Benichiyo

Benichiyo was always the first to treat their combat pole like a toy. In the bamboo-lined streets of The Great Panda City, they were known for using it to knock cherry blossoms onto unsuspecting merchants or balance persimmons on its tip. Training was just a game, until a real threat, a stray Soul Chaser, found its way past the city's outer wards. Seeing it corner a young Panda Council trainee, Benichiyo charged in with a playful shout, expecting the creature to flee. It did not. The resulting scar across their face was a sharp, painful lesson in the difference between courage and recklessness. They are still quick to smile, but the pole is now an extension of their will, a tool for protection, not pranks.