But even so, their efforts ended up being in vain as Raquel's father succumbed to his illness before Jorge and Fabio had amassed enough money for his treatment. Their mother, devastated, begged them to reconsider their affiliation with the local drug lord but they again refuse, claiming that with their father dead they needed the money now more than ever. That was an arguement neither Raquel nor her mother could fight, because it was indeed true. Raquel was 8 years old at this point.

2 years after she had been drafted into the revolutionary army, she was sent on her first mission, ordered to attack an ARGENT wildlife foundation located deep in the Amazonas. The building was heavily fortified and well-protected, both by ARGENT troopers and mechanized units. Raquel had been put on the bomb squad, tasked with infiltrating the compounds and planting explosives throughout the fight while the other units held ARGENT's attention. This was most likely what saved her life, as most of the soldiers on the bomb squad were already trained soldiers of the revolutionary army. Some of them where not all too happy with having the "Favela Brat" on their team, but Raquel sucked up their insults in silent defiance, only caring for one thing: To prove her worth in the eyes of Victor Cruz, as she was entirely convinced that him putting her on the bomb team was a vote of confidence on his part and she would rather die than let him down. It was thanks to this zealotry that she managed to close her eyes and cover her ears to the screams of her fellow soldiers who died down on the field acting as a diversion. Instead, she flawlessly carried out her mission, her smaller stature and nimble body proving very adept at infiltration and subterfuge, something her fellow soldiers caught on to. After this mission, she was assigned to the 27th regiment, the Covert Operations team, permanently. In time, their attitude towards their new "little sister" changed, and Raquel quickly came to like it with her new team, performing several successful raids and sabotage missions against all manners of targets, including governments, ARGENT, VIPER and even UNTIL. Throughout the years, Raquel grew ever more zealous and lyoal to the Baron's cause and forgot almost everything of her old life. For 15 long years did she fight alongside Cruz and his team as an infiltrator and spy, being active behind the scenes all over the world. USA, France, Germany, China, Japan, no place were there that the Baron's influence didn't reach and under the radar, Raquel worked feverishly to further his dream of a new world order. Among her peers, she was given the moniker of "Favela", a nod to her origins and because "Favela Brat" didn't quite cut it when she grew into a woman.

Experimentation

August 27th, 2003

UNTIL Years

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Appearence

Standing at only 5'11, Raquel still manages to be quite the imposing figure while in uniform. Through vigorous training and experimental drug therapy, she's reached even beyond the peak of human physical limits. Though she maintains mostly feminine traits (Admittedly through some effort), what primarily stands out is her musculature and amazonian figure. While she's no stranger to dolling herself up for a night out on town, Raquel's stern features are prominently displayed on her face at almost all times. A lifetime of warfare has hardened her something great and her piercing gaze is said to silence even the wolves, you will know when she means business. She has an old scar running across her right eye, an old reminder of what being careless gets you. Despite her rigid appearence, however, her movements are very graceful and feline, while still maintaining an intimidating posture earned from years as a Special Ops operative.

Personality

While on duty, Raquel is focused, driven, responsible and stoic. She will do her outmost to make sure her team finishes their objective, and does so while staying alive. Human lives remains the most important to Raquel in any situation and she'll go to painstaking lengths to preserve them if necessery. She prefers working alone, because then the only life she feels responsible for is her own, which she feels makes it easier for her to focus on the objective. Raquel also has a strong sense of justice and faithfully follows the laws set but UNTIL, forwning greatly upon vigilantes and especially mercenaries. While she has a tendency to get hung up on what the law dictates, she will never let it get in the way of what she believes is right. While she likes to think that everyone has something good in them, she's seen enough of the dirty, gritty reality to know that such isn't the case. Whatever her opponent's intentions, if they do evil upon innocent then she will take them down, no exceptions. Though while she will use any means necessery, save for deadly force if she can help it, Raquel has a tendency to put psychological limits on herself, knowing fully well that she's above human potential.

While off duty, Raquel becomes more laid-back and casual. She enjoys socializing and drinking, often hanging around the local clubs on her off-hours. Social, friendly and extrovert, she's more comfortable around crowds than her gruff work persona might suggest. She can be outgoing and affectionate when the mood strikes her, but generally limits herself to a pleasent smile and tone while conversing with strangers. Raquel's personality type is ESFJ.

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Abilities

• Hyper Synapses - Through bioengineering, Raquel's nervous system has been hardwired with a direct link connecting her arm musculature to the synapses in her eyes. This resulted in a reaction time that is far beyond any regular human. Bypassing the actual thought process between spotting a target and taking aim, Raquel's muscles immedietally respond the second she makes eye contact with a hostile target and takes aim before her brain has even processed the full information given, with a surgical precision of 98.6% hit chance while the target is within a range of 100ft, detoriating only slightly for ranges up to the double. There are, however, downsides to this ability. The first is that in order for Raquel to lead a normal life without her Hyper Synapses reacting wildly to any sudden movement, it has been deliberately designed to activate only when the Adrenaline level in her blood reaches a certain threshold. Furthermore, the hypersensitivity makes her highly reactive to just about any movement and the higher the level of adrenaline in her body, the more prone she is to fire before she can tell friend from foe. This is one of the reasons why Raquel prefers to work alone, as it diminishes the risk of friendly fire something great.

• Muscle Memory - Coming hand in hand with her Hyper Synapses, Raquel had already developed muscle memory before she was subject to the experimentation with Hyper Synapses. Raquel is so used to her specific choice of firearms that she easily wields them as an extension of her body. Her body knows the weight, length, balance, recoil and mechanisms of all her weapons, so she doesn't have to waste precious brain activity on them while on the battlefield, allowing her to work with the swiftness and precision of a robotic unit.

• Physical Enhancements - Another boon she gained from the experimentation, in which her physical traits such as muscle mass, reflexes and resistance to physical pain was increased beyond the limits of a regular human. In every aspect, she's at peak physical condition, however such a high-maintenance body requires plenty of nutrition to keep running, making Raquel quiet the big eater (Though she'll never let this show if she can helpt it) and the aftermath of most of her missions generally consists of her stuffing herself with several days worth of food in order to recover.

• Military Veteran - A veteran of war, especially guerilla warfare, Raquel has intricate knowledge of the rules of engagement and the unwritten laws of the battlefield. Having spent over 20 years as a soldier, Raquel commands a level of experience and wisdom that few soldiers can claim, for better or worse.

• Martial Training - Raquel has also been taught in a variety of martial arts, both for dispatching hostiles silently and for self-defense. She's a master of Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having trained in the former since before she joined the militia, but she's also very skilled in Grappling martial arts such as Krav Maga and Combat Sambo, having learnt those in order to perfect her role as a covert ops soldier.

• Covert Ops - Raquel is a ghost when she wishes to, able to sneak past some of the most advanced security systems on the planet. She's been inside ARGENT, VIPER and even UNTIL bases without being caught or even suspected before, but her skills doesn't end with just infiltration and espionage. She's also very adept at subterfuge and misdirection, not above using her feminine viles in order to gain information or to avoid suspiscioun if necessery.

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