Momo Ayase

Personality

Momo comes off as a bold, confident, and fierce young girl, as there have hardly been instances where she is intimidated by others. She carries a no-nonsense attitude and often loses her temper when angered, mainly when being slighted or having to deal with the shenanigans of her friends and allies. She is prone to lashing out violently in a comedic fashion at the person responsible for invoking her wrath, however, if realizing her outbursts have gone too far, she will show remorse. In addition, she is also susceptible to making insults, as shown by her occasional bickering with Aira. At the same time, Momo is kind, friendly, and cheerful. Her genuine compassion and empathy for others makes her the type of person who cannot ignore misdeeds being committed or turn her back on others who are in an unfortunate predicament, with Okarun being a great example. Though she did not know him at the time, Momo chose to step in and shield Okarun from a few bullies harassing him and was willing to help him be free of the Turbo Granny's curse in light of him not wanting to draw her into his mess. She also saw no reason not to form a friendship with him after the sudden events of their bet. When it comes to family and friends, Momo's fury can be directed towards anyone who offends them, especially if they cause them harm. Upon overhearing how Aira intentionally messed with Okarun's feelings when they first met, Momo retaliated by using her powers to drop a basin on her head, as well as make a snarky remark.Unlike her grandmother, Momo isn't opposed to asking her friends and allies for help. She can also lose her trust in people if they are greatly dishonest with her. Momo can also feel empathy for her enemies if she learns that they have redeeming qualities that is masked behind their wicked actions or if a tragic past led them to what they are.

Personality

Hailing from the way she generally carries herself with a bold attitude, Momo is fearless and strong-willed no matter what the odds are in front of her. In the few instances where her enemies had her outnumbered, Momo always showed no hesitation to stand her ground against them, having single-handedly defended herself against the Kito Family as they tried ganging up on her and steeled her resolve to fight the Kur that had passed through the warped gate by herself. Even after being low on power and was too heavily injured to move from her battle against the Imotako Kur, Momo remained unfazed by the Serpo crowding her as she lied on the ground helpless and dared them to try capturing her, as she believed that she had enough fight left in her to unleash a Moe Moe Tri-Beam on them. While this is the case, certain events and people can still frighten and shock her, though these instances have so far been minor. Momo acknowledges herself as a smart person and has more often proven this to be true when trying to get herself and her friends out of sticky situations by using her deduction skills. Her allies have also vouched for her intelligence, with Okarun and Unji calling Momo out to be a genius. She can be quite proud of any accomplishments she makes. Momo is not above making attempts at manipulation to get what she wants, such as employing cutesy eyes to appear innocent to Okarun in order have him enter the Turbo Granny's tunnel before her as a precaution for any signs of danger ahead and tried to execute the "exploit the financial means of adults" tactic on Seiko through begging in order to have her grandmother buy her, Okarun, and Aira new uniforms.

Appearance

Momo is a teenage girl of average height with medium-length brown hair that mostly frames the right side of her face and brown eyes. She is noted by Okarun and a few other male characters to be quite attractive. While she can be seen wearing a variety of outfits throughout the series, her most common attire is her school uniform: a white undershirt underneath a long sleeve sweater with a loose bow, a navy skirt, baggy socks, and sandals. Her overall attire matches with the kogal style worn by gyarus. She also includes circular earrings and a black choker around her neck that has a circular item at the back, which is an accessory that she sticks to wearing at all times when choosing to wear different outfits.

Personality

However, these tactics proved to be ineffective due to them being rather simple-minded and used on people who know her well. Momo's intelligence includes her being a good judge of character, as she was able to tell that Aira did not go through with her plan to badmouth her to her classmates, upon noticing the popular girl all alone, and, later on, picked up on her having problems with her friends based off her mood. While clever in her tactics to take down her enemies, Momo possesses a high degree of recklessness that puts her life in danger. She allowed herself to get pummeled to a wall by the Flatwoods Monster in order to put the evil warding talisman back on her house's torii gate to defeat him. Later, she purposedly jumped towards the Hastur Kur to trick him into sending her to his suit's dimension where she can destroy it from within with her Moe Moe Tri-Beam. She is also prone to making hasty decisions if the well-being of her friends is in jeopardy, having intended on jumping into a pit of magma to save Okarun who was trapped down there.

Personality

Momo has a deep admiration for the actor Ken Takakura. She is a beloved fan but also obsessed to the point where she only went out with an ex-boyfriend because his appearance resembled the actor's. Merely hearing Ken Takakura's name and famous lines being spoken by someone is enough to have her feel flustered. Upon learning that an alien fanatic student from her school has the same name as her beloved actor, Momo refused to call Ken by his real name and decided on giving him the nickname "Okarun". Though she takes matters seriously, Momo possesses a sense of humor and has moments of being childish and playful, a trait that is not unlike her grandmother. She plays along with the gaming process of putting Okarun's kintama back in his crotch, with the second game causing her to become too enthusiastic about winning against the Turbo Granny. Occasionally, she is prone to making dramatic expressions on top of her actions. Much like her grandmother, Momo is susceptible to flattery, as she reacts with a happy expression whenever someone compliments her. Alternatively, she can also feel embarrassed whenever someone points out her good qualities as a person. Apparently very vain, Momo only chooses to wear clothes that she feels comfortable in, stating that a girl's combat gear is her style. Before reaching the Turbo Granny's tunnel, Momo chose to change out of Seiko's spirit medium clothes and into her own despite them serving as bulletproof vest against evil spirits.

Background

Momo came to live with her grandmother when she was young. At some point she became childhood friends with Jiji and had also developed a crush on him. While out in public, Momo was forced by her grandmother to perform a daily ritual to give her good luck. This unfortunately caused her to be bullied by the boys around her, including from Jiji, much to Momo's displeasure. Having subjected her to this humiliation, Momo blamed her grandmother and doubted her being a Spirit Medium. However, she soon came to realize that what she really disliked about the bullying was that it was mainly directed towards her grandmother than towards her and dismisses the hate she previously had towards her. After coming to truly love her grandmother, as well as her job as a Spirit Medium, Momo came to believe in spirits despite not being sure of herself that they are real or if her grandmother is truly a psychic.

Abilities and Powers

Natural Abilities Physical Prowess Impressive Durability: For a human, Momo has demonstrated an impressive amount of resilience. After the Flatwoods Monster furiously threw a barrage of punches that were devastating enough to create a crater on the wall behind her, Momo only came out with a few minor bruises and was well enough to move about after getting a few minutes rest later on. Momo was also able to come out unscathed from being kicked by Acrobatic Silky that sent her crashing and could remain on her feet after the yokai thrashed her around. Stamina and Endurance: Aside from having great durability, Momo also possesses an impressive amount of stamina and endurance, being able to remain conscious long enough to defeat the Flatwoods Monster after taking on multiple devastating blows from the alien. She was also able to endure a thrashing from Acrobatic Silky and from being set on fire.

Abilities and Powers

Mental Prowess Keen Intellect: Momo is very perceptive and quick-witted when in tight situations. When partnered with Okarun, along with any others, while taking on the paranormal, Momo would mainly be the one to come up with clever tactics that always seem to work. Based on his sumo appearance, Momo figured out the Flatwoods Monster's vulnerability to touching the ground. To temporarily stop the Earthbound Spirit Crab from chasing after her and Okarun, Momo lured the Earthbound spirit into an onsen to stiffen its muscles and devised an effective strategy with her grandmother to lure the Turbo Granny into a trap that almost came close to the yokai's demise. During her confrontation with Mr. Mantis Shrimp and the Serpod Dover Demon Nessie, Momo was creative in using her psychic powers to have Okarun act as a living speed boat to dodge the two alien's underwater attacks more easily, rather than to have both of them swim for their lives,[5] and came up with the plan to destroy the Serpod Dover Demon Nessie's mantis shrimp arms by using her powers to divide the water the moment the fused-alien threw another punch, knowing that mantis shrimps are unable to withstand the power of their own punches when out of the water. While having a clever way of thinking, Momo's tactics could also be perceived as being dangerous and reckless. In order to eliminate the Flatwoods Monster by putting the charm back on the Torii gate, Momo came up with the plan to have the alien use his strength to beat her into the wall blocking the entrance until it created a large enough crater to provide space on the outside. After being swallowed by Acrobatic Silky, Momo took an extreme measure to have the yokai release her, Okarun, and Aira by lighting Acrobatic Silky's hair on fire.

Abilities and Powers

Skill Set Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Momo has demonstrated to be a capable fighter in melee combat, as she was able to hold her own against the Kito Family. During that fight, she also showed use of applying her psychic powers by drawing her opponent to her punches and kicks, as well as draw objects to her opponent's blind spot. Supernatural Abilities Spiritual Awareness Momo is capable of seeing spirits, such as earthbound spirits and yokai. This also makes her one of the rare few who are able to enter Empty Space. Ki Momo has the ability to tap into her ki, allowing her access to her spiritual power. After awakening the energy during her abduction by the Serpo, Momo was shown to possess an impressive level of ki that is currently sealed within her, which she describes as being in a state where she is invincible and can turn whatever she imagined into reality. With it, she gained a boost in strength that caused the Serpo's ship to explode with a single attack. Aura Detection Aura (Anime) Momo's spiritual power grants her the ability to see and sense the auras of living and non-things around her. Psychokinesis Psychic Grip (Anime) Along with the power to sense auras, Momo's spiritual power also grants her the ability to exert her influence over them to control the movements of living and non-things. Her psychokinesis takes on the form of two giant hands, or a single link when combined, that grabs onto the type of aura she sees to freely manipulate the target with her actual hands in action. The reach of her psychokinesis is so far shown to be able to extend at mid-range.

Strengths

The major strength of this ability is that Momo can move and levitate living and non-living things regardless of how heavy or big they are, such as a fire truck or the Tsuchinoko. Since her psychokinesis applies to both hands, Momo is able to grab ahold of two targets. Momo's psychokinesis is strong enough to divide a large body of water and block off other psychic users, as she was able to push back the Serpo's psychic field that was preventing Okarun and Aira from using their yokai powers. Acrobatic Silky's memories Momo's psychic powers also possesses the unique ability to peer into the memories of her target. However, the times she has used this ability were purely by accident and has not been shown having conscious use of this power. The first time was during the transference of Acrobatic Silky's aura into Aira where she saw into Acrobatic Silky's tragic past during her lifetime. The second was when she caught a glimpse of the Evil Eye's past while restraining Jiji during the yokai's exorcism. While it is shown that this power can affect spirits, it is unknown whether it can apply to other living or non-living things.

Weaknesses

Initially, Momo could only grab on to auras if she could see them in plain sight but has since improved ever since her confrontation with the Turbo Granny, now being capable of taking a hold of auras by using her sense of touch even if they are concealed from her field of vision. Momo being pulled Since Momo's power is an extension of her hands, they reflect her grip strength. While she requires no effort to control large targets if they are immobile or willing, Momo cannot stop them from resisting and may have trouble holding them down. If her target manages to regain mobility through sheer force but has not broken the hold, Momo will end up being pulled by their movement as long as she keeps her power active. This also applies to targets that are already moving at a great velocity, such as a bullet train. Momo, however, used this to her advantage against the Turbo Granny to escape from her. Additionally, Momo's psychokinesis is also linked to her sense of touch, meaning that her hands are susceptible to the sensation of strain and pain. Resilient though they may be, Momo's psychic arms can be destroyed if an opponent is strong enough to break free from them through sheer brute strength, or if the psychic arms are struck with a strong attack. As a result, Momo will feel an immense pain in her hands that will render her unable to manifest her powers for an unspecified period of time. While she is still able to use her powers even if her hands are bound, Momo finds it difficult to use them effectively.

Abilities and Powers

Usage Enjoji Family house destroyed Momo uses her powers for combat. Using her psychokinesis, Momo can choose to hurl her targets to be sent crashing, restrain her opponents to leave them vulnerable for her comrades to attack, or carry her targets while on the move by having them levitate over her head. Momo is also capable of applying her powers in close-quarters combat. As shown in her fight against the Kito Family, she can pull her enemies towards her punches and kicks and send objects flying their way around their blind spots. During her first confrontation with Reiko Kashima, Momo covered the entirety of her psychic arms with levitated rubble as if they were physical arms that she could use to inflict damage to the yokai with tangible punches (though this strategy of fighting quickly proved to be a failure as Reiko Kashima easily swiped the rubble away in a fit of rage before Momo could land a single attack). Momo blocking an attack Defensively, if anticipated on time, Momo can use her psychic powers to shield herself from incoming attacks by placing her psychic hands between herself and the attack, though this will not prevent her from being sent crashing backwards depending on the force of the attack. Her power can also push her enemies away if they are too dangerously close to harm her. During her battle with a mind-control alien, Momo learned how to use her psychokinesis offensively. Remembering Seiko's past lesson on how to use the Power of Words, Momo managed to develop the ability to unleash a repulsion blast of devastating force with her hands, similar to the way the Serpo attack with psychokinesis, with one shot being capable of knocking back multiple mind-control Serpos and obliterating the mind-control alien she was fighting. Throughout the series, Momo has been able to use her powers in a variety of ways:

Abilities and Powers

After Okarun was cursed by the Turbo Granny, Momo used her psychic abilities to prevent him from going berserk by "squeezing" onto the curse aura until it became small. By using her psychic hands to grab on to a person's heart if they are in cardiac arrest, Momo can perform an actual cardiac massage to restore blood circulation. If someone has swallowed too much water after drowning, Momo can forcibly release the water out from their mouths. As instructed by Acrobatic Silky, Momo used her powers to link the yokai's aura with Aira's diminishing aura for a transfer, acting as a "communication cable" that is needed to restart the "battery". To easily move around the flooded Empty Space in her confrontation with the Serpo and Mr. Mantis Shrimp, Momo developed the idea of using her powers on Okarun to turn him into a living speedboat by constantly squeezing him forward. She can keep herself afloat by grabbing onto buildings and proceed to swing herself around to land to an intended spot.

Techniques

Moe Moe Tri-Beam (モエモエ気功砲, Moe Moe Kikōhō?) Moe Moe Tri-Beam A Power of Words enhanced version of Momo's psychic blast where after she forms a heart-shape with her hands she shouts out "Moe Moe Tri-Beam!", the omajinai of Moe Moe Kikoho, and fires off a blast with increased attack power. This attack was first used to defeat an alien globalist shortly after Momo figured out how to project the psychic blast on an army of mind-controlled Serpos that were charging at her. The name and hand formation to perform this technique highly resembles the Tri-Beam from the Dragon Ball series. Collaboration Techniques Moe Moe Tri-Beam (モエモエ気功砲, Moe Moe Kikōhō?) Momo and Jiji using Moe Moe Tri-Beam A combination of Momo's Moe Moe Tri-Beam and Jiji's Ha Wave that projects a powerful wave of energy. This compensates for the Moe Moe Tri-Beam's short range and the Ha Wave's lack of power. Power of Words (言霊, Kotodama?) An ability that allows Momo to make things that are normally impossible become reality through speech. During her childhood, Momo received a training lesson from Seiko to use this ability but never managed to succeed. It wasn't until her encounter with a mind-control alien that she managed to awaken this ability and apply it to her psychokinesis to increase its attack power. Powerbomb (パワーボム, Pawābomu?) Powerbomb After Aira uses her Acrobatic Silky hair to wrap the kaiju, Momo controls the mecha's detached arms to grab the kaiju and lift it high up into the air while twisting the two psychic lines. She then untwists the lines to spin the kaiju rapidly, causing it to become dizzy as she intended, and brings it down to smash the creature headfirst onto the ground in a powerbomb maneuver. The attack was devastating enough to create a giant crater within the Empty Space Kamikoshi City on impact and finish off Bamora to have the kaiju shrink down to regular size.

Equipment

Bats Momo using Psychokinesis To combat against the Turbo-Granny at the tunnel in Shono City, Momo brought along four bats that she used in conjunction with her psychic powers to attack one of the Turbo-Granny's large replica heads that she created on both sides of the tunnel to trap her and Okarun. However, the attack proved to be futile as the head destroyed the bats with its mouth and eyes. Great Kinta Bodhisattiva, Zeta Version (グレートキンタ菩薩ゼータバージョン, Gurēto Kinta Bosatsu Zēta Bājon?) Great Kinta Bodhisattiva, Zeta Version - Third Form Momo previously took control of the Great Kinta Bodhisattiva, Zeta Version created by Kinta to combat against Bamora's kaiju suit. Irritated by Kinta's piloting that caused her and Aira to experience motion sickness, Momo and Aira took control of the mecha by applying their powers. While the mecha was wrecked by the kaiju, Aira applied her long Acrobatic Silky hair powers to the head while Momo used her psychokinesis to take control of the separated forearms from the shoulders. The combined powers of Momo and Aira became large in scale when applied to the mecha. With Momo's psychokinesis controlling the hands, the mecha gains a greater reach to attack its enemies. With Aira's Acrobatic Silky hair, the mecha could restrain its enemies by wrapping the hair around them, which was used to give a clear form of the kaiju after it used invisibility.

Race

Human

Home Planet

Earth

Gender

Female

Hair color

Brown

Eyes Color

Brown

Ocuppation

Waitress High School Student

Affilation

Kami High (History and Culture Research Club) Family Moe Moe Kikoko

RESIDENCE

Kamikoshi City (Ayase Residence

Combat Style

Psychokinesis

Relationships

RELATIVE(S) Seiko Ayase (Grandmother)

History

Momo Ayase (綾あや 瀬せ 桃もも , Ayase Momo?) is the main female protagonist of the manga series Dandadan. After forming a friendship with an occult fanatic at school named Ken Takakura, whom she nicknames "Okarun", leads to her awakening her psychic powers and the latter losing his kintama from being cursed by the Turbo Granny, Momo complies to help him find what he has lost and overcome any paranormal obstacles along the way.

Etymology

The name Momo means "peach". Momo's surname Ayase means "design" (aya) and "swift current, rapids" (se).

Trivia

Momo is listed as #1 among Yukinobu Tatsu's top 4 favorite characters in the series. People who are on a first name basis with Momo address her as "Momo" (モモ). According to Miko, Momo doesn't last long working at part-time jobs due to her often getting into conflict with her superiors, with the conflict being unfair treatment from Momo's perspective.

Anime From

Anime from: Dandadan of Yukinobu Tatsu

Intelligence

Prodigy (Momo is very perceptive and clever in difficult situations. When teamed up with Okarun and others while facing the paranormal, Momo is primarily the one who devises smart tactics that always seem to work. Drawing from her sumo appearance, Momo discovered the vulnerability of the Flatwoods Monster by touching the ground. To temporarily stop the Earth Spirit Crab from pursuing her and Okarun, Momo lured the earth spirit to an onsen to harden its muscles and devised an effective strategy with her grandmother to trap the Turbo-Grandma, which almost resembled the yokai’s demise. During her confrontation with Mr. Mantis Shrimp and the Serpod Dover Demon Nessie, Momo creatively used her psychic powers to make Okarun act as a living speedboat to dodge the underwater attacks of the two aliens more easily, instead of having both of them swim for their lives. They devised a plan to destroy the mantis shrimp’s arms from the Serpod Dover Demon Nessie by using her powers to split the water just as the merged alien launched another strike, knowing that mantis shrimp cannot withstand the force of their own strikes when out of water.