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tsumetaihonoo ([personal profile] tsumetaihonoo) wrote2013-06-04 05:27 pm
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Character profile

Name: Aki Izayoi
Series: Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's
Timeline: End of episode 24 (right after Divine guides her away from the duel ring)
Canon Resource Links: Her MyAnimeList page | Her Yu-Gi-Oh Wiki page | Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's on wikipedia

Personality:

Aki is normally cold and distant. She has little to none trust for others and a lot of hate towards the world. All of this is a result of being treated like a monster for several years. She's had a power unlike any others ever since she was a small girl; a power to physically materialize duel monsters and use their power to cause actual pain. She was feared, even hated and on top of that, she believed that her own parents reacted the same way, which was the final trigger for her change. Aki started to feel like she couldn't trust anyone and that everyone around her was an enemy.

After the implied betrayal of her parents, she entered the dueling underground and gained a name for herself. She couldn't control her powers, which let her to hurt other duelists. She felt guilty for everything she did and eventually couldn't handle it anymore. So she placed a mask on her face and became the Black Rose Witch. With the mask she could just stop feeling anything at all and duel without caring about other people. Black Rose Witch also served as Aki's other personality, which loved to destroy.

Her life changed yet again when she met Divine - a man who claimed to have same kind of abilities as she had. He told her about the Arcadia Movement, which sheltered psychic duelists and also that they "needed Aki's powers". Aki found a place to stay with Divine and found some hope. She stopped thinking and let Divine tell her everything she needed to do. Even if she had found new hope and a reason to exist, her anger towards the rest of the world kept growing. This was also because of Divine, without her actually knowing about it.

She doesn't feel comfortable around people she doesn't know, but she rarely shows her insecurity towards anyone. If she trusts someone, it's possible to see her smile, even though the happiest of feelings are hard for her to find. Strong personalities, such as Yuusei Fudou's, have a chance of breaking through the wall around her to reach for her. It was Yuusei who made her doubt her current situation and think about what she really wanted. This doesn't necessarily make her trust Yuusei, but she's willing to hear him out if he has something to say, which is a good start, considering she used to hate him because he also has a "mark" on her arm which she also has. Even though those who own the mark could be considered as her allies, as people who share her fate, she usually feels hate towards them because she loathes the mark that's made her a monster.

It's hard for her to control her emotions - especially the negative ones. She's easily angered and she'll use her powers to deal with any and all problems she has. She's also quick to deny what might be true about her as she doesn't want to get hurt anymore by trying to be 'normal'. Instead she continues being what she really isn't: a violent and sadistic witch. Aki is actually a sweet and kindhearted girl. She's loyal to her friends and would help them if they needed her help. Hurting others makes her feel guilty and she doesn't view herself as a normal or a kind girl because of it. That's why it's easy for her to lock this side of herself. Dueling, to her, is actually fun and something she really loves to do, but cannot - especially since she has no control over her powers whatsoever.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Strengths
✔ Loyal | She's extremely loyal to Divine those she trusts. If she's made a promise to stay on someone's side, she will.
✔ Pain endurance | She's experienced a lot of pain in her life and because of that she's gained some endurance towards pain.
✔ Experience with "monsters" | While the duel monsters in her world are a different thing, this can still be seen as an advance, because Aki's able to cause physical pain to other people with her duel monsters which is similar to Pokémon.
✔ Hardworking | If Divine she has a goal, she'll do everything in her power to achieve it.

Weaknesses
✘ Distrustful | She finds it hard to trust people. It takes her a long time to gain even small amount trust for someone.
✘ Dependent | She needs Divine someone to show her what to do. She doesn't think for herself and lets Divine others tell her what to do.
✘ Temperamental | She's easily angered. Even little things can make her lose her cool and she doesn't cool down easily.
✘ Easy to manipulate | "Your power is needed" was almost all it took when she was talked into joining Arcadia movement.

A bit of both
✔/✘ Divine | He's the man who gave Aki a place to stay. That's why Aki finds comfort and strength in him. So just the thought of him might be able to help her pull through. Divine is also a weakness, because Divine is a jerk she's easily controlled by him and his words.