Kazuma Mikura
Air Gear character
Voiced by	KENN (Japanese) Clint Bickham (English)
Profile
Aliases	Kazu
Age	13
Gender	Male
Date of birth	January 23, 1993
Date of death	N/A
Occupation	Student, Storm Rider
Title	Flame King
Known relatives	Sister and parents
Storm Rider Info.
Team	Kogarasumaru
Status	Flame King
Road	Flame Road

Character Outline & Personality

The childhood friend of Minami Itsuki, he was influenced by Ikki to take up AT. He is in the same class as Ikki. His friends address him as "Kazu." Kazu is rarely seen without his hat on; it usually only leaves his head when he is fighting. Kazu is also notorious in Kogarasumaru for being the one who trains the most. He also normally represents a sort of morality when it comes to women, whereas Onigiri and Ikki are more lecherous. For example, when Onigiri caught up with Croissant Mask (Ringo in disguise) during their first parts war in order to look at her ass, Kazu was embarrassed while Ikki was envious. It is revealed that Kazu has an older sister and lives with her, as his parents are overseas and rarely around.

Synopsis

Before AT

Before taking up AT, Kazu was one of Ikki's friends, and a member of the East Side Gunz. It has been revealed that years ago Ikki bullied Kazu, and forced Kazu to fight his "henchmen" up a treehouse in order for Ikki to stop bullying him. When the Yaio took control of the school, Kazu was forced to lure Ikki into a trap. Kazu felt so sorry about this that he apologized profusely and tried to fight Buccha by taking up AT.

Pre-Tropheum

Kazu's AT battles and style of riding AT is heavily influenced by his role as Ikki's sidekick. He lacks self-confidence because he is always overshadowed by Ikki's natural talent. As a result, he often underperforms and even attempted to avoid competing in Kogarasumaru's first Parts War battle. In their first battle, he wanted Agito to compete in his place but Ikki was able to convince him not to give up his turn. As a result, Kazu's real skills and potential - speed, and ultimately the Flame Road - is revealed.

Despite feeling inferior to Ikki, Kazu is fiercely loyal to him and often shows that he values Ikki's pride and well-being far beyond his own. For example, prior to ATs, Ikki had become the new leader of the East Side Gunz, but he abandoned this position to pursue his future in ATs. The former leaders of the Gunz offered Kazu the prestigious leadership spot of the Gunz in exchange for Kazu providing them with Ikki's head. In reply, Kazu fought all five of them at once, instinctively sticking up for Ikki.

Kazu was the interim leader of Kogarasumaru for a short period of time while Ikki was hospitalized after their class trip to Kyoto. His insecurity resurfaced as he led the team to a loss in a Parts War battle they should have won.

Current Status

While Ikki and Agito learn about the true history of AT from Sleeping Forest, the Flame King Spitfire imparts the same history to Kazu. As Spitfire is concluding the story of the history of AT, they are interrupted by Sora and Nike. Spitfire engages them in an impromptu battle and is later assisted in battle by Aeon Clock while Kazu is relegated to the sidelines where he watches in awe.

Despite the importance of the appearance of Sora and Nike to the AT world, Spitfire and Aeon Clock did not allow Kazu to participate in the battle. In fact, the battle was not in Kazu's skill range at all and he had no choice but to watch AT history unfold in front of him. His participation in the battle ended when Spitfire hid him along with the Flame Regalia to keep them safe.

Kazu plays a large role in kick-starting Kogarasumaru's new efforts at "reaching the top". He possesses the Flame Regalia and Spitfire's old ATs, in which he found Spitfire's "read chip". Taking the initiative, he organized a large Storm Rider meeting and inspired Ikki to begin riding ATs again by showing everyone a message from Spitfire.

Skills and Abilities

Kazuma Mikura (Kazu)Kazu is a speed-type rider. This means that he specializes in speed and, as such, is often characterized by Oh!Great as a jet plane. As a highly-skilled speed-type rider, Kazu can move so fast that, at his top speed, he becomes invisible to the average human eye, and even to cameras. His innate skills are recognized early on to be exceptional by Spitfire, and, though he has been overshadowed in terms of recognition due to his abilities, he has been noted by many top riders to be either very weak or very skilled. Kazu is even able to imitate the fiery effects of Spitfire's Flame Road. In fact, from the first time Kazu witnessed Spitfire's illusionary flames, he showed his innate skills by discerning the flames' cause. After the battle between Sora & Nike and Spitfire & Iron Clock, Kazu continues training and works towards rightfully achieving the title of Flame King.He also has a Big crush on Evva Bailon!(mexican Girl)