Aishiro Mikan ||Cytherean Knight
Biography
Civilian Form
Name and Meaning
Aishiro Mikan, His first name is written with the kanji “love”, “history”, “cheerful” and his surname means “orange” as in the fruit.
Age and Birthday
16, April 22nd
Appearance
He has orange eyes, long orange hair that falls to his butt and tied back in a ponytail. A tanned complexion. One golden ring earring on each ear and stands at 6'2".
Nationality
Japanese, American
Ethnicity
Japanese
Personality
Aishiro is cunning as not only is he smart enough to get good grades, learn another language, but he uses his wits to play tricks on others or make effective fakes in basketball. He has an affectionate nature as he fondly calls his loved ones by honorifics, nicknames, and or both. Aishiro is also a flirt who physically gratifies himself by kissing attractive people. Even though he does tend to flirt, it does not mean that he is inconsiderate as he backs off the moment people express their discomfort with his flirting, and he does care about his loved ones a lot. He is good at using his words to charm others when flirting with them. He is bold but at times, he can also be very shy when his guard is down.
In his free time, he goes to the mall.
He is able to outsmart others and can be threatening but has trouble with compromising with situations. It’s either his way or not at all.
His dream is to be a youth counselor.
Mottos
“Be yourself no matter what.”
Sexual Preferences
Panromantic / Pansexual
Likes
flirting with and or kissing attractive people, hip hop style, hip hop/trap/music with rap. His favorite food is egg and salmon and his favorite subject is World History. His favorite colors are shades of orange and yellow.
Dislikes
racism, pungent smells, foods with weird coloring. His least favorite food are green potatoes and Japanese Literature.
Hobbies
His hobbies aside from playing basketball are cooking, shopping, listening to music, playing video games, and acting.
Specialties
His specialty is acting.
Aishiro is an excellent all-rounder who is agile and specializes in fakes and steals.
Aishiro speaks Japanese, English, Spanish and later French.
Committees
N/A
Background
Aishiro was born in Tokyo, Japan but immigrated to the United States at the age of 1. Kei had saved up money from being a salaryman and Satomi also saved money from being a salesclerk, so they decided to immigrate to America to have a better life since they were tired of being treated unfairly by their high-ups. That was how Aishiro’s family came to Cerris City, California.
After starting out doing labor work in America for a long time, Kei eventually got a job as a corporate engineer and Satomi was able to get a new job as a salesclerk.
It wasn’t until he got in the 3rd grade that he was enrolled into an afterschool program called Cerris Asian Youth Foundation (CAYF). His afterschool mentor invited him to play basketball which got him into loving the sport.
In middle school, his only mischief was flirting with girls and kissing them. It escalated into kissing boys. Thanks to receiving sex education, he made sure to wash his mouth thoroughly after making out. During a summer trip to Thailand before entering 10th grade, Aishiro got a kiss from a transsexual woman, and he realized that he was pansexual, not bisexual. In 10th grade, Aishiro wanted ear piercings, one on each ear just to look good. He constantly hounded his parents for their permission to do so. His parents discussed the matter and said that if he could get good grades on every test all the way until his progress report aside from doing more of the housework, he could do so.
Aishiro usually got good grades and did his portion of the housework but for this deal, he needed to make sure he helped a lot more. He fulfilled the conditions of the deal, so his dad had no choice but to uphold his end of the deal. However, Kei was transferred to the Japanese branch of the company he worked. In autumn, Aishiro and his parents had to move to Tokyo and cohabitate in the household of Kei’s younger brother, Toshiro. His father said he would have no choice to but to cut his long hair and get rid of his ear piercings since Japanese schools typically had a strict dress code. He refused to abandon his style so his father said if he could find a school that’s not far from his Uncle Toshiro’s house that permits his style then he would allow him to enroll there. He asked his father where Tomiko was planning to enroll in, and it was Shūtoku High, and his father said that it was an old-fashioned school with a strict dress policy. Luckily, his younger cousin, Tomiko, saved brochures of different high schools and after doing research on which high school was nearby and had a lax dress code when it came to hair and piercings, he enrolled in Jūban High School. Aishiro was planning to be a bench player since he enrolled a bit late in the year, but the regulars were impressed by his skills, so he became the new small forward. At his former high school, Cerris High, and his current high school, he is the small forward of his team. His jersey number at Cerris High is #8 and his jersey number at Jūban High School is #7.
Relationships
Family
parents — Ken Mikan and Satomi Mikan, Toshiro Mikan (paternal uncle), Kana Mikan (maternal aunt by marriage), Tomiko Mikan (paternal cousin)
Satomi is a smart, beautiful woman, but a horrible cook. He and his father learned how to cook because his mother is terrible at cooking. Like Kei, Aishiro is also good at cooking. The two of them clash at times when Aishiro is being rebellious and his mother must get in between them to calm them down, but he understands that his father works hard to give their family a good life. Aishiro greets his parents when they get home and cooks their dinner in advance before they get home. Kei often gets home later than Satomi, so Aishiro makes sure to heat up his dinner before he arrives home.
Aishiro and his family as well as Mika’s family had stayed with their family during summer vacation when he was in the second grade and Mika was in the fourth grade. His uncle and aunt opened their home to Aishiro’s family when Aishiro and his family moved to Japan. They all do a portion of the work except for Ken. Toshiro and Kana praise Aishiro for being handsome, being able to cook and do household chores, and for having good grades. Toshiro did genuinely think that Aishiro looked like a music artist which he stated out loud although Toshiro’s parents thought he looked like a delinquent while his older brother remarked that his son looked like a hip hop artist.
She calls him “Aishiro nii” and he calls her “Tomiko-chan” when he’s in an affectionate mood. When her cousin came back to visit Japan in the third grade, Tomiko asked him what he wanted to do and he said he wanted to play basketball, so she asked him to teach her how to play and in return, she showed him how to play soccer. Thanks to her cousin teaching her how to play basketball, she taught her nine goldfish how to play it as well. They follow each other on Pinsta (Futsal Boys!!! name for Instagram) so Tomiko was able to show a picture of him to her teammates and said he was the same height as her favorite model. They praised that he was attractive and connected his attractiveness to family resemblance as Tomiko’s cousin as they both had orange eyes and hair. Tomiko thanked them for the complement. Aishiro knows Tomiko was born lucky so he thought that even if she didn’t study hard, she would get into her high school of choice. When her cousin returned to live with her, she let Aishiro do the tip off for her goldfish to play basketball and for him to see them playing which awed him. He noticed her Ryōta Kise magazine collection, looked through one, and said “He’s cute. He’s a model?” Tomiko was beet red as she said “Yes. He’s also a basketball player. He’s the same age as you.” Aishiro said “Same height as me too. …Think I got what it takes to model?” Tomiko giggled and said “Well, you are handsome. My teammates said so.” Aishiro said “Thanks. But I was joking of course, I prefer hip hop style clothes.” Tomiko brought some of her soccer teammates home on their day off so they could see her cousin. Tomiko later outed that she was bisexual to him and Aishiro said “Tomiko-chan, it’s ok, I’m pansexual. I don’t care about the sex of the person I’m attracted to. Have you ever kissed a girl though?” Tomiko blushed and said “Not on the lips but on the cheek but I liked it a lot. I do find girls attractive and it’s not just admiration.” Aishiro then replied “Well, regardless of your sexual orientation, I still love you.” Tomiko replied “Thank you. I love you regardless of sexual orientation too.” They both work together when acting as their alter egos.
Friends
Mika Midorima aka Sailor Orthosie
They met when he was in second grade and Mika and Tomiko were in the first grade which makes them childhood friends although Mika is close childhood friends with his cousin, Tomiko. He played basketball with her father, her, and her brother on the summers he went to Japan for vacation which was when he was in the second and third grade. She was the only reason he didn’t get into fights with her brother. He liked her more because she was nicer. They still remember each other. Aishiro flirted with her and gave her a cheek kiss when she came to Tomiko’s house. When she found out that Chantelle was under a curse and that the stipulation of the curse was that if Aishiro didn’t confess his true feelings to Chantelle, Chantelle would die, she was desperate to help Tomiko to try to convince Aishiro to not give up on being with Chantelle. He thanked her and Tomiko for convincing him. They both work together when acting as their alter egos.
Sayo Minamoto
When Jūban High’s basketball teams were training on the beach, Aishiro almost drowned and Sayo found his unconscious body and performed CPR on him. Because Sayo helped save his life, Aishiro was kind to her and the more they got to know one another, she started to like him. Aishiro was not only attractive, a talented basketball player, but also a good cook. Sayo’s type is capable guys like Aishiro and she appreciated him sharing his lunch with her since she was amazed by how good it looked. Sayo ended up becoming comfortable approaching Aishiro when they crossed paths. Although Aishiro ended up choosing Chantelle over her, they remained good friends.
Rivals
Usami Asagao
Aishiro flirted with Usami despite Usami being older than him by two years, but he simply wasn’t interested in boys aside from feeling incredibly awkward at the younger boy flirting with him which led to Aishiro feigning disappointment at the rejection. The fellow regulars of Jūban’s boys’ basketball team likened Aishiro to a fox and Usami to a rabbit in demeanor. Since Usami is good at baking cakes and the captain of their team, Takemori, is good at preparing tea, Aishiro has joked that they should work together to cater for tea parties much to Usami’s amusement. Usami joked back that perhaps he’ll consider Aishiro’s idea. However, when it comes to Sayo’s affections, this is what Usami secretly resents him for and the resentment built up to the point that he got targeted by the Erinye, Megaera. The Retribuo that manifested from his envy targeted Aishiro and his apologized to Aishiro for being so jealous towards Sayo liking him and he is relieved when Aishiro admits that he thought he liked Sayo but has deeper feelings for someone else.
Love Interests
Chantelle Aomi aka Sailor Sao
Chantelle would normally head home or to the sea right after practice but her friend, Kazunari, made her stay at the school so they could hang out after school. After getting her homework done in the library, she went to the gym to see Kazunari and Shintarō practice. By the time she got there, she noticed that another team was coming into the gym and her indigo eyes locked onto Aishiro’s orange eyes and she had the feeling that something about the boy was familiar, as if she had seen him before. Aishiro had the same feeling and since Chantelle was beautiful, he gave her a flirty wink which made her blush. Even though Jūban High School lost the practice match, Chantelle was impressed with Aishiro’s fakes, steals, and agility. He came up to her right after the game to flirt with her. Chantelle blushed as she was stunned because no one ever flirted with her before and gave a loud laugh because his words were witty and charming in an endearing way. They continued to exchange conversation, but Chantelle was in the middle of expressing her amazement, but Shintarō and Kazunari told Aishiro to stop flirting with Chantelle. Aishiro raised his hands up in defeat and told her that he hoped he would see her around. Chantelle blushed and when Kazunari asked about Shintarō’s relationship with Aishiro, he said that they knew each other from when they were kids since Aishiro’s cousin is his neighbor and Aishiro visited during the summer.
They did cross paths again at a street court near the sea and they were playing basketball together, but some bullies were interested in Chantelle’s long-range shooting then she and Kitsune had to team up to defeat the bullies and thoroughly destroyed them. When Jūban High School boys’ basketball team was training on the beach, Aishiro almost drowned but Chantelle transformed into a mermaid and saved him. However, Jūban High School girls’ basketball team was also training on the beach, one of the team members found Aishiro’s unconscious body, and performed CPR on him. Aishiro thought that girl saved him, so he was kind to her, and that girl competed with Chantelle for Kitsune’s affections.
They both related to not knowing their mothers and Aishiro told Chantelle that her elder sisters shouldn’t treat her cruelly because her mother died giving birth to her. They both work together when acting as their alter egos. After they learned about each other’s alter egos, relationship in their past life, and Aishiro discovered that Chantelle was the one who saved him, he fell in love with her completely, but their social classes and Chantelle’s mean elder sisters became a barrier to their love. Another reason he felt discouraged was that Chantelle mentioned that the one who cursed her must be a witch. He almost gave up on pursuing her because he thought he wasn’t good enough for her.
However, after receiving Tomiko Mikan’s and Mika Midorima’s encouragement and help from Chantelle’s elder sister, he was able to act on his feelings and confess her feelings to Chantelle, freeing her from the curse. They accepted each other’s’ sexual orientations and Chantelle found out and accepted that he was a witch. He wasn’t much of a swimmer but tried to understand why Chantelle loved swimming and enjoyed it.
Chantelle tried hip hop because of him but even though she doesn’t like it much, she understood why he likes the music and clothing style of it. They encourage each other to try the other’s interests. She sometimes refers to him as her significant other. He calls her “Babe”. When they go on dates and he’s the one who cooked, he’ll feed her. In the future, he becomes a youth counselor, and she becomes a marine wildlife rehabilitator and they get married to each other.
Player He Has His Eyes On
Tatsuya Himuro
Guardian Form
Name
Cytherean Knight, Knight of Love
Guardian Starseed
As a Solar System Celestial Knight, his starseed possesses the same amount of power as a Sailor Crystal but he does not possess a Sailor Crystal as celestial bodies only have one Sailor Crystal.
Mission
To protect Venus (formerly), to protect Earth, and protect Prince Apollon
Realm of Influence
Venus, light manipulation (in the form of hearts for attacks)
Past Life
His past incarnation is Amandus, a Venusian Baron and the former Cytherean Knight, the son of Aphrodite and a Venusian soldier named Amadeus.
Guardian Animal
His steed is a Pegasus his past incarnation owned during the Silver Millennium named Amias. It was made by Poseidon as a commission by Queen Eos who granted it to his past incarnation.
Allies and Teammates
The Solar System Celestial Knights
(Inuyasha) Yasuo Taishō aka Lunar Knight
When it comes to wearing street style clothes, they discuss which ones look good for wearing and sometimes go shopping together where they rely on the other as a consultant. They agree on the charm of varsity jackets as part of their wardrobes. When it comes to music, Inuyasha prefers Jpop and Japanese rock but Aishiro likes his music choices but as for vice-versa, Inuyasha doesn't always agree with Aishiro's hip hop songs especially if they're loud and he can't understand English. However, there are some hip hop songs that he finds pleasing. They are the only capable chefs among the Solar System Celestial Knights and so, they often collaborate when it comes to cooking for them and their comrades. Aishiro has flirted with Inuyasha much to his aggravation and he has flatly stated. "I'm not interested."
Satoshi "Ash" Ketchum aka Neptunus Knight
Among the Solar System Celestial Knights, both are the only Japanese Americans and they can relate to their dislike of Japanese literature. Speaking the language fluently is one thing but they both find literature to be so boring! Thanks to Satoshi's friendship with two Plutonian Moon Sailor Guardians, he has been to Aishiro's home city in America before. Satoshi has invited Aishiro to come stay at his mother's inn and restaurant, Pallet House, in Portland, Oregon, and Aishiro said that he'd love to take him up on the offer. He then asked Satoshi to show him around in a flirty teasing manner which made the younger boy awkwardly agree and give him the reaction he wanted. Satoshi loves playing video games with Aishiro and they get excited when cooperating on video games together.
Transformation Token
Venus Brooch
An orange brooch framed in gold with the astrological symbol of Venus in gold.
Henshin Phrase
"Venus Power, Knight Up!"
Henshin Sequence
He holds up the Venus Brooch, and his bare body is bathed in yellow light. Orange curtains are dropped and when the curtains are opened, he is fully transformed and he poses in front of the planet, Venus.
Symbol
The astrological symbol of Venus.
Guardian Challenge
"Defender of Venus, the planet of beauty. I am the Knight of Love! Cytherean Knight!”
Guardian Fuku
He wears a pointed orange hat, a yellow sleeveless tunic over an orange turtleneck shirt, dark gold pants, and orange boots. He wears an orange cape with a split collar and the Venus Brooch is in the center.
Weapon
Heart Sword
Guardian Forms
base, noble, imperial
Attacks
Skipping Heart!
Cytherean Knight holds out his hand which creates an orange heart made out of light energy before waving his hand which causes the heart to move in a light, springy manner as it bounds forward towards the target which eliminates the target upon impact.
Heart Rhythm!
Cytherean Knight leans back his hand which has an orange heart made out of light energy before moving it forward which causes the heart to split into smaller, multiple hearts that strike the target.
Heart Flow!
Cytherean Knight slashes his sword forward, creating a giant orange heart made out of light energy that strikes the target.
Heart Resuscitation Shock!
Cytherean Knight continuously thrusts his sword forward eight times in a fast manner which creates a vibrating giant orange heart made out of light energy that shocks the target when it makes contact.
Fluttering Hearts!
(Achieved in his noble form.) Cytherean Knight spins his sword around which creates a tornado of big orange hearts made out of light energy that moves forward as he lowers his sword.
Stats
Stats
Physical Ability: 8/10
Technique: 10/10
Stamina: 9/10
Mental Strength: 7/10
Special Ability: 9/10
Lei Motif
Transformation Music
Battle Music
Miscellaneous
Inspirations
Aishiro was originally going to be the warrior of the Vulpecana constellation but even after being upgraded to the Celestial Knight of Venus, he still retains most of his characteristics from his original version. As for his mother, she was probably inspired by the female lead of Eternal Love, Bai Qian, in that both are terrible cooks. Thanks to Rose for helping suggest why his family immigrated in his revised version and for looking over the bio. His guardian fuku was inspired by Prince Philip's outfit that he wore when slaying Maleficent's dragon form. I thought about the heart's function as I came up with his attacks.