A.U. What If - Maria Roberts (of SNTG: TOS - Episode 87: "Patogiller, the Triple-Combined Iron Beast") became G-6 the Crane of the Science Ninja Team
Maria Roberts as G-6 the Crane of the Science Ninja Team
Maria Roberts - G6 the Crane
Height: 180 centimeters (4')
Weight: 30 kilograms (66 pounds)
Skin Tone: Fair
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Green
Age: 14
Aliases: Julie Leslie, Amber Masaki, Gloria Onishi and Maria the Crane
Bird Style: White-Naped Crane
Bird Style Color: White and Gold
Position: Long-Range and Aerial Combat Expert
Background: Maria is the daughter of wealthy industrialists at first to be kidnapped by local thugs trying to break into and gain capital for Galactor. When Jinpei Tsubakurou, G4 the Swallow rescues her and is forced to reveal himself to protect her; Maria tells him that her father Atticus Roberts - President of Roberts Aerospace International which provided the ISO and Science Ninja Team/G-Force with their mighty G-Machines - is secretly a member of Red Impulse Squadron trying to uncover the true identity of Berg Katse. After they have a run-in with Galactor at Yohiro Amusement Park in Downtown Utoland in which Maria proves herself to be as capable a fighter as Jinpei, he brings her to Dr. Nambu and Dr. Pandora for analysis. Ultimately due to become a member of the Gatcharangers, Maria has hope to become Jinpei's love interest. Towards the end of the Galactor crisis, her surviving mother supports their potential romantic partnership.
Personality: At first a little stuck up and haughty for being her rich family's scion, she graduates into being a carefree and eccentric teenager who so happens to be on the front lines of the intergalactic community's battles with the terrorist empire Galactor. At first many of her teammates may see her as a bad influence on Jinpei. However, she is insightful as she grows to change the purpose of the Science Ninja Team by discovering plights of some of Galactor's operatives. Although somewhat impulsive from time to time, both her rash and thought-out actions prove to be inspirational for her teammates. In essence, Maria represents seeing a bigger and whole picture with an outlook to bring hope for a future while also acknowledging faults in others and remaining indifferent to them, mostly. She soon has a big brother figure in Ken who have relatives with Red Impulse Squadron.
Mecha: G6 the White Crane
Arsenal: Talon Bow - A composite core bow which can shoot arrows of charged energy that can be tuned in frequency and amplitude from a light stun for five minutes to capable of setting off massive chain reactions. Perfect for stealth operations to take out an enemy captain. It forms the cross bar of the Imperial Gatcha Blaster.
