Raisa Pöttgen
from Strike Witches
Raisa is the witch who protects Hanna-Justina Marseille's back and the sky above her as consort. While she might look childish, her personality is mother-like and she's good at taking care of others. She is "a good kid" according to Marseille. While she is obviously skilled enough to keep up even with Marseille's sometimes irregular maneuvers, she always prioritizes helping Marseille raise her score rather than achieve something on her own, and is fully devoted to being Marseille's consort. Her feelings for Marseille could be described as a something close to worship, and while she takes great care in fulfilling her part as a support, she maintains a distance in private. She never felt proud of her own achievements, even when she gained the title of an ace after downing 6 enemies, which she considered Marseille's leftovers. When Marseille was ordered to form a joint aviation corps "Afrika" by Flight Lieutenant Katou of the Fuso Army, Raisa befriended Sergeant Inagaki from the same unit and took it upon herself as her mentor. Her fighter pilot archetype is Rainer Pöttgen.
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!
