Momo

Master Aoki Momo

***Aoki Momo*** or just simple ***Momo*** is the legendary martial artist of Azuma and one of the greatest warriors. He is belived to be strongest in whole Azuma. Although he never considred himself as a martial arts teacher, he sometimes is miscalled a legendary martial arts master, through the fact that he actually was a master to Inu, and his younger brother, Anzu.

## Appearance

Momo appears to be an old and wise man, with a long light-gray beard. He is often seen wearing his sky blue martial arts suit (tangzhuang) with his black skull cap seen on his head. When he was much younger he is seen wearing a training uniform with a long light colored shirt tied with a dark colored belt and dark colored pants (the color is unspecified, as this page remains uncolored). He had also short black hair and no beard mor mustache.

## History

### Pre-DoA

Although not much of his past was revealed yet, Momo had a memory of reciving a prophecy from the Mountain Oracle in young age. Tha one day he will become master to a 'legendary warrior' that will be 'our last hope'. Probably, from that day to present he made himself fame as one of the best martial artist in Azuma. He also became Inu's and Anzu's master in martial arts. In his fifties he defeated over 50 high ranked swordbandits. It is also said that he refused to become a dragon warrior more than once.

### Legend of the Dragon Warrior

While still looking for the *chosen one* (at the age of 72)*,* Momo decides to visit his former student's martial arts school. While in the Big Green, Momo hears a fight between swordbandits' general Taka and Inu's rookie student Cropper. When Taka is ready to deliver a lethal blow to Cropper, Momo is ready to interfere in the fight to save the young martial artist but is then suprised that the young warrior also has the ability to control his Tamashī energy (which almoust reveals his hideout). When Taka, after a heavy kick from Cropper lands near Momo, he send him flying with his Iwaken. After that Cropper tells the old master that, for the most of the time he knew he was near the battle. While talking Momo suspects that the tallented youth might be the one form the prophecy. He dicedes to take him as his student.

### The Big Green

Short after setting off to his brother, Anzu, Momo and Cropper are stopped by a mysterious warrior. After hearing 'his' voice, Momo reveals her true identify. Altough Nashi confirmes her identify and that she remembers Momo, she tells that she won't let go Momo any furhter (as she belives that Momo is involved in Anzu's dissapearing from Kudamono). After a short talk he convinces her to go with them to Honyūrui (as Momo thinks that he knows where Anzu might be).

### A village in Honyūrui

Because of Nashi's bad guiding, the group lands near a small village, called Nikukyū. They decide to go there anyway, at least to spend there the night. When they arrive, they discover that the village is occupied by the SwordBandits. After they enter the village (and Nashi, off-panel, defeats one of them) the swordbandits captain Buta wants to fight them but he is stoped by a young village inhabitant, Neko, who wants to defeat the village's bandits once and for all on his won. Through the fight Momo only watches the battle. When Buta is finally defeated, one of the inhabitants (off-panel), tells Momo about the village's meaning to the bandits, and that a bloody revenge would come when the defeat of Buta's group will come out. After Momo tells about this to Cropper and Nashi, the girl suggests to go to the bandits' fort and defeat the rest of the bandits. Momo doesn't approve this. When Nashi accuses Momo for being a coward, Momo goes to a unknown direction, leaving the youngster with their plan on their own.

### Fort Uragiri

When seemingly the battle of Uragiri is lost by the youngsters, Momo enters the fort. He defeats a group of bandits and then defeats captain Zō.

> *This story arc/chapter is still published so it may be incomplete.*
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## Strenght

Momo (to the point of his returning to the youngsters in Uragiri) didn't show much of his strenght. He poses great strenght as he defeated Zō after a single (thus, powerful) blow. Momo seems to know few techniques (Iwaken and Sanzenken) which also appears not to be tamashī energy-based (though he also is a user of the energy). It is also said that over 20 years ago (from the point when it is stated) he defeated over fifty high ranked swordbandits' soldiers.

## Fights

* Momo vs. Taka (won).
* Momo vs. Zō (won).

## Inspirations

Momo is seen as a typical pop culture Chinese kung fu master. He is a reimagination of Xorneto's previous project, the Red Dragon character with the same name. In appearance the two characters looks the same, with the exeption of the beard, which looked much smoother in tRD.

His name in japanese means 'peach'.

## Others

* Momo is a Tensai, just like Cropper.
* He is the first character in the series who's last name is revealed.
* His last name can be translated as 'green tree'.
* It is said that (at the time of Big Green Arc) Momo is 72 years old.

## References

1. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/17/
2. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/17
3. ↑ Momo is said to be 72 years old in chapter 6, and also that he did it over 20 years ago. http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/135/
4. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/133/
5. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/135/
6. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/5
7. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/53/
8. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/68/
9. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/128/
10. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/137
11. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/269
12. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/270
13. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/133/
14. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/39/
15. ↑ http://dragonsofazuma.thecomicseries.com/comics/135/