Kobeni Higashiyama

== Kobeni Higashiyama ==
=== Status ===
Alive
Kobeni Higashiyama was a Public Safety Devil Hunter working under Makima's Special Squad. Although after the Fall of The Republic, she fled alongside Leo and Nayuta, joining The New Republic.
== Appearance ==
Kobeni is a young woman with short brown hair that is tied in a ponytail with bangs/a shoulder-length hair strand hanging on the right side, brown eyes with white pupils and she has four moles on her face; two under her left eye, one on the lower right side of her mouth and one on her left cheek.
She normally wears a professional suit and she has two red hair clips on the left side of her head.
After Leo's presumed death for 4 years, she let's her hair grow a little, gets rid off the hair clips, and stops dressing in a formal suit.
== Personality ==
Kobeni is exceptionally cowardly with few moments of courage. Her first confrontation with the Eternity Devil leads to her being paralyzed with fright and babbling. She is shown to easily crack under pressure and breaks down in tears when the group becomes trapped in the hotel and she is confronted with the possibility of them all starving to death without any rescue.
Her sense of fear causes her to take drastic action in order to save herself such as turning on Leo and threatening him at knifepoint once a Devil promised to free her in exchange for Leo's life. She even went as far as accusing Aki Hayakawa of being a spy for the Devils because he defended Power from Kobeni's delusional accusations. Despite how she acted towards them in her panicked state, she did feel remorse for her actions and gratitude towards Aki for shielding her when they were attacked.
However, when Kobeni gets into action she had proven to be cool-headed and efficient, ruthlessly dealing with both the Katana Man and Akane Sawatari and forcing them to retreat; only breaking down in a panic once the fighting is over.
Kobeni is shown to be skittish when hugged repeatedly by Himeno, but tolerates her antics.
Kobeni is shown to enjoy alcohol, especially when it is paid for by someone else. Her hobby is to eat tasty things. She loves the flavour of ice cream which she has only experienced three times in her life.
Although as she gets older her personality changes, making her more calm and considerably less skittish, some even call her confident. Despite this she is still polite and nice to those around her.
== Abilities ==
According to Himeno, Kobeni is talented, but she is held back by her timidness. This is later proven true when Kobeni manages to single-handedly defeat the Katana Man in his human form and forced Akane Sawatari to retreat.
=== Physical Prowess ===
* Enhanced Strength: Kobeni is able cut a full grown man's arm clean off with a knife without much effort.
* Enhanced Agility: Kobeni has an impressive level of agility, being able to dodge a tail attack from the Snake Devil before running across its body, a feat that prompted the Katana Man to call her a monkey. She also receives a perfect score when playing Dance Dance Mushroom.
=== Devil Contracts ===
* Unknown Devil Contract: Kobeni has a contract with an unnamed Devil whose identity she keeps a secret.
=== Skillset ===
* Knifemanship: Kobeni uses a knife as her primary weapon of choice, managing to easily defeat Katana Man in his human form by swiftly cutting off his arm.
* Marksmanship: Kobeni has also showcased to be a skilled and accurate shooter, having severely injured Katana Man and shooting him twice before gunning Akane Sawatari and forcing her to retreat.
* Driving: Kobeni possesses a driving license and her own car, which she primarily uses to chauffeur her family around but her exact skill is unknown as the only time she has been seen in the vehicle was when Power crashed it.
* Dancing: Kobeni is a very skilled dancer, she received a perfect score when playing Dance Dance Mushroom.