Akari
Kamikaze cyberpsycho-squad borg with mantis-blade legs and a Sandevistan. Teaches Motoko how to kill borgs, bickers with her constantly, and was once one knife-twitch from dying at her hands.
// Appearance
Heavily chromed — mantis-blade legs are the most prominent feature, giving her a distinctive forward-balance stance and explosive close-quarters speed. Her Sandevistan lets her move fast enough to disable fortified HMG turrets mid-firefight. She goes half-feral during spars, which is apparently how she relaxes. The overall impression is someone who stopped being fully human a long time ago and doesn't particularly miss it.
// Background
A Kamikaze borg — one of the Tyger Claws' cyberpsycho-adjacent heavy assault operatives under Fujimura's command. Motoko meets her at the Deravaja Dojo shortly after receiving her Militech Condor arms. Akari teaches her the trick to killing borgs (stab them with a thermal blade and cook them from the inside), spars with her at half-feral intensity, and laughs at Jun trying to carry Motoko out of combat zones. She disables HMG turrets at Sandevistan speed during Kamikaze raids and treats Motoko's existence as equal parts entertainment and annoyance.
Her role shifts as the story progresses. She manages a 10 million eddy Glitter shipment for Fujimura — when it's stolen, both she and Jun face Yubitsume until Motoko's crew recovers it. Later, when Yuto's assassination attempts on TC Lieutenant Kisaru threaten Jun, Fujimura assigns Akari as Jun's watchdog — and, if evidence of Jun's involvement surfaces, his executioner. Motoko's Sandy activates on pure instinct the moment this threat registers; she has Akari pinned with a knife at her eye before Jun can intervene. Akari finds this hilarious. She tips Jun off rather than following the kill order, and stays close as the Yuto crisis plays out — loyal to Jun above the chain of command.