Larsazusa

Larsazusa (ラーサズサ Raasazusa) is a panda therianthrope who fights in the Zeltoble coliseum and is a one of Sadeena's friends from her fighting days.

Appearance
Similar to Sadeena, Sasa tends to stay in her therianthrope form. She looks like a giant panda walking on two legs.

Personality
Sasa has been described as the "big sister" of the Zeltoble coliseums. While she is friendly, she is often pragmatic and to the point. She has proved to be an intelligent fighter within the Zeltoble arena.

Abilities
Larsazusa is an incredibly skilled fighter. Sadeena calls her among the top five fighters she fought against in the arena - which also includes Elmelo and S'yne. Along with her strong physical abilities and surprising nimbleness for her large size, Sasa specialists in magic using bamboo

Magic
Sasa used magic to turn the Zeltoble arena into a bamboo forest. Sasa thrusts her claw into the ground while casting the spell. As the ground shakes, a giant bamboo stalk shots straight up into the opponent. Summons massive poles of bamboo which skewers the enemy.
 * Unnamed Bamboo Field Creation Magic
 * Bamboo Claw「バンブークロー Banbuu Kuroo」
 * Spite Bamboo Spike「ツヴァイト・バンブースパーク Tsuvaito Banbuu Supaiku (lit. Zweite Bamboo Spike)」

Background
Larsazusa apparently has been fighting in the Zeltoble coliseums for a long time as she has become well known as the "big sister to coliseum fighters everywhere."

Volume 10
When Naofumi entered the secret coliseum for the first time, he watched Larsazusa and Elmelo fight as he talked with Sadeena for the first time. At first he thought that "Sasa" would lose since "El" showed overwhelming strength and power. However, Sasa won due to her tactics and bamboo magic.

Volume 16
After Takt had started his campaign to take over the world, Sadeena had summoned Sasa and El to Naofumi's village to join them against the false hero. Apparently, they disliked Takt being so selfish and mocking the people of Zeltoble. Sasa also noted that with Trash's revival and Sadeena's power, they were likely to win. If they joined the right side, they were also likely to get paid significant amount of cash.

In one of the untranslated side stories, it is revealed that Aultcray hired her along with Elmelo as a general in Melromarc after seeing her abilities on the battlefield.

Volume 17
When Sadeena decided to join Naofumi on his second trip to Glass' World, she asked Sasa and El to help level up and protect the villagers of Naofumi's village.

Volume 3
On the fifth loop, Naofumi and Motoyasu's group go on a quick trip to Siltvelt in order to get the class-up ceremony for Yuki, Kou, Sakura and Keel. While there they also look for a mentor to show Keel how to transform into her therianthrope form. They find Larsasuza in a tavern and ask her. They offer her some cute feminine clothes which she is too embarrassed to wear, but she eventually agrees. Thanks to her, Keel is able to learn to transform into her therianthrope form and the group separate peacefully.

Later on the group teleport back to Siltvelt and find Lars in the same tavern as before. They offer her another cute outfit which she ostensibly objects but lets them give her a makeover anyway. She is embarrassed but the rest of her mercenary group love it and thank Naofumi and Motoyasu for their efforts. The Heroes and Lars' group then decide to temporarily work together. They head to where Motoyasu was experimenting with the BioPlant (which had run out of control) and defeated the plant monsters in the area.

Companions

 * Sadeena: Sadeena greatly trusts "little Sasa" as she asks the panda therianthrope to both fight against Takt's forces and to defend Naofumi's village in her absence. They seem to have a long history together. While Larsazusa is ostensibly in it for the cash, she seems very willing to do what Sadeena asks of her. The must have had many drinking competitions together as Sasa is scared of Sadeena and her drinking abilities.
 * Elmelo: While the two therianthrope fight against each other in the Zeltoble coliseums, they seem to be an inseparable pair. They seem to have a long history together and are often seen working together.
 * Unnamed wolf therianthrope: Sasa has a wolf-like therianthrope serving underneath her.

Trivia

 * In the spin-off series, Sasa has been shown to be able to transform into a beautiful human form but is too embarrassed to show it off.
 * Larsazusa also seems to be tough and gruff on the outside but in reality enjoys feminine clothing.