Erma Williams

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**Erma (**アーマ**) Yuriemoto-Williams** is the main protagonist and the titular character of the comic series "Erma". She is the Japanese-American daughter of Samuel Williams (human father) and Emiko Yuriemoto (yokai mother). She is a twin image of her mother's self-image in every way, as in very long hair, yokai abilities, appearance, personality (Slightly), and other abilities. Erma is described as a young ring girl, but just for sake of saying, is a copy of her mother. She is niece to Williams family and Yureimoto, as well as the oldest cousin to Emily Williams, Mitsu Yureimoto and Momo Yureimoto. She also is the owner of the **Williams** family undead dog "**Siris**" (Named of an Egyptian god of death). She is also a Half-Human/Half-Yokai girl, sharing both natures as one. Although she knows very little about the prior events that take place in her parent's life, she soon finds out the truth as their "**Family** **Reunion** **Arc**" shows her unknown relatives from **Emiko's** side, as well as her other species. She is born and living in the town of Blairwood, Illinois (IL), USA. She and her friends study at Blairwood Elementary.

## **Background/Personality**

At the start of the story, Erma is a young girl around the age of 8 years(crows) old attending elementary school. Erma is a kind-hearted, intelligent, mischievous young unique child. Erma, like her Mother and Father, holds a big heart for family, friends, and other species. She deeply cares and loves her mother and father, finding her Mother a great inspiration and teacher in her yokai abilities, and also finding her Father a pure and loving human. She enjoys trying to spook people, such as her babysitter, or her father Samuel.

In terms of human, she shows characteristics of a humanoid appearance, having the traits of human anatomy from her father, mixed with characteristics from her mother's yokai anatomy. In terms of yokai, she is mostly a copy of her mother, sharing the abilities and gifts as a child from a human and yokai, in terms of human, she shares her Fathers personality an little curious nature. Erma lives an easy-going life with her friends, family, and other species that she encounters. Erma is very energetic in many of her antics and abilities, wanting to express and explore the very yokai child she is, although these abilities due lead to a lot of destructive day to day activities she does, everyone accepts that because that who she is.

Erma despite being very chaotic and destructive like her mother, holds a soft and kind personality, wanting to hang out with friends, have fun with mythic creatures, going to school, and enjoying the company of her crush "Connor".

Erma is a very curious young girl, wanting to see the wonders of the world beyond "Blairwood" but settles with "Blairwood Forest" that inhabits many strange and unique wonders and creatures. Erma is very energetic on many of her activities that her mother shares and teaches her, she also has a very protective side from danger, as well as a "short temper and tolerance." When something endangers herself or her loved ones, it triggers a sort of "Wrathful Demon" personality, that express her anger and defensive measures holding off at anything or anyone that attempts something she sees as a threat, which leads to the idea, she has yet to fully control herself and her yokai powers but calms down when things are in the clear.

Erma is overly protective of her social life and personal life, social life she is seen scary and noncolorful to many things young girls at her age would enjoy, instead, she expresses them in summoning demons, drawing magical graphs on the ground, Disfiguring her self, ripping skin, body parts and organs from her self and showing an evil intent side of her self. But in her personal life it's vice versa, she enjoys kids show known as "Warrior Unicorn Princess", has many dolls that still have intact body parts, and also enjoys cute small things. She may have a devil in her but she also holds an unseen pure and innocent girly side of her self, the only ones that know about her secret personal life are Samuel, Emiko, and Felicia (Erma's babysitter). While she is half human and half yokai, kids around her age do find it a bit scary and odd but come to accept that it's because of the unique and very cool things Erma can do.

Erma may hold a very creepy and bloodthirsty personality, but is actually a sweet and innocent young yokai, living life with responsible parents, great friends (all human, creature, and otherworldly aliens) and has a happy life filled with possibilities and discovery. Recently, she and her family go on a family trip to Japan to visit her mother's side of the family, the Yureimotos, and to see Japan's wonders. She manages to befriend her mother's siblings, but what the trip holds in store is yet to be seen.

## **Relationships**

* **Emiko:** Her mother Emiko is a Japanese yokai who used to live in Japan, but now lives in the United States of America with her loving Husband, and adorable daughter Erma. She is very protective of both. She is one out of many people who can read Erma's body language.
* **Sam:** Her father Samuel, or "Sam" for short, is a human, who lives in Blairwood with his wife and daughter. He is a famous author, known for his books in horror, thriller, and romance, which make him successful and wealthy. All of which is based on true events of his unique marriage with two yokai, but finds beauty in that. Sam can be strict with his daughter, either getting her to clean up her mess or getting grounded for causing trouble. Yet he be all means is a great father to Erma.
* **Siris:** Siris is Erma's dog, which is shown to be an undead dog, a fact discovered first by her father and uncle when on a hunting trip they shot him three times with a hunting rifle and was still alive, and later by the rest of the Williams when he returns to Erma from a car accident. Siris is shown to follow Erma around quite obediently. Erma also adopted Siris from a woman dressed in stereotypical gypsy garb and living in an equally stereotypical gypsy wagon.
* **Terry:** Terry tends towait and see what cool and exciting adventures that await him when he's with Erma (but sometimes is in over his head). He is also currently trying to prank her to get payback from Erma's pranks with day to day ways of making trick plays on her, but always backfires even with Erma's permission.
* **Connor:** He shares a friendly bond as well as an enormous crush on her, to which Erma shares the same feelings. The two often blush around each other, and
* Conner's older sister: Not much is known prior to her incarceration in a mental hospital, but currently she plotting something on Erma due to she was Erma's babysitter before Felicia and being frightened so much which made her a bit crazy and was in a psychiatric hospital for some time. Which might affect her relationship with Connor if she's going to harm Erma in front of her younger brother.
* **Felicia**: Erma's babysitter, Felicia is a courageous teen that isn't frightened of Erma's attempts at scaring her, but instead finds it funny. Erma and Felicia hold a tight sisterly bond with Erma seeing Felicia as a big sister, and Felicia having found another younger sister.
* **Amy**, **Miko**, **Sylvia,** and **Sydney:** Are all young girls like Erma, so they tend to get along pretty well as a small and very friendly group, Especially with Sydney (due to them having similar backgrounds)
	+ **Amy:** Erma's best friend who has the same level of courage as Terry since almost nothing of Erma's doing scares her.
	+ **Sydney:** A half-rat girl who shares similar backgrounds with Erma. She is also a fan of Warrior Unicorn Princess, and tends to secretly share her DVD collection with Erma.

* **Mitsu** and **Momo Yuriemoto:** They are Erma**'**s maternal cousins. When they first met they did not get off on a good start holding her stuffed toy hostage for some money, Erma didn't waste any subtlety as she fought the two since then they do everything they can to mess with her. However, Erma does have concern for them, as they are her family. After the events of the Night Parade, their relationship has improved
* **Mayumi Yuriemoto:** One of Erma's maternal aunts, and also the closest. Sharing their silence, they're able to spend time together happily.
* **Osamu Yūreimoto****:** Erma's maternal grandfather. While not knowing about him till the events of *The Family Reunion*, Erma was excited to meet him. Upon meeting him, Erma was a bit confused at first mainly due to how everyone talked negatively about him, but once she saw how nice and caring he was in person she immediately returned his feelings and hugged him, much to her mother and the others dismay

## **Powers**

* **Flight**: Flies and hovers throughout the series.
* **Telekinesis**: Moves objects with her mind.
* **Body Manipulation**: Able to stretch, manipulate, and even remove various parts of her body, most commonly her hair, mouth, teeth, and fingernails.
* **Digital Teleportation:** Travels through TVs and a DS screen (Similar to Sadako)
* **Aquatic Teleportation:** Travels through Bodies of Waters (Similar to Kayako though oddly enough without accessing the Demonic Abyss).
* **Intangibility:** Can submerge through solid surfaces such as doors, walls, and floors. Travel in a shadow-like form, and even bring others while performing this.
* **Invisibility:** Can become visible and invisible in the blink of an eye.
* **Surface** **Clinging:** Can cling onto walls and ceiling surfaces.
* **Book of Magic:** Erma has many books that all detail different types of rituals, spells, summoning's, Alchemical makings, etc.
* **Voo-Doo Magic**: Can create dolls in forms of other people. (Her most prized one is a doll of Connor)
* **Possession:** Can possess multiple living beings such as humans, inanimate objects, and even providing physical manipulation such as adding Arachnid-like limbs onto dodgeballs.
* **Hyper-polyglot:** Erma is versatile in many languages that all consist of dark glyphs to normal Human/Yokai Language.
* **Instance Hair Growth:** Her hair instantly grows back to its full length when cut, much to Erma's expense when grooming. However, a type of magic can nullify the ability.

## Trivia

* It is hinted by Amy in The Rats in the School Walls that Erma can speak. However, she is mostly seen using sign language instead of speaking English.
	+ The only times her voice is heard is when she laughs, or close to laughing. She also screeches when hurt, enraged, or scared.
	+ It could also be interpreted that she is a girl of few words, similar to *Ferb,*From *Disney's Phineas and Ferb.*

* Erma hates having long hair, that she tries to cut it short. However, a yokai's hair always grows back to the length before they are cut, unless a special pair of scissors is used, which only Erma's mother Emiko seems to possess.
	+ It was also shown that other certain Yokai can cut hair like **Erma** and **Emiko**without the need for special scissors as evident in *The Search Part 20*.
* Erma can be summoned by chanting her name thrice in front of a mirror. This trick is similar to Bloody Mary.
* Erma fears Santa Claus and his elves, ironically seeing them as monsters. This causes her to keep a knife under her pillow in case she hears his reindeer outside.
* She is shown to breathe in The Rats in the School Walls when Connor accidentally squeezes her into choking. As well as can suffer exhaustion as shown in Tales of Outcast: #3. Despite this, she is able to pull her head off her body.
* Erma doesn't own a cell phone, despite her friends having them.
* Erma can not have coffee as it causes her to become a hyperactive storm of evil laughs and giggles.
* As she is a child between a human and a yokai, she is known as a Hanyo (half-demon). Hanyo are the hybrid offspring between human and yokai and are the Japanese Equivalent of Western Cambion.