Keiko Randa

Keiko Randa (née Miura) is one of the main protagonists of the 2023 MonsterVerse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. She is the wife of the late William "Bill" Randa, the mother of Hiroshi Randa and the paternal grandmother of Cate and Kentaro Randa. After all that time during her disappearance Keiko turned out to be alive and well, shockingly still having the appearance of a young woman.
==History==
===Early Life ===
Keiko was married to a Japanese man and had a son with him named Hiroshi. After her husband died, Keiko studied in Berkeley and had her mother care for Hiroshi. She eventually became fluent in English and Russian during her time in the United States.
===Monarch: Legacy of Monsters===
In 1952, Shaw was assigned to accompany Keiko on an expedition to investigate unusual radiation in the Philippines. During their journey, they unexpectedly encounter Bill in the dense jungle. Bill claims to be on a quest inspired by local folklore about a fire-breathing dragon. Despite Shaw's skepticism, Keiko convinces Bill to join their mission. Shaw, however, decides to leave them behind and continue his own. As Keiko and Bill venture further, they stumble upon the wreckage of the USS Lawton, a Navy ship that had sunk in 1943. To their horror, they find lifeless bodies inside the ship and suddenly come under attack by an Ion Dragon. Witnessing the destructive power of the Ion Dragon's radiation-induced flames, Shaw rushes back to the scene. He manages to rescue Keiko and Bill, narrowly escaping the clutches of the fearsome creature.Departure
In 1954, Keiko, Shaw, and Bill worked together to present a replica of Godzilla's footprint to Shaw's superior officer, General Puckett, in order to obtain uranium. The uranium was intended to lure Godzilla out of hiding. However, to their surprise, Bill and Keiko discovered during their trip to Bikini Atoll that Puckett had provided them with uranium in the form of a nuclear bomb. The bomb was intended to kill Godzilla during the Castle Bravo test. When Godzilla emerged, Keiko tried to stop the detonation, but Shaw held her back, and the bomb was ultimately detonated."Secrets and Lies"
In 1955, Lieutenant Commander Hatch, the newly appointed head of Monarch, raises doubts about the evidence provided by Shaw, Keiko, and Bill regarding the existence of the Titans. During the discussion, Bill defends Keiko against a racist remark and ends up physically confronting Hatch. This incident puts Monarch's very existence at risk. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Shaw convinces Keiko and Bill to gather all their research and compile it into a comprehensive report. As they delve deeper into their investigation, Bill makes a significant discovery. He realizes that the Titans are able to avoid detection by hiding within the Hollow Earth. Excited by this breakthrough, Bill shares his findings with Keiko. However, during their conversation, he also learns that Keiko is a widow who is raising her son Hiroshi all by herself. Touched by Keiko's situation, Bill offers to adopt Hiroshi, extending his support and care to both Keiko and her son. This gesture reflects Bill's compassion and willingness to help those in need. Meanwhile, Shaw, recognizing the urgency of the situation, decides to reveal the survival of Godzilla as a last resort. She presents Keiko and Bill's comprehensive findings to Puckett, emphasizing the importance of their research in understanding and dealing with the Titans. Birthright
Shaw and Keiko find themselves at a defense industry ball, where they form a strong connection. However, their time together is cut short when Bill summons them back to Monarch headquarters. Once there, they receive news that Suzuki, a brilliant Japanese scientist, has successfully captured isotopic signatures using his Titan lure. In order to meet Suzuki and further investigate this breakthrough, Bill and Keiko embark on a journey together. Meanwhile, Shaw reluctantly remains behind to present a budget proposal, but his deep affection for Keiko eventually leads him to abandon the meeting and join them in Japan. Unfortunately, their plans take a drastic turn when Godzilla destroys Suzuki's lure. Realizing the urgency of the situation, they return to the United States to inform Puckett about Godzilla's survival. However, they are shocked to discover that Monarch's command has been transferred in Shaw's absence.Terrifying Miracles
Between 1955 and 1959, Bill and Keiko got married and raised her son together. In 1959, Bill and Keiko, along with Monarch official Col. Leland Shaw, traveled to Kazakhstan to investigate radiation levels. A boy claimed that the radiation was a cover story for a hole drilled through the earth. Bill and Keiko discovered that radiation levels dropped to zero near a power plant, revealing hollow caverns in the bedrock below. Upon exploring, they found eggs belonging to insectoid Endo warmers. Keiko and Shaw descended to collect genetic material from the eggs, but Endo swarmer larvae emerged and pulled Keiko into a deep pit."Aftermath"
Unbeknownst to her husband, Keiko survived and spent the next fifty-six years battling monsters in the Hollow Earth. One day, she witnessed another woman being attacked by a Bramble Boar and managed to rescue Cate.
Keiko discloses to Cate the details of how she orchestrated the operation: using the Hourglass titan lure and sending out a signal, all the while unaware that they are actually grandmother and granddaughter. Upon reuniting with May and Shaw, Keiko discovers from her aged friend that she has been stuck in the Hollow Earth for the past fifty-six years, her husband passed away in the 1970s, and that Cate is her granddaughter. As Shaw and Keiko reattach the lure to the Operation Hourglass launch vehicle, she expresses her desire to stay behind, but Cate manages to convince her otherwise. Shaw activates the vehicle, unintentionally attracting an Ion Dragon already in Axis Mundi. Shaw steps out of the vehicle to fix a cable dislodged by the Dragon. Suddenly, Godzilla emerges through a rift and engages in a battle with the Dragon, leaving everyone, including Cate, in awe. Cate locks eyes with the Titan, hinting that she may have forgiven him for the events of G-Day. While Keiko struggles to bring Shaw back into the vehicle, he makes the ultimate sacrifice to ensure their escape.Beyond Logic
In 2017, at an Apex Cybernetics research station on Skull Island, Hiroshi successfully returns the vehicle to the surface. Keiko reunites with her son and is introduced to her grandson, Kentaro. Due to the nature of the Hollow Earth, the three women emerge to the same ages they were the day they both disappeared into the world. All three of the women are surprised to learn that it is 2017 and due to the time dilation of the Hollow Earth, it has been 2 years since Cate and May mysteriously disappeared. They evacuate as Kong approaches. 
==Personality==
As an immigrant woman from Japan, Keiko faced racism and prejudice from others, including her bosses, such as Lt. Cmdr. Hatch. Due to this, especially since she is a single working mother, Keiko feels empathy for Godzilla, who faces similar challenges from those who view the Titan as a threat and dismiss him for being a monster. Unlike others, she considers Godzilla to be a sentient being.
Her need for scientific knowledge tends to get her in trouble, as seen when she wanted to get up close to an Endoswarm nest that led to her falling into the Hollow Earth for over sixty years.
==Physical Appearance==
Keiko Randa is a young woman in her mid 30s, with dark brown, almost black hair, tan skin and deep brown eyes. She is lean, tall and has a squared chin. Her granddaughter, Cate is said to strongly resemble her. Due to her time in the Hollow Earth, Keiko's aging was slowed down; by the time she met Cate, Keiko was still the same age as she was in 1959 after an Endoswarmer larvae awaken from the eggs and drag Keiko into a deep pit.
==Abilities==
* Multilingualism: Keiko is fluent in English and Russian during her time in the United States.
* Survivalist: Keiko's skills as a Monarch scientist presumably helped her survive the monsters hollow Earth, likely knowing the Titans' physiology.
===Former===
* Longevity: Due to the time distillation of the Hollow Earth, Keiko's aging halted. In 2017, Keiko was still in her 30s after she emerged from the chasm.
==Relationships==
===Lee Shaw===
Lee was one of Keiko's best friends and romantic interests and once of the few people who wasn't prejudiced towards Keiko for being a Japanese woman. 
Keiko and Shaw were romantic interests who developed feelings for each other during the 1950s, at least since 1952 when he was hired to be her escort to the expedition following unusual radiation fees in the Philippines. He first mistakes her for the scientist's daughter until she revealed that she was the one he was waiting for. During their journey, Keiko ended up recruiting and marrying Bill Randa, who adopted her son, Hiroshi. In "Secrets and Lies," he stops her from stopping the monarch general's bomb from detonating and killing Godzilla. However, in the present day, Shaw still loves Keiko and sees the strong resemblance between her and Keiko's and Bill's granddaughter, Cate. The two reunited in 2015 when they were both stranded on the Hollow Earth with Cate and May. However, Shaw, as an act of true love, stays behind and sacrifices himself after she struggles to bring Shaw back into the vehicle.
===Bill Randa===
Randa and Keiko first met in a jungle, where she recruited Bill against a skeptical Shaw's advice, and Shaw departed. Despite Shaw having romantic feelings for Keiko she ended up falling in love with and marrying Bill, who fell in love with her after she saved his life from the ion dragon. He also adopted and raised her son from a previous marriage, Hiroshi. The two were separated for good when Keiko fell into the Hollow Earth. Billy attempts to pull Keiko up while Lee provides cover fire with his gun. However, the Endoswarmers' numbers prove too much for Keiko and they appeared to be unsuccessful in pulling her to her death into the darkness of the hole. Keiko survived her fall and spent at least half of a century down in the hollow Earth. With his wife's disappearance, Bill dedicated himself to his work while neglecting his duty as a father raising their son by himself. In the ninth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Young Bill has grown a five o'clock shadow in his depression after he's seemingly lost Lee and now thinks he's the last living member of the original Monarch trio. Doing it's time distillation, Keiko aged slower and remained unaware of her husband's death until 2015 when Lee, May, and her granddaughter Cate were stranded there. She is devastated to learn that her husband Bill never made it off of Skull Island and that he was eaten by a skull crawler in the 1974 expedition.
===Hiro Randa===
Hiro is Keiko's son with her first husband. 
===Cate Randa===
Keiko first met her granddaughter in 2015 when she saved her life after Cate, Shaw and May were stranded in the Hollow Earth. Initially unaware of her relationship to the young woman, Keiko was overjoyed to learn from Shaw that the woman standing before her was her granddaughter.
===Godzilla===
As a scientist, Keiko was very fascinated by Godzilla but unlike all the other workers in Monarch, she treated him as a sentient being with thoughts and emotions of its own. In 1954, Keiko tried to stop the Monarch and the United States military's bomb from detonating and killing Godzilla and Shinomura at Bikini Atoll, but she was stopped by her friend in the love interest shop from getting killed. Upon the bomb's detonation, Keiko was devastated to see Godzilla supposedly die as a result. However, after seeing Godzilla emerge alive and well in the present day, Keiko is awed at the sight of Godzilla.
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