Mirage is a slight redhead in her mid-twenties (that was back in 2997 - she's soon to become permanently 29). She’s rather attractive, save for the disheveled hair, vicious facial scar, the broken nose and the permanent scowl marring her face (expertly fixed - save the scowl - by Dr. Jacobs).

Mirage hails from "the Periphery", more specifically the Oberon Confederation (out beyond the Commonwealth/Combine border). The daughter of a minor “Lord” on the planet Ferris II, she spent her youth training as a mechwarrior and mechtech. Later she joined her father’s band of piratical mercenaries and raided Periphery worlds for slaves and tech supplies (she's pretty much failed to mention this part, having always portrayed herself more as a victim than a "pirate princess").

During one raid against a world on the Commonwealth border (Somerset to be more specific), they were unfortunate enough to run into a Steiner peacekeeping force, a full battalion of medium and heavy mechs. The pirates were decimated and the survivors arrested, but Mirage managed to pass off as a slave and thus escaped execution. She made her way to Solaris in the hopes of finding employment, but it was difficult to find anyone willing to take her on without a mech to her name or any form of credentials.

She was one of the original Lancer recruits, picked up on Solaris, alongside Puppy, Jimmy and Catnip. Takari gave her the break she needed, and she will never forget that leap of faith. From her first hours in a company Stinger, Mirage has come very far. She now pilots the Hatchetman prototype that's part of the Katanas' command lance, and she's got more wealth than she ever had as a Periphery "nobility". Not bad for a girl who nearly ended her life on the end of a rope.

Life hasn't been all kind to her though. She was very close to Puppy, and still mourns her. She also had a thing for the boss man, but what girl doesn't? She had a fling with Drivethrough, but that's over (apparently it was quite hot, for a time, until it crashed and burned). She seems very pleased with Tooms and Ogre having been accidented. She's not so happy about Fishbait being large and in charge. They don't really mix well. Oil and water and all that.

Her callsign comes from her uncanny ability to move unseen, appear from nowhere to unleash hell, then fade away before the enemy can mount an effective response. She’s at her best in fast, agile mechs. The Hatchetman is a little on the slow side for her, but it does suit her temperament and fighting style in some ways.