Satake Mei
Satake Mei is a character appearing in the mobile game *Umamusume: Pretty Derby*, introduced as the key figure in the "Project L me: L'Arc" scenario. Affiliated with the Tracen Academy Enhancement Department under URA, she is the founder and head of the initiative aiming to lead Japanese horse girls to victory in France's prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Maintaining a close, sisterly relationship with Chairwoman Akikawa Yayoi, she brings a wealth of expertise to the project based on her previous experience challenging the French race alongside past collaborators.
Overview
Satake Mei is a character appearing in the mobile game Umamusume: Pretty Derby, introduced as the key figure in the "Project L me: L'Arc" scenario. Affiliated with the Tracen Academy Enhancement Department under URA, she is the founder and head of the initiative aiming to lead Japanese horse girls to victory in France's prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Maintaining a close, sisterly relationship with Chairwoman Akikawa Yayoi, she brings a wealth of expertise to the project based on her previous experience challenging the French race alongside past collaborators.
Appearance
Satake Mei is a small, tomboyish woman with brown eyes and short brown hair styled to cover the sides of her head where her ears are. She wears a yellow baseball cap featuring the Tracen Academy logo and three distinct decorative badges on the right side. Her attire consists of a open-collared white t-shirt under a torn black shirt, layered beneath a yellow and brown hooded jacket. She wears short brown shorts and carries a backpack on her back.
Personality
Deeply passionate about conquering the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Satake Mei is friendly, dependable, and deeply attentive to the trainers and horse girls under her guidance. She is an absolute workaholic who continually devises new ideas for the project even while on leave. Despite her driven demeanor, she has childish taste buds when it comes to food, and her choice of self-referential pronouns subtly shifts from confident to modest whenever she gets discouraged.
Abilities
Satake Mei possesses exceptional expertise in European racing and race analytics. In training support, she aids horse girls by helping boost their motivation and enhancing their growth efficiency. During training sessions, her remarkably swift movement allows her to assist at multiple training facilities almost simultaneously. Additionally, she is remarkably strong in push-hands arm-wrestling contests.
Background
In the past, Satake Mei joined forces with former academy leaders and prominent racing families to challenge the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Building upon the invaluable insights and lessons gained from that earlier attempt, she established "Project L'Arc" to fulfill Japan's long-standing dream of international glory. As a key representative of the academy's enhancement division, she devotes herself to preparing horse girls for overseas competition.
Relationships
She shares an extremely close, sister-like relationship with Chairwoman Akikawa Yayoi. During her previous international campaign, she worked alongside the former academy chairman as well as key figures from the Mejiro and Symboli families. In her current role, she acts as a guiding, supportive mentor to both the trainers and the horse girls taking on the international challenge.
Trivia
The patterns on the three badges adorning her cap draw design cues from the racing colors associated with famous progeny of the French racehorse Dictus (namely Movie Star, Soccer Boy, and Ikuno Dictus). In the game's mechanics, her support card feature allowing her to appear across multiple training spots in a single turn led players to jokingly nickname her a "ninja" capable of cloning herself.
