Igawa Asagi (ZERO)

Joei Academy

**Asagi** (ZERO) is the version of Igawa Asagi from the ZERO Universe. She's younger in this world compared to her original version.

This page will also contain information of young versions which appear in the Online Universes.

## Personality

In the prequel/sequel Taimanin Asagi Zero timeline, she acts with way more smug, harsh and aggressiveness, specially against Yamamoto but does have the same caring side when her sister is in danger and goes through hell for her. Asagi, distrusts the government strongly and calls the Gosha Taimanin "government dogs".

She prefers to use hand-to-hand combat, as she does not want to spill evil blood on her father's sword "Akkirokumon" and because she is very confident, that she would win anyway. Asagi remains calm in fights but will lose her cool when her father is mentioned, whom she deeply respects.

Asagi also shows traces of her more mature self in normal canon. When finding the Igawa Estate untidy because of Sakura, she spends some hours cleaning up the house even though she is just staying shortly for her mission.

### Relationships

 Vampire Asagi and Edwin Black | They view Asagi as a vessel and observe if she is strong enough to handle the body of Vampire Asagi, which currently is only able to switch bodies with Black, as both exist in a single one. They will abandon Asagi should she have not the qualities they desire, pressumingly looking for the next one. Vampire Asagi does also calls her other self an empty husk. ZERO Asagi is not aware of her twin from a world before hers but dislikes Edwin Black.

## Appearance

Asagi has long dark-blue hair with spiky bangs and teal eyes with tsurime eyes, her bust is medium-sized. She wears a purple battle suit. This version of her looks much younger.

## History

She's is part of the ZERO Universe that is created after the Asagi Bad Ending/Vampire Ending of Taimanin Asagi 3.

Unlike in the original timeline, this Asagi is only one year older than her sister Igawa Sakura (ZERO).

When she was young she was trained by her father in sword combat. This Asagi left Gosha Village after the death of her father, which she blames the Taimanin for. She disapproved of her sister Sakura remaining and going to Gosha Academy but still loves her. Asagi moved from Gosha Village to Shinminato-ku/Tokyo and joined Joei Academy, with multiple loyal Igawa clan members and allies. Reforming the rundown academy for the better, from the inside; she acts as a gang leader if not an outright sukeban girl with her own gang. Using the place as a base of operation to attack other turfs.

In the prologue, year **2074**, Asagi gets captured on purpose to enter the deep cells of the Shinminato-ku 6th Precinct, which were under the control of Black Orc Tribe leader Byg. While, at first the orcs viewed themselves as having a full advantage, Asagi's harsh insults resulted in their boss getting angry, with him suggesting that the Daruma Punishment would be fitting for her. However, when the lights went out Asagi defeated the entire group without even using her blade, just using kicks to take every orc out including Byg. Byg in turn asked for forgiveness before being knocked out.

Additional guards from above arrived and pointed their guns at her, but Asagi's sister Igawa Sakura (ZERO) and the Section Three chief Yamamoto Nobushige (ZERO) arrived at the scene, putting some people under arrest, who had been colluding with demons and had attacked them. Yamamoto had Sakura defeat them quickly with her shadow art. Yamamoto tries to make Asagi join Gosha Village, as he desired a person like her that had a strong sense of justice but Asagi harshly declined.

A few weeks after, Yamamoto Nobushige visits Joei Academy and is brought to the underground clubroom used by the clan. While Asagi at first threatens to kill him, the tone switches quick, as Yamamoto asks for help as Sakura has disappeared. Asagi agrees to help, and goes undercover to Gosha Academy as an exchange student, being basically an outsider to basically everyone, which helps her cover. She is introduced to the homeroom teacher Koukawa Oboro (ZERO), with Yamamoto saying that she can be trusted but otherwise everybody else could be a suspect. Catching up with Yatsu Murasaki (ZERO) and having a short sparring match, Asagi later refuses to walk together with Murasaki and instead goes alone back home to the Igawa Estate. Asagi is attacked on her way by a Masked Taimanin but while no damage is done and the fight does not seem serious, Asagi becomes aware of the danger in the village and that she needs help. The Masked Taimanin disappears with a smile. Later at home, she cleans up the leftover mess her sister left her and later at night she is attacked again by an unseen Taimanin. An art is used against her but no effect seems to take place.

The next day, Asagi does not inform Koukawa Oboro about any attacks, and states everything was normal, which surprises Oboro. While in class, Asagi is attacked and molested by tentacles from the same unknown attacker from her house. Using a long distance Bedroom art, which now was active thanks to activation condition, Asagi escapes for now and encounters Murasaki, asking for help and gaining a device that allows her to make quick contact with her. While in swimming training, Asagi became once more attacked by tentacles but this time was able to learn who attacked her, the corrupt gym teacher Hachiya Risuke. Before Asagi could meet a terrible fate, Yatsu Murasaki (ZERO) becomes aware of the situation thanks to the device and knocked out Risuke. Risuke himself is a member of the Fuuma clan, which tend to be viewed as rather dangerous and evil.

Both Taimanin took the gym teacher to the Igawa estate and performed an interrogation. Learning that Risuke had tricked Sakura with a fake mission to visit the Chaos Arena in which she was captured. Asagi, herself still feeling the effect of the bedroom art, and against her embarrassment, demanded to know a solution from Risuke. Before using the info and rushing the matter, Asagi seeks out the help of Inage Natsu and learns a "two step", "one use" bedroom art, on top of some control techniques to resist.

Keeping Yatsu Murasaki (ZERO) as backup in Joei Academy, Asagi entered the train station and has one more more minor encounter with the Masked Taimanin but was gone as soon as she noticed her. While on the train, Asagi is attacked by the older brother of Risuke, Hachiya Ichisuke. Able to avoid being overtaken by the art of Ichisuke that controlled the people on the train, Asagi; regardless, loses her virginity, but is able to use her bedroom art to absorb the life energy of her attacker and kills him, avoiding an even more letal fate. The life energy was stored inside her for later use, to be only used at the right moment. Arriving at the correct station, she is welcomed by Byg (ZERO), which was sent by the Chaos Arena leader to welcome her.

Fighting against the leader of the arena, Kaliya (ZERO), at first and able to push back, Asagi was blackmailed with Sakura. Kaliya made a deal, that the damage she caused near the entrance needed to be repaired by working for her as a slave. A deal Asagi had no choice but to accept if she wanted to save her sister. Asagi was knocked out and a Body Modification was applied by an unseen Kiryu Sabato. She is infected by a Dark Seed that can turn her to stone and stops her from attacking Kaliya. While, staying in a barn-like training spot in which she meets Ayaka, Asagi accepts that she needs to play the game for now, waiting for a chance of counter attack. Facing training from Byg (ZERO), in the end she is accepted as a "slave" and works on customers including Byg.

Able to meet Sakura, Asagi makes a plan in which both sisters would fight against each other and defeat Kaliya together, convincing Kaliya into making it a big "show fight" that would also grab the attention of Murasaki and the rest of the clan from the outside. That night the Masked Taimanin arrives, but Asagi notices that this time her presence is different and though she suspects this entity to be Koukawa Oboro (ZERO), she also notices somebody else. Impressed, the "Masked Taimanin" removes the "Dark Seed" from her and disappears.

While on stage, Asagi is able to attack Kaliya without reprisal, who transforms into her Naga form. Using the absorbed energy she still had from her bedroom art, Asagi pierces the hard scales of Kalija and wounds her, forcing her to flee. With the Igawa clan and Yatsu Murasaki arriving, Asagi notices the Masked Taimanin once again and now understands the unknown force that took over Oboro was Edwin Black. Black left Oboro's body, and disarmed Murasaki before leaving as well, but otherwise is very pleased with the events.

Byg (ZERO) is punished around some more and made more submissive, workable and loyal. As Sakura still holds a Dark Seed and could not fight during the Chaos Arena (being forced to hide), Asagi now asks for a cure and is pointed to Kiryu Sabato. Asagi, makes it clear that Byg will help her find him or otherwise his balls be crushed even harder. Sakura once more asks if Asagi does not wish to return to the village but Asagi refuses once more but does so in a softer tone, implying she will cooperate with them in the future.

Edwin Black and Vampire Asagi stand on top of a building in the middle of the night. Reflecting on the events that just happened, they wonder if this Asagi will eventually become in a viable vessel for her, since she longs to being able to have sex with Black. In an identical scene to the Asagi Ending of TA3, four Taimanin (two of them being identified as Houma Midori and Shinonome Nea) interrupt them, with Vampire Asagi declaring that they will become her dinner.

Some bad endings of this game involve Asagi being turned into a slave in the Arena, being outright killed or captured (sometimes in gruesome forms) or being petrified for eternity.

### Timeline TABA

Mentioned by Sakura (Alt) and Murasaki (Alt) but only seen in artworks, without event content. This version is not the ZERO one but shares her appearance.

### Timeline RPGX

A similar Asagi of another world is seen around new year. Helping in the fight against the boar god Kiyomaro, which had been summoned by a ritual for fortune. Having learned from Inage Natsu, that Kiyomaro used a body switching trick the last time he was summoned, Asagi tries to defeat him to avoid disaster, which occures if the boar is not defeated in time. On her way, she finds the transformed Fuuma Kotaro, looking like a smaller version of the boar god and believes him that he came from another world and had been transformed by Kiyomaro.

Kotaro notes that Asagi looks over 10 years younger than his Asagi, with her being confused by most of his comments about her being a headmaster or Gosha Academy. Asagi fights Felicia, both being of equal strength until Felicia gets a phone call and excuses herself, no longer intrested in the hunt of the boar because she had gotten her wish of fortune already. Asagi, helps to fend off both Sanada Homura and Koukawa Asuka, both being around her age. Asagi notes, she struggles to work with Asuka and both have some unspoken past.

As Kotaro and Asagi find Kiyomaro, and defeat him, thanks to him handicapping himself in a small building. Before he returns thanks to Kiyomaro's power, he asks about her wish, though it goes unheard as he awakens back in his own world, it is hinted that it has something to do with Igawa Sakura (ZERO).

Yet another similar Asagi of another world, is seen infiltrating the Black Raiden brothel, in her own world. She tries to assassinate Gaap, a dangerious man in the demon realm. Igawa Sakura (ZERO), of the Kotaro world does infact travel to this parallel universe. However, this Asagi states that her Sakura, was only a small child, and is rather worried that the sudden Sakura, will ruin her cover.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon:** Katana (sometimes Akkirokumon)

* **Ninja Arts**: "**Hawk Art**" or "**Falcon Art**" allows her to heighten her senses, speed and physical capabilities, allowing her to move six times faster than normal. Perceiving the world in slow motion when using it. However, it exhausts her greatly and cannot be used multiple times at once.
* **Bedroom Art**: The ZERO version of Asagi was able to absorb life energy and use it in a fight. A General Ninja Techniques, which could be learned thanks to Inage Natsu. It used a special tincture, which allowed Asagi to absorb and release this power once, the risk was the limited use but she was able to wait for a release of the stored power until the time was right.
* **Hand-to-hand combat expert**: Able to take down multiple opponents.
* **Enhanced Strength:** Although not as strong as her original world version, multiple Orcs are still needed to hold her down. Orcs fear her as a monster.
* **Mental Resistance:** She has been shown to consistently withstand mental torture much more than any normal human could with or without therapy. Only breaking on the bad endings (and not breaking in one of them) but not anywhere else.
* **Super Speed**: Able to move faster than most Taimanin and demons just by default.
* **Master Swordsmanship:** In combination with her super human speed, one of the most dangerous sword users.
* **Particle Control:** Taimanin are able to manipulate Taima Particles to enhance their physical strength, speed, and defense. The particles are also used to counter demonic influences and strengthen damage to demons.

## Media

* Taimanin Asagi ZERO
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena (Alt version)
* Taimanin RPGX (Alt version)

## Trivia

* Her main weapon is her father's sword Akkirokumon in ZERO.
* This version of Asagi has not met Yamamoto or Oboro before the game.
* Her look is also used for the flashback version of a younger Asagi in Taimanin RPGX.
* When Yamamoto Nobushige (ZERO) tries to recruit Asagi, he states that the Taimanin have changed since the death of her father. Asagi is enraged by the pure mention of her father and refuses again to work for them. It isn't clear how her father died in that timeline but it might have been neglect or an inside job.
* In one of the Bad Endings, she can be turned into stone in the same year, while in another ending her brain is erased after 10 months and two months past that point, she is mercy killed by Koukawa Oboro (ZERO). Since the different death dates for the Bad Endings.
* The age of this Asagi cannot really be confirmed with a single game, though, ⁣using her old birthday would make her much too old for her grade, so this is just a pure approximation based on no additional information. This type of Asagi, has been seen in RPGX, used for a around 23 year old Asagi as well so she could be older but would still only be one year older than Sakura or Murasaki.
* When Asagi was a kid she jokingly stated in a fight with Murasaki, that they would marry if Murasaki could beat her. Given that this Asagi never had a boyfriend afterwards, Murasaki still believes in this "promise".

## Gallery

Murasaki and Asagi (Mock battle)Wears old clothes of InageJoei Academy uniformAlso used for young Asagi in RPGXAsagi and Sakura RPGXAsagi and Kaliya (ZERO)Body Modification ZERO