Aiko Gushiken

Aiko Gushiken (ぐしけん愛子, Gushi ken Aiko) Also known as Cat hero: Valkyrie (猫のヒーロー：ヴァルキリー, Neko no hīrō: Vu~arukirī) is a pro hero and the head of the Gushiken Clan. She is the wife of a unamed husband and the mother of Shinko Gushiken and Hana Gushiken.

Following All Might's retirement, Aiko became No.5 Hero.

## Appearance

Aiko is a woman of average height, with a slim, rippling muscular build, dark skin tone, and full of scars all over her body. Wearing an eye patch with sculpted like face gives off a delinquent boss vibe. This gives her the feeling of a amazon warrior from some fantasy story. Also she has cat like ears and a tail.

Aiko Hero costume is a revealing leather outfit, which Shinko and Mino constantly tell her not to wear, which consist of a swim suit bra, trousers with Suspenders that goes over her shoulders. She dons sandals that goes up to her calf, a furry jacket and a cat collar. To go with her hero outfit, she carries a traditional katana.

## Personality

Aiko possess a playful personality and is flirtatious, makes her a capable seductress and is affable in social settings, being rather optimistic. However, Aiko harbors a more serious side, being rather smug and confident in her own capabilities as well as taking pride in it. Despite her many noble qualities, Aiko is not without her faults. She is blunt and short-tempered, she is widely feared because of this tendency. Her own behaviour isn't much better than others, sometimes sleeps on the job, and tries as much as she can to have other people do her work for her. One of her favourite vices is gambling, which she acquired from her grandfather.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: As the No. 5 Pro Hero, Aiko is more powerful than most other Pro Heroes. Her hearing capability is outstanding, although less then rabbit, as she was even able to locate her target through noise. She was also shown to be capable of multitasking, as she simultaneously attacks, dodges, and concludes information about the enemies.

* **Enhanced Strength**: Aiko has proved to possess incredible physical strength, being able to easily defeat several Villain with punches alone and to break down the metal walls.
* **Enhanced Speed**: In conjunction with her level of physical strength, Aiko possesses an equally impressive amount of speed. Her speed allowed her to increase the proficiency of her clans style.
* **Enhanced Dexterity**: Aiko has shown to possess incredible control over her limbs and body, as seen when she fights multiple Villains at once.
* **Enhanced Agility**: Aiko has shown to have incredible agility.
* **High Pain Tolerance:** Aiko has high pain tolerance, since having multiple scars all over her body

Kami no ken sutairu (神の剣スタイル, literally; Sword of God style): Kami no ken sutairu is a style of swordsmanship of the Gushiken clan that emphasizes speed and aggression, where the main focus is to strike down the opponent first. In order to be able to react swiftly, there is discouragement for practitioners to wear heavy clothing and instead opt for light clothing for maximum mobility.

### Quirk

Bobcat: Aiko's Quirk gives her the attributes and abilities of a Bobcat. This grants her incredible body strength, allowing her to run and punch with extreme force; she can even destroy large chunks of the ground by punching the ground. She also has excellent hearing thanks to her cat-like ears and possesses animal instincts that alert her to nearby danger.

## Trivia

* Aiko has lazy eye, which infected her right eye. It was taken out due to being 'annoying'.