Mari Yamamoto

### Relatives

Hirano Yamamoto (Father, Deceased), Katsumi Yamamoto (Mother), Minato Yamamoto (Older Brother), Riko Yamamoto (Older Sister)

### Affiliation

Paladin Pals, StormRaiders, and The Brotherhood

## Physical description

### Eye color

Light Brown (Real World) Yellowish Red (OASIS)

**Mari Sakura Yamamoto (**born January 29th, 2021) is an OASIS User and Part Time Bartender/Waitress and Mercenary For Hire, Mari comes from a lower middle class family in Kyoto, Japan with 2 older siblings and her parents, her father Hirano was abusive towards her mother and siblings before he had killed himself in prison

## Character

### Appearance

#### As Mari

Mari looks like your normal Japanese young adult, she is short, has light brown eyes and hair, she is very cute but she is also very trendy/hipstery as she has dozens of Anime-themed tattoos on her arms, back and chest, wears prescribed glasses, dyes her hair in certain colors like bubblegum pink or baby blue, and wears colorful clothing with a mix of different styles and eras, such as pairing vintage clothing with modern streetwear or accessories.

#### As PaladinPrincess99

As PP99 she is a Level 70 Paladin/Ranger, she is taller and slightly heavier than real world Mari, she is dressed in the entire Paladin Set from Dark Souls. but the colors are changed from white and gold too black and pink. She also has decorated her armor with several nods of her favorite anime and manga stories like a Hidden Leaf symbol on her forehead, a Crescent Moon on her left gauntlet, Sin of Wrath on her Chest Plate, and the Wings of Freedom displayed largely on her back. Underneath her Armor she resembles Mikasa from Attack on Titan with black straight bob cut with bangs, pale skin and well-toned body.

#### As Mari2

Mari was enrolled in the OASIS School System when she was 12 in 2033 joining Ludus School System #0891

### Personality

Mari was shy and awkward growing up due to the abuse her father put on her and her family, after he died she was quiet until she was in her early teens where she managed to open up a lot more showing her fun and intelligent nature. By the time she was in her adulthood, she still had a child-like demeanor being cute, creative, hopeful and forgiving she is a genuinely good person.

## Story

Mari Yamamoto was the youngest child and 2nd daughter to Hirano and Katsumi Yamamoto and is the youngest of two older siblings her older brother Minato who was 6 years older and her older sister Riko who was almost 3 years older. Her father Hirano was a very abusive father, he worked for the Japanese Gregarious Games Branch working as a Computer Engineer, he worked long hours and developed a drinking habit often going out to Saki Bars and visiting "pleasure" houses after getting off work and seeing his family. Hirano was more abusive to his wife Katsumi with several times Mari would witness her father slapping her mother over little things like dinner not being prepared before he came home or accusing her of cheating on him.

But he was also abusive towards his children, mostly at Minato who grew up to be a juvenile delinquent often getting into fights at school and committing crimes like petty larceny or vandalism. He too would hit Minato until he stood up against his father and managed to cut him with a kitchen knife when Minato was 14 and Mari was 8, that was the final straw with Hirano so Katsumi would file for divorce and restraining order after she called the cops on him and he was arrested. Only two years later he could commit suicide in his prison cell by hanging himself. Since then the Yamamoto family didn't need to worry about him anymore, and Mari had finally came out to her family when she was 14 that she was Bisexual, worried what her father and her family would think but they accepted her like it was no big deal.

When Gregarious Games found out about Hirano, James Halliday and Ogden Morrow visited the family and donated 711,545 Yen or 5 Million in US dollars, the family didn't have to worry about money for awhile, Mari had moved out of Kyoto when she was 18 and moved into a small apartment in Tokyo where she would work at a Nightclub working as a Bartender/Waitress. And has a side business working in the OASIS as a Mercenary For Hire for anyone who needs protection or a certain person to zero out. Currently Mari is 24, she has 3 jobs, she became the head bartender at her real jobs, gained enough respect in OASIS as a Mercenary, and has a her own Video Feed called PaladinPOV which she records her journey in the OASIS in a POV style video feed and gets donations on a regular basis.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Parents

Mari absolutely hated her father, he was an abusive bully and she hated him with every fiber of her being, her mother on the other hand was the opposite, she cares and loves her mother and visits her on weekends after she left Kyoto so they could stay in touch

#### Siblings

Minato was the protector of the Family, even after stabbing his father he always looked out for everyone, after his brief punk days, Minato wanted to protect others and deeply cared for Mari like any older brother which inspired him to be a police officer. Her sister Riko is like any older sister, they bump heads now and then but she is very supportive eve after Mari came out Riko was her #1 supporter.

### Friends

#### Jordan Bright/SunShineSoldier

One of Mari's closest friends was Jordan, he was from California, and he too was Bisexual, they met in School, and even though she spoke very little English, Jordan was a huge Anime fan and learned how to speak fluent Japanese and helped Mari to speak fluent English, he was even the one to get her into Anime and Manga despite her living in Japan she was unaware of Anime and Jordan had the honor to introduce her. They briefly dated for a few months, but went back to being friends as it was a little awkward as she considered him a brother.

### Valerie Willcheck/VixenVal91

Valerie was a co worker of Mari's when she worked at the Nightclub, she was French-Polish so she hardly knew Japanese but could speak English but Mari and a few others spoke English too and her and Mari got along and are both obsess with Rock N Roll and would go to concerts whenever they were in Tokyo.

### Love Interests

#### Jordan Bright/SunShineSoldier

Jordan and Mari dated briefly for a few months as they knew each other for a long time and had similar interests but they decided to break it off as neither of them met offline and was better as friends so they continued to stay friends

#### Dakota Bravebird/NorthSiouxyGirl

Dakota and Mari met during an OASIS Special Event for Singles which allowed quick 5 Minute Speed dates, and Dakota met Mari, the two hit it off and would be Mari's first female relationship. The two would be together for almost two years with Dakota visiting Mari in Tokyo a couple times, but would find out that Dakota was already married to another woman in North Dakota and Mari quit the relationship.

## Possessions

### Weapons

#### Magic

Tsunami Bow, Doomhammer, Dawnbreaker**,** Sword of Future Trunks, Nichirin Sword

#### Technology

Hyper-Density Seals, The Dominator, Caster, Fūma Shuriken, 3D Manuever Gear

### Armor

Mari has the Paladin Set from Dark Souls which offers high defense and resistances, but is on the heavier end of medium armor sets making Mari slower than most Medium Armored Players.

### Artifacts

* RX-78-3 Gundam
* Titan Serum
* Flying Thunder God Kunai

### Land

* Trans AM 20000 WR from Redline
* Airbike from Cobra

### Hobbies/Interests

#### Video Games

Mari is a video game addict, she had been addicted to video games since she was very young when she would play on her dad's old NES to play The Legend of Zelda, as she grew up she loves all kinds of gaming from retro consoles to arcade cabinets Mari is just in love with video games in general. Her particular favorite genre are RPG's which is why she normally wears the Paladin Armor from Dark Souls cause its her favorite Video Game Series.

#### Anime

Being born and raised in Japan, Mari had been around Japanese Culture her entire life, it was her sister that got her into Anime when she watched Naruto when she was 9, since then she loves all things relating to Anime and Manga even her Avatar mostly uses Anime weapons and artifacts.

## Calling Card

Mari's Calling Card has her Avatar's name and face on a VHS tape, and when you play it you get the opening credits of Star Wars New Hope, but it starts with her contact information.

## Base/Player Stronghold

Mari doesn't really have a stronghold since she is always on the move and doesn't have a permanent residence so she keeps traveling