Aru Rikuhachima

== Introduction ==
Aru Rikuhachima (陸八魔アル in Japanese) is one of the characters in the 2021 roleplay game Blue Archive who studies at Gehenna Academy and wields a Sniper Rifle, and is one of the characters of the 2024 Anime Adaptation of the same name. She is the self-proclaimed leader of Handyman 68 (or Problem Solver 68), a group of "fixers" who claim to be able to finish any task if paid sufficiently. The group claims itself to be professionals, but in reality, they are just troublemakers on the run conducting illegal businesses. Despite their illegal actions however, they have proven themselves to be helpful at times.
Aru first appeared as a supporting antagonist in the main story's first volume, "The Foreclosure Task Force", as a hired fixer tasked to abolish the volume's protagonists, the Countermeasures Committee. She failed however due to them being backed up by Blue Archive's main protagonist, the Sensei of Schale, resulting in her working together with them at the end. She then appeared again as a supporting protagonist in the third chapter of the third volume, "Treaty of Eden", and in the second and third chapter of the final volume, "Where All Miracles Begin". She also played as a protagonist in one of the side events, "Handyman 68's New Year Rhapsody", where she and her club faced off against a scam organization.
== Appearance ==
She has long, straight shoulder-length pink hair with bangs that cast shadows over her eyes. This lends itself to her defining trait: the appearance of a villainess or a demon queen. This is augmented by her haughty and pretentious smile and the horns that grow out of the rear of her head. It should be noted that it is unclear if the horns are a part of her body or if they are a part of her coat. Observing how she appears in the 3rd PV, which shows her in her uniform without her coat, the horns are not part of the coat. Aru's halo has a smaller circle slightly slanted to her left. A larger disfigured circle with dashed edges and stripes on both side surrounds the first circle. The second circle resembles a crescent moon. When looking at the inner and outer circle together, her halo somewhat resembles an eye. Aru wears a red Captain's coat with golden buckles, a long-sleeved collared white shirt, a red ribbon around her neck, and an office skirt with gold-strapped high heels. 
== Personality ==
Aru tends put on an attitude of a bigshot boss. She can come off as pretentious or pompous to others but has a soft and caring side underneath the cold surface. Aru tries to be thoughtful while also being haughty but her lack of knowledge and experience makes it easy for her exterior to crumble which makes her so easily flustered when things go wrong. In some ways, she is just like many students her age - putting on a show to hide her softer and naïve side.
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Birth 	March 12th 	 	 	
Role 	Striker / Attacker / Back	 	 	
VA 	Kondō Reina 	 	 	
Illust 	DoReMI 	 	 	
== Variants ==
=== New Year ===
==== Introduction ====
New Years is right around the corner, and dear boss Aru is looking forward towards a bountiful next year for herself and her employees. However, it seems like it ain't going to be so pleasant this time around. This is the outfit Aru wore during the "Handyman 68's New Year Rhapsody" side event where Aru and her club stopped a scam organization from taking advantage of the New Years and stealing money.
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Illust 	DoReMI 	 	 	
=== Dress ===
==== Introduction ====
Special occasions call for special impressions, and Aru is looking forward to her one-time chance to show herself to the world through a special mission. This is the outfit Aru wore during the "0068 From the Opera with Love!" side event, where Aru and Problem Solver 68 were hired for a special infiltration mission, and although Aru tries her best to not show her excitement, she is really looking forward to show her true outlaw self.
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VA 	Kondō Reina 	 	 	
Illust 	DoReMI 	 	 	
== Trivia ==
*Though not officially her theme music, Aru is often associated with "Unwelcome School", one of the background tracks for the game. The anime adaptation later uses a new iteration on some of her appearances.
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