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{{GameIcon|2020}}
{{Infobox Character
|title = Kagekaze
|image = Kagekaze CP2020.png
|caption = Kagekaze using the [[Militech Eclipse (2020)|Eclipse]] chameleon covering
|aka = 
|age = 
|status = Alive ([[2023]])
|dob = 
|place_of_birth = [[Japan]]
|dod = 
|place_of_death = 
|home = 
|residence = 
|gender = Male
|hair_color = 
|eyes = 
|cyberware = [[#Stats & Equipment|See Cyberware]]
|equipment = [[#Stats & Equipment|See Equipment]]
|partner = 
|relative = Unnamed family
|affiliation = Unnamed ninja clan<br/>[[Arasaka]]<br/>[[Haruko Kanawa|Haruko]]'s covert op team
|occupation = Ninja instructor<br/>Assassination expert
|role = [[Solo|Jo-nin Shinobi]]
|level = 
|appears_games = {{CP|2020}}
|appears_books = {{CP|2020FS1}}<br/>{{CP|2020FS2}}
}}
'''Kagekaze''' ('''''kah-geh-kah-zeh''''', meaning '''''shadow wind''''')<ref name="2020FS1" /> is a character in the {{CP}} universe.

==Appearance==
As an [[FBC]], Kagekaze was desrcibed to look like any other [[Militech Eclipse (2020)|Eclipse]] borg, though he occasionally wore a faceplate customized to resemble a grinning [[Japan]]ese demon mask.<ref name="2020FS1">{{RefCP|2020FS1|113,122}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life - 2021===
Kagekaze was the patriarch of one of the two remaining true ninja clans in [[Japan]]. When he committed seppuku to atone for the failure of a favorite child, he was not permitted to die completely. The CEO of the [[Arasaka Corporation]], [[Kei Arasaka|Kei]], ordered Kagekaze's brain to be preserved and installed into a [[full body conversion]]. During his therapy and readjustment period, Kagekaze embraced the totality of zen in an attempt to retain control over his sanity after being turned into a machine. This proved successful, and Kagekaze became notorious for being one of the saner full-borgs employed by Arasaka; he was not prone to irrationally, disobedience, or the "god complex" that usually took hold over most FBCs. Instead, Kagekaze considered the ninja he once was to be dead and cremated, with the new opportunity he was given being merely a shadow-life, existing as a spirit in a mechanical ''netsuke'' to continue serving his ''daimyo'', [[Saburo Arasaka]].

Ever since his conversion, working with Kagekaze was similar to working under a monastic martial arts master, noting perceived mistakes and offering corrections, occasionally favoring co-workers by offering instructions, liberally peppered with zen wisdom.

During the early [[2020]]s, Kagekaze was temporarily sent to the [[Benkei Island Training Facility]], were he would teach students techniques focusing on remaining as invisible as possible, tagging along with the trainees as a ghost and revealing himself when most appropriate.<ref name="2020FS1" />

===2022 - 2023===
In [[2022]], during the [[Fourth Corporate War]], Kei Arasaka assigned [[Haruko Kanawa]] to lead a covert operations team, which included Kagekaze. The group was sent to a number of missions around the world, with the borg's interactions with the rest of the team being professional, except for [[Mitsuko Taida]] and Haruko. Kagekaze was from the same clan as Mitsi, and acted as a protective uncle towards her. With Haruko, he regarded her as a ninja-wannabe; despite respecting her leadership, he addressed her as a ''kawaii samachan'', roughly translated to ''cute lil' boss lady'', though he simply did this to ruffle her feathers.<ref name="2020FS1" /> When the war became hot, Haruko was withdrawn from the team to work for Kei personally.<ref name="2020FS2">{{RefCP|2020FS2|138}}</ref>

Members of the Arasaka covert operations team could have participated in the [[2023]] defense of [[Night City]]'s [[Arasaka Towers]] against a [[Militech]] assault that ended up with the [[Night City Holocaust]].<ref name="2020FS2" />

==Stats & Equipment==
{{TTStats
|citation={{CP|CP2020FS1|113}}
|int=9
|ref=13
|tech=6
|cool=10
|attr=N/A
|luck=4
|ma=13
|body=12
|emp=8/4
|skills=Combat Sense/Nindo 9, Aikido 7, [[PanzerFaust]] 5, Athletics 7, Awareness/Notice 9, Basic Tech 3, Cybertech 3, Driving 4, Education & General Knowledge 6, Electronics 2, Electronic Security 6, Expert: Poisons 5, Fencing 5, First Aid 5, Handgun 6, Heavy Weapons 4, Hide/Evade 8, Interrogation 5, Intimidate 4, Languages (Japanese (Native), English 6, German 4), Melee 6, Motorcycle 4, Pick Lock 7, Rifle 3, Shadow/Track 8, Stealth 10, Submachine Gun 5, Teaching 7
|cyberware=[[Full Body Conversion|FBC Body]] ([[Militech Eclipse (2020)|Eclipse frame]], [[Dummy Facemask]], [[Kiroshi Dodgeball]])
|armor=
|weapons=
|gear=Kagekaze does not carry any equipment that he can't conceal within his legs (each has a 2x2"x6 compartment). If pressed, he will carry an external gun, but this interferes with his Chameleon Covering and ECM Generator
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Haruko Kanawa's Covert Operations Team 2020FS1.png|In {{CP|2020FS1}}
</gallery>

==References==
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