Kazimiera Rakuzanka is a former RAINBOW operative that appears in several installments of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Franchise.
Biography[]
Born Kazimiera Koziol in Gdansk, Poland. Her father and brothers worked in the shipyards and she was active from an early age in the movement that later become known as Solidarność (Solidarity). In 1981 when she was 17, she was beaten seriously enough by police to require hospitalization and in 1982, she was arrested during a street demonstration and spent the following year in jail. Upon her release in 1983, she resumed activity in the Solidarity underground while working odd jobs in and around Gdansk. Married in 1986 to Andrzej Rakuzanka, a fellow underground activist. With the shifting of political winds in 1989 and the founding of the Republic of Poland, she was able once again to make public her affiliation with Solidarity.
In 1990, she joined the reconstructed Gdansk police force and quickly moved into undercover work to battle the growing organized crime problem in the newly liberated country. In 1993, she was recruited by GROM, Poland's newly-formed counter-terrorist unit. Initially, she was involved purely in intelligence gathering activities, but in 1994 when her unit took part in Operation Restore Democracy, the American-led invasion of Haiti, she was promoted to full-fledged CT operator. In 1998, she lead her first assault team, and has since cross-trained with the U.S. Delta Force, Norway's Beredskapstroppen, and Finland's Osasto Karhu. In 1999, she was recruited into the newly formed RAINBOW.
EndWar[]
In an alternate timeline, Rakuzanka was an operative of RAINBOW until 2019 when it was disbanded by order of the European Federation. With the breakout of World War III in 2020, she subsequently joined the European Federation Enforcer Corps (E.F.E.C.).
Rakuzanka was later promoted to infantry company commander during the war as part of the Enforcer Corps' elite Battlegroup 20. Leading the Battlegroup's 5th Company, Rakuzanka spearheaded the airmobile attack on the JSF's left flank during the US's first invasion of Europe, and took part in the fierce urban fighting in Calais as U.S. forces attempted to withdraw back to their transport ships. Rakuzanka passed on much of her elite skills to her troops, transforming 5th Company into one of the toughest assault units in the Enforcer Corps.
Psychological Profile[]
Rakuzanka is a survivor. Despite her unassuming appearance she has an iron constitutions and is capable of enduring extreme hardship. She is a strong team player and an excellent shot. She has a sarcastic way of speaking but always reserves her sharpest barbs for the rich and powerful. She is called "Kazi" by friends and family, and "Kamikazi" by her colleagues, although never to her face.
Behind the scenes[]
- While Koziol (or Kozioł, lit. Goat) is an actual Polish last name, Rakuzanka is not. No such name exists in the PESEL database. If it did, it would be a feminine last name: The names are Rakowiecka or Rakowska.
Appearances[]
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Urban Operations
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath
- Tom Clancy's EndWar Online
