Minami Itsuki
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Minami Itsuki is a main character and the protagonist of the manga and anime, Air Gear.
[edit] Biography
Known as Ikki by his friends, he lives with a family of four sisters, the Noyamano. His own parents are dead, but since his parents were good friends with the parents of the sisters, he lives with them. He is in his second year of junior high. Initially the leader of the youth gang the East Side Gunz, after the incident with Skull Saders, he gets very passionate with AT and even sets up his own AT team, Kogarasumaru (小烏丸) with his friends.
Ikki is often characterized as a crow. He is able to see the "Wing Road" and is prophesied by Simca to be the Sky King. A crow, Kuu, lives on his head.
[edit] Current Status
After his almost impossible victories against many superior classed opponents, many see Ikki as the tentative successor to the title of Wind King.
He is able to see the "Wing Road" and is prophesied by Simca to be the Sky King. So strong is her belief in his destiny that she places all of Genesis under his command. This gives Ikki command of over 375 high level AT users as well as five of the eight 'Kings'. However, this also puts him in direct conflict with Sleeping Forest, which is led by Ringo.
Ikki was hospitalized for some time supposedly due to an injury received during the Devil's Thirty Thirty challenge against Yoshitsune, but in reality Ikki's leg had already been healed and it was just a ploy so that he could be protected and trained with the safety of the hospital. But because of the multiple attempts at the Devils Thirty Thirty he now holds the record after he flew 35.09m, breaking Takeuchi Sora's record in the Devil's Thirty Thirty of 34.2m.
Recently he fled the Noyamano residence after discovering Ringo's identity as the leader of Sleeping Forest, the team behind the crippling attack on Simca.
[edit] Signature Moves
Wheel Spin Drop-Ikki accelerates his AT while standing in a stationary position and uses the rip start as momentum to attack his opponent with a high speed dropkick to the face.
Ikki 1800 Wall Ride- As seen in the anime, This technique is basically Ikki's version of Buccha's Overbank 1800. Ikki puts his own style to the move by alternating skating backwards while traveling up the wall at a wider arc.
Upper Soul 23 Roll- A move combining the momentum from a wall jump and executing a "Soul Grind" on any vertical rail surface nearby, Ikki uses so much forward momentum that he literally corkscrews up the entire rail. He uses this move on the school flagpole during the challenge against Buccha. Considered a S class move by Spitfire.
Twin-Cam- A double team move used by Ikki and Agito. Ikki executes a 360 degree spin while holding Agito and then Agito executes a flying hook kick using the force from the spin.
