Mariko Shinoda / ShinkenPink

[Mariko Shinoda]

How To Be Unflattering With Mariko Shinoda.

The Basics
Name: Mariko Shinoda
Age: 26
Sex: Female
Species: Human
Date Of Birth: Female
Nationality:
Hometown Japanese
Occupation: AKB48 Team A and and samurai of the Shinoda family. She also works some of her free time at the AKB48 cafe, which was her former job.
Alignment: Neutral Good
Theme Song:

Outer Stuff
Face Claim: Mariko Shinoda
Height: 168cm
Weight She has no idea, really.
Hair color: Light brown
Hair style: Short.
Eye color: Brown
Skin color: Light-skinned.
Posture: Mischevious, unassuming
Scars/ Tattoo’s/ Other markings: None
Accessories: None in particular.
Clothes: She usually wears very nice clothes when not working
Anything Else?

Inner Stuff
Likes:

• Cooking
  
• Hamtaro
  
• Curry Rice
  

Dislikes:

• Badly cooked food
  
• Anyone who insults her friends.
  
• The Gedoushuu
  

Strengths:

• Has a lot of Mojikara
  
• Really good crossdresser. (Though nowhere near Sae's level)
  
• She has the best poker face ever.
  

Weaknesses:

• Sometimes goes too far with her trolling.
  
• Is somewhat insecure about being with AKB48 still (due to the circumstances of her joining)
  
• Doesn't exactly know what to do when she gets hit on. By anyone.
  

Goal(s):

• To protect Japan from the Gedoushuu.
  

Habits/ Quirks:

• Like to cut food with her Shinkenmaru.
  

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Overview:


Hero Stuff
Name: ShinkenPink
Type Of Hero: Shinkenger
Henshin Device: Transformation Handheld Shodophone
Henshin Sequence: Mariko transforms her phone into Brush Mode writes the character for "Heaven" in the air in front of her with her Shodophone, exclaiming "Ipptsu Sojou!" (One Stroke, Imperial Report!), followed by her pressing the call button on the phone, initiating her transformation.
Forms:

• Form Name: ShinkenPink
  Image/ Description: ShinkenPink, Shinoda Mariko!
  Motif: Samurai
  Color Scheme: Pink, Black, White, Gold
  Transformation: See above
  Fighting Style: She either uses her Shinkenmaru for close-range combat, or the Heaven Fan for attacks from a distance.
  Weapons:
  
  • Shodophone - In addition to serving as her transformation device, she can use this to summon anything that is needed for battle.
    
  • Secret Playback Katana Shinkenmaru - The Shinkengers' sidearm, which resembles a katana. It is activated by attaching a Secret Disc to the sword to become the guard. If a disc is spun fast enough, it can activate an ability depending on the disc.
    
  • Heaven Fan - Activated by spinning the Common Disk, her Shinkenmaru becomes this Japanese war fan-like weapon. She can use this to send powerful and damaging blasts of wind at her enemy.
    
  
  Abilities: Depends on the disc loaded.
  Finisher(s): Tenku no Mai - By spinning her Origami Disc, the power of wind surrounds her blade and she strikes the opponent with a powerful attack.
  
  
• Form Name: Super ShinkenPink
  Image/ Description: TBA
  Motif: TBA
  Color Scheme: TBA
  Transformation: TBA
  Fighting Style: TBA
  Weapons: TBA
  Abilities: TBA
  Finisher(s): TBA
  
  
• Form Name: Hyper ShinkenPink
  Image/ Description: TBA
  Motif: TBA
  Color Scheme: TBA
  Transformation: TBA
  Fighting Style: TBA
  Weapons: TBA
  Abilities: TBA
  Finisher(s): TBA
  

Other Equipment:

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History

Mariko always wanted to be an idol since she was little, but she always feared that she couldn't due to what her parents believed came first: her samurai training. Always training hard, Mariko was said to be the one of the most powerful decendant of the family in years, mostly due to her high power and skill when it came to Mojikara. When she was old enough, she began working at a cafe on the eighth floor of the Don Quixote building in Akihabara as a part-timer. When she heard that an idol group, AKB48, was being formed she jumped at the chance and attended the first audtion for the group.

However, due to all the stresses of her job, her training, and the auditions, she figuatively choked, and failed the auditions. So she returned to her job at the cafe, where she shared her story with the other customers as a simple talking point. Much to her surprise, hundreds of customers wrote to AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, requesting that she get a second chance at the audition. Akimoto then came to Mariko and gave her permission to join AKB48 on the condition that she could remember and perform all 12 songs and coreographies that were performed at the theater in four days. She spent those next four days practicing, and she made her debut on January 22, 2006 and making an appearance in AKB48's second single, "Skirt, Hirari" (unlike everyone else, who performed for "Sakura no Hanabiratachi", the group's first single).

Since then, she has been rising up as one of AKB48's most popular numbers, managing to somehow balance her new life as an idol with her continuing samurai training, and occasionally volunteering at the cafe that she used to work at as a cook and waitress, finally feeling that she's reached her dream.

OOC Stuff
Anything Else: Mariko affectionately calls the owner of Cafe that's on the same floor as the AKB48 Theater "Obaa-san". (Grandmother)
OOC Name: Sanyu
Name Color Pink
Number Of Stars 5
Color Of Stars Yellow
Sample RP: "Obaa-san! Are you here?" Mariko called out when she stepped into the cafe for the first time since joining AKB48.

"Oh! Mariko-chan!" the owner replied, coming out from the kitchens. She wasn't too old, being in her mid-fifties, but she had the appearance of a youthful grandmother. "It's good to see you!" she told her, taking the idol into a hug. "How long has it been?"

"Six months," Mariko said. "I'm sorry I couldn't visit sooner, but we've been super busy lately, especially with the new members having arrived..."

"No, no, it's quite all right!" Obaa-san told her. "I'm just glad you're still thinking of us! Would you like anything?"

"Actually... I was wondering... I have some free time right now. Is it all right if I come back to work?" the idol asked her, catching Obaa-san by surprise.

"Are you sure? I wouldn't mind, but what of your idol work?"

"I'm sure they'll understand... after all, even though I'm an idol now... I don't think I can ever truly leave this place. I just love it too much," Mariko told her with a smile.

The owner smiled back at her. "Well, go and get an apron, dear..."

Mariko nodded, and walked back to the kitchens so she could get ready for the customers she'd soon be serving...

[Cass Hoban]

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