Kiriko (Overwatch)

Kiriko is one of the supporting characters of the video game, Overwatch 2. She is a kunoichi healer who is aided by her kitsune spirit. She can throw protection suzu to her allies, or kunai against her enemies. She is a family friend of the Shimada Family. She also trained in the early days with Genji and Hanzo.
She is voiced by Sally Amaki.
==Biography==
=== Past ===
For generations, the Yamagami family were defenders of Kanezaka who were closely tied to the Fox Spirit, and Kiriko was trained by her mother and grandmother to become their successor while training alongside Genji and Hanzo Shimada. While her grandmother taught her traditional healing arts and her mother trained her in combat, Kiriko decided to use both to forge her own path.
=== Kiriko ===
After Kiriko's grandmother died, Kiriko returned home to free her community from the Hashimoto's grip. She became the caretaker of the Tetsuzan Shrine, and got her own apartment. However, her mother worried about her, and made regular visits to her daughter, much to Kiriko's consternation.
During the Fox Festival, Kiriko returned home with boxes of doughnuts, where she talked with Mr. Yoshida and his granddaughter. She gave the young girl a Fox Spirit stuffed animal toy, and in return, received a Fox Spirit cap. Her interactions with her mother back in the apartment however, were more strained—Asa was worried about the apartment block her daughter was living in, her presence on Kanezaka's dangerous streets, and Kiriko's unhealthy eating habits. She was similarly unimpressed that Kiriko had stopped training with her, and her claims that she was protected by the Fox Spirit. Barely listening to her mother's complaints, Kiriko did hear a commotion outside. Looking out of the apartment, she saw Hashimoto thugs assaulting Yoshida, with Pompamoto accompanying them, telling him that his son owe the Hashimotos a lot of money. Teleporting into the hallway, Kiriko told the Hashimoto that she was going to kick each of them in the face.
The face kicking, and other martial arts, subsequently commenced, the Hashimoto completely outmatched. However, in the fight, one of them fired his pistol, supposedly killing (or at least severely wounding) Yoshida. Using a healing ofuda, Kiriko was able to revive him, but, enraged by what had happened, went full bore, tossing the Hashimoto into the elevator, and telling them to inform their leader that Kanezaka was under her protection. Faced with her seemingly supernatural abilities (KITSUNE RUSH), and the rage of Yoshida and his granddaughter, the thugs retreated. Kiriko then teleports to the grandfather and daughter and gave back Akari her fox doll. Kiriko commended Akari for her bravery and asks her grandfather to look after her since she is growing up so fast.
After checking that the pair were okay, Kiriko returned to her apartment, where it was revealed that her mother had watched everything. The two made up, and Kiriko agreed to move in with her mother, at least for a little while. Asa, overjoyed, told Kiriko that her grandmother would have been so proud of her, and tearfully exclaimed that her daughter was a superhero.
==Abilities==
Kiriko is a high-mobility "battle healer" Support hero who thrives in the thick of the action, able to heal and protect her team while taking on fast skirmishes on her own.
* Her primary fire has her throw out Healing Ofuda, which are slow but automatically home in on allies to heal them.
* Her secondary fire has her throw out Kunai, which normally deal minor damage to enemies, but are very fast and deal bonus damage on critical hits.
* Swift Step allows Kiriko to teleport right next to an ally. The ability has a long range and can even be used through walls.
* Protection Suzu is a bell that Kiriko can throw out to briefly make herself and allies invulnerable to damage, as well as cleansed of debuffs and crowd control.
* Wall Climb is a passive that allows her to quickly climb up terrain.
* Her ultimate, Kitsune Rush, sends out a mystical fox spirit who leaves behind a trail that buffs herself and allies with increased movement, reload, and attack speed, as well as reduced ability cooldowns.
==Personality==
Kiriko is cheeky and full of life. She has tongue-in-cheek style humor, and is not afraid of teasing others, regardless of how intimidating they might seem. She exudes youthful energy and intelligence; a combination that makes her extremely personable. She loves to kid around with her teammates, and any disrespect or sass sent her way is simply redirected, Like the Fox Spirit that aids her, Kiriko is a trickster, but while a trickster and light-hearted, Kiriko has a strong moral compass, and believes in taking care of those around her. She is intelligent, and is a natural leader.
==Gallery==
Kiriko (Overwatch).png|Kiriko with her kitsune spirit.
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