Naoko Kirino

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==Summary==
Naoko Kirino (桐野直子, Kirino Naoko) is the villainous main protagonist of the action horror manga Pumpkin Night. Due to her large, red bow, heart-shaped earrings, and child-like demeanor, she was constantly harassed and assaulted in junior high, mainly by her fellow classmate Naruto Kuroki and his clique; including Kazuya Makino, who could never bring himself to harm her, but could also never muster up the courage to protect her. Nevertheless, the two developed feelings for each other behind the scenes, making Kazuya the recipient of her unwavering affection, even after becoming a murderer. One night, during the school's Halloween party, Naoko was crowned the "Pumpkin Queen" and donned a pumpkin mask that exploded in her face, as a result of Naruto's meddling, in front of the school, permanently melting her face away. After being silenced by the mayor and Naruto's father, Tatsuo Kuroki, and sent to a mental institution, she escaped, equipped with the deformed pumpkin that once scarred her, before setting out to enact revenge on those who wronged her and then all bullies across the city under the identity of the monstrous, invincible Pumpkin Night (パンプキンナイト, Panpukin'naito). 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Naoko Kirino / The Pumpkin Night
Origin: Pumpkin Night
Gender: Female 
Age: 15-16
Classification: Human, Serial Killer, Vigilante, Criminal Mastermind
Powers and Abilities: 
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Acrobatics (Is incredibly nimblePumpkin Night chapter 38 and graceful with her flowPumpkin Night chapter 57)
*Skilled with Bladed Weapons and Firearms (Was too dangerous for the Japanese policePumpkin Night chapter 51, page 11, with her strength, skillPumpkin Night, chapter 46, pages 5-13, and craftsmanshipPumpkin Night, chapter 45, pages 4-10 rendering them uselessPumpkin Night chapter 47, page 7. Made a mockery out of both the yakuza and hardened criminalsPumpkin Night, chapter 47, pages 1-6; 10 in combat. Slaughtered a group of medical personnel and patients with very little weaponryPumpkin Night chapter 1, pages 4-5)
*Stealth Mastery (Crept up on AsumiPumpkin Night, chapter 1, pages 18-30. Eluded the public eye after getting rid of Asumi, despite being in a bustling neighborhoodPumpkin Night, chapter 1, pages 31-36. Snuck around the hospital room through the vents and into Saki's roomsPumpkin Night, chapter 5, pages 23-30, completely undetected)
*Trapping Proficiency (Using wires, pulleys, and a hook, Naoko created a trap for Naruto and NomizuPumpkin Night, chapter 13, pages 7-10 that would cut open both their throats should they get close enough to each otherPumpkin Night chapter 14, pages 1-2 and then redesigned said contraption to decapitate Naruto should a door be openedPumpkin Night, chapter 15, pages 5-8)
*Supernatural Willpower (Through sheer will, she survived falling onto rebar and being skewered from twenty feet in the air, and being buried alive for four days before unearthing herself and crawling awayPumpkin Night, chapter 33, pages 15-16; chapter 35, pages 12-16, in spite of her several fractures and ruptured organsPumpkin Night chapter 39, pages 1-3. Her inhuman drive has been compared to that of an invincible demonPumpkin Night, chapter 50, pages 10-12 and has allowed her to perform such superhuman feats as brute forcing through electric torture for two hours, non-stop and shaking off illegally dangerous dozes of sedatives)
*Inhuman Pain Tolerance (Naoko shows little reaction to pain in general; in order to disguise herself as Saki, she slashed her body countless times with scalpels — a pain that she claimed to have gotten used toPumpkin Night, chapter 7, pages 19-20. With the exception of her initial screamsPumpkin Night, chapter 15, pages 17-21, her hand being ripped apart by wires did not seem to faze herPumpkin Night, chapter 16, pages 1-2, and she quickly recovered from the savage beating Arata gave her after being defended by KazuyaPumpkin Night, chapter 16, pages 3-18. Despite falling twenty meters onto rebar pillars, skewering her through the chest and rupturing several of her organs, she maintained consciousness long enough for Kazuya to wake up and exchange "final" words with himPumpkin Night, chapter 18, pages 14-17; chapter 19, pages 5-15. Endured the pain of clawing her way out of her own grave for four days straight. Rather than being weakened by near-lethal amounts of electricity, which would leave an adult male in agony, Naoko did not so much as moan and only grew strongerPumpkin Night, chapter 50, pages 1-8) and Empowerment (Mrs. Kuroki surmised her inhuman resistance was because she derived strength from painPumpkin Night, chapter 50, page 8)
*Social Influencing (Naoko's presence, even after her initial disappearance, loomed throughout the city; her "final" words left Arata utterly traumatizedPumpkin Night, chapter 18, pages 19-21; chapter 19, pages 1-4 — shaken to the point that the mere sight of pumpkins in general sent him into a panic attackPumpkin Night, chapter 20, page 14, driving him to accidentally strike a mother buying her son a Halloween balloonPumpkin Night, chapter 20, pages 15-16; chapter 21, pages 1-6 — and her will seemingly "possessed" KazuyaPumpkin Night, chapter 20, pages 7-13, allowing the spirit of the Pumpkin Night to resurrect through himPumpkin Night, chapter 25, pages 7-8. Her presence sent Mr. Matsui into a cold sweat. Her rebellious influence was so strong that criminals across the world fell in love with herPumpkin Night chapter 51, pages 3-6, even inspiring copycat-cosplayersPumpkin Night, chapter 58, pages 10-16; chapter 59, pages 1-8)
*Regeneration (Low; Recovered from surgical wounds at a rate that shocked medical personnelPumpkin Night Gaiden: Naoko, chapter 1, page 14)
*Resistance to Electricity (She was unaffected after two hours of non-stop electric torture, with her physical condition remaining unchangedPumpkin Night, chapter 52, pages 1-4), and Poison (Even an attempt to sedate her with methamphetaminePumpkin Night, chapter 50, pages 8-9 was not enough to hinder her in the slightestPumpkin Night, chapter 52, pages 5-7)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Despite her petite build, she possesses astounding physical abilitiesPumpkin Night chapter 39, pages 10. Is likely comparable to, if not superior to Hayakawa, who slammed a thug and just about crushed his skullPumpkin Night, chapter 29, pages 3-7, which would require nearly this much energy. Decapitated a man at the jawPumpkin Night, chapter 38, pages 17-19, which would require nearly this much energy. Incapacitated Naruto by bashing him with a brickPumpkin Night, chapter 13, pages 1-7, with Naruto having survived a gas cylinder blowing up in his facePumpkin Night, chapter 30, pages 4-13 and blowing out his van's windshield. Brutalized Saki and destroyed her nose with the blunt end of her knifePumpkin Night, chapter 3, pages 4-8 and later knocked her out with zero effortPumpkin Night, chapter 3, pages 15-16. Dug herself out of her grave with her bare hands over the course of four days. Stabbed a police officer through the head and ripped half of his face off. Murdered a man by launching a metal rod through his skullPumpkin Night, chapter 52, pages 8-12)
Speed: Superhuman (Dr. Higa noted that she possessed astounding physical abilities, and she far surpasses the likes of Baby FacePumpkin Night, chapter 56, pages 8-13, who is himself described as "superhuman"Pumpkin Night, chapter 56, pages 3; 7, meaning she also likely surpasses the Pumpkin King. Berated Mr. Chiaki with a barrage of needles before he could reactPumpkin Night chapter 10, pages 2-3 and later disappeared from his visionPumpkin Night, chapter 10, pages 15-17. Effortlessly out-sped Mr. Matsui, leaving him long behind in mere secondsPumpkin Night, chapter 36, pages 1-9. Vastly outmaneuvered and outmatched several yakuza thugs in combat. Launched a pole through a window at superhuman speeds and then crossed the room before her target could reactPumpkin Night, chapter 52, pages 12-13). Supersonic with pump-action shotgun (Projectiles from a 12-gauge shell can move as fast as at least 425 m/s)
Lifting Strength: Unknown (Lifted Nomizu into the air using a hook wrapped around a tree branchPumpkin Night, chapter 13, pages 1-7. Tore a woman's nose off with her teeth. Dug herself out of her grave. Effortlessly crushed a control panel door with one strike)
Striking Strength: Wall level (Overpowered and ripped apart medical personnel with relative easePumpkin Night Gaiden: Naoko, chapter 1, pages 5-15. Destroyed a chunk of Asumi's face with the scoop end of her knife. Killed a police officer by driving a pipe through her headPumpkin Night, chapter 5, pages 10-14. Effortlessly crushed a control panel door with one strike)
Durability: Wall level (Should be comparable to Naruto, who survived a gas cylinder blowing up in his facePumpkin Night, chapter 30, pages 4-13, and comparable to, if not superior than Hayakawa who was struck by a speeding van, which would generate far more than this amount of energy, and survivedPumpkin Night, chapter 29, pages 10-12; chapter 30, page 1; albeit, comatose. Withstood and seemingly brushed off a savage beating from Arata. Endured being beaten relentlessly with baseball batsPumpkin Night, chapter 16, pages 18; chapter 17, pages 1-2; however, she was battered and rendered unconscious. Survived being thrown down a twenty meter-deep pit; although, her fall was cushioned by a pillar of rebar. Prevailed after being buried alive for four days straight)
Stamina: While she may not look the part, Naoko is incredibly resilient with inhuman amounts of stamina. Over the course of the first part, Naoko would rapidly pick off Naruto's clique over the course of several days with little intervals of recovery in between, her indomitable will driving her non-stop murder spree. Aside from her ability to travel across the city, killing anyone in her way, restlessly, she also has a supernatural degree of tolerance to pain; even after mutilating her own body, tearing her face asunder, she was just an effective and frighteningly dangerous killer as always, and not even being skewered through the chest, resulting in several of her organs being ruptured, and being buried alive was enough to take her down, as she clawed herself out of her grave four days later. Mrs. Kuroki surmised that this is a result of Naoko deriving strength from pain, as rather than succumb to the fear and torment, Naoko only became stronger after being electrically tortured for two hours straight. She also rarely, if ever, breaks a sweat during combat. The only explanation behind her beyond human levels of endurance and resistance would be her supernatural willpower, driving her to accomplish her goals, no matter the cost.
Range: Standard melee range. Extended melee range with her knife (Her knife is the length of her arm, doubling her reach). Tens of meters with pump-action shotgun (Shotgun shells have an effective range of fifty meters) 
Standard Equipment: An abnormally long kitchen knife with an ice cream scooper affixed to the blunt end, a pump-action shotgun loaded with highly-lethal pellets, her shoes with blades hidden in the toes
*Optional Equipment: A collection of other blunt and bladed weapons and toolsPumpkin Night, chapter 2, pages 2, and even more after entering the care of Dr. HigaPumpkin Night, chapter 37, pages 10
Intelligence: Gifted. Naoko is purported to have remained the same all throughout junior high, maintaining a child-like demeanor and mentality. It could be assumed that she was, at the very least, academically sound; however, she was supposedly hampered by a learning disability. Outside of her general mindset, though, Naoko is an extraordinarily cunning serial murderer. Having distracted the civilians in the shopping mall with the fire alarm, she trapped Saki inside of a coffin alongside Asumi so they would be cremated togetherPumpkin Night, chapter 3, pages 13-23; chapter 4, pages 20-24; chapter 5, pages 4-8. After Saki narrowly survived, Naoko snuck into her hospital room and murdered the doctors before causing a blackout, allowing her to quickly swapping places with SakiPumpkin Night, chapter 6, pages 15-23, fooling the likes of Kazuya, Naruto, and Arata. In order to separate Kazuya from Mr. Matsui and Hayakawa, she lit a flame inside of a hospital room, causing a panic among the civiliansPumpkin Night, chapter 10, page 19-21; chapter 11, pages 3-5. By combining the threat of imminent death and the fear that his life depended on Nomizu, Naoko managed to get Naruto to crack and reveal the truth behind the Halloween incidentPumpkin Night, chapter 14, pages 1-6. Immediately after encountering Baby Face, she took advantage of his infantile mind and used him to get rid of her targetsPumpkin Night, chapter 54, pages 10-14; chapter 55. Then, she drew his attention to herself and had him crash into the shutter trapping the two of them in order to damage itPumpkin Night, chapter 56, pages 6-13. After that proved to be largely ineffective, she switched her approach and antagonized him, manipulating him into pummeling the shutter in attempt to retaliate, taking advantage of his superhuman strength. Aside from her criminal genius, she is also rather crafty, putting together two complex and incredibly lethal traps using just wires and pulleys.
Standard Tactics: Naoko is an ultra-violent and extremely aggressive fighter with seemingly no conscience, allowing her to mercilessly murder her opponents in unbelievably brutal and gory ways. While she is capable of wielding firearms, such as her pump-action shotgun from the second part of the story onward, she prefers to use bladed weapons, such as her signature knife or any weapon she picks up along the way, like machetes or saws. She primarily assaults her opponents using a combination of acrobatics and superhuman agility, abnormal strength and speed, and proficiency in close quarters combat in order to outmaneuver them and overwhelm them with vicious attacks, slashes and stabs in order to destroy their bodies in horrific fashions. While she may torture a target by aiming at and disabling their arms or legs, most of the time, she aims towards the head, face, and upper body, as she revels in slaughter and destruction.
Weaknesses: While Naoko may seem invincible on the surface, as she practically is, she has emotional vulnerabilities. Aside from her child-like demeanor, which does not seem to hold her back anyway, Naoko is easily emotionally manipulated when her loved ones, Kazuya Makino and her former clinical psychologist Ms. Ayumi. For example, Naruto lured Naoko closer to him so that he could wrap a wire around her hand by telling her that Kazuya was the one who came up with the idea to bully her in junior high, and Sae presented Ms. Ayumi to Naoko at the entrance of the mental institution, causing her to break into tears and momentarily lose her fighting spirit. However, Naoko is virtually infallible outside of these exploits. 
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Michael Myers (Halloween) Michael's Profile (Thorn Timeline Michael was used, and speed was equalized)
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Pumpkin Night
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Category:Teenagers
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Category:Sadists
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Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Blade Users
Category:Knife Users
Category:Gun Users
Category:Stealth Masters
Category:Preparation Users
Category:Supernatural Willpower Users
Category:Social Influencers
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Empowerment Users
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