Who is Kirika Yumura?

bissek

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#1
Very little is known about the past of Kirika Yumura. Even Chloe, who had known Kirika for virtually her entire life, doesn't know what Kirika's real name is, apart from the fact that it probably isn't Kirika Yumura. This has considerable crossover potential, which I utilized when I wrote The Black Hands of NERV. Are there any others who would care to take a stab at having her be related to someone in another anime?

General rules:

1: A resemblance between the two characters, even if purely superficial (similar hair/eye color, for example), would be preferable, if not really needed.
2: Some parent or guardian of the crossover character must be someone that would be willing to turn Kirika over to Les Soldats.
3: Someone in the crossover side of things (If not the character him/herself, then some other relative/family acquaintance) must remember that Kirika existed.
4: Something must cause their paths to cross for a significant amount of time (otherwise there is no story).

Possibilities that come to mind:

Rei Hino: Her father is a politician who couldn't be bothered to take time off from his work to visit his dying wife at the hospital, or spend more than one evening a year with his daughter. Selling off another daughter for political gain is quite plausible. However, I'm not sure an assassin would be able to function in Rei's world, and I'm certain that the Senshi could not survive (literally) in Kirika's world. I can picture a pretty good one-shot on this, but not a multi-chapter story.

Harry Potter: I can easily see Dumbledore as a Soldat. The whole 'Peace of the newly-born, their black hands protect' thing would be an interesting explanation as to why Harry survived that night. The Hollows line up with the three Noir very well. But I'm not sure Magical Britain is capable of handling a very dangerous girl who is sociopathic but not psychopathic.

Lelouch vi Britannia: There's very little that Charles zi Britannia will not sacrifice if it aid his goals. Kirika could easily have vanished without a trace in the same 'terrorist incident' that killed Marianne and crippled Nunnally. At it would be quite possible that Noir could be commissioned to take out the terrorist Zero (Which could get Kirika hit between the eyes with a Geass to REMEMBER). Some reworking of the story would be needed to make Charles care about Les Soldats, as a man who openly rules half of the world wouldn't have much use for a society that tries to rule the world from the shadows. Maybe making them part of the Geass Institute.

Margaret Burton: This is actually quite plausible. Very little is known about her father Richard Burton, the original Madlax, so having him as a Soldat operating against Enfant is possible. And since the second Madlax, who is essentially Margaret's survival instincts given independent physical form, is a Noir-level gunfighter, that makes it even more plausible. Why would Noir encounter her? Well, with the perpetual civil war in Gatz-Sonika, there is plenty of work for them there...
 

DrTempo

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#2
Maybe a young Kirika from Eiken?



...Sorry, the name just BEGGED for that one.
 
#3
DrTempo said:
Maybe a young Kirika from Eiken?
:sick: :sick2: :sick3:
 

goldenarms

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#4
I've given some thought to this before, and had I more extensive knowledge of the other series, I'd have written a crossover for it.

The character in question...

Duke Togo of Golgo 13: The Professional.

Given his lifestyle, he could have conceivably fathered a few kids and not know if it. Kirika is unknowingly following in her father's footsteps, though Altena was fully aware of her paternity, which is specifically why she brought in Kirika in for Noir.

The legendary Duke Togo's genes in her hands? Can't pass that up.
 

bissek

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#5
But why would it matter? If those two ended up on opposite sides, Golgo would do his best to kill her. If he learned that his opponent was his daughter, it wouldn't change a thing. The only people who matter to Golgo are the contacts who supply him with work, information, and equipment, and only because of what they provide, not because of who they are as individuals. I don't think Golgo is capable of caring for a person as an individual.
 

Prince Charon

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#6
Her real name is Yuri Springfield, Negi's older half-sister.
 

goldenarms

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#7
bissek said:
But why would it matter? If those two ended up on opposite sides, Golgo would do his best to kill her. If he learned that his opponent was his daughter, it wouldn't change a thing. The only people who matter to Golgo are the contacts who supply him with work, information, and equipment, and only because of what they provide, not because of who they are as individuals. I don't think Golgo is capable of caring for a person as an individual.
Who says it would only apply to Duke Togo?

While Duke doesn't really care like normal people do, he does somewhat have something that kinda borders on caring, which is nothing like how we would understand it. Then again, my only reference to this side of Duke was the Queen Bee movie, and it's been so long ago, I can't remember much of it. He still guns her down, as per his mission, but he does her a favor as she lays there dying. Again, I don't know much about Golgo 13 aside from the two movies, but that's pretty far from his normal demeanor, ie- bird meant something to him. Kinda pained him offing her...

And if Duke and Kirika were to ever fight, it'd be like father-daughter bonding. With guns. Lots of guns. And someone getting killed in the process. Because they're NOT like you and I.
 

DrTempo

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#8
Agreed...THIS kind of bonding would be ugly..for everyone else around.
 

BF110C4

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#9
While not an anime character, what about Cassandra Cain, the Batgirl, and one of the few people who can truthfully say that they got MORE training that Kirika, plus his father is the kind of ass who would bet that he was capable of creating a better assesin than Les Soldats.

And for the person who tips either of those of the existance of family, I bet Shiva would love to see such a battle.
 

bissek

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#10
BF110C4 said:
While not an anime character, what about Cassandra Cain, the Batgirl, and one of the few people who can truthfully say that they got MORE training that Kirika, plus his father is the kind of ass who would bet that he was capable of creating a better assesin than Les Soldats.

And for the person who tips either of those of the existance of family, I bet Shiva would love to see such a battle.
That's something that has potential. The relationship (if not outright siblings) would probably be on Shiva's side of the family. If it came to a fight, it would be a match between Cassandra's ability to read a person's intentions through body language versus Kirika's ability to make a weapon out of just about anything. In a close range fight I'd put my money on Batgirl, but she wouldn't escape unscathed.

One interesting point is that Cassandra's first kill nearly broke her simply because she killed. Kirika made her first kill even younger, and it only impacted her emotionally ten years later when she found out that her first kills were the relatives of a close friend. Had they been anyone other than Mireille's family, or had Mireille been a stranger, Kirika would not have cared.

Why would Noir and Batgirl meet? There are plenty of very dangerous criminals who have no intention of reforming and whom the authorities and the Bats cannot keep behind bars, who for some reason have yet to end up 'killed while resisting arrest' or 'killed while attempting to escape' (I doubt any judge would inquire too closely if something like that happened to Joker, even if it happened inside the main precinct of Gotham PD with the man so heavily shackled he couldn't move). There are probably hundreds of people willing to pay to have some of Gotham's more malignant repeat offenders permanently removed from the city's underworld.
 

BF110C4

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#11
Would be better if the setting isn't in Gotham because Batman would be able to interfere and while Noir is good, Batman is better, so maybe one escaped convict being hunted by both batgirl and Noir.

And a battle Kirika vs Casandra would be more even than expected, after all while BG is extremely talented reading her enemy's intent by their body language, Kirika's movement are an study of economy and death, it is not reflex, nor there is a method or style in her battles, and is hard to argue with someone who only says one word, die...
 

bissek

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#12
Possible point of story beginning: While Batman is interrogating Cain about Cassandra's first murder, he makes a comment about how Cassandra should have been ready to kill, since her sister/cousin/whatever had made her first kill at a younger age. Cue Batman demanding details.

Possible event: Batgirl confronts Noir and refers to Kirika as a relative. Kirika gets a clue to her past, which is totally useless because a known connection to somebody whose identity is unknown ultimately leads nowhere. Any observers get a clue to Batgirl's identity, which is totally useless because all of Kirika's public records are obvious forgeries if you examine them in depth.

Another possible event: It is revealed that the decision as to which of them was to become Noir and which of them was to become Cain's apprentice (and later Batgirl) was decided by a coin toss. Two-Face is present during this revelation.
 
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