Himoto

Himoto
	Pompon; The Kami of the Spark
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Race	Kami
Birthplace	Kamigawa
Lifetime	Mending Era
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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

Himoto appears in the teaser, cinematic, and animated trailers for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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