Gemma Sterling

Gemini Sterling, better known as Gemma, is a fifteen-year-old professional Mecha Beast Racer and an inspiring Slugslinger from the Western Caverns. Born into the great Sterling family of Mecha Racers, Gemma happily followed the family legacy. She uses a W-LF Mecha Beast Model, and a Sterling Z-Strike K9 blaster. Her signature Slugs are Charli, an Arachnet slug, and Vira, an unknown kind of slug.

After a race, Gemma was approached by Dr. Blakk who wanted to recruit her for his cause, luckily, she was saved by the Shane Gang who proceeded to take her to their hideout. There, she learned their mission and decided to team up with them, putting her racing career on a halt for the time being.

Physical description
Gemma is very slender and physically fit, due to the intense training she went through to become a Mecha Racer. She has an olive-colored skin tone with medium-length strawberry-blonde hair, which she keeps tied up when racing, and the signature Sterling family's silver eyes.

Her usual attire consists of a black and dark red, long-sleeved jacket, a black and silver shirt, dark pants tucked into black and red boots, black fingerless gloves, and padded armor on her shoulders. She also wears, around her waist, a white belt with Slug Tubes attached, though it's usually hidden by her jacket. When alone, Vira rides on her shoulder, but in public, she has Charli. When racing or out in public, Gemma tends to wear a pair of dark shades to hide her eyes so people don't know who she is. Once joining the Shane Gang, she gains a backpack similar to Eli's for her slugs to reside in when not in a Slug Fight.

Personality
Gemma is a kind-hearted, young girl with the love Mecha Racing. Though, when she comes to something she doesn't know, she turns into another person. Due to only being only in racing, Gemma is very naïve when it comes to Slugslinging and the things about it. She often looks confused when Eli or someone talks about something about Slugs, but she's learning.

Though she tends to keep to herself, Gemma won't hesitate in helping a slug out if she sees them needing help. She's not so great with people, mostly because the last people she was with, were only with her for the fame. Because her family is well known throughout Slugterra, Gemma keeps many things to herself. She is usually found out right away due to the fact that her eyes give her identity away since her family is known for their silver-colored eyes.

Once she joins the Shane Gang and opens to them, she starts seeing them and treating them as a second family, especially Trixie (the only girl on the team) and Kord. Though, she still has her naivety and tends to stick near Eli only doing someone if he thinks it's alright.

Abilities
Born into a Mecha Racing family, racing is all Gemma's ever known. She's spent years training before going out on her own.

Skills

 * Mecha racing: Born into a long line of Racers, Gemma is extremely skilled in racing. She is extremely well-versed in the various courses and knowing which form of her Mecha Beast she should use.
 * Slugslinging: As a Mecha Racer, Gemma doesn't Slugsling as much as one does, but since joining the Shane Gang, her skill has improved massively.
 * Mechanical intuition: She is very skilled in the mechanical section, as she is able to easily repair her Mecha Beast. While her upgrades are nowhere near Kord's experience, she is happy to always help him out.
 * Enhanced agility: Due to the amount of training she had to go through, Gemma is very agile which allows her to do a variety of tricks when racing. Her agility is probably greater than Eli's.

Equipment

 * Z-Striker K9: The Z-Striker K9 is Gemma's personal blaster. Designed by the Cave Trolls that live in her home cavern, Gemma's blaster was equipped with an eye scope to help lock and aim her slugs, despite her not actually using her slugs during her racing.
 * W-LF: Gemma's chosen Mecha Beast is a W-LF model nicknamed "Wolfie". Wolfie is made for speed and agility, but still equally strong. It is powered by a Turbine Heart and is fitted with a Flight Mode, which helps her in her races. She is currently working on an Aquatic Mode which is still in beta testing. Wolfie is also equipped with artificial intelligence, allowing it to move and think on its own, and a voice command that only lets Gemma control it. It is later revealed that Gemma has a device that allows her to call for Wolfie from any location.

Weaknesses

 * Slug battles: Because she is just a beginner, Charlie is not very good in Slug Battles and can easily be overpowered by someone with greater skill.
 * Slugslinging: As a beginner, Charlie lacks most of the skills needed for Slug fights. But, thanks to training from Eli, Trixie, and Kord and a little bit from Pronto, she is learning more each day.

Background
Born in the Western Caverns, Gemma is the youngest of the great Sterling Mecha Racing family. She is the only daughter and youngest child of Maddox and Cassandra Sterling and the younger sister of Carter, Ashton, Miles, and Cain Sterling. At the small age of eight, her father put her through the same training her brothers went through for Mecha Racing. By age thirteen, she was already far better than her own brothers in their training and could jump right into races.

At some point during her training years, she met and befriended an Arachnet slug, whom she named Charli. Months after leaving home to enter races, Gemma came across Vira, a slug of an unknown species, saving her from a Slug Hunter.

After winning a race, Gemma was approached by Dr. Thaddius Blakk, who tried to recruit him (not knowing Gemma was using her birth name Gemini, and being a male) into his team due to her get racing skills but was quickly saved by the Shane Gang who took her to their hideout. There, Charlie, Vira, and Arcana were told about Dr. Blakk and his Ghouls and both quickly joined the team.

Trivia

 * Her favorite slug is a Tazerling, which is the same Slug as her ancestor.
 * It is currently known if she has a Tazerling, but it's quite possible she does have one.
 * Though Gemma is dominant in her left-handed, she is able to use her blaster in either hand.
 * For an unknown reason, Gemma, when racing, makes people think she is a male while she uses her birth name, Gemini. It is later revealed that she and her father planned this, as the Racing community was very big and he wanted to keep her safe.