Kaname Kugatachi (久賀舘 要 Kugatachi Kaname), also known as Freya, was the Third Fist of Ragnarök and a user of Kugatachi Style jōjutsu. She joined Ragnarök in order to learn techniques from Ogata, but never met him. Freya has her own personal attack team called the Valkyries and believes that in order for women to be as strong as men, they have to resort to using weapons. First Year College Student and Instructor of Kugatachi Jou-Jutsu Dojo.
Physical Appearance[]
Freya is a fairly tall and very attractive dark-skinned woman with short messy brown hair, blue eyes, curvy eyebrows, a thin scar running across her left cheek, she is slender but noticeably curvaceous and athletic in frame with broad shoulders and flare hips and she sports a well-endowed chest with a fairly muscled and well-toned built.
Usually, she is seen in a form-fitting light-blue sleeveless-shirt and dark blue spandex pants with an orange leather jacket with which she hides the pieces of her staff in the jacket sleeves and a golden eye-like pendant around her neck. During the Ragnarok Saga, Freya wore dark gloves with golden insignias shaped like the roman numeral for "3", but after joining the Shinpaku Alliance she began wearing a regular pair of gloves as a substitute. Recently, Shigure has given her Steel Arm Guards, along with the rest of the Shinpaku Alliance.
Personality[]
Freya is a calm and stoic person who rarely shows emotion, although unlike Loki Shadows, she clearly cares for her underlings. Despite strongly believing in the rules of Ragnarök, she is not completely heartless and actually puts her principles of the Katsujinken (The Saving Fist), likely ingrained into her Danki Kugatachi (Kaname's master), before them: she let Kisara Nanjō, a former loyal subordinate, go peacefully after the latter storms their headquarters and declares a challenge against Freya, who says that she had already been punished for her treachery by the Valkyries. Freya also refuses to continue after Kisara breaks her staff, believing that once her staff is broken, it is already her defeat, and acknowledges Kisara for her strength. While a very strong fighter and almost disregarding her gender, she has the fear of mice which she displays with very girlish reactions, jumping into Thor's arms to escape the mouse, much to his enjoyment. She also seems to be a tad sexual, performing the seductive pose that Kensei asked her to perform in order to learn about a technique that Kenichi just used in a fight (though maybe she is just willing to go to such lengths in order to win). More recently, she shows a more friendly, big sister like side in front of Kisara. Freya also seems to have a crush on Ukita as noted by Miu but doesn't seem to act on it, most likely to give way to Kisara and just remain a third-party. Recently, she eagerly accepts a double date that Ukita arranges alongside Takeda. It is seen she might have feelings for Takeda which is shown when James Shiba believes they are a couple causing her to blush. She does, however, show jealousy when another girl named Kaoru Shiratori, starts to have eyes on Ukita as well. Like Shigure, Freya doesn't seem to have much modesty, as shown when she had no problem walking about topless in the hotel room she was staying in with Kisara and says she always sleeps topless.
Skills[]
As one of the original three Fists of Ragnarök, Freya is a highly skilled fighter, and was overall one of the Three ace fighters of the organization. She has been trained by her grandfather since a young age to inherit their family's Kugatachi-Ryu (Kugatachi style) and is skilled enough to train others into capable fighters.
- Expert Weapons Specialist: As the Third Fist of Ragnarok, Freya is easily at an advanced disciple-level at least though this is only limited her family's Jojutsu style as seen in her battle against Kisara. As a weapons-specialist, Freya has great proficiency in numerous types of weapons, having personally trained her Valkyrie Squad to use their respective weapons. Despite her versatile weapon skills, Freya's primary and preferred style of combat is with her jo staff. While having yet to complete her grandfather's training, Freya has become highly proficient in the basic usage of her jo staff and the various techniques of the Kugatachi style. She also has impressive aim, able to hit a bottle of water out of Ikki's hand and send it into Ukita's face.
- Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: While not her preferred Fighting Method or Style, Kaname is capable of fighting with fists. Her skills are great enough that Ryūto Asamiya her former superior, openly acknowledged her fighting level and was forced to use his Seikuken to defend from her assault. Kaname's unarmed attacks are in fact another part of her training of Kugarachu-Style, which mainly utilizes strikes akin to actually wielding her staff.
- Expert Strategist and Tactician: In addition to her superb skill, Freya has repeatedly shown a keen intellect. From a single glance at her opponent's, she can determine a basic idea of their current thoughts despite their demeanor. In battle, Freya is also shown to be very resourceful and calculating. While a staff is already the most versatile of weapons, Freya has modified her staff for even more versatility. It is now shorter and can be disassembled into two smaller parts for more options in battle. This also giving her a tactical advantage of hiding the two parts in her jacket sleeves. When fighting, she will usually begin by gauging her opponents to better understand her opponent's skill and tactics. She is also highly adept at using the battlefield to her advantage, even turning her opponent's own strategy against them.
- Great Physical Prowess: In addition to her noticeably shapely figure, Freya also sports a respectively well-muscled one as well. To make better use of her fighting style, Freya puts considerable effort into her physical conditioning. This is most commonly seen from her lifting large weights. With her strict training, Freya has become very well-rounded in battle. She has shown considerable strength in staff strikes that can knock out a behemoth of man in a single blow, speed that even one as alert as Miu had difficultly following and agility that allows her to scale most terrains and adjust her position even in midair to strike at any direction effectively.
- Expert Teacher: Not only has she proven herself to be a skilled fighter, but Freya has also shown herself to be a very skilled teacher. She has been teaching the disciples at her grandfather's dojo in her spare time and has also taught college students part time as well. She has also personally trained her Valkyrie unit to use their weapons, has even helped Kisara Nanjo with her training from time to time.
Battle Log[]
Past Battles
- vs gang members (won)
Present Battles
Team Battles
- Team Shinpaku Alliance vs. Black Force Team (won)
- with Thor and Takeda vs Sho Kanou (loss)
- With Tanimoto, Kisara, Thor, Takeda and Siegfried vs Fortuna (won)
- with Kenichi vs Bantou Master (escaped with Niijima, Kenichi loss)
- with Kisara, Siegfried and Takeda vs Yami weapon's division (won)
- Shinpaku Alliance vs Ishida (interupted by Sakaki)
Trivia[]
- Freya is named after Freyja, a Norse fertility goddess and leader of the Valkyries.
- Freya is shown to be afraid of mice when she saw Touchmaru after Fortuna's defeat by jumping to Thor for protection.
- Freya prefers to sleep wearing just her underwear, as shown in chapter 383.
- It is implied that Freya has a crush on Kōzō Ukita.
- During the D of D tournament, when she and Kisara Nanjō overheard Kenichi Shirahama and Ukita discussing their interests in Miu and Kisara, respectively, Freya noted that she wouldn't mind someone like him having a crush on her. Also, after the Shinpaku Alliance rescued her and her grandfather from Yami's Armed Division, she visited each of its members to thank them and give them presents. Ukita's present, as noted by Miu, was the only one to have a fancy bow on it, to which Kaname became embarrassed about and quickly left. Kaname is one of three girls that has fallen in love with Ukita. The other two are Kisara and Shiratori. Ultimately, seemingly accepting Ukita having eyes only for Kisara and the feeling reciprocated, Freya has moved on and since begun pursing a relationship with Takeda.
- Freya prefers the staff as her main weapon, and she carries it in two separate parts within her jacket.
- She is still adaptable enough to use other everyday items that resemble her staff as well.