Rank: Major
Nationality: Britannian
Leila Malcal comes from a Britannian noble family that rejected the empire's rigid power structure and defected to the E.U. as political exiles. Adopted by the Malcals after losing her biological parents, she grew up in Europe and eventually joined the E.U. Army, where she rose to the rank of Major.
She started as an adjutant under Commander Anou in the W-0 Unit, but her real moment came when she masterminded Operation Alpha—a daring rescue mission aimed at breaking through to the trapped 132nd Regiment at Narva. The operation was successful, but it nearly cost her everything. Anou had ordered Japanese teenagers into suicide attacks as a last resort, and Leila couldn't accept it. She directly confronted him and had him removed from command.
Her decisive action and the operation's success earned her a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel from General Smilas, along with command of the W-0 Unit itself. For someone her age, it was an extraordinary rise through the ranks, and fans often note that her willingness to stand against her superior officer showed real moral conviction.
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