Yuma Kydo

## Summary

***Yuma Kydo*** was one of those fall behind the curtain characters from the When Worlds Collide, and Remnant Dawn arcs created by VanillaSludge in April of 2020. Yuma seemingly popped into existence and eventually hid herself under the belt of the DEKA-Verse shortly after.

## Origins

A dark-skinned woman of the Kydo family coming from a group of genius ex-scientists from Melesandre Labs. Turns out making a robot that holds doors for you is not original. Regardless of their missteps, the Kydo family had one thing in common; the faith of the future. One night, a big breakthrough was found and Melesandre suddenly wanted the Kydo family there to announce the latest discovery. So Frior, Jinessa, and young Yuma headed to the gala. Unbeknownst to them, a semi truck rammed into the car, totaling it, rolling it off the road down into some woods. With no strength to check on her family, Yuma lay there crying while both of her arms had to be replaced due to them being broken. The only thing she saw before she blacked out was a green haired lad and an equally as frightened cyclops of a girl.

Yuma's enhancements are an interesting notion. Yuma wanted change, like her parents once wanted. She wanted them to be proud of her, flaws and all. She needed to fix herself up, not only to replace the nubs, but to patch what's broken emotionally. Those arms she made were out of her father's parts because he was an engineer at the time for the Robotic Department. Every scrap, every nut, every bolt were forged from his crafts. His work. She saw inspiration in them both. Hence her naming the arms, Kazoku. Every waking minute she looks at what has been taken from her and she's reminded that she can make someone else's day a whole lot better. She also adapted to cope with the loneliness by creating the first fully knowledgeable artificial intelligence named Haylei. It helps remind her of the ones close to her.

At a young age, after her parent's death; Mr. Darren Jaeger, Frior's best mate took Yuma under his wing and helped build and expand Yuma's capabilities, somewhat filling in as the father she once lost. Over time, Jaeger grew ill as he sacrificed his own flesh and blood, to augment himself into a computer to change the world, Yuma unwillingly stood by him, while many tried to stop this creation from being finished. Using the magnetic Tesguro cannon prototype the two built to find an equilibrium and balance of force of an object, (seemingly giving her the force) Yuma had to pull apart the machine, seemingly ripping the only person she cared about, apart piece by piece.

## Arsenal

### Arm Models

#### ***Jaeger MK1***

The standard Jaeger model of Yuma's biometric enhancements, crafted from her father's co associate, and caretaker during Yuma's youth; Mr. Darren Jaeger. This variation of the arms are state of the art Melesandre scrap, forged to house many abilities. The design is very wonky but sleek enough to try and seem professional. Branded with the "M" Emblem for Melesandre, the Jaeger MK1 is not only a reminder of Yuma's faith in trying to be human fully again, but deep down she knows she's just a pawn, a puppet, a test subject branded by a salvaged tech company. However the arms took some wear and tear and needed repairs. Unfortunately due to Jaeger's death, Yuma had nowhere else to find repairs. She only had one choice: repair them herself. Now, the Jaeger MK1 model is more worn, scuffed and dirty with hints of flesh and blood salvaged in. It's nothing short from torture, and Yuma had to wear a chest brace to support the weight.

#### ***Oni***

The Oni model is more of a magical variant of the original. Due to Yuma's intentions of being a Seeker, this arm can be capable of levels of Technomagic no normal Technomancer can do. It also houses Quantum, an element of the **DEKA-Verse**. The sleek, almost matte finish of the arms seem like a major upgrade from her original Jaeger models. Breathable and less painful; and they give off a magical humming when magic is used. The origins are still unknown but the Oni model is by far the more out there gifted.

#### ***Klink MK4***

Klink MK4 is one of those illusionary augmentations, housing disarray and confusion to all. This is also the only augmentation which holds Haylei safe. It was a homemade scrapyard gift made by Sienna to help better herself with Elven technology. Though not visibly presentable, Klink MK4 does it's job well. It also has the magical ability to summon her allies, (Sienna, Christine, or Nilla) at will. Don't know why that's a feature, but Sienna figured it was a nice thing to prevent loneliness.

#### ***Tesguro***

Tesguro is the first of it's magnetic kind, crafted from the steel that made Judgement. The base of this gauntlet is a small portable cannon like tesla coil, with a sphere like palm known as the Omnic Core, and fingers floating around it, sort of orbiting it. The Tesguro can be used as a plasma cannon, or to push or pull metallic items back. Especially her sword "Judgement", making it recallable, like Thor with his hammer Mjolnir. Tesguro can also work as a flying machine or as a drill, or even a nub to extend her arm length for other Models (magnetic ones of course.)

### Judgement

Judgement is a blade forged from the remnants of the fall of the Kydo family. Crafted by Yuma and housing the Omnic Core, a being capable to bend the strength of the hardest of metals, like Anextallia. Judgement is a lengthy claymore inspired sword, facing off against Lucy's Tachi. The blade was later gifted to Abe Ragin, a former mentor to Yuma after deciding that she may not need it anymore. She still keeps a shard of Judgement's blade as a dagger called Justice. The blade can be double wielded due to it's wide handle. The power of the sword grows based on how powerful the engine inside the blade (powering the Omnic Core) gets. Visually it can be how bright the blade glows. Formally, Judgement can be best paired with any of Yuma's Models, but Oni and Tesguro work better, due to it's magical buff or the magnetic grip it has towards the user. (That being Yuma.) Not saying anyone can use Judgement.

#### Appearance

The sword itself is a six foot claymore inspired blade, with the handles wrapped in the bandages of Yuma's past. The bottom of the blade houses the Omnic Core, a relic so valuable, it traps and houses all sorts of power and magic to produce multiple effects. The blade itself is a long, thick metal, with inscriptions on them. Not much is known about the translations though... The blade itself is relatively heavy, and can only be entrusted with one who has "given enough to lose nothing more". There is no hilt or holster to this blade, so she lugs it around for all to see.

#### Abilities

Yuma only uses Judgement as a last minute maneuver in case things get from bad to worse; but luckily TSA doesn't give her a hard time when carrying the thing around; thanks to the Omnic Core, Judgement is magnetic, and can be recalled at will. Beside the grip or handle of the blade, is the trigger. An element incorporated in Judgment gifting the user to balance freedom between the blade's Whiplash ability. With the trigger, it; in a sense, recognizes the user and can freely use its whiplash, or recall feature\*. (\*Only magnetic users can recall Judgement). However upon overusing Whiplash, or slashing it to produce heat, (because it is THAT strong), a durability meter can be found in the form of a ring in the middle of the blade, glowing blue. If the light goes out, the blade will become weak, powerless, or possibly break. Aside from the magnetic retraction of the sword automatically, there is an option to reel the sword back manually via a wire at the pommel of the blade.

## Personality

Yuma is a technical and quiet person. Almost like a ghost. She's intelligent beyond compare and knows too much for her own good. Though seen as a shadow to her friends, Yuma tries her best to get out there, even with her handicap. With that mindset however, she arrives to be the best and evolve into something greater. She's mad intelligent but that comes with the flaws of being alone, relatively. She's not one to give handshakes or show very lively expressions because she'll know its fake. She wants to feel real things, be human again.

## Trivia

* Yuma Kydo's design is inspired by Pokemon: Sword and Shield's character "Nessa", who is a dark-skinned woman that is the Gym Leader of Water.
* In the card game Superlative, one of the survivor's weapons is a Phillips Screwdriver; crafted from 8 metal parts. Within the card has the caption: 'Wielded once by someone who needed a hand' in reference to Yuma's Anextallian enhancements. Also a direct nod to Yuma's persistent fascination with Philips screwdrivers.
* Yuma is the first character to have shared universe development from both Vanilla and Lara; making her the first character to coexist and be 'born' in two realms at once.
* One of Yuma's rules is to not let anyone random touch her arms. She has an emotional connection to them and just won't let anyone grace their fingers on the cold steel that shaped her life.
* Judgment, Yuma's Sword, and the Models of her Anextallian arms are inspired by Nero's arsenal from Devil May Cry 5
* Over the course of about 6 months, Yuma had been discarded, ignored or flat out forgotten. Fortunately, thanks to Vanilla's intuition, Yuma got the story she deserves.
* Yuma's backstory was the most tragic because of the cobweb it built. Development wise.
* The Original design choice for Yuma was to make her more survivalist, like Laura Croft, but Vanilla denied that plan and gave her robotic arms instead. Later on, the idea built itself into something bigger