ハンナ・ウルリカ・ルーデル
from Strike Witches
Height
171.00 cm
Age
19
Birthday
July 2
Origin
Karlsland
Rudel is a Karlslander anti-ground witch. She is considered the best ground attack witch in the world. During the outbreak of the Second Neuroi War, Rudel was part of the Ostmark International Neuroi Watch Wing and fought alongside Elizabeth F. Beurling. After 1940, she was promoted to colonel and commander of the Second Dive Bombing Wing. Within the setting of the Strike Witches world, she is one of the best-seven witches in terms of shot down count (the other six being Wilcke, Barkhorn, Schnaufer, Rall, Marseille and Hartmann). Her Adjutant is Adelheid. Hanna Rudel is a highly driven, focused and confident witch, fearless and undaunted with her missions and mostly unconcerned for her well being in battle; making relentless assaults and attacks against the enemy and accomplishing very awe inspiring, yet highly risky, feats. Such methods (which some would argue are outright reckless) had resulted in her inflicting regular injury to herself to the point where she caries considerable scars on her body, with the scar along the bridge of her nose being the most noticeable and prominent. Noticeably she still insists on flying however, despite any injuries she sustains and even if ordered not to fly until she heals up her wounds and rest. It was due to her reckless achievements and driven focus that she earned the name "Beelzebub" and "demon" due to her actions, attitude and accomplishments under fire and having the uncanny ability to avoid death. Even despite being old enough that she cannot raise a shield anymore; she still flies and fights regardless and keeps this detail a secret between herself and Adelheid. There are times where she is insightful and stoic, and times where she is apathetic to her own personal upkeep and appearance and what others think of her, whether good or ill. But the striking thing about Rudel is Rudel has an attitude that can be argued to be in the realm of being "a fanatic" with an obsession for fighting. She is staunchly anti-Neuroi and believes that the only way to secure humanities survival is the complete eradication of all Neuroi, one alien at a time, and that her place as a witch is on the battlefield and that no one and nothing can or should stand between her and her duty and place as a witch and soldier of humanity. Her ace archetype is Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
Strike Witches
When humanity is threatened by an alien menace, when all other options have been exhausted, mankind’s last line of defence will not be tanks, planes, or battleships – rather, it will be brave young girls who take to the skies to fight for the planet! Set in a world that’s both familiar and yet strangely different to our own, STRIKE WITCHES revolves around a team of girls with magical powers, who wear special fighter plane equipment in order to fight in thrilling aerial battles. In this world, the Industrial Revolution was powered by magic rather than steam - and the Wright Sisters invented a magical aircraft to replace broomsticks. Following the progress of these girls through this bitter war, STRIKE WITCHES will chart their triumphs, their tragedies, their friendships and their rivalries. In a world torn asunder by war, these innocent young women come of age on the battlefield - all against the backdrop of some of the most stunning aerial battles ever seen in any visual medium. Thrilling battles, superb mecha and high drama– STRIKE WITCHES delivers in full on the promise of Japanese animation!
