Mina Ashiro

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Background

Mina Ashiro is the Captain of the Third Division of the Defense Force and Kafka Hibino's childhood friend.

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Early History According to Kafka Hibino, Mina was born on a sunny day. At some point in her childhood, she and Kafka met each other after a kaiju attack destroyed their houses, swearing to fight against kaiju alongside each other as future Defense Force members. Nine years ago, when Mina was 18, she took the screening exam to join the Defense Force with Kafka. As the latter failed for the fifth time, Mina managed to join the Third Division and start her career, with Kafka promising to join her soon. However, on Mina's first mission, one of her shots damaged an entire building. She was subsequently studied, much to Director General Isao Shinomiya's amazement, who thought she was the missing link that would change kaiju neutralization forever. On her behalf, Mina was very scared when being studied, and begged Kafka to hurry up and join her. Mina was later assigned on a mission to defeat a huge Honju with her newly equipped cannon, despite her feeling incredibly pressured by the injuries and damages taking place on the battlefield. Completing the mission, as the years went on, she reached captaincy within the Third Division and never forgave Kafka for not joining her as he promised. Eventually, Mina hired Soshiro Hoshina in her division to have a "blade specialist" to follow her in battle. The Man Who Became a Kaiju Arc Mina appeared killing a kaiju appeared in Yokohama. Later that day she lead her team into defeating the kaiju's Yoju, saving kaiju clean-up team members Kafka Hibino and Leno Ichikawa. Later, she received a call informing her of a kaiju presence at the hospital where Kafka and Leno were and dispatched her team. Three months later, during the second-stage examination, Soshiro Hoshina showed her the files of the examinees, guessing she wasn't interested as she only cared about kaiju killing. But, as she saw Kafka's file, she decided to listen to him. Soshiro was surprised but started telling her of all the promising people that year anyway. She ended up proctoring the aptitude test herself, and in the end, was impressed by Kikoru Shinomiya's abilities. After the accident during the test, where she and Soshiro dispatched but arrived late, Mina visited Kafka and Leno at the hospital thanking them for having saved Kikoru's life. Some days later, during the Presentation of Enlistment Certificate, she sternly punished Kafka for calling out to her without her honorific title with 100 push-ups, although smiling a bit shortly after. Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak Arc During Kafka's first mission against a Fungal-type kaiju, Mina appeared shooting and killing the Yoju with a cannon multiple times, eventually killing it. After Soshiro's failed attempt to subjugate Kaiju No. 8 Mina approached him to ask him about the kaiju and she was told that No. 8 is most likely a Daikaiju - the first to emerge since the one from Fukuoka five years back, much to Mina's controlled surprise. As Soshiro wondered about No. 8, Mina reminded him that regardless of the type kaiju must be neutralized. They promptly received a call from Platoon Leader Ryo Ikaruga who informed then that the kaiju who attacked Leno and Iharu Furuhashi not only was a humanoid kaiju, but also one who could transform into a human. Raid on Tachikawa Base Arc Some days later, Mina and Kafka had a private meeting where Mina proved to still remember Kafka's promise and told him that it was Soshiro's idea to promote Kafka as an official Corps member since he has high expectations of him. Then, following the events caused by Kaiju No. 9 and the unresolved No. 8 before that, Mina was forced to leave and submit her report regarding both cases to the main office of the Defense Force, leaving everything at Tachikawa to Soshiro. During the raid, as Soshiro was in trouble while fighting Kaiju No. 10, Mina came back to assist her comrades and thanking them for standing their ground while defending the base. Upon thanking everyone, she proceeded to shoot the kaiju on the shoulder, detaching his arm. Shooting him from a distance and aided by Bakko, Soshiro, and Kikoru, Mina thanked Soshiro for being her partner and proceeded in shooting the kaiju in the core. When the kaiju fell, Mina told Soshiro to go to rest before noticing a massive Yoju-bomb and telling everyone to get ready. As they were preparing to fight the falling threat, Mina and the others witnessed Kafka running at great speeds towards the bomb and suddenly transforming into Kaiju No. 8. Incredulous, Mina could only watch as her friend, now in kaiju form, jumped in the sky to punch the bomb away. As the bomb was going off, Mina ordered everyone to protect themselves with their shield and later approached Kafka, ready to take into custody Kaiju No. 8. A day later, Mina was ordered to move Kafka to the headquarters of the Defense Force. During the trip to the Ariake Maritime Base, Mina and Kafka shared an intimate moment showing each other's trust. Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc After Kafka was captured, Mina offered Leno, Iharu, Aoi and Haruichi a transfer to another division, since Tachikawa Base's functionality was reduced by 75% and it was suitable for newbies anymore. At some point, Mina texted Kikoru to inform her that the Defense Force high-ranking members decided against disposing of Kafka. Sometime later, Mina and the rest of the Third Division payed homage to Isao Shinomiya's demise during the funeral. Cataclysms Arc During a joint training exercise, Mina stationed in the Ariake Maritime Base where, during her lunch break, she exchanged her first words with Kafka Hibino since he saved Tachikawa Base. During their conversation, both of them recalled the old days when they were kids and when Kafka would reassure Mina with her smile whenever a kaiju attacked. Then, Mina proceeded to thank Kafka for saving Tachikawa Base and reassured him on their promise to neutralize every kaiju left together before leaving. When the No-9-induced cataclysms broke out, Mina and the rest of the Third Division took action in Tachikawa. She later assisted the First Division operating in Oizumi by shooting down two Daikaiju from Tachikawa, using her new Anti-Daikaiju Rail Gun weapon. Second Wave Arc When Kaiju No. 14 appeared in Tachikawa, Mina targeted it to neutralize it. As the Kaiju was wreaking havoc in Tachikawa, thanks to its teleportation and energy beam powers, Mina and Bakko took action to take it down. As No. 14 was wrangled into neutralization zone, Mina reminisced the pressure she awlays felt when killing kaiju throughout her career. After dodging an attack from No. 14, Mina managed to shoot mid-air through the kaiju's body. The Last Wave Arc After Mina's shot, Kaiju No. 14 was declared dead. In that moment, Kaiju No. 9 took on the live communications of the Defense Force to admit its shock towards the officers' strength but also to declare the battle was its victory. No. 9 then declared that, like in Sagamihara and during the Tachikawa Raid later, the battle was its third attempt to attack the entity the holds the most destructive power in the Defense Force: Mina Ashiro. A white version of Kaiju No. 14 then opened a portal that allowed No. 9 to walk through No. 14's body, ready to attack Mina and take her power. Mina stood there in horror, as First Division's Kurusu announced No. 9's appearance in Tachikawa, with the most powerful officers available mobilitating towards her before the Third Wave appeared. Mina promptly switched to her handgun, swearing to neutralize No. 9 while shooting at it. She even managed to destroy No. 2's shield, before No. 9 closed the distance between them and grabbed her. It then went on to state its intentions: since No. 6's cataclysms proved that humanity is weak against giant-class Identified Kaiju, No. 9 wants to absorb Mina and incorporate her into its creations to destroy the country. She was nearly about to fully succumb to the absorption process, but luckily Kafka came in time and saved her, she is currently passed out while Kafka is fighting Kaiju No. 9.

General Information

Name: Mina Ashiro

Origin: Kaiju No. 8

First Appearance: Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 1 (Manga), Kaiju No. 8 Episode 1 (Anime)

Company: Shonen Jump (Manga Company), Production I.G (Anime studio)

Creator: Naoya Matsumoto (For the original series), Kentaro Hidano (For Kaiju No. 8 B-Side)

Actor: Asami Seto (Japanese), Katelyn Barr (English)

Sex: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 27

Birthday: June 17

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Japan

Story Role: Supporting Protagonist, Officer, Soldier, Hero

Classification: Most Popular Captain, Kaiju Hunter

Species: Human

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

Occupation: Member of Third Division Defense Force

Ranking: Captain of Third Division Defense Force

Affiliations: Division Defense Force

Enemies: Kaiju (Yoju, Honju, Daikaiju, & Identified Kaiju)

Height: 169 cm

Status: Alive

Alignment: Lawful Good (Mina joined the defense force in order to stop all the Kaiju from the harm they cause, saving people's lives in the process)

Protection Level: Metropolitan Protector (A member of the Defense Force, who protects society from Kaijus, that are threats to entire cities)

Codex Statistics

Tier: 10-A physically, 7-B with Defense Suit

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Peak Human level physically (The defense force suit reads one's body measurements and assimilates with their form and muscle fibers to unleash combat power into them, causing their physical strength to multiply, though the amount of power varies on the person themself, thus making anyone that can use them superior physically to Pre-Training Kafka Hibino, where he was unable to draw any power from his defense suit, being the first person to draw zero percent from the suit, where Kafka made working out part of his regular routine and does hard larbor every day which should make his running level around here, and was able to kick Reno Ichikawa out of the way of a kaiju attack, sending him flying), City level with Defense Suit (Noted to be the strongest female captain of the defense force. Noted that against giants she's stronger then Gen Narumi, who is noted to be Japan's strongest anti-kaiju combatant. Noted that large kaiju weapons require a greater quantity and variety of kaiju tissues, requiring one to draw out all its power at a high enough level or else the weapon will lose range and force and will be unable to pierce the kaiju's shield, with Mina being the only one in the entire world with that level of capability. Possesses a combat power of 96 percent and could easily defeat the gigantic honju, which was noted to be an estimated size of 150 meters and was shown to be this size, making her superior to Kikoru Shinomiya who while not stronger then, she was able to harm and cut apart Kaiju No. 9, who noted he was much stronger since last time and that he was ready to kill Kaiju No. 8, who utilizing all of his power, just from jumping he caused the entire city to crack from impact)

Durability: Peak Human level physically, City level with Defense Suit

Striking Strength: Peak Human Class physically, City Class with Defense Suit

Lifting Strength: Peak Human physically (Defense force soldiers participate in daily weight lifting training), At least Class K with Defense Suit (Superior to Human Post-Training Kafka Hibino, who even at 1 percent he can easily rip through and dismantle a kaiju's flesh, where Kaiju can be around an estimated size of 150 meters be shown to be this size)

Travel Speed: Peak Human physically (Comparable to the group of prodigies, as her combat power far surpasses theirs, who can easily outrun Kafka Hibino, who made working out part of his regular routine and does hard larbor every day which should make his running level around here), Massively Hypersonic with Defense Suit (Her combat power is 96 percent, making her superior to Soshiro Hoshina, with has a combat power of 92 percent, who moved so fast that Kafka Hibino didn't even see his blades move, was moving so fast that a Kaiju Kafka noted he was moving so fast along with his movements being inhuman, who is in turn superior to Iharu Furuhashi, who has a combat power is 88 percent, who moved so fast he saved Minase from a blast before she could even process she's been rescued, which got these results, making them all superior to Pre-Possession Kaiju Kafka can tag Kaiju No. 9, who can dodge amplified bullets, and deflect several amplified bullets)

Attack Speed: Peak Human physically, Massively Hypersonic with Defense Suit

Reaction Speed: Peak Human physically, Massively Hypersonic with Defense Suit

Stamina: Peak Human (Defense Force soldiers are able to constantly fight at full power for over 10 minutes before they start overloading)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with Firearms and Custom Weapons, Tens of Kilometers with Anti-Giant-Class Kaiju Rail Gun (With the rail gun, she is able to shoot kaiju from 20 kilometers away)

Intelligence: Gifted (Noted that at the young age of 27 she has alread neutralized hundreds of kaiju, along with this noted to have skills rivaled only by her looks)

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Powers and Techniques

Martial Arts & Weapon Mastery (Blade Usage; The Defense Force members are trained in kendo along with other forms of martial arts including martial arts such as judo, though Mina admits to being totally inept with bladed weaponry. Marksmanship Mastery & Explosives Mastery; Mina is considered to be the top member of the Defens Force, already neutralizing hundreds of kaiju at the young age of 27, possessing the power to easily defeat the gigantic honju with several shots, which was noted to be an estimated size of 150 meters and was shown to be this size), Social Influencing (Noted that Mina is so beloved that both troop members and civilians would completely lose their will to fight if she was killed), Accelerated Development (Battle; Physical Stats & Abilities; Mina is among the very rare person that goes beyond most officers who close out their careers with combat powers topping out at 20 or 30 percent), Superhuman Precision (Even with Kaiju No. 10's analytical prediction, she is able to tag it),

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (The defense force's suits are bioweapons embedded with kaiju cells and muscle fibers, the higher one's unleashed combat power, the more capable they are of forming a strong enough link with those components to draw out more power), Acrobatics (Defense force suits allow the user to use various types of parkour allowing them to jump over cars, bounce off of walls, along with leaping high enough to leap above kaiju of this size), Information Analysis, Power Bestowal, Fusionism & Statistics Amplification (The defense force suit reads one's body measurements and assimilates with their form and muscle fibers to unleash combat power into them, causing their physical strength to multiply, though the amount of power varies on the person themself. The suits strength also allows them to lift the weapons they hold casually where one with 0 percent of the suits power can barely lift the guns), Forcefield Creation (The defense suits can activate a shield to protect their wearer from attacks, the wearer can focus the shield into a singular point, defending them from attacks that would reach the insides of their body such as their heart), Empowerment (The unleashed combat power allows one to empower the force of the shots from the weapons they use), Healing (High-Low; The suit's kaiju muscle fibers are able to bind wounds made as long as they're not fatal, allowing it to stop any bleeding).

Resistance to Extreme Temperatures (Defense force suits can protect the user from super-high temperature steams, along with protect them from the freezing cold energy emitted from the Kaiju No. 6 suit), Acid Manipulation (Defense Force suits protect the wearer from the insides of a kaiju, where the insides of Kaiju are acidic and require special suits to protect a wearer. The suit can take the highly acidic saliva from a fully matured kaiju)

Alternate Breathing (Defense force members are equipped with a gas mask, allowing them to protect themsels from poisons along with super-high-temperature steam), Status Effect Inducement & Light Manipulation (Defense force members are issued with a stun grenade to overwhelm the hyperdeveloped senses of a youji), Ice Manipulation (All defense force personnel are equipped with a a unisocket that houses kaiju organs with special attributes or secretions from said organs, with burst rounds being the most common, with freeze rounds allowing one to slow down the kaiju's movements while fighting them), Anti Kaiju Burst Rounds (All defense force personnel are equipped with a a unisocket that houses kaiju organs with special attributes or secretions from said organs, with burst rounds being the most common), Electricity Manipulation (Defense Force personnel are also equipped with conductor rounds allowing for an electrical field that makes it harder for a kaiju to move), Damage Boost (Defense force personnels firearms can have their piercing power increased)

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Equipment

Combat Suit

Kikoru wears the usual combat suit on the battlefield. The combat suit used by members of the Defense Force, provided by Izumo Tech and sporting its logo along with that of the Neutralization Bureau, is a bioweapon made of kaiju cells and muscle fibers. Depending on the Unleashed Combat Power of every user, it accordingly augments the wearer's physical attributes like strength, speed, precision, and reflexes. The suit itself has a jet-black color with various armored guards; green on the chest, knees and for the pockets, and silver on the shoulders, waist, wrists, boots and on the metallic spine-like armor on the back. During missions in extremely low temperatures, Defense Force officers wear large white coat and pants on their combat suit. Abuse or extented use of the combat suit's power can cause overheat, injuring its wearer and causing physical pain to the point of making them bleed due to exhaustion. Kikoru no longer uses her combat suit after getting her Numbers Weapon 4 Suit.

Gas Mask

A gas mask that naturally comes with every Defene Force member, it allows them to be in highly toxic environments just fine.

Rifle

Typical equipment for Defense Force soldiers, the rifles are fitted with uni-socket rounds for taking down Kaiju, and the rifles are directly empowered by the force of a shot depending on someone's combat power.

Uni-socket

The arsenal of most of the members consists of rifles, guns, combat knives and various kinds of bullets. Rounds are stored into a Uni-socket, magazines carrying the power-bestowing organs of kaiju, known as uni-organ. This allows the bullets to recreate the kaiju's powers. Some known types are:

• Burst Rounds: These were collected from a honju that emerged on August 4, 1970.
• Freeze Rounds: These were collected from a honju that emerged on February 19, 1988.
• Conductor Rounds: These were made to create electrical fields, making it harder for Kaiju that could naturally dodge their bullets to dodge them.

Stun Grenades

Typical issued stun grenades given to Defense Force Soldiers, they are able to use these to overload the hyper-senses of the kaiju.

Visor

When using her cannon, Mina wears a visor that amplifies her vision and helps her analyze her targets from a distance.

T-25101985 Cannon

Marked T-25101985 and provided by Izumo Tech, Mina's cannon in conjunction with her high force released with firearms is a powerful weapon, able to seriously damage or kill massive daikaiju-level targets with only a few rounds. Unfortunately, she can only carry a finite number of rounds on her person: should she the need more rounds arise, she has to request that fresh magazines be brought to her.

Anti-Giant-Class Kaiju Rail Gun

Mina's new weapon specially made to suit her skills. A giant cannon that allows her to instant kill Daikaiju level monsters even from a 20 kilometers distance. Unfortunately she can only use it in one area as it is not carryable.

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Notable Techniques

High Unleashed Combat Power

As a captain, Mina is capable of using an extremely high amount of her combat suit's power. Her maximum unleashed combat power in a standard Defense Force combat suit is 96%.

Master Marksmanship

Mina is a marksman of the highest caliber. She is known as "The Defense Force's Strongest Supergiant-Class Killer" because of her extraordinary marksmanship skills and mastery of her personal cannon. Her shots also possess tremendous power behind them, as shown when she easily defeated a large kaiju. Mina can also have her tiger Bakko stabilize her, increasing her accuracy to precisely hit specific parts of a kaiju's body. Mina's skill as a marksman is great enough to surpass even that of Gen Narumi, who is hailed as "Japan's Strongest Anti-Kaiju Combatant.".

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Other

Standard Tactics: Mina attacks from a long range with her cannon, for dealing with threats for far away that she can't get to in time she will use her Anti-Giant-Class Kaiju Rail Gun.

Weaknesses: Admits to being totally inept with bladed weaponry. Using the suit with its limiter removed for over 10 minutes will cause overheating causing the wearer to be weakened and induce physical agony such as bleeding.

Miscellaneous Feats

• The suits strength also allows the defense force to lift the weapons they hold casually whereas Kafka with 0 percent of the suits power can barely lift the guns.

Trivia

• Mina's birthday is June 17th.
• Mina likes cats and feline animals in general, sweet things, baths, and dried cuttlefish.
• The Defense Force suit was made at the same time as the author came up with Mina's character design, making it essentially designed to look good on her.
• Due to her inability to handle knives, she is a really bad cook.
• When Mina was in elementary school, she was the caretaker of animals.
  • Mina owns a grey tiger named Bakko, which she brings with her to fight kaiju.
• Mina ranked #7 in the first character popularity polls.
• Mina's surname Ashiro means "second, Asia" (亜, a) and "white" (白, shiro).

Battle Records

3-0-0

• Kaiju No. 10 - Fight
  • Conditions: Mina had help from Soshiro Hoshina and Kikoru Shinomiya.
  • Location: Tachikawa Base
  • Note: As Mina needed both of them for exposing the core of the kaiju, she would've very likely lost without their help.

• Supergiant-class Kaiju - Fight
  • Conditions: Mina was within her Anti-Giant-Class Kaiju Rail Gun, attacking them from 20 kilometers away.
  • Location: Unknown Area in Japan

• Kaiju No. 14 - Fight
  • Conditions: Mina had some help from soldiers.
  • Location: Tokyo

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