Yoru

She is a Force-sensitive Lucario hailing from the Sinnoh region and the main protagonist of *A Dark Warrior*. She is feared by many for her personality, appearance, and fighting abilities.

## General Information

### Species

Riolu (initially)
Lucario (formerly)

Mega Lucario (currently)

### Type

Fighting (Riolu)Fighting/Steel (Lucario/Mega)

### Ability(s)

Inner Focus (Riolu and Lucario)Adaptability (Mega Lucario)

## Biographical Information

### Cause(s) of Death

Killed by Ronan (1st)
Electrocution (2nd)

Gunshots (3rd)

## Powers

### Nature Types

Earth, Fire, Water, Lightning, Yin, Steel

## **Physical Appearance**

### **Current**

She is a muscular, stocky Mega Lucario of tall stature and has primarily scarlet red fur. The fur on her underside, which runs from her snout to her tail, is yellow. Her tail-tip, nose, lower extremities, ears, shoulders, and the "mask" marking on her face are black. Her wolf-like snout is entirely yellow, minus the black bridge of her nose, and she has a mouthful of viciously sharp yellowish teeth. There are branching black markings on her red fur as a result of the Mega Evolution's power heightening Yoru's strong aura throughout her body. Like most of her species, she has four medium-length aura-sensing appendages hanging down from the back of her head; unlike most Mega Lucario, however, all of them are the same length and pure black. She later loses her limbs and has them replaced with black cybernetics. There are three sharp white spikes of different sizes on each clawed hand and foot instead of the usual two, with the largest in the front and the others behind it. Additionally, the arms contain cannons that can fire ammunition up to 50 miles away. The spikes on her chest and shoulders are larger than the average size for a Lucario.

### **True Form**

In her true form, Yoru is fused with Sunako, becoming a hybrid of both her current form and the evil spirit. Her fur turns black with red markings resembling scars and her body becomes thinner, longer, and more physically fit. She retains her yellow underside, spikes, and appendages. Her ears and snout lengthen, and a large orange slash mark appears on her back. She now has nine long, bushy, swiping tails, each with the same coloring as her current form.

### **Previous**

As a Riolu, Yoru had dark red and black fur. Her ears and hands were also black and her eyes were a lighter yellow. There were white ovular bumps on her paws and a yellow collar-like band around her neck. Her tail was red. She had the black tail-tip, but lacked the yellow underside. As a Lucario, her red fur was a lighter shade, and her underside was a creamy yellow color. She had a white spike on each forepaw and another on her chest.

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Yoru hatched in an abandoned house from a Riolu egg. She grew up without knowing who her parents were and had no siblings. The day after her birth, she was kidnapped by a Mega Lucario named Mars who sensed her extraordinary powerful aura and planned to train her how to fight. Yoru, scared for her life, fought back and quickly defeated him, escaping right afterwards. However, Mars, also sensing her strong connection to the cosmic Force (he himself was Force-sensitive), found her while proudly complimenting her prowess at such a young age. He restrained Yoru to prevent her from escaping again and used his appearance and abilities to intimidate her into submission. Yoru quickly learned that she was too young and weak to beat a larger Pokémon, so she obeyed Mars' commands and underwent various training sessions with him. Initially, Mars punished Yoru harshly whenever she misbehaved, but later learned to be kinder and more gentle with her; nonetheless, he didn't hesitate to take the proper disciplinary measures and apply them in situations where Yoru disobeyed him. As a result, Yoru became more compliant, and under her new caretaker's tutelage, she learned to harness her powers.

As she grew older, however, Yoru, wanting to become independent, formulated a plan to get Mars out of the way so she could experience freedom for the first time. After eventually evolving into Lucario, she prepared to leave Mars while he wasn't looking. One night, she sedated Mars while he was sleeping, tied him up, gagged him, and ran off into the woods beyond the house they were living in. Over the course of three days, Yoru fled to the airport, stowed away on a cargo plane, and hitched a ride to the other side of the Sinnoh region. There, she fled into the wilderness and quickly learned how to survive, remaining there ever since.

Six years later, Yoru noticed that humans and the Pokémon who lived with them began encroaching more and more into the wild habitats. She watched as a large metal fence was built around the human settlement to separate the domestic Pokémon from the wild ones and was disturbed to hear rumors of a fighting guild comprised entirely of Pokémon. As a result, she retreated deeper into the woods, not wanting to be discovered.

## **Known Moves**

### **Steel-type**

*Coming soon.*

## **Weaknesses**

* Being both a Fighting and Steel-type Pokémon, Yoru is mainly weak against Fighting, Ground, and Fire-type attacks. Her Fighting-type moves also have no effect on Ghost-types, and are additionally weak against Flying and Psychic Types. Her Steel-type moves are weak against Electric and Water-types.
* Her hearing is very sharp, but also sensitive. Loud noises or long, high-pitched frequencies of sound can hurt her ears, giving her a very painful headache.
* She is highly intolerant of peppers, shown as when she screeched in agony after Anakin pepper-sprayed her in the face for getting too close to Padmé.

## **Quotes**

"I'm throwing my life away by being here! I don't belong in this guild! I don't belong anywhere! Neither of you know what it's like to be the odd one out. You never will." - Yoru's parting words to Ronan and Emma, who are now engaged in *A Dark Warrior*

"Hotaru was right: You Megas are all *MONSTERS!!!!!!*" - Yoru's last words before Ronan murders her in *A Dark Warrior*

"For the first time in my life, I realized that you were right about one thing, Ronan. We *are* alike. We're monsters, just like I said to you before you murdered me. *[She wounds Ronan, scarring him.]* Now you have scars, *just like me*." - Yoru having her revenge on a captured Ronan before she kills him in *A Dark Warrior*

"You're right, Emma. I don't care about other people. My parents were never around to teach me about any humanly virtues. I don't have any family. A life of crime is all I've ever known, and since I can't trust others, I don't think about anyone but myself. I killed Ronan because he scarred me for life after he killed me for the first time." - Yoru explaining her actions to Emma before her arrest in *A Dark Warrior*

## **Trivia**

* Her name means "dark" in Japanese, referring to her cold, calculating, selfish personality and her lust for blood and revenge against those who wronged her.
* She has an unusually strong aura, stronger than most Lucario, which grants her immortality, even before she was possessed by Sunako. This aura is heightened even further upon both her Mega Evolution and Sunako's possession.
* She harbored a strong dislike for Mega-Evolved Pokémon such as Ronan since their new power makes them at least twice as strong as ordinary Pokémon. She currently dislikes Mythical and Legendary Pokémon for the same reason. This, her jealousy over her stronger teammates, her trainer's mistreatment, and her first death at the hands of Ronan, which practically traumatized her, made her mentally unstable during her Mega Evolution process. This left her open to Sunako's possession.
* Her immortality grants her more strength with each time she dies.
* She can play the piano, violin, cello, and drums.

## **Killed Victims**

* **Morris:** Yoru beat him to death when she realized that he'd betrayed her to the police after she gave him the money he'd asked her to steal from the Westfeld City bank. She left the money next to his body and fled afterward to avoid being caught.
* **Derek:** Yoru viciously ripped him to shreds after losing control of her Mega-Evolved state due to being possessed by Sunako. This was partly to his mistreatment of her during their short time together.
* **Ronan:** Yoru developed a strong, burning hatred for him after he pretended to care about her as a teammate and then killed her after he eloped and became engaged with Emma, another teammate. Later on, Ronan tried to force Yoru to become his sacrifice so that he could gain the power of the many Legendary Pokémon, but Yoru, with Emma's help, turned the tables by electrocuting herself with a frayed wire, committing suicide and then coming back to life before tying Ronan up, torturing, and finally killing him in revenge for his actions.
* **Derek's mother:** Yoru was later shot to death by Derek's mother for murdering her son. However, she died herself when Yoru came back to life for the third time.

## **Crimes Committed**

* **Mass manslaughter:**
* **Assault:**
* **Murder:**
* **Grand theft auto:**
* **Breaking and entering:**
* **Theft:**
* **Tampering with Police Evidence:**
* **Public Disturbance:**

## **Deaths**

* Her first death took place when she tried to escape the guild. However, she was caught and killed by Ronan.
* Her second one happened when she committed suicide by electrocuting herself as part of her plan to avenge herself on Ronan.
* Yoru died a third time when she was shot repeatedly by an unknown woman, who was later revealed to be Derek's mother. She killed Yoru to avenge her son.