Aoki Murasama

## Soundtrack

Swift Sakura

> *"Now I'm feeling more motivated..!!"*
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**Aoki Murasama** (村様 青木, *Murasama Aoki*), hero name **Aoki** (青木, *Aoki*), is a talented and lively young lady. She prefers to live her life fueled by motivation, or simply, the desire to do something other than wasting around doing nothing. She is a straightforward speaker who will always get to the point and waste not a second of anyone's time.

Such an eager attitude also translates into Aoki's genius sword skills, showing no form of hesitation or surrender. Through discipline and practice at her young age, her kenjutsu had became increasingly agile, precise, and gorgeous. It is rumored that Aoki is one of the most skilled swordswomen in the modern age. But the more motivated Aoki is, the more dangerous she becomes in the heat of battle.

There is also Aoki's mischievous behavior, such as making embarrassing remarks of others and having somewhat of a spontaneous, chaotic side to her.

## Equipment

* **Omnidirectional Sheath** - Aoki uses a large metallic sheath to holster her katana. The sheath can rotate vertically and horizontally around Aoki's waist, allowing her to slide her blade back into it in almost any direction.
* **Katana** - Aoki's primary weapon for launching swift and accurate strikes. At close quarters, Aoki excels in cutting down her target in one fell swing, almost difficult to perceive to the human eye. Additionally, Aoki can conduct some degree of electricity. Whenever a strong attack is executed, lightning is discharged from her blade and body, dealing additional damage to targets.
	+ **Draw Slash** - By crouching down low and preparing to unleash her katana, Aoki can dash forward at incredible speeds and slash at her opponent as she goes by them, often appearing to simply teleport past them before her attacks appear on the opponent's body.
	+ **Focus Slash** - Individually or in rapid succession, Aoki can launch quick projectiles from just slashing the air. This allows Aoki to attack from a ranged distance, capable of cutting down enemies without having to get close to them. However, Aoki must concentrate on his slashes to generate these projectiles.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Swordsmanship** - Aoki is extremely proficient in kenjutsu, the use of swords. Her skills are inspired by Iaido, the use of swiftly drawing, slashing, cleaning, and sheathing the blade, the exact same maneuvers adopted by her katana attacks. In Aoki's case, she is capable of slashing numerous times within a second.
* **Taijutsu** - Even without the use of her weapons, Aoki can still move, fight, and grapple with fierce skill. She moves with incredible reaction time, avoiding several attacks while exploiting her opponent's openings for critical, sometimes lethal, attacks.

## Etymology

* Her given name, **Aoki** (青木), means "blue tree".
	+ **Ao** (青) means "blue".
	+ **Ki** (木) means "tree".
	+ This also references the blue swordsman Vergil from the Devil May Cry series and the demonic tree Qliphoth featured in the fifth game.
* Her surname, **Murasama** (村様), is an intended misspelling of "Muramasa", a Japanese swordsmith whose infamous for making "cursed" blades.
	+ The Murasama is also a sword featured in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and is owned by Samuel Rodrigues.