Yagi Kimagure

Yagi's profile card.

Yagi is a rival in *Heartbreaker: The Visual Novel*, and the antagonist of Episode 3.

She earns Kouhai's trust by introducing her to new experiences, blinding her with money & materialism and the thrills of Sanseto's nightlife.

## Appearance

Yagi is a young Japanese woman with average height and an average build, and a somewhat large bust. She credits her good figure (in spite of her regular consumption of alcohol & junk food) to her genetics providing her with a strong metabolism. However, there may be something else going on...

She has royal blue eyes and hot pink hair. She wears her hair mostly loose, but held up in two points the back, with clips shaped like sheep wool, adorned with little brown ribbons shaped like ram horns. Her hair is held back by a white hairband that leaves her forehead exposed. Two flyaways curl out near her ears.

She wears multiple articles of rose-gold jewellery, including earrings shaped like bunches of grapes.

In her Kareji uniform, Yagi wears her sleeves at slightly below full-length, enough to expose her wrists which allows her to show off her jewellery. She does not wear the standard Kareji gloves, instead opting for black wrist-warmers which cover the base of her hands. She wears somewhat elaborate nail art on her fingernails, but only wears hot pink polish on her toenails in this outfit. Her socks have designs that resemble a picket fence, and baggy coils intended to resemble ram / goat horns. The black flaps at the bases of her socks are reminiscent of hooves. She wears the standard shoes of the Kareji uniform.

As a third-year, Yagi has golden star badges on her tie & belt.

In her casual summer outfit, Yagi wears a trendy, baggy red jacket with yellow accents, a white boob tube, golden star-shaped sunglasses, new jewellery including a rose-gold locket and bracelets of pearls & sapphires, and a white belt with a rose gold buckle. She also wears a stylish designer skirt with blue & white plaid patterns, a rose gold accessory in the shape of a ram's head, and green trims. She also wears white open-toed boots with gold studded straps, and hot pink socks. In this outfit, she also paints her toenails the same as her fingernails.

Yagi is not seen in casual clothes during winter.

## Personality

The spoiled-brat daughter of a yakuza boss - Yagi's father is the head of the Setsudanken-kai, who own the nightclub Shūtazu and control most of Sanseto's illegal drug trade.

Yagi is always accompanied by her bodyguard & driver, Kashin *(片信)*, who works for her father. She received a car for her 18th birthday, but never got her licence, so has Kashin drive her everywhere.

She takes full advantage of her female privilege wherever possible, and despite his loyal service, Yagi does not treat Kashin very well, often making sexist, outright misandrist comments towards most of the men in her life.

She is always looking for the next opportunity for a shopping spree.

Yagi is also rumoured to have many "bad habits" which may or may not be confirmed when her episode releases.

## Trivia

* Yagi's given name in romaji is pronounced like the Japanese word for "goat", and the surname is pronounced like the Japanese word for "whimsical / capricious / fickle".
* The kanji in the Kimagure family's surname comes from 来 meaning "future", 魔 meaning "witch / devil", 供 meaning "offer" and 伶 meaning "actor". The meaning for this name is more muddled than others in this universe, but was made to reference Yagi's family running the Setsudanken-kai, devils acting generously to shape the future.
* The kanji in Yagi's given name comes from 愛 meaning "night" and 岐 meaning "deed / skill" as in "deeds at night" hinting to Yagi's love of Sanseto's nightlife.
* Yagi's hairstyle was inspired by a combination of Asuka Langley Soryu from *Neon Genesis Evangelion*, and a typical "rich girl" hairstyle seen in many manga & anime.
* Yagi's car is a 1993 "Toyoma Dynasty", the in-universe equivalent of a Toyota Century.
* The tote bag in Yagi's ident card depicts the brand "Scrucci", an in-universe parody of Gucci.
* Yagi's design was inspired by various manga / anime archetypes of "spoiled brat" girls, and the hyper-materialism of the 1990s.
* Various aspects of Yagi's clothes - from her earrings to her summer jacket - are directly or loosely based on berries, a favourite treat of goats & sheep.
	+ Her summer outfit might be changed in the final game.
* Yagi's favourite colour for most things is pink, but she chooses rose-gold for the majority of her accessories.
* She has a fashionable Banzen cellphone with a clamshell design.
* The name of Yagi's bodyguard / driver, Kashin, is a phonetic pun on 家臣, meaning "retainer" in the classical sense. The kanji used for Kashin's given name are 片, meaning "piece", and 信, meaning "trust", as in "trusted piece" emphasizing how he is just a tool to Yagi, and has been entrusted by Shujin Kimagure to guard his daughter. Kashin's surname is not known. It can also be assumed that his name is a pun on "cash in", referring to Yagi's lavish spending habits.

## Notes

* As with many parts of *Heartbreaker*, several "Japanese" names in this project were chosen using not only literal or phonetic puns, but also a variety & mixture of *-on,* *-yomi,* *nanori* etc. readings for kanji that would not be typically used for names in reality, a common technique in Japanese fiction; It is important to remember that *Heartbreaker* takes place in an alternate timeline that - while closely mirroring our own - contains several differences in its fictional history. Good-faith attempts have been made to create semi-believable names (with some artistic licence for fiction & entertainment's sake), but any suggestions for better names and / or kana & kanji should be sent to: AbyzouDev@gmail.com