Megumi Nekomata

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

Megumi Nekomata is a vrNet personality and professional holofauna trainer. 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, thin 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 T-shirt and gym shorts 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.

Megumi often gets self-conscious about her height. Much to her annoyance, she gets frequently mistaken as a child despite being in her early 30s. 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.

Megumi also really loves any sort of seafood. Offering her a freshly cooked fish is a fairly easy way to become friends with her. And for her size, Megumi has a remarkably, fast metabolism. She can eat an entire lobber in a single sitting.

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 and Twinkle - Sophia and Twinkle were friendly opponents to Megumi at the Games Arena. Megumi greatly respects the bond between them. Twinkle has also developed a crush on Sparkle.
• Raven Hydecroft - Long before they met, Raven viewed Megumi as a role model. Megumi is skeptical of Raven due to her past as a thief, but has warmed up to her.