Ashibi Yao

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* Manga

**Ashibi Yao** (八百 あしび, *Hapyaku Ashibi*?) is one of the main characters in Daisuke Enoshima's manga series, *Fabricant 100*. He is a member of the Yao clan, which has gained notoriety for its members' capacity to live for 100 years or longer and maintain an appearance of eternal youth even after reaching the age of 100.

## Appearance

     Ashibi is a young boy with black hair and yellow eyes who is about the same height as a 14-year-old boy. He has cleanly styled, left-side parted black hair.

He wears a corduroy shirt in an eastern blue color with slightly puffed sleeves. He pairs it with a blue jade-centered necktie that is brick orange in color. He put on some black pants with suspenders. He has a pointy, sharp ring on the middle finger of his right hand, which he can use to cut or defend himself.

## Personality

Ashibi is usually a vivacious child, especially when hanging out with Fabricant 100. He personally witnessed the horrific murder of his family, and despite this, he still tries his best to maintain his composure and always has plans for every eventuality. His sister instilled in him the value of doing everything in his power to spare others the suffering he had gone through.

## Plot

### Background

Ashibi was the sole survivor of his familial clan's dismemberment death at the hands of the Fabricants, which he saw as a small boy. It crushed his heart, yet he wanted vengeance. He negotiated with the Fabricants to take his revenge for his family's murders, which is when he met Fabricant 100, who subsequently turned out to be a significant ally in his rage.

## Abilities and Powers

### Spark

* **Superior Blood**: Because he is from a lineage of special humans, the smell exhaled by his blood ends up being very tempting for manufacturers, luring them to him because of his superior flesh.
* **Super-Healing**: Ashibi's latent healing ability was supercharged following his exposure to Fabricant No. 99's core, allowing him to regenerate at an incredibly fast rate. Unlike conventional healing, such as a lizard regrowing its tail, Ashibi's ability works by reversing his injuries to restore himself.
	+ **Blood Blocking Veil**: By allowing himself to be cut multiple times and release a huge quantity of blood, Ashibe can taken advantage of his blood returning to his body as he heals to create an encircling veil around his opponent to block their vision and distract them.

## Trivia

* The Yao Family, which includes Ashibi Yao, has distinctive blood traits that no one else does. Even after he turned 18, his family, including himself, would maintain his youth. Their longevity and eternal youth were attributed to them because of their average life expectancy of over 110 years.
* Given that Fabricants were bred with the desire to become the ideal human being by their creator, Ashibi's blood is more alluring to them than simply being able to survive.

## Etymology

* **八** (はち、や): means *eight*
* **百** (ひゃく、もも、はく): means *100; hundred*
* **馬酔木** (あしび): in Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); means *lily-of-the-valley*

## Reference

1. ↑ *Fabricant 100* Manga: Chapter 16 (pp. 13 - 15)
2. ↑ *Fabricant 100* Manga: Chapter 19 (p. 2)
3. ↑ *Fabricant 100* Manga: Chapter 18 (pp. 13 - 16)