Bina Blum

**Monster**

 **Relatives**

* Mr. Blum (father)
 **Age**

 **First Appearance**

*“A shy, sweet daydreamer with a surprising tough side. She's not happy with her situation, but is determined to keep everyone safe no matter what.”*
    —Cast page description

**Bina Blum** is the primary protagonist of *Monster Pulse*. She has a monster formed from her heart, known as Ayo.

## Monster Connection

Ayo pumps blood for Bina's body, no matter how far she is. When Bina's emotions cause her heart rate to increase, Ayo will pulse to reflect the change. These heartbeats can be quite loud, and even be used to cause disruptive tremors.

Bina has an Arma hole in her chest where Ayo exited.

After Ayo was pierced in an accident, Bina and Ayo were partially combined using the Proto-Chakra Machine in an attempt to resurrect Bina. Now, rather than Ayo and Bina having two linked bodies, they occupy the same form, a mixture of their appearances. Bina generally seems to have full control over her body, though this is currently uncertain. They are both able to speak to each other through their thoughts.

Since being recombined, Bina developed many new powers, even abilities that Ayo never possessed, such as telekinesis. Bina gained the ability to fly like Ayo, but also gained the ability to levitate in place, which Ayo seemed unable to do. According to readings taken by Maugras, her new body will likely live far beyond the average human lifespan, perhaps even becoming immortal.

In Chapter 37, it was revealed that Bina's new powers included the ability to perform a scan with Rixis' abilities, providing she was holding him. It is currently unknown whether Rixis can also see the results of the scan, or if it is only visible to Ayo and Bina.

## History

Bina attended Hebrew school for some years, but was permitted to attend public school after her Bat Mitzvah.  During this time, she met Rachel and formed a friendship with her.

## Relationships

### Ayo

Bina and Ayo have a contentious relationship. Though they love each other, they resent having to rely on the other to survive. This seeming contradiction causes Bina to sometimes doubt the validity of one feeling over the other.

### Kera

Though not her human, Bina is still affectionate towards Kera, and can even ride atop her solo. A 2011 piece from Porter's deviantart shows Bina happily brushing Kera, a task Julie seems to despise, but it is currently unknown if the piece is considered canon.

## Trivia

* Bina would main Reinhardt in Overwatch.
* Bina is only allowed one hour of television per day.
* Porter considers Bina to be her own self-insert, as well as her favorite character.
* Porter had a concept for a story in which a woman gave birth to a strange monster that she felt a deep connection to, despite her fear of it. The themes of that story would be used in the relationship between Bina and Ayo.
* Though she struggles to imagine returning to a normal life, Bina would like to pursue writing as a career.
* Bina would be in the Hogwarts house Gryffindor.
* Bina's favorite dinosaur is the Ankylosaurus, because of its armor.
* Early in development, Porter considered the idea that Bina would have a heart defect, and receiving Ayo would cure her. She decided that this went against some of the themes of the comic, and that she didn't want to speak on disabilities or illness where she had no personal experience, so the idea was cut.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1, Page 30
2. ↑ Chapter 34, Page 34, Julie states it's been three years since she obtained Kera
3. ↑ Chapter 11, Page 6
4. ↑ Chapter 30, Page 44
5. ↑ Description on Chapter 25, Page 18
6. ↑ Chapter 14, Page 7
7. ↑ Magnolia's ask.fm
8. ↑ Magnolia's ask.fm
9. ↑ Magnolia's ask.fm
10. ↑ Ask Monster Pulse, Page 1
11. ↑ Ask Monster Pulse, Page 2
12. ↑ Magnolia's ask.fm