Sheryl Lau (Volume 1-4)

"This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see Sheryl Lau (Volume 5-present)."Sheryl Kate Lau is one of the Chinese Zodiac Heroes and one of the secondary school students. She is the tritagonist of the series.

Official Description
Sheryl Kate Lau is a 18-year-old Hong Kong secondary school student. With the help of her amulet, she can wield her banana leaf/palm fan and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
She is shown to have mid-back-length dark brown hair tied in a low ponytail with a left-sided fringe (her right), brown eyes and fair skin with a slight tan. She wears a light greyish blue rolled sleeved denim blazer over a white shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. Like the other Dark Syndrome victims, her banana palm fan is shown to be translucent and red. Her sleepwear consists of a pink unzipped hoodie over a white shirt and blue sweatpants. Her student uniform consists of a navy blue blazer over a white dress shirt with a red and blue ribbon, a blue skirt, white socks and white sneakers. She stands on 5 ft. 2 and is of average weight. Her party outfit consists of a dark blue rolled-sleeved denim jacket over a white shirt, a blue skirt and white shoes and her hair is down. Sheryl turns red in her spirit form.

Personality
She shows immaturity and playfulness like her peers. But gets serious while fighting Chase or helping her friends study or research. She is also tomboyish as she is shown taking her fighting seriously.

Etymology
(First name) The name Sheryl means Beloved and is of English origin. Sheryl is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for girls. Americanized form of Cheryl. Sheryl Crow, singer.

(Middle name) Kate means "each of the two" (from Greek "εκάτερος/hekateros"), "pure" (from Greek "καθαρός/katharos"), "torture" (from Greek "αἰκία/aikia"), "one hundred" (from Greek "ἑκατόν") or "far away" (from Greek "ἑκάς").

(Last name) Lau is a surname of the Han Dynasty's ruling family. Which means "one who came from the Lion" in German originally from Chinese-speaking countries.

Chinese Name
Traditional: 謝麗爾·凱特·劉

Simplified: 谢丽尔·凯特·刘

Pinyin/Romanisation: Xiè lì ěr·kǎitè·liú

Powers and Abilities

 * Banana Palm Fan- Her banana palm fan power is first used in Season 10. It is able to blow winds towards the enemy, similar to Calum's powers.
 * Healing- Like many of her teammates, she also has healing powers.

Trivia

 * Sheryl was born on 12 November 2002 which makes her Zodiac sign Scorpio however, she doesn't have any Zodiac-related powers due to Dark Syndrome. The cause is unknown.
 * Sheryl's attire is based on her civilian form in A Crazy EX Battle
 * Sheryl's father is half British
 * Sheryl Lau is actually from Hong Kong and is faking an American/British accent the whole time