Mariko Kurama

Mariko Kurama (AKA Number 35) is a "third generation" Diclonius, a Silpelit born from an infected carrier who inherited the vector virus from a Silpelit who was born from a father infected by a First Generation Diclonius. She was the most powerful of the Diclonii, with the most vectors and longest range of any recorded Diclonius. She is the daughter of Doctor Kurama and his late wife, Hiromi, who made a dying plea that he spare her life despite her horns. He agreed to do whatever was demanded of him by Chief Kakuzawa without objection and agreed to be kept away from her. Her upbringing in complete captivity was overseen by Saito in the Diclonius Research Institute, with Kurama firmly out of the loop. Despite this agreement, he became close to another Silpelit girl, Number 7, or Nana, who called him, "papa", and believed that he really was her biological father.