Homura (Senran Kagura)

**Homura** is a playable character in the second timeline of the *Senran Kagura*. She is the leader of the Crimson Squad faction.

A former second-year student at Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy who wound up killing Dōgen, the main investor of Hebijo, and must now live as a fugitive with the rest of her class.

She is grateful to her friends and relentless toward her rivals, but respects and admires the strong regardless of their affiliation. Her fighting style involves wielding six swords at once.

## Profile

### Appearance

#### Normal

Homura has tanned skin and her dark brown hair is tied in a long ponytail with a white ribbon, the ends of the ribbon standing straight up. She wears a short black dress that looks similar to her old Hebijo uniform, and covers it with a small, light grey jacket, with samurai leg armor on each side. Around her neck is a long black cape with white trim.

#### Crimson Mode

In addition to six katana which she wields at the same time, she carries a nodachi known as Engetsuka on her back that she only uses when in her Crimson mode.

In her Crimson mode, Homura's appearance changes ever so slightly. That being that her hair is now dyed red/orange (crimson) color and is let from its usual ponytail state. Her eyes also change color, where they become red to accommodate her red hair.

### Personality

At the surface of her appearance, Homura has a rather cool demeanor to her upon interaction. She can be calm until a present situation calls for her to get serious. She's not one for conversation as she believes that actions speak louder than words. She also follows the ideal from her former sensei, Rin, that silence is a shinobi's best weapon.

She can become rather impatient at times and tends to display headstrong qualities when trying to solve a present problem. Her desire to get things done tends to land her in awkward situations, especially if it is concerning Hanzo. This normally leads to her saying the complete opposite of what she truly means and is often teased of this by her comrades; being called a mindless thinker who often doesn't want others to know how she feels; especially by Haruka.

When fighting, she becomes very intense and focuses mainly on testing her opponent's strength to see them worthy of even fighting. This is especially displayed towards her heated rivalry with Asuka. When fighting a well versed enemy, Homura can become ruthless and is not afraid to kill another if presented the chance/reason.

Homura has shown to have trust issues due to her history of being a shinobi. She does not like being deceived but accepts the fact that it can be used as a tool in the shinobi world. Her own relationship with her comrades was not always strong, seeing as how none of them trusted her or even liked each other for that matter. However, leading to the incident that forced Homura into exile, her relationship grew stronger with her comrades as they chose to follow instead of abandoning her. Now Homura has a strong urge and responsibility to become a strong enough leader so that she can not only lead her team but protect them as they grow to become fearsome shinobi.

## Fighting Style & Gameplay

Homura is a fierce fighter who utilizes six katana at will. She slashes about and overpowers her enemies with fierce strikes and her duel wielding capabilities allow her a great range of reach for her attacks to hit.

The nodachi placed upon her back is a powerful tool that allows her to enter her Crimson Mode. This sword also allows her to wield all seven of her swords *(including the nodachi)* and acts as both a guide and an enabler for more ferocious attacks. In that event, she becomes far more powerful than before as the Crimson energy flowing through her body and sword fuse together to create a monstrous foe.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Though she likes to do things her way, she helps the Turtles from time to time depending on the seriousness of the situation.

## Trivia

* Homura's character theme in *SHINOVI VERSUS* plays out strikingly similar to that of Date Masamune's theme *(as far as his theme in Sengoku Basara 3)*

* Homura wields her katana in a similar fashion such as the iconic character Date Masamune*from the*Sengoku Basara*series.*
* Homura's demeanor and manner of fighting also draw parallels to Marvel character *Wolverine*form the *X-MEN series*.
	+ Her aggressive and unforgiving nature, as well as manner of speech is very similar to Wolverine's personality. (However Homura identifies herself as an Evil Shinobi being the protagonist's main rival, while Wolverine is identified as a hero.)
	+ Homura also displays headstrong qualities when faced with demanding situations and tends to act on impulse, rather than guidance *(Very true on Wolverine's part; presenting matters of him experiencing memory loss or when pushed into a corner)*
	+ Her six swords, which are often referred to as "claws" can also draw allusions to Wolverine's claws; Homura griping the sword handles between her fingers, while Wolverine has three blades stick out on each hand.
* Her Crimson mode strongly resembles Shana from the Manga and Anime *Shakugan no Shana*. The two have long, red hair and gain the ability to use fire techniques.
	+ The difference between the two is that Shana uses one sword and needs this form in order to fight; while Homura takes hold of her nodachi, Engetsuka, which allows her to use all seven swords (including the nodachi) at will.
* Her nodachi Engetsuga, is very similar to that of the Zanpakuto, *Engetsu* in the possession of BLEACH character *Isshin Kurosaki*.
	+ Both share the first part of the same name '**Engetsu'** (剡月), which means *Scathing Moon*.
	+ Engetsu's Shikai command is known as *Burn*, which draws close parallel to Homura's nodachi having a flame affinity.