Katsu Umino

"I want to join the Terrene Protectorate! I want to bring peace to everyone, and unite races together! It's always been my dream, to see all these fascinating cultures co-exist in harmony!"

- Katsu’s dream. "I DON'T CARE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE THINKS!!! That's RIGHT. I don't! Yes, I want people to be safe around me... That's true! But I am NOT going to let the opinions of everyone hold me back, that's the problem! I have been caring too much about what people will think, and that's what's holding me back, I've been working too hard to impress people, some who can't even be pleased! But now, I don't care... I don't care about society's toxic expectations! Let's see how I improve without stress... Because I'm not alone! I may mess up from time to time, and I know I can't be this perfect anime protagonist who saves everyone, but I have my friends, my team to look out for me! We all look out for each over! And that's all I can ever ask for! And I'll never give up when so many people need us! Giving up will only hold us back! My mother wanted peace with the florans, and it cost her her life! I'll fight for peace, no matter the cost to myself!!!"

- Katsu to Mika, declaring he doesn’t care what everyone else thinks anymore. Katsu Umino is one of the two deuteragonists and central protagonist of Starbound: The Black Nebula. He is an enthusiastic nerd who is fascinated by other cultures. He later became a graduated protector who seeks to unite the races and protect innocent people, but sadly he couldn't receive his Matter Manipulator in time due to the ruin disaster and destruction of earth. He tries to be a good role model and someone to be safe around, although pushed himself too far, to the point of having anxiety and insecurities over what everyone else thinks of him, until Tori taught him not to care about what everyone else thinks.

Read Starbound: The Black Nebula Here

Personality
Katsu is an upbeat, energetic and enthusiastic hylotl, contrary to how most of them are much more calm and sophisticated. He gets excited and hyped up about stuff rather easily, and often acts very charismatic and dramatic at times, even during a fight. Once he has his mind focused on something, he will do his absolute best to do it, never giving up even in the face of danger. He is also very selfless, as he is willing to protect innocent people with his life, putting others before himself all the time.

He is also very kindhearted, being very friendly towards people and not wanting to start fights or arguments. He never judges people based on their differences, in fact he is fascinated by other cultures/races, keeping an entire notebook about other cultures, which he still keeps to this day. He understands people's problems, and sometimes he is willing to try and change people for the better, as he lets Ethyl join the protectorate rather then remain an outlaw. He even tries to reason with Mika after everything she had done.

However, despite his energy and kindness, Katsu is extremely insecure. He stresses out over what other people think of him, as he wishes to make people feel safe around him, and doesn't want everyone to think of him as pathetic. He will usually become consumed with guilt if he fails to save someone. That, along with Mika's bullying got bad to the point of giving him anxiety and inner demons, which he tried to hold in and suppress, but it just hindered his performance, and made him have an emotional breakdown in front of Tori. He then had to learn not to care about what everyone else thought, which helped both his performance as a protector and his mental health. He still tries to be a good person for everyone, but he no longer stresses out over what everyone thinks of him.

Heroic Deeds

 * He saved Tori from The Ruin, and tried to save other people. (GOODNESS ZONE)
 * After he graduated, he and Tori began to protect and save innocent people, and offering aid whenever needed, even though he didn't get his matter manipulator until a year later.
 * He fights for peace between all the races.
 * While he does value his reputation, it is only because he wants people to feel safe around him, because he cares about the well-being of other people, and wants to be a role model for people.
 * He helped stop Tatasia from harming an ex-miniknog who felt remorse for his actions, trying to get her to calm down, and even fighting as a last resort.
 * He agreed to track down Desert, acknowledging he was extremely dangerous.
 * When Desert and some of his gangsters attacked a town, he did his best to help citizens seek shelter.
 * He eventually went face to face with a gangster, while in an innocent families house. He did his best to protect the family, even throwing himself in front of bullets to shield them, risking his life to save the family from the gangster, even defeating the gangster. (GOODNESS ZONE)
 * He felt bad for Ethyl not being able to join the protectorate, so he branded him as protectorate so he could fulfill his dreams. (GOODNESS ZONE)
 * He went to Solunar Nexus III to rescue Tori and her village, at first being willing to die so everyone else lived, until Ethyl came up with a plan where everyone survived.
 * He and Tatasia are responsible for saving Tori from burning to her death. (GOODNESS ZONE)
 * He helped fight against the Floran Extermination Order.
 * He and Tori destroyed three of Mika's superweapon fuel stations, saving three planets in the process. (GOODNESS ZONE)
 * Even after EVERYTHING she did to him and everyone else, he still tried his best to reason with Mika, trying to get her to come to her senses and stop her from destroying her star system. (GOODNESS ZONE)
 * He helped defeat Mika Aikawa after she refused to redeem herself.
 * When Ethyl told him to leave without him, he was very reluctant to do so.
 * He continues to be a protector after the story, this time armed with a matter manipulator.

Allies

 * Tori Spearleif (Girlfriend)
 * Ethyl Countrisyde (Captain)
 * Tatasia Offentus
 * Robin Reklaw
 * Lexie Ventus
 * Nightheart
 * Sakura (Ex-Girlfriend)

Enemies

 * Mika Aikawa (Arch Enemy)
 * Inner Katsu (Inner Demon)
 * Desert Tumbler
 * Mika's Posse

Appearance
Katsu is a 21 year old male hylotl with white skin, a light blue belly, light blue axolotl style fins and 3 red eyes. He wears a grey protectorate shirt, grey trousers and grey shoes. He is also pretty tall, despite being one of the youngest characters.

Trivia

 * Katsu is a fan of My Hero Academia, which most likely inspired his dreams of protecting others and being a hero. He is even seen trying to mimic All Might.
 * Katsu likes pineapple on pizza. Please don't be mad.