Character

Wakamoto Tetsuko

若本徹子

Wakamoto Tetsuko is a Witch from Fuso and attached with the Fuso Imperial Navy. She is said to be the strongest Witch of Fuso. Because of the countless sakura marks indicating her shot down count that were added to her Striker Unit, it is frequently mistaken for a pink-colored Striker. This has earned her the alias of "Rosa Bein" (pink legs). Tetsuko's ace archetype is Tetsuzō Iwamoto, Kotetsu "Tiger Tetsu" Her awakening as a Witch was early, with her magic power manifesting itself when she was an elementary school student. In 1936, she was admitted into the Maizuru Navy-attached Elementary School to receive training as a regular Witch. During this time, she studied under the "God of War" - Squadron Leader Kitagou Fumika, learning swordsmanship and air battle tactics. In that same period, she competed with (at the time) 1st Class Flight Petty Officer Sakamoto Mio in swords and in the sky, and also had a friendship with (at the time) 1st Class Flight Petty Officer Takei Junko. In 1937, she first participated in actual combat in the Fuso Sea Incident. While unrefined, she displayed a glimpse of the ace that would appear later. After the incident, she received mothership training and was appointed a Pilot Officer, being selected by the Fuso Navy European Dispatch Fleet to be a member of the Mobile Troops on the Sōryū aircraft carrier.