- "Older twin sister to Natsumi and commonly known for being her more sportive counterpart. Capable of running at speeds that has given her the name of "Missile Girl", Natsuki is not shy to show her boyish side."
- — Game manual description
Natsuki Tomogi (共木 夏希 tomogi natsuki) is a custom character of The World Ends with You. An energetic and active girl, age 17, who is the twin older sister of Natsumi. Named "Missile Girl" because of her great ability in running, she excels at sports and martial arts.
Appearance[]
Natsuki is known for her boyish looks, with short dark-brown hair which at longest is to her shoulder. She tends to keep it tied into a ponytail. Her sportive look is well fawned over by other girls of the school. Unlike what most would think, Natsuki has an ample bust, which she doesn't like due to it being in the way of her running.
Natsuki, outside of school, tends to go for what would allow her to run, wearing shorts, t-shirts and sneakers (especially her special-brand Hayabusa EX, a customized pair of Jupiter of the Monkey's Hayabusa sneakers). In the story though, she wears the school uniform. It consists of a white, short-sleeved, button-up shirt accompanied by a brown, plaided, knee-length skirt. She wears a tan-colored sweater around her waist and black sport-shorts under her skirt. Instead of the school's formal brown shoes, Natsuki wears her red and white Hayabusa EX with white ankle-socks. She wears a red ribbon around her collar to show she is a second year student. The uniform is said to look similar to St. Ursula's uniform.
In her hair, she wears a red carnation hair accessory, which matches with her sister's white carnation hair accessory. These were hand-made by her sister.
Personality[]
Out-going, bright and determined, Natsuki is popular even among the teachers for her great attitude. Even as a young child, she was full of justice, protecting her little sister from anyone who tried to bully her. Although she doesn't like homework, she is responsible enough to do it if she is required to do so.
On the flip side though, Natsuki is envious of Natsumi. Due to her boyish tendencies, Natsuki has always been seen as a "guy" around most people, where she herself wants to be perceived as a girl at times. Natsumi on the other hand has all the beauty of a bride. And the fact that Natsumi has been relying less upon her has made Natsuki question her position as a sister. Many of times, Natsuki never relies on anyone, bringing up a secret loneliness within herself.
Background[]
Natsuki had always been Natsumi's protector ever since they could ever remember. Even if Natsuki had sport or martial arts priorities, she would come to Natsumi's aide whenever she could. But at the end of middle school, Natsumi had grown out of her shell, not requiring Natsuki's "protection" anymore. And during high school, even as the sport ace, Natsuki grew distant from Natsumi, who had become the school's idol. Her cause of death is not revealed, as she claims that she died trying to save her sister. The truth is that she did see her sister right before her death, but that was because Natsuki was inside the school. When she saw through a window Natsumi falling, she tripped down the stairs, down to her pitiful death.
Her ability to run was her price into the UG; although she can still walk and prance around, any attempt to run will result in her legs giving in. The only time she can "run" is when she is using her pins, which pains her due to their restrictive nature.
Statistics[]
Abilities[]
Natsuki's fighting style involves the use of a Shockwave-type pin Kunimatsu to perform quick successions of slashes and kicks, using what martial arts she knows. Both in the air or on the ground, her combos are powerful strikes with her onslaught of martial arts. Her final attacks are especially effective.
Kunimatsu is a specialized Shockwave-type pin that has allowed her to break her limits and "run" around as she perform devastating combos, both on the ground and in the air. Many of her combos can be executed very quickly, with little delay. The final strike of her combos utilize the Massive Hit-type pin Fugakuwari, dealing top damage and making enemies flinch. Her counterattack is a swift lunge to enemies behind her with the Spear Strike-type pin Setsuna, punishing them for making any attempt to attack her from behind. Natsuki has a specialized block, which lasts longer along with the capability to counterstrike enemies. She uses the Retribution-type pin Mukui for this.
Efficiency[]
Natsuki's panels are very high-powered and are quick to execute compared to any other partner. Natsuki's normal finishers deal high amounts of damage with little lag, allowing her to perform an onslaught of attacks without the fear of being punished for "resting." However, while on the ground, when she passes a certain number of panels, her Finisher will become hyper powered through the Massive Hit pin, dealing high amounts of damage the more panels she succeeds.
- Air/Ground Panel: 175%
- Air/Ground Finishers: 300%
- Special Ground Finisher: 350-600% (based on number of panels)
Fusion Stars[]
Swags:[]
- Fusion Boost Natsuki: Natsuki sticker. Increases Natsuki's max Fusion level. She receives one level for each sticker you collect. A Fusion can be initiated at anytime, so instead of using it when you are safe, save it for when you really need it!
- Safe Landing Natsuki: Natsuki sticker. If an enemy attack sends Natsuki flying, press a button to recover in midair and avoid getting knocked down. You can take extra damage if a knockback attack sends you to the asphalt. Land safely to avoid getting kicked around!
- Setsuna: Natsuki sticker. Press the button opposite the direction Natsuki is attacking and she will swiftly lunge behind to strike whatever opponents are behind her. Neku's partner takes increased damage when attacked from behind. Allow Setsuna to take care of such a problem!
- Mukui: Natsuki sticker. Press down on the +Control Pad (or the B Button) while she is idle and she assume a blocking stance. While there is a short start-up time, once she holds her stance, she will perform a counterattack when attacked, receiving no damage in the meanwhile. The damage of this counter strike increases the stronger the incoming attack was!
- Jump: Natsuki sticker. Press up on the +Control Pad (or the X Button) while she is idle and she will jump into the air. Regardless if she is in the air or on the ground, Natsuki is able to pummel her enemies with as much ferocity!
Other Statistics[]
Base Stats[]
Natsuki sports a relatively mediocre brave statistic at 50 BRV (along with the player's max level when she joins). It is lesser than many other female partners as she herself doesn't find as much interest in following fashion aside from sportive goods. Sadly enough, she reacts very poorly to high-grade BRV products such as Cordyceps.
Natsuki is one of the best in base statistics as a partner, sporting both good attack and defense. With her quick attacks in combat, Natsuki efficiently inflicts a lot of damage. Her health is also relatively good.
Preference[]
Natsuki finds fit in whatever she likes, which is anything good if it is food and anything that is sportive and simple for clothes. With no interest in beauty goods, Natsuki looks at nothing else than the sports goods from Jupiter of the Monkey. Although she does wear more casual clothes, all of them are hand-made by her sister, Natsumi.
When it comes to food, she is able to eat a lot. She loves all kinds of food, but has a bitter hate for medication. Otherwise though, she knows how to balance her diet, so she knows well not to eat too much of the fatty foods, even if she loves them.
Level | Multiplier | Natsuki |
---|---|---|
1 | 50% | "Get that away from me!" |
2 | 75% | "Mmnngh...no thanks..." |
3 | 100% | "Thanks for the food!" |
4 | 150% | "Oh, this is great! Thanks!" |
5 | 200% | "Oh, fantastic! This is delicious!!" |
Trivia[]
Etymology[]
The kanji for Tomo-gi Natsu-ki (共木 夏希 tomogi natsuki) literally translates to: accompanying, tree, summer, hope. The name "Natsuki" refers to her bright attitude.
Quotes[]
Natsuki is prone to using lots of emphasis on claims and bouts of pride with her forward attitude, all to hide her inner guilt. It is only until later when she speaks with a more honest and sincere voice.
- "I am Tomogi Natsuki! With me, I'm sure we'll do well this week!"
- "I rather rest myself before fights than be hasty and run around Shibuya. Don't get me wrong. I love running!!"
- "'Neku-kun' is kind of a mouthful, so I'll call you 'Nekkun' from here on out!"
- "Heh heh! I'm absolutely sure I can beat any Noise in a race! Just watch!"
- "Pick up the pace, Nekkun! Show me what you can do!"
- "No need to be so glum! We got this, Nekkun!"
- "Aah... it hurts...!"
- "Nekkun? The truth is... I am not who you think I am..."
Trivia[]
- She represents the Jupiter of the Monkey Brand.
- The pin Natsuki uses, Kunimatsu, is based off the famed blacksmith Kunimatsu Shintougo (新藤五 国光 shintougo kunimatsu).
- The pin Fugakuwari is based on the move used by the fictional character Jinbe Tsukishima (月島仁兵衛; tsukishima jibee) from the manga series "Mushibugyo" (ムシブギョー).
- Outside of battle, when Natsuki is the partner for the week, the player will be unable to move around as quickly, moving at close to 50% speed due to Natsuki hampered mobility.
- Personal Note: Natsuki's great ability to run, appearance and personality is influenced by Ayumi Takahara.