Deunan Knute

The daughter of Gilliam Knute, a bioscientist who invented the Bioroid race, and Carl Knute, a distinguished and decorated war veteran who later revolutionized the LAPD SWAT.

In various depictions, Deunan is revealed to have witnessed her mother's murder, however she had gone for long periods not remembering it (or remembering her mother at all) due to traumatic memory loss.

The circumstances of the murder's setting differ a bit based on the media.

In the 2004 anime, Deunan's mother is shot unintentionally by a startled soldier when she happened to be holding a pistol and lunged forward.

But she was only lunging forward to protect Deunan and get her out of the room with the soldiers.

This happened in a closed computer laboratory.

In XIII, Deunan's mother's death is intentionally planned by a sniper rifle wielding assassin.

It happens in an open area while the pair are walking down the street.

Deunan at ten years old, travelling with her father after her mother's death, as depicted in XIII episode 1.

After her mother's death, Deunan Knute was trained from a young age by her father to be a superlative fighter and strategist.

In the early 2120s, she joined her father's ranks and became a operative in the Special Weapons and Tactics arm of the force.

It was here where she met with Briareos, another rising star, as well as a young (future Colonel) Hades, who held a high position until being expelled due to a misdemeanor.

Following the outbreak of World War III (or IV depending on whether you're following the manga or anime histories), both Deunan and Briareos were conscripted into the US Army, and served in the same platoon on the North African Front.

Following his supposed death, and the dissolution of the United States, she then led an independent band of mercenaries through the various battles that cropped up during the final months of the international conflict.

It appears that she ended up in Europe or the Balkans just prior to being abducted by ES.W.A.T., and brought into the Olympian metropolis.

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