Otosumi

How does one who held the line with the legendary Yukimura come to wear fish bait as a helmet? Otosumi’s intensity in the training yards of The Teikodian Empire is legendary, their combat pole a dizzying blur. They are a student of pure focus, a trait that served them well during a desperate siege. But that same focus has its blind spots. When their combat instructor advised them to "always present a tempting weakness to bait the enemy's attack," Otosumi, ever the literalist, went straight to the nearest tackle box. They have worn it ever since, a monument to a lesson perfectly understood and yet completely missed. Foes see an easy mark, right before the butt of a pole teaches them about the danger of assumptions.