Akuru Ōkami

"*I don't say much? That's because I'd rather avoid thinking about most things.*"

## Status

### Family

Maeko Ōkami (Twin sister)Koji Ōkami (Younger brother)

## First Appearance

### Manga Debut

Blue Ghost Tales

**Akuru Ōkami** is one of the members of the group 'Vengeance', part of La Pace Famiglia, and the leader of the 'Black Gang'.

## Personality

Akuru is quiet, though her combat style is anything but. It's best described as a tempest. According to her own account, she's not hiding anything, but just has nothing to say. Though she gives off the impression of preferring to be alone, she is often seen with her fellow Black Gang members.

While she is a bit more reserved now, one can still see vestiges of her habits that she might not be aware of - her belief that the singular purpose of all weaponry is to kill.

Her wolf origin, her conspicuous fur color, her notable combat style, and of course, her name, all point to her ties with the faded Ōkami family, a once-famous clan whose name is now forgotten to most. If that's the case, Akuru's past is probably astonishing beyond imagination, as indicated by the Ōkami name itself.

Although Akuru never discusses her past, it's not the same as actively avoiding the topic, but more like apathy. From the way she has adapted to her current life, it's obvious she isn't running from anything. Routine work, bickering colleagues, La Pace Famiglia, and Shidonia are now everything to her.

According to Ibuki Owari, "Akuru is a handful. Even when she lets you get close, she won't spare more than a few words. It took me a long time to figure out whether we were cool or not. Sigh. Whoever tries to befriend her is in for a reckoning."

## Abilities

**Master single combatant**: Akuru is extraordinary skilled in single combat.

### Quirk

**Yin**: Akuru, along with her sister, Maeko, have power over yin and yang, the natural dualities of polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces that are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world and how they give rise to each other in turn in relation to each other, respectively. With many distinct natural dualities e.g., dark and light, female and male, low and high, cold and hot, water and fire, earth and air—are thought of as manifestations of yin and yang (respectively). Akuru, however, can only control Yin and not Yang.

#### Applications

* **Yin Generation**: Akuru can generate yin essence (involving passivity, negativity, darkness, night, femininity, cold, lunar influence, etc.).

* **Yin Separation**: Akuru can separate the shadow archetypes of herself and/or specific individuals and manifest them into evil Jungian doppelgängers. The shadow archetype is the accumulation of the host’s subconscious yet evil and negative traits that are therefore denied by the person. The way this ability works apart from the clone manifestation part, is that Akuru is able to basically splice the negative aspect of the soul or heart and then rip it out. In terms of power, the shadow archetype clones can possess any of the power sets that the individual has, but to an equal or to a much higher extent. They are highly likely to inspire fear in the host and this will create openings for them to attack.

#### Combination

Though described as polar opposites they combine to form a greater whole with almighty effects such as creating anything or all things. Everything has both yin and yang aspects as light could not be understood if darkness didn't exist, and shadow cannot exist without light.

When combining their quirks together, Akuru and Maeko can unify the complementary forces of yin and yang of all beings and forces by unifying the fused forces or entities that can embody the combined essences of differing forces (day and night, love and hate, light and darkness, male and female, etc.). Along with this, they can separate them into two opposing forces, such as clones, or entities that embody that individuals light and darkness. Essentially, Akuru and Maeko are the embodiment of Yin and Yang respectively.

As such, they can 'unify' themselves, essentially creating a new life form via fusing. This new life form combines both of their attributes, effectively making it stronger, faster, smarter, and more powerful than they were alone.

#### Drawbacks

As said above, Akuru is only able to control Yin, and cannot control Yang. When it comes to unifying themselves, Akuru and Maeko can only stay in that form for a couple of minutes before ultimately becoming separate again. The same is when unifying yin and yang forces. Overuse can cause strain, and can ultimately lead to death.

## Trivia

* Akuru is always seen with a Pocky chocolate stick in her mouth that she temporarily pulls away when attacking. This is odd, since chocolate is a poisonous substance for canines (including wolves).
	+ The Pocky stick is actually a stand in for cigarettes.
		- Tied to this, Akuru has a small addiction to smoking.

* Akuru has the traits of the now-extinct Texas wolf, notably darker hairs when compared to other wolf characters.
	+ This also makes Akuru draw an odd dichotomy with Maeko, who has the traits of the now-extinct Newfoundland wolf.
* From the interactions between Akuru and Maeko, it can be surmised that Akuru wants to run away from her past whereas Maeko intends to make Akuru turn back to what she used to be.

## Quotes

* *"How long have I worked for La Pace Famiglia? When did I start... I've forgotten how long it's been..."*
* *"My independent lifestyle and rowdy friends have brought me a lot of trouble... but I kind of like it this way."*
* *"No matter how hard I run, my past will catch me one day."*
* (About the Black Gang and the White Gang) *"Our job is to handle life and death."*