Shina Arikawa

Family retainer for Clan Ishikawa, sworn by Julie's grandfather to protect her when she returns to America in 1982

• Adaptation Upgrade: Based on a character that appeared in Hero Games' electronic fanzine
• Badass: Took on one of the titular villains in 'Crowns of Krim' with a Conquistador sword liberated from a museum display
• Battle Butler: Serves as Julie's domestic staff, chaffeur, and trainer. She's also very handy with swords and her Desert Eagle pistol
• Big Damn Heroes: In 'The Legacy of Doctor Destroyer', Draconis is telekinetically strangling both Starforce and Ladyhawk. Cue Shina and her Desert Eagle.
• Christmas In Japan: There was a reason for her wanting to be with Mr. Bassman in 'O Little Town'
• Five Rounds Rapid: Her default engagement scenario with her Desert Eagle, as seen in both 'Crowns of Krim' and 'The Legacy of Doctor Destroyer'
  • and woe be unto you if -- like Nestor Castillo almost did in 'Crowns of Krim' -- you give her time to reload...
  • Implied to have happened when Panzer attacks Dormyer Manor off-camera at the beginning of 'Fields of Saugenay'
• Honest Advisor: Serves as this quite often to Julie until she gets married
• Old Retainer: Is this to Clan Ishikawa
• Silk Hiding Steel: To most anyone who visits Dormyer Manor, they see the 'Silk' aspect of Shina. To anyone who threatens Julie or (after her marriage to Bob) her family, she is implacable in battle -- even when she is outmatched like she was in 'Fields of Saguenay'
• The Ageless: Appears to have the same mutation Heather 'Cateran' McGowrie does. She does not age between 'You All Meet in a Lab' and 'A Parting Glass' -- a span of 168 years in-universe -- but does get hurt bad by Panzer in 'Fields of Saguenay'
• Undying Loyalty: Quite literally, to Clan Ishikawa in general and Julie specifically.