Hato Higashikata
Hato Higashikata (東方 鳩, Higashikata Hato) is a supporting character featured in JoJolion.
Appearance
Hato is a tall, beautiful young woman with straight shoulder-length blonde hair that ends in either arrow point-style hair accessories or her own hair. Her most frequent outfit so far consists of a bodysuit with a laced collar and a spiraling arrow that leads down her chest and points towards her groin. She also wears fancy high-heeled shoes that serve as her primary weapons when coupled with Hato's Stand's ability.
Personality
Hato is the eldest daughter of Norisuke Higashikata IV and the second of his four children.
She evidences a degree of narcissism, self-identifying as beautiful. It has been implied that she may have bad taste in men, shown by her previous intimate relationship with the unattractive Tamaki Damo. She also displays some childish tendencies, evident in her playful sibling rivalry with younger brother Joshu. Unlike Joshu, Hato is religious and believes that cows and humans exist because God created them. [3]
Despite being a university graduate, Hato is portrayed to be oblivious to certain topics. She was unaware that Hawaii is located in America, and is unsuspecting of Tamaki Damo. Additionally, she has difficulty reading kanji and may mix up words. According to Kaato, Hato would always misread the kanji for 'person' as 'enter' when she was younger. [4]
When her family is threatened, she reveals a more serious nature when she helps to avenge her friends and family members from the wrath of her soon former boyfriend, Tamaki Damo. She also tends to be prideful and can be overconfident in herself as stated by Damo which made her an easy target for him to seduce and predict some of her movements, though Josuke was able to help her during the fight.
Abilities
- Main article: Walking Heart
Hato's Stand Walking Heart enables her to project long spikes from the heels on her feet, allowing her to pierce enemies from far away by using the spikes as missiles or using them on her feet to allow her to walk up walls.
Synopsis
History
Prior to the events of JoJolion, Hato and Jobin were the only two siblings old enough to know their mother, Kaato Higashikata. Hato was nine years old at the time, and their dad, Norisuke Higashikata IV, would tell them things like their mom left or she died.
However, Hato checked up on the facts herself and discovered her mother was in prison for 15 years due to murdering a child.
JoJolion
Josuke, Go to the Higashikata Family
Josuke and Yasuho first encounter Hato in the Higashikata House where she picks up a dropped magazine titled "Top M" with herself displayed on the cover, revealing that she has the profession of being a fashion model.
Family Tree
Hato is shown to be conscious about her weight and even jokes about having a tapeworm in her stomach a long time ago when she's teased by Joshu. She is seen concentrating while applying makeup in preparation for going ice skating with Shizuka Arakawa, and worries that her 'aura' may cause her to stand out more than the figure skater. When Josuke borrows Joshu's razor and begins to shave his face in a bizarre fashion, Hato worries that he'll cut himself and bleed. However, Josuke's cheeks end up being completely clean, leaving Hato and her brother in a confused state. Josuke's bubbles moved his facial hair onto Hato and Joshu's faces, causing them to laugh hysterically when they look at each other's faces.
"Shakedown Road" (1)
Josuke is confused when he enters the kitchen and sees Hato, Daiya, and Norisuke wearing swimsuits while eating pancakes. Daiya calls it the most tragic event in the history of the Higashikata Family. They had to cancel their trip to Hawaii because Hato didn't get passports for them to leave the country. She was ignorant of Hawaii being located in America because it has strong cultural ties to Japan, with both Pearl Harbor and Kamehameha being written in kanji. When Joshu argues about not believing in God, Hato states the cow that made the milk they were drinking and humans exist because God made them. After Josuke states he wants to go to school and is scorned by Joshu, Hato believes Josuke will do fine in school since she's a university graduate.
Every Day Is a Summer Vacation (1)
When Jobin arrived home from his trip, he brought souvenirs for his siblings and Kyou. Hato received a t-shirt with an image of a red turtle on it and text saying "Green Turtle" in red letters above it. She also received a fold-up umbrella that has "Fighting Spirit" plastered over it in red letters. She's extremely amused about all the useless presents her and her siblings received and laughs to herself saying she wouldn't be caught dead walking around with the items.
Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home
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Video Games
Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4)
Hato makes a cameo appearance in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven. She appears inside the Higashikata House on the Part 8 stage, sitting alongside Daiya and Jobin on the couch.
Gallery
Being betrayed and melted by her boyfriend, Tamaki Damo.
Hato in her fighting stance.
Firing several spikes from her heels.
- Hato with her Stand.jpg
A tearful Hato alongside her Stand.
Scaling a wall with her stand ability.
Trivia
- In Japanese, "Hato" sounds similar to the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "heart", keeping with the "card" naming theme of the Higashikata girls, along with her little sister, Daiya.
- This is also referenced on her Stand's body, which is adorned with multiple hearts.
- While wearing her bodysuit, she slightly resembles Leone Abbacchio from Vento Aureo.
References
- ↑ JJL Chapter 7: Josuke, Go to the Higashikata Family, p.15
- ↑ JJL Chapter 11: Family Tree, p.20
- ↑ JJL Chapter 18: "Shakedown Road" (1), p.10
- ↑ JJL Chapter 58: Meeting the Mother, p.26
