Sleeping Forest

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[edit] The Noyamano Family/Sleeping Forest (眠りの森)

[edit] Description

A (fictional) legendary team from Oh! great's manga Air Gear and considered the current kings of Air Trecks. In the past they were led by Takeuchi Sora and dominated the world of Air Trecks and Stormriders, becoming the undisputed champions of the underground hobby.

They truly are a force to be reckoned with as illustrated by the poem that describes them:

"All the trees holding hands together, facing the sky

The leaves that are blocking the sunlight turn the rain forest into a dark place.

The hunter does not see the beasts that are hiding in the dark places revealing their fangs

Tonight, the hunter will be hunted by the beast.

Here is a Sleeping Forest."

It is said that once inside this Forest no one leaves alive.

Team Status: A Class

Sleeping Forest was created by Takeuchi Sora in order to collect the eight Kings and prepare for the appearance of the Sky King; unfortunately, they were betrayed by Kilik who defeated the Kings and stole the Wind Regalia from Sora. Right now the current Sleeping Forest team is led by Ringo, the Thorn Queen, and it is rumored that it still is composed of eight Kings. However, Ringo's leader status is mainly due to her unique ability to fight unhindered inside the Tower where the air pressure becomes abnormally low. The person who is actually commanding team is Kilik, who destroyed the original Sleeping Forest and rebuilt the new one in his own 'image'. Kilik's goal is to prevent anyone from obtaining the title of 'Sky King'.

[edit] Team Members

Ringo Noyamano (野山野 林檎, Noyamano Ringo^?)

• Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)

Ringo looks like your everyday junior high school girl. However, she is actually the successor of the legendary Storm Riders team, Sleeping Forest . She is also the current Thorn King(Queen) of the eight 'Kings' in the AT world. Ringo is in love with Ikki but does not dare to tell him. She helps Kogarasumaru in times of trouble under the guise of Crossiant Mask (Croissiant Kamen). Ringo is a Class A AT user. Ringo is determined to show Ikki the "fear" of flying through the air, because she doesn't want to see him suffer the same fate the last 'Wind King' did. To this end she was even willing to brutally attack him using her 'Thorn Regalia'. During the battle she seems to have total control of the fight as Ikki is completly out-classed. But Kururu Sumeragi saves Ikki with a mid-air installation of the Bagram prototype cores. Ikki then becomes more than a match for Ringo. The fight then seemingly ends in a draw with Ikki carrying Ringo back home. After that battle Ikki leaves the Noyamano residence, but not before Ringo finally reveals her feeling for Ikki and kisses him goodbye. She is often depicted by an angel in armor and with a shield enshrouded by thorns. Her introduction goes something like: "The Fruit of the Forbidden Forest Which Lures One into a Deep Slumber... Crazy Apple."

It is not clear if Ringo (along with Mikan and Ume) is a biological sister of Rika. A year or so after the creation of the original Sleeping Forest, it was revealed by Kilik that three unknown "gravity children" is staying with Rika, implying that the research for air treck is still going on somewhere else.

Mikan Noyamano (野山野 蜜柑, Noyamano Mikan^?)

• Voiced by: Seika Hosokawa (Japanese), Shelley Calene-Black (English)

Mikan is the second eldest of the Noyamano sisters. A tomboyish girl with short messy hair, she's the disciplinarian of the group and is the one who usually punishes Ikki for his misdeeds. She also seems to enjoy teasing Ringo about her 'marital problems' with Ikki (especially later on when Akito/Agito moves in with them). She has a soft spot for retro games, something which Simca uses to initially gain her favor. Later on however, she confronts Simca on the issue of who's side Simca is really on.

Shiraume Noyamano (野山野 白梅, Noyamano Shiraume^?)

• Voiced by: Yukika Hanioka (Japanese), Hillary Haag (English)

Known as Ume to her family, the youngest of the sisters. Her hobby is the creation of puppets and she's always seen carrying one with her. Other than that she's also quite handy with machines despite her age. She's the one who introduces Kogarasumaru to Kei Machida, the pro emblem designer who designs their team logo. She is supposedly the weakest member of Sleeping Forest in terms of AT fighting skills. She is also sometimes sarcastic. Her latest appearence involves her being under control of Kilik, like the rest of the Sleeping Forest team. While under control she beats Ikki's ass quite badly, mostly because wasn't taking her seriously at all.

Gabishi (蛾媚刺, Gabishi^?)

He is the current Horn King and is a rider for Sleeping forest that has a penchant for removing the faces of his victims using his AT's "Hatch-Venom." He has a similar technique to the Fang King's "Wind Fangs", but instead of directing the force in a wave he kicks it forward, pushing the heat resulting from his sudden stop into what appears to be a beam of light. Defeated Nue, Genesis's Thunder King (though Nue claims it was because he wasn't "in-tune" with his regalia), and Sano Yasuyoshi. Gabishi would have taken Sano Yasuyoshi's face, too, if not for Adachi Emily and for Nue's quick recovery. Finally defeated after Nue used his "Get Together, Maximum Atmosphere." Often depicted by a man-like grasshopper with rather large cannons for arms.

Om (王蟲, Ōmu^?)

The current Water King. At first sight was confused for a deformed dwarf. Om has the unique ability to saturate air into water with her AT's using her Lather Road. She uses this ability to pull off an attack called 'Bubblegum Crisis' (possibly a reference to the anime of the same name), which she uses to cripple Simca and force her to use a wheelchair. Om was defeated by Benkei in a Class C "air" battle when Benkei discovered the major weakness of Om's regalia. It can only attack from the rear which why Om constantly had her butt facing Beneki and co. Om, apparently, also has a big sweet tooth; she often sucks on multiple lollipops at the same time.

Kilik (キリク, Kiriku^?)

Former Gem King of the first Sleeping Forest. Used to be good friends with Takeuchi Sora and had a crush on Rika. He is one of the three gravity children of the first Sleeping Forest, along with Sora and his twin sister Simca. Due to different ideals, he injured his team mates and crippled Sora, so he could rebuild a new Sleeping Forest that holds the same ideals as him. Although he is revealed to be a very competitive fighter, he seems to prefer to control other people to do his fighting for him. This is evident after he traps Ikki in the tower and sends Shiraume after him.