Character

Theoto Rikka

Theo has the golden hair and emerald eyes of a Jade. He is slender and—compared to the other boys—fairly short at 165 cm tall. Like the other members of Spearhead, he wears desert camouflage combat fatigues scavenged from the Republic's surplus stocks. He later switches to the Federacy's steel-colored panzer jacket uniform. After the events of Gunsmoke on the Water, Theo loses his left hand. Theo is described as guileless and brutally honest in his thoughts. Sarcastic and blunt in his words and humor, Theo has difficulty restraining himself from speaking his mind. This is most evident in his tirade against Lena following Kaie's death. Theo keeps a sketchbook that he often draws in as a pastime. Theo holds a grudge against most Alba, but is willing to accept that there are some honorable ones due to a past experience in his first squadron. His first squadron was lead by an Alba, a former soldier from the decimated Republic Armed Forces. Theo and the rest of his squadron hated their leader, believing him to be a self-righteous pig that could retreat to the Eighty-Five Sectors once things went south. He didn't run away however; the leader died in a sortie where he refused to retreat to allow the other Processors to escape. The dying squadron leader's final words to Theo had a profound impact on him; Theo adopted the leader's Personal Name and Mark of Laughing Fox. Theo and Kurena would join Shin and Raiden's squadron in RY 366. A year later in February, they would be assigned to the First Ward and form the Spearhead Squadron. Theo's unit, the Laughing Fox, is the most orthodox of the team, being left in its standard weapon configuration. The same cannot be said about his piloting style. Theo is adept at using the grappling wires of his unit, leaping and swinging through the air between trees or buildings. He often attacks from a vertical surface, such as the side of a building, to pierce the thinner top armor of the Legion. This is a strategy that takes advantage of his excellent spatial perception and the fact that the heavily armored Legion such as Löwe and Dinosauria possess major weak spots on their top armor. Some Legion units like the Löwe also have difficulty elevating their weapons, reducing the danger Theo faces when he attacks from above.