Description: Born to a German mother and a Scottish father, Helga was the oldest of six children, and the only girl.  Her father encouraged her natural athletic ability, and she went on to study small-arms combat and martial arts to instructor level.  She later had training in firearms under a soldier called Rourke.  Her expertise and intelligence impressed him.  Rourke also saw her potential as a spy, and she joined him on an expedition as his intelligence officer.  She joins the expedition after three years with Whitmore Industries, where she worked as Whitmore's personal bodyguard and chauffer.  She is one of only three living people to have bested Commander Rourke in both unarmed combat and chess.

Quote: "Cartographer, linguist, plumber?  Hard to believe he's still single."