Kozue Quinn

General Information
Name: Kozue Quinn

Age: 17

D.O.B.: October 30th

Gender: Female

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 153 lbs.

Blood Type: A

Relatives: Rei Mizuhara (mother), William "Liam" Quinn (father)

Arcana: Empress

Affiliations: Protagonists, Sakoda High School

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Epee (one-handed sword)

Persona: Epona > Gaia

Stat growth: Balanced, with magic slightly higher.

Strength: Zio

Weakness: Agi

Player: Tkino

Played By: Ema Skye (Phoenix Wright series)

Accounts: Main, TYL, Genderswap

History
By blood half-Japanese, half-American, Kozue was born in Japan and has always lived there, minus a few visits to her father's family. An only child, she's spent a lot of time with her parents, and they have as good a relationship as any parents and child can hope to have.

Already slightly shy, Kozue was teased/bullied early on in school, both because of her mixed race and because she's always been a nerd. Kozue tended to be withdrawn from her classmates; wary to overtures of others and making none of her own.

Then Minami came along, and it was hard to stay in her shell when she had someone so outgoing as a best friend. They worked hard and got into the same high school, and it was then that Kozue really started settling in. It was also around this point that Kozue realized/started suspecting she was gay, which admittedly caused her mild angst. She got over that fairly quickly but remained closeted, seeing no reason to make herself a target again.

But since she started high school, her life's been pretty quiet and normal. At least until all the Persona business starts.

Dungeon and Shadow
Almost everything in the following section is subject to change, depending on exactly when and how Kozue faces her Shadow. It's currently up in the air, because she's a problem child.

Kozue's dungeon is a maze, filled with long meandering paths that lead only to dead ends. Though the path from start to finish is relatively short, it requires strict attention to prevent treading the same area over and over. It is decorated like a playhouse, scenery and props scattered about; but no matter what the backdrops depict, they are all ragged, stained, faded, and torn. Her Shadow can be found in what may be a dressing room or an extremely cluttered green room. One wall is dominated by a mirror, the parts of it not protected by cloth so dusty that it's almost impossible to see one's reflection. Racks of costumes and more props fill every available space.

Her Shadow itself is dressed in one of the costumes: brown leather armor and a flowing red cape make her like a hero out to slay the dragon. Her Shadow starts out sneering, angry, hurt - she lashes out at both the team and Kozue herself. But when the adrenaline runs out, she's hesitant and scared.

General Information and Appearance
Kozue's initial Persona is Epona: a Celtic goddess of horses and fertility eventually adopted by the Roman Empire. According to Wikipedia, one scholar "suggested that the goddess and her horses were leaders of the soul in the after-life ride".

Epona first appears as a four-legged creature apparently made entirely out of black metal covered in spikes. Though assumed to be a horse because of its name, the metal distorts the form enough that Kozue's never quite sure. After a loss of control forces the re-emergence and confrontation of Kozue's Shadow, Epona will change: the metal will fall off revealing that the Persona is a horse, a bay with a blaze down its nose and a red saddle blanket over her back.

If her Social Link is maxed, Kozue's ultimate Persona, Gaia, will be unlocked. Gaia is the Greco-Roman earth goddess. This Persona takes the form of a dark-skinned woman, draped in red cloth with white embroidery.

Skills
Epona's first form grants Kozue the ability to scan: she can see some of the surrounding area, keep track of the team, and discover basic information about Shadows. However her range is very limited.

Later Epona (and then Gaia) give her battle skills: Zio skills (lightning), -kaja skills (support/boost), and some healing.

Final skill setup: Ziodyne, Maziodyne, Elec Amp, Mind Charge, Mediarama, Makakaja, Sukukaja, Dekunda

Relationships
(currently stealing Matsune's setup)

♥ = Likes / Friends

♠ = Neutral / Acquaintance

♦ = Unsure / People she avoids

Maro (♥) - The MC. Need we say more?

Minami (♥ ♥) - Best friend and secret crush.

Chiyo (♥) - Friend, tutoring buddy

Hana (♥/♠) - Kozue definitely likes her, but somehow feels more awkard with her.

Suzume (♥/♠) - Also likes, but Kozue doesn't know her as well.

Hideki (♥) - Almost neighbors and long-time classmates.

Tsubame & Suzaku (♥/♠) - Like Suzume, Kozue likes what she knows of the twins.

Pepper (♠) - This is almost a like, except that Kozue has no idea what she's doing or what Pepper thinks/wants.

Trivia
Kozue is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese at home. Her English is accented, and she has a slight but noticeable American accent on certain Japanese words. Like "cow".