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Name: Kenji Yoshino
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Sprite:
Class: Way of the Ronin (Rider Trainee) -> Way of the Samurai (Cavalier) -> Way of the Daimyo (Duke Knight)
Character Skill: Awareness
Affinity: Anima
Personal Fault: Burdens of Leadership: Kenji's role as class president imposes a certain level of responsibility on him. As a result, he refuses to harm any student who is not an active threat. Enemies are considered threats if they are currently wielding physical weapons; or have previously used tomes, staves, or performances in an offensive capacity.
Personal Skills: Mobility Expert: Kenji gains +10 Hit and Evade when facing Mounted enemies.

Preferred Stats: SKL, SPD

Weapon Profs: Lance (E)

Total Level: 1
Level: 1

HP: 18 (50%)
STR: 4 (+2) (50%)
MAG: 0
SKL: 4 (65%)
LCK: 1 (25%)
DEF: 3 (55%)
RES: 1 (40%)
SPD: 3 (+1) (45%)
CON: 5 (+1)
AID: 4 (+1 from CON)
MOV: 4

Bio: In a stranger's eyes, Kenji Yoshino might appear to be an ideal student. Strolling the corridors of Kishibe Senior High with his head held high, a slight smile almost permanently on his face, and bearing the badge of a class president to boot, one might assume him to be a model product of the education system.

This casual observer would be...not wrong, exactly, but not correct either. In point of fact, Kenji has spent much of his school years as a Yankii. He grew up watching his older brother embrace the delinquent life wholeheartedly, and followed in his bro's footsteps to become the terror of his middle school. Despite his activities, Kenji's grades were good enough to go to high school where he fully intended to carry on as he had before.

It wasn't until he was halfway through his first year at Kishibe that things began to change for Kenji. His older brother, at this point a hardened hooligan without any legitimate prospects, wound up as muscle for a local crime syndicate. The syndicate got itself involved in a turf war with a larger group, and was swiftly eliminated. Kenji's brother did not survive the purge. Kenji himself was driven into a grief-fueled rampage that very nearly got him expelled from high school before a school counselor intervened.

Under the counselor's guidance, Kenji slowly turned his life around. While he never entirely gave up on fighting or indulging in the occasional vice, he stopped launching unprovoked attacks on fellow students and began to pay more attention in class. Moreover, he began making efforts to curb the excesses that his fellow delinquents would sometimes engage in; stopping bullies from beating on younger students, confiscating and destroying hard drugs, things of that nature. Kenji believed that eliminating delinquency was impossible, but it could be moderated to be less destructive both to ordinary schoolgoers as well as the delinquents themselves.

Perhaps his efforts have borne some fruit. Gradually, some of the Kishiben students began to grant Kenji a grudging sort of respect for his personal code of conduct and his slowly improving academic scores. At the start of his third year, Kenji was elected President of class 3-F by a comfortable margin; a fine honor that has only motivated the long-time Yankii to continue his work.

With the delinquent subculture at KSH about to be turned upside down by the Souban's actions, Kenji Yoshino is ready to step into the fray and do what he must to ensure that his class' trust was not misplaced.