Combat Arms Dev Blog (10/02/13)

Hello. This is MiniBeast.

Today, I want to introduce you to "Codename: Lynx", another Russian soldier following the release of Zharkov. She is a former officer from the JSF, but she is now working for Warcorp to bring honor to her disgraced family. She possesses superior tactical skills that earned her a codename immediately after joining Warcorp, and she is an outstanding tactician and sniper.

Her real name is Natalia, and she comes from a long line of military officers. Her father was a decorated general respected by all of his troops. She grew up with great respect for her father, and so she entered the military academy to follow in his footsteps.

Several years later, she had proven herself in battle as an officer of the JSF. Her beauty, and her ability to carry out even the toughest of missions, earned her the nickname, "The Jewel of the JSF". But the thing that brought her the most joy was the fact that she had proven herself to her father. She believed that nothing could steal that joy from her.

But, after her father's implication in an elicit bribery case, all of her joy and happiness disappeared. Her father's subordinate, the man responsible for taking the bribes, had conspired to turn her father into the culprit. Her family's honor and reputation were no match for the falsified evidence. Her father was stripped of his ranks and thrown in prison, and the family fell into crippling debt when her mother fell ill from the trauma of watching her husband's fall from grace.

However, Natalia never gave up, even after she was half-chased from the JSF. She had a family to protect and her father's honor to reclaim. So, to regain all the things most dear to her, she joined Warcorp as an Operative and began her new life.

Next, Designer L will speak a little about her concept design, and the development process.



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