Ayako

* Default
* Happier Times
* Tengu Spirit

 Demon
Legendary

**Holy**
 **Alchemist**

> "*Ayako belongs to a race of diminutive forest spirits that dwelt in the forests of the Lost World. To evade the Dark Ones, her people would disguise themselves as beings already twisted by the invaders' experiments*"
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**Ayako** is a Legendary Hero in *Knighthood*. She is a Holy Alchemist who is strong vs  Demon type Monsters. She is a short humanoid with long, layered black hair and three fingers on each hand, wearing a red demonic mask, red and blue eastern-style ceremonial robes, and holding a white egg with a blue pattern that contains a small red dragon inside.

Ayako was introduced in the 2021  Demongate Event.

### Where to Find

Shards for Ayako can be obtained by opening Hero Chests and Legendary Heroic Chests.

## Hero Spotlight

*Ayako glanced over her shoulder as she slunk into the cave. She was no longer being followed. Good.*

*As a diminutive forest spirit, Ayako's calling was to protect the humans that lived nearby. For centuries, she and her kind had ensured that the strange, clumsy giants had safe passage through her forest. She secretly guided them to the easiest paths, and ensured that they had access to fresh streams and edible berries. However, she could not protect them from the strange beings who had invaded and occupied their world.*

*She set her white mask aside, and sat. She began sadly carving into the wood she had managed to retrieve. The tree had been an ancient one, but it had fallen when the Dark Ones began clearing the forests for their citadels. She would honor its death. Revenge wasn't in her nature, but she knew that she had to do something to right this wrong - and she couldn't do that if she was being relentlessly pursued.*

*Many of her people had been lost in the initial invasion, and the survivors had been driven into the most remote forests. But the humans...*

*Ayako wiped a tear as she thought of their suffering, and what they had been twisted into. How those that once cheerfully left her people offerings in thanks were now hunting them down, with blazing swords and cold hearts.*

*A new mask was needed. One that would allow her to pass through her lost and broken world unimpeded. She put down her tools and looked at her handiwork. The mask she had made wasn't one she would ever have chosen, but it was needed. Placing the mask on her face, she set out in search of allies that would stand with her against her world's corruption.*

## Star Level

Legendary - 6 star hero. Each star increases powers by +10%.

**Final star bonus:** adds a chance to inflict Weaken with her Rage Power.

## Trivia

* Ayako is based on an early Hero design with an un-rigged model, only called "Egg Lady." This model was reworked into Ayako's current design and altered to be more distinct from Mikazuki, who was already designed.
	+ During this process, her mask was made to more closely resemble the "Crimson Beast" Eye and Mouth Customization items, as they were already based off of *oni* faces.
* The mask Ayako wears resembles an *Oni* from Japanese mythology.
* While the dragon inside the egg resembles designs traditionally associated with Chinese culture, Japanese mythology and religions have adapted this design as a result of China's influence, including the introduction of Buddhism to the country.

## Gallery

PortraitCodex"Tengu Spirit" Portrait"Happier Times" PortraitConcept art for Ayako"Egg Lady," the original model on which Ayako was iteratedPromo image also featuring Mikazuki