Shao

Shao [Redacted] is a young nonbinary person currently competing in DBA. They are usually calm, quite, and reserved, but they have a petty streak. Outside of attending the tournament, Shao works for Eliza Vayne at Atrium. 
== Powers ==
Shao's powers revolve around affecting the mental capacity of themself and others. They can use this to activate an opponent's fight-or-flight instincts, causing targets to panic, or even increase an ally's pain tolerance. 
== Destruction Bench Agreement ==
=== Episode 129 ===
Shao made their first DBA appearance in episode 129. They mostly kept calm and quiet during the episode, only speaking up on occasion. 
When trying to enter The Iron Crucible, instead of talking to the guard or trying to sneak past him, Shao glared at him, activating his fight-or-flight instincts and causing him to run away. When inside, despite remaining silent, Shao was the first person to open each door, quickly taking in the contents of each room before losing interest.
Shortly after Rebecca Vayne entered the lobby, Shao spoke up, wondering aloud why their boss's ex-wife was there. This surprised Sara Salann, who was standing next to them, but she quickly decided they had bigger problems to deal with.
After fighting Rain, Shao refused to let Rebecca take her and the key to the cell she had been keeping Lavender in. They told her that they would be turning in Rain to the police for kidnapping (a crime which she has admitted to on live television) and they would be giving the key to Eliza. They admitted that they knew that handing Rain over to the police would not be a permanent solution, but it would inconvenience Rebecca, and that was all they really needed. 
== Trivia ==
* Shao primarily goes by they/them pronouns, but allows those close with them to use feminine pronouns when referring to them. There is currently only one person who fills this category.
* Shao is based off of an employee James created in the game Lobotomy Corporation.
** Shao's crit theme comes from Library of Ruina, which is the sequel to Lobotomy Corporation.
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