Yoriko Yasuzumi

**Yoriko Yasuzumi** is a playable character in the *Arcana Heart* series. She is a shy girl who is a bit of a bookworm and is obsessed with the occult. She is currently in a permanent contract with the self-proclaimed demon lord, Michelangelo, because of a prank by her best friend, Lilica.

Her Arcana is **Dieu Mort**, the Arcana of Evil.

## Bio

*Obsessed with the occult, Yoriko is a shy and bookish girl who incidentally summoned the self-proclaimed demon king, Mike, after her friend, Lilica, tried to pull a harmless prank. Unable to separate from her new friend, Yoriko spends her time observing the strange activities around Japan - where she is often dragged into chaotic situations due to Mike's fits of anger or attitude.*

## Appearance

Yoriko is a fair-pale skinned girl with big pale brown eyes behind a pair of red, rectangle glasses. She has very long, carp-pink hair worn in a thick braid at the bottom of her head held by a red scrunchie. She wears a big purple witch hat on top of her head.

Yoriko wears a version of the school uniform, modified to fit her interests. This includes a pale yellow knit sweater and short, light orange pleated skirt. She wears a pair of baggy, black boots with pointed toe and a long flowing purple cape with hands on the end of them to help her fight or do tasks. The inside of the cape is mauve while a white shawl is on the top of her shoulders. At the center of it is a big, dark purple sphere.

## Personality

At first glance, Yoriko appears to a very shy and quiet girl who keeps to herself. She loves to read and appears timid, but it also very kind and friendly. She may tease others gently, or not realize she is saying too much about something until someone else points it out. She can be quite chatty when it comes to her passion - the Occult.

Very dedicated, anything that may be the slightest bit magical or mysterious catches her attention. She is pretty smart, but at the same time may come off as air-headed or sensitive. She is also easily pressured into things by her best friend, Lilica, and the demon, Mike, that she summoned. But she loves them both a lot and would do anything to make them happy or please them.

## Story

### Arcana Heart

One evening, Yoriko and Lilica made an attempt to summon a demon servant for Yoriko. Inspiration make to Heart Aino, everything fight over fallen thing Yoriko and Heart continuum knock them. But when nerves got the best of her, Yoriko ran off to the restroom to calm down by splashing water on her face. In the process, Lilica got the brilliant idea to play a prank on her friend and re-drew the design they put onto the ground, causing them to summon Mike, instead.

### Arcana Heart 3

*Main article: Yoriko Yasuzumi/AH3 Storyline*
Yoriko could care less about the special rumors involving the Celestial Stones. She simply set out to find them in hopes of finding their value as Strange Magical Items.

## Quotes

* *Woah, Mike, stop that! Let's go home... Please...?*
* *Eloim, Essaim, frugativi et appelavi. (I call and beseech thee.)* (*Pre-Battle*)

#### Arcade Mode

***Arcana Heart***

* 1st *First place? This doesn't mean people are going to challenge us for our title, right...? Oh good!*
* 2nd *Wow, second place? If there's prize money, don't let Mike know... He'll spend it all on doughnuts!*
* 3rd *Score ranking!? No, take me off the list! I don't want to be on it!*
* 11th+ *Arcade Mode finished? Really!? Yessss, I can go home now♪*
* 11th+ *I-It was fun playing with you. It was a bit painful and scary... But it was fun... I guess...*
* 11th+ *Thank you for playing to the end, but if you'd given up, I could've gone home sooner...*

#### Continue Screen

* Arcana Heart
* Arcana Heart 3

* *Th-That was scary! Please, no more... No more...!*
* *Please, no more... Mike, take me home...*
* *You know, if we go home now, I might still have time to finish studying before tomorrow...*
* *Press ←↓↙ + Attack for the Anguish incantation... but it might make people sad.*
* *Press ↓↘→ + Attack to use the Punishment incantation... but it seems so mean!*
* *Press ↓↙← + Attack for the Revenge incantation... but you should learn to forgive people...*
* *Press →↘↓↙← + A + B (Gauge Used) for the Anathema incantation... but I don't like this one...*
* *Press →↘↓↙←→ + Attack to make an Ancient Talisman... but I can never figure it out.*

- *Oh my... Maybe I can quit... ♪*

- *Mikey, let's just go home already... I'll even buy you a French cruller. Okay?*

- *Why do today what can be put off 'til tomorrow, right? ...Oh dear. I think I'm starting to feel dizzy again...*

- *I'm kind of relieved... But also sort of not... Gosh, this is complicated...*

#### Story Mode

***Arcana Heart***

* Before Battle
* After Battle
* Revenge
* After Revenge

* *Heart! Run away...! I can't control Mike...! I-- Wait, why do you have a squeaky toy!?* (*Heart Aino*)
* *Run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run RUN! Get out of here, Saki!* (*Saki Tsuzura*)
* *Mike, why do you always get mad at dogs!? I don't understand it... Huh? Who's that? MIKE! NO! WAIT!* (*Konoha*)
* *Maori! Run!--Huh? What's that, Mike? 'Kill the dogs of the MEA'!? Don't talk to my friend like that!* (*Maori Kasuga*)
* *Huh? 'Attack her. She's not human'!? Mike, stop that nonsense! Hey, whoever you are, run away! Quick!* (*Mei-Fang*)
* *Why are we here so late at night? Mike, I don't like this...! Let's go home! Huh? That girl's staring at us!* (*Lieselotte Achenbach*)
* *Mike, let's go. I haven't even started my homework yet. Really, you don't need to show off your powers!* (*Kira Daidouji*)
* *You don't have to prove anything, Mike. I believe you're a Demon King! Huh? That girl's evil!? You sure!?* (*Fiona Mayfield*)

- *M-Mike, no! She wasn't trying to attack you! Apologize to Heart at once! ...Please?* (*Heart Aino*)

- *I'm sorry, Saki! Arrrrgh, Mike, quit attacking my friends! I don't attack YOUR friends, do I?* (*Saki Tsuzura*)

- *What's that, Mike? Attack her before she stands up? No, I can't! Mike, please, let's go!* (*Kamui Tokinomiya*)

- *I'm sorry Mike is causing so much trouble... I'm really sorry, Maori...* (*Maori Kasuga*)

- *I don't know anything about a 'Professor'... Mike, do you know? MIKE! Answer her, don't just bite!* (*Mei-Fang*)

- *Mike, leave her alone! If you want to go to the doughnut shop, you'd better start acting like an adult...!* (*Lilica Felchenerow*)

- *Mike, she was only a little girl! --What? You hurt her because she was evil!? I'm not buying that excuse!* (*Lieselotte Achenbach*)

- *Huh? YOU'RE the one who hurt Lilica!? How could you do such a horrible thing!?* (Lilica Defeated)

- *N-No, you have it all wrong! I don't LIKE fighting...!*

- *Mike, see? She was mad at us because you were so violent! Don't you have any remorse? Apologize to her!*

***Arcana Heart 3***

* Before Battle
* After Battle
* Revenge
* After Revenge

* *I need to ask you a favor, Heart... If you, um, find any celestial ore, could you let me know about it?* (*Heart Aino*)
* *Aino! Aino! That's a celestial stone, right!? If I let you pet Mikey, will you give it to me?!* (*Heart Aino with Celestial Stone*)
* *You're after the celestial stones too, Tsuzura? I guess that makes us rivals, huh... What should I do?* (*Saki Tsuzura*)
* *Tsuzura! Tsuzura! Tsuzura! You really got a celestial stone, didn't you!? Can I see it!? Or better yet, can I have it!?* (*Saki Tsuzura*)
* *I keep hearing about the Drexler Institute, Tokinomiya. Are...are they the ones who made all those weapons?* (*Kamui Tokinomiya*)
* *You don't know where the celestial stones are, do you Konoha? I guess "fetch" won't work...* (*Konoha*)
* *You already know where the celestial stones are, don't you Kasuga? Please tell me! I really need them!* (*Maori Kasuga*)
* *Does that celestial stone have anything to do with your job...? I really hope the answer's no...* (*Maori Kasuga with Celestial Stone*)
* *You're powered by an elemental engine, Mei-Fang, so you don't need the celestial stones...right?* (*Mei-Fang*)
* *After today, Lilica, you and I are going to be enemies... I never thought we'd end up like this... But these are the celestial stones we're talking about.* (*Lilica Felchenerow*)
* *Lilica! That's a celestial stone you've got there, isn't it!? Yesss! Let's go to the hot springs! And then I'll snatch it while you're changing--!* (*Lilica Felchenerow with Celestial Stone*)
* *Oh, so you came to Japan to go after the celestial stones too, Lise? guess that makes us rivals, then...* (*Lieselotte Achenbach*)
* *Stick to science! Don't you think you should leave the celestial stones to an aspiring sorcerer like me?* (*Kira Daidouji*)
* *Are there really celestial stones everywhere in the spiritual plane, Fiona? I could just pick them up!* (*Fiona Mayfield*)
* *Have you found them already? The celestial stones, I mean. Can I...have them?* (*Petra Johanna Lagerkvist*)
* *Ah... I knew it. The last time I saw you, I thought you looked like Liese.* (*Zenia Valov*)
* *Um...Clarice... You shouldn't push Lilica around like that.* (*Clarice de Lanza*)
* *Clarice, I need your help! Mikey is in trouble! He needs a celestial stone or he'll die! Please! Can I have yours?!* (*Clarice de Lanza with Celestial Stone*)
* *It's so great, no matter how many times I see it! You're so lucky... I want to make a golem like that.* (*Catherine Kyoubashi*)
* *You know, the celestial stones are very dangerous. If you find one you should give it to an adult.* (*Dorothy Albright*)
* *You really want to fight, don't you...? I just want to keep looking for the celestial stones, but... You've gotten Mikey all excited...* (*Akane Inuwaka*)
* *Are you looking for the celestial stones too, Nazuna? I've looked around a whole lot, but I can't find any. Do you think those rumors are just...rumors?* (*Nazuna Inuwaka*)
* *Um, excuse me, but have you seen any celestial stones around here? Hmm... I guess they aren't here either...* (*Weiss*)
* *That's amazing... You can make drawings move. What sort of magic is that? Can you show me how to do that?* (*Eko*)
* *I wonder if the celestial stones are here... Oh, are you looking for them too? It doesn't look like there are any here...* (*Scharlachrot*)
* *I can't find any celestial stones...... Am I unlucky? I don't want to acknowledge that, but it just feels that way......* (*Minori Amanohara*)
* *U-Um, can I have that celestial stone? I'm training to be a celestial mage, and I think it'd do great things for the occult industry!* (*With Celestial Stone*)
* *Um...um... I want that celestial stone. I'll trade you for it... You can have this medicine I made, although...I don't know what it'll do.* (*Rosenberg member with Celestial Stone*)

- *Well, I guess you could say that... After I heard the rumors about the celestial stones, I couldn't just sit around, could I?!* (*Heart Aino*)

- *You're right. This thing might be dangerous, but... Even so, it's still worth having.* (*Heart Aino with Celestial Stone*)

- *You haven't found them either, Tsuzura? I heard they show up near planar rifts, but... I don't know if that's true. I guess I just have to try!* (*Saki Tsuzura*)

- *I'm so sorry, Ms. Tsuzura. I just...really wanted one of these too, and now that I've finally got one... I'm really sorry.* (*Saki Tsuzura with Celestial Stone*)

- *Um, Mikey says... "We were too busy trying to keep the spirit plane in check..." I guess you know what that means...?* (*Kamui Tokinomiya*)

- *Yes, yes! That's exactly it. You wouldn't happen to know where they are, would you? ...Of course you wouldn't. I'm sorry.* (*Konoha*)

- *Then that means they DO exist! Right?! Hooray! I want to collect all of them!* (*Maori Kasuga*)

- *What?! Oh... It is? Well, I thought that might be the case... No matter! That doesn't change the fact that I really want the celestial stones!* (*Maori Kasuga with Celestial Stone*)

- *Well. I don't want to get in your way, but...I think I'll have to! I don't even know why they're so important to me, but... The celestial stones are mine!* (*Mei-Fang*)

- *Yes, yes, I do! Very much! After all, they're super-rare magical items that you can't find on the material plane!* (*Lilica Felchenerow*)

- *Lilica, your hands are being naughty... A-And besides, you don't even want the stones anyway!* (*Lilica Felchenerow with Celestial Stone*)

- *I'm not on any sort of medicine! ...Although, I guess thinking about the celestial stones does fill me with endorphins.* (*Lieselotte Achenbach*)

- *That's not going to happen! You shouldn't underestimate our strength once we've got our minds set on something! Of course, when we don't...we're kind of... Heh.* (*Kira Daidouji*)

- *Fiona, Mikey says, "Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you..." I'm really sorry...* (*Fiona Mayfield*)

- *Eh!? I-I'm a dangerous person!? But it's easy to make a contract with Mikey... You just have to buy him a French cruller.* (*Petra Johanna Lagerkvist*)

- *No, that's not it at all... I just...I just want them! I don't even know what I'm going to do with them!* (*Zenia Valov*)

- *You don't need to worry. Mikey said he'd give me all the celestial stones in exchange for a month's worth of French crullers.* (*Elsa la Conti*)

- *That's not true! We're looking for celestial stones right now! ...But we are buying French crullers wherever we go, so...you might have a point.* (*Catherine Kyoubashi*)

- *You know, it actually costs a lot to maintain the contract... Donuts really add up... Ahh, my wallet...* (*Dorothy Albright*)

- *You seem to be pretty good at handing Mikey... Maybe I should try being a little nicer every so often...* (*Akane Inuwaka*)

- *I know I've told you this before, but... I'm still learning. I'm really not that great...* (*Nazuna Inuwaka*)

- *This is an extremely rare item! I've always wanted one, and I finally got it! Please, just leave me alone!* (*With Celestial Stone*)

- *No! An amazing celestial stone like this?! I don't think I'll ever see another one like it! I can't just give it away! I'm sorry, but I can't give it to you.* (*With Celestial Stone*)

- *Why did you do such a horrible thing to Lilica?! Why... I can't ever forgive that!* (Lilica Defeated)

- *But that doesn't mean you can resort to violence either, Mikey! Do you understand me? Are you even listening?! Hello!?* (Clarice Defeated)

- *I'm a peaceful person. Why can't you understand that... I don't like this...*

- *Uh... Mikey, I guess I should thank you for protecting me. You really didn't have to take it this far, though...*

- (Mikey)*Ahahaha! I have protected Yoriko! Level up! Ding-ding! Now, Yoriko, I demand French crullers!*

#### Victory Screen (Versus Mode)

* Arcana Heart
* Arcana Heart 3

* *I-I'm afraid if I keep this up, I may be the next one taken by Dieu Mort... \*tremble\**
* *I wish I didn't have to use my magic for fighting... I'd rather use it to make people happy...*
* *N-No! W-We didn't mean to hurt you... Mike, why did you do that? Bad Mike! BAD MIKE!*
* *A-Are you alright...? I mean, I'm sure Mike didn't MEAN to hurt you... I think...*
* *I'm so sorry! I'm really really really sorry!*
* *Mike, don't get mad, but I'm out of doughnut money... My allowance is gone...*
* *No, I don't want to keep living like this! I don't want to fight all the time! I just want to go home!*
* *I'm so... tired... I can barely see straight... I need to study for the test tomorrow...*
* *Is this a magical mirror incantation, come to life? No! I don't want to die!* (*Herself*)
* *That's odd, I just got brand new glasses... but I'm seeing double...? Maybe I'm just tired...* (*Herself*)

- *A doppel-me... It's a doppelganger! Wow, this is amazing! It's the real thing! I wonder if this means something good is going to happen to me today!* (*vs. herself*)

- *I-It's l-looking at me... Dieu Mort... I don't want this anymore... \*Sniff\** (*Arcana Blaze Finish*)

- *\*Pant\* \*Pant\* My...my head is spinning... I'm so dizzy! Ugh, I feel sick... Mikey, you jerk!* (*Critical Heart Finish*)

- *I know you like cats, but Mikey here is... Well, he's really not a cat. He's...um...a creature called a...uh...mikey!* (*vs. Heart Aino*)

- *Mikey! Geez, just calm down for once! I'm really sorry, Tsuzura. I'll be sure to keep a closer eye on Mikey next time.* (*vs. Saki Tsuzura*)

- *You defeated Mikey a long time ago, right? Do you think you could...um...show me how you did it? I'd love to know...* (*vs. Kamui Tokinomiya*)

- *I'm not going to try and apologize for what Mikey did, but... You ARE a dog...* (*vs. Konoha*)

- *Don't worry, I can take care of him! Really! I've got Mikey completely under control! ...Except for maybe his food expenses.* (*vs. Maori Kasuga*)

- *Mikey doesn't like you because you're a robot, right...? I don't really think that's anything you need to worry about, though...* (*vs. Mei-Fang*)

- *How are your parents doing, Lilica? If you're worried about anything, you can come over any time. We're friends, aren't we? ♪* (*vs. Lilica Felchenerow*)

- *Mikey! I keep telling you not to pick on kids! I'm not buying you any French crullers today!* (*vs. Lieselotte Achenbach*)

- *Mikey and Daidohji both think they're the most important thing in the world... I guess it's not that surprising that they fight when they run into each other.* (*vs. Kira Daidouji*)

- *I'm sorry, Fiona, but Mikey is a demon lord, after all... I wish that wasn't but case, but... There's not much I can do about it.* (*vs. Fiona Mayfield*)

- *Mikey wouldn't really hurt anyone...well, except maybe my wallet... But I know I can keep him under control, so do you think you can just let me go?* (*vs. Petra Johanna Lagerkvist*)

- *Um... You're an expert at making cookies, right? Is it possible to make a cookie that tastes like a French cruller? N-No, of course not... Never mind...* (*vs. Zenia Valov*)

- *Listen Mikey, you're not doing this on your own. Do you understand? It's only because of the kindness of other people that you're still alive. You have to realize this.* (*vs. Elsa la Conti*)

- *Mikey and I are doing very well, thank you! Now please, stop trying to kill me!* (*vs. Clarice de Lanza*)

- *Mikey, if I study really hard, do you think I could make a golem? Giant robots are nice and all, but... I only want to ride in something I made myself! ♪* (*vs. Catherine Kyoubashi*)

- *I'm really looking forward to Dorothy the Magician's Japanese debut! I promise I'll go, so do your best!* (*vs. Dorothy Albright*)

- *Thank you very much for acknowledging Mikey as the demon lord. He's so much easier to handle when he's in a good mood. ♪* (*vs. Akane Inuwaka*)

- *I don't think you get it, Nazuna. Mikey and I are just working together, although I...don't know why. Neither of us is as amazing as you seem to think.* (*vs. Nazuna Inuwaka*)

- *Mikey keeps saying this girl with be a huge threat to the underworld, but... I just can't bring myself to believe him.* (*vs. Angelia Avallone*)

- *A-Are you an Aesir from the Drexler Institute? I...I had no idea they were actually completed! You're...you're just so beautiful! I think I'm going to cry... ♪* (*vs. Weiss*)

- *Mikey and that girl's drawings are similar, but... She's like something out of a fairy tale... And I'm more like something from a horror movie...* (*vs. Eko*)

- *This girl is an Aesir...? She's not really what I imagined... Am I just imagining things?* (*vs. Scharlachrot*)

- *A hero of peace and freedom......!? I-if that's true, please help me! Defeat Mikey for me! And restore my peace and freedom!* (*vs. Minori Amanohara*)

- *A homonculus... It must be an amazing thing to be able to create a new life... But somehow it also feels scary...* (*vs. Pistrix*)

- *You said something about some parallel world or another dimension or something, yes? U-um, can you please kindly elaborate a little more on this!?* (*vs. Dark Heart*)

## Etymology

* The name **Yoriko** means "rely" (頼) (**yori**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
* Yoriko's surname **Yasuzumi** means "peace, quiet" (安) (**yasu**) and "nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den" (栖) (**zumi**).

## Trivia

* Her official residence is Koenji, Suginami.
* Originally, her worst subject was Math.
* Yoriko loves cats.
* She can often be found in the School Library and has basically taken over it, making herself a member of the Library Committee.
* She gets an allowance, but it's often get spent on Mike.
* Her measurement is actually 84cm/59cm/89cm (as seen in *Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2*).
* Some alternate color swaps give her a resemblance to Lambda-11 from *BlazBlue*.
* She like Imagawayaki (red bean paste) and roasted sweet potatoes.