air Infantry run the gaunt of many different types from Fighter Units, Heavy fighter Units, Night Fighter Units, Ground Attack Units and Light Air Units. Each category filled different roles and performed differently depending on the strikers’ role, make and model. At least for Land Strikers, the main armament is sometimes measured with "magic mass", mm, for example "75 mm gun" means the gun has 75 magic mass. This is an abstraction of the amount or power of magic used and outputted by the gun. Mechanized Air Infantry Witches meanwhile rely on using various types of infantry small arms as main armament that seem to be somewhat augmented with a witches magic ranging from rifles, submachine guns, rifle grenades, machine guns, anti-Armor weapons and even auto-cannons, hand carried bombs and rockets or in one instance for Inagaki Mami: a Flak 88. Side arms often include knives, bayonets, swords and pistols. However, it's likely that due to the demands of magic placed towards flight, the magical output for Air Infantry Witches for their weapons is far lower in comparison to Mechanized Armoured Witches, although to what exact degree is difficult to discern. Advertisement Other Striker Unit versions Jet Strikers Etherjet Strikers (commonly known as jet strikers) were invented by researchers in Karlsland and built in Neue Karlsland. They are faster and more powerful than an average striker unit. It was able to ascend really fast. However, only witches with strong magical capabilities as well as support from their familiar can safely use them, and it didn't seem good for flying for a long period of time. Although there are very powerful and faster, a defect in the machine caused the first test pilots to suffer from heavy magic power consumption and made them crash. The strikers have two cohets that, as the striker unit runs on magic power, the shock diamonds appear as disks similar to the rune shields used by the witches. Me 262 Stitch The first Jet Striker Model, Me 262 'Swallow' While it depends on the model, Jet Strikers are usually capable of a maximum speed of about 950 km/h. The main model of the Jet Strikers is the Messerscharf Me 262, with sub-models as the V1 and the A-1a. On May 22 of 1943, Air vice-marshal Adolfine Galland from the Karlslander Air Force performed a test-flight with the Me 262. Afterwards, she proposed its manufacture in an imperial conference and Frederick IV, a known lover of new technology, accepted it. Galland had high hopes in this model. Initial testing looked promising. The 262 set a new altitude record of 16,000+ meters. In spring of 1945, Ursula Hartmann developed the first Jet Striker Unit prototype, the ME-262 Swallow, which was delivered to the 501st JFW for testing. Gertrud Barkhorn tested it, and during its third test of speed, Barkhorn fainted and crashed into the Adriatic Sea. The Prototype was then locked away and was scheduled to be sent back for further development. After scrambling to intercept a Neuroi, the prototype fell to its destruction. The remains of it were sent back with Ursula Hartmann. Post war, development of Jet Striker prototypes became the main focus of development. 131890053517 Flight with a Jet Striker The Me 262 was superior of its contemporaries in many ways, but maintenance and refitting was time-consuming, and most importantly, the jet-powered magic engine could only be used by witches with strong magical abilities. Furthermore, the support of a familiar in magic concentration was absolutely necessary, without which the unit would stall easily. However, the Me-262 could fully demonstrate its high speed mobility once it got into the air, where it would feel like 'angels were pushing the plane from behind'. The Jet Strikers of the 3. /VEKdo squadron has thin yellow and white designation markings as his distinguishing feature. In combat, when properly flown, it proved to be essentially untouchable. STRIKE WITCHES 2 - 04 - Large 06 Power up the Jet Striker Users of these systems are known a jet-powered mechanized air infantry. The Jagdverband 44 (JV44) is a test unit of Jet Strikers under the direct command of Air Marshal Adolfine Galland, the witch with the highest military rank, newly organized by her personal request to the Emperor for the European recapture operations. Also, the Preliminary Evaluation Squadron (Erprobungskommando) is currently performing tests on the new ether-jet strikers. The squadron has been assembling accomplished and even elite veteran aces from all over the Karlsland Air Force. However, one of the members was only 13 years old, and with a relatively short military career. Here are high expectations for them to become aces of the new generation. Examples of Jet Strikers pilots are Helma Lennartz, Gertrud Barkhorn, Adolfine Galland, Waltrud Krupinski and Rike Sachsenberg. Witches who use Jet Strikers have usually very heavy weapons, as the MK108 and the BK-5, because the model is designed to fight against large-scale Neuroi bombers. Those witches set a variety of altitude and speed records on prototype and experimental craft. After the second disbandment of the 501st, development for jet strikers has continued. The HeS-011 Jet striker engine energy consumption was found to be uncontrolled after tests were run by Gertrud Barkhorn. A week after July in 1945 the Jet striker, to compensate for this problem the Me-262 was modified by implementing a two-stage fuel injector and a modified slot on Juma-004-D engine as well as increasing the output power of the magic engine, as well as adding a speed adjuster so that the unit won't over-consume magical power. Because magical power was increased; stable flight can be achieved at more than 800 km/h even when using the 50mm cannon The standard armament is the Mauser MK-214 50mm cannon, an improvement over the BK-5k, the speed and penetration power has been enhanced. The ammunition cartridges were supplied to the weapon via a belt, from the left of the weapon. The cartridge was released by the ejector, which opened a wedge catch. This catch locked into place whilst the loading platform ran back into its resting position, ready to load the next shell. At this point, the firing sequence for the first shell could take place. Two electrical contacts closed in preparation for shell ejection, and these were activated by the interlocking of the wedge, and also by the loading platform being in its stationary default position. These switches operated the electric ignition of the cartridge, which in turn fired the weapon. At this stage, the ejector opened, and moved the wedge catch, allowing the ejection of the used cartridge. The 2400 kg recoil of the weapon was alleviated by a hydraulic damper. The renewed introduction of the loading procedure took place pneumatically. The weapon is occasionally referred to as "the phone pole" due to its enormous size. Due to its power the MK-214 can completely decimate and blow apart medium type areal Neuroi with little to no effort. However, due to its large power, it's difficult to control the recoil of the weapon while firing; even for a witch with strength augmentation abilities like Gertrud. However, safety parameters are in place for optimal, safe operation of the current iteration of the ether jet striker. Before reaching optimal flight capable speeds, adjustment of the slot is discouraged: the slot must not be adjusted prior to reaching flight capable speeds. Also due to the possibility of the engine stalling, sudden and rapid acceleration or deceleration is also discouraged. If pushed outside of and beyond the required safe operations for piloting the Me 262 the ether jet can become difficult to respond or become unresponsive to a witches controls and suddenly adjusting the slot would see the high likelihood of leading to incomplete combustion of the ether jets engines and resulting in a stall. However, the previous speeds of the first Me 262 are still obtainable even with the safety measures and new piloting protocols in place and also will not drain a witches stamina at alarming rates like it did before; a witches stamina now seems to drain at similar, if perhaps slightly faster, but still otherwise marginal, negligible rates as reciprocating strikers. It is noted that now due to this unit's new safer measures and operations protocols the Me 262 witch pilot must conduct more micromanagement of the jet striker in order to operate the striker safely, much less effectively; compared to that of other air infantry strikers. Combustion Engine Strikers and Jet Engine Strikers are different: the jet promotes changes from each individual witch as it reaches the enemy at high speeds and utilizes large firepower to destroy enemies. Meaning that depending on skills, abilities, capability and magical potential of the witch piloting a Me 262, each one will behave, respond and perform differently from another, similar Me 262 striker. Compared to the first prototype, due to recent modifications to allow for safer operation; the Me-262 acceleration speeds are longer due to modifications to allow for adapting to different energy outputs, meaning that take off time is increased considerably. What's more, because of this the striker takes longer to climb to higher altitudes and also has a much wider, slower, and overall poorer turning radius compared to the first prototype. While still capable of reaching high combat ceilings than other strikers, it now takes longer to reach such altitudes. Jet strikers, however, promote change from an individual witches’ combat style as it reaches the enemy and utilizes high firepower to engage Neuroi in combat. Jet strikers also allow Air Infantry Witches to unleash greater magical power, potential and strength abilities compared to standard combustion engine strikers. Once fully accelerated it is an exceptionally fast striker, capable of reaching fast top speeds compared to other strikers that operate under a reciprocating combustion engine and thanks to its standard issue armament, the MK-214 50mm cannon it's also very powerful. However, it was found during the testing phase that calibration of the jet striker is required to allow the jet striker to absorb recoil and thereby provide sufficient accuracy for the 50mm cannon in order to effectively and consistently hit targets in testing trials and combat situations; their fore in its current form the Me262 striker requires calibration to absorb the 50mms recoil which would be accomplished by making adjustments to its magic stabilizers and magic shock absorbers. Until such calibrations are carried out: while powerful, the Me262's MK-214 cannon's accuracy in combat would be abysmal. If this is addressed with further testing and calibrating than the unit and its weapon would be very useful in combat. In the event of a stall the witch operator of an ether jet must follow a specific set of actions to perform a stall recovery maneuver: a witch must first take two full, deep, steady breaths with a wide mouth and hold their breath on the second inhalation in order to steady heartbeat, regulate breathing and allow for oxygen to be taking into a witches respiratory system to help her body regain its stamina and also to help her keep calm and focus her mind, her magical stamina, concentration and control. In other words: the witch "catches her second wind" if you will. Next in order to restart the stalled engine of the Me262 a light but firm tap must be delivered against the stalled unit as: a witch carrying the Infantry Jet Operator can provide the percussive restart for the stall recovery maneuver, as shown when Ursula assisted Erica in Operation Victory Arrow while fighting against the Combat type Neuroi, with the other leg of the striker to restart the jet engine. Alternatively, the witch piloting the jet can reasonably perform the restart themselves by taping their strikers together and applying most of the force of the tap against the stalled unit. However; not many jet-powered mechanized air infantry witches would know of this procedure and how to perform it without being given very clear, specific and concise instructions in the performing of recovery procedures from a stalled jet engine. For the currently unmodified, second prototype jet striker, in order to increase accuracy to desired effective combat parameters, the witch must also be able to concentrate and focus her magic energy much more than normal into the 50mm autocannon more than normal compared to that of other Air Infantry witches, specifically into the barrel to help stabilize the weapon and mitigate recoil. However, it may be needed for the jet striker to rely on the support of another Air Infantry witch for stabilization in order to produce the most ideal results for combat conditions until the Me262 is modified again to mitigate the issues now currently present in its second prototype stage. Land Strikers Land Strikers are a special type of Striker Unit. Witches that operate Land Strikers are identified as Mechanized Armoured Infantry, although "Army Witch", "Land Witch" and even "Tank Witch" are common, informal terms often reserved for Witches using Land Strikers, but this can differ for some nations. In the early days of development, they were mostly used for hauling large caliber cannons and anti-tank guns, for personal protection the witches just carried regular guns. Later when it was possible to release more physical strength, it became popular to equip them with their own main armament. Unlike the air infantry Strikers, which by necessity must direct much of the magic engine output to flight magic, land combat Strikers instead place much more emphasis on shields, firepower, and boosting physical abilities. The strength of their shields, and the firepower of their main cannons, are far beyond those of air infantry witches, and their operation times are also longer. In other words, flight magic consumes an enormous amount of magic power, which is used in other ways by land combat Strike Witches. While it depends on the model, land Strikers are usually capable of a maximum speed of about 30 km/h. For traveling long distances, trains and railroads are normally used. Track Dashing Major Miles on point leading the Britannian Royal Army, 4th Armoured Brigade, C Squadron and the Patton Girls to come to Kitano Furuko's aid against Neuroi advancing on Egypt. The scene well illustrates how Mechanized Armoured Infantry Witches perform Track Dashing manoeuvres with their Land Strikers. There are two modes of operation: bipedal and tracked modes. Regularly, Witches walk with the "feet" part of the Striker, including when engaging in combat. However, when in need of faster speed and greater mobility, they can also utilize the tracks equipped on the Striker Units to attain said maximum speed. These tracks can be exposed by retracting the "feet" part of the Striker Units, and engaging this tracked mode for movement is referred to as "Track Dashing". While track dashing the tracks also produce a sort of magical field around them so as to increase movement speed, movement propulsion and mobility to greater degrees than otherwise normal. The exact particulars of track dashing involve some specific operation on the part of the witch. Initial engagement of track dashing can be seen as a witch revving the engine of her striker to throttle power of her striker unit. Standard practices for casual overland travel in track dashing typically sees the legs in a slightly bent position with the witch facing the direction in which she wishes to travel and diverting magic power produced by the strikers down onto the ground while also extending the tracks of the tracked legs, propelling the units forward by causing the magic to make contact with the surface. In combat use of dynamic body moment and acrobatics while track dashing can also be noted as being used. Land Strikers, also known as "Land Battle Strikers", "Armoured Legs", "Tracked Legs" or "Tracked Combat Legs" oftentimes possess different traits and attributes as well as their specialized, standard issue, staple cannon-like weapons, which are referred to as "Witch Combat Guns." Witch combat guns are typically hand held weapons that provide a witch with a greater combat capability and firepower superior to that of conventional infantry small arms, and usually consist of a specially designed cannon like hand held weapon of original design, or alternatively in some cases an anti-tank gun of some kind heavily modified for hand held use by a witch (and depending on the specific anti-tank or infantry gun such a weapon's size can range from the size of a conventional witch combat gun to large size assault cannons and infantry support guns modified for witch use), and usually such weapons fire large, specially designed shells. However, Witch combat weapons for Land Battle witches would likely vary outside of standard witch combat guns. For example; the Liberion M3 Lee and M4 Sherman Land Strikers benefited from mechanical reliability, operational availability, ease of maintenance, and high production numbers. On top of that they were designed to sacrifice themselves in the event that a Neuroi's attack exceeded the defensive abilities of a witch, sparing the life of a witch that operated the unit in question. This ability of the Sherman derived strikers was referred to as the Lonsan Effect, based on the famous manufacturer of safety matches and oil lighters. It was not unheard of to see Liberion witches uniforms, due to the nature of the Lonsan Effect, burning and disintegrating and for the witches to be casually fighting half naked with their uniforms in tatters, which won the admiration of the mundane soldiers. Meanwhile, the Panzer Mark IV possessed balanced mobility, and an offensive/defensive capability. This allowed for striker unit model diversity and allowed witches to experiment with the unit in combat. This provided Karlslands Panzerfräulein with flexibility and adaptability and allowed for individual witches to exploit their magical abilities to their full potential. Although their short barrelled guns had reduced range, they had incredible penetrative power, allowing for witches fielding the Mark IV to destroy Neuroi that possessed exceptionally thick Armor, and as such witches piloting such strikers were fielded as trump-cards in combat, and as a result this unit was reserved for elite land battle witches. As an example of Mark IV's adaptability it consisted of three variants. The standard model Panzer IV's main armament consisted of the short barrelled KhK37 L/24 Witch Combat Gun, which had limited range but at shorter ranges could Neutralize Neuroi that had considerably thick Armor. The second variant of the Panzer IV is the Mark IV "Special" that consists of the KhK40 L/43 and later upgraded to the improved L/48 which boasted better long range accuracy. The PzKpfw IV "Extra Special" possesses both the upgraded, long range gun as well as adding improved defenses from External armoured sheets (referred to as Schürzen). Land Battle Witches of Imperial Fuso were known to always face difficulty on the battlefield, what with the Type 89 I-Go Tracked Legs possessing a number of problems due to poor mobility and had a propriety of breaking down frequently and possessing feeble protection, was derided and ridiculed as the "Ox Cart Rider". Land battle witch combat improved for Fuso with the advent conception of the Type 97 Chi-Ha Tracked Legs. While hardly considered ideal for Medium Tracked Leg Striker Units, they did boast phenomenally greater mobility and range then the Type 89, contributing to the Imperial Army Nadeshiko witch units. As fighting continued the Type 97 magic engines were adjusted to enhance defensive capabilities of a witches shield and of the Type 87 underwent extensive modification. The Type 97 Witch combat Gun was designed to defeat Neuroi by means of firing high explosive shells that inflict blast damage. However, the already existing shells were replaced with new, experimental Armor piercing shells once it became clear that the previous shells were ineffective against more heavily armoured Neuroi units, although other types of weapons that were considered effective were also employed. The Type 97 Chi-Ha was hailed as a versatile, easy to maintain unit with a long combat range that allowed land battle witches of Fuso to tailor their weapon load outs to their comfort and personal preference, although this would prove to be a logistical nightmare for the chain of command to keep Chi-Ha witches ammo and maintenance parts well supplied due to a complete lack of standardization in this regard. The Matilda II strikers of Britannia are reliable units possessing powerful defensive shields and armaments that boasted high penetration capability: making it an unparalleled witch weapon credited to saving the lives of many soldiers. It was however a heavy unit with low mobility, and only Land Battle witches like Major Miles; who knew well the strengths and weaknesses of the Matilda II and trained rigorously with the unit could turn the "Heavy Iron Dress" into the "Corvette of the Dunes". An adopted tactic of the Matilda II equipped Land Battle Witches that proved to be quite adapt smoke screen based close quarters combat style fighting that utilized special smoke screens that drastically reduced the effectiveness of Neuroi long ranged attacks thanks to specialized shells. This tactic proved to be very effective thanks to the smoke shells and close team work and deep mutual trust between members of a witches unit. While difficult to categorize as "ideal" they were still a highly prized unit regardless, being a unit that Britannia was able to supply in bulk from the outset of the North African Campaign, although they were also seen on many other fronts, and are counted among the few tracked legs to be employed on every battlefield where land battle witches fought. Then of course theirs was the famously known "undefeated striker of legend": the Mark VI Extra Heavy Tracked Fighting Legs; otherwise known as the "Tiger". A decisive weapon developed by Karlsland out of a desire to retake their homeland, the Tiger was the most powerful striker unit in existence in 1943. Its accomplishments and fame reach mythic proportions, and as a result the moral of the troops would dramatically improve; the presence of a Tiger gave even regular soldiers the confidence to feel like they could defeat Neuroi all by themselves. While the Tiger had suffered from issues related to production difficulties, strenuous maintenance demands and relatively limited range, they were outweighed by the Tiger's unparalleled offensive and defensive abilities; possessing incredibly powerful weapons and magic shields. Depending on the situation and the skill of the witch riding it, the Tiger could take on hordes of Neuroi and win, making it a truly legendary land battle striker. That said production of Tigers was laborious and regular maintenance was vital to keeping them operational. In addition logistical considerations were required for their use; such as a ready supply of spare parts and other expendables, and being accompanied by a dedicated maintenance team. That being said, an appropriately maintained Tiger boasted surprising mobility and fairly high reliability. A news correspondent who covered the daily operations of a Tiger unit in action wrote a children's book titled "Tigerfibel", which explained the operations of the Tiger Striker in terms that were easy to understand, eventually becoming a best seller that helped perpetuate the Tiger's legend of invincibility. Records tell of Fuso officers who were so impressed by the awesome power to the Tiger that one or two Tiger Strikers were purchased by the Imperial Fuso Army for technological experimentation purposes. While there were some accounts of Fuso witches using Tiger Strikers with Fuso ideograms, such details are sketchy regarding this. Tiger units require large quantities of magical energy and not all land battle witches were capable of operating them. Witches and their units often have to go through compatibility tests to ensure they were assigned a striker that best complimented the witches abilities, magical proficiency and overall performance. There have been cases where a witch suffered mediocre performance with a standard land battle striker, while exhibiting different abilities when using a Tiger, or vice versa. Tiger equipped witches can inflict devastating damage on targets from medium to long range, but at close range the main 88mm armament of the Tiger unit was cumbersome. For this reason the tiger was armed with a coaxial MG34, but what was most effective was to conduct joint missions with the Tiger paired with regular infantry or witches in light or medium fighting tracked legs. The Tiger tracked legs won great fame on the North African, Eastern and Western fronts, giving birth to many land battle ace witches. There have been reports of rather peculiar field-modified Tigers achieving great success on the Gothic Line; the defined line that was part of the Romagna Campaign. The Tiger Striker Unit directed their might against the Neuroi and fought ferociously to the very end of the 2nd Neuroi war. Other Land Battle Striker Units had their own unique quirks that witches had to recognize and work with in the field, and such Strikers were as varied as the tanks and armoured vehicles they were based on. Backpacked Strikers Mio Sakamoto Backpack striker unit Young Mio flying a backpack striker unit, shows size and detail of backpack's magic engine and hoses that feed magical energy into the flight legs Striker Units that were used before the new models were introduced before the Second Neuroi War. It is unknown when they are invented but it was probably after the First Neuroi War. (This statement can be altered) They are powered by an extra backpack which reduces space and probably affected flight. The backpack engine worn by Mio is noted to be physically wider than a witch, appears to be fairly cumbersome, and given the size of the backpack magic engine the striker may possibly be an older Nagashima A2N striker unit. Old Units Backpacked Units It is mostly based on interwar period fighters such as Bf109 and Ki-10 and has much lower top speed. However, they were sometimes more agile than the new Striker Units due to its lightweight nature. Known users of this old model were Kitagou Fumika (Nagashima A4N) and Adolfine Galland (Bf109). Any witch that had been fighting before the Second Neuroi War had probably used this model before. Prototype Strikers During the early development of Dr Ichiro Miyafuji's work several Prototypes were developed by several counties. During this time many problems occurred that helped further the research and development of what would become the Striker Units that would fight the second Neuroi war. One problem that was found was that, unlike the Backpacked Strikers, the new ones had a far greater age limitation for witches to use. While a witch could use a Backpack Striker well into their 20's, the new ones had an age limit of 19–21 years of age. The early prototypes also had a flaw that carried into the first production Striker Units of using a great amount of magical energy. Many witches burned out their entire lifetime of magical power during the development phase. 509ccf38b7bc5e93891fb6fa09b26535 A pair of mostly dissembled Mechanized Air Infantry Flight Combat Legs of unknown make and model, likely an early Miyafuji theory type unit; currently displayed are the strikers various parts and various tools and instruments implemented in its construction, operation, study and maintenance. Also displayed is a book on Magic Engineering. Prototypes that were developed during and post second Neuroi war also had their fair share of complications. During the Romagnaian occupation by the Neuroi, Ursula Hartmann developed the first Jet Striker Unit prototype, the ME-262 Swallow, which was delivered to the 501st JFW for testing. It was initially tested by Romagnan witch Francesca Lucchini who, shortly after starting it, felt something was wrong with the unit and leaped out. It was therefore handed off to Gertrud Barkhorn. Initial testing looked promising. The 262 set a new altitude record of 16,000+ meters. Its second test for armament and firepower, was also a success, but it quickly became apparent that it drains the witch of stamina. During its third speed test, Barkhorn fainted and crashed into the Adriatic Sea. It was discovered then that the 262 had a fatal flaw that made it too dangerous to fly. After waking up Barkhorn was quoted as saying "Prototypes and trouble go hand in hand." The Prototype was then locked away and was scheduled to be sent back for further development. However, after scrambling to intercept a Neuroi, it was soon discovered to be too fast and manoeuvrable even for Liberion Witch Charlotte E. Yeager. Barkhorn, defying orders not to use it, broke into the hanger and took off in the 262. She arrived just in time to save Yeager from being caught between two sections of the Neuori which had surrounded her after her gun had jammed. She quickly dispatched the Neuroi, but soon fainted again. The 262 started to accelerate uncontrollably and would soon drain Barkhorn of all her magical powers and subsequently crash and kill her. However thanks to some quick thinking and going supersonic again for only the second time, Yeager was able to catch up and pull the emergency release cable on the 262. The 262 Striker Unit detached from Barkhorn and subsequently fell to its destruction. The remains of it were sent back with Ursula Hartmann. Miyafuji Yoshika (宮藤芳佳) is the main protagonist of the Strike Witches anime series. She is a witch of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing whose role within the unit is a combat medic, originating from Fuso, and affiliated to the Fuso Imperial Navy. She is the daughter of Miyafuji Ichiro and Miyafuji Sayaka, and the granddaughter of Akimoto Yoshiko. She is sometimes referred to by the nicknames such as "Little child" (ちびっ子, Chibikko) and "Rug rat" (豆藤, Mamefuji). The only daughter of Dr. Miyafuji, a researcher renowned as the "Father of Striker Units". Her mother Sayaka and grandmother Yoshiko retain a high magic power even after exceeding their 20s, which makes them an extremely uncommon family lineage. Her grandmother had served in the military and treated hundreds of people, and was even able to treat a critically ill patient in an instant. Yamakawa Michiko does not have a single drop of magic power, but she is Yoshika's closest friend, and the two have been classmates since childhood. Raised in a mountain village, Yoshika was mostly ignorant about the world's affairs. For the future, she just decided to inherit the clinic run by her grandmother without thinking about other alternatives at all. She hates when people get hurt and has strong feelings of wanting to protect others. The thought of inheriting the clinic also originates from this. As a country-bred, she was somewhat incapable of settling down when going to the city. Yoshika had limited knowledge about Witches and actually could not understand the admiration that other girls have towards them as well. This also stems in part from the fact that she never saw the propaganda film "Flash of the Fuso Sea", which caused many Fuso girls to admire the Witches. Before enlisting in the 501st JFW, she was a second-year student at the Yokosuka 4th Girls-only Middle School, where her grades were average among the students. After the disband of the 501st JFW due to the liberation of Gallia, she resumed her studies and graduated from middle school. She was personally scouted by Squadron Leader Sakamoto, who had temporarily returned to Fuso for the sake of supplies. At first, Yoshika did not hide her negative feelings towards Sakamoto for being a soldier, nor did she have any intentions of joining the military. But upon receiving a letter from her father, who she had heard was dead, she went to the Yokosuka Naval District in order to ascertain the truth. Little by little, she would end up embarking on the aircraft carrier Akagi that was going towards Europe. Incidentally, she didn't know anything about her father's work until being told by Sakamoto. Despite her meager knowledge of magic and having no flight training, Yoshika successfully made her maiden flight during actual combat. She has been helping with housework since she was on the aircraft carrier Akagi for the first time, and even after joining the 501st, she seems to have been helping if she was available at the time of boarding. Due to the friendliness and protection of Akagi, she was very popular with soldiers of the Fuso Imperial Navy, and she even received a love letter at one occasion. The type whose body moves faster than the mind, she often acts without thinking of the consequences, especially in order to help others. Yoshika's desire to help others is strong, and she tries her best to be of use to those around her, but there are many occasions in which she is unable to read the feelings of others, mostly due to a wrong idea or wrong impression of them. Her mindset remained that of a civilian, often deviating from the chain of command as she acted in what she thought was the right way. Under the impression that it might be possible to reconcile with the Neuroi, she attempted to communicate with a human-type Neuroi, resulting in Major Sakamoto being shot down and being gravely injured. Due to her stubborn personality, she decided to escape from her confinement to quarters and deserted to once again attempt communication with the Neuroi. This caused the interference of Air Chief Marshal Maloney's party and began the crisis where the 501st JFW risked being dissolved. While often disregarding orders or her own safety, her intuition is usually correct, as her desertion and involvement of Marshal Maloney did lead to the eventual discovery of Maloney's redirection of the 501st's budget, and the destruction of the Warlock project. She destroyed the large core of the Neuroi Nest that fused with the aircraft carrier "Akagi" thanks to the cleverness of running her own Striker Unit into it. After the disbanding of the 501st JFW, Yoshika returned home, where she was seemingly treated as part of the military reserve force. However, although she herself was unaware of the truth, Yoshika had actually been dishonorably discharged after her meritorious war service was weighted against the series of military laws violations caused by contacting the Neuroi. Even after her retirement, she continued to supply the Yokosuka Base with things such as home-made pastries and became popular with the maintenance crew because of that. She didn't aspire to be a soldier, she aimed to become a doctor, so she didn't really care about her military retirement. Nevertheless, she was very concerned about the friends she made in Europe, and gathered information from there. In spite of the half year gap since retiring from the military, she piloted a Striker Unit and caught up with a Large-sized Type-2 that took flight from the Yokosuka Base. At one point, the currently existing Type 0 Striker became incapable of bearing her magic power, which caused it to automatically engage its limiter and go in disorder. Later, she almost perfectly mastered the Shinden - a prototype of a new model of Striker Unit whose test-flight was not even done - in its maiden flight. Then, out of anger from her friend, Lynne, being hurt, she freely used a multi-shield not shown even in training to invade the interior of a super-large Neuroi, easily destroying it single-handedly. In the decisive battle against the Neuroi's nest that appeared in Romagna, Squadron Leader Sakamoto ended up being absorbed by a giant Neuroi's core. In order to save her, Yoshika used Sakamoto's Reppumaru to invoke a Reppuzan that had her entire magic power poured into it. As a consequence, Yoshika lost all her magic power, but she herself said that such loss didn't matter if it was for the sake of saving someone important to her. After returning to Japan in 1945, she decided to study in a prestigious medical school in Helvetia and traveled to Europe again.. Sergeant Hattori, a Fuso rookie, was assigned to protect and guide her. After the Akagi boarded in Gallia, they visited Flying Officer Clostermann, Lynne, and Sergeant Planchard at Perrine's castle. During the trip, they were attacked by a large-type underground Neuroi. Yoshika attempted to combat the Neuroi on her own, despite no longer having any apparent magic, but ultimately was knocked out. By some miracle, Yoshika would soon regain her magic power once again; described as being the result of the voices of her companions from the 501st reaching out to her, heard through her transceiver. After being supplied a Striker Unit from Sakamoto, she fought the Neuroi alongside the rest of the 501st that hurried to Gallia to save her. Afterward, Minna announced that the 501st JFW would be reformed once again. At the start of Road to Berlin, plans had now been put in place for the 501st JFW to reform and return to action. Meanwhile, Yoshika decided to resume her studying in Helvetia - as originally intended - while waiting for the official reforming process to finish. Throughout most of the events of the 3rd season, Yoshika would continue to have difficulties with using magic. But after witnessing the "death" of Shizuka during the final battle for Berlin, her feelings of helplessness and intense emotional agony caused her power to increase more than ever before, which then allowed Yoshika to fully heal her friend's mortal wounds. She then drew the attention of most of the Neuroi, allowing the combined efforts of the 501st to lure out the core and destroy the Neuroi's control over Berlin once and for all. Personality Her personality is pure, straightforward, earnest and always energetic, but also surprisingly stubborn. With a strong sense of duty and thoughtful of her friends, she works vigorously towards her aims without giving up and always facing forward, possessing a brashness of spirit strong in crucial moments. Due to her nature of not being timid or fearful of strangers, Yoshika has friendly relations with everyone in the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, without exceptions, in spite of being the last member to join in. Particularly, she displays an excellent combination with her close friend Lynette, and with Perrine, who she had many opportunities to work together with. She has a physiological revulsion towards wars and guns that injure people, and losing the father that she loved only encouraged her hatred against war. However, that dislike is based not on knowledge but on emotions and, in the bottom of her heart, she thinks that fighting for the sake of the promise she made with her father ("Using that power for the sake of protecting many") is unavoidable. After her enlistment in the 501st JFW, Yoshika developed a flat-chested complex. She does not actively make a move, but does brings her face and hands near towards the breasts of others with quite natural movements or sends an intense gaze to their chest areas. Whenever doing joint training or collapsing after a mission with Flight Sergeant Bishop, she always brings her face or hands near the other's breasts. In occasions like during the aquatic training, bathing and Flight Lieutenant Barkhorn started up the Jet Striker, she naturally gazed intently at someone's chest area. A smile of pure bliss surfaced when she got a hold of Flight Lieutenant Yeager's breasts, burying her face on them when she collapsed after a collision. Also, her eyes unconsciously sparkled when Flight Lieutenant Yeager and Flight Lieutenant Marseille disputed over the size of their breasts. Due to not watching where she was going, she ended up grabbing Squadron Leader Sakamoto's breasts in a straightforward manner. Later, upon meeting Sakamoto in the bath, she ended up suffering from dizziness caused by a prolonged hot bath after thinking too much about the same breasts. Yoshika has been known to sleep beside Flight Sergeant Bishop from time to time, and often places her hand (or head) on her breasts whilst sleeping. Maybe because she has no immunity to celebrities as someone comparatively more inexperienced than others, Yoshika has a tendency to desire autographs in a lowbrow-manner. During a re-supply stop at Los Angeles, she took a picture and got an autograph from Elizabeth Taylor, a well-known child actress at the time who would later become a great actress, without really knowing who she was - for no better reason than the fact that people formed a crowd. She also desired an autograph from Hanna-Justina_Marseille upon learning that she was a world-famous Witch, despite not knowing anything about her until she visited their base. A small glutton, Yoshika is well versed in housework - especially cooking. Though only capable of preparing Fuso cuisine, she has a fixation with nattou to the point of making it herself. She actually dislikes Britannian cuisine. Abilities Yoshika's inherent magic is Healing Ability (治癒能力, Chiyu Nōryoku). Classified as a variety of the telekinesis-lineage, it puts a living thing back to how it was by means of magic and is effective not only against external wounds but also diseases. At first, she became fatigued upon treating a single person, so consecutive use was difficult. However, she underwent a huge growth through practice and actual combat, to the point of being capable of fighting without problems even after continuously applying treatment to over 10 people. One of her remarkable abilities is the strength and size of her shield, and it can be used for both attack and defense. Another ability of note is a multi-shield that raises the power of the magic shield, the generation of a gigantic shield and the capacity to use them properly for offense and defense. Her latent magic power and growth width are by far the greatest. By granting her own magic power, Yoshika can increase the magic power of a targeted Witch, drastically increasing both her inherent magic and physical abilities.[2] Yoshika had once invoked True Reppuzan, a type of telekinesis magic attack consisting in releasing a magic blow by pouring magic into a sword. She seems to have a good sense of combat, such as firing at enemies in irregular manoeuvres or mimicking Sakamoto's special technique, the left twist (左捻り込み, Hidari hineri-komi), just by having seen it. She also used the rolling scissors (ロール旋風, Rōru senpū, lit. "Roll whirlwind") against the Warlock without training. She also has confidence in her health and boasts never having catch a cold before. Striker units Miyabishi Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Legs Model 22 (No. V-139) A spare striker unit for Squadron Leader Sakamoto that was loaded on the Akagi, it was later used Miyafuji by Yoshika as a dedicated machine. Miyabishi Type 0 Carrier-based Fighter Legs Model 22 Kou (No. V-128) Yoshika's Type 0 (V-139) striker, used in 1944, was destroyed in the last battle of the first season. When she returned to the military, she used Mio's old Type 0 (V-128) unit that had been replaced by a Shiden. Tsukushi Shinden (prototype No. 1) Yoshika's Shinden is the first prototype and was completed based on the engine design drawings left by Dr. Miyafuji, which can withstand Yoshika's enormous magical power. Since it could not be handled by the Yokozuka Examination Department, it was sent to Europe, hoping that it would be useful to Squadron Leader Sakamoto and Sergeant Miyafuji. This proved successful, as Yoshika was able to operate it and fully utilize its capabilities. Equipment Yoshika uses a Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai heavy machine gun in combat. Some works also display her using a Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer as a sidearm. She was also issued a Walther PPK upon joining the 501st, however she immediately returned it, stating a dislike for firearms. In the last episode of the second season, Yoshika used Mio's Reppumaru to perform the Reppuzan. In the movie, Yoshika borrowed Barkhorn's MG42 general-purpose machine gun to fight againts a Neuroi mothership and its drones. During the last wave of Operation Southwind, when her magic powers were temporarily vanished, Yoshika picked an MP40 submachine gun from a wounded soldier and used it to shoot at Neuroi. Yoshika's Comments On Other Characters On Minna "Wing Commander Minna? Yes, she's a fantastic person! She's always smiling... and she feels like a very mature woman. I wish I could be more like her. She somewhat reminds me of a mother." On Lynne Other members of the unit? Lynne was the first friend I made after coming here to Britannia. She showed me around in the base and was very kind! That made me happy... And... that big bosom.... wah! Nothing! It's nothing!" On Sakamoto "Sakamoto-san? She's kind, but can be pretty strict sometimes. She told me about the work my father had done, and I'm very grateful for that. Although it surprised me when we met for the first time and she told me that “I would come to her sooner or later”!" On Perrine "Perrine? Yes, it feels like she's always mad at me. I wonder why...? I know I make a lot of mistakes all the time, but I still don't think she has to be that hard on me... Sakamoto-san told me being strict on someone is a way to show you have hopes for them, but I wonder..." On Lucchini "Lucchini always eats the things I cook with a smile on her face. Things like that makes me happy! But it feels like she's always sleeping in some odd place... is that really okay?" On Shirley "Shirley is a really kind person! She seems kind of slack, but I think she actually really looks after everyone. She's bighearted and broad-minded... What? I'm not talking about her breasts! But... well... they sure did feel nice..." On Barkhorn "It feels like Barkhorn is always mad at me too. But well, compared to her, I'm still just an inexperienced little duckling, so I guess it's only natural." On Erica "I don't really understand Hartmann. Everyone says she's an excellent witch, and she is amazing even in small-scaled battles, but in her everyday life she is... how should I put it... umm... sloppy?" On Sanya "Sanya is a really kind girl! She's a little shy and quiet, but she's good at singing, and I think it's really great how she always does her best for all of us during the nights!" On Eila "Eila is quite mysterious. But at least I've come to understand that she cares a lot about Sanya. Seems like she almost never has used her protective shield during battles since she can predict the enemy's attacks. According to herself, she does it without thinking, “by intuition”, but... Isn't it amazing?" Trevor Maloney also the uniforms for strike witches have only panties that are seen as pants by everyone in the strike witches univses as outfits that need to leave leg bare for the striker. Trevor Maloney (トレヴァー・マロニー ?) Air Chief Marshall Trevor Maloney was a member of Britannian RAF high command in charge of 501st Joint Fighter Wing and its operations as well as other units. He replaced Hugo Dowding as the Britannian Air Chief Marshal and was highly against the usage of Witches for defending Dover. He especially harbors contempt towards the Joint Fighter Wings for they were established by Dowding his political rival. He was also the commander of 1st Assault Unit "Warlock" specifically meant for the usage of Warlock (the weapon) and top-secret research and development project behind it. To fund his project Maloney was redirecting budgets meant for the 501st JFW to his projects. Due to this scandal being revealed by Wing Commander Wilcke he was dismissed from the post. Preceding whereabouts are unknown. The device loomed at the room's center a monstrous testament to forbidden technology: the Soul Exchanger it also has ways to hold people down who not willing by way of metal handcuffs and leg cuffs to hold the person in place also they are two medical chair for the swap to take place both chair must have a person in it for the swap to happen when Trevor becomes Yoshika he must keep up appearances and do what Yoshika does often and deal with his new gender and the sex attraction his new hormone that flow thought his new body and the way that all witch shared a bath that like a hot spring with shower if they not feeling a bath and all of the sexes behave of the man around him and look down for his new age no one but his high up know about the process which is forever nothing can undo the swap we fallow Teaver as Yoshika point of view for the whole story the original Yoshika was ether kill or lock up so no one know that a swap take place reaver is force to act like Yoshika thank to files on how she act and how her team mate know her though interviews make sure you talk about uniforms for strike witches have only panties that are seen as pants by everyone in the strike witches univses as outfits that need to leave leg bare for the striker.as well they have a shirt that goes down but stop at they pant/panties are uncover this is normal in univrese it is not coftble for treaver never wear an outfit that life him under dress in his mind also he learn about his new life but came to something witches don't talk about with non-magic people when they wear full outfits they an itch that complied them to stay under dress like it normal but they can' wear them for only a few mintures at most. make a day about how he handles his outfit and the swap. Yoshika before the swap is a young girl with short brown hair and eyes. She wears a white sailor uniform, blue swimsuit which is skin tight and hugs his new body and are her vision of a bra and panties this is how Trever now looks. the device why swap them shut down allow for Yoshikato fight back but during this fight the device turn back on and grab there souls and finish the swap trever wake in Yoshika body still trap in her chair cause him to panic for a bit till release which take a few minutes show how he felt when that happen Make it have some horror emotions and gender dysphoria for the new 14 year olds girl. A Striker Unit is a pair of hybrid mechanical/magical propeller/jet devices used by Witches for flight and worn over their legs. They are rigid, preventing movement of the knees, but can be disengaged on the field if needed. When wearing a Striker a Witch's power is vastly increased by a magic engine in the unit, resulting in the constant manifestation of their animal ears and tails. It grants them the powers of high speed flight, increased physical abilities, and the ability to raise stronger defensive shields. They provide varied increase to magical power in weapons a modicum of weapon stability, with tuning of the striker providing increase in these and other such metrics in exchange for some relative trade off in other striker performance aspect. It was improved by Miyafuji Yoshika's father, Miyafuji Ichiro, in 1937. Witches that utilize strikers that provide flight are designated and identified as Mechanized Air Infantry and deployed as a hybridized, elite unit. Strikers used by Air Infantry run the gaunt of many different types from Fighter Units, Heavy fighter Units, Night Fighter Units, Ground Attack Units and Light Air Units. Each category filled different roles and performed differently depending on the strikers’ role, make and model. At least for Land Strikers, the main armament is sometimes measured with "magic mass", mm, for example "75 mm gun" means the gun has 75 magic mass. This is an abstraction of the amount or power of magic used and outputted by the gun. Mechanized Air Infantry Witches meanwhile rely on using various types of infantry small arms as main armament that seem to be somewhat augmented with a witch's magic ranging from rifles, submachine guns, rifle grenades, machine guns, anti-Armor weapons and even auto-cannons, hand carried bombs and rockets or in one instance for Inagaki Mami: a Flak 88. Side arms often include knives, bayonets, swords and pistols. However, it's likely that due to the demands of magic placed towards flight, the magical output for Air Infantry Witches for their weapons is far lower in comparison to Mechanized Armoured Witches, although to what exact degree is difficult to discern rewrite the story form after the Warlock failed but befire Yoshika magic was gone and Teaver care more about winning the war no matter what also Yoshika in Teaver body mange to escape but was arrest as treaver for his crime and is kill by drug injected and traver was guve a fount row seat thanks to his old crimes mess with the 501 and Yoshika beg the other witches to see the truth but none did this is a full day the dealth was pain less thought. this is the longist part of the story. But now her end was upon her and five minutes later, it came. The door slammed upwards again and this time, four GDF Prison Guards came in. They were wearing snow white plate carriers over gray fatigues and open faced helmets with a glowing blue monocle, strapped to their belt were GD45s, tasers, and stun batons. One of the guards was a witch with German Shepard familiars, her eyes glaring at her balefully and another guard came and unlocked her shackles from the chair. With that done, the witch spoke in a level tone. “Prisoner Laura Fraga, it's time, come with us please.” She said and Laura stood up, cast a look around the room and nodded. They led her through the winding depths of the prison, through what seemed like kilometer after kilometer of plain gray concrete with blue and white lighting. Onwards and onwards they walked through several doors, including a thick security door. Eventually they came to another door, the witch guard scanned her CAC and with a thunk, it unlocked and she was led inside. The room was small, she could see various biomonitors and one-way glass looking into a chamber, a chamber that she recognized as the execution chamber. It wasn’t much, an IV machine, a chair with securing points for the shackles that currently secured her hands together. She stood there for a moment, the Prison Warden rattled off her name, what she had been convicted under, and her sentence. Then the Warden looked at her and asked in a surprisingly gentle tone. “Any final words you wish the Warden to record?” Laura could pick out a bare hint of contempt even as the Warden that ran the prison chirped, indicating it had heard the request and was recording. She paused as she considered her words, knowing they would be marked down. Might as well make them important and memorable. “I just want the record to be clear, yes, I am rightly considered a terrorist and assassin due to what I did both prior to and during the Tiberium War. But I am not a fanatic, I see tiberium as something to be revered for the wonder that it is and what it can offer, yet I also know it's to be respected and the moment you stop treating it with the proper respect. It doesn’t care whether you revere it or not, it will at best maim you and at worst kill you.” Laura said. The warden seemed surprised by her choice of words, but nodded. “EVA, stop recording and place it in the file for prisoner Laura Fraga.” There was a chirp followed by the EVA replying “Done Warden.” The door to the execution chamber was opened and she was led inside, the glass was one-way, she couldn’t look out, she would only she her reflection. The room was almost completely barren save for the chair. Laura took in a deep breath and walked across the threshold, she strode to the chair, sat down and laid back, listening to the clicking and clanking of her shackles as she was secured to the bed. The prison jumpsuit she was wearing was a specially designed variant for execution, the GDI Executioner grimly prepped her for an IV, now that she knew a little bit about how GDI did their executions, she was relieved. She’d read what was believed to actually happen during lethal injections and it had been pretty bleak reading and not at all reassuring. But the woman she had just apologized to was a Director within the government that had imprisoned her and was a member of their medical community; chances were she would be truthful. The IV line was connected to the just inserted thing that would allow the chemicals to terminate her life. The Executioner placed a firm hand on her shoulder and said something that was probably unflattering and in a language she didn’t know. She watched as the man went and left the execution chamber, closing the door behind him. Well, Laura thought as she tried to get comfortable for her last few minutes, at least my execution isn’t getting broadcast worldwide like how BNN would on Today’s Execution and I don’t have that damned stupid injection brace around my neck. I can handle being executed, but if it was broadcast like a fucking show. I would be fucking humilitated. The IV machine hissed and a coldness entered her veins, Laura jerked in surprise at the sudden chill. It was starting, the first chemical injected into her arm, in seconds she started feeling drowsy, sleepy almost. She tried to keep her eyes open, to at least fight her end for as long as she could. She was getting drowsy, her eyelids becoming heavier as the chemical she was injected with did its insidious work. Making her sleepy, the light dimmed. She wanted to stay awake, but her limbs felt like they were made out of lead. By this point her breathing was slowing down, the drug she was being injected with…was lulling her to sleep. Still she fought it, but as her mind began to slow, she wished that she could have done more to redeem herself. Twelve minutes later, Laura was dead via cardiac arrest caused by Rocuronium bromide and she hadn’t felt a thing. Once the EVA and the Executioner confirmed that she was dead. Her slowly cooling corpse was placed in a plain woodbox and within an hour, she was buried in a simple grave in the cemetery near the prison with a basic marker. replace Laura Fraga with Trevor Maloney aKA Yoshika FOR WHEN WE GET TO Yoshika and the speech give was her try to get her old teammate to believe the truth, but no one did think she a mad man it a main part of the story after the swap also Yoshika was not give the standard kill drugs they was a mix up and she got a sexual form of it instead of a sleeping death compound it ones that force aroused to mask the pain try make it dark and horror form yoshika point of view during her death what she felt by bing force aroused in a male body like how she felt her dick that she now has Harding and fell her with pleasure that she want torch but can't thank to her bonds and her disgust as well as her mind force to imagine naked girls in her head against her will thank to her body male hormones till she is force to release a pleasure scram and cum as her last thoughts and actions.