“It’s just like Papa saaaid. I’m braaavest when I’m scaaared!”

YOSHIKO KUNIKIDA

(Yo-chan, Yoshiko-chan [Anyone she’s friendly with], Yoyo, Yoyo-chan [Nobunori only], Sunshine, Sweetheart, Darling, Little Sunshine, Sunflower/My Sunflower [Murasaki only], Sugarplum, Sweetpea [Katai only], Perfect Girl/My Perfect Girl [Kunikida only] )

PARENTS: Katai [Tayama] & Doppo Kunikida

AGE: 13 (at the start of Hateful Eight) - 20 (at the end of Courtesy Call)

BIRTHDAY + STAR SIGN: September 21, 2001, 11:02 PM + Virgo

GENDER + PRONOUNS: Non-binary girl, she/her

SEXUALITY: Bisexual

HEIGHT: 4'9" (145 cm)

WEIGHT: 155 lbs (70 kg)

TAROT CARD: Three of Swords Reversed [Good feelings; no heart break; emotionally good; feeling good; love; no reason that affects the heart; no reason to feel hurt]

AFFILIATION: The Gunslinger Kids (Member of the Hateful Eight) && Armed Detective Agency (Apprentices of the Armed Detective Agency)

SIBLING(S): Mikihiko (younger brother), Naoya (younger sibling, older twin of Miekichi), Miekichi (younger sister, younger twin of Naoya), Akimitsu (younger sister, older twin of Masaaki), Masaaki (younger sister, younger twin of Akimitsu), Chimako (younger sister, adoptive older "twin" of Hidemitsu), Hidemitsu (adopted younger brother, adoptive younger "twin" of Chimako), Fuyue (younger brother), and Ikuma (younger sister) Kunikida

SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S): Murasaki Nakajima-Akutagawa

NAMESAKE: out-of-universe & in technicality, Yoshiko Shigekane; in-universe, Katai’s futon

THEME SONG: Paradise - Coldplay

When she was just a girl, she expected the world,
But it flew away from her reach,
So she ran away in her sleep,
Dreamed of para-para-paradise…

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ABILITY: Thin Seashells

ABILITY DESCRIPTION: Thin Seashells "thins the veil" between the living world and the other realms, not just that of the afterlife, and allows for non-physical beings to take physical forms in the living world. In Yoshiko's case with her OSDD and systemhood, she is able to allow her system-mates to take on physical forms when using her ability. This ability cannot be used for longer than a few hours at a time due to how much energy it drains from the user.

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BRIEF OVERVIEW

Known by most as “the Kunikida family’s sweetheart”, Yoshiko absolutely lives up to the nickname. While her hypersomnia disorder means she can sometimes have difficulty keeping up with the social events of others, she can always be trusted to remember little details about her friends even they often forget they have shared with her, and is quick to give them hugs when they’re feeling down. She also always carries snacks on her, sometimes even ones she doesn’t like but her friends do just so she can give them to them. That said, she’s no pushover, and is more than capable of standing up for herself. She has autism and ADHD as well, and also was diagnosed with OSDD at an early age due to a traumatic childhood event. Yoshiko is normally very confident in herself, and her confidence usually only starts to wane with anything having to do with physical violence; she is not one for fighting, and prefers to remain strictly non-combative if at all possible. Much like her father, Doppo, Yoshiko has a strong sense of morality and right and wrong, and while she has no trouble socializing with her friends who are criminals such as Takeshi Oda and Nobunori Nakajima-Akutagawa, she tries her best to keep any more of her friends from falling into that life, and makes her dislike of that lifestyle very clear when she's able to.