Canon History

Apr 21, 2008 21:33

Robin is a "craft user", a secret trainee of The Catholic Church in Italy that uses her craft (fire) to hunt down witches. A 15 year old witch, she was raised in a convent before working for the STN-J. The STN-J were however working on a liquid called Orbo capable of deactivating a witch's craft at the cost of weakening the user.

With the rest of the STN-J, Robin finds out that the Orbo is made out of the essence of the witches. Because the Orbo was created the block a witch's power, it weakens other witches who use it, causing the other hunters (who are all seeds) to either never realize their powers or eventually lose their powers over time. Robin refuses to use the Orbo because of how it effects her. Orbo cannot be used by normal humans, as it causes a severe reaction. STN is working on a new version of Orbo to eliminate the need of using seeds in their hunts, and human witch hunters need to wear heavy protective gear to guard against the effects of even the newer Orbo.

Robin was originally supposed to retrieve an item, called the Fragment of Wisdom, that would enhance a witch's powers to the brink of being unstoppable, merely working as an STN-J subordinate as a cover. At first, she seemed rather weak as she didn't maintain too much control over her pyrokinetic powers. She also was somewhat distant from the other characters. However, during her time with the STN-J, she becomes more and more powerful thanks to not using the Orbo, eventually becoming the STN-J's top target. It is discovered that Robin is in fact a "Designer Witch", a Witch created with genetic engineering on "Project Robin".

Robin was designed by the STN to be the "perfect witch". Carried by Father Juliano's daughter, Maria, the project succeeded to produce a little girl. Father Juliano was told to kill the child, but he could not bring himself to do so. Robin was sent to live in a convent in Italy, where she resided until the STN-J brought her back to Japan.

Eventually, the STN decides that Robin's powers have become too strong. They reclassify her as a witch, and send out special hunters after her. The STN-J rebels against Solomon and tries to defend Robin, but their office is attacked in the process. Robin is forced to go into hiding. Doujima locates Robin by accident when she's investigating another lead about witch seeds, and manages to convince her to work with them in secret. With Robin back on the team, the STN-J discovers the truth about Orbo and where the witches they have caught are being sent. They discover the Orbo is being made from the witches themselves, draining them of their essence.

In a raid against the Factory that produced Orbo in an attempt to free the captured witches, Robin and Amon fall behind and are trapped when it collapses during the STN-J team's escape. Knowing she would be trapped, Robin used her powers to try and keep a shield around herself long enough that she wouldn't be crushed. Eventually, she tired beyond her abilities, and fell unconscious. When she awoke, she was in Econtra.

*history, canon

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