Saya NEO

> *“Heeeey♪ Are you listening? Whaaaa–? Maybe Saya's clothes look so good that you can't take your eyes off them?”*
> —Saya NEO
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**Saya NEO** (沙耶ＮＥＯネオ?) is a character who first appeared in the movie *Kaiju World War: Part 1* as a minor villain and becomes a recurring anti-hero in the *Mahou Kaiju Series’* post-timeskip arc. She is a clone of the original Saya developed by the United States military for the Earth Defense Force as a living artificial superhuman.

## Appearance

Saya NEO has the same general appearance as the original Saya, though she has longer pink hair that she tied into a ponytail, pointed ears and red eyes. She has a number of mechanical tentacles that are connected to her skin from her back.

## Personality

Saya is a cheery and optimistic girl, much like her original version, despite knowing the things she does are very cruel. Abuse and sexual torment are a game to her, since she's stuck in a childish vicious worldview. However, she is far more in control and less evil. Unlike her original, Saya went on to be more of a redeemed monster who remains joyful however even when things got terrible.

Saya gets easily bored and runs away from her responsibilities in the Allied Forces but, with little resistance, will return to her post if Oboro Koukawa orders her to. She has a good friendship with Taimanin Library and views Resurrection as a lost sister.

## Background

### Creation

After the death of the original Saya, a United States investigation force in Tokyo Kingdom collected data and DNA fragments of her physical and mental properties to recreate and develop a more powerful and more advanced Saya clone as an artificial weapon for the Earth Defense Force. Additionally to her, the "Saya Project" included also the Mass-Produced Saya, a creature that resembles the original's demon spider form and Resurrection.

### Free-Spirited

Saya would grow bored by her UFS work and joined Miryuu in Yomihara and later on, the Independent Rangers of Fuuma Kotaro. Additionally, a new version of her named Resurrection was created. Saya had some mental connection to the pure synthetic being and sought her out, while it tried to kill Ingrid. Both felt compelled to fight and in the end, Saya killed Resurrection, requesting that Ingrid destroy it and any data, so that no more "poor tool" like it, could be created.

## Abilities

Saya NEO was developed to be stronger, more agile and skilled than the original as planned by the experiments from the US.

* **Enhanced Superhuman Properties** – As a clone, all her physical abilities are highly enhanced and modified.
	+ **Magi Physiology/Chi Sensitivity** – Being made as a clone of the Taimanin Saya who is a Magi human, Saya NEO inherits her physiology that allows her to utilize chi for superhuman abilities, despite not using them very often.
	+ **Melee Combat Experience** –
	+ **Superhuman Agility** –
* **Mechanical Tentacles** –

### Attacks

* **Batter** (打撃, *Dageki*?) –
* **Evil Spider** (凶蜘蛛, *Kyōkumo*?) –
* **Okurimono** (オクリモノ?) –
* **Evil Spider: Cycle** (凶蜘蛛・廻, *Kyōkumo: Mawari*?) –
* **Charge the Crisis** (ｃｈａｒｇｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｒｉｓｉｓチャージ・ザ・クライシス, *Chāji za Kuraishisu*?) –
* **Fold in Crisis** (ｆｏｌｄ　ｉｎ　ｃｒｉｓｉｓフォールド・イン・クライシス, *Fōrudo in Kuraishisu*?) –
* **Perfect Landing** (パーフェクトランディング, *Pāfekuto Randingu*?) –
* **Saya NEO SPECIAL** (沙耶ＮＥＯネオ・ＳＰＥＣＩＡＬスペシャル, *Saya Neo Supesharu*?) –
* **Saya NEO Impact!** (沙耶ＮＥＯネオインパクト！, *Saya Neo Inpakuto!*?) –

## Quotes

* “Heeeey♪ Are you listening? Whaaaa–? Maybe Saya's clothes look so good that you can't take your eyes off them?” (やっほー♪あれ、聞いてる？な～に～？もしかしてぇ、沙耶の服が似合いすぎてて、見とれちゃってたり？, *Yahho-♪ Are, kiiteru? Na~ni~? Moshika shite, Saya no fuku ga niai sugitete, mitore chatte tari?*?)