<strong>Name:</strong>Athena Metaxas<br/><strong>Age:</strong>26<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>Greek<br/><strong>Rank:</strong>Contractor, prominent Jaeger developer<br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong><br/><div align="center">(http://i.imgur.com/ioOfKIh.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/1jQxdJ3.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Positive personality traits:</strong>Brilliant, thorough, disciplined<br/><strong>Negative personality traits:</strong>Standoffish, defensive, unconcerned about collateral damage<br/><br/><strong>Pre-PPDC experience:</strong>Athena was still in university when the attacks began. She was a globally recognized prodigy in robotics when the end of the world began, but dropped off the world’s radar not long after.<br/><strong>Other skills:</strong><br/>Speaks Greek, English, and passable Japanese<br/>Undefeated at chess (she’ll omit that she’s never played a master)<br/>Steel thumb (able to diagnose and fix mechanical problems in record time)<br/><br/><strong>General Backstory:</strong>Athena worked closely with her father, Aineas, on the Jaeger project even as a teenager, as her father valued her viciously intelligent mind as a filter for his own. He broke an untold number of laws and non-disclosure agreements to involve her, but her contributions were important enough that neither of them were punished. During her time on the project, she nearly completed dozens of degrees on the side, but was too caught up in Jaegers to finish any of them. She never formally graduated.<br/>Her father was a prominent public figure for the Jaeger Project, and when he died of complications arising from his close work with the Jaeger reactors, many looked to Athena to take his place. She vehemently opposed this newfound interest in her opinions and personal life, but often found herself ordered to engage them, for the lack of anyone better suited to it. Aineas had been a jovial, personable man, much-loved by the public. Athena found this legacy difficult to uphold. When not thrust into the public eye, she can be found tinkering.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>As a stellar roboticist, Athena made many invaluable contributions to the Jaeger project. Other scientists were busy with the man-machine interface, to the point that it became an almost spiritual endeavor. Athena had no interest in this, and felt as if it were cheating to integrate the nervous system directly into the mech. She was of an older school, one that much preferred the feel of buttons, pedals, and joysticks. There was a certain empathy to be found with machines built with your own two hands, and when you literally<em>became</em>the machine, all of that value was lost.<br/><br/>In university Athena had been at the forefront of powered armor research. At the time, there were only rudimentary prototypes, with much work remaining to be done particularly in the field of active balancing in the heat of combat. All of that changed with the Jaeger program, however. The global gloves were off, and all the money they ever needed was pouring in. When they were finished balancing a series of 80 meter tall mechs, it was no struggle for Athena to get 4 meter tall powered armor to stand stable in any situation.<br/><br/>Thus was born Athena’s pet project, the Kaempfer series. Instead of a cockpit, the suits open from the back, allowing the “pilot” to climb into a person-shaped alcove. When the suit closes, it becomes an extension of themselves. There is no neural interface, however; it’s pure motion amplification, and instead of force feedback, the suits have HUDs, and instead of thought-driven weaponry, there is an array of controls at each limb. The suits are highly customizable. Athena designed a core skeleton with a multitude of attach points for armor plating, each running power for any equipment the user might desire, as long as they could provide it.<br/><br/>Her own prototypes were workable shortly after Brawler Yukon was completed, and were rapidly adopted by the PPDC for use in Jaeger construction and maintenance. As more Kaempfers were completed, they found homes all across the world, prized for their versatility, though they were expensive in their own right. Tokyo Shatterdome, as one of the most well-stocked domes on the Rim, has several, all in pristine condition and ready for modification thanks to Athena being on site.<br/><br/>(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/315/1/b/ms_08tx_n_efreet_nacht_by_unoservix-d5kowrw.jpg)<br/>Lucent Djinn, Athena’s personal model. According to her, it’s the fastest and most silent Kaempfer on the planet, though she uses it to tinker on Jaegers vastly more than she takes it into combat. Focused mainly on melee.<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/1dnn536.jpg)<br/>Powered armor in “factory” configuration.<br/><br/>Powered armor was not Athena’s only diversion. While the Drift was still in its early phases, much work was done on Jaegers piloted through traditional means. This proved implausible in the short term, as reaction times were too slow, prone to getting the pilot killed and the machine destroyed. The Drift was a shortcut, according to Athena, a cheat that turned the Jaeger into a slave and robbed it of its identity. Her philosophical views on piloting were irrelevant to her superiors, of course, and did little to save the world at the time. The unit that was farthest along in traditional development was given to her to do as she pleased once the Drift was chosen as the future of the Jaeger program. Its systems were far too integrated to be refitted with a Drift cockpit, and it served to silence her for a time. Years later, she has made some progress on it, arguing that its performance with a single pilot outmatches a single-pilot Drift Jaeger. Until it can stand on even keel with a dual-pilot Drift, however, it will remain as a curiosity, little more than a pet rock to keep one of their best minds from straying too far.<br/><br/><strong>Code Name</strong>: Immaculate Shogun<br/><strong>Launch Date</strong>: Whenever it does, somebody's getting laid.<br/><strong>Classification</strong>: Mark Zero (Experimental)<br/><strong>Status</strong>: In Development<br/><strong>Country of Origin</strong>: Independent<br/><strong>Height</strong>: 70 Meters<br/><strong>Weight</strong>: 1900 Tons<br/><br/><strong>Appearance</strong>:<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">The Sleeping Giant</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/ZtcMZpA.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Equipment</strong>:<br/><em>ARX-16 Super Assault Rifle</em>- Scarce more than a super-sized standard slugthrower, this was the first Jaeger weapon developed, and by far the most primitive. It has never seen action, being quickly supplanted by advanced anti-kaiju energy weapons, missiles, and other gear.<br/><br/><em>Jesta Shield</em>- A huge slab of titanium, steel, polymers, plastics, and ceramic that doubles as a giant heatsink for both the Immaculate Shogun and any blasts that happen to contact it.<br/><br/><em>Vulcan Cannons</em>- mounted in the head, these provide point defense against projectiles and can serve as a backup weapon in close quarters. Originally designed as anti-personnel.<br/><br/><em>Schneider Combat Vibroknives</em>: Stored in compartments in the IS's calves, these can vibrate with such intensity that even the thickest kaiju hide will be challenged to hold against their edge. They're still quite capable of stabbing even if power is lost.