Nickname
'Black Beauty'- In most of her units, she has been considered to be more attractive than the other women. Black hair and pretty face, it was not long before it circled around and it struck.
Gender
Female
Age
23
Nationality
Cuban-Spanish
Affiliation
World Treaty Organization
Detachment
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces - 84th Infantry Division
Rank
Soldado de Primera (Private First Class)
Callsign
R-2-G [Romeo - Two - Golf]
Infantry Role
Combat medic
Years of Service
4 Years
Personality
Some are born leaders, but Raquel isn’t one of them. She was always entirely content to follow the pack. In school reports, teachers suggested that she was perhaps weak-willed, appearing to simply follow orders without question. The trouble was that her gentleness was confused with weakness: in actuality, she was a confident young woman. She followed because she saw no problem with it. Raquel is normally very calm and laid back. She can get pretty much lose herself. As, though she no longer has control of her movements.
Raquel very self-efficient, practically taking care of herself most of her life. She is very proud and doesn’t like being handed things. Raquel is the type of person that likes to earn the things she has. Raquel can be very bitter at times when pressured about her life.
Appearance
Her eyes are a fascinating shade of dark turquoise beauty, with naturally black straight hair that falls short to her jaws. Her pale rose-gold complexion, and a beautiful heart-shaped face. Standing at just 5’1, slightly below-average height for a woman and on the petite side in build which she often uses to her advantage.
Raquel is your typical girly-girl, knowledgeable of the latest fashion and trends. However, since she has been listed her style has been cut to the light green WTO’s digital camouflage pattern combat uniform. The light green jacket displays her name, private insignia, and the common shoulder patches, as well as recognition such as the Cuban flag patch.
Background
Raquel grew up with her father, in Havana after her mother had passed away when she was four. Too young to really remember more than just vague memories, blurred pieces that felt more like dreams than anything else, Raquel didn’t suffer the same kind of loss her father did. But Andres had quickly become her hero, and she, his. As a young girl she spent many afternoons keeping him company at his diner, where she’d talk to the regulars about the small town gossip and he’d pretend to help her with her homework—and she’d pretend that she needed it for the sake of making him smile.
They hadn’t had a lot of money, and the money that they did have was sitting collecting interest in an account Andres had set up for his daughter after his wife died. Her mother, as a doctor, had been the one who’d made the majority of the household income and her savings had been left to him when she passed away. But Andres made the choice for his daughter to live a quiet, more humble lives. Her childhood and youth, so that she could have more opportunity later. So growing up, Raquel lived modestly, but happily. She learned to value what she had, never to be concerned about materialism, labels or wealth, because these things didn’t mark the measure of a person. Integrity did, honestly did, love did.
Raquel didn’t know about the account she would have claim once she turned nineteen, and her father didn’t tell her about it until a few weeks after she started year twelve. Raquel had dreams of being a dancer and the classes her father had put her in when she was six had stuck with her, becoming the beginning of a passion she’d carry with her through her teenage years. Once colleges became a thing of hesitantly frequent discussion, since Raquel didn’t want her father to feel guilty about the limitations their finances would present, Andres surprised her one night with a nice dinner, a celebratory cake, and the good news.
Raquel attended the Escuelas Nacionales de Arte where she planned to get her BA. She was to become a professional dancer and spent next few years doing ballets all around the Cuba.
However, due to the size of the Cuban population and the country's economic resources, united with the real possibility of having to face military aggression from the only world superpower, have necessitated that solutions be sought that put all existing potential at the service of national defense. And so, Raul Castro President and Military Leader passed the Conscription; all people of 18 and 35 must complete a compulsory service. For men five years, eight months and five years for women. Raquel’s heart broke when she had to place her arts on hold and join thousands of teens to camp.
The military service constitutes as one of the main ways that allowed Cuban citizens of both sexes to fulfill the honorable duty of serving their homeland with weapons. In her weeks of training, Raquel excel in major aspects of her classes. She scored the second highest in Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
Her father had never been more proud of her when she marched with her peers at graduation. He was her number one fan, her biggest supporter as always.
He was also her gravest loss the day war rose.
Cuba was called to action to assist its allies, over thirty thousand troops was deployed and among them Raquel. Cuba's primary mission, of course, is to defend its interests.
Military Involvement
City Jobs
Patrolling Cuba's capital city; Havana, and Leaders.
Executions; firing squad.
Missions
Operación: Zorro
Operación: Libre
Rescuing hostages from Cuba Rebels
Operación: Fénix
Character Theme