Yohko Mano: BOD 4, CHI 0 (FU 1), MND 5, REF 6
Devil Hunter Yohko: BOD 6, CHI 0 (FU 8), MND 5, REF 9
SKILLS
Info: Demons 11
Info: Mano Clan 11
Info: Shinto rites 8
Martial Arts 15
FU SCHTICKS
Abundent Leap
Flying Sword
Loyal Steel
Prodigious Leap
Signature Weapon: Soul Sword (STR +7 total)
Vertical Charge
UNIQUE SCHTICKS
Yoma Ring: This ring allows Yohko to go from her normal form to her slinky dress-wearing devil hunting form. It takes one shot, and includes her clothing shredding and reforming around her. If Yohko is untransformed, her Martial Arts in only 8.
Flying Dodge: Yohko is very good at evading attacks, in both her forms. Her Dodge AV is at +2.
BACKGROUND: Yohko Mano is a member of the very old Mano clan. For over 2,000 years this clan has been defending Japan from incursions of 'yoma' (a generic term for demons, devils and other supernatural beasts). Yohko is the 108th of her line, trained in the arts of devil hunting by her grandmother, Madoka Mano.
The Mano's got their start when Haruka Mano, the first devil hunter, defeated the demon Tokima and sealed him away. Since then, Tokima has managed to periodically break free, sending incursions of demons and other foul creatures to trouble man. It's the job of the Mano clan to send these creatures back to where they came from.
Yohko is not alone in her quest, however, she has her grandmother - a once-powerful devil hunter in her own right - to help her, as well as Azusa Kanzaki, a junior devil-hunter in training. Yohko's mother, Sayoko, doesn't believe a word of this, and calmly goes about her daily business of putting food on the table (and meeting single men) instead of risking life and limb defending Japan from the supernatural. Oh well, to each their own...
Yohko is a 16 year old school girl, but this being anime that doesn't say much. She looks to be fairly tall, with long legs, a narrow waist and hips and a surprisingly large bust. She has dark eyes and brown hair that would come down past her waist if she didn't keep it tied up in two ponytails. As Yohko, she wears typical Western dress; as Devil Hunter Yohko, however, she wears in a very tight one piece Chinese styled sheath dress that is slit up to the hip on either side. The dress is red with gold trim and has a ying-yang symbol on the chest. Yohko also wears gold bands at the wrist and ankle and black slippers to complete her devil-hunting outfit.
EQUIPMENT: Yohko normally carries her Yoma Ring. As Devil Hunter Yohko she also has access to her "Sword of the Soul", or Soulsword for short. This is a two-handed, straight bladed sword about the size of your average katana, with a large axe-blade forming part of the crossguard. It can be used as a normal sword, or Yohko can separate the blade and use just the axe (she did this once when the blade itself got stuck in a monster). The sword can also be used to generate the traditional 'sword-energy' so common to anime. Yohko winds up, takes a mighty swing, and sends a line of energy streaking towards her opponent. She's done this twice, generating a simple cutting attack the first time, and a bolt of fire the second. The sword can also be used to block similar attacks. Several times a yoma will toss a bolt of fire Yohko's way, she'll hold up the sword and the bolt either dissipate against the blade, or be harmlessly cut in two. Finally, the sword can be recalled to Yohko's if knocked away or left behind. She simply has to hold out her hand and summon it.
The sword allows Yohko to cast the Blast (fire) Sorcery Schtick. Use her Martial Arts AV, and the blast will do 17 points of Damage. She can use the sword to parry other Blasts, but only on attacks that target her. Finally, she can cause the sword to reappear in her hand, that this takes 1 shot, and the sword has to be reasonably close by.
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