Aikana Shimizu / Antechamber

info wip, knight of hanoi. she's existed in my head for a long time but i only actually designed her now

Name: Aikana Shimizu

Nicknames: Kana(rarely)

Aliases: Antechamber(on LINK VRAINS)

Gender: Female

Affiliation: Knights of Hanoi

Personality: Aikana is an initially quiet and reserved person who keeps mostly to herself, though she's not afraid to speak bluntly about most things(that is to say, she has no qualms about pointing out everything someone's doing wrong. Speaking about her own feelings is more difficult). She doesn't go out of her way to interact with people, though she's capable of doing so if the situation arises. Once you get to know her, however, she becomes more outgoing and willing to speak up, expressing her fondness for jokes, taunts, and (mostly) harmless pranks all the more. Although she's still fairly quiet even when she's with someone she knows, she'll be much more willing to entertain a conversation. Aikana is at least a somewhat kind person at heart, but has forced herself to learn to ignore that part of herself due to certain circumstances. She believes that Ignis AI will evolve far enough to make them clash with humanity, and intends to wipe out the Ignis as a result(though this also has to do with some residual guilt regarding the Lost Incident).

Antechamber, Aikana's identity on LINK VRAINS, much like her real life counterpart, is relatively quiet. She acts in accordance with the Knights of Hanoi and is publicly a member of them(also publicly known as one of their core members). She enjoys toying with her opponents in a duel, but only to a manageable amount(she'll never do it to an extent that could actually hurt her chances of victory). Antechamber rarely acts on a whim, almost always working with a specific goal in mind. Although she has a particular desire to defeat Endplayer(during season 1, this wasn't as present after that), she can put her own wants aside for the greater good. Antechamber, like Aikana, has little to no tolerance for the Ignis, fully planning on exterminating them.

Deck: Anesth(I made this archetype up)(feel free to use Borrels/Rokkets/Topologics instead since none of them are designed yet)

Story: w.i.p. but she's known Roken/Ryoken since they were children, being the only person he confided in about his knowledge of the Lost Incident. Due to her childish mind being unable to handle the nature of the incident, Aikana helped convince him to alert the authorities about what was happening, putting the incident to a halt. However, despite what it would've meant for the victims that were saved, Aikana found that she regretted her selfish decision more and more as time passed. Letting the Ignis loose was a terrible mistake, and it would've been better to leave the Lost Incident going, even if it meant the victims were stuck in it. So she joined Roken/Ryoken and several others in the Knights of Hanoi, working to take down the Ignis through any means. This eventually leads her to clash with Endplayer and Playmaker, though typically the former rather than the latter.

Partner: Roken/Ryoken Kogami/Revolver/Varis

Other:

-Very very good with computers and code, especially hacking(I mean, the Knights of Hanoi is an elite group of hackers lol)

-She based her name on LINK VRAINS on Revolver's, combining "chamber"(the place where bullets are stored) and "ante"(the stakes in some card games) to create "Antechamber". Incidentally, antechamber is also just a word which describes how she sees her role with respect to Revolver

-Serves as Endplayer's main rival, though they're capable of cooperation(after season 1 concludes, at least)

-Her duel disk lacks an AI, similar to Revolver's, because she's not a fan of AI

Design Notes:

-The "Aikana" design(one on far right) is what she looks like in real life, while the "Antechamber" designs are how she looks on LINK VRAINS(varying depending on the time in canon it is)

-Aikana's design is pretty set but Antechamber might receive some changes

-Antechamber has a side ponytail on the left(her left, our right), while a strand of hair hangs down loosely on her right(her right, our left)

-Aikana has a low ponytail that goes a bit below her waist

-The pink in Antechamber's season 2+3 hair is not the same pink as her eyes

-The back of Antechamber's jacket is like a tailcoatp

-Some colors slightly differ between Antechamber designs

-The blue on Aikana's eyes is not the same as the one on her shirt

-On Season 2+3 Antechamber, those are bullets on her belt. They angle slightly outwards

-Antechamber has a bullet earring on her right ear(her right, our left) on both designs, but it's different between designs

-Antechamber's shoes are angled(not shaped like normal feet), meant to be similar to Revolver/Varis'

-Aikana's eyebrows are a different color than the other blues in her hair

-The whites of the eyes aren't completely white, they're more of a light gray

-i am begging you please ignore the terrible anatomy on the refs i used an old sketch and forgot to fix it until too late sjaidofskf