World Witches: Contrail of Witches

ワールドウィッチーズ Contrail of Witches-魔女たちの航跡雲-
World Witches: Majo-tachi no Kosekigumo

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An expansion of the Strike Witches series, World Witches: Contrail of Witches details the short stories of various witches from areas of the European front of the Neuroi War.

Published

Sep 30, 2016 to Nov 30, 2017

Authors

Nanateru

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Heidemarie W. Schnaufer16 fan favorites
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Heidemarie W. Schnaufer is based on German pilot Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer. Her archetype's nickname was The Night Ghost of St. Trond, which is the reference for her story in the manga Kimi to Tsunagaru Sora. She is Karlsland's top night witch (Nachthexe). By the end of 1944, she was nearing a shot-down count of 100, all of which were scored in air combat at night. Together with a magic Radar Antenna, a tell-tale feature of a night witch, she has a special night vision ability which allows her to see clearly through the darkness by starlight. As a child, she had trouble controlling this night vision ability, and thus went through much of her life indoors in dimly lit conditions. At the age of 10, she was admitted into a witch training program, and as she learned to control her powers, her talent as a night witch blossomed. Soon, her night vision ability would no longer spontaneously activate, but the visual neurons which had already been damaged could not be healed even with magic, so she usually wears glasses with a strong prescription. As if in response to her lonely childhood, she has a strong desire to make friends with others her age, which is surprising, especially in a night witch. A currently serving night-fighter air infantryman in 1944. Once she reaches 100 victories, she will be promoted to Squadron Leader, becoming Karlsland's youngest combat air wing commander (Geschwaderkommodore). She also seems to have struck up a friendship with Sanya, and the two regularly contact each other while on night patrol. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki)
Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein8 fan favorites
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Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, referred to as "Prinzessin" (princess) by other witches due to her long name and highly noble lineage, is of Orussian aristocracy which later emigrated to Karlsland. It is a distinguished clan with influence across various European states, especially some people in her family have very deep connections to the royal family of Baltland. Her ace archetype is Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. (Source: Strike Witches Wikia)
Helma Lennartz2 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 10 October 1931 Height: 147 cm Striker Unit: Me 262 A-1a Weapons: MK 108, MG 42, MG 131 A witch originating in Karlsland. She joined the Karlsland Air Force at a young age. At only 13, years of age, she was chosen to be a member of the testing squadron Erprobungskommando 131 "Halb". Her squadron was assembled from accomplished and even elite veteran aces of the Karlsland Air Force, and given her age and relatively short military career, Lennartz's selection was something of an oddity. She is part of the evaluation squad currently performing tests on the new etherjet strikers. Overly serious and methodical, with a somewhat meddlesome personality, Lennartz even nags at the senior aces' personal lifestyle, and how they have to hold up their image as air infantry and be a role model for the entire military. Of course, she gets brushed off immediately afterwards, but she is adored by her fellow squadron members as a sort of squadron mascot, especially with the expression she puts on after being ignored. Lennartz looks up to Gertrud Barkhorn as a role model. Lennartz's kill count does not particularly stand out among Karlsland witches, but nearly 70% of her victories were made in a jet striker, and a large number of those victories were against large-scale Neuroi bombers. Thus, there are high expectations for her to become an ace of the new generation. Her fighter pilot archetype is Helmut Lennartz. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Hanna-Ulrika Rudel1 fan favorites
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Rudel is a Karlslander anti-ground witch. She is considered the best ground attack witch in the world. (Source: World Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Adolfine Galland0 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 19 March 1921 Height: 170 cm Weapon: MG42 Striker Units: Messerscharf Bf 109E, Messerscharf Bf 109F-2 Special, Messerscharf Me 262-1a Special Ability: Magic Eye A witch from Karlsland. As General of the Witch Corps (three-star general) of the Karlsland Air Force, she is the witch with the highest rank worldwide. Her familiar appears to be something of the cat-lineage, but its origins are unknown. Galland was born in Westerholt, located at the northwest of Karlsland, interposed between the Rhine and Weser rivers. When the conflict in Hispania that preceded the full-scale invasion of the Neuroi erupted, Adolfine participated on as a member of the Condor Legion sent from Karsland. But differently from what she expected, she fought exclusively in ground attacks. She accumulated real combat experience and framed detailed reports not only on battle techniques, but also regarding logistics such as supplying and maintenance. Afterwards, she was sent to Fuso as an observing officer, but ended up participating in combat herself during the Fuso Sea Incident upon witnessing the fight between the flying-type Neurois and the new model Striker Units. After returning to her country, Adolfine put out an application for being transferred to the Air Forces. However having achieved countless military results in the ground attack ended up backfiring on her. Not giving up, she repeatedly requested a transfer, which eventually bore fruit with her transfer to the Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG26). After her promotion to Squadron Leader, she was appointed as commander of the JG26 fighter wing. She later established the Jagdverband 44 (JV44), the first test unit of Jet Strikers under her direct command. Even after leaving the front lines, she still adheres to a hands-on approach, doing things like performing test flights herself or sortieing regardless of the fact that she already unable to deploy her magic shield. She receives a deep trust from the Karlsland Emperor Frederick IV and as a result was rapidly promoted to three-star rank and given permission to freely organize units for the sake of the recapture of Karlsland. Using her influence, she helped Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke reestablish the 501st Joint Fighter Wing in Romagna. She is known to speak her mind and make outlandish requests that even her high command cannot meet. Her fighter pilot archetype is Adolf Galland. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Yuno Inufusa0 fan favorites
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Inufusa Yuno is a Witch of the 505th Joint Fighter Wing, originating from Fuso and attached with the Fuso Imperial Army. Originally part of the armored infantry, she participated in the Fuso Sea Incident as a land-based Witch. (Source: World Witches Series Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Yoshiko Nishizawa0 fan favorites
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Nishizawa Yoshiko is a Witch from Fuso attached with the Fuso Imperial Navy. She is also known by the alias of "Demon of Libau" (リバウの魔王). Known for her peerless lively speech and conduct; but in air battles she demonstrates delicate, splendid air maneuvers, with the way how she takes a firing position being particularly artistic. This is to the point that Squadron Leader Sakamoto and Flight Lieutenant Takei, who later became the combat commanders of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing and 504th Joint Fighter Wing respectively, commented that "I'm no match for Nishizawa". Background As her mother was employed in a factory that developed and manufactured clothes for Witches, she had a friendship with the Witches that came in and out from there since she was a child. When her own Witch abilities manifested themselves, she chose the path of an air-battle Witch without hesitation. Upon becoming engrossed by an Army uniform that was waiting to be shipped, Yoshiko arbitrarily attempted to wear it, but was found by Pilot Officer Yokokawa, who worked as an instructor for the Navy. Yokokawa had expectations on Nishizawa's talents from the start. So, before the girl could be taken by the Army, she brought out a practice-use Striker Unit on her own judgment, performed a joint flight and enthusiastically invited her to enlist in the navy. Yoshiko's competency after enlisting in the Navy was top-class even among her contemporaries, getting her selected as a member of the Fuso Imperial Navy European Dispatch Fleet. At the time of her departure, she got to know Sakamoto and Takei, who would later be called the "Libau Triumvirate" along with her. With the end of her mission in Libau, there were arrangements for Yoshiko to return to the homeland as an instructor, but she firmly rejected them. Thanks to the advice of Sakamoto and Takei, who she had a longstanding fellowship with, that "Nishizawa becoming an instructor is totally reckless!", she decided to continue in Europe. Afterwards, she left behind the European Dispatch Fleet she belonged to and fought in numerous battles all across Europe. At the occasion when she dropped by the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing's base, Nishizawa had a mock-air battle with Pilot Officer Kanno, overpowering her. The two then formed a relationship where they would call each other "Kanno" (カンノ) and "Big Sis" (姉御, anego). Personality Yoshiko is someone who easily gets carried away, and so is absurdly strong once she gets cocky. On the other hand, because she is the type of genius that performs everything by intuition rather than theory, is poor at remembering people's faces and names and has an uninhibited personality that only wants to do what is fun, her suitability as a commander or instructor is practically non-existent. The only thing one could say to be her weak point is the sensitiveness of her stomach, which is fussy about the freshness of the food. However, she does not seem to mind if the taste is mediocre so long it is fresh. Frankly, her hobby is "to fly". (Source: World Witches Series Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Constantia Cantacuzino0 fan favorites
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Constantia Cantacuzino is a Night Witch of the 505th Joint Fighter Wing, originating from Dacia. She is occasionally referred to as "Miss Impaler" and "Noble Vampire" by Grete Gollob. Appearence She has a pale white skin,black long hair,golden eyes and a lean voluptuous body, when she activates her witch power a pair of white ears and tail spawn. Her clothing consists of white shirt with a red neck ribbon under a black coat, a pair of black gloves,black pantyhose and dark brown long boots Background Constantia was born into a prosperous duke family, and from childhood she had excelled in all sorts of sporting activities. She entered an aviation school owned by one of her relatives and received flying training. She finished basic flight training in just 2 weeks. She received the advanced flying license and purchased an aircraft and an old Striker Unit for private use so that she could polish her aviation acrobatics. She was so skilled that she became Dacia's champion in aviation acrobatics in 1939, just before the Neuroi invasion. She has the ability to use any kind of Striker Units. She would get her hands on Orussian and Liberion units on the battlefield and use them without any problems right from the first flight. She is also able to pilot large transport aircraft. Her rank was Reserve Flying Officer and when the Neuroi invasion began, she was called to action. She was assigned to the 53rd Flying Corps which had Dacia's most talented witches. Only a week after she started her assignment she got her first victory. Her kill count kept growing and she got promoted to Reserve Flight Lieutenant, and because of her family's influence, she was taken out from the front lines. When the Neuroi offensive intensified, even the upper stratum didn't wish to keep her down when she requested to return to the front lines. She was assigned to the 7th Fighter Group after this. When Dacia fell, she fought to the bitter end to make sure people were able to take refuge in Bucharest. It was said that she had achieved quite the amount of military accomplishments, but since there were no real witnesses, and her remaining silent about her less important kills, no records were kept. After Dacia fell she took part in battle again when she joined with the strike force led by Gollob in Altland. At the end of "the longest evacuation war" she was recruited into the 505th Joint Fighter Wing. When the 506th was formed it was said that the Allied headquarters wanted her in it, but the Fuso army was against it. (Source: World Witches Series Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Greate M. Gollob0 fan favorites
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Greate M. Gollob, full name Greate Maxmiliane Gollob, is a Witch of the 505th Joint Fighter Wing, originating from Ostmark. Background Greate was born in Graz, central Ostmark. Her powers as a witch were discovered in her early childhood, she was put into naval academy from where she graduated to the Ostmark Air Force. She completed her flying practice with outstanding results and was made Pilot Officer as well as the chief coach of the training company. Although she was talented, she was haughty and ruthless. She was thought to be an uninteresting person who doesn't understand humor, but due to her spartan methods in the training company, the witches she trained would later say that they learned everything they would need to survive in actual battle. When she was promoted to Flying Officer she got in an extermination group that used Bf 110 units given by Karlsland. They were deployed to protect the borders of Ostmark. The protection of L'vov was especially vital. Greate earned a lot of kills during the Neuroi's charge. As Dacia's situation got worse, they got the duty to protect the city of Altland in the Transylvania region. As this was also a very important area her kill count kept growing. But the situation kept getting worse and Dacia's capital city Bucharest fell, also the defenses of the important areas in south Ostmark were destroyed. The Neuroi pierced into central Ostmark, but the witches declined the proposal of big retreat and kept on fighting. Because of their efforts, after Ostmark, Dacia and Moesia fell, the region of Transylvania was the last piece that was in the hands of humans. But due to the lack of supplies, taking care of the troops and refugees was too difficult and they had to make the bitter decision to do a full evacuation. As the Neuroi's main force was in the west of Transylvania they decided to evacuate by going towards the Neuroi hive over the Black Sea. This fierce operation was later known as "the longest evacuation war." (Source: World Witches Series Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .