Himi

Himi (ヒミ Himi) is a playable character in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. She is the daughter of Susa and Kushinada. She is the first Venus caster-style Adept. As described on her official site profile, Himi is a priestess of Yamata, having inherited mysterious powers from the bloodline of her mother, also a priestess. According to the American Golden Sun website, Himi is the daughter of Susa and Kushinada. She also has a brother named Takeru. She is a seer who possesses powerful Psynergy, and she is able to hear divine messages.

As a playable character
Himi is quite an interesting new character. In her base class she possesses Weapon Grace, a Psynergy capable of increasing one Adept's Attack equal to two Impact spells. She is capable of equipping Light Blades too, which means players can equip her with the fabled Tisiphone Edge in order to deal large amounts of damage with its powerful unleash effect. The rest of her equipment choices are entirely those of a Mage.

Himi joins the party at Level 35 and is initially equipped with a Psynergy Rod, Silver Vest, Silver Bracelet and Platinum Circlet; she also comes with a Weasel's Claw and Crystal Powder in her inventory. Himi has four Venus Djinn and one Mars and Jupiter Djiin Set onto her (Buckle, Clover, Geode, Magnet, Pepper, and Swift).

Statistical comparison
As the first mage-style Adept of her element, she outshines all other Venus-aligned characters in terms of PP and agility. However, this has the drawback of the lowest defense and HP growth and she has a tendency to be downed quickly if not equipped or watched carefully. But her combination of powerful wide-range Psynergy, an impressive buffing spell and healing spells make her a potent supporter nonetheless.

Classes
Himi has the following classes available to her:


 * Mono-Elemental: Miko class series
 * Dual-Elemental (Full): Curse Mage class series, Apprentice class series, Swordsman (Venus) class series
 * Dual-Elemental (Partial): Seer (Jupiter) class series, Seer (Mercury) class series
 * Tri-Elemental (Full): Dragoon class series, Ninja class series, Samurai class series
 * Tri-Elemental (Partial): Medium class series

Cultural References
Yamataikoku was an ancient country in Wa Japan, ruled by a Shaman-Queen known as Himiko. The location of the Yamatai Kingdom, known as the "Yamatai Controversy," is considered by scholars the greatest debate over the ancient history of Japan.

Trivia

 * Himi is both the first playable female Venus Adept and like Jenna and Mia she is the first female playable "mage"-style Adept of her element.
 * Himi is the only Adept in any Golden Sun game (to date) to join the party with Djinn of an element different to their own.