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Name: Haikiri Kusanagi
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Physical Appearance: His first noted feature is his size. Haikiri is probably only about 5'4, his stature hardly intimidating to anyone, much less marauders. His muscle is all lean, rather than bulk, leading to a more gymnast esque build. However, he still has a tremendous amount of strength in his body in spite of that. His other most notable features are that, even though he is a vaguely East Asian man, he has white-blonde hair and piercing green eyes. These are perhaps why he's so intimidating to others...his strange look and behavior give a first impression of loose sanity at best. His clothes are tight leather gear designed for movement. They look like they mave have once belonged to a Marauder, but he never says for certain. A desert cloak is worn over the rest of it at almost all times save for when he needs his full movement.

UF History: There are many possiblities of just who Haikiri was before he showed up outside the Valley. Many of the people he has met, or Marauders that survived encounters with him, have theorized on just who, or what, he could be. Some think he could be an old Red Army elite, though his appearence gives the impression that he's too much of a non-conformist to fit within a Communist military detail. Others think he could be some sort of Japanese yakuza, with a lust for violence bred on the streets. However, he lacks the tell-tale tattoos. A less popular theory is that he was a terrorist from Southeast Asia, possibly the leader of a cartel that terrorized the jungles.

But the only thing anyone DOES know, or what he knows himself, is that he doesn't remember. He has knowldege of various weapons, training in various fighting styles, and a killer instinct that is not unlike the Marauders he refuses to join. But he doesn't have a single memory of how these game to be. Haikiri doesn't even remember the events of The End, in spite of appearing old enough to have lived through it. The only clue he has to who he might be is his namesake, written poorly in tattooed kanji on his left ankle. He only was able to have it read in Japanese, and has no idea what the Chinese name could be. But he doesn't really care either. Haikiri's life began in the Wasteland, and for that reason alone, he intends to stay there until he finds out just what that means to him.

When Haikiri met Raine, he found something that intrigued him. In spite of deafening odds, Raine survived what was essentially unsurvivable. Against all, she lived, even if as a broken and bitter woman. Perhaps his meaning was with her, and discovering what she would do with life gifted anew in the Valley. Second chances didn't exist in the world of The End, after all. For her to be given one, and him to have never had his first, there must certainly be a connection made somewhere. Haikiri, in his odd sense of purpose, made it his duty to see her life fulfilled until the bitter end. In effect, he became a partner to her...a companion in life on the road.

Personality: Haikiri is an odd duck. Because of the unique circumstances of his life, he has become somewhat amused with the processes of life in the desperate world around him. He is a man without a past, and therefore doesn't have any memories to draw clear morality from. In that sense, he's more like an animal in that "right" and "wrong" are concepts beyond him and instead he simply does what he feels like doing. This isn't sociopathic in nature, though. If anything, it just means that he's seen too much of how things are now to know any other way.

There was never a "normal" world for Haikiri. Like the children born into this new landscape, he has only the stories of others to go on. Because of this, he has no attachment to what others consider the hallmarks of humanity. Civilization means little to him. Cars are just fancy toys. People are just others in the universe trying to scrape by in futility. Really, he just wants to see what people do in this kind of world. It's the only one he knows, so he has nothing to compare it to. Whatever society becomes, he simply shrugs and goes along with it...even if said society are of men and monsters that once were men.

Strengths: Haikiri's primary strength is that his lack of morality never gets in the way of quick decisions. He only thinks in action and reaction. Should he do this, this will happen, and so on. He also has incredible fighting talent, using various objects effectively as weapons in a pinch. He also tends to need less food than others, given his small frame.

Weaknesses: Haikiri, while VERY fast, is not all that physically strong as compared to people larger than him. Plus his instincts often cause him to be uncessesarily violent to people whom are otherwise harmless. His nature of finding humor and curiosity in the grimm can also be very offputting to people.

Settlement choice: Clothos
Specialty: Mercenary.
Vehicle: Shares a vehicle with Raine. Before then, he simply took to bumming rides from others.
Possessions: Haikiri claims there are two things in his possession that are not stolen from others. His desert cloak and an odd blade that attaches to his wrist and switches in and out of defensive/offensive position with a flick of movement. Other than that, he has the Marauder clothes he wears, as well as some "normal" clothes he wears from time to time. He also has various bladed objects, including a book of throwing daggers.

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