Elizabeth Oshiro

**Elizabeth Oshiro** (大城エリザベス*, Ooshiro Elizabeth*) is one of the five main heroines in *Lucid9.* She is a third year attending Isamu Imperial Boarding Academy. She is a classmate of both Yama Ishimoto, Yahiko Ikari, and Misaki Kazehaya, as well as a friend of Natsuki Tanaka.

## Appearance

Elizabeth has wavy, lavender hair and purple eyes. Her hair varies in length, being longest in the back where is is tied into a ponytail. The shorter front strands hang down freely.

Though her exact height is unknown, she appears to be about 5'8 when her sprite is measured against Airi's.

She has good posture and a somewhat cold expression on her face. Her uniform is very neat, with the tie tucked into her vest and the blazer buttoned at the front. She also wears dark tights under her skirt.

## Personality

Elizabeth appears to be a model student: smart, hard-working, sociable, straight-laced. She puts in effort to keep up her perfect image around the other students, hiding the fact that she has a part-time job and her poor financial situation.

She values people with talent and ambition, and is frustrated by the fact that Yama has potential but refuses to make use of it. Although he interprets her nagging as hostility towards him, she does it out of a genuine desire to help him.

She is shown to be logical and pragmatic, doing her best to make unbiased decisions. This is showcased when she remains firm in her belief that Yama is not responsible for the murders at school, despite the fact that he is the prime suspect and even doubts himself. It is also implied that she is very respectful of authority figures.

Elizabeth was born and raised in Japan but has English heritage. This occasionally slips into her speech, something Yama makes fun of her for. This may be a sore spot of hers, as she shuts out Yama when he teases her over this rather than making a comeback. She also enjoys reading novels, and got upset rather than angry when she thought Yama was spoiling her books.

## Background

Elizabeth was born and raised in Japan. She is half-English and half-Japanese. Her mother has passed away, and her father is a police superintendent. Her father's work has influenced her sympathetic attitude towards authority figures, and she has also learnt how to handle firearms and first-aid equipment.

It is implied that her family is significantly less wealthy than most who attend Isamu, as she works part time at a café to assist her father and requires a scholarship.

## Relationships

### Yama Ishimoto

Yama was one of the few people at the Academy Elizabeth was on poor terms with. While Yama disliked Elizabeth for being straight-laced and uptight, as well as her perceived nagging of him, she resented him for lacking ambition and his snarky attitude. Their early conversations are generally hostile, with Elizabeth acting cold and aloof and Yama deliberately attempting to irritate her. This is exacerbated when he discovers her British heritage and poor financial situation. Their relationship improves overtime, with Yama's teasing becoming less mean-spirited and Elizabeth occasionally teasing him back.

Their strained relationship is partly the result of a school project from the previous year. Yama claims that Elizabeth insulted his sister (while Elizabeth claims she didn't even know Yama had a sister) and as the result he ditched the project. Since Elizabeth requires a scholarship, she was forced to do the whole project by herself and pull several all-nighter to keep her grades up, causing Elizabeth to resent him ever since. Their relationship improves substantially once this is addressed.

Elizabeth also goes out of her way to prove Yama's innocence when he becomes the prime suspect in the killings despite Yama's own doubts. Once their relationship improves, she also offers him advice and praises him for taking initiative if he comes to her before meeting up with Rui, though they still continue to tease one another.

### Katsu Kobayashi

He is a friend of Elizabeth's family, likely due to her father's connections in the police force.

### Natsuki Tanaka

Natsuki is a close friend of Elizabeth's, calling her by the nickname 'Beth', as well as being one of the few people aware that Elizabeth works at Cafe de la Paix. She also enjoys teasing Elizabeth at times. It is unknown whether Elizabeth suspects Natsuki of being anything more than an ordinary high school student.

## Trivia

* One of Elizabeth's original designs had twintails.
* Elizabeth seems to enjoy the detective genre, as Yama saw her reading works by Darthur Onan Coyle, Sorothy Dayers and Cagatha Ristie (referencing Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie respectively).
* Elizabeth came in second place on the "Best Girl" poll of April 22nd, 2016.

## References

1. ↑ Another Player, via Lucid9 Discord chat
2. ↑ Original Concept Art