Izumi Tachibana

"*I'm only loyal to those that made me feel a part of something, and before you ask, I'm not a part of a cult in Class 1-E, it's just a class for failures like myself and everyone here.*"
—Izumi Tachibana

**Izumi Tachibana** (立花 泉. *Tachibana Izumi*) is a student of Class 1-E located in Kunugigaoka Junior High School, who may or may not have gotten military training when she was the age of ten years old at the time. Involved with the assassination of Korosensei, she ended up being lectured by not only him, but along with the four teachers of Class 1-E, one of them, Yoshinaka Watanabe, expressing that Izumi's the "best student" he'd seen in his military years. Cold and calculating, Izumi Tachibana is characterized by her willingness to do a task, which makes her looks like a lapdog to some, very reminiscent to that of a retainer for a daimyo. Coupled with the reward of having vast amount of wealth to be gain, Izumi is best described as a natural born assassin, born with only one thing in purpose; to liquidate anyone.

## Appearance

In terms of her physical appearance, Izumi looks to be lean, as if she seems to be skinny. Very thin, this is coupled with her fair skin with what looked to be freckles across the nose of her face. She has raven black hair and purple-grey eyes.

In terms of what she wears, it usually depends (according to her), but it is most common to see her wearing a white buttoned shirt with a black skirt, with a red tie around her shirt. It matches her plain appearance, hence why it is common for her classmates to say that she's the perfect assassin; one who can blend in to civilian life without anyone noticing.

## Personality

The one thing that can characterize Izumi Tachibana, is that she acts and always behaves as a soldier by heart. That is what a soldier is to her, one who simply obeys at any command, which makes her looks like a subordinate. Some have even say that Izumi might've been at an army from a young age, though Izumi doesn't like to talk about her past that much.

In the rare instances that she does show emotion, it is usually when someone like Hajime Oda appear, and at that moment, it's best to say that her mind tends to stop when Hajime is around, and from there, her personality changes from the cold stone faced soldier to one similar to that of an average lovey dovey schoolgirl. And it's been shown that Izumi tends to be clingy towards Hajime, perhaps a little bit too clingy.

## History

Her background being a mystery, what little information that is given is usually by Izumi's own word, and then what she says is unreliable at best.

## Abilities

**Marksmanship:** Not that surprising, given that Izumi Tachibana might've been trained in the military at a young age, she is shown to be number one when it comes to marksmanship in Class 1-E.

**Knifework:** Izumi Tachibana is ranked to be the second best when it comes to knifework, being able to use a combat knife in a fight.

**Infiltration:**

**Enhanced Agility:** Shown in combat, Izumi Tachibana is considered to be one of Class 1-E's fastest runners, on par with Masashige Azuma. Combined with her "alleged" military training, then it would make sense for someone like Izumi Tachibana to be more agile.

## Etymology

* Izumi's surname **Tachibana** means "rise" (立) (**tachi**) and "flower" (花) (**bana**).
* Her given name **Izumi** means "spring" or "fountain" (泉).

## Behind the Scenes

* She is physically based off of **Mukuro Ikusaba, the 16th student** from **Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc**.
* Her given name comes from Princess Izumi, a (as the name suggests) princess from the Asuka Period and the Nara Period.
* Izumi's surname comes from Tachibana Ginchiyo, head of the Tachibana Clan during the Sengoku Jidai.
* Her ranking of 102 comes from Zhang Qing (Different Zhang Qing, not Featherless Arrow Zhang Qing) of the book Water Margin.
* Izumi's birthday of January 30 happens to correspond with the event in which the Forty-seven rōnin avenge the death of their master.
* Her birthday also happens to be the same day in which the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa happened, causing the Qing Dynasty and the Lê dynasty to lose against the Tây Sơn dynasty.