Himi

Himi (ヒミ Himi) is a playable character in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. She is the first Venus caster-style Adept as well as the first female Venus 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, Himi 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; she shares this trait with Ivan and has even lower attack strength than him, putting her at the very bottom in this statistic of the entire series so far. Despite this, her combination of powerful wide-range offenses, an impressive buff and healing psynergy still make her a potent supporter. She is one of two characters in Dark Dawn with a luck rating of five, the other being Rief, and makes hers the highest of all Venus Adepts in the series to date.

Personality
Himi joins the party pretty late in the game and remains silent for most of the time unless one of her important premontions takes place. Still, it can be assumed that she is quite well-liked amongst the Yamata people as well as being a devoted and kind person overall.

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
 * Tri-Elemental (Partial): Medium class series

Quotes

 * In Yamata:
 * Susa: (After the Third Eye from Matthew's inventory imprints itself into her forehead and causes her to wake up from a permanent sleep, Matthew's group guesses that Himi was "chosen by the Watchtower's treasure") "Hold! I DEMAND MORE OF AN EXPLANATION!"
 * Himi: (Rises and begins to partially float off the ground) "Allow me to give it, Papa: I have to help these people stop the eclipse."
 * Susa: "Little Himi, you've just woken up. You're not making any sense..."
 * Himi: "There is no time. I have the overwhelming feeling that the eclipse mustn't continue unchecked. Luna Tower consumes light, casting a Grave Eclipse that chases away all that is holy."


 * Himi: "Every moment is precious. We must depart soon."


 * In Tonfon:
 * Himi: (After Kraden states how saving the world is "sort of the family business" for Matthew's group, and each member, offspring of the Warriors of Vale or not, ends up agreeing) "I am with you."


 * At the Apollo Lens:
 * Himi: (Upon seeing Arcanus for the first time) "This one has great power."


 * Himi: "Would Dark Adepts have powers like this horrible eclipse and its monsters?"


 * Eoleo: (When the Chaos Hound appears before them) "This is gonna hurt." / Himi: "...everyone involved."


 * Himi: (After the final boss is defeated and Sveta discovers the true identity of the Chaos Hound) "How could this happen?"


 * Himi: "Matthew, I will never forget my time with you. You have been an inspiring leader."


 * Himi: "You can do this."


 * Himi: "Just being Morgal royalty doesn't make you responsible for this crisis, Sveta."


 * Himi: (Thinking) "Sveta's aura is different than I've ever seen... I believe Matthew's soul is within."


 * At Belinsk (epilogue):
 * Himi: "I will think of you often."

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.
 * Himi is the only Venus or Mars adept not to have access to Samurai class series, nor does she receive a replacement series.