Rinka Kagurazaka

"*わたし、ドキドキ興奮してるかも。*"
*"I think I might be getting excited."*
—Rinka's quote, *Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni*
**Rinka Kagurazaka** (神楽坂 りんか *Kagurazaka Rinka*) is one of the two main protagonists of *Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni*. She is the oldest of the Kagurazaka sisters who constantly smiles and has a gentle disposition at heart, her sheer rampaging prowess born from her pure heart strikes fear even in the heart of her younger sister. She fights with a katana (Tachi) that leaves a very nice scent in her tracks as she moves. Her sword also transforms into an upgraded, ancient-like sword when she kisses anybody that will perform a drive with her.

## Appearance

Rinka is a beautiful girl with long purple-violet hair and purple eyes. She's a bit shorter than her sister and her breasts are bigger. She wears a hairpin on the right side of her head (while her sister has it on her left side). She wears a sailor uniform shirt with a blue tie that exposes her midriff and a blue skirt, while her thong is visible on her hips. She wears black stockings and school shoes.

## Personality

On the surface, most Rinka would be seen as a very kind woman who cares for her sister and loves making friends.

Rinka can also be quite stubborn especially when she becomes curious. Once she commits to something, nobody can stop her.

When Rinka is fighting, however, this kindness is forgone and is shown to be very aggressive with a katana due to the Virus. Ranka even points out that Rinka tends to be more aggressive with a katana than with any other weapon.

## Background

Rinka's history is unknown, but it was explained that she's the oldest of the Kagurazaka sisters. Also, she's one of the girls (including her sister) that's infected by the V-Virus. Earlier when her parents learn that she's infected along with Ranka by the virus, they sent the sisters to Bhikkhuni Island where they can be cured.

## Fighting Style

Rinka is an expert in both Kendo and Iaido.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Skilled Swordsmanship**: *To be added*
* **Acrobatics**: *To be added*

### Drive Breaks

* Killing Barrage
* Shining Cross
* Face Unity

## Etymology

* The name **Rinka** is written in hiragana (りんか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (李果, 李花, 梨果, 梨花, 梨華, 梨楓, 厘花, 林果, 林火, 林花, 麟佳, 麟花, 麟馨, 鈴佳, 鈴夏, 鈴果, 鈴架, 鈴歌, 鈴花, 鈴華, 鈴魁, 鈴香, 鈴風, 鈴蘭, 凛伽, 凛佳, 凛嘉, 凛夏, 凛架, 凛歌, 凛花, 凛華, 凛霞, 凛馨, 凛月, 凛香, 凛奏, 凛風, 稟架, 凜夏, 凜果, 凜花, 凜華 or 凜香), it could possibly mean:
	+ 李果 - "plum, prune" (李) (**rin**) and "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed" (果) (**ka**).
	+ 李花 - "plum, prune" (李) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 梨果 - "pear" (梨) (**rin**) and "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed" (果) (**ka**).
	+ 梨花 - "pear" (梨) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 梨華 - "pear" (梨) (**rin**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 梨楓 - "pear" (梨) (**rin**) and "maple" (楓) (**ka**).
	+ 厘花 - "rin, 1/10sen, 1/10bu" (厘) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 林果 - "forest fruits".
	+ 林火 - "forest" (林) (**rin**) and "fire/flame, light/blaze" (火) (**ka**).
	+ 林花 - "forest" (林) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 麟佳 - "Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining" (麟) (**rin**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 麟花 - "Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining" (麟) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 麟馨 - "Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining" (麟) (**rin**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (馨) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴佳 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴夏 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴果 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed" (果) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴架 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct" (架) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴歌 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "song, poetry" (歌) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴花 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴華 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴魁 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "charging ahead of others" (魁) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴香 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴風 - "bell" (鈴) (**rin**) and "wind, breeze, way, manner, blaster, gale, gust, sirocco, method" (風) (**ka**).
	+ 鈴蘭 - "lily of the valley".
	+ 凛伽 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "fairy, nursing, attending/attendant, entertainer" (伽) (**ka**).
	+ 凛佳 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 凛嘉 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious" (嘉) (**ka**).
	+ 凛夏 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 凛架 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct" (架) (**ka**).
	+ 凛歌 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "song, poetry" (歌) (**ka**).
	+ 凛花 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 凛華 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 凛霞 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "fog, mist, haze" (霞) (**ka**).
	+ 凛馨 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (馨) (**ka**).
	+ 凛月 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "moon" (月) (**ka**).
	+ 凛香 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 凛奏 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "play music, complete" (奏) (**ka**).
	+ 凛風 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "wind, breeze, way, manner, blaster, gale, gust, sirocco, method" (風) (**ka**).
	+ 稟架 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct" (架) (**ka**).
	+ 凜夏 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 凜果 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed" (果) (**ka**).
	+ 凜花 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 凜華 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 凜香 - "dignified, severe, cold" (凛) (**rin**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
* Rinka's surname **Kagurazaka** means "Shinto music" (神楽) (**kagura**) and "slope, hill" (坂) (**saka**/**zaka**).

## Trivia

* Her motifs are Rabbit and Samurai. Rinka's overall characteristics are based on the Kamen Riders with Rabbit/Samurai motif:
	1. Kouta Kazuraba (A.K.A., Kamen Rider Gaim (Yami))
	2. Takatora Kureshima (A.K.A., Kamen Rider Zangetsu (Shin))
	3. Lapis (A.K.A., Kamen Rider Kamuro)
	4. Kohgane (via possession within an unnamed female dancer) (A.K.A., Kamen Rider Jam)
	5. Kugai Kudo (A.K.A., Kamen Rider Saver)
	6. Sento Kiryu (A.K.A., Kamen Rider Build)