Erika Sumeragi

——Details—— Erika Sumeragi is one of the main protagonists of Shadowverse and chapters 1 through 9 of Story Mode. The protector to the Princess of Aleister, few are more skilled in the ways of swordsmanship, nor more reliable. When it comes down to it, she will let none stand between her and the life of the princess. Erika is the default leader for the Swordcraft class. ——Personality—— Erika is a very straight-forward person, doing whatever she is ordered to by the princess. Years of serving royalty softened her and made her apparently a soft spoken, shy maid. In reality, she is a very strong-willed, determined individual who harbors a dark past. Although, she is still haunted by it, her loyalty to the princess is unwavering and is perhaps her very reason of existence. Losing her throws her into despair, as she could not confess her sins nor tell her her true nature, but vows to bring her back so the princess can accept her as she is. She tends to only do what she believes is correct, and takes little to no advice from others into account. Her past made her become an aloof, cold person as she had to kill countless times. Erika originally held little to no regard for her companions, but upon fighting alongside them and understanding they too have their own suffering (plus they all vowed to defeat the keepers) gradually opens up, especially to Arisa, with whom she forms a strong bond. She is shown to have a soft spot for people who have been manipulated and, by extension, killed with no reason, as seen with the Countersolari Guild. Upon arriving at Isunia, she saw her own past in them. She had been used as an assassin and almost been killed in her country of origin, much like the task Countersolari took, so she sided with them. Upon deciding she has found her enemy, she is willing to go to extreme lengths to terminate them, as seen with Urias. When battling him she decided to use a forbidden art to match him. Erika will stop at nothing to accomplish her goals, raising the concern of her comrades from time to time. She is not above attacking them either. Being aloof and rarely speaking of herself, she operates independently and believes no one can understand her past or pain, although Yuwan, Arisa and the rest do offer her some comfort from time to time. She is prone to anger when things do not go as planned and usually is very emotional and lets her anger get the best of her.