Peppermint

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**Peppermint** is one of the main protagonists in Hi-Fi Rush. She is the first hero that Chai meets, being the creator of 808. Peppermint is an ultra-computer literate and expert mechanic, using her skills to infiltrate and discover the truth behind Vandelay's actions.

Following the second chapter, Peppermint joins Chai and can be summoned as an Assist, utilizing her guns from long ranges.

After Korsica ultimately joined the hero side, Peppermint reveals herself to her allies that she was the youngest child of the Vandelay family prior to their company being compromised by her brother Kale, revealing her full name to be **Peppermint Vandelay**.

## Profile

"*PEPPERMINT

Highly talented in robotics, Peppermint is the mind behind 808, an adorable cat-drone that provides Chai support both in and out of battle.

Peppermint herself is equally helpful, able to tag in to assist Chai with a volley of laser blasts to juggle enemies, overload barriers or even hit out-of-reach switches in the environment.*"
―Character profile on the Hi-Fi Rush website

## Appearance

Peppermint is a tanned-skin girl with a pink robotic prosthetic leg. Peppermint has side-shaved hair, with blue highlights at the end. She also has green eyes with her right eyebrow being trimmed.

In her default outfit, Peppermint normally appears with a short blue jacket and a white crop top, donning fingerless brown gloves and white wristbands. Peppermint also wears blue denim shorts and a white thigh high for her organic leg. She also has a buckle containing golden tools and a strap with a long, black belt.

## Personality

Peppermint is as spunky, determined, and smart as they come and filled with snark, but while she can be tough and have a short temper, she has a big heart. Unlike 808, she is annoyed by Chai's antics and is sometimes enraged by him, and doesn't tolerate puns from anyone in the vicinity. Because of this, she has a tendency to give him a hard time, but it often serves as the focus that he needs to help keep the mission on track. Though at the start of the game she is unsympathetic and hotheaded, as described offscreen by CNMN, over time she learns to be more levelheaded and less aggressive with coordinating the team.

## History

Sometime before the events of the game, Peppermint received an injury which caused her to get a robotic leg. The leg was given to her by her mother, Roxanne Vandelay, the CEO of their family's company. At some point, Roxanne criticized her on not "being her own person" and caused a rift in the family; Peppermint then ran away from home, unaware of how Kale believed her to be the favored child and his plot to overtake the company. Sometime later, she discovered the result of his actions and his attempts to erase her existence to paint himself as an only child, but was unable to act until she learned from Macaron about the SPECTRA project, crafting a plan together to find out its purpose.

## Powers and Abilities

Peppermint possesses great accuracy, she can shoot down targets and other objects with keen precision using her blasters. The blasters can also be briefly modified into shotguns or a massive cannon.

Being an ultra-computer literate, Peppermint can easily hack through systems. This is often used to give Chai an advantage to transverse the environment during his missions. Peppermint also has vast knowledge in machinery, and created 808 for a variety of recon work; later further modifying her to be able to teleport someone for a short amount of time.

Though her prosthetic leg doesn't have the strength of Chai and Macaron's implants, she can still use it to propel herself forward quickly, and deliver powerful kicks.

### Regular

* *"Your turn, Peppermint!" / "Peppermint! Your turn!" / "Here we go!" / "Peppermint!"*
	+ "Yeah!"
	+ "Light 'em up!"
	+ "Go get 'em, Chai!"
	+ "Try this out!"
	+ "Let's go!"

### Combat

* "Cool tech, huh?" (first time using Assist)
* *"Peppermint, come on!"/ "Peppermint! Your turn!" / "Try this out!"/"Switch it up!"*
	+ "Need help?"
	+ "You called?"
	+ "Let's go!"
* *"Wanna help me out?"*
	+ "Tag team!" (Jam Combo)
* *"Set 'em up for ya!"*
	+ "Jam time!" (Jam Combo)
* *"Look at us working together!"*
	+ "Let's switch it up!" (Jam Combo)
* *"Back at ya!"*
	+ "You like this?" (Kick Shot)
	+ "Didn't see it coming!" (Kick Shot)
	+ "Gotcha!" (Kick Shot)
* "How do you like this, Rekka?" (Track 2 Boss)
* "Let's get her, Chai!" (Track 2 Boss)
* "Don't hold back!" (Track 2 Boss)
* "Take this, Mimosa!" (Track 9 Boss)
* "You picked the wrong fight!" (Track 9 Boss)
* "Don't get scared, Chai!" (Track 10 Boss)
* "Roquefort, back off!" (Track 10 Boss)
* "808, you've got this!" (Track 12 Boss Part 1)
* "Don't give up, 808!" (Track 12 Boss Part 1)
* "Just give it up!" (Track 12 Boss Part 2)
* "Kale, you've gone too far!" (Track 12 Boss Part 2)
* "Chai, we can do this!" (Track 12 Boss Part 2)
* "Stop it, Kale!" (Track 12 Boss Part 2)

## Trivia

* Peppermint is voiced by Erica Lindbeck in English, known for voicing Blaze the Cat from Sega's *Sonic the Hedgehog*, Futaba Sakura from *Persona 5*, Cheelai from the *Dragon Ball* series, and Loona from the YouTube series, *Helluva Boss*.
	+ Peppermint is also voiced by Toa Yukinari in Japanese, who is known for voicing Hollyberry Cookie in *Cookie Run: Kingdom*, Karin from *Naruto: Shippuden,* and Bullet from Arc System Work's *Blazblue.*
* Peppermint has feelings for Korsica, as shown by her nervousness at the Head of Security's compliments and blushing when winked at, but it is unknown if the feelings are returned.
* In the game's prototype stages, aside from different colors, Peppermint's prosthethic leg resembled an SBR-001's. Because the ripped clothes resemble Chai's, it's possible she was also an Armstrong subject at that stage.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ericalindbeck/status/1618369720373350401
2. ↑ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Hi-Fi-RUSH/