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Sakura Haruka "So even if it's hard, I know that this is what it means to live." Wind Breaker PLAYER NAME: Timmy JOURNAL: quixotic PRONOUNS: she/her/they PLURK: timmtams TIMEZONE: GMT+8 PLAYER PERMISSIONS: Link

OVERVIEW Sakura Haruka (桜さくら 遥はるか) is the main protagonist of the WIND BREAKER manga series. He is a first-year student at Furin High School and member of Bofurin's Tamonten Unit as well as the first year Grade Captain. Constantly judged by his physical appearance, Sakura adopts a delinquent persona that others have projected onto him and moves to Makochi to attend Furin High, an infamously rough school known for its strong guys and delinquents, to fight his way to the top. PERSONALITY Sakura is reactive, determined, and perceptive. As a result of his unusual appearance, he is used to being judged and ostracized by others, which contributed to his aloof demeanour and delinquent persona. Sakura's standoffish behaviour is shown to be a defence mechanism that he adopted in response to the discrimination he continuously faced in childhood due to his "unusual" appearance. He also shows to have strong and clear morals on who and why he fights. He has an aggressive manner of speaking, but when not brawling, he keeps to himself. He is much more comfortable fighting his way out of situations, as any other kind of positive interaction leaves him flustered. He is depicted as a "tsundere" throughout the series who has a hard time accepting any sort of affection. Sakura becomes uncomfortable and flustered when people show him kindness or acceptance, and despite his tendency to get involved in affairs that result in helping others, he is not good at dealing with gratitude. Even with his social ineptitude, Sakura is extremely sensitive to romance when it involves those around him and often gets extremely embarrassed or flustered when he senses any form of romantic interaction or interprets something to be romantic. He is also terrified of forming bonds, and he lacks confidence in anything besides his fighting abilities as he thinks that his entire worth lays on them. After learning that Bofurin uses its strength to protect the town and that delinquents are an important part of Makochi's community, Sakura starts to warm up to this idea and later finds himself viewing his fellow students as comrades rather than adversaries. ABILITIES Fighting Prowess: Sakura is an excellent, well rounded fighter, whose speed, quick-thinking and strength allow him to easily defeat a mob of thugs in rapid sucession, not giving them any time to react. He is skilled in both punches and kicks, adapting flexibly to his situations. Gymnastics: Sakura is seen having a great amount of flexibility, being able to wall-jump between buildings, while also incorporating it into his fighting. He makes frequent use of tricky maneuvers like backflips, jump kicks, and ground acrobatics. Endurance: It has been observed by multiple characters that Sakura has incredible endurance and a stubborn refusal to lose, especially in a scenario where the stakes are very high. Strength: Although Sakura's speciality lies on his speed and acrobatics, he has shown considerable physical strength. Sakura has been shown capable of easily one-shotting thugs with single, precise strikes. When forced to handshake with Sugishita, the latter considered Sakura to be a "gorilla", an impressive feat given Sugishita is the first years' primary power fighter. Team Fighting: Later on, Sakura develops the ability to see a fight in third-person and coordinate with other fighters around him. Going as far as seeing other fighters as weapons to use in his arsenal.

INFORMATION CANONPOINT: Chapter 189 AGE: 15-16 HEIGHT: 5'7" BUILD: Lithe HAIR: Half white/half black EYES: Blue/Grey + Yellow APPEARANCE: Link STATUS: N/A OCCUPATION: Team Captain RESIDENCE: Makochi PERMISSIONS BACKTAGGING: Yes 4TH-WALLING: Ask first THREADJACKING: ask first MIND READING: Yes FIGHTING: Yes ROMANCE: Yes with discussion INJURY: Yes KILLING: Ask first

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