Lara Halsen

Lara Halsen is a member of Team Blackwing.

Personality & Character
Even between her teammates, Lara is not one for words and is generally quite taciturn. She prefers to keep to herself and enjoys reading, becoming quite knowledgeable in the field of Gundam novels and various obscure details surrounding the books.

Despite her quiet nature Lara is far from oblivious and works well alongside her team, often taking the role of mid-range support and staying relatively flexible as the situation changes.

Skills & Abilities
Lara is well-versed physics and tries to incorporate what she knows about the field into her Gunpla, as well as searching for inspiration from less well-known sources. Initially she demonstrated a natural talent for piloting, but was a comparatively amateur builder, relying on other members of Team Blackwing to design the specifics of her model and help her build it. As a result, her first machines were often critiqued for being built too "tactically" and lacking much in the way of heart. However, following the team's defeat by Blue Helix she started practising model building herself.

While piloting Lara has demonstrated a knack for mid-range combat, especially multi-tasking remote weapons. Her preferred tactic is to restrict enemy movement to force them into an unfavourable situation, allowing either herself or a teammate to finish the job.

History
A member of a joint international Gunpla team, Lara joined Team Blackwing for her love of Gundam stories, storming through the ranks against other teams until visiting Japan. The group proved to be able to hold their own for a substantial period of time, but were ultimately defeated by Blue Helix.

Following their defeat, Blackwing's members reconsidered their motivations and decided to build new gunpla after their own ideas and inspirations.