Opal McYasu

> I think you're on some high-quality weed, my dude.
>
> Opal questioning Tenmei Joneson, Chapter 1: A Deadly Introduction

**Opal McYasu** is the protagonist of the comic *Opal's Foolish Misprint*. She is a Guardian Master who wields Stardust Bronze in battle.

## Appearance

Opal McYasu is a tall 17-year-old girl who, at the start of the comic, wears a purple T-shirt and dark blue jeans with light gray shoes. She also wears thin, black, square-rimmed glasses over medium-to-dark gray eyes. Her reddish-brown hair is clipped out of her eyesight with brown hairpins. She is very pale due to her anemia, and in some panels, she has visible veins on her arms and dark circles under her eyes. She is very expressive, and she often shows wrinkles on her forehead whenever she's surprised.

Her sleepwear consists of a purple long-sleeved shirt that goes down to her knees, and a thick black headband, which she occasionally wears while she's fighting.

In a news report during the final chapter, she was mistaken for a nineteen-year-old woman.

## Personality

At the start of the comic, Opal was very forgetful and unfocused, as she favored working on her comic over studying for a calculus test. She was also shown to be a cheater, as she cheated on the same calculus test with her Guardian. She also has a morbid sense of humor, something that Tenmei Joneson criticizes her about.

When packing for the journey to Lennicus's castle, however, she is extremely well-prepared, packing backup chargers and clothes for all types of weather. When things don't go her way, especially in the middle of a battle, she can get anxious and develop a stomachache from feelings of stress. She also acts this way when she's accused of something terrible, such as killing two children at night. Like Joshua, she's also fond of reading, as she brought a book with her to read during the trip. She enjoys ranting about things she doesn't like, such as the character development and pacing of the aforementioned book, and she's not afraid to unleash her verbal assault on those who deserve it.

While she does have a voracious appetite, she's also a little picky about some of the foods she wants; when she woke up from a deadly nightmare, she got upset when Tenmei offered her creamy soup, which is her least favorite texture. Her appetite persisted into her fifties, as she looked for hieroglyph cookies while on the run from Itsumaden. She has an addiction to soda; she ended up breaking Birdland's fifteen-year streak of no one ordering Coke Zero. As the comic goes on, however, she begins to take a liking to energy drinks.

Opal is skeptical of most beauty treatments, deeming them unnecessary. However, she enjoys hot baths, as she was more than happy to stay in Luxury Elite's hot tub longer than Kelsee. She's also not very good at science, as Stardust Bronze told Verdant Sage that the only things she remembered in biology are related to plants.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Tenmei Joneson

Opal and Tenmei don't always get along, due to their differing ideologies and senses of humor. While Opal is goofy and morbid, Tenmei is much more honorable and outwardly mature. However, Tenmei eventually gets used to Opal's weirdness.

#### Kelsee Higgins

Opal is protective of Kelsee, lending her Stardust Bronze's strength in exchange for Shattered Crystal's healing abilities.

#### Joshua Higgins

Joshua appreciates that Opal is looking after his daughter, Kelsee. At Palm Mall, Opal can be seen eating lunch with him.

#### Denny Maxwell

At first, Opal was extremely hostile towards Denny due to his affiliation with the Lenny Cult, but once he revealed his true colors and told them all they needed to know about his brother, she had a much better opinion of him and accepted him into Team McYasu.

### Enemies

#### Lennicus Maximus

At first, Opal didn't think much of Lennicus since they just met, but she still knew he was a major threat. Once she was told of the horrible things that Lennicus had done, however, she grew to despise him more and more as the comic went on.

#### Ethier Avido

Opal despises Ethier for having sealed Stardust Bronze's powers behind a massive paywall.

#### Oyasumi

Opal couldn't forgive Oyasumi for possessing her Guardian, and ruthlessly stabbed him once she could control Stardust Bronze again. She went as far as to claim that Hell would be more merciful than her onslaught.

#### Jezebelle Amanita

Opal has nothing but hatred and contempt for Jezebelle, even going as far as to describe her as the "true form of evil", though Opal's opinions aren't unwarranted, given what Jezebelle did to her and Kelsee. While most of Opal's beatdowns with Stardust Bronze have been quick and straightforward, she instead gave Jezebelle a taste of her own medicine by torturing her, slowly inserting Stardust Bronze's spear into her brain.

#### Neil Frederick Thompson

She finds NFT disgusting more than anything, claiming that his breath smells like onion chips. She dislikes *Minesweeper*, a game that NFT challenges her to play.

## Abilities

Main article: Stardust Bronze

* **Mathematical prowess**: Opal is in the same Calculus class as Tenmei Joneson, which would indicate that she's extremely good at math, but she was seen cheating on a test with her Guardian, so this could be false. However, after Ms. Smithson finally grades and provides feedback for her class's tests, Opal helps Tenmei understand what problems he got wrong.
* **Tactical intelligence**: As the comic goes on, Opal learns more about how to fight with and without the use of her Guardian.
* **Master of lying**: Opal is able to lie and manipulate her way out of most sticky situations with her goofy sense of humor. When the spa receptionist at the Luxury Elite Hotel asked her and Kelsee about their fight with Jezebelle Amanita, she told the receptionist that they were doing a deadly stunt for charity.

## History

### Beginnings

Opal is first seen hurriedly scanning a chapter of her comic before she had to go to school. However, she ended up scanning the pages in the wrong order, which angered her biggest fan, Lennicus Maximus, so much that he went to her school just to kill her. While he thought her murder went successfully, it only managed to awaken her Guardian, who defended her from further damage. Before Lennicus could do anything else, the bell rang and he is forced to retreat to his castle. Bewildered by what just happened, Opal remembers that she has a calculus test, much to her dismay.

### First Fight

After explaining her predicament to Ms. Smithson, she is told to sit down and take her test, which she cheats on using her newfound power. However, she isn't completely unnoticed, as Tenmei Joneson rightfully calls her out for using her Guardian to open her backpack and go through her notes. When Ms. Smithson checks on her backpack, however, it appears untouched, and Opal accuses him of being on "some high-quality weed". This angers Tenmei, who starts a fight with her.

The fight itself was relatively easy, but Opal struggled due to her inability to use her Guardian well. Tenmei, despite his animosity towards her, offered her Guardian the name Stardust Bronze, which she accepts. Tenmei shocks her with Verdant Sage's Peridot Beatdown, which makes Opal turn into a blob of purple goo.

With Tenmei swiftly beaten, she makes her escape from the school by turning the both of them into goo, which a janitor throws in a faraway dumpster.

### Meeting Kelsee

"I think you're on some high-quality weed, my dude."

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 14: Every Sleeping Moment Spells Regret
2. ↑ Chapter 12: The Haunted Ballroom