Noriaki Nakano

## Personality

Nakano has a fiery personality and loves fighting since it's something she’s good at. However, she sometimes comes off as overbearing and weird. While she hates repetition, she loves training and getting better, albeit she’s normally too distracted to do it enough. Despite her seemingly upbeat and bubbly personality, she is loyal and protective towards her friends, willing to fight to the death to protect them.

## Biography

Nakano grew up in a small town, east of Shibuya where the most exciting thing there was the creepy forest at the edge of the village. And for the young Nakano, exploring the woods was only so exciting after the fifth try. Her mother passed away when she was three and her older sister - only seven at the time - was put in charge of the family. Her sister was forced to grow up fast and as the two grew older, Nakano’s sister began to grow hateful. She blamed Nakano for taking away her childhood. She would often scream and yell at her, causing emotional damage at an early age.

So, while the other kids her age were exploring the forest and telling ghost stories to each other, Nakano was busy fighting. Her troubles at home with her sister had created an anger in her that could only be silenced with violence. From a young age, she was known as a troublemaker and a rebel. She would pick fights and win them to show how strong she was. Everyone in the small town knew of her mother’s passing and how hard it was on the girls, but Nakano couldn’t be controlled.  It wasn’t until the elderly owner of a small butcher shop in town took young preteen under his wing.

Her taught her that fighting wasn’t bad and showing her strength wasn’t wrong. But hurting others was. Just because she was hurt didn’t mean she could put others through pain as well. He showed her the art of boxing and allowed her to practice on pigs in his freezer. She was grateful and often looked up to this man as the father she never had, and as the parent she never had. He encouraged her to take her talent and love of fighting to the big leagues, even going as far as to travel with her to Tokyo to participate in regional fights. But, due to her lack of respect for authority, Nakano was taken by surprise with her new teacher’s harsh ways.

When she first met Hiro, she was around eleven and he around sixty. She warmed up to him and he to her. He gave her food and shelter, as well as encouragement and love that she lacked at home. But as she became more and more serious about her fighting, so did her teacher. He would put her through rigorous training, including carrying large objects up the hill that fostered the creepy forest, and other techniques to build her mental and physical strength. She was determined to go from a trouble maker to a star.

For years, she struggled and conquered, scared of disappointing Hiro and determined to prove to her teacher that she was strong enough. After winning an international boxing match, Nakano was invited to the elite Hope’s Peak Academy. She accepted without hesitation and enrolled right away, leaving her alcoholic sister and beloved teacher behind. Hiro was proud of his student, and let her go with his blessing. She was being awarded further for doing what she loved. She was being acknowledged for her achievements and was ready to take the world by storm.

## MonoMachine Items

1. **Love**; *Punching Bag*: An expensive-looking punching back built for the toughest of fighters.
2. **Like**; *Boxing Gloves*: These purple boxing gloves are sure to pack a punch with any boxing fan.
3. **Dislike**; *Mineral Water*: Drawn from the ocean depths and rigorously purified. Ideal for a modern on-the-go public unsatisfied with tap water.
4. **Hate**;  *Hand Bra*: A bra designed to slip over your hands. Its slogan? "Raise your hands, raise your spirits!"