Akane Yamakawa

* Human Form
* Rat Form

**Akane Yamakawa** (Japanese: **山川茜**) is the main heroine of the *Sea Rats series*.

## Personality

Akane is lethal, deadly, complex and versatile warrior, a woman with unwavering determination.

## Biographies

### Backstory

**Akane** lives in **Ed**o, home of the country **Japan**. She may be a cute Japanese woman, but also the strongest warrior who has been training harder during the past years. Quite deadly and serious.

She lives with her family and her childhood might have a good memory, but her secret was about the meaning of her life. She was born in the Japanese river where her family lives. Before enlisting in the army, she gathered her stuff and naginata to get ready for battle. She prepares her training skills as onna-bugeisha. In 1775, her strength gets stronger while fighting off her opponents in a challenge duel where a **Shogun** leads the temple. She trained with martial arts to battle her opponents to become the greatest warrior in Japan. Fortunately, she didn't succeed in getting more protection due to being "defenseless" and getting harder against one opponent. But she has the right to better her defense, must create her strength. But then I remembered her childhood was a cherry blossom, her favorite flower tree.

Akane has become a strong warrior and serves the **Shogun** of the **Tokugawa Shogunate**. A victory against her last opponent in the martial arts arena, she's now a major sergeant. The **Shogun** has given her a mission to go to the **Caribbean**, looking for something about an ancient cursed talisman. As leadership, Akane and his crew travel to the Caribbean and search for the talisman. Right before Flora Burn and her pirate crew invade the ship, Akane must fight the pirate-witch. But then the British army came and arrested them, including her, because she didn't commit a crime.

**Akane** is the only one, alone during the battle against **Flora**. Now she must release other prisoners, including **David Douglas**, who she met to ask questions, but **Akane** was not helping the American army to defeat the British army. Until **Flora** uses a cursed spell cast and transforms into rats. **Akane** tells her allies, **David**, **Bussa** and **Buffalo Calf**, that her mission is a secret, and they must help her to get the talisman from the hands of **Flora Burn** and rescue **Timothy**. She discovers the name of the talisman is **The Eye of the Serpent**, and she must bring the talisman to the Shogun.

### 1777 - Irish Coast

During the long journey to stop the pirate-witch, **Akane** knows how it feels to have friendships with her fellow prisoners. **Bussa** may be a friendly Caribbean fellow to her, **Buffalo** may be her best partner, and for **David**, she dislikes his jokes around funny moments, but it may be nice. The **Mysterious Pirate** tells her why he would get the talisman and against **Flora Burn** in the first place. Even through how **Smiley Sam** felt betrayal, **Akane** now understands about the friendship. **Akane** didn't want her allies to take off the **Serpent Ring**, Flora might have wicked tricks. During the final battle against **Long Fuse Jones**, **Akane** fears that she might discover something going wrong with **Wu Yun**. She has fears about the **Serpent Ring**'s dark powers.

After her human body recovered, she failed to have **The Eye of the Serpent**, **Akane** returns **Japan** to report **Shogun** for what happen the talisman alongside **Buffalo**. Her path is looking for a clue about what were dark powers inside **The Eye of the Serpent**, and she needs an answer; who is the **Serpent of the Ring** and why the **Mysterious Pirate** needs the talisman for himself, with no explanation about how he met **Flora**. Now she travels to **China**, where it's ruled by the **Qing Dynasty**, and is looking for more mysteries about **Wu Yun**.

## Stats

### Pros and Cons

Akane is a versatile character. She has a **good weapon hitbox** and inflicts a lot of **extra damage of you use aerial attacks or trigger the last combo attack** with the multi-stabbing movement. She also can unlock an **basic ranged attack** that comes in handy a lot of times (though it seems to not trigger always). She is also the only character that can perform a **triple rebounce-attack** from above if you keep holding the down and attack button - this will inflict a lot of damage.

One of the best about Akane is that **she can auto-refill her energy** (1 orb every 20 seconds). This literally gives her unlimited usage of magic attacks if she has the time to wait for it. This can is especially helpful with the boss Mamma Ratelli or Morrigan because the magic attack Tsunami will hit them even when you cannot by normal means.

Also don't bother to abuse her to recharge your energy when you have the Transmutation Ring.

Akane, like Buffalo, has **no healing** and therefore has to rely on item healing. The **low defense and little health** does force you to plan your attacks careful with her. The **backward dash is not very useful** for platforming parts, only to avoid getting damage in fight.

## Dialogues

### Curse of the Sea Rats

* *"We have a common goal. For the sake of my mission, I must work with you. Let us make a temporary alliance."*
* *"Wait, what's going on now?"*
* *"Stop! Who are you, ghost?!"*
* *"So you are the magical entity inside The Amulet? Why haven't you appeared until now?"*
* *"By the Shogun's will, we completed out mission and found The Eye of the Serpent. But Flora boarded our ship and stole it from us. How could she have awakened your power so quickly?"*
* *"It is my duty to bring The Eye of the Serpent to the Shogun and that's what I'll do. I will retrieve The Ring at any cost. The Amulet will be reunited. I will not fail."*
* *"Give me The Ring and the child, Flora Burn! Don't make me hurt you like the last time."*
* *"Do not stand in my way. Why don't you back off so I don't have to beat you up?"*
* *"Wait, what's going on?"*
* *"I'm not interested in gold or treasure. I will get The Eye of the Serpent and restore my honor. Stand aside."*
* *"I wouldn't be surprised if this way another ruse by Flora to waste our time. But maybe... you could also be the world's most inept pirates... It doesn't matter, we are not staying here to check it out."*
* *"The last time I helped some prisoners they turned out to be pirates, and you see how it turned out. I cannot let it happen again."*
* *"Alright. I'll do my best, but I cannot promise anything."*
* *"Ouch! That hurt. Damn it, they've taken all my money. I knew they were pirates!"*
* *"I'm not a child, ma'am. I'm a grown-up, but I've had some... "growing problems"."*
* *"Sorry ma'am but I'm in a hurry. See you next time."*
* *"I'd kill for some sashimi but under circumstances... thanks."*
* *"Damn witch! She got away again."*
* *"You are in no position to negotiate. The Eye of the Serpent belongs to the Shogun and the boy will return to his father. Resisting will be useless."*
* *"What are you doing here?"*
* *"I don't have time to play with you now. Step aside and I'll spare your life. This is my first warning."*
* *"Your beauty will be of little use to you and I'm start getting tired of this. I already warned you, if you stand in my way, I will destroy you."*
* *"I cannot fight in darkness. I need light to continue."*
* *"Step back, kumo!" Your tongue is more poisonous than your sting. I won't listen to you anymore. Tell me where is Flora!"*
* *"I am very sorry, Mrs. Carey..."*
* *"What a voice! Quite a wonder for the ears.""*
* *"I wish we could help you get out of here, but you are too big and we are running out of time. If we could at least do something for you..."*
* *"We'll see what we can do!"*
* *"Here yo go, Mrs. Carey! I brought you the sponge you like so much!"*
* *"If I were you, I'd put a leash on the monkey and tie him up short. He needs to be taught discipline. I've seen the crosses on the ground, but I don't have anything to dig up..."*
* *"Something is missing here..."*
* *"Where is Charlie? Sing, you rascal, or we'll make you talk by force."*
* *"I would not buy your book, but it's always better than raiding ships, so go ahead with your dream."*
* *"Ugh! I hate cats. Get them away from me or I will slash them with the naginata."*
* *"No obstacle will stop me from finding Flora, not even you, tako."*
* *"Keep talking like that and your big head will roll in front of my feet."*
* *"How did you manage to capture...? It's not possible."*
* *"He is also going after The Eye of the Serpent?"*
* *"Flora stop! What did you do that kid?"*
* *"I'm not giving you The Amulet. Let go of the boy and give me The Ring."*
* *"I have honor, Flora, something you do not."*
* *"We made it! We are human again!"*
* *"That's right. I have to go back to Japan urgently to tell Shogun everything that has happened... The Eye of the Serpent is lost forever..."*
* *"Thanks Buffalo, with I am with you I'm sure everything will be fine... Are you going back to America, Bussa?"*

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