I was an ambulatory wheel chair user. I wasn't born with my disability though, my father, Isao Shinomiya, was beating the shit out of me because I made him angry during a training session and I had to forcibly disengage my combat suit to stop him from beating me. I achieved this by tearing it off, but doing so left the pins that run on either side of the wearer's spine embedded in my back. He disowned me and forced me to leave our family home. The adrenaline enabled me to run a pretty good distance from our home before I collapsed and passed out from the pain. When I came to, I was in immense pain. I had developed a spinal infection that damaged my vertebrae in my low to mid back. The pain was so debilitating I almost could not move. I remember when Gen came to the hospital to break up with me because he chose my father's mentorship over our relationship, I had to fight to drag myself out of bed and support myself on my IV stand to stagger after Gen as I yelled at him that I didn't need him or Isao. I was shaking because the pain was so intense.
The doctors said I would likely be unable to walk again, but thanks to PT and rehab, I was able to get to a point where I could stand and walk for short periods. They also told me I couldn't wear a combat suit again, but I demanded they perform an operation where they inserted what looked like earphone jacks into my back where the pins would go.
I had to have extra power limiters in place. Base power I could access 1-24% unleashed combat power, after removing the first limiters i could access up to 50%, after the second I could access up to 75% and the final limiter opened me up to 100% UCP. The first limiter I could request removal for myself. The second, my operator would usually ask me several times if I was sure I wanted it removed, and the third limiter could only be released by authorization of someone captain rank or higher. The more power I used, the more aggravated my injury would get, and I would end up laid up on bed rest for a few weeks.
Most people were chill about my disability but Gen and Isao were ableist about it.
- Ishida Issei (noncanon Kaiju No.8)