Michiko Arasaka (Kei's daughter)

"I remember the day my whole world changed. I kind of knew in a vague way that there was a war going on, but it was very remote. My father never wanted to talk about it. And then, suddenly, my father was gone, my world was gone, the City I'd grown up in was gone—everything was gone. And it was all our fault."

- Michiko Snaderson, 2045

Michiko Arasaka, or Michiko Sanderson, was head of the Hato Faction of the Arasaka Corporation and founder of Danger Girl. She holds a duel citizenship with the US and Japan, however allied with the US government.

Overview
Michiko Arasaka is the daughter of Kei Arasaka, and granddaughter of Saburo Arasaka. She was head of the Hato faction of Arasaka and allied with the NUSA after the 4th Corporate War, she also founded the private security and private detective firm known as Danger Girl. Most of her life was kept secret from the rest of the Arasaka family, especially her grandfather Saburo. Born in the US she holds a duel citizenship for both Japan and the US, however her descent is pure Japanese. She spent most of her time in Night City in the 2020s and during her time while she went out on the town she was escorted by a super solo bodyguard Kenichi Zaburo. She's known as the little detective by the media, her personality was noted as being very adorable with oversized anime like personality when dealing with the public, despite this look she is very skilled and intelligent.

Michiko may or may not be working against the interest of her family, despite being being the face of the Hato Faction of Arasaka. She inherited her fathers holdings in the company after he passed away. The Arasaka Corporation was hoping for better relations with the United States after the war, and Michiko is presented as the face of the movement within the company.

Biography
Michiko Arasaka was born in the United States, her father Kei Arasaka married a woman of Japanese descent who was an American citizen. It was because of this reason Kei kept his daughter and family secret to avoid them becoming a target, as well as to avoid her grandfather Saburo Arasaka from finding out his first grandkid was half American, which wouldn't have pleased him. Michiko attended collage and graduated with a degree in criminal law, and came out of it as a private detective. She later founded Danger Girl, a private detective and security firm, as a result she became known in the media as the 'Little Detective' due to starting out at a young age.

Development
Mike Pondsmith first mentioned Michiko Arasaka while in a Poland panel where he had live CP2020 session. Later when ask about the scenario on Reddit, Mike answered it was known as "Michiko's Night Out."

"The name of the scenario is "Michiko's Night Out." It involves the granddaughter of Saburo (Kei's youngest daughter) leaving the Arasaka compound on her 18th birthday in the company of her personal bodyguard, the super solo Kenichi Zaburo (Morgan's Arasaka nemesis). While she's out barhopping in Night City, she runs into (and causes) enormous amounts of chaos, culminating in a wild fling with --get this--Adam Smasher, the cyborg.

''I ran this scenario for my own players and extended it over several months. It's a favorite of mine, because the external threats are far less troublesome that the ones the players bring with them to the table. And Michiko is a wonderful NPC to play--she's like Battle Angel Alita crossed with a mad Girl Genius. You will meet a somewhat older Michiko in the Time of the Red, and she might be showing up in 2077."''

Upon release of the Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart kit it was finally made clear that Michiko was now a canon character in charge of a faction of the Arasaka Corporation.

Trivia

 * She is not directly related to Michiko Arasaka, Saburo's third and finale wife.
 * Mike Pondsmith described Michiko as Battle Angel Alita combined with a mad girl genius.