Blue Rose

**Karina Lyle** (カリーナ・ライル) AKA **Blue Rose** (ブルーローズ), is a superhero who still attends school. She lives with her parents and makes use of her heroic feats to boost her career as a singer. She also works as a pianist and singer under her real name at Bar Number 06.

## Personality

Karina acts like a typical teenager. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, shopping, and fashion. However, her true passion lies in singing. She only became a hero because the company she works for promised to promote her singing career. She is frustrated and initially uncaring towards her duties as a hero though through encouragement and advice from Kotetsu she decides to be a hero to save people. She is stubborn, impatient, short tempered, and not always honest (especially regarding her feelings for Kotetsu) but is a hard worker and very curious.

She seems to care a great deal about beauty, often applying various facials to ensure her skin is fine and reading fashion magazines. She develops feelings for Kotetsu despite the age difference and the fact he is goofy, irresponsible, and clumsy. Her feelings are so strong that even after Maverick messes with her and the other heros' memories she retains her faith in him as a good person. She even goes so far as to read a book about how to win a heart of a single father.

She cares deeply for her friends and will risk her life to save them and trusts them with her life. She seems to be charismatic, partially due to her career as a singer, as she helps bring faith to her friends that Tiger and Barnaby will save them.

## Storyline

### Series One

#### Heroic Doubts

 File:TnBe4 3b.png  Karina becomes unsure of her direction as a hero, as she had only become one as a stepping stone to her ambition for a singing career. Kotetsu questions her attitude toward being a hero and at first, she doesn't bother to listen. He speaks with her following one of her piano performances, urging her to do what makes her happiest. Soon after, she is faced with a critical decision when she is called to replace an ill performer at the same time as a crisis in the city demands the heroes' attention. Karina opts to perform instead of answering the call on her Hero TV communicator. While she is playing, the bar TV shows coverage of the situation with the heroes and she starts to doubt her choice. Ultimately, she leaves the performance early in order to provide the other heroes with much-needed assistance. Having finally reached a satisfactory decision, she repeats what Kotetsu told her: that she intends to be a hero because she wants to save people.

#### Jake Martinez and a City Held Captive

When Sternbild City is overrun with Ouroboros' exosuits, Agnes breaks up the heroes to ensure maximum citywide coverage. Blue Rose and Dragon Kid are sent to the same area but, like the other heroes, have difficulty defeating the exosuits. Later, once the hero battles against Jake have begun, Blue Rose, Dragon Kid and Fire Emblem are ultimately sent to deal with the exosuits after their command signals have been jammed.

#### BTB Formation

Following the 10-month timeskip and the increased popularity of Barnaby and Wild Tiger, Karina suddenly finds herself stuck performing onstage with the duo. Agnes tasks her with teaching the appropriate dance moves to the pair, which Karina does somewhat begrudgingly. When Kotetsu accidentally spills a drink on Karina's towel, she ends up with a replacement bearing the name of Liquors Kaburagi. During the concert, a thief breaks into Karina's dressing room and steals her bag, which contains her new towel. Upon discovering the room in shambles, Karina finds herself close to tears over the loss of the towel and realizes that she has developed a crush on Kotetsu. She is subsequently very relieved when the thief is caught and, pulling the towel out of her bag, blurts out that she intends to treasure it forever - much to Kotetsu's confusion.

#### Mistaken Memories

Following Barnaby's mental breakdown and disappearance, Maverick calls the rest of the heroes together for an announcement concerning the future of Hero TV. The announcement meeting turns out to have been a front to allow him to drug the drinks of all those present and manipulate their memories. As a result, Karina's memories are changed so she no longer recognizes Kotetsu as being Wild Tiger. When Kotetsu is subsequently framed for murder, Blue Rose and the rest of the heroes chase him throughout the city. When Kotetsu encounters her, he is nearly able to convince her that he is the real Wild Tiger - until the arrival of a fake Wild Tiger.

#### Epilogue

She's seen at a book store with her classmates, who are ecstatic about the new single her alter ego just released. Karina is secretly reading a book, which Fire Emblem is said to recommend on the cover, on how to win a single dad's heart; even though it's been a long time, Karina's crush hasn't faded. She is later called into action, succeeding in making the arrest of the criminals. She then watches much to her joy and surprise as Wild Tiger makes a return as a Second League hero, chasing Christmas bandits.

## Relationships

### Kotetsu T. Kaburagi

In her opinion, Kotetsu is a rude and lazy klutz with a bad sense of humor. At first she views him as an obnoxious old man with dumb ideals, but after she sees his determination with her own eyes, she decides to become a dedicated hero. Even though Kotetsu is a goof and does some pretty stupid things, she eventually develops feelings towards him. Even the sudden knowledge that he has a young daughter drove her into a state of shock, also the sudden revelation of him not dying during the H-01 attack made her burst into tears and hug him. In the epilogue, it is shown that her love for him is serious enough to make her read a book about how to make a single father (Kotetsu) fall in love.

## Powers and Abilities

Blue has the power to control and manipulate ice. The majority of the time she uses a pair of "Liquid Freezing Guns" to channel her powers, but she is also able to channel her powers without them. When using her powers without the guns, the infinity symbol appears. Her so-called "Cutie Escape", considered somewhat of a signature technique, involves her sliding down the nearest icy slope to get away from a dangerous situation which Wild Tiger commented that she's just running away like a coward. She hasn't used it as often since deciding to become a more dedicated hero, however.

Aside from her NEXT powers, she is also an excellent singer and pianist. Her dance skills are good enough that she is able to teach Kotetsu and Barnaby in a matter of days to perform in sync with her.

## Hero Gear

### HeroTV Communicator

 File:KarinasHeroTVcommunicator1.PNG  Like all the Hero TV heroes Karina wears a simple "communicator" wristband which Agnes can use to contact her, usually to inform her of a crime being committed. The other heroes can also use this communicator to call her. Karina's communicator is white with dark blue bands around the edges.

### Hero Suit

 File:Thumb big other 4d08284ce2b9a40a6c2d42f8d2f94aeb.jpg  Blue Rose's costume also doubles as her pop-star alter-ego outfit. Her father doesn't approve of how scantily clad it leaves her. Blue Rose also ties her hair up, having a bit of it hang over the left side of her forehead. Her hat and stockings bear the logo for Pepsi NEX, the latter holding her guns in holsters at her thighs; the logo is also on her gloves. Her gloves have fake nails that look like ice. She ices her hair over to make it that shade of light winter blue, uses some other method to disguise the true colors of her eyes. Two thorned vines protrude from the back of her outfit, and form a heart shape. These vines light up and glow purple, though this is only seen once while she is performing a live concert. The manner in which the costume is designed makes Blue Rose's bust look larger than it actually is.

### Hero Suit, PV Version

 File:T&bs1pilot-015.PNG  In the series' original PV, Blue Rose's hero suit looks strikingly different from the final version. More of her front but less of her back is covered and the design of her gloves and boots are slightly more complex. The color scheme involves far more white and her hair is worn down in ice-like spikes and waist length.

### Vehicles

Blue Rose's bike resembles a cross between a snowmobile and ice skates. It is kept inside her transport vehicle, which can open up into a portable stage.

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## Gallery

Thumb big other ee6b2e3f063ff0029709abebf652cd33.jpgKarina's design for the first series and Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning.Thumb big other 4d08284ce2b9a40a6c2d42f8d2f94aeb.jpgBlue Rose's design for the first series, Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning, and Tiger & Bunny: The Rising.T&bs1pilot-015.PNGThe front of Blue Rose's costume in the original PV.Tiger nad (30).jpgThe back of Blue Rose's costume in the original PV.4fda1f98.pngKarina's design in the original PV.Bluerose-karina.jpgKarina in the 1st Tiger&Bunny opening.Tiger nad (1).jpgKarina in the 2nd Tiger & Bunny ending.TnB tB 19.pngThe thorned vines on Blue Rose's suit glowing during a live concert in Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning.TnB tB 21b.pngBlue Rose giving a live performance in episode one.TIGER & BUNNY - 01 - Large 25.jpgKarina complains about her catch phrase.TnB tB 36.PNGBlue Rose confronts Robin Baxter.Tigernadd (16).jpgKarina waiting in her transport vehicle, bored.Tigerbunny296.jpgKarina uses her powers to make ice in the air for a quick and agile rescue.Tiger1401.pngKarina upset at her bag being stolen with Kotetsu's gift inside.Bunnynad (30).pngKarina holding her bag dearly, with the towel Kotetsu gave her now safe.Bunnynad (29).jpgTigernadd (23).jpgBlue Rose's sponsers in the second movie.jpgBlue Rose's sponsors in Tiger & Bunny: The RisingBlue Rose's signature pose in the second movie.jpgBlue Rose's signature pose in Tiger & Bunny: The Rising.
## Trivia

### from Tiger & Bunny - The Rising - King of Works

* She lives in Sternbild's Gold Stage.
* Her strong points are that she is a hard worker, and she is brimming with curiosity.
* Her weak points are that she is impatient, stubborn, and finds it difficult to be honest.
* Her favorite food is sushi.
* Her least favorite food is raw tomatoes.
* She's good at singing, writing lyrics, and mathematics.
* Her weaknesses/dislikes are taking advantage of others, memorization, and reptiles.
* Her hobbies are doing karaoke with friends to relieve stress, going to all-you-can-eat cafes, talking to her mother, and checking fashion magazines to see what they say about Blue Rose's costume.
* Her future goal is to become an impressive musical artist.
* Her motto is "Happiness depends upon ourselves."

### Miscellaneous

* Her catchphrase is "My ice may be a little *cold*, but your crime has been put completely on *hold*!".
* Karina is shown to be the only known hero still living with her parents.
* Her dream is to become a famous singer, not a hero.
* In the original PV, her name is misspelled as "Kalyna Lail".
* Her name might be a play on words to reference DC's Catwoman, who's named "Selina Kyle".
* Kaede has her cell phone number.