Carmine Bakuha/Cosmos Raid

**Carmine Bakuha**  (カーマイン爆破 *Kāmain Bakuha*) is a playable character in *Hexad Powers: Cosmos Raid*. Reprising her role from the anime, she is voiced by Houko Kuwashima.

In *Cosmos Raid Excelsior*, she earns the nickname **Trigger-Happy Bombshell**.

## Biography

*Age 25. She was born specifically in Okinawa on the night of February 14. Raised by a Japanese mother and an American dad, she has lived the majority of her life in Connecticut, where she had learned to speak fluent English. By the point in which she entered high school, she developed an attraction for the same sex – a fact both her parents accepted. That said, however, HS years did \*not\* go well for the gal. When word got out that she was gay, the clique she was a part of severed their friendship with her. They started to bully Carmine and strong-armed her into doing several errands for them. Teachers that the girl was taught by tried helping, but she insisted for them not to butt in. This all culminated in the teen having a mental breakdown, leaving her education behind, and running away from home without so much as telling her family. She became tight-lipped and sullen until Jed Adamclaw, a member of Spirit Cross, took her in and got the liberty to reconstruct her depressing personality.*

*Present day Carmine has since become much more dynamic and loosey-goosey. Considering how old she is, she has a bit of a silly streak, yet she isn't incapable of carrying herself when the situation calls for that. She is known for being brazen, too -- every once in a blue moon, she will get stark naked in order to get a reaction out of fellow females. Speaking of, as mentioned already, she's a femme who tries to date whoever is within her age range with heavily mixed results. She has taken a liking to Vivi (daughter of Brendan Albright) especially, addressing the kid as "Darling" earlier on in the series, though the latter doesn't quite reciprocate those feelings. She also prefers living in the moment rather than thinking about the future or her unflattering past.*

*During the events of CR, Carmine receives an invite from the sponsor of a tourney. Despite getting advice from not just Vivi, but others such as Roman Blitzkrieg, her attempts at earning a harem keep falling by the wayside. The winner of this prestigious tournament receives a whopping total of $1,000,000... which winds up tickling the young woman's fancy. And then it hits her: "If I win that large sum of dough, my dream of being a harem queen will come true!" That being kept in mind, Carmine takes on the invitation.*

## Quotes

### Select Screen

* "Try and keep up with my boom-booms!"
* "Your heart will explode!"
* "Yahoo! This party's getting crazy!"

### Victory Text (Arcade)

* "Four...? No, ten years! I can wait... I'd be happy to be your assistant ten years from now, if you know what I mean!" (Vs. Akko)
* "Of all the women in this world, you're without question up there as the worst. Do me a big favor and take a hike, you colossal turn-off!" (Vs. Alicia)
* "Sorry to disappoint, but THIS maiden doesn't play fair! Try speaking the same language as everyone else in the 21st century!" (Vs. Arnold)
* "Lady Luck beats out archaic gods any day of the week, bub!" (Vs. Austin)
* "How many times do you gotta be taught this lesson? Long as we draw breath, you will never EVER get the better of us! And P.S. Fusionbuster's crawling with girls -- cuter AND tougher than you!! Good riddance!" (Vs. Beelzebub Meringue)
* "My mole always look that gigantic? ...Bah! I could use another me in my harem, anyway!" (Vs. **Carmine-2**)
* "Rather than hoard the money, us ladies should split it -- you take some to help your folks, and I get the other half to wow as many lovelies as I can! A win-win!!" (Vs. Chris)
* "You're so old school, it hurts... and it hurts even more knowing I beat a mechanized former principal!" (Vs. Cyber-Marcellus)
* "You could get a sex change and I would still find you vile. Leave it to my bombs to defeat such haughty pricks!" (Vs. Earl Silhouette)
* "S-sorry for almost blowing you up... E-excuse me... \*sniff\* {Whew! I didn't wanna start bawling in front of a teacher again!}" (Vs. Elias)
* "...Huh?! You can't expect to attract cuties talking like that, homeslice! It's not a matter of just looking swank and having a crazy fighting style, you need to update your slang, too!" (Vs. Gaz)
* "I always wanted to be a vocalist myself! You certainly have the chutzpah, but your actual singing is... huh..." (Vs. Greg)
* "Unnerving stuff! That body...! The way you fire arrows...! I-I-It's too much!! {Seriously, though... I got off easy by beating this lug.}" (Vs. Gordo)
* "Fortunately for me, my hairdo's never looked better. I mean, this low ponytail's stolen hearts for a reason!!" (Vs. Hector)
* "Ninja can transform, yeah? Then I'll grant a serious request -- please turn into the most ravishing beauty that's ever lived in Fusionbuster! I, Carmine Bakuha, am gonna be nothing but a splendiferous honey to y--- WAIT!! I WASN'T DONE UNLOADING, DAMN YOU!! ...Coot." (Vs. Imaishi)
* "Braggadocio aside, we'd make an INCREDIBLE power couple! Your sparks, my incendiaries... All the lovers who stand in our way will be knocked flat!" (Vs. Janice)

WIP

### Victory Text (Versus)

* "Hmm... I'll give your performance a 40. Wasn't godawful, but wasn't lookin' hot either."
* "Oops! Would you look at that! I've got a babe to see and I'm running late, so see ya around!"
* "These skates paired with numerous bombs... No chance in Hell!"
* "A real fighter wouldn't look at that explosion! What are you, uncool?!"
* "No one comes between me, my explosives and hot girls. NO ONE."
* "Whoa, whoa, whoa! You nearly tore up my dress!! ...Actually, I might like you."
* "Me. You. Moonlit feast. Pronto." (against female characters)
* "Aww...!! You gally gals are so attractive when you collapse like that! Really gets the loins burning..." (against female characters)