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Background Red Sonja Aliases: The Hellion of Hyrkania, the She-Devil with a Sword, the Red Sonja, the Red Devil Nicknames: Tiger Age: 18 Occupation: Warrior, mercenary First appearance: Red Sonja: Birth of the She-Devil #1 (June 12, 2019) Likes: Ale, Shashana, Elli, Sylvan, men, women Dislikes: the gods, Ozzyus, Raka Backstory The land of Hyrkania, a nation whose people are often regarded as ignorant goat herders . Despite its poor reputation, this land was home to a young girl known only as Sonja. Raised in one of its villages by two loving parents, Sonja’s idyllic childhood would come to an abrupt end when the village burned down by mercenaries. Though she and her parents escaped the arson, by the time she was discovered by the warrior thief Ozzyus, she was alone in the snow, her family having been murdered by animals. Taking pity on her, Ozzyus decided to raise her as his own, and as she grew up, Sonja would end up befriending a girl named Shashana. Though they got along and even t...

  Background Red Sonja Aliases: The Hellion of Hyrkania, The She-Devil With a Sword, The Red Sonja Nicknames: Red, She-Devil, Sonjita, Crazy Bitch, Big Red Height: 6’0 Occupation: Warrior, mercenary First appearance: Red Sonja #0 (December 14, 2016) Likes: Ale, New York, hot baths, Max Dislikes: Kulan Gath, his followers, sharks, uncertainty, magic Backstory "Know also, O Prince, that in those selfsame days that Conan the Cimmerian did stalk the Hyborian king-doms, one of the few swords worthy to cross with his was that of Red Sonja, warrior woman out of majestic Hyrkania. Forced to flee her homeland because she spurned the advances of a king and slew him instead, she rode west across the Turanian Steppes and into the shadowed mists of legendry" - The Nemedian Chronicles During what was otherwise a regular night, Sonja was approached by the messenger Ram of Shonkador with a mission: protect the people of Meru by slaying the Beast of Khauran . When she and the demon faced off...