
Name: Kaede Akiyama ( pronounced Kie-day)
Age: 16
Birthday: May 5th
Nickname/honorifics: Yama-san, Kaede-kun (by Ami who enjoys alliteration and is too loose to use last names) Kai-chan (by close female friends)
Family: Lives with her mother, father (an office worker), and brother Atsushi
Body type: stocky but flexible
Assets: Strength: she mainly uses Kickboxing and blunt force fighting with close range weaponry (pipes/bats etc). Mainly does best one on one but is clever enough to use surroundings to trip up opponents
Weaker Points: Speed (she’s working on it) and Grace (kinda clumsy when trying “fancy fighting”- ie. Jikki’s aerial abilities)
Likes: Food- filling, hearty stuff like potstickers, meat, noodle bowls, stew and most things with strong flavor (hot food is her preference)
Teaching- she is the main self defense instructor for the club
Research- she’s curious and will go to great lengths to get whatever information she wants- especially if it will help her help someone
Animals-partial to dogs and friendly animals, Koi, birds
Dislikes:
bullies, violence (especially against kids), pomeranians (PSTD), extremely salty foods, sour things
Personality: goofy but also laid back, persistent, keen, practical
Love interest(s): Ami (?)- they’re sparring buddies and care about each other but this is open.
Other/Additional info: She wears an eyepatch to cover scars from a childhood injury- her eye is still functional but not as good as the other one. She can see out of the patch, but not well.
She is great friends with Jikki- since elementary school. She knows Ikuo from middle school.