Author Note: Considering that this is an official pilot in the WipEout series, there is no official backstory behind this character at all (that I know of). This is my own take of a made up backstory for this pilot, but of course it isn’t canon, especially since I have something planned out for this pilot, playing a big role in the Auricom/Qirex conflict in the FX500 league.
Identification/Statistics
Name: Nadia Elenova
SEX: Female
Birth: January 17th, 2180
Zodiac: Capricorn
Age (Currently 2217): 37
Nationality: Russian
Origin: Russia
Race: Caucasian (Albino)
Language(s): Russian / some English
Religion: N/A
Height: 5'9"
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Amethyst
Occupation (Before AG-Pilot): Amateur AG-Pilot
FX400 IDF: ELEN0117.2180
Team: Qirex
Position: Command Pilot
Pilot Rank: Elite
Region Reputation: Global
Squad Teammates: Vadik Sidorov / Afina Rusakova / Rory Pinewood / Heather Mckellen
Team Loyalty: High
Allies: Triakis / EG.X / Mirage
Rivals: All Belmondo Foundation supporting teams
Medals: Gold: x13, Silver: x2, Bronze: x0, 2211 FX400 Champion
Sponsors: Blimp, IOTA, Jap Energy Drink, Qirex, Anti Gravity Development
Favorite Events: Tournament
Favorite Track: Outpost 7
Leagues Competed: FX400
Character traits: Talented, Demanding, Relentless, Infamous (to Belmondo Foundation teams)
Skill
Awareness: 9/10
Aggression: 10/10
Reaction/Reflexes: 9/10
Consistency: 9/10
Born on January 17th, 2180 in Izhevsk Russia, Nadia Elenova had been with Qirex Research & Development since the remaining years of the FX300 league during the early 2200's. Back then she started piloting AG-craft by the time she turned 20, and around that time, Qirex had already reestablished itself since 2179. Their success during the early years had influenced Nadia to someday bring the team back to its former glory, making a big decision of purchasing her own craft to compete in local race events in west Russia. Buying a craft would cost her fortune however, but putting her dedication and knowledge to the sport could someday bring her to the highest division of the AG-race commission for a chance to be a solid and valuable pilot on the once successful Russian team. For three years owning her own craft and competing in many local races across the country, Nadia had showed what she is capable of by winning almost every race she had entered. Many spectators were surprised by her experience and were stunned to see how a single female pilot can outmatch her competitors regardless of the odds that she would lose to them. Her progress soon got attention earning large amounts of sponsors, but her most anticipated offer was a letter from Qirex. Reading the entire letter showed that her skills were highly impressive and that her experience could become stronger if she were to compete with them, paying her a fortune to hire her. Nadia immediately accepted the offer without a second thought, and in a few days, she had set herself off to Qirex's main facility in Moscow. It was there where she had met Levovitch for the first time, knowing that he had made a wise choice of hiring her with the many hired pilots for the team as her skills continued to impress the company. She took most of her training in the virtual world of zone mode, until the development of a new AG-Craft was in the process for the upcoming FX350 league in 2205. Nadia was even given a chance to test pilot the new LS-01 craft, as this heavy looking design made quite an appeal to her while on the test track. Oddly, during her involvement in the facility one day, she was spotted talking to a couple of people outside the HQ. When Levovitch questioned her about it, Nadia just excused it saying it was nothing but random individuals interested about the company. Strangely, she would be absent a few times from the facility, but it didn't seem to question Levovitch at first as she returned on time the next day. However, as they came to the Island of Makana in the mid-2200s, Nadia would do the same thing again while over there. It was the only mysterious thing the team had witnessed from her at the time.
As Qirex made their appearance in Makana during the opening season of the FX350 league, Nadia had made quite a stunning run with the craft, going through the paces against the other teams' newer models. With such a large and heavy craft out of the others, the maneuverability made it looked lightweight. She had won a large number of races, and by 2207, she became one of the most popular pilots to compete in the entire league. Her skills became quite a match-up with other elite pilots competing for the All-Star Championships, and as such, Nadia was obviously chosen to compete in the ASC with the 12 chosen pilots from every team. She was one of the main reasons why Qirex had again became so successful during the first decade of the 2200's, as they once again showed the world that they were still the most successful team on the planet, and that their arch rivals would not dare to challenge them. However, their arch rival company of Auricom Research Industries couldn’t stand the idea of Qirex's "Wildcard" being acceptable in races. To them, Nadia was a menace to the sport’s purity and spirit, saying that her performance in races is too “overpowering” for average pilots that may come across her. She was known to be an aggressive pilot since her appearance in the FX350 AGRL; it's no doubt that Qirex would use her as a wildcard in every tournament they entered and was frequently demanded to be banned from tournaments by Auricom as well as AG-Systems. Nadia saw this as an excuse for Auricom to have an advantage, and that they were scared to see Qirex have influence & dominance over the Anti-Gravity Racing League. Unfortunately for Auricom, the foundation would reject their complaints, yet Nadia's aggression in every race did show concerns to the race commission. Considering that issue and being pressured, the foundation chose to follow part of Auricom's demand by not allowing Nadia to enter a large number of races & tournaments in the standard AGRL events. Unsurprisingly, her and Qirex were not happy about it, yet she was still able to compete in the ASC.
Nadia would see the annoyance of her team's arch rivals, relying now on her team's pilots at the time. Unfortunately, they were no match against their competitors, leaving her to now choose her own in 2209. What followed was a pilot with experience of controlling the craft's technology; not exactly for use of AG-racing, but mostly with space flight. Retired Russian Cosmonaut, Vadik Sidorov, was a former space pilot for Russia's Quantax Space Administration during the late 2180's. He was a transporter traveling to the moon and back and has seen some of the racing on the moon's surface as well as being part of it. When he retired space piloting in 2209, he continued with Qirex for a racing career in the FX400 League, having also experience with AG-Racecraft while on the moon and Mars. Vadik's experience mixing with space flight made him an acceptable pilot for the AGRL, and that his competition was no match for him, making him a reasonable choice for Nadia to take her place. In 2212, Nadia would surprisingly discover a young Qirex pilot during her visit to Ubermall back in East Makana, as the pilot's skill was almost similar to hers. This young Russian pilot was known as Afina Rusakova, and her skills were an influence by Nadia herself, being a big fan of her. A year before that, Nadia had also won the 2211 All-Star Championship, earning a platinum gold medal for her team and the championship title.
By this time, Nadia had unstoppable teammates, and with her now back along her squad, they were the team's biggest assets in the AGRL, having Auricom sweating bullets once again during the race seasons. However, Auricom would fight back with a number of their best pilots, most notable in their lineup was Tyrrell Byron from the United States of America. In 2212, his teammate Rachel Vega, who was once an AG-Queen coming from the same country, would also become exceptional for the team. Both pilots from each team would continue to clash each other for the next few years in the FX400 league, and unfortunately for Qirex, Auricom's pilots would prevail against their very best. Vadik would struggle to keep ahead of Tyrrell in regular events, while Afina would lose against Rachel during a single tournament, getting eliminated by Auricom for the first time in her career. As Vadik & Afina continued to race, Nadia was back in Moscow involved in the main Qirex facility. What brought her back to Russia was an offer by Levovitch, still head of control for the company as she was given the opportunity to become co-director for the team. How she got the offer was for her choice of pilots; because Vadik, Afina, including other handpicked pilots on her squad were such great pilots, they were still unbeatable even without Nadia competing. She became Levovitch's apprentice behind the scenes, thinking about putting Nadia as co-director hoping to still lead Qirex to be the most influential and successful team on the circuit. As the offer stood, Nadia accepted it.
Since Nadia's new position in the company, she had remained unknown to the public eyes of the AGRL, even to Levovitch on certain occasions. Word did come out on her new position which made Auricom nervous of what she may do, especially when she openly threatened them after being given the co-director seat. Plans from Qirex now started to change as some of their motives appear to be up to no good to the Belmondo Foundation. In early 2215, Qirex would round up team principals from other teams for a suspicious meeting back at their HQ. Whatever went on there was entirely unknown to teams supporting the race commission, but considering those teams are their arch rivals, it is certain that Qirex is gearing up for something big. Not only to undermine Auricom and the Belmondo Foundation, but also preparing for what will be a war of race teams in the FX500 Racing League.