Murata Himeko

Himeko was a teacher at St. Freya Academy and the squad leader of the main trio Kiana Kaslana, Raiden Mei and Bronya Zaychik. Himeko is a strong leader and reliable at work, for the most part, but is a severe alcoholic who would even drink while teaching. Brave and sometimes reckless in battle, she never backs down when the lives of others are at stake. She is hardworking, as she was able become a member of the Assault Squad after grueling training despite having zero prior combat experience. She cares deeply for Kiana Kaslana, Raiden Mei and Bronya Zaychik. She protected Mei from Schicksal HQ's influence after the 3rd Eruption and saw Kiana as a person despite knowing her status as a clone. In the end she nobly sacrificed the chance to save herself to save Kiana. Born in 1987 to scientist Murata Ryusuke and an unnamed mother, by age 15 she graduated high school at the top of her class and presented a paper on an international conference. Her father was busy with work in Schicksal and her mother passed away previously. Interested in exploring the stars, in 2002 she enrolled into California Institute of Technology's Aerospace and Space Engineering program, studying under teachers like Einstein and Welt Yang by age 18. She was also interested in aliens, attempting to travel to New Mexico alone to investigate an alien sighting. Welt accompanied her to lead her away from what was actually an Arahato test. However, tragedy would strike again in 2005. Her proximity to Welt and Ryusuke made her an unsuspecting target for the forces they were fighting against, leaving her unconscious and at deaths door.