Shuko Kido (城戸舟子, Kido Shuuko) is a character from the Mega Man Battle Network series and her NetNavi is AquaMan.EXE. Shuko is a poor and unlucky girl that faces one misfortune after another. Despite being a 14-year old^[4] middle school student^[5], she works to provide for her 2 brothers, Atsu and Ty, after their parents’ deaths.

In Battle Network 6, she manages to get a job as a student teacher at Cyber Academy.

Appearance[]

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Shuko Kido has long purple hair held up in pigtails and dark Indigo-purple eyes. She wears a mint green shirt, a white apron over it, blue skirt, yellowish white socks, and brown shoes.

In her reappearance on Mega Man Battle Network 6, Shuko wears a blue jacket, blue pants and yellow-red shoes.

Personality[]

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Game History[]

Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon[]

Shuko appears as a participant in the City Battle Tournament because she is trying to get enough money for her brothers’ school tuition. They get her a new washing machine and tell her to throw away the old one, but AquaMan thinks that they're talking about him, so he runs away. Lan Hikari and MegaMan.EXE manage to bring him back in time for their match. Lan defeats Shuko which disappoints her, but her brothers cheer her up.

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Rockman.EXE Legend of Network[]

Shuko appears in Chapter 2, where Netto runs into her in Akihara Town in the morning. Shuko wants to go on a trip with her brothers, but they lack the money and Shuko wants to help raise funds instead of her brother's paying for it. She begins to vent to Netto about all the misfortunes that has befallen her already, and Netto suggests she signs up for a NetBattle tournament happening at Densan Dome soon, as the prize is an overseas trip. Excited, Shuko leaves to train.

Netto and Sherrice later encounter her at Densan Shrine, where she is praying to the gods for success in the upcoming NetBattle tournament. Sherrice coldly says that praying and gods changes nothing, causing Shuko to apologize and say it doesn't matter if she wins or not, but Sherrice apologizes in return stating she got worked up. Shuko stays behind to pray more as Netto and Sherrice return the Ministry of Science. Shortly after Rockman has the Trans Arm system installed, Shuko calls Netto in a panic, as AquaMan has gone berserk after she plugged him into the ShrineComp trying to find the talisman data that was rumored to be hidden in the ShrineComp that guaranteed victory. Netto and Rockman calm AquaMan and the battle caused the talisman data to fall from its hiding place. With the talisman data, Shuko bids Netto, Rockman, and Sherrice farewell before leaving to train for the tournament more tripping over a rock while leaving.

Later in Chapter 6, Shuko runs into Netto and Sherrice at Sink Island, having won the NetBattle tournament and the prize for an overseas trip, having gotten her first passport. When she tries to show Netto on her PET, she realizes AquaMan dropped it while exploring Sink Island's cyberworld. Rockman finds her passport data, and Sherrice berates her. Shuko tells Netto and Sherrice a rumor she heard that a machine was dug up in some ancient ruins, and they go to investigate, but before they leave, Shuko tells Sherrice that she hopes her wish comes true like Shuko's wish to win the tournament.

In Chapter 7, she arrives at the Government Complex to find it in a commotion caused by the cache copy FlameMan's attacks. Netto has Shuko plug AquaMan into the Government Area and start crying to cool down the Ministry of Science's electronics, which she does achieves by telling him sad stories about herself, including a ripping a new dress she just bought, the fridge breaking after she bought expensive high class meet, buying the wrong video game for her brother, and her trip to Sink Island being cut short due to the ruins collapsing. Once the Ministry of Science cools down, Shuko gets AquaMan to settle down by telling him she's happy because she has him and her brothers.

In Chapter 8, Shuko can be found at the Shrine Grounds where she tells Netto she has been fighting against the virus hoards invading the cyberworld.

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Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar[]

Shuko appears as a student teacher at the Central Town school and as a worker at the aquarium. She is once again working to raise money for her brothers but she broke a valve and caused a flood, and Lan has to collect fish in the Net using AquaMan. Shuko gets fired by the aquarium, but continues her job at the school. MegaMan gains Spout Cross after the aquarium event.

Anime History[]

Main article: Shuko Kido (anime)

Much like her video game counterpart, Shuko is the NetOp of AquaMan (renamed to SpoutMan in the English dub), with the additional details in that she also becomes an employee to Mr. Higsby at his Chip Shop.

Etymology[]

Her forename Shuko (舟子, Shuko) contains the kanji Shu (舟, meaning boat, Shu) and Ko (子, meaning child, Ko).

Her surname Kido (城戸, Kido) literally means "castle door" in Japanese.

Gallery[]

Shuko in Mega Man Battle Network 4.

Shuko's teacher outfit in Mega Man Battle Network 6

Swimsuit Shuko in Rockman Xover.

Shuko and Ty... Or is it Atsu?

Concept art of Shuko Kido.

Design[]

Shuko was based on the character Shu from Mega Man Legends 2.

Trivia[]

• Shuko's Navi AquaMan gives MegaMan the biggest variety of transformations out all the Navis in the series, giving him Aqua Soul in Mega Man Battle Network 4, Aqua Cross in Mega Man Battle Network 6 and Aqua Arm in Rockman.EXE Legend of Network. Other transformations, such as Proto Soul and Search Soul, MegaMan gains twice alongside Blues Arm and Search Arm.

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