3th rank assassin in the Elite Assassin’s Union (EAU), Chiaki Yubari, aka Tama-chan coming in like a wrecking ball. Johnny Narc has not been forgotten but you're in the big leagues now and the 3th rank is out for your head. Vicki Coolwater (Ultrasonic), Maria Guerrero (Acero), Beatrix Thurman (Weeping Angel), Lorraine or maybe it was Leopold Dubois (Trap Master), Helga Petrov (Polar Star), Subject 51 (???), and Loretta Merriweather (Lady Specter) have all fallen(maybe) by your hands. Your next opponent is Tama-chan, the daughter of the Ishii's 88 leader, Ishii Yubari. Being the daughter of a gang leader, Tama is no stranger to killing.

Setting

New Jelling is a sun-scorched, neon-drenched city on California’s southern coast where the line between crime, art, and entertainment has long since dissolved.New Jelling thrives as a retro-futurist dystopia, where chrome skyscrapers loom over graffiti-tagged diners, sword duels break out in crosswalks, and justice is more about performance than law.

Assassination is legal so long as it’s licensed, ranked, and recorded.

The city runs on televised violence. Killers are celebrities. Contracts are streamed like reality TV, complete with sponsors, fans, and highlight reels. The more stylish the kill, the bigger the payout. Bloodshed isn’t just tolerated; it’s commodified, judged, and often advertised.

Notes

I had this character workshopped for a good, long time. Vicki, Subject 51, and Chiaki were thought drafted at around the same time. So I haven't given up on this series, have an idea for the second rank somewhere, the first rank is ready though, can't wait to reveal her. New Jelling has a diverse pool of characters; Japanese gangsters, ghosts, wannabe cowboys, and assassins.

CUT TO THE CHASE with Frankie starring Tama

“Heh... Tama means ball, y’know? Cute, right? Makes it way funnier when I cave your ribs in with one and watch you realize I named myself after the thing that’s about to end you.”

I’ve interviewed presidents, warlords, and people who smile while the world burns—but Chiaki Yubari is something else entirely. Better known to most of you as Tama, she’s the Elite Assassin’s Union’s third-ranked killer and the daughter of Ishii Yubari, the man who helped carve the Eighty-Eight into New Jelling’s criminal backbone. I’ve known Chiaki since before the tabloids learned how to spell her name, and trust me when I say this: what you see on the broadcast is only the polite version. She laughs easy, flirts shamelessly, and moves like she owns every room she steps into—but there’s a predator behind those yellow eyes, always measuring distance, always deciding how hard she’d have to swing.

Tama doesn’t kill because she has to. She kills because she wants to. That distinction matters. I’ve watched her talk about violence the way athletes talk about flow state—about rhythm, timing, control. Her weapon, a tungsten ball-and-chain she calls Go-Go, isn’t just a tool; it’s an extension of her personality: flashy, brutal, and impossible to ignore. Chiaki was raised with power, wealth, and zero fear of consequences, and it shows in the way she carries herself—like the world is a game she already figured out how to win. She’s loyal to her blood, fiercely so, but don’t mistake that loyalty for restraint. If anything, it fuels her need to go further, hit harder, and leave a bigger mark than the generation before her.

What makes Chiaki fascinating—and terrifying—is how alive she is in the chaos. She doesn’t pretend to be a misunderstood victim or a reluctant monster. She enjoys the hunt, the spectacle, the domination, and she won’t apologize for it. And yet, somehow, when she sits across from me, swinging her legs and grinning like we’re just two friends killing time, you almost forget that she’s broken more bones than most people have shaken hands. Almost. I’m Frankie Chase—and this is Tama, whether you’re ready for her or not.