tidbits to expand upon
→ karin kitano is the third child of jyushiro kitano, patriarch of the kitano family.
→ her mother growing up was kei kitano née moriko
→ it's believed her true mother is named estelle parker, an english musician
→ everything she learned in life she picked up from her father, leading her to be the spitting image of a family boss
→ she came close to death protecting her family, when her voice is heard
→ between life and death, she's become a 'wanderer', one who can slip between both sides
→ officially, jyushiro, kei, and karin kitano are considered dead as of 1994. the kitano family has fallen.
→ despite that, karin is still around. she no longer ages, but she can still somewhat enjoy life without being noticed by most. literally, eternally 17
→ karin no longer goes by her family name-- she's no longer part of that family
→ her senpai/onee-chan beat her in a fight, proved how strong she was. yet, extremely kind. died once she felt she could leave the town she loves to karin
→ karin treats the town like her territory, no one messes with it or tries to muscle in without dealing with her
→ if they can defeat her she'll back off. if they don't she "gets rid of them"
→ if the "wanderer" gets killed in action, they turn into a glowing medallion. if they died with a strong enough will to keep fighting, they respawn according to how much damage they took
→ karin's taken out at least ten wanderers-- at six she found out what that means
→she has a tattoo of a phoenix on her back. her element is fire, though she rarely uses fire itself.
→ she's learned how to utilize heat itself, and can control her body temperature. when she's not focused she's a bit more susceptible to colder conditions, but otherwise she can 'heat up' in the middle of fighting, or grow warmer if she needs to keep herself from hypothermia. heating up in battle amounts to her getting a small boost to her toughness and speed, but she'll be more worn out after it wears off.
→through her family, she knows how to fight barehanded, though she may not be necessarily 'disciplined'.
→she can draw a bokken, which she can light up in flames.
→ her mother growing up was kei kitano née moriko
→ it's believed her true mother is named estelle parker, an english musician
→ everything she learned in life she picked up from her father, leading her to be the spitting image of a family boss
→ she came close to death protecting her family, when her voice is heard
→ between life and death, she's become a 'wanderer', one who can slip between both sides
→ officially, jyushiro, kei, and karin kitano are considered dead as of 1994. the kitano family has fallen.
→ despite that, karin is still around. she no longer ages, but she can still somewhat enjoy life without being noticed by most. literally, eternally 17
→ karin no longer goes by her family name-- she's no longer part of that family
→ her senpai/onee-chan beat her in a fight, proved how strong she was. yet, extremely kind. died once she felt she could leave the town she loves to karin
→ karin treats the town like her territory, no one messes with it or tries to muscle in without dealing with her
→ if they can defeat her she'll back off. if they don't she "gets rid of them"
→ if the "wanderer" gets killed in action, they turn into a glowing medallion. if they died with a strong enough will to keep fighting, they respawn according to how much damage they took
→ karin's taken out at least ten wanderers-- at six she found out what that means
→she has a tattoo of a phoenix on her back. her element is fire, though she rarely uses fire itself.
→ she's learned how to utilize heat itself, and can control her body temperature. when she's not focused she's a bit more susceptible to colder conditions, but otherwise she can 'heat up' in the middle of fighting, or grow warmer if she needs to keep herself from hypothermia. heating up in battle amounts to her getting a small boost to her toughness and speed, but she'll be more worn out after it wears off.
→through her family, she knows how to fight barehanded, though she may not be necessarily 'disciplined'.
→she can draw a bokken, which she can light up in flames.