Izumo Kusanagi

"Relax... and take your time to remember."

- Izumo Kusanagi speaking to a gang leader, without any fear or hesitation.

is the oldest and second strongest member of Homura, putting his strength just beneath Mikoto Suoh's.

Appearance
Izumo is a tall man with short blonde hair and brown eyes. He often wears a pair of purple rimmed sunglasses with lavender tinted shades.

Izumo wears a long sleeved white shirt with an upturned collar, of which there is a red scarf tied around it, under a black jacket. He wears blue jeans held up by a brown belt with a unique, layered buckle, and black shoes, which are adorned with a white padding on the nose.

Personality
Izumo is a very composed individual, reacting calmly even in dangerous or extreme situations. He retains this trait even when in the midst of a battle. However, because of his nature, others often tend to be intimidated by him. Additionally, he is quite intelligent and knowledgeable of the people or things around him. Izumo has a fairly extensive knowledge of people's backgrounds.

Like his superior Mikoto Suoh, Izumo is an avid smoker.

History
One day, Shouhei Akagi entered the HOMRA building, requesting to join Homura. Izumo, who was polishing glasses at the moment, greeted him, having recognized the young man as the same one who applied to join sometime earlier. While the others in the group familiarized themselves with Shouhei, Yata made an intimidating comment towards him, which caused Izumo to scold the senior member. Afterwards, Izumo accompanied Shouhei and the others to Mikoto's room, and thus, they witnessed his inauguration into Homura.

The group then celebrated Shouhei's entrance to their group, with Izumo commenting that he didn't think Shouhei would actually pass. He then expressed annoyance after he heard Shouhei and Bandou shout in the building.

Several days later, Shouhei left the building on a rainy day, after which Totsuka spoke to Izumo about how he tended to worry the others. Izumo said that they seem to have gotten used to things. Then, he asked whether they should be worrying about a then-intoxicated Bandou, who started to disrupt the peace in the building. Calmly, Izumo beat him into a more composed state and asked if he would like to share anything with them; intimidate, Bandou submits. Izumo is then explained why Bandou disliked Shouhei so much and tried reasoning with him, even telling him that his hate was one-sided. However, his words apparently did not reach Bandou.

Later that evening, Izumo and Bandou were met with an information broker, who knew certain secrets about Shouhei. Izumo and Totsuka learn that Shouhei apparently joined Homura just to protect his friend from kindergarten, who had recently dated a member of the drug dealing gang, Rakshasa. Totsuka laughed at the thought that Shouhei would attempt to rescue his friend alone, though Izumo does not think the same, saying that power comes with responsibility, and that if people took power lightly, it would bring major headache.

Izumo and the others of Homura headed to a Rakshasa warehouse; it was the same one that both Shouhei and Bandou were in, albeit grievously wounded. When Mikoto scolded Shouhei, Izumo playfully teased him by asking whether the event reminded the King of his own past experiences, to which Mikoto, slightly annoyed, told him to shut up. Then, the rest of Homura disposes of Rakshasa and frees their comrades, as well as Shouhei's friend. Afterwards, back in the bar, Izumo complains about how Bandou and Shouhei would most likely not clean up after their messes despite the amount of trouble they caused. He also noticed how passionate Totsuka's become with his photography hobby.

Plot
Following the attack of fellow member Tatara Totsuka, Homura launches an "interrogation" on a gang leader residing in one of the city's hotel suites, with Izumo leading a team to stage the inside operations. They manage to break inside just quick enough for Yata to stage out his part, which is to beat up the gang members inside.

The then group waits for Mikoto and Anna to arrive and begin the "interrogation". While they await the two's arrivals, Izumo takes the time to research on their captive, additionally telling said interrogate to take his time to remember anything he could tell the group. Soon after, Mikoto and Anna appear, causing Izumo to comment on the former's earliness. The "interrogation" soon begins but the group is unable to scavenge any information, and so they leave.

Izumo and the others are confronted by SCEPTER4 in the hotel's lobby and prepare to fight them. However, after unknown circumstances, Mikoto is locked up in jail, while the others return to their daily lives as members of Homura. It is not long after, however, that they find a person who coincidentally looks like their target, resulting in a pursuit of the white-haired teenager. Izumo joins Yata, Rikio and Shouhei in the chase; together, they corner him in an alley, where Izumo attacks with fireballs ignited from the sparks of his cigarette. However, their target is saved by the unexpected Kuroh Yatogami, causing Izumo to take action with their Plan B.

Later that day, an unidentified individual hijacks the city's network, displaying a video of Tatara Totsuka being shot by the Homura's target. Izumo makes note of it. Izumo later leave for one of the group's vans, parked just outside some stores in the city. He arrives in time to see Shouhei hack back into the city's network to deliver a bounty request, specifically for the capture of Yashiro Isana. Afterwards, Izumo asks Anna about the teenager's location and is told that he's nearby. He then sends out a call to his fellow Homura members informing them of the new information. As they reply back to him, while having another smoke, Izumo wonders if they'll be alright.

Powers & Abilities
Aura: As a member of the third most powerful Clan in Japan, Homura, in addition to being the second strongest member, Izumo possesses a fiery Aura, colored a yellow-orange. Izumo is able to use his Aura with the help of his cigarette's sparks, something that appears to be unique to him.
 * Fireballs: After tossing a lit cigarette in the air, sparks from the burning end flare out, quickly transforming into dozens of controllable fireballs, which he can use to attack his opponents with. Upon hitting an object, a fireball explodes; this gives it a more bomb-like effect.

Equipment
Cell Phone: Izumo carries a cell phone with him. It has a red back cover and the insignia of Homura is engraved at the center, colored an even darker red.