Ibuki Crocenda or just Ibuki is a Major Character from the Neo-Fureza Series, that originally appeared in a couple of One-Off Stories featuring her in the early 2000s, before becoming a major main character and hero in later Neo-Fureza, and in Hazel Saga and Rise of Greater Destiny. Ibuki Crocenda is a Ninja Alligator from the Crocenda Family, who eventually becomes a main supporting protagonist heroine after the Human Hatred Clan Arc with Delta meeting Ibuki for the first time while a good friend of his, Daisy Conga-Wong is sparring with her while he delivers Luigino’s during his Pizza Delivery Boy days. Ibuki bows to him in tears as she apologizes for what her Sister and Brother did to his family, himself and several others, as a means to make peace for her siblings’ racist, genocidal actions. Delta, Mika and Ibuki get very close to each during the Arc and eventually they become Spiritual Siblings before eventually the two ladies Unite with Delta by the United Lovers Law, with the three becoming majorly motivated by love of one enough to protect each other. Mika and Ibuki, through Uniting with Delta, becomes his Wife (or Waifu) and his Mistress, respectively. Both ladies end up having kids for Delta, and Ibuki goes to Eastern-Fureza (the Asian Countries) to train their son into learning Crocenda Family Styled Ninjitsu, while Mika and Delta train their son and daughter together in the country of Neo-Fureza (America).
Personality:
Ibuki, is basically the most sweetest, kind, compassionate, loving and loyal Alligator Lass you would ever see in your life. She’s even called Pure of Heart, because of such (despite her more lust-driven motivations towards Delta, hehe). Even during Gator Rage and losing herself, she can be shown crying because of believing that she is no different from Wendy or Rance, or when she bit Delta deep into the arm while being enraged in the mode, before realizing her actions and becoming horrorifed at herself and running away. However, Delta and Mika will always support and comfort her, causing her to calm down. Normally, she is very sweet, compassionate and understanding. She even squeals extremely similar to Mika’s “Kiiiii~” Lapsa Squeal when happy and Delta even said that Ibuki’s large golden hoop earrings actually makes her even cuter (and sexier), to which Hazel quickly agreed with.
Ibuki in battle, however is pretty rough as well as tough. She has similar skills that of Mika’s, though her Wave Powers have a different form of Electricity; Plasma. Aside from that, similar to Mika, Ibuki can form Plasma Wave Katanas and throw Plasma Shuriken, similar to Mika’s Electric Kunai as well as Charged Plasma Wave Blasts. Similar to Hazel, Ibuki is skilled with her feet and kicks, as well as karate chops, palm strikes and Ninjitsu styled grapples, holds and throws. Whenever, she takes damage, she can counter with poofing into a cloud of smoke and going completely invisible, until the threat leaves or she can perform a sneaky counter-attack, while invisible.
Ibuki’s best friend and sparring partner is Daisy Conga-Wong; an old buddy of the Kamiji Family and Delta’s who is literally the Son Goku of the Furezaverse. And by that, I mean Son Wukong; meaning she’s The Monkey King (or The Monkey Queen in this case). Daisy however, being based on him, plays nasty tricks related to Ibuki, with food (considering well she is an Alligator, so she needs to eat more for recovering Physical Energy and Wave Power); she will go off and eat it all by herself while Ibuki’s distracted, leaving her completely famished by the end of the day. Luckily, Delta and Mika has her back whenever The Monkey Queen strikes, by giving her spare food, to which Ibuki devours pretty fast like an actual Alligator who hasn’t eating in months. Eventually, after a huge argument from an very upset Ibuki, Daisy eventually comes out of the trickster phase and treats Ibuki to a 24-Hour All You Can Eat Buffet, as besties.
Ibuki Crocenda’s original purpose during her reveal was to go around the country and meet the families of the ones The Hatred Trinity Clan had claimed. By the time she met Delta and Mika, she eventually found a new purpose and a new brother and sister in the process.
Name: Ibuki Anna Crocenda
Hero Rank Name: The Pure Of Heart, The Busty Ninja Alligator
Fighting Style: Crocenda Family Ninjitsu
Soul Trait: Purity
Species: Emerald Green Alligator
Gender: Female
Age: 18 (Mid), 30 (Current)
Alias: Miss Crocenda, Ibuki-Chan (by Delta)
Relatives: Ruby Crocenda (Mother), June Crocenda (Father, Deceased), Wendy Crocenda (Younger Sister, Died, but was Resurrected), Rance Crocenda (Younger Brother, Deceased, Resurrected, Then Killed Off For Good), Jasmine Crocenda (Older Sister)
Nationality: Neo-Fureza (Though Speaks with a Japanese Assent)
Birthplace: Unknown Currently, but somewhere in Neo-Fureza
Affiliation: Good
First Appearance: Neo-Fureza: Main Series (2002, 2004)
Latest Appearance: Neo-Fureza: Hazel Saga and Rise Of Greater Destiny (2020, 2022)
Trivia:
Ibuki Crocenda was majorly inspired by Street Fighter’s character of the same name in the early 2000s. However, aside from their long ponytails and the fact they are both ninjas, the one from Neo-Fureza is generally her own being, who became the older sister of Wendy and Rance Crocenda.
Like most Alligators, when threatened, enraged or provoked, Ibuki will either growl or hiss at the offender. This is probably the only warning that she will give them before she pounces on them and beats/bites them, rather violently.
Ibuki wears long hoop earrings originally to be different from her genocidal, tyrant younger sister, Wendy. However, over time, Wendy wore the same earrings as well, so extremely similar to with Tsuki and Serena; Ibuki wears golden hoop earrings while Wendy herself, wears silver hoop earrings.
As with most ear-less female characters (and some Aeonians and Omni), the large hoop earrings they all wear are largely inspired by the character, Luna Yoshi. However, Delta has a different take on them, to be different from Steph; while the characters are in quarter side view, view from behind or facing the viewer; her earrings are shown on the sides of her face and cheeks. Only, when they are facing completely in side view to the viewer they appear on the lady’s face/cheeks in the style of Luna’s.
A general minor thing, but considering how large Ibuki’s (and other ladies like her who wear the same ones) earrings are, they have their own physics in Lance’s 2D Animations/Animatics/Motion Comics. Sudden movements will cause them to jiggle or bounce in the sense they would in real life. Ibuki’s earrings can also jiggle along side her large breasts while she’s performing a wild take in great surprise or shock, hehe.
As stated above, Ibuki’s purpose was to be a sympathetic messenger to the families who lost a relative or two to the Hatred Trinny Clan. By the time she met Delta, she broke down into tears while trembling in sadness and grief while bowing in sorrowful sympathy; it shows how much the job had taken a toll on the poor young Alligator woman by that point…
Considering, Ibuki loved her brother and sister passionately, it must of been majorly heartbreaking when she was forced to fight (or kill) her own family over the monsters they had become.
Ultimately, Ibuki and Mika becoming United Lovers with Delta, is not as a means to promote or support Polygamy; but because of the fact that the creator had grown majorly attached to both of the ladies and could not make a choice between the two (at risk of hurting Mika or Ibuki) so he made up the United Lovers law to avoid hurting Ibuki and a possible revenge arc with her joining Wendy, as Delta being forced to kill Ibuki would break his heart.
Out of all of the female warriors, Ibuki has the most basic outfit; White Shirt, Blue Jeans and Red Sneakers (minus all of her accessories). Wendy, follows similar when dresses causally (though, her shorts are red and her sneakers are blue).
In Hazel Saga, Ibuki and Hazel become close like sisters during the story. Which is ironic; considering their similar designs and that they are both busty Alligators who are Brunettes (though Ibuki speaks with a Japanese ascent while Hazel speaks with a Canadian one). Delta even mentions in the story, that a team with the four of them (Delta, Mika, Hazel and Ibuki) are unbeatable. He is probably right.
In The Bonds of Fate, in the Alternate Timeline it exists in, Ibuki mentions sadly being forced to kill her younger sister, Wendy in order for her racist, genocidal tyranny to end. It ends up being a massive spoiler for the end of the Hatred Trinny Clan’s Revenge Arc where Ibuki (who has Mastered Gator Rage at that point) is forced to kill Wendy to stop her murder spree in Fureza City (100 Humans and their Were-Furry Variants were murdered while 50 others were maimed or lost a limb or two); by chomping down on her neck, increasing pressure until she clamps down; snapping Wendy’s neck in the process.