The Broken Universe:Kei

Kei, when not transformed

Kei Kanzaki is a character in The Broken Universe, played by eyos.

Profile

Name: Kei Kanzaki

Age: 15 (first year of high school)

Magical Girl Name: Steel Empress Kei

"S-shut up! It's the best I could come up with!"

Appearance

Normal

170cm tall, athletic build. Black, boyish-looking hair, with silver eyes.

Magical Girl

Somewhat minimalistic, without overly exposing her skin. Metallic chestguard and a short, armored skirt.

"Yeah, I need protection, but I gotta be able to move around if I'm really gonna fight, you know?"

Personality

Very hot-blooded, but also hot-headed. Seems to enjoy fighting daemons, perhaps a bit too much.

What convinced you to make a pact?

"I wanted a chance to do something with my strength."

What is your wish?

"I want everyone to know I'm innocent."

Crisis: Expelled from her old school

Kei used to be one of the star members of Nayamigawa High's martial arts club. Despite her skill and popularity among the student body, however, she had been reprimanded more than once for her hot-headed attitude when it got into trouble.

Not long after she became a mahou shoujo, she had to leave practice early to find a daemon she thought was getting dangerously close to the school. By the time she arrived, the damage had already been done, the daemon had moved on...and the students that had come to investigate thought they recognized Kei.

Although Kei was able to escape before anyone truly recognized her, news traveled fast among the Nayamigawa student body, and she became the subject of vicious rumors, ranging from her being part of a girl gang, to her having planned to blow up the school. The rash of daemon attacks certainly didn't help either; she got blamed for many of them, which frustrated her to no end because she couldn't prove she wasn't responsible. It didn't take long for her to flip out and assault one of her classmates, and when the administration found out, they expelled Kei on the spot. Fortunately for her, she was able to transfer to another school relatively quickly, but that didn't stop the rumors from following her...

Game Info

• Magical Element: Metal
• Magical Weapon: Armored gloves/shoes
• Magical Power: Reshaping objects
• Magical Specialization: Witch

Stats

• Resolve: 18 / 18

Normal Attributes

Charm	4
Insight	4
Tenacity	6

Magical Attributes

Heart	5	Defense
Fury	8	Attack
Magic	5	Support

Talents

Talent	Category	Action	Uses	Cost	Short Description
Boost	Basic	Free Action	3/Scene	1 Overcharge	Take overcharge for additional dice
Recover	Basic	n/a	2/Episode	n/a	Regain 1d6+2 Resolve (out of combat only)
Empower	Common	n/a	1/Scene	n/a	Gain either Excited or Calm
All or Nothing	Witch	Free Action	1/Scene	n/a	Take damage to boost attack damage
Hamstring	Witch	Major Action	n/a	1 Overcharge (Attack)	Basic attack that can inflict Bound

Relationships

PCs

Name	Description	IDs Known	Level
Sable Dragoon	A fellow magical girl.	Magical	1
Ocean Princess Yuna	A fellow magical girl.	Magical	1
Spirit Gunner Natsumi	A fellow magical girl.	Magical	1
Starlight Magician Akane	A fellow magical girl. Showed Kei around Shinohara High.	Normal/Magical (separate)	2
Emerald Wind Maiden Akari	A fellow magical girl.	Magical	1

NPCs

Name	Description	Level
Ryou Kanzaki	Kei's father. They clearly care about each other.	3
Sumika Miyauchi	Kei's best friend from Nayamigawa.	3
Mayaka Okada	Occasional training partners	1
Izumi-sensei	Counselor/student relationship	2
Kimura	Occasional conversation partner out in the city	1

Fluff

Image Song

Within Temptation - Iron

You can't live without the fire It's the heat that makes you strong 'Cause you're born to live and fight it all away You can't hide what lies inside you It's the only thing you've known You'll embrace it and never walk away Don't walk away

Instrumental Themes

• Kei's Theme: Persona 2 Innocent Sin OST - Hero Theme (PSP)
• Steel Empress' Theme: Accel World OST - Iron Will