Amaiko Mochida

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"*I want to fight alongside everyone here! You all have taken me since I was young, so I wanna return the favor by giving it my all to help in anyway I can!*"
—Amaiko to her comrades in "Hopeful"

## Biographical Information

### Real Name

Mimi Nakitama (亡(な)き魂(たま) 実(み)美(み), *Nakitama Mimi*?)

### Alias

Cherry Bomb (チェリーボム, *Cherībomu*?)
Momoka Kuwata (桑(くわ)田(た) 杏(もも)香(か), *Kuwata Momoka*?) (Fake identity)

## Personal Description

### Age

14 (First appearance)
15 (Current)

### Hair Color

Light blond to peach pink (Dyed; currently)
Black (Natural; formerly)

### Eye Color

Peach pink (Contacts)
Navy blue (Natural)

## Status

### Family

Shinma Nakitama (Father)
Unnamed mother (Deceased)
Taiyo Natsume (Boyfriend, husband as of ER & NG)
Berika Natsume (Oldest daughter)
Mariko Natsume (Younger daughter)

### Affiliation

Outcast Group Treehouse
Foxfire Agency
U.A. High School
Bright Days Orphanage (as of Eriwind Rising & Next Generation)

## Portrayal

### English VA

Amanda Céline Miller

**Amaiko Mochida** (餅(もち)田(だ) 甘(あま)い子(こ), *Mochida Amaiko*?), real name **Mimi Nakitama** (亡(な)き魂(たま) 実(み)美(み), *Nakitama Mimi*?), also known by her vigilante name **Cherry Bomb** (チェリーボム, *Cherībomu*?), is a vigilante and member of the Outcast Group Treehouse and later affiliated with the Foxfire Agency alongside her alter Waruko. She also works in an orphanage alongside Hiraku Nakano as of *Eriwind Rising* and *Next Generation*.

She is also the daughter of professional illusionist villain Despair and is currently in a relationship with Taiyo Natsume, whom she would later marry and have daughters with after the main series.

## Appearance

Amaiko is a young woman of average height with pale skin. She has shoulder-length slightly wavy blond hair styled in a bob style with a peach shade fading on the tips, with a strand hanging out on the top of her head and thick bangs framing her face. She has big, round eyes, peach pink in color, with thick pink tinted eyelashes and pink eyeshadow. She wears a pair of earrings that are cherry designs, bright red in color and has a choker with a pair of cherries with two stems and leaves attached.

As a vigilante, she wears a black crop top with long frilly elbow-length sleeves and pink designs and wears light pink fingerless satin gloves. She also wears torn black pants, sports shoes, and a black beanie. Her belt has pockets that contains explosives and packs of matches and she carries a small black purse with a cherry design that contains smoke grenades and more explosives that emits a pink smoke when exploded.

In reality, her hair color and eyes are fake, and she had longer hair in her childhood and as Waruko's time as a serial killer, black in color with blue highlights and navy blue eyes. She chose to change her looks as to not be recognized as the former serial killer Spider Lily.

## Personality

Amaiko is a bubbly, sweet, and kind girl with childish tendencies. She comes off as excitable and enthusiastic over things that would normally receive minor reaction, and because of this she can be blunt. She is mostly described as an airhead of sorts. Along with her height, childlike behavior, and high-pitched voice, she is sometimes mistaken for a happy-go-lucky toddler, much to her dismay.

She is also an extrovert, not afraid to approach people with a bright smile, which is said to be "as overwhelming as a thousand suns". She is portrayed as talkative to the point it can get into a deep conversation that can be hard to get out of once it starts, something her comrades would need to watch out for. Due to this, she gets along very well with anyone she meets, even with anyone who is or was antagonistic to her. She is also a forgiving person who holds no grudge or any sort of ill-will towards anyone who originally saw her or her friends as an enemy. Her comrades describes this as "too easygoing".

### Stats

Amaiko's stats, according to the creator.

Amaiko's stats, according to the Ultra Analysis Book

## Trivia

* Amaiko's surname contains the kanji for "mochi rice cake" (餅, *mochi*?), and "rice field" (田, *da*?), while her first name means "sweet, sugary" (甘い, *amai*?) and "child" (子, *ko*?), a common female suffix.
	+ Her birth name, Mimi Nakitama, contains the kanji characters for "the late, deceased" (亡き, *naki*?), "soul, spirit" (魂, *tama*?), "true" (実, *mi*?), and "beauty" (美, *mi*?).
* Amaiko developed dissociative identity disorder (DID) during childhood, her alter named Waruko.
	+ This is heavily inspired by Toko Fukawa from the Danganronpa series. Amaiko's father's alias, Despair, is a reference to the series as well.
	+ Amaiko's fake surname, Kuwata, is also another nod to the series, sharing the surname and meaning with Leon Kuwata.
* According to her profile:
	+ Amaiko's favorite subject is chemistry.
	+ Her favorite food is yogurt.
	+ The creator states to love the Danganronpa franchise and the characters and wanted to add a few "easter eggs" to point at it and Amaiko's character, as shown with the references pointed above.
* Amaiko likes the color pink, enjoying wearing the color.

## Quotes

* (To Taiyo Natsume) *"Taiyo, you're amazing and brave and kind and amazing-wait I already said that. Well, it has to be repeated 'cause that's what you are, haha!"*
* (To Saya Kikuyu) *"You're a great leader, Saya! Don't give up hope, don't say such treasonous things! We never expect you to be a good leader, you already became a great friend and mother to us ever since you took us under your wing! So, let's fight together once more and look on the bright side; there's still hope for this cruel world to change!"*
* (To her comrades) *"I want to fight alongside everyone here! You all have taken me since I was young, so I wanna return the favor by giving it my all to help in anyway I can!"*