Sasha Loggins
Sasha Loggins (サーシャ・ロギンズ, Sāsha Roginzu) is a primary ally featured in the light novel rey infinito.
She is the granddaughter of Loggins who becomes a skilled Ripple user. She joins the Speedwagon Foundation as a special investigator along with Gustave Shaulo Messina, working under Lisa Lisa. Sasha also becomes a Stand user, with a currently unnamed Stand that hatches birds and allows her to manipulate them.
Appearance
Sasha Loggins is a young Sephardic Jewish woman with a slim build. She is pale with well-arranged facial features and a slender neck. Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda thinks that her features set her apart from the average woman, believing that she looks as if she was from a black and white drawing. Her bangs are strangely uneven, with the right side being cropped.[1]
Sasha wears a baseball cap with the Speedwagon Foundation logo and an arm warmer on her right arm that goes up to her elbow, leaving her fingers exposed.[1] A wide Ripple-conducting missanga with a total length of around 10 to 20 meters is wrapped around her glove.[3]
Personality
Sasha Loggins is a compassionate woman possessing a strong sense of duty and loyalty. She is committed to her mission and immediately thinks of informing Lisa Lisa about the situation upon being freed. Whether it's deflecting incoming threats, chasing after endangered prisoners, or shielding a young captive with her own body, Sasha consistently places the safety of others above her own. This selflessness is further emphasized when she pleads for the release of a young captive, offering herself in his stead.[3] She unhesitatingly pulls down her shirt without embarrassment to show Joaquín the wound from the Arrow on her chest, showcasing her pragmatic and dedicated nature as she prioritizes conveying vital information over personal modesty.[1] Beneath her strong exterior lies a vulnerable core, as her partner's death weighs heavily on her, and she is haunted by her perceived inability to protect him.[4]
She is a keen observer and quick thinker, able to quickly deduce situations and adapt to them. She immediately understands Joaquín's situation upon seeing the Speedwagon Foundation logo on his uniform and understands his pantomimes.[1] She also understands how La Casa Verde's ability works after losing to it once.[3]
Sasha does not tolerate recklessness or disrespect. When confronted with Octavio's casual attitude and lack of urgency, she responds with a stern demeanor, emphasizing her professional status as a special agent. Her patience is further tested when Octavio's impulsive actions jeopardize their mission by endangering innocent hostages, leading Sasha to unleash a torrent of insults, showcasing her fiery temper and no-nonsense attitude.[3]
Despite only seeing her grandfather in his mourning portrait, Sasha visualizes his face while in distress, suggesting that she is deeply rooted in her heritage and family history.[4] Sasha is also proud to be Lisa Lisa's bodyguard and is quick to assert her self-acquired skills. She initially denies gaining power through the Arrow and highlights her rigorous training and the Ripple techniques she honed through overcoming her fears and sheer willpower.[3]
Abilities
Ripple
Sasha Loggins is a skilled Ripple warrior, inheriting the ability from her grandfather and trained in mastering it by Lisa Lisa. She is agile with a polished and controlled breathing technique. Her joints are flexible and she can easily repel counterattacks. After seeing her acrobatic techniques, Joaquín imagines that her movements are similar to how Lisa Lisa must have been like when she was younger.[3]
Techniques
Sasha imbues her fists and feet with the Ripple, attacking with punches and kicks. One touch causes her opponent's blood to vibrate from the Ripple's energy, making them unconscious. She also imbues her whip to use Overdrive.
Like Lisa Lisa and Straizo, Sasha utilizes a weapon woven from the dried intestinal fibers of the Satiporoja Beetle. Instead of a scarf like her master, Sasha has a wide braided cord that is around 10 to 20 meters long and capable of conducting the Ripple at 100%. As it conducts and disperses the Ripple far better than the human body, it acts similarly to a lightning rod. Sasha uses it as a whip to attack her opponents.
Sasha is capable of erasing her presence by suppressing her breathing, moving as silently as a snow leopard.
Lisa Lisa and Sasha both send positive and negative Ripple energy into Sasha's braided cord while holding onto both ends. By doing so, they avoid damaging Octavio and only incapacitate Dos Santos instead, who Octavio was holding onto.
Stand
During her rematch against Dos Santos, Sasha awakens to her new ability. Her power hatches any breed of bird from her baseball cap. They initially start as chicks, but rapidly grow. She can then manipulate the birds to fly.
History
Background
Sasha Loggins was trained by Lisa Lisa to become a successor of the Ripple. The two have a very close relationship and she is the most trusted guard in the Speedwagon Foundation.[1] She did not know her grandfather aside from seeing him in a photo.[3] Along with her partner, Gustave Shaulo Messina, Lisa Lisa assigns them a mission to find Fernando Alhorn.[2] After infiltrating Alhorn's fortress, she and Messina are caught by Dos Santos and fail to defeat his Stand. They are then imprisoned and shot with the Bow and Arrow. The Arrow pierces through Sasha's chest, but she manages to survive and gains the ability to see Stands, whereas Gustave passes away.[1]
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Chapters
Novel Appearances- rey infinito - Peru Arc
- Chapter 5 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 7 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 8 (1st full appearance)
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
