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[everythingunderthestarsthings]

What are your headcanons for the friendship between Odd and Yumi?

Odd & Yumi - Chaotic besties

Hmm, it has been a while since I rewatched Code Lyoko, so I'm going with these headcanons based on what I can recall from memory. I'll make note to rewatch the show for subsequent posts.

Do check out my Code Lyoko masterlist here! I'll add this post and other requests and asks to it as time goes on!

Odd and Yumi and their friendship is certainly noteworthy.

Apart from Ulrich, for whom Yumi carries romantic feelings, she sees the other Lyoko warriors as her younger siblings. This comes naturally to her, considering she is a big sister.

Odd is no different. In fact, deep down, I think Odd reminds Yumi of Hiroki. They're both mischievous and like to annoy her, but are also the kind of people who really know her.

Yumi, when asked about Odd: "Odd Della Robbia has two braincells, smelly feet, and a smelly dog."

Odd, when asked about Yumi: "Yumi Ishiyama wears black to remind herself that her life is nothing but a bleak existence."

They use these lines to taunt each other, but after a while, they stopped, because it got boring and they moved on to better ways to annoy the other person.

If anything is leaked to Kadic news about Yumi, she will hunt Odd down and show him absolutely no mercy.

And Odd has older sisters too, which is why there are various softer, feminine aspects in him. He alone remembered Yumi's birthday and intuited that Ulrich must've forgotten it, because he's Ulrich, and also, X.A.N.A. is a pain in the ass.

Yumi easily fills out the role of a friend/big-sister for Odd, and often reminds him of his allergies (if he should have any, which I think he must), and chastises him when he's stuffing himself to no end.

And yet, she saves her croissants for him to have.

She's annoyed by how his eating habits never reflect in his weight. He's always lean.

I don't remember how it was in the show, but I recall that Odd was not very averse to William in the beginning. So, when he sensed that there might be another competitor for Yumi's heart besides Ulrich, he's not negatively reacting to it. In fact, he teases Yumi about how she managed to attract two very chaotic teenagers.

But to Ulrich, he tells him, "no wonder William likes Yumi. She's cool and brave, and very attractive. You better step up your game, Ulrich.". If Yumi hears of this, he will straight-up deny being her number one advocate.

Odd is also really good at deducing who else has a crush on Yumi. He can list five of his classmates alone, let alone think of Yumi's grade.

When Odd and Yumi are paired together for Lyoko missions, he always watches her back and makes sure no one's attacking her.

He has been devirtualized several times as a result. Yumi will devirtualize the goddamn X.A.N.A. monster to avenge Odd. They do this every time.

When they get moments where they're just hanging out by themselves, I see Odd and Yumi enacting this:

Yumi, either reading a novel or going through her phone or class notes, annoyed and used to Odd: Odd, stop. Odd, with his fingers mere whispers away from Yumi's face, with an innocent smile on his face: I'm not touching you. I'm practising Tai Chi. Yumi: Then go do this to Jim! He's the one that does Tai Chi!

Odd relies on Yumi to get dog food and poop bags for Kiwi. She complains about doing this every time, but nonetheless spends a portion of her pocket money for Kiwi.

Odd and Yumi know each others' likes and dislikes. Their style preferences, color preferences, etc.

"What's Yumi's favorite color, Ulrich?" "Black." "Wrong. It's black and green, and dark blue occassionally. Try again, and I'll talk to her about letting you off the hook for forgetting your date." "I still don't get why you know so much about her! I'm her boyfriend..."

That's how he knew the perfect gift that Yumi would like, especially from Ulrich.

He did give Ulrich the wrong package in that one episode and Yumi got Kiwi's bone. I think she immediately knew that Odd had bought her gift and mixed up the packages.

Next time, Ulrich consults Aelita for birthday present ideas for Yumi.

Yumi probably chose the hoodie that Odd wears after the outfit change from the first few seasons.

However, when the two of them were bodyswapped during one of the episodes, he wore a despicable outfit combo in her body just to drive her a little crazy.

Also, remember the chopstick scene? Yumi would not have let Odd travel to her house in her body without teaching him enough japanese to make do at home, and without teaching him how to use chopsticks. Coming to the aftermath of the bodyswap episode, she attributes his failings to him having two braincells.

When things didn't work out with Sam for real, Odd goes to Yumi first, way before he actually tells the others.

"It's okay, Odd. You two were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Things will turn around."

They just love each other, but they're the chaotic big-sis--lil-bro type of friends, so they live to annoy each other most of the time.

[everythingunderthestarsthings]

Odd: If I run and leap at Jim, I am most certain that he will catch me in his arms.

Ulrich: There's no way that's happening .

Odd: Watch.

Odd: *runs towards Jim, who is holding coffee.*

Jim: NO, DELLA ROBBIA, I'M HOLDING COFFEE

Jim: *drops coffee to catch Odd.*