Yakomiru Anegashima. Known by her unit of cleaners as "Yako," and "Miru-Miru," by family. Yako was born August 16th in the bottom of a dumpster practically driven into the gunk surrounding them known as the Pit. Yako grew up hating the aristocrats and the other rich factions who lived above in "The Sphere," also where her father, Jupei Abame Anegashima, resided. Jupei was a famous elite pianist and politician for a time, performing in grand halls, aristocratic parties, et cetera. However, one day, Jupei had been out with friends when he received the call that he'd been on the verge of being kicked from The Sphere from spending so much on celebrations and parties because he was using federal money. His resolution? Offering his wife and unborn child. In which, it didn't work out so his next idea was to secretly sabotage his pregnant wife by manipulating her to murdering one of his friends. And like many criminals before her, Jupei's wife was kicked from The Sphere, barely surviving the harsh fall, where she'd landed in the Forbidden Zone, just barely clinging on from the hot climate, the stench of complete garbage, mold and decaying matter. Jupei's wife would go on to travel for 2 days until she eventually collapsed and fell through a sea of trash where she would land in the dumpster where Yako would be born. Yako was a miracle baby, when she was birthed, she had barely been breathing. Her tongue had swollen up in her throat and if not for her mother's medical background, Yako wouldn't have made it. Later on, as Yako grew up, she frequently caught glimpses of her father's old concert advertisements that had been tossed out while wandering out for food. This gave her resentment toward her father and a feeling of abandonment. She would learn to hate her father and eventually when she came of age, she would inherit her father's 88 Key Grand Piano after he'd been murdered by a mugger while walking down the lower district of the Sphere with a couple of girls who he'd been frequently cheating on his wife with. On the first day of receiving the Piano , she had broken over half of the hammers inside the piano and was on the verge of completely splitting it in half. She would then learn of her mistakes when one day, she'd pressed a key, unbeknownst to her, the piano was her Jinki and it had "summoned" a Trash Beast with a singular note. Confrontation was tough for Yako because of her inexperience with a Piano, however, she knew that the keys would make the Beast listen, so as she kept pressing keys and learning the response of the Beast, she began teaching herself how to play the right chords to communicate and control the Trash Beasts, mind you this all happened in the span of 4 years. And so after learning her duties, the functions of the Piano and its structure so she knew how to fix it, she signed up for the Cleaners and became a part of the Supporter unit. This would be where she meets similar Jinki wielders who also had Jinkis that had a specific ability regarding Trash Beasts. She would settle with the unit of Cleaners, eventually naming their group the Beast Tamers since they all had Beast "bending" abilities, doing what she needed to, hiccups from time to time wouldn't stop her. Xiko and Kiko are a part of her unit.
I used some parts from Tacos and the original contest slideshow to make my OC, I also used a PNG of a Piano instead of spriting it bc I was tired. my sprite reward i'd want would be a Skeleton Piano sprite in limbotomus cormpany style with each individual piece sprited and combined into one grand piano for ts OC. Thats it basically. Updates: Added Cog-Wolf Cloak 10/25/2025 Added In-Depth Info 10/25/2025 Furthered Clarification on Ability 10/26/2025 Added silly drawings 11/2/2025 Extra Notes About Yako: - She has a generally cold, timid, and silent personality but she can be sweet at times when she warms up to someone. - She would've pursued music after her father if her father wasn't so bad at spending nor a master manipulator. - Her hair was originally blonde but because of the harsh sun it turned dirty blonde and eventually from venturing out into the further zones of the Pit, it would become blackened with muck. - She has 4 other siblings that she doesn't know of; she's the youngest. - The only friends she's ever had are her work friends. - Her ancestry descends from a line of musicians, each with the exact same piano she owns now, which literally unclutters the reason for her quick learning. - Her first kill was an Alpha Cog-Wolf Trash Beast, the same one she wears on her head now. _____________________________________ Music - The Boondocks Theme - Asheru Popular - The Weeknd, Madonna, Playboi Carti Thought I Was Dead - Tyler, The Creator New Magic Wand - Tyler, The Creator Happy Together - The Turtles United in Grief - Kendrick Lamar Take A Slice - Glass Animals See You Again - Tyler, The Creator NEWJEANS (Jersey Club) - New Jeans