Kaede Maizono

Kaede Maizono in Corpse Seed 4

**Kaede Maizono** is the classmate of Honoka Yamato and the best friend of Nagisa Naegi. She is the main character and a heroine in Corpse Seed.

## Appearance

Kaede has fair skin, short black hair, brown eyes, and a fairly small bust compared to the other girls (with only Kanan Ishida, Marie R. Mayfield and Akiko Inoue's busts being smaller) and overall appears mature. She wears leggings as well as a white one-piece swimsuit with a thong underneath. Kaede also was frequently seen with a scarf. Owing to her friends to Nagisa, she shares a similar facial structure to Nagisa, as well as the same eye color and roughly the same height.

## Personality

She is the best friend of Nagisa Naegi and the classmate of Honoka Yamato. She is a junior high school student who enjoys dancing and gardening. She is also skilled in Systema, a Russian martial art. She is described as a cheerful, kind, and optimistic girl who cares deeply for her friends and family. She is also very brave and loyal, willing to fight against the evil forces that threaten the world. She is nicknamed Ipomea of the Seed, because she is the first person to awaken the power of the Seed, a mysterious energy source that grants superhuman abilities. She is also called Kaechan by Honoka and Kaede-san by Kotori.

## Abilities

* **Supernatural Balance**: Kaede can maintain her balance in any situation, even when moving at high speeds or being attacked by enemies. She can also perform acrobatic feats with ease and grace.
* **Enhanced Strength**: Kaede can exert more force than a normal human, allowing her to lift heavy objects, break through obstacles, and inflict more damage with her attacks.
* **Enhanced Stamina**: Kaede can endure physical exertion for longer periods of time without getting tired or losing her breath. She can also recover quickly from injuries and fatigue.
* **Enhanced Speed**: Kaede can move faster than a normal human, both on foot and in the air. She can dodge incoming attacks, catch up to fleeing enemies, and outrun pursuers.
* **Electricity Manipulation**: Kaede can generate and control electricity, using it as a weapon or a tool. She can create electric shocks, sparks, bolts, blasts, and fields of various shapes and sizes.
	+ **Electricity Projectile**: Kaede can fire projectiles of electricity from her hands, fingers, or eyes. She can adjust the power, speed, and accuracy of her shots, and use them to attack from a distance or to stun her opponents.
	+ **Electricity Charge**: Kaede can charge her body with electricity, enhancing her physical abilities and making her immune to electric attacks. She can also transfer her charge to other objects or people, either to power them up or to harm them.
* **Dancing**: Kaede is skilled at dancing, especially ballet. She enjoys dancing as a hobby and a way of expressing herself. She can also use her dancing skills to improve her agility, coordination, and gracefulness in combat.
* **Gardening**: Kaede likes gardening, and often tends to the plants and flowers in her home and school. She has a green thumb, and can grow and nurture various kinds of plants. She can also use her gardening skills to create herbal remedies, poisons, or explosives from plants.

## Fighting style

Kaede fights using Systema, a Russian martial art.

### Techniques

* **Electric Punch:** Kaede performs an straight punch using her fist with a trail of electric.
* **Shocking Upper:** Kaede performs a leaping uppercut and surrounded by electric.
* **Electric Kick:** Kaede performs an side kick using her leg.
* **Shocking Attack:** Kaede performs a leaping somersault kick.
* **Electric Beam:** Kaede powerful attack that involves charging an navy thunder energy sphere and firing it at the opponent.
* **Thunder Barrage:** Kaede uses combination of **Electric Punch**, **Electric Kick**, and **Electric Beam**.
* **Thunder Shooting Cannon:** Kaede can a powerful variation of the **Electric Beam**.

## Gallery

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