Sayoko Takudome

Sayoko Takudome is the executive director of S.M.I.T.E.

History
Sayoko was born to a Japanese mother and Caucasian father in Kyoto, Japan. When Sayoko was a child, Sayoko's grandmother told her tales of Japanese legends and ghosts, unaware that this was a cover for the actual experience her grandmother had had with creatures lurking in Japan. After her untimely death, Sayoko's family moved to America, living a relatively calm life though still confused over the mysterious circumstances of her grandmother's passing. Sayoko grew up more dubious and cautious of the world around her until she decided to start reading into her grandmother's stories after hearing news of unexplained phenomena similar to the folklore legends her grandmother taught her about. Sayoko then dedicated her time and resources to understanding the causes behind these appearances no one else seemed to notice until she was contacted by S.M.I.T.E. for her shady work. With the choice of joining their group or lose the memories of everything she had worked for, Sayoko joined S.M.I.T.E. in its research faction, eventually becoming its director.

Personality and Traits
Sayoko is the epitome of a commander: she is calm, serious, calculating, and pragmatic, even when faced against all odds. Sayoko is fixated on the salvation of humanity and therefore will see to it that society is protected from potential destruction by the magical nature inhabiting the world. However, she can also be cold towards her peers, even the beings that S.M.I.T.E. is supposed to treat. Her tolerance stems from the troubles her family has had with mythical creatures in the past among other incidents that have nearly set the Earth towards near destruction, and this serves as her evidence towards why the supernatural must be contained and neutralized at all costs. Despite this, Sayoko has gained some respect for these entities over the years from their services to the S.M.I.T.E. organization, furthermore she is one of the few who acknowledge the beneficial aspects of otherworldly creatures that others often forget about. She also has a well-developed understanding of the world's myths and folklor and appears to have a slight fascination with them from her previous years of study.

Trivia

 * Sayoko uses her mother's maiden name as her surname, which also happened to be her grandmother's.