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Current Characters: Tsubomi Hanasaki
Character: Sasami Masaki Jurai (and Tsunami)
Fandom: Tenchi Muyo! (OVA version)
Character Notes:(Note: The history and personality sections were taken from my apps from Cape and Cowl and Mayfield)
History:Sasami Masaki Jurai is the second-born princess of Azusa and Misaki, two of the three rulers of the distant planet of Jurai. Along with her elder sister Ayeka and her half-brother Yosho, Sasami pretty much lived a simple life. But that all changed when she was four. Without warning, the space pirate Ryoko Hakubi, under the thrall of the criminal Kagato, attacked Jurai. As everything fell apart, Sasami seperated from her royal retainer, Mama. Running into the Royal Tree Room, she began to talk to the special trees within. That's when a Juraian battleship crashed into the room, knocking Sasami off the platform... and to her death.
Yet, death would not have her. Her body fell to the bottom, where the first tree, Tsunami, laid. The goddess within the tree sensed her waining essence and, to save her, bonded with the girl. Sasami was saved, but the girl felt that, because Tsunami saved her, she wasn't the real Sasami. For the longest time, she tried to tell Ayeka the horrible truth, but could never do so. When Ayeka decided to leave Jurai to hunt down Yosho, who had disappeared chasing after Ryoko, Tsunami urged Sasami to join Ayeka onboard her sister's ship, Ryu-Oh.. For 700 years, Sasami slept in suspended animation, until they arrived on a backwater planet named Earth. When Sasami came to, she found out that Ayeka had taken Ryoko captive and was holding another person captive as well: a young Earth boy named Tenchi Masaki. Freeing him, she told Tenchi she'd help him get off the craft if he played a game: get Ayeka's headpiece off her head. Unfortuantly, Tenchi got overzealous and tried to go after the sword hilt she'd taken away from him earlier and got chased by Ayeka's guards. As Tenchi grabbed Sasami and dragged her over to where Ryoko was being held, the girl freed the pirate and, as thanks, watched as Ryoko slammed Ryu-Oh and Ryoko's ship, Ryo-Ohki, into the waters in Japan, destroying the Seto Bridge.
Unliked Ayeka, who flailed and whined at the thought of being stranded on Earth, Sasami took to it with ease, cooking and cleaning for the inhabitants of Tenchi's house (which had gotten moved from Tokyo to the Masaki Shrine in Okiyama thanks to Ryoko's actions.) Gullible girl that she was, she fell for it when Ryoko told her that the mysterious brown egg was the love child of Tenchi and the pirate... only to go gah-gah when she discovered that it was actually an adorable cat-like rabbit, a cabbit named Ryo-Ohki. After a rainstorm left Tenchi and Ayeka stranded outside, Sasami begged Ryoko to make it stop raining (she couldn't), then had her help find the two. Soon after, the four ended up going to a small resort owned by Tenchi's aunt, only to watch as Ayeka and Ryoko tore the place apart and ended up meeting a new visitor: the Galaxy Police Officer Mihoshi Kuramitsu. That night, Sasami dreamt of Kagato returning, but kept it secret.
Sadly, that dream came true as Kagato arrived, taking Ryoko prisoner and taunting the others to follow. In the process, Tenchi was mortally wounded. Not wanting him to die, Sasami allowed Tsunami to take over and, in the process, unlocked Tenchi's true potential. With Kagato killed, the gang welcomed in another person: Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki's creator (and mother) Washu Hakubi. But, as the time passed, Sasami worried that she couldn't keep her secret of being one with Tsunami safe for much longer, especially after Washu revealed her past to the others. That time came when the gang revisted the resort and was forced to rebuild it. After Tenchi had a panic attack as he tried to fix the power at the place, he ended up crashing into the ladies' baths, he and the girls thinking that a ghost was there. When the lights came on, they saw Sasami... until Mihoshi looked at the water and gasped in shock seeing Tsunami's reflection instead. Horrified, Sasami ran, forcing the others to find her. Ryoko and Mihoshi found her first, but was stopped by Washu, who let Ayeka go first (Tenchi found that out after finding the two sisters). When Sasami was told that it didn't matter who she was, as long as she was still loved, Sasami took that as a good sign and went to hug... Tenchi. Tsunami appeared shortly after and reassured them that Sasami was the real one and that everything was fine... except Ryoko and Ayeka saw it as "Sasami becomes Tsunami, thus is a threat to their plans to win his heart."
Soon after, the gang dealt with some minor crisis, first with a set of Mass trying to attack Tenchi, leading to Ryo-Ohki to gain a humanoid form, and Dr. Clay replacing Ryoko with a duplicate in an attempt to capture Washu. Soon after, Sasami was greeted by her parents again after so long, but was shocked when Azusa decided it was time for them to return home. When Ayeka refused, Sasami refused as well... then added in that if he forced her, she'd hate him, leaving him no choice but to challenge Tenchi by having him battle Ayeka's chosen suitor, the fopish Seiryo. Thanks to Mihoshi's crashlanding, though, Tenchi won by default and the girls got to stay. Soon after, the gang was hit with a number of surprises, including meeting Tenchi's sister Tennyo, his grandmother Ari, and his "fiancee" Noike. Not long after, the group found themselves attacked by a group of Galaxy Police agents, lead by Mihoshi's brother Misao, who had believed that Tenchi was treating Mihoshi wrong. Sasami found herself captive by the leader of the strikeforce, Mashisu, who had a crush on Misao. Sasami, amazingly, defeated her and convinced her to confront Misao.
Sadly, not much would get done as Z, the true mastermind behind the attack, set off an attack that lead to the destruction of a fraction of the Earth. Z chased Tenchi, the others following suit, and when Tenchi found himself in danger thanks to another goddess, Tokimi, Tsunami stepped in, causing a fraction of the Solar System to be destroyed before Washu revealed her true self and stopped the two, making them focus on Tenchi's predictiment. As they did, another being stepped in, threatening to slay Tokimi - the Counteracter, who was actually Lady Misaki! Tenchi utilized his true battle and calmed the Counteracter, allowing Tokimi to be freed. Soon, the three goddesses began explaining their true purposes: to find the being more powerful than they... and they had found it in Tenchi. To correct the damage caused by Z, the three reset time so that Tenchi's natural growth went unaltered, but allowed Z to live a different life. Back on the reset Earth, the group watched as Misao dealt with his punishment, now caused by Noike to make sure certain future (Re: Tenchi Muyo! GXP) events occur, then to learn the truth of the death of Tenchi's mother.
Sasami would be around to greet Seina Yamada, an old friend of Tenchi's a year later when he dropped in to find out more about the cabbit in his possession, named Fuku, then, sometime later, attend Seina's wedding
Personality: On the outside, Sasami's easily the little sister you want to have in your house and the picture perfect vision of the perfect housewife. Sweet, adorable and lovable to a fault, Sasami is always one to put a smile on anyone's faces. She's always shown to be helpful around the house, to the point where she's almost a workaholic - she hates the idea of getting sick because if she does, that means the house might end up falling apart without her. This is mostly due to the fact that she feels that she needs to pay back for the hospitality, no matter how much they say she doesn't need to.
Despite being a sweetheart, Sasami has shown a more stern side, willing to put her foot down when needed and defend. When her father, Emperor Azusa, came to take away Sasami and her sister Ayeka, she first told him no... then said that if he forced her, she'd hate him forever. And when a Galaxy Police officer attempted to capture Sasami, she easily fought back, defeating her with ease.
As well, Sasami is also somewhat of a prankster, though this rarely rears its face. When she first appeared to Tenchi, she pranked him into trying to get Ayeka's headpiece, knowing full well that he'd pull something boneheaded like taking the sword she swiped from him. If she thinks she can get a rise out of anyone, she'll be more than happy to do this, but she's pretty much tempered down from that sort of thing.
However, Sasami has a major dark side to her, one she doesn't like to reveal - she's dead. At least, that's what she thinks. When she was younger, she accidentally fell off a platform, hitting the very bottom of her homeworld's arboretum, only to be saved by the goddess Tsunami. In turn, Sasami thinks that she's nothing more than a vessel for Tsunami, that the real Sasami has been dead since that day. She fears that, if anyone ever found out about that secret, everything she worked for would be ruined. Though her friends and family now know of this, she still keeps it bottled up, afraid of what may happen.
Other: If you haven't noticed by reading the history, Sasami's bonded to a goddess, though, it's kinda wrong to call Tsunami that - she's a "Choujin", literally "super being". By herself, Sasami, as a Juraian has a number of qualities similar to the rest of her race - longetivity (though she's 708, 700 of those years were in slumber), enhanced durability (she couldn't survive a multi-story fall, but she withstood Ryoko pushing down on her neck hard enough for
the bones in her neck to grind, only saying that it "really hurt".) and enhanced strength and agility (outmatching a trained Galaxy Police officer) However, beyond the longetivity, it's hard to tell if those skills are part of her skillset or part of Tsunami's. On Sasami's person is a set of hair ties that double as staffs. Removing a hairtie and a simple mental command is enough to transform it into that form.
As a Juraian royal, she has command of a special spacecraft - in this case, the most powerful ship of the fleet, Tsunami. It's unknown, though, if Tsunami herself played a hand in Sasami getting it or if it was her mother, Queen Misaki, who suggested giving it to her precious little Sasami. The ship is capable of FTL travel (moving from Jurai to Earth in mere seconds), armed with ten Light Hawk Wings (energy shields of sorts) and is armed with enough guns to rattle a heavily-armed battleship.
Tsunami's where you get to the "holy crap, they never explained this" part. What Tsunami can do is vastly undocumented. As a part of Sasami, she does share the same feelings as the young girl, so it's hard to tell if what's going on is her own actions or Sasami's reflecting back on her. Her skill set is incredibly vast, but incredibly ill-defined: the OVAs show her restoring destroyed body parts, bonding with others, being strong enough to
obliterate a portion of the Milky Way to block an attack. It's hinted that she could do so much more, but again, this part is VASTLY ill-defined.
NOTE: The Tenchi Muyo franchise has a number of massive spin-offs, a number of them focusing on Sasami herself. For the record, the major ones in America are the OVAs (Tenchi Muyo! for the first 13 episodes by Pioneer/Geneon and the original title, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki for the last seven and the Funimation releases. Also includes Tenchi Muyo GXP and Tenchi Muyo!: War on Geminar, though she doesn't show up in the latter), the first TV series (Tenchi Muyo! TV in Japan, Tenchi Universe in the Pioneer/Geneon releases and Tenchi Muyo!: Tenchi Universe in the Funimation releases), the second TV series (Shin Tenchi Muyo in Japan, Tenchi in Tokyo in the Pioneer/Geneon releases and Tenchi Muyo!: Tenchi in Tokyo in the Funimation releases), the Pretty Sammy OVAs, the Pretty Sammy TV series (Magical Project S in America) and Sasami Magical Girls Club. The Sasami here will focus on the OVA variation.
Additional Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohkihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tenchi_Muyo!_Ryo-Ohki_episodeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasami_Masaki_Jurai#Tenchi_Muyo.21_Ryo-OhkiFirst Person (entry type): Can I admit something for a moment, everyone?
...Earth is very weird.
I mean, everything is so low tech to the point where they let the weather control themselves. It's... unpredictable. Heh... then again, I guess that's one of the great things about being here. It's nice back home, where everything's set just perfectly and everything grows just right. But, here? It's natural and vast...
...heh, sorry, I guess I got a little too carried away with it. It's awe-inspiring, to say the least. Is it like that where you're all from? I wouldn't mind seeing it if you'll let me!
Third Person: Sasami's made a number of friends on the comms and, for the most part, got lucky with the viruses that hit. However, she knew that her luck would run out sooner or later. She knew they'll learn the truth. Tsunami? Oh, no, that's nothing. It's not that she's afraid that they'll find out about the being she's connected to.
Rather, she's afraid of them learning she's a fake. After all, friendships and connections are built on trust and having this major secret spilled would destroy all that, she knows that for certain.
It's why her connections to the comms have been away from anything reflective - they would see Tsunami in the reflection and know something was vastly wrong with her. And, then what? Lie and say it's just their imagination? She couldn't do that, not sweet little Sasami. But, tell the truth? Not when she's never even said this to her older sister Ayeka!
She keeps telling herself she'd tell her the truth and every time she does, she can't bring herself to do so. It would devastate Ayeka and turn her away from her. The same thing that would happen if the comms learned her secret. The things about magical girls having their secret identities exposed and still being friends? Nothing more than a fluke. They were still real and alive, not vessels. Sasami's situation, in her mind, was nothing like that.
With a sad sigh, she let herself rejoin the comms once more. She keeps repeating the same mantra over and over again - they can't know... they shouldn't know...