Himiko

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Himiko
ヒミコ
P4P4AU

Artwork from Persona 4

Artwork from Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Origin Japanese history
Arcana Lovers

Himiko is a Persona in Persona 4. It is the Initial Persona of Rise Kujikawa.

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Origin

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Himiko,[a] or Pimiko in Old Japanese, was a shaman-queen mentioned in ancient Chinese historical documents as a ruler of Yamatai, a kingdom in Wa (Japan) circa the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.

Design

In Persona 4, Himiko's antenna is a modern interpretation of the magic she used to rule throughout the land, and the honeycomb patterns on her antenna was inspired by an old ritual where the cracks on burnt turtle shells were used for fortune telling. Being a non-combat Persona, she is dressed in impractical clothing, and only functions when Rise wears her crown as a pair of goggles.[1]

In Arena Ultimax, Himiko evolves and gains four floating bits that resemble her antenna which are used in matches offensively to shoot projectiles and defensively to generate shields.

Gameplay

Persona 4

In Persona 4, Rise starts with Himiko. It transcends into Kanzeon upon maxing her Social Link.

Name Level
Himiko 34
Strength
15
Magic
25
Endurance
20
Agility
21
Luck
24

Arcana Shuffle Time

Inheritance
Lovers —

—
Resistances
— — — — — — —
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Full Analysis — Reveals enemy skills when using Analysis. Innate
Third Eye — Shows whether an attack will be effective when choosing a target. 43
Healing Wave — Recovers 5% HP at the end of battle. 63
Certain Escape — Allows you to escape from almost all battles. 72
Relaxing Wave — Recovers 5% SP at the end of battle. 77
Social Link Skills
Skill Cost Description Rank
Treasure Radar — Displays all treasures on the dungeon map. 3
Enemy Radar — Displays foes in a wide area of the map, even in unexplored areas. 6
Weakness Scan — Displays one foe's weakness at the start of battle. 10

Persona 4 Golden

In Golden, Rise starts with Himiko. It transcends into Kanzeon upon maxing her Social Link, and can further transcend into Kouzeon during winter.

Name Level
Himiko 34
Strength
15
Magic
25
Endurance
20
Agility
21
Luck
24

Arcana Shuffle Time

Inheritance Skill Card
Lovers —

— —
Resistances
— — — — — — —
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Analyze — Allows you to analyze foes to find weaknesses. Innate
Treasure Radar — Displays all treasures on the dungeon map. 43
Enemy Radar — Displays foes in a wide area of the map, even in unexplored areas. 52
Relaxing Wave — Recovers 5% SP at the end of battle. 61
Certain Escape — Allows you to escape from almost all battles. 70
Vigor Song — Party recovers 10% of its SP after battle. 79
Social Link Skills
Skill Cost Description Rank
Weakness Scan — Displays one foe's weakness at the start of battle. 2
Full Analysis — Reveals enemy skills and affinities you've tried when using Analyze. 3
Third Eye — Shows whether an attack will be effective when choosing a target. 4
Healing Wave — Recovers 5% HP at the end of battle. 5
Stamina Song — Party recovers 10% of its HP after battle. 8
Complete Analysis — View foe's skills and affinities, including those you have not tried. MaxGained upon reaching max SL and 2nd transfiguration
Bike Skills
Skill Cost Description Rank
All-Out Boost — Increases All-Out Attack damage when Rise joins in. 1
All-Out Boost — Increases All-Out Attack damage when Rise joins in. 2
All-Out Boost — Increases All-Out Attack damage when Rise joins in. 3
All-Out Boost — Increases All-Out Attack damage when Rise joins in. 4
All-Out Boost — Increases All-Out Attack damage when Rise joins in. 5

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Main article: Gameplay:Rise Kujikawa § Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Rise uses a new version of Himiko as her Persona for her C and D buttons in Arena Ultimax.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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Name Level HP SP
Himiko
Strength
Magic
Endurance
Agility
Luck
Arcana Type
Lovers
Resistances
— — — — — — — — —
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

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Name Level HP SP
Himiko
Strength
Magic
Endurance
Agility
Luck
Arcana Type
Lovers
Resistances
— — — — — — — — —
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Unison Skills
Skill Cost Description

Game Appearances

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

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In Episode P4, Himiko takes on a new form and evolves to be combat capable.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

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Manual

Manual Descriptions
Persona 4

A shamaness and queen of the ancient kingdom of Yamatai, elected by virtue of her impressive magical powers. The only record of her reign is from a diplomatic envoy to China in the third century A.D., and scholars continue to dispute the location of her kingdom to this day.

Nomenclature

Himiko is the modern Japanese pronunciation of a reconstructed Old Japanese *Pimiko or *Pimeko. The name is attested only in Chinese sources, where it was written phonetically; contemporary Chinese pronunciation is reconstructed as *pjie̯-mjie̯-χuo.[2][b]

A common suggestion for the name Pimiko's meaning is that it may be a compound of Old Japanese 姫 pime (a laudatory title for women) and 子 ko ("child"). However, Miller (1967) notes that this compound is unknown in Old Japanese texts, and the final syllable being a transcription of ko is dubious due to the use of the consonant χ; this element is transcribed elsewhere with the expected k.[2]

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Himiko
Japanese ヒミコ Himiko

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Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 卑弥呼, romanized Himiko; Simplified Chinese: 卑弥呼, Traditional Chinese: 卑彌呼, romanized Bēimíhū
  2. ↑ ⟨j⟩ represents a palatal approximant (usually spelled in English as ⟨y⟩), and ⟨χ⟩ represents a velar fricative (represented in Hanyu Pinyin as ⟨h⟩).

References

  1. ↑ "Characters: Rise Kujikawa", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 95. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Japanese Language (1967), Roy Andrew Miller. Published by The University of Chicago Press. p. 22.
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