Age: 30 Height: 6'5" Female Aleksandra Zaryanova or as she normally goes by Zarya, is one of the world's strongest women, a celebrated athlete who sacrificed personal glory to protect her family, friends, and country in a time of war. As a soldier in the Russian Defense Forces, she is proud to use her strength to protect the ones she loves. Zarya has good tactical instincts. She is distrustful of omnics, even those who seek co-existence with humanity. However, after her experiences with Lynx Seventeen, her views softened, distinguishing between the Siberian omnics attacking her homeland, and the rest of omnic-kind in general. Similarly, Zarya initially disdained Overwatch, at least in part due to the rivalry between Overwatch and the RDF, but she softened her stance after joining the organization. Eventually coming to like the organization and the people within. She enjoys eating cabbage perogies, and rabbits are her favorite animal, specifically large ones. She takes her exercise very seriously. Focusing on weightlifting and bodybuilding, Aleksandra was identified by the national athletics program as a potential star. She trained extensively, moving up the ranks while representing her country. At the Summer Games held in New York, Aleksandra won gold despite having a cold and a torn trapezius. She was expected to shatter longstanding records in the upcoming world championships. Her highest record weight lift is a 512kg barbell deadlift. When taking protein powder, she's no nonsense and takes it unflavored with water. She's 6'5" with natural bright pink hair. She's a thick muscular woman. She usually keeps her hair shaved on the sides and has the back tied into a ponytail. She has a thick Russian accent.