Asa Mitaka

Asa Mitaka, aka the host of the War Fiend, is the main protagonist of Chainsaw Man Part 2: Academy Saga. She is a high school student who attends Fourth East High School alongside Denji. 
After getting killed by the Class President who has contracted with the Justice Devil, she revives and becomes the host of the War Devil, Yoru. She still retains her original human personality when she’s in control of her body.
==Appearance==
Asa appears to be a slim teenage girl of average height with long black hair tied into a twin ponytails as well as dark brown eyes. For her attire she wears a basic Japanese high school uniform consisting of a long-sleeved button up shirt worn beneath a pinafore style dress with a pleated skirt that extends below the knee, a black bow at the collar, a wide belt at the waist, and black, knee-high socks. She also wears white sneakers.
==Personality==
As a result of her tragic past Asa is a pessimistic, sarcastic and spiteful person with a low view of life in general dismissing anyone who tires to get close to her. She refuses to make any friends or meaningful relationships due to her low self esteem and fear of burning any bridges she might make with people although she is quite fond of animals such as cats admitting that she values them over humans. Asa has a strong hatred of devils as they were responsible for the death of her parents and her overall miserable lifestyle, even dismissing and condemning genuinely benevolent one's such as the Chicken Devil Bucky and Chainsaw Man.
Asa initially appeared to be suffering from severe depression due to grief, but also the inability to fit in or belong. She blamed her tendency for clumsiness as a reason why she mostly refused to even try to establishing social bonds to ease her loneliness; this fear essentially acted a self-fulfilling prophecy, since when she even tried to be involved in the group of her peers, such as caring for Bucky, likely her nerves causes her clumsiness, thus she stumbled until falling to crush the benevolent Devil, and ended up as an even worse social pariah, just like she expected.
Deep down although she refuses to admit it she genuinely and desperately craves companionship having felt love towards Denji despite his immature behavior which is why she wanted to avoid him, knowing that Yoru would force her to him into a weapon. Asa also showcased herself to be a kind and selfless person deep down being seen saving a injured stray cat despite being chased by the Typhoon devil and putting her life on the line to save Yuko from the bat devil. However Asa herself admits morality is quite warped as she makes decisions not based on right from wrong but because she fears failure and mistakes in life which is ultimately why she doesn’t express herself well and can't function around people. Later on after Asa becomes quite depressed, having believed that Denji didn't reciprocate her feelings and that her life wasn't even worth living anymore. Eventually during her fight with the Falling Devil she is forced to relieve all of her trauma throughout her life and decides to commit suicide however Chainsaw Man (Who is actually Denji) saves her and reminds her of the value of life.
After this Asa not only vows to keep living but she grows a crush on Chainsaw Man even writing a poem in her head about being with him. She then vows to "save" Chainsaw Man by restoring him to human form by killing devils for him unaware that she is being manipulated by Fami. With a new purpose in life, she overcame her timidness and insecurities and became a strong and confident devil hunter even willing to turn her own apartment into a weapon to combat Public Safety when they come after her.
Her crush on Chainsaw Man/Denji began to be shared by her symbiote partner/enemy, Yoru; it isn't clear if it was Asa's feelings blending into Yoru, or if Yoru herself was gaining human emotions through their bond made her obsession with beating Chainsaw Man into a strangely romantic impulse. To break Denji out of depressed funk, Yoru dragged him to an alley and gave him a hand job, while French kissing him; when he climaxed, Yoru was startled, likely due to ignorance about human biology. The release calmed Denji and so he returned inside the restaurant. Asa was mortified, due to numerous possible factors, such as Yoru using her body to indulge in physical intimacy, shame about rushing to an activity in a relationship she hadn't even began properly, and without doubt an apparent level of jealousy of Yoru for her fearless indulgence and fact that the War Devil got to do it at all.
==Trivia==
*She and the devil that possesses her, Yoru the War Devil, shares traits with all four of the major characters of Part 1 Denji, Power, Aki and Makima. Like Denji and Aki, she was a human who became orphaned/loss family and got possessed by a devil. On Denji's side she was a lonely teenager who got killed and betrayed by someone she was associated with, who never cared for them to begin with and got resurrected by a devil. On Aki's end both are brunettes with "edgy", mature and brooding personalities who come to hate devils especially since they killed their families. For Yoru, she shares the violent, childish, immature, unintelligent and brutish traits of Power while representing a fear associated with violence (blood and war) and like Makima both are Four Horsemen but Yoru is the complete opposite of Makima and serves more as an "Anti-Makima" being a villain with a contrasting personality and motivations.
*Asa has gained immense popularity in the Chainsaw Man fan base due to her insecurities, personality and social struggles being very relatable to people in real life.
*Asa claims that she can’t eat fish because she thinks it looks to much like a dead animal.
*Asa is often shown to have traits of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) which has lead a lot of fans to believe she is meant to be canonically autistic. It is currently unknown if this was intentional writing or pure coincidence. As of yet, Fujimoto seems to not have discussed the matter leaving this status of debatable canonicity yet to be confirmed or denied.
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