Kuroi Yakumo

Yakumo Kuroi (八雲 くろい) is the heir of the shady Yakumo clan and one of the main protagonists of Kindred Hearts.

## Appearance

Kuroi is an effeminate but youthful Esper boy, with an ivory white skin, raven hair, rosy cheeks, light grey eyes and a rather lithe figure. He wears a white hakama with a dark grey bottom. During his days as Black Lotus, he wears a black hoodie with a white T-shirt underneath and a pair of black trousers. Underneath his clothes is a cross-shaped scar on his right chest.

## Personality

Kuroi is a calm yet friendly boy at first, but on the other side he's a very protective person with a peerless killing instinct, being born from a clan of assassins. He very values Cathy as his girlfriend/wife and his beloved one, and anyone dares to attack/kill her will be cut down with his whip sword, which also works as a katana. When he spends his time with Cathy, Kuroi has a perverse yet risqué personality, mostly thinking about her girlfriend in lewd situations. Though at certain times, he sometimes submits himself to Cathy when she gets dominant.

## Family and relatives

* Unknown grandparents, died of old age
* Kazuo Yakumo (Father, assassinated by Blood Gear assassins)
* Fuyuka Yakumo (Mother, assasinated by Blood Gear assassins)
* Ruri Yakumo (Younger sister, murdered in front of Kuroi by a Blood Gear elite while trying to protect him)
* Hajime Yakumo (distant relative and former head of the Yakumo clan, poisoned by Shinzo and Christie)
* Rui Yakumo (aunt)
* Catherine L. Futaba (fiancée and wife)
* Kyoko and Erika Futaba (twin daughters)
* Yuuto Yakumo (son)

## Abilties

* Spectral Blades: a Spectral-elemental Sigil which enables him to channel loathsome energy and use them to cut down his enemies, as well as creating shadow clones to trick his enemies and evade them in a swift, usually with a trail of purplish black smoke that disorientates his enemies. It comes with unknown EX skills that Kuroi can use at his own disposal.
* Murasame/Violet Shark: a whip sword that also works as a katana. Kuroi could use it in conjunction with his Sigil to cut down multiple foes and even strangle them to death in its whip form. It's forged using the finest alloy and approved by Yakumo clansmen.
* Trained physique: Kuroi's physique is trained for assassination and fast-paced combat, especially in tight spaces. He's able to dodge his enemies quickly and perform fake-outs to outwit them.

## Trivia

* Kuroi's appearance and personality are inspired by Takumi Inui from Kamen Rider Faiz, Naki from Kamen Rider Zero-One, Hajime Aikawa from Kamen Rider Blade, Don Murasame from Avataro Sentai Donbrothers, Rui Ninomiya from Gatchaman Crowds, Astolfo from Fate/Grand Order, Minato Sahashi from Sekirei, Tanjiro Kamado from Kimetsu no Yaiba, Zhang He and Yuan Shang from Dynasty Warriors and Seike Taroumaru from To aru Kagaku no Railgun. He is based on ecchi anime protags and typical anime traps.
* Kuroi is the most perverse and lecherous of all of the male protagonists, yet his backstory is almost as tragic as Alfredo, losing everything to the corrupt Kamiyama clan. After the events of Zero, Kuroi decided to live with Cathy, knowing that there's no turning back and he will not become the Black Lotus he used to be.
* The Yakumo clan were known to be deadly assassins, and proven to be one of the biggest threats to the Kamiyama clan aside from the Futaba and Takahitsuji clans. They assassinated the clan's higher-ups and important figures including their leader, and Shinzo was the only one remaining survivor of the clan.
* During the events of Zero, Kuroi refered Alfredo as his brother. The two fought alongside each other until Kuroi decided to go on his own as Black Lotus.
* His name means "black eight clouds".