Suzume Kanetomi

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> — *Suzume, to the Scarlet Suns, sometime before joining the gang*
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## Suzume Kanetomi金富雀

### Aliases

Sparrow
The Rogue Princess
Kyoko Iseri

### Relatives

Isamu Kanetomi (father)
Chikako Kanetomi (mother)
Takara Kanetomi (oldest sister)
Yuichi Kanetomi (oldest brother)
Sora Kanetomi (older brother)

## Biographical information

### Place of Birth

Isamu Estate, Inari, Wadatsumi
The Periphery,  Coalition of Congressional Republics

### Religion

Washin Buddhist (public)* Roman Catholic (private)

## Physical attributes

### Skin color

White

**Suzume Kanetomi** (金富雀, *Kanetomi Suzume*), known as the **Sparrow** and the **Rogue Princess** in media and **Kyoko Iseri** as her secret street alias, is a member of the main clan of the Kanetomi dynasty and the youngest daughter of Kanetomi corporate board member Isamu Kanetomi. Her father, being the oldest son of the reigning patriarch of the dynasty and the chairman of the megacorporation, Yuudai Kanetomi, places Suzume within the main line of inheritance to both the company and the dynasty itself.

Born on the Kanetomi-controlled world of Inari to Isamu and Chikako Kanetomi in 2673, Suzume has been subject to the childhood of a corporate dynastic princess. Since her birth, almost everything that could possibly be asked for was given to her as a result of the family's nigh-infinite wealth and power within the Coalition of Congressional Republics. This included an education of the highest caliber on her homeworld in addition to an endless amount of servants and legal immunities. However, by the time that Suzume turned ten, she had grown disgusted at the sheer degree of affluence she and her family had, seeing it as fake and superficial from a young age.

Compounding this, her friendship with Denbe Hoshino (and her religious interest in Catholicism over the family faith, Washin Buddhism) had incensed her father, leading to him expulsing Denbe from contact with the family. These actions and discoveries would foment her rebellious behavior from thereon, leading her to eventually grow distant from her close family and strike out in exploration across the civilized worlds of the Coalition upon graduating the Grand Niwaki Academy at eighteen. From 2691 to 2696, she would visit Earth and other bodies of the Solar System. However, she would be ordered back to Wadatsumi in 2697 to celebrate Yuudai Kanetomi's 150th birthday, now only being able to venture for the first time to the Hathor star system by 2698.

Suzume is a very direct and calculating person, with clear-set mental goals and a rebellious streak to complement her drive to differentiate herself from other family members. Originally visiting Hyperion to reach the Kanetomi Katsura Castle in Sōkyūchō, Kusanagi, she would instead slowly become involved in the activities of the Scarlet Suns, and later joining it as a means to explore a life beyond corporate politics.

## Appearance

Suzume is a very tall woman in her mid-twenties, standing at around 198 centimeters in height. Her eyes have shifted to a red color as a result of her optical augmentations.

At eighteen, and against the traditions of her family, Suzume opted to receive a full *irezumi* back tattoo of three sparrows converging around a red spider lily. This was conferred unto her in secret by one of the very few *horishi* carrying on the tradition on Hyperion.

### Etymology

* *Suzume* is a female Japanese name that translates as "Sparrow".
	+ This is the natural origin of her main English alias.
* *Kanetomi*, pronounced "*Kanatomi*" in Japanese, is a surname that translates as "wealth".
	+ The surname brings natural irony to Suzume's character, as she is ultimately unable to escape the fortunes of her family—and the sins that come with it.