Tarisa Manandal

Height: 146 cm (4' 9") Nationality: Nepalese Affiliation: Nepalese Army, United Nations Army (Argus Test Flight) Rank: 2nd Lieutenant TSF: F-15 ACTV Active Eagle, XFJ-01b Shiranui Second, F-18 Hornet

A member of Argus Test Flight, Tarisa rarely backs down from a challenge, and does not take well to losing in anything, being ignored, or having her intentions rebuffed. Tarisa is a Gurkha, a tribe of brave mountain fighters. She particularly excels in high-speed hand-to-hand combat, and has developed her own unit style of high-speed tactics she calls the “Kukri Knife”, after a traditional Gurkha dagger.

Tarisa is known for wearing her heart on her sleeve; she's quick to voice her dissatisfaction with any attitude or order she doesn't like, and the first to ask where or what's wrong with Yuuya. Her nickname 'Chobi' given by Yuuya quickly became popular in Argus.

Her parents, little brother and big sister are all missing. Prior to her deployment to Yukon Base, Tarisa served as a development officer for the F-5G Tigershark, at the Andaman Base Group in the Indian Ocean.