Akame

Akame is one of the members of the assassination group, Night Raid. She is the first member to attack Tatsumi, and comes very close to killing him. She initially appears very serious and cold-hearted, but she is actually caring, socially awkward and worries about the safety of her comrades. Akame (and later Tatsumi) is often in charge of cooking the base's meals and is known surprisingly to be a big eater (usually meat from dangerous beasts and fish). She has a younger sister named Kurome, who is a member of the Jaegers, and loyal to the Empire.

Bio
When she was a child, her parents had sold both Kurome and her to the Empire. There, they were placed and raised as assassins from childhood. Akame in particular became infamous enough to earned the top rank in the Imperial Assassin Division. At some point, many of her comrades had died and she become dissatisfied and resentful towards the government. It was not until she was sent to kill former General Najenda that Akame finally defected to the Rebels after being swayed by her words.

Equipment & Skills
Akame wields the weapon Teigu, "One Cut Killer Murasame". It is a long katana that is coated in a cursed poison that kills with even the slightest cut to the skin. She is shown to be very proficient with her weapon, and would have killed Tatsumi, if not for the statue his fellow villagers gave him before embarking on his journey.

Trivia

 * In Night Raid she's currently one of 5 known members most wanted by the Empire.
 * Akame is a word play on Aka me, which means Red Eye in Japanese. So the title of the manga means 'The Red Eyed Killer'. Akame also has red eyes while her sister, Kurome, which means "Black Eye", has black eyes.