Uma Tsuyoi

Uma's profile card.

Uma is a rival in *Heartbreaker: The Visual Novel*, and the antagonist of Episode 2.

She will grow close to Kouhai by working out with her, helping Kouhai build back her confidence after her experiences with Sagishi in Episode 1.

## Appearance

Uma is a young Japanese woman with a natural tan and above-average height. She is physically fit and has a well-defined athletic figure. Her hair is light brown, and her eyes & nails are a warm orange.

She wears her hair in a ponytail, with large spiky bangs resembling a mane on the right side. The bottom bang is tied into a small bunch with a silver clip shaped like a horseshoe.

She always wears a red sweatband on her head with a golden badge shaped like the word "GO", and matching sweatbands on her wrists, without the badge.

In her Kareji uniform, Uma wears her sleeves at t-shirt length, her skirt halfway down her thighs, and her shorts under her knees, with white, baggy, "southern belle"-style socks.

She wears the standard gloves & shoes of the Kareji uniform.

As a second-year, Uma has silver moon badges on her tie, belt, and gloves.

In her casual summer outfit, Uma wears an orange sports bra over a trendy fishnet vest, large white jogging trousers, the same sweatbands on her wrists, and red & white jogging shoes.

Uma is not seen in casual clothes during winter.

## Personality

Kareji's rising star and pride of the Gym Club.

Uma is a hard-working girl from a rural community, training to hopefully reach the Olympics one day.

Unlike Sagishi, Uma is incapable of telling a lie, believing whole-heartedly in the integrity of honesty & hard work.

While supportive & kind, she is competitive and will often go out of her way to win in any competition, however small or even petty the victory. She takes the Gym Club seriously, and is apparently oblivious to when she might be pushing people a bit too hard to keep up with her.

## Trivia

* Uma's given name in romaji is pronounced like the Japanese word for "horse", and the surname is pronounced like a Japanese word for "strong".
* The kanji in the Tsuyoi family's surname comes from 妬 meaning "jealousy", 与 meaning "give", and 維 meaning "supportive", as in a person who will give support despite being jealous of someone.
* The kanji in Uma's given name comes from 佑 meaning "help / assist" and 真 meaning "true", As in "helpful & honest".
* Her ponytail was chosen both to fit her athletic personality, and her horse motif.
* Uma was meant to be the polar opposite of Sagishi, to highlight how Tanta sees all the rivals as an equal threat, with Sagishi having been the catalyst that justified such cruelty.

## Notes

* As with many parts of *Heartbreaker*, several "Japanese" names in this project were chosen using not only literal or phonetic puns, but also a variety & mixture of *-on,* *-yomi,* *nanori* etc. readings for kanji that would not be typically used for names in reality, a common technique in Japanese fiction; It is important to remember that *Heartbreaker* takes place in an alternate timeline that - while closely mirroring our own - contains several differences in its fictional history. Good-faith attempts have been made to create semi-believable names (with some artistic licence for fiction & entertainment's sake), but any suggestions for better names and / or kana & kanji should be sent to: AbyzouDev@gmail.com