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'''Himoto''', nicknamed '''Pompon''' by its planeswalker companion [[Kaito Shizuki]],<ref name="Unstable">{{DailyRef|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-2-unstable-foundations|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 2: Unstable Foundations|[[Seanan McGuire]]|January 13, 2023}}</ref> is the [[Kami]] of the [[Spark]] from [[Kamigawa]].<ref name="Test"/><ref name="Manga">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/kamigawa-neon-dynasty#manga|title=Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Manga|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=2022-02-11}}</ref>


'''Himoto''' is the [[Kami]] of the [[Spark]] from [[Kamigawa]] and the companion of the planeswalker [[Kaito Shizuki]].  
==History==
Himoto came into being the exact moment that the [[The Wanderer|Emperor of Kamigawa]] was attacked by a [[Tezzeret|metal-armed man]] and [[Igniting|mysteriously disappeared]].<ref name="Test">{{DailyRef|magic-story/kaito-origin-stories-test-loyalty-path-forward-2021-12-16|Kaito Origin Stories: A Test of Loyalty & The Path Forward|[[Akemi Dawn Bowman]]|December 16, 2021}}</ref> She took the form of a [[Wikipedia:Japanese raccoon dog|tanuki]], or raccoon dog, with glowing white eyes and translucent fur. In her natural state, she has multiple golden orbs spinning around her body, and she has a layered voice.
 
She now lives in the mechanized [[Wikipedia:Origami|origami]] tanuki [[robot]] that was designed by the [[Futurists|Futurist]] [[moonfolk]] prodigy [[Tameshi]]. The robot protects her essence and enabled Tameshi to study her. He thought that she embodied the relationship that the emperor shared with [[Kyodai]] and the spirit realm, which could have a radical effect on the [[merge gate]]s.
 
Himoto was instrumental in [[igniting]] [[Kaito Shizuki]]'s [[planeswalker's spark]] after they decided to search for the emperor together. She has become his companion in her robot form and can travel with him across planes. She can also shapeshift her metal hull into a tanuki mask, or in several forms of a drone.
 
The robot form of Himoto has shapeshifting qualities. It can take the form of a tanuki, but also that of a flying drone that can be controlled by Kaito. Sometimes she takes the form of a tanuki mask that Kaito can wear.
 
===On Himoto's nature===
It is possible that Himoto gave [[Kaito Shizuki]] the ability to planeswalk because it carries a broken part of the [[The Wanderer|Wanderer's]] [[planeswalker's spark]], since it was born the exact moment that the Wanderer's spark was ignited and damaged (and possibly split) by the [[Reality Chip]]. Further inference can be made from the fact that Kaito gained his planeswalking powers by attaching Himoto to himself, and that planeswalker sparks can be "split" and shared, as shown by [[Will Kenrith|Will]] and [[Rowan Kenrith|Rowan]]. Kamigawa also has a history of fragments of things becoming [[kami]], as demonstrated by [[Kyodai]].
 
==Trivia==
*Himoto appears in the teaser, cinematic, and animated trailers for [[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|zPusvBRRPjU|Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Official Teaser – Magic: The Gathering|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=December 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{YouTubeRef|7qN25dtBEw0|Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Official Cinematic – Magic: The Gathering|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=February 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{YouTubeRef|sdXwsqmVoUI|Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Official Animated Trailer - Magic: The Gathering|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=February 15, 2022}}</ref>


==History==
==Story appearances==
Himoto was instrumental in [[igniting]] Kaito's planeswalker spark.<ref name="Test">{{DailyRef|magic-story/kaito-origin-stories-test-loyalty-path-forward-2021-12-16|Kaito Origin Stories: A Test of Loyalty & The Path Forward|[[Akemi Dawn Bowman]]|December 16, 2021}}</ref> He now lives in the mechanized origami tanuki robot that Kaito can be seen with.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/kaito-origin-stories-test-loyalty-path-forward-2021-12-16|Kaito Origin Stories: A Test of Loyalty & The Path Forward}}|| [[Akemi Dawn Bowman]] || 2021-12-16 || ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' || [[Kamigawa]] || [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Satoru Umezawa]], [[List of secondary characters/Kamigawa#|Nari]], [[List of secondary characters/Kamigawa#|Eiko Shizuki]], [[Kami|Kodama of the West Tree]], [[Tameshi]], [[Kami|Gravelighter]], Himoto
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-2-lies-promises-and-neon-flames-2022-01-24|Episode 2: Lies, Promises, and Neon Flames}} || [[Akemi Dawn Bowman]] || 2022-01-24 || ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' || [[Kamigawa]] || [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[List of secondary characters/Kamigawa#|Eiko Shizuki]], [[Tameshi]], [[Jin-Gitaxias]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-3-unexpected-alliance-2022-01-24|Episode 3: An Unexpected Alliance}} || [[Akemi Dawn Bowman]] || 2022-01-25 || ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' || [[Kamigawa]] || [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[List of secondary characters/Kamigawa#|Mud-Tail]], [[Tamiyo]], [[List of secondary characters/Kamigawa#|Nashi]], [[Jin-Gitaxias]], [[The Wanderer]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-5-threads-war-2022-01-27|Episode 5: Threads of War}} || [[Akemi Dawn Bowman]] || 2022-01-26 || ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' || [[Kamigawa]] || [[The Wanderer]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Tezzeret]], [[Tamiyo]], [[Kyodai]], [[Risona]], [[Light-Paws]], [[Eiko Shizuki]], [[Jin-Gitaxias]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-storyassault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-2-unstable-foundations|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 2: Unstable Foundations}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-13 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nahiri]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Melira]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-3-inconceivable-losses|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-14 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Nahiri]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Melira]], Himoto, [[Vraska]], [[Atraxa]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-4-impossible-odds|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Impossible Odds}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-16 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Melira]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Karn]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Tibalt]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-5-inevitable-resolutions|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 5: Inevitable Resolutions}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-16 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Jace Beleren]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Tibalt]], [[Elesh Norn]],[[Tamiyo]], [[Nahiri]], [[Nissa Revane]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-1-triumph-of-the-fleshless|March of the Machine - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless}} || [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2023-03-15 || ''[[March of the Machine]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elesh Norn]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Lukka]], [[Rothga]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Sheoldred]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nahiri]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Tamiyo]], [[Atraxa]], [[Ephara]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-2-holding-your-breath|March of the Machine - Episode 2: Holding Your Breath}} || [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2023-03-15 || ''[[March of the Machine]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Wrenn]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Seven]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Liliana Vess]], [[Vivien Reid]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-3-mother-son-and-story|March of the Machine - Episode 3: Mother, Son and Story}}||[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]||2023-03-17||''[[March of the Machine]]''|| [[Kamigawa]] ||[[Tamiyo]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], Himoto, [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Nashi]], [[The Wanderer]], [[Kyodai]]
|}
 
==In-game references==
{{In-game
|art=
Drone form
*{{card|Brain Freeze|Secret Lair|SLD|#=410}}
*{{card|Bribery|Secret Lair|SLD|#=411}}
*{{card|Heroes of Kamigawa|Heroes of the Realm|PH22}}
*<c>Kaito, Dancing Shadow</c>
*<c>Kaito Shizuki</c>
*<c>Kaito’s Pursuit</c>
*{{card|Shadow of Doubt|Secret Lair|SLD|#=414}}
*{{card|Snap|Secret Lair|SLD|#=412}}
*{{card|Unmask|Secret Lair|SLD|#=413}}
*{{card|Veil of Summer|Secret Lair|SLD|#=1024}}
Kami form
*<c>Searchlight Companion</c>
Mask form
*<c>Reality Heist</c>
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:KaitoHimoto2.png|Kaito wears Himoto as a tanuki mask.
File:KaitoHimoto1.png|Closeup of Himoto in mask form.
File:KaitoHimoto3.png|Kaito wears Himoto in the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cinematic trailer.
File:KaitoHimoto4.png|Kaito and Himoto in Towashi.
File:KaitoEiko.png|Kaito and Himoto visit Eiko.
File:KaitoHimoto5.png|Kaito and Himoto discover the fate of Jin-Gitaxias' kami experiments.
File:Sidekick-plush 1080x1080.png|Himoto plushy
File:Himoto.jpg|Himoto on <c>Kaito Shizuki</c>
File:Pompon-chan Pet.png|Himoto pet on [[Magic: The Gathering Arena|Arena]]
File:Pompon-chan Sleeves.png|Himoto sleeves on [[Magic: The Gathering Arena|Arena]]
File:HimotoConcept.jpg|Himoto tanuki mask concepts
File:HimotoModel.jpg|Himoto tanuki mask model
File:KaitoConcept.jpg|Concept art of Kaito and Himoto
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Kamigawa|characters}}
{{Kamigawa|kami}}
[[Category:Spirits]]
[[Category:Dogs]]

Latest revision as of 00:15, 11 June 2024

Himoto
Pompon
The Kami of the Spark
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Himoto SL.png}}|250px]]
Details
Race Kami
Birthplace Kamigawa
Lifetime Mending Era
Colors
{C}

Himoto, nicknamed Pompon by its planeswalker companion Kaito Shizuki,[1] is the Kami of the Spark from Kamigawa.[2][3]

History

Himoto came into being the exact moment that the Emperor of Kamigawa was attacked by a metal-armed man and mysteriously disappeared.[2] She took the form of a tanuki, or raccoon dog, with glowing white eyes and translucent fur. In her natural state, she has multiple golden orbs spinning around her body, and she has a layered voice.

She now lives in the mechanized origami tanuki robot that was designed by the Futurist moonfolk prodigy Tameshi. The robot protects her essence and enabled Tameshi to study her. He thought that she embodied the relationship that the emperor shared with Kyodai and the spirit realm, which could have a radical effect on the merge gates.

Himoto was instrumental in igniting Kaito Shizuki's planeswalker's spark after they decided to search for the emperor together. She has become his companion in her robot form and can travel with him across planes. She can also shapeshift her metal hull into a tanuki mask, or in several forms of a drone.

The robot form of Himoto has shapeshifting qualities. It can take the form of a tanuki, but also that of a flying drone that can be controlled by Kaito. Sometimes she takes the form of a tanuki mask that Kaito can wear.

On Himoto's nature

It is possible that Himoto gave Kaito Shizuki the ability to planeswalk because it carries a broken part of the Wanderer's planeswalker's spark, since it was born the exact moment that the Wanderer's spark was ignited and damaged (and possibly split) by the Reality Chip. Further inference can be made from the fact that Kaito gained his planeswalking powers by attaching Himoto to himself, and that planeswalker sparks can be "split" and shared, as shown by Will and Rowan. Kamigawa also has a history of fragments of things becoming kami, as demonstrated by Kyodai.

Trivia

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Kaito Origin Stories: A Test of Loyalty & The Path Forward Akemi Dawn Bowman 2021-12-16 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Kamigawa Kaito Shizuki, Satoru Umezawa, Nari, Eiko Shizuki, Kodama of the West Tree, Tameshi, Gravelighter, Himoto
Episode 2: Lies, Promises, and Neon Flames Akemi Dawn Bowman 2022-01-24 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Kamigawa Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Eiko Shizuki, Tameshi, Jin-Gitaxias
Episode 3: An Unexpected Alliance Akemi Dawn Bowman 2022-01-25 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Kamigawa Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Mud-Tail, Tamiyo, Nashi, Jin-Gitaxias, The Wanderer
Episode 5: Threads of War Akemi Dawn Bowman 2022-01-26 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Kamigawa The Wanderer, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Tezzeret, Tamiyo, Kyodai, Risona, Light-Paws, Eiko Shizuki, Jin-Gitaxias
Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 2: Unstable Foundations Seanan McGuire 2023-01-13 Phyrexia: All Will Be One New Phyrexia Elspeth Tirel, Kaya Cassir, Koth of the Hammer, Tyvar Kell, Jace Beleren, Nahiri, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Melira
Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses Seanan McGuire 2023-01-14 Phyrexia: All Will Be One New Phyrexia Elspeth Tirel, Nahiri, Koth of the Hammer, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Tyvar Kell, Jace Beleren, Melira, Himoto, Vraska, Atraxa
Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Impossible Odds Seanan McGuire 2023-01-16 Phyrexia: All Will Be One New Phyrexia Elspeth Tirel, Koth of the Hammer, Melira, Kaya Cassir, Jace Beleren, Tyvar Kell, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Karn, Ajani Goldmane, Tibalt
Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 5: Inevitable Resolutions Seanan McGuire 2023-01-16 Phyrexia: All Will Be One New Phyrexia Jace Beleren, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Kaya Cassir, Elspeth Tirel, Ajani Goldmane, Tyvar Kell, Tibalt, Elesh Norn,Tamiyo, Nahiri, Nissa Revane
March of the Machine - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-15 March of the Machine New Phyrexia Elesh Norn, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Tyvar Kell, Lukka, Rothga, Ajani Goldmane, Sheoldred, Jace Beleren, Nahiri, Nissa Revane, Tamiyo, Atraxa, Ephara
March of the Machine - Episode 2: Holding Your Breath K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-15 March of the Machine Dominaria Chandra Nalaar, Wrenn, Seven, Tyvar Kell, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Liliana Vess, Vivien Reid
March of the Machine - Episode 3: Mother, Son and Story K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-17 March of the Machine Kamigawa Tamiyo, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Kaya Cassir, Nashi, The Wanderer, Kyodai

In-game references

Depicted in:
Drone form

Kami form

Mask form

Gallery

  • Kaito wears Himoto as a tanuki mask.

    Kaito wears Himoto as a tanuki mask.

  • Closeup of Himoto in mask form.

    Closeup of Himoto in mask form.

  • Kaito wears Himoto in the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cinematic trailer.

    Kaito wears Himoto in the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cinematic trailer.

  • Kaito and Himoto in Towashi.

    Kaito and Himoto in Towashi.

  • Kaito and Himoto visit Eiko.

    Kaito and Himoto visit Eiko.

  • Kaito and Himoto discover the fate of Jin-Gitaxias' kami experiments.

    Kaito and Himoto discover the fate of Jin-Gitaxias' kami experiments.

  • Himoto plushy

    Himoto plushy

  • Himoto on Kaito Shizuki

    Himoto on Kaito Shizuki

  • Himoto pet on Arena

    Himoto pet on Arena

  • Himoto sleeves on Arena

    Himoto sleeves on Arena

  • Himoto tanuki mask concepts

    Himoto tanuki mask concepts

  • Himoto tanuki mask model

    Himoto tanuki mask model

  • Concept art of Kaito and Himoto

    Concept art of Kaito and Himoto

References

  1. ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 13, 2023). "Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 2: Unstable Foundations". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ a b Akemi Dawn Bowman (December 16, 2021). "Kaito Origin Stories: A Test of Loyalty & The Path Forward". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2022-02-11). "Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Manga"
  4. ↑ Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Official Teaser – Magic: The Gathering (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (December 16, 2021).
  5. ↑ Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Official Cinematic – Magic: The Gathering (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (February 10, 2022).
  6. ↑ Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Official Animated Trailer - Magic: The Gathering (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (February 15, 2022).
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