Megumi Nekomata

Megumi Nekomata
Nationality	Yeddite
Organization	Games Arena
Species	Hybrid
Height	4'10"

Megumi Nekomata is a vrNet personality, professional holofauna trainer and Games Arena competitor. A native to the city of Kantoh on Yeddo, Megumi trains a team of holofauna to participate in nonlethal battles in the Games Arena. While Megumi shares a surname with the first catgirl, Mei Nekomata, the two are unlikely to be directly related. Nekomata is a fairly common last name not just among feline hybrids, but also those of Yeddite ancestry.

When the PHIA Phorce found the need to travel offworld, they entered a series of competitions at the Games Arena to win enough prize money to buy their own personal spaceship. One of their opponents was Megumi Nekomata whom Sophia Delphi and Twinkle faced against in combat.

Appearance

Megumi is a short, petite hybrid with feline features. She has bright pink hair usually styled in a bob cut and fluffy cat ears on top of her head. Her two upper fangs are highly pronounced which can give her the appearance of an overbite when closing her mouth.

She usually prefers to wear sporty attire. Her typical outfit is a pair of tennis shoes, a cropped white and pink T-shirt, gym shorts, knee pads all with a black bodysuit underneath. Across her upper left arm is a gauntlet which she uses to communicate with and even digitally store her holofauna team.

Personality

Megumi is outgoing, highly charismatic and clever and knows how to draw a crowd. She is fully aware of her natural, michevious charm and uses it to win people over. During her competitions in the Games Arena, she often goes the trickster route, confounding her opponents and leading them down one path before surprising them with another. While she is fiercely competitive, she ultimately does it for the love of the game.

Megumi often gets self-conscious about her height. Much to her annoyance, she gets frequently mistaken as a child despite being in her early thirties. Automatic age verification systems that scan facial features usually fail for her due to her rounder facial features. Despite getting irritated whenever she gets called short, her temper can be neutralized fairly quickly with a few well-placed headpats.

When not training or competing in the Games Arena, Megumi enjoys creating videos for the vrNet. She enjoys creating guides on how to look after holofauna and even broadcasting herself live in front of viewers across the galaxy. Naturally, her skills as a holofauna trainer translate to a variety of competitive strategy games which she thoroughly enjoys. Megumi, however, isn't a particular fan of horror games since she gets scared very easily.

Megumi also really loves any sort of seafood. Offering her a freshly cooked fish or some sushi is a fairly easy way to become friends with her. And for her size, Megumi has a remarkably, fast metabolism. Among her feats include eating an entire five pound lobber in a single sitting as well as eating 100 pieces of sushi in under an hour. Naturally, her eating habits are sometimes the topic of one of her vrNet broadcast where she eats food and discusses casual topics with her viewers.

Megumi loves animals in general, especially holofauna. She makes it a point to make sure her holofauna team is treated with utmost compassion and mutual respect. She has also been interviewed by various charities looking to fight against cybernephrine poaching.

Skills and abilities

Megumi is a holofauna trainer, using virtual life forms to aid her in combat. She is most practiced in the Games Arena, using her companions in nonlethal gladiator arenas. If needed, she could hold her own in a live combat zone against Rampants, but she prefers to not hurt anyone. She considers herself an entertainer instead of a warrior.

Megumi's holofauna team includes the following:

• Sparkle - Resembling a small, plump pink rabbit, Sparkle is one of Megumi's closest companions. As a virtual life form advanced in age from the Valerian era, Sparkle often shares her wisdom. Megumi enjoys excessively spoiling her and giving her hugs.
• Mr. Fluffs - A giant feline resembling a tiger and a panther. Despite his ferocious appearance, he is very affectionate and cuddly. He is big enough for Megumi to ride on his back.
• Zapwing - A golden, metallic bird that crackles with electricity. He can call down lightning to strike a target.
• Drake - A giant crimson salamader with a great, blue crest. He can breathe fire.
• Sebastian - A human-size rhinocerous beetle that walks upright on two legs. Sebastian uses his horn and his fists to pummel opponents.
• Calypso - A tall mermaid garbed in a sapphire winged helmet and a breastplate. She wields a golden trident which can control water and command the waves to strike. She is a former machine god that used to live in an ancient fishing village.

Relationships

• Sophia Delphi - The two are friendly opponents. Megumi respects the bond between her and Twinkle. She especially commends Sophia for going out of her way to rescue Twinkle from poachers.
• Twinkle - Megumi is fully aware that Twinkle that has developed a crush on Sparkle. Megumi playfully encourages it although Sparkle is resistant to the idea.
• Raven Hydecroft - Long before they met, Raven viewed Megumi as a role model. Raven watched her videos and live broadcasts on the vrNet. Megumi is skeptical of Raven due to her past as a thief, but has warmed up to her.
• Angela Harrison - Like Raven, Angela was also a fan of Megumi. After meeting, the two found common ground in exchanging hyper specific conversations about their favorite foods.
• Cult of Kronos - Megumi despises them and sees them for how they treat virtual life forms and holofauna.