Himura Asuka

Asuka being introduced as the strongest Meta Officer in Meva City.

Himura Asuka is a main character in Ray Fox. Asuka is a tanuki who works as a Meta Officer with the rank of Captain. She's Summer's superior and the Meta Officer who arrested Ray before deciding to make him a Meta Officer under her command.

## Background

Not much is known about Asuka's past. From what little is known, she was born in Himitsushima and she made a reputation there that earned her the nickname Tengu of Himitsushima as a result of her skills. At some point, she joined SOS and met Regi. She ascended to the rank of Captain, becoming the strongest Meta Officer in Meva City.

At some point in her career, Asuka found a neo-mutant named Summer, convincing her to become a Meta Officer. Inspired by Asuka, Summer joined S.O.S. to serve under Asuka, becoming her subordinate.

Around the three months where Ray became a vigilante named Blaze, Asuka figured out that he was a neo-mutant, discovering his identity with Rose's help. Wanting to know why a neo-mutant was committing arson, Asuka decided to capture Blaze and find out his true motives.

## Personality

Despite her rank of Captain, Asuka acts like a wild card for S.O.S. by breaking the rules if she believes it's for a better cause. Asuka has a strong sense of morality that forces her to break protocol to do what she thinks is the best choice for everyone, such as illegally interviewing Ray to find out about his past and covering his tracks when she realized he was a good person. Some of Asuka's actions can be excessive, such as cutting Ray's ear to talk with him privately at the infirmary or holding Morales hostage by having her subordinates freeze the elevator to convince him to release Ray from captivity.

Excluding her maverick tendencies, Asuka does take her job as a Meta Officer seriously. She scolds Summer for kicking Ray in the face after Asuka arrested him, and she even tasked one of her subordinates smack her in the back of the head if she kept insulting the young fox. She also forced Ray to give up on being Blaze, telling him of how his actions endangered his loved ones and threatening to capture him again if he broke his promise.

Outside of work, Asuka is a very emotional woman. She's motherly, friendly, empathetic, and caring towards others. She's very affectionate, hugging Ray when she met him again on his trial. She's also a bit of a glutton and party animal, drinking sake after Ray was made a Meta Officer and being the most happy to eat Liz' s cooking. When seeing emotional moments, Asuka can get teary-eyed, as seen when she witnessed Ray's emotional moments with Liz.

Though Asuka is very hard to offend, she doesn't like it when people mislable her species, angrily reminding them that she is a tanuki. If the person mislabeling her is an enemy, Asuka will use the mislable as an excuse to go in the offensive, as seen with her battle with Gomek.

Asuka displays a confident and courageous side when battling. She greeted Liev when they clashed casually. Likewise, she was very smug when facing Al, letting him know that he had no chance before defeating him. During her battle with Gomek, Asuka showed a lot of bravado, maintaining her confidence even as Gomek had the upper hand but still keeping a cool head to turn the fight around.

## Appearance

Asuka is a tanuki who is five feet tall. She has a wide chest and hips, making her curvaceous despite her size. Asuka has maroon fur markings on her hair and eyes while the rest of her facial fur and hair is a lighter shade of brown. She has a brown nose, golden eyes, thick lips, and messy hair that she has in a ponytail. Asuka has maroon fur in her limbs and belly with lighter underfur on the sides. She has a thick tail with rings that alternate between maroon and light brown fur.

When acting as a Meta Officer, Asuka is wearing a sleeveless red blazer. She wears separate red sleeves that cover her forearms but leave her shoulders exposed. She also wears black pants with red knee pads, and golden greaves that leave the upper half of her feet exposed. Additionally, she wears three swords, one large sword in her right hip and two short swords strapped to her back.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

As the strongest Meta Officer in Meva City, Asuka has many talents that prove her worth in the field.

### Skills

* Master Combatant: Asuka is the strongest Meta Officer in Meva City. Thanks to her speed and agility, Asuka can hold her own against Liev, simultaneously threaten Ray and Summer despite being two neo-mutants, and easily defeat Al in a fight.
* Master Swordfighter: Asuka's main fighting style relies on swordsmanship. She specializes in using the long sword or two short swords at the same time.

### Abilities

* Peak Physical Conditioning: Asuka obtained her title as a Meta because of her mastery in using swords and her ninja-like techniques.
* Enhanced Speed: Asuka has the ability of moving faster than the eye can see. She easily handcuffed Ray without being seen, sneaking up behind him despite standing in front of him from a few feet away.

## History

### Arresting Blaze

Asuka makes her first appearance defending Ray from Liev. As she and Summer force the lion to retreat, Asuka arrests Ray for being Blaze, putting handcuffs to restrict his powers. Much to Asuka's disapproval, Summer kicks Ray in the face, causing her to reprimand the hyena. Asuka has her subordinates pick up Ray for interrogation. On the way to headquarters, Asuka is given a notebook that researched the Monroe Syndicate, proving to her that Ray is Blaze.

After Ray wakes up, Asuka interviews Ray, showing him the notebook she retrieved to prove his identity as Blaze. She's initially skeptical about Ray's intentions, as neo-mutants are trained to be soldiers. Upon realizing that Ray is a young man with good intentions who happens to be neo-mutant, Asuka is left perplexed. To her horror, the agents in charge of interrogating Ray show up, causing her to cut Ray's ear with her sword so that she can interrogate him in private.

In the infirmary, Ray angrily calls out Asuka for cutting his ear and interrogating her. Asuka apologizes and takes Ray to her van, where she explains to Ray what a neo-mutant is. Ray still wants to be Blaze, causing Summer to insult him and forcing Asuka to threaten Ray and Summer with her swords to prevent a fight. Asuka asks Ray to give up being Blaze, reminding him of the collateral damage his exploits made, that he endangered his loved ones, and that Liev is aware of his civilian identity.

Ray complies with Asuka's request. Happy with Ray's decision, Asuka tears up Ray's notebook to prevent his connection to Blaze from being revealed. Suddenly, Ray's interrogators show up, scolding Asuka for injuring him and illegally interrogating him. They inform Asuka that Liev is attacking S.O.S. by unknown means. Asuka is tasked with defeating Liev while she orders Summer and her squad to defend Ray.

Ultimately, Liev's attack was a strategy to separate Asuka from Ray. Liev has his soldiers teleport away from S.O.S. so that they can capture Ray. Asuka arrives to rescue Ray just when Liev already escaped. As Ray is convicted by Summer again, Asuka scolds Ray for revealing his identity, as she can no longer protect him. Ray reveals that he broke the deal to save Summer and take responsibility for his actions, promising to become a better hero. Impressed by Ray's spirit, Asuka promises to get Ray out of jail and give her a spot on her team.

### Recruiting Ray

After Ray's second arrest, Asuka takes him to the correctional, where Ray thanks her for helping him. Asuka leaves Ray to talk with Jason Morales, hoping to convince him to make Ray a Meta Officer. She meets him at an elevator, where she tries to vouch for Ray. Morales gives Asuka Ray's former handcuffs, pointing out that Ray is dangerous since his neo-mutant powers allowed him to break free from them despite their ability to seal his powers. As Morales prepares to leave, Asuka has her underlings freeze the elevator to force Morales to listen to her.

The two of them talk about Ray, discussing the pros and cons of making him an agent. Asuka believes in Ray's potential to do good if he were to develop his powers. Morales asks Asuka why is she trying so hard to save Ray. This causes Asuka to state that Ray saved Summer and her underlings despite the abuse that Asuka put him through when she first arrested. Morales becomes convinced, which causes the elevator to return to normal. As Asuka prepares to give Ray the good news, she gets annoyed at the sight of him and Summer fighting again.

Asuka is the last person to arrive at the day of Ray's trial. The two of them share a hug before Ray is declared innocent. With Ray being free, Asuka takes him to S.O.S. to meet the rest of the team. Asuka gets drunk as she celebrates Ray's victory. Upon arriving to headquarters, Asuka is scolded and beat up by Carol for the troubles of red tape she caused her, arriving at work drunk, and burping on her face.

After receiving her scolding, Asuka arrives to stop Al from fighting Ray. Al insults Asuka by calling her a raccoon, and calls her and the S.O.S. useless for their inability to capture Ray for three months and then making him a Meta Officer despite the damage he made to the city. Asuka dodges Al's trunk strike, enraged at her being called a raccoon. Asuka then defeats Al by shredding his clothes with her swords and slicing a pole to make it land on his head. Asuka doesn't get to enjoy her victory as she gets scolded by an angry bird for disrupting his meal with his wife. Asuka is worried about getting in more trouble with Carol, but she switches her worries when Ray suddenly faints. After Summer diagnoses Ray as being tired from not eating too much, the group goes to Liz's house to feed him when he wakes up.

Asuka enjoys Liz's cooking the most. As she learns about Ray's father, Asuka gets emotional when Liz and Jak share a moment with Ray. Eventually, Asuka watches Ray making an entrance at the conference where he reveals his identity as Blaze. She smiles with pride as Ray swears to be a better hero for Meva City. Eventually, Asuka and her team take Ray back home.

### Mission To Ursa

The following morning, Asuka is unable to arrive with Ray to SOS since she indulged in Liz's cooking, ending in a food coma. By the time she wakes up, she gets a call from Regi and Carol about a mission in Ursa. Both of them are in conflict on whether SOS should accept or reject the mission, expecting Asuka to be the tiebreaker. She decides to accept the mission.

Asuka gathers her own team and takes them to the Big Al Express to meet Eric. As she hangs around with Ray, she notices that Summer is acting a bit distant. Asuka then has a private talk with Summer to reassure her. Once the two made peace, they enter the Big Al Express to start their mission.

At the gathering, Asuka doesn't pay attention until Ray asks Eric a valid question. Since Eric dodges the issue, Asuka stalks him the following morning alongside Rose. The two of them are ambushed by Gomek, who pretends to work for Eric to ambush them at a cargo car. Due to Rose remembering Gomek from an article that she read a while ago, Asuka realizes that he is an assassin, avoiding death when Gomek tried to crush her.

The two of them fight each other in an intense battle. Asuka eventually manages to win by making Gomek blast himself in the face with the explosive forces that he releases from his hand. After achieving victory and arresting Gomek, Asuka decides to confront Eric directly, realizing that the mission was more dangerous than expected.

## Trivia

* According to Scotty, the creator of the comic, Asuka is his favorite female character.