Chisato Nishikigi

Chisato Nishikigi (錦木 千束) is the main protagonist of the original anime series, Lycoris Recoil.

Appearance
Chisato is a young girl with medium-length blonde hair and red eyes. She usually wears a red ribbon, tied in a bow in the left side of her hair. When operating as a Lycoris, she wears her red 1st Lycoris uniform paired with black knee-high socks. When working at café LycoReco, she wears a red samue with grey and lime-green accents, a grey kimono skirt and a beige apron wrapped around her waist. She also wears an Alan Institute pendant around her neck at all times.

Profile
Said to be the strongest Lycoris of all time. She enjoys solving private-sector problems that the DA would not address. At Café LycoReco, she works joyfully and cheerfully as the self-proclaimed poster girl.

Story
In the early morning of a day in May, Chisato recieves an urgent phone call from Mika informing her of an emerging situation that requires her assistance. Mildly disgruntled by being summoned earlier than appointed, she traverses the quiet streets of Tokyo. Arriving at her target location, she stops to observe the destruction caused by Takina, expressing glee at the barrage of gunfire nearby. Following the abrupt resolution of the arms deal, she finds that her skills are no longer required, and as such, is picked up by Mizuki.

Takina arrives at Café LycoReco following her dismissal. Chisato enters cheerfully, and the two are introduced to each other by Mika. Noting that they will be partners moving forward, Chisato is unable to contain her excitement, receiving Takina with her signature upbeat energy. She inquires about the injury on Takina's face, and upon learning the truth, calls Fuki to express anger at her violent outburst.

Takina questions why Chisato isn't working at the DA, despite her renown as a top-tier Lycoris. Chisato simply states that she's their "problem child". The two get to work resolving a variety of small private sector errands as Chisato introduces her new partner to the work she performs at LycoReco. The nature of these tasks comes as a surprise to Takina, differing greatly from her usual responsibilities. Taking a break in the park, Chisato explains that their duty is simply to help people in their local community. Despite their differing philosophies on the role of a Lycoris, Takina accepts Chisato's request to lend LycoReco her strength.

Movement Prediction
Chisato is a genius at predicting her opponent's next move. Utilising information such as the movement of muscles and clothing, a weapon's characteristics and ballistic properties, the shooter's line of sight and trigger finger position, she can time the perfect evasive maneuver or counterattack. Chisato also accounts for the experience of her opponents. Fuki surmised that the more precise the shooter, the easier it is for her to dodge. As shots become more consistent, they become more predictable. As such, she is even able to dodge projectiles at point blank range.

Athleticism
Chisato displays abnormally high levels of raw athleticism, with strength, stamina, agility and reaction times far surpassing even the top Lycoris at DA Headquarters. When completing her physical fitness test alongside Fuki, an A-rated 1st Lycoris, she far outperforms her peer with little exertion. She is also extremely physically resilient, being able to perform without compromise even after sustaining intense physical trauma.

Etymology

 * The name Chisato means "thousand" (千) and "bundle, bunch, sheaf, wad, coil, handbreadth" (束).
 * Chisato's surname Nishikigi means "brocade" (錦) and "tree, wood" (木).