Yuki (LB)

Yuki (雪, Yuki), whose name means "snow", is a character from the Last Blade series. She is voiced by Hazuki Nishikawa, the voice actress for Shermie and her Orochi counterpart. She is one of the few characters of the series to not originate from Japan and she is abstractly symbolized by the image of falling snowflakes. Her official slogan is "Anxious White": 運命を貫く槍.

Story
She is the daughter of a foreign family that managed ship trades; unfortunately, her family died in a ship accident. She is later adopted by a warrior named Gaisei, who trains her along with two other students: Moriya Minakata and Kaede. Unlike her fellow companions, she picks up the naginata instead of the katana as Gaisei knew that her strength could adapt better to the polearm. She also secretly harbors feelings for Moriya over the course of her training.

The year she turns 13, she returns with Kaede to find their teacher dead and Moriya standing over the body. Mortified, she watched as Kaede attacked Moriya. Moriya silently took his leave shortly thereafter. She and Kaede then embarked on a five year journey, eventually discovering the truth: a powerful swordsman named Kagami Shinnosuke was the one who had murdered their master. She assists Kaede in defeating Kagami, both avenging their master’s death and clearing Moriya’s name.

In The Last Blade 2, Yuki and Kaede discover that she is the maiden that is to perform the sealing of evil, as evidenced by her necklace and its recent glowing. After this, she and Kaede part ways and she is left to make her decision about her destiny. Eventually she agrees, and she sacrifices herself to close Hell's Gate.

Personality
Yuki is a strong and determined woman who wants to make peace with her siblings' strife. She becomes more morose and soft-spoken once she learns of her destiny as the sacrificial maiden but retains her tough will to live. She cares romantically for Moriya, though she never admits her feelings to him.

Powers

 * Cryokinesis - Yuki has an impressive control over ice.
 * Create Ice - Yuki can create ice out of nowhere.
 * Ice Aura - Yuki can create an ice aura and project it upwards.
 * Ice Spikes - Yuki can create ice spikes around the edge of her weapon.
 * Ice Shield - Yuki can create a shield of ice to reflect projectiles.
 * Ice Projectile - Yuki can fire a projectile of ice.
 * Freezing Tornado - Yuki can spin her weapon above her head to create a vicious mini hurricane.
 * Freeze - Yuki can put her enemy inside an ice boulder.

Fighting Style
Gaisei has said that her greatest strength was not her physical prowess but her impregnable spirit (hence the name). She uses her techniques to protect those that she loves, though she hesitates at times when Kaede and Moriya fight. The style relies on long-distanced fighting to make the best of her weapon's range. Her ice powers help to cover her weapons' weaknesses.

Game Appearances

 * The Last Blade
 * The Last Blade 2
 * The Last Blade - Beyond the Destiny

Mobile Appearances

 * SNK Gals Rhythm Combo Yudanshinaide!

Last Blade Drama CD
Yuki is the main character in the Drama CD, where she accidentally get's into trouble with the Shinsengumi while searching for Moriya and Kaede. She befriends Amano, and in the alternate ending ends up having Akari as her traveling companion.

The story presumably takes place years before the first game, since Yuki's personality differs slightly from the one she has in the games. But only slightly, since she still has the same personality and attitude when fighting.

During one of the miscellaneous part, Yuki appeared to have rather unexpected mood swings. Her mood raged from insecure and anxious to over-confident and brutish, to power-hungry (and arguably slightly insane with her "Evil-overlord-laughter"), to a little girl who just wants to have fun and back to her usual self within 5-10 minutes. Although this might only have been for comedic purpose.