Sheet:Wako Agemaki

Wako Agemaki's Sheet

Background

Wako was born with the emblem of Wawna, the South Maiden Cybody, and was raised by her grandmother Ageha at Southern Cross Island's South Shrine. While she was still a baby, it was arranged that she would one day marry Sugata Shindo, the heir to Samekh's emblem, in accordance with the traditions of the Shindo family.

Wako and Sugata, together with Keito Nichi, were close friends from their early childhood. The trio often played together at the Shindo family estate; Wako and Keito dreamed of becoming idol singers and put on performances for an encouraging Sugata.

Things changed when Wako was 6 or 7 years old. A hurricane hit the island, and Sugata and Wako were caught in a landslide while trying to save a totem pole they'd put up with Keito. Sugata pushed Wako clear of danger but was trapped under the fallen totem pole. Seeing her precious friend in danger, Wako instinctively drew on the power of her emblem, apprivoising with Wawna for the first time and using her power to shield and rescue Sugata.

Wako's grandmother had planned to begin teaching Wako about her duty as South Maiden after she turned 12 and started junior high. Unfortunately, tapping into the Cybody's power also gave Wako access to Wawna's memories - enough to realize that her dream of going to Tokyo to become a singer could never happen. Even if she tried to run from her destiny, her link to the Maiden Cybody and the seal it maintained would prevent her from ever passing beyond its boundaries.

Crushed, Wako cried as though the world was ending. Late that night, though, hunger finally drove her to the kitchen for something to eat. The deliciousness of the food and the simple pleasure of eating it reminded Wako that there was more to the world than pain. This became her philosophy - that the world didn't exist only to make her suffer. Her fate might have been decided for her from birth, but she could still find joy in her life.

In the years that followed, Keito withdrew from their former friendship, but Wako and Sugata grew even closer. The burdens they shared as emblem holders, both confined for life to the island and tasked with keeping the Cybodies from being brought into the world regardless of their personal wishes, formed a powerful bond between them... even if they sometimes argued over their differing attitudes toward their shared problem. They spent a lot of time together, including joining the school's drama club "Midnight Flight," which came to serve as an informal resistance against Glittering Crux and their conspiracy to release the Cybodies and use their power to shape the world.

Their first year of high school became the critical point when Glittering Crux finally put their plans into motion. This was also when Takuto Tsunashi came to the island, bearing the Tau emblem and a commitment to fight on behalf of the powerless. Takuto almost immediately became an important part of Wako and Sugata's lives. Wako felt drawn to his irrepressible spirit, and Takuto threw himself into protecting Wako from Glittering Crux, even promising to destroy all of their Cybodies so that she could one day leave the island and pursue her dreams.

Ultimately, he succeeded, if not quite in the way anyone might have expected. When Glittering Crux managed to bring down all but the South seal and release Samekh into Zero Time, Takuto's father revealed his true plan: to take control of Samekh and drain the planet of all its life energy in order to travel back in time and live out his own selfish dreams at everyone else's expense. In response, nearly all of the other Star Drivers of Glittering Crux joined Takuto in the fight to stop him.

Even after they succeeded in breaking Head's control over Samekh, the King Cybody remained an immediate threat to the world. Sugata attempted to sacrifice himself to put Samekh into a dormant state, but with Wako's agreement, Takuto destroyed the final seal in order to end Zero Time so that he could defeat Samekh and save Sugata.

In the wake of all of this, agreements were reached and compromises were made. The members of Glittering Crux agreed to restore the Maiden Cybodies, and the seals were reinstated but in a modified form that would once again prevent the Cybodies from fully manifesting, but which no longer held the bearers of the Maiden emblems trapped. Wako was finally free to leave the island.

Not long after, the invitation from Radiant Heart Academy arrived. Wako's grandmother reluctantly agreed that she could travel to Tokyo and attend the academy. With the chance of her life before her, Wako once again hopes to pursue a career as a professional singer. At the same time, she's well aware of the unseen dangers the world can hold. There were some Star Drivers who aren't likely to be satisfied with leaving their Cybodies sealed, after all - and who knows what else might exist beyond the stars, waiting for its chance?

This time, Wako has no intention of just standing back and letting herself be protected.

Personality

Wako is a pleasant, positive, and caring girl with a strong sense of responsibility. Despite the heavy burdens placed on her at a very young age, she prefers to look for reasons to be happy. She tends to go with the flow, accepting things as they are and taking joy in little things rather than dwelling on her woes.

Because allowing the Cybodies into the world would have a global impact, the importance of her duty as South Maiden was impressed upon her even as a child, even moreso since by Wako's generation the South Shrine was the only one that was still maintained as a shrine. She's accustomed to performing daily purification rituals at sunrise and sunset; although that particular duty is no longer needed now that she's left the island, she'll carry out any other responsibilities she may have with the same uncomplaining reliability.

Wako is experienced in keeping her problems to herself, and holds many of her thoughts and feelings close to the chest. It's only those she feels closest to who she'll open up with regarding the things that are most important to her. She's very empathetic, sensitive to the feelings of others and careful of overstepping their boundaries; she won't press a friend who seems like they don't want to talk about something, but if someone around her is in need of comfort, she won't hesitate to be there for them. Trampling on someone else's feelings or dismissing them as unimportant is a sure way to make her angry - even if the person in question is her own romantic rival.

Endangering those she cares about is an even surer way to make Wako angry, and she can be surprisingly ruthless in protecting them - even to the point of pulling a knife on an enemy who'd possessed Takuto and fiercely threatening to stab him rather than allow them to keep using him as a plaything. She reacts strongly against anything that might hurt those she cares for, and her helplessness for much of the fight against Glittering Crux, having to watch Takuto and Sugata risk themselves to protect her, has only made her more determined to stand on her own two feet. She can be driven to recklessness in her desire to keep others from being hurt for her sake.

She loves to sing; even when it seemed impossible that anything could come of it, she kept in practice and sang purely for her own enjoyment and that of her friends. She also enjoys acting in theatrical performances, and she's fully comfortable with having an audience. She doesn't crave the spotlight, however, and gets flustered if praised excessively. She has a vivid imagination which can sometimes run away with her, and with her nearest and dearest, such as Sugata, Takuto, and her best friend Ruri, she can show a more playful and teasing side.

She also loves food and is almost always hungry. When she declines an offer of something to eat, it's a sure sign that something is seriously bothering her.

Wako is in love with both Takuto and Sugata, her two most precious people. One, the boy she's known all her life, who was there for her in her lowest time and shared her heaviest burdens, who she knows as a gentle and noble young man forced by his situation to develop a cool outer shell. The other, the irrepressible spirit who rewrote the rulebook to free her and Sugata from their fate, who always stands up for the powerless and can make friends even of his opponents. For a while she felt deeply conflicted about her feelings for the two, believing she would have to choose between them and unable to do so. Now, however, she's resolved that there doesn't have to be a choice. She carries tokens from both boys with her: an old pocket watch from Takuto containing a photo of his mother, and the knife that Sugata used to carry everywhere in order to protect her.

Focus

Star Drivers are people who can apprivoise with a giant robot from space known as a Cybody. This is accomplished through an emblem which is associated with each Cybody; some Star Drivers were born with emblems passed down through their bloodline, but it's also possible for someone who holds a warrior Cybody emblem to transfer it to another person if they choose to. The emblem is invisible in daily life, but manifests as a glowing symbol on the holder's chest when its power is drawn on.

Holding a Cybody emblem allows the Star Driver to draw on the Cybody's power and their memories. When the Driver is transformed, the Cybody can manifest in a miniature form (about the size of a floating cat) to communicate with and advise their Driver. Some Star Drivers also possess Star Swords, energy blades named after gemstones. The Star Swords were made from Samekh's feathers after the other Cybodies defeated and sealed him the first time.

Most Cybodies are warrior-types with offense-oriented abilities. There are also four Maiden Cybodies, whose powers also include healing and purification.

Style

A Star Driver transforms by calling out the word "Apprivoiser!," activating the emblem on their chest. Their appearance after transformation is determined partly by the Cybody but also influenced by the Driver's own personality and wishes, so their costumes after transformation can vary wildly from the extravagant and eccentric outfits worn by Glittering Crux members to the dashing military-inspired look sported by Takuto, Sugata, and Wako.

Their fighting styles are also strongly influenced by the particular Cybody, and the various Cybodies bestow a broad range of abilities depending on each given Cybody's strengths. Some are predominantly or exclusively melee fighters relying on a Star Sword in battle, while others use energy projectiles, enhanced mobility, or even illusions. However, only the four Maiden Cybodies have powers oriented towards healing and purification, as compared to the offense-oriented warrior Cybodies. The Maiden Cybodies also have the unique ability to project a pseudo Zero Time barrier field around them to protect the area and any non-magical civilians within it during magical combat.

Star Drivers can activate a super-mode form using the trigger word "Apprivoise!", in which they manifest magical phantom power armor in the form of their Cybody. This form drains a lot of the Driver's energy, so it cannot be used casually and is reserved for emergency situations.

Powers

Wako's Cybody, Wawna, is one of the four Maiden Cybodies, so her powers are oriented towards defense, purification, and healing.

Shield Bubble: When transformed into the Galactic Maiden, Wako can generate spherical shields of pink energy to surround herself or others and defend them from physical or magical dangers. She can make these shields large enough to cover groups of people at a time or manifest multiple bubbles, although the larger the shield is/the more shields she's creating, the more effort it takes to maintain. Wako can also move her shield bubbles and whoever or whatever is protected within them - as she did the first time she drew on Wawna's power to save Sugata from the landslide. She can use the same method to levitate herself within a shield bubble for a form of short-range flight.

Zero Time: As a Maiden Cybody, Wawna enables Wako to generate a miniature Zero Time barrier. Though it is not on the scale of true Zero Time, this barrier covers a wide area around Wako and shifts it into a dimensional space only accessible by those with some form of magical abilities (aka any powered PC). Within the barrier, the sky becomes a colorful starfield and time is greatly altered so that little to no time seems to pass outside of the barrier. Any environmental damage which occurs within the barrier will not carry over into the real world. This pseudo Zero Time lasts for around half an hour (for RP purposes, long enough for a single combat scene); it will also come down if Wako is knocked unconscious, severely drained of energy, or otherwise unable to maintain her henshin. Once she's used this ability, Wako will need a full night's rest before she can put up another such barrier.

Cascade de Soleil: Wako channels Wawna's power to her fingertips and releases it in the form of small sparks or 'bullets' of pink light, as an area barrage attack.

Aurore Australe: Wako manifests her shield power in a large-scale arc or wave form which she can push towards the enemy, intercepting their attacks or using it as a massive shield-bash.

Splendeur de l'Aube: Manifesting one of her shield bubbles, Wako floods the inside of it with Wawna's power, purifying whatever is inside the bubble.

Ginga Otome Wawna: In an emergency, Wako can power up into her Cybody armor form, gaining white and gold magical armor which echoes Wawna's robotic appearance. In this mode, her defense is further enhanced and she has a "skirt" of six floating piles.

Éclat de Soleil: Wako uses the piles of her armor mode to fire beams of purifying energy. As the name suggests, the six beams are fired in a sunburst configuration - either radiating outwards as an area attack to bombard multiple enemies, or converging inward for a concentrated blast centered on a single target.

Aside from her henshin powers, Wako has an unusually keen sense of smell. She can easily identify the scents of people she's familiar with, and determine by their scent if they are nearby - for example, confirming that Sugata is holed up in his dojo from outside its walls.

Unused/Unrevealed Abilities

Maiden's Tower: Wako channels Wawna's power in a form akin to Sugata's King's Pillar, a large-scale beam of purification crashing down from above.