J-1178

J-1178 is a character in Cells at Work! BLACK. She is a Neutrophil in a very poorly maintained body that is deteriorating rapidly and seems to have little desire to improve itself.

Appearance
J-1178 has white hair and clothes, and pale skin. Her hair is tied into a pair of twin tails that reaches her back. In some volume cover art and color pages, her hair is shaded a pale pink.

Her uniform consists of her White Blood Cell cap which has "Neutrophil" written on it, a long hoodie that reaches her thighs fastened with a belt, mini-shorts that are usually hidden by the length of her hoodie, a pair of long white boots and stockings held up by a pair of garter belts, and a pair of white gloves. She wears an armband that identifies her division and code (it is depicted inconsistently on both her left and right arms). Her main weapon is a cutlass. The vest that contains the L-selectin and radar functions is worn underneath her hoodie, across her chest.

Personality
J-1178 is highly experienced and somewhat jaded. She loathes her job and views it as pointless given how terrible the body's conditions are, but her sense of integrity pushes her to give her work her all anyway. When she encounters AA2153 after the transfusion, she's initially dismissive of him, but becomes flustered when he calls her "White Blood Cell-chan" due to her diminutive stature. Upon meeting U-1196, J-1178 at first believes her to be a lone wolf who is unsympathetic to how overworked the other neutrophils are, but soon realizes that U-1196 is only trying to be proactive against problems that have the potential to grow into extremely dire threats to the body. She comes to regard U-1196 as a mentor and partner, and calls her "big sister" out of respect. The two band together in what is hailed as "the strongest partnership", and prove to be a formidable duo in battle. After U-1196 is badly injured during the neutrophils' failed attack on the periodontitis bacteria swarm, J-1178 is devastated. She becomes withdrawn and scared of resuming her work, even after U-1196 recovers, but is given a motivational talk by an erythrocyte and then comes to the timely rescue of AA2153 and U-1196, fully recommitted to the job.

Abilities
She is generally equipped with a sword. As one of the most abundant white blood cells, she can terminate any kind of harmful cells to the body such as bacteria. As a neutrophil, she can:
 * Phagocytosis: White blood cells can analyze an unknown foreign cell by eating them which will help them identify its species.
 * Receptor: All neutrophils have a receptor that acts like a radar which alerts them whenever a threat is near.
 * Transmigration: Ability to move through blood vessel walls to reach her destination much faster.