Pearl Tanaka is a highly skilled tattoo artist who runs her own tattoo parlor in San Francisco.
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History
Pearl was hanging out with her friend, Kim, when a guy named Rick stopped her to ask about the spider tattoo on her right wrist. She was surprised by the fact that he seemed to recognize the artist, Iriguci, a world-class tattoo artist who - to the Rick's great surprise - made the spider tattoo without asking Pearl for her consent or money. She asked Rick how he knew about Iriguci, so he explained that he was also a tattoo artist by showcasing his work on one of his friend's backs. As Pearl decided to leave, four gunmen on motorbikes attacked the group of men, killing all of them but Rick. Before he was shot too, Pearl drew a gun and killed the motorcyclists. Unfortunately, one of the hitmen managed to shoot her in the shoulder.
At Pearl Ink Tattoos, Pearl recovered from her wound. Pearl tried to play the experience down, but an acquaintance of hers, Mr. Kai, warned her that she may have started a war bigger than any in the history of the Yakuza.