Kaato Higashikata
Kaato Higashikata (東方 花都, Higashikata Kāto)[1] est un personnage secondaire figurant dans la huitième partie de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJolion.
Kaato est l'ancienne femme de Norisuke Higashikata IV et donc la mère de Jobin, Hato, Joshu et Daiya Higashikata. Elle revient de 15 ans de prison après avoir assassiné un enfant. Elle est déterminée à refaire se vie et à supporter Jobin.
Kaato est une manieuse de Stand et son Space Trucking lui permet de stocker des choses à l'intérieur d'un paquet de cartes.
Apparence
Kaato est une femme de 52 ans avec des cheveux noirs à longueur d'épaule coiffés en deux petits chignons en spirale de chaque côté qui se terminent par deux longues et volumineuses nattes en spirale.
Kaato porte une longue robe transparente en maille hexagonale avec une couche de franges le long de la taille et des dessins de dos de cartes à jouer avec l'écusson de la famille Higashikata sur sa poitrine et sur ses hanches. Une version ultérieure de sa robe expose son décolleté tout en gagnant des manches courtes, les franges se séparant sur le devant et révélant qu'elle porte également un pantalon.[2] Elle porte également de grands bracelets rectangulaires sur ses deux poignets.
Palettes
Personnalité
Kaato Higashikata est principalement définie par son rôle de mère impitoyable de la famille Higashikata. Elle aime plus que quiconque son fils aîné, Jobin Higashikata, avec laquelle elle partage un lien particulièrement fort. Depuis qu'il est petit, Kaato choyait Jobin et s'assurait de sa sécurité, un trait qui s'est exacerbé quand il est tombé malade de la Maladie Pétrifiante et a commencé à être handicapé par des pertes de mémoires.[3] Son affection pour lui n'a pas diminué du tout avec le temps et elle est heureuse d'aussi pouvoir s'occuper de lui même en tant qu'adulte. Par exemple, on la voit sourire alors qu'elle met une épingle sur le manche de Jobin pour lui.[4]
Kaato semble aimer chacun de ses enfants et dit qu'elle n'a jamais cessé de penser à eux durant les 15 ans de prison qu'elle a subi. Cependant, elle ne tolère pas qu'on lui manque de respect et elle peut violemment punir ses enfants. Par exemple, lorsque Joshu a voulu l'humilier et la répudier, Kaato a piégé ce dernier avec son pouvoir et laissé une chaise surgir de ses carte pour que le pied empale violemment Joshu dans la mâchoire.[5] Kaato fait preuve d'un certain darwinisme social, disant que les humains ne sont pas nés égaux, et que donc chacun essaie de grimper les échelons pour trouver le bonheur. Elle a grandement influencé Jobin avec cette pensée, et l'a poussé à être très ambitieux et à lui-même vouloir toujours "grimper".[6] Kaato fait montre d'un caractère impitoyable et sans scrupules, sacrifiant notamment un jeune garçon qui victimisait Jobin pour que Jobin soit guéri de la Maladie Pétrifiante, refusant par la même occasion de se sacrifier pour Jobin.[7] Même après 15 ans de prison, son ambition pour la famille Higashikata est resté. Kaato se montre impitoyable et strict, giflant par exemple Jobin lorsque celui-ci émet des doutes et manque, selon elle, de détermination, déclarant qu'elle veut voir son fils être confiant.[4]Kaato montre aussi son manque de scrupule lorsqu'elle déclare que le bien de la famille surpasse n'importe quelle "éthique".[8] Sa dévotion pour la famille Higashikata en général culmine avec son acte de déclencher un Echange Equivalent entre Tooru et Tsurugi, débarrassant la famille de sa malédiction au prix de sa vie.[9]
Malgré son crime horrible, il semble que les gardiens de sa prison et ses co-détenues l'aimait beaucoup et étaient triste de la voir partir.[10]
Lorsque Kaato ressort de prison, elle dit être déterminé à récolter sa "recompense" pour avoir sacrifiée 15 ans de sa vie pour la famille.[11] En effet, elle a décidé de se faire arrêter pour que ce ne soit pas Jobin qui soit jugé pour avoir tué le garçon. Ainsi, Kaato exige de Norisuke qu'il donne la moitié de la fortune familiale, disant que la maison de la Maison des Higashikata lui revient de droit.[12] Kaato se permet d'ailleurs de rentrer dans la maison sans l'accord de Norisuke (mais avec celui de Jobin), et veut visiter ses enfants pour rattraper le temps perdu. De manière humoristique, elle va par exemple aller bronzer dans le jardin avec du champagne de la maison[13] ou regarder la télé dans le salon[14].
Pouvoirs
Stand
Le Stand de Kaato se manifeste à travers son jeu de cartes. En placant des objets entre les cartes, elle peut les faire disparaitre pour les stocker dans une dimension de poche, et les faire ressortir par ces mêmes cartes.
Il ne semble avoir de limite particulière au nombre ou à la taille des objets que Kaato peut stocker. Elle peut par exemple stocker une chaise ou même Tsurugi dans ses cartes.
Histoire
Passé
Fifteen years ago, Kaato Higashikata was a loving housewife to Norisuke Higashikata IV and her family. Sharing an especially close connection with her son, Jobin, she'd take special care to make sure he was safe as a child, due to his developing Rock Disease. Unbeknownst to her, Jobin was secretly being bullied by his fellow boy scouts; one of whom forced Jobin to steal Kaato's underwear and take candid photos of her in the shower. Discovering Jobin's bully situation, Kaato approached her son after he awakened his new Stand. She had Jobin accompany her as she stored the bully's unconscious body in her car's trunk.
Driving to the location of a shrine, Kaato intended to save her son's life by sacrificing the bully to cure Jobin's Rock Disease. Instructing him to "keep climbing" and leave others "at the bottom", she had Jobin bury the bully alive underneath the shrine. Five years later, the bully's corpse was found and DNA evidence was linked to Kaato and her vehicle. Saving her son once again, she was arrested and imprisoned in Morioh's Stone Ocean prison for 15 years. During her imprisonment, she was divorced by Norisuke for the murder charges. While she served her time, her fate was falsified by Norisuke to his children, being told that their mother was dead so they wouldn't have to bear the shame of Kaato's crimes.
JoJolion
Walking Heart, Breaking Heart
She is released from prison on time served shortly after her family's encounter with Tamaki Damo. The guards warn her that society has likely not yet forgiven her for her crimes, but they all loved her dearly. As she gets dressed in her original clothes, she retrieves a deck of cards she was allowed to have while imprisoned, which reveals a cellphone hidden within them, a result of her Stand's ability to hide things within the deck. She calls someone on the phone, who promises to pick her up at the prison, but she asks the caller to keep her release a secret from the family, as she wants to surprise Norisuke. As she hides the phone back in the deck of cards, Kaato claims she has no regrets for what she did as she plans on taking the life she lost back, and her caller is revealed to be her son Jobin. She leaves Stone Ocean prison, tossing her engagement ring from Norisuke in the air as she walks out a free woman.
L'aube des Higashikata
Kaato later meets up with Jobin, who allows her into the Higashikata household. Kaato waits on the couch for several hours as her children wonder who she could be. Once Norisuke wakes up, she calmly greets him to his utter horror. She lovingly introduces herself to the family, explaining that she is their mother. As Norisuke demands to know why she is out of prison and specifically returned to the household, she swears on her ancestors that she was an innocent woman and simply wanted to be reunited with her family. She then reveals that Norisuke divorced her while she was in prison while Hato explains to Josuke that Norisuke lied to them over their childhood; claiming that Kaato had died or abandoned the family. Joshu is less enthusiastic about meeting his mother and purposefully kicks a chair into her as she goes to hug Daiya. Joshu then undresses Kaato using Nut King Call to humiliate her further. The action causes her deck of cards to fall from her bra and spill out on the floor. Kaato, feigning worry, asks Joshu to help pick them up. As Joshu flips over a card, he is suddenly struck on his chin by a chair leg that was hidden between the cards. Kaato then warns Joshu not to trifle with her ever while still reaffirming the other children of her love for them. As Jobin enters the household, Kaato politely excuses herself to her hotel; saying that she'll come back when everyone is less shy.
Le Lagon Bleu des Dolomites
Kaato later appears painting her nails while sunbathing in Norisuke's hammock and drinking his stash of Champagne Krug, much to his surprise. He commands her to leave immediately while she states calmly that half of the house, and Norisuke's assets, still belong to her. After Norisuke storms off, Kaato calls Jobin on her phone, telling him that she suspects Norisuke is plotting something. She also informs Jobin of Josuke's interloping, correctly assuming that he's also working against them.
Une rencontre avec Jobin
Some time after the events of Poor Tom's infiltration in the Higashikata household with his Ozon Baby, Kaato meets with Jobin to talk about the inevitable danger coming to the family. Jobin explains to her that his Miyama stag beetle had performed an equivalent exchange with his Hercules beetle. He shows the pot of the grafted New Locacaca branch that Josuke Higashikata and plant appraiser Rai Mamezuku had been searching for. Kaato advises against telling Norisuke about their plans and expresses her pride in Jobin. She tells him to continue growing the plant using her Stand to store a part of the potted plant in between her cards.
Space Trucking
As the Higashikata residence is caught up in Wonder of U's calamities, Yasuho sees Kaato strangely appear in the house after Tooru is hit by Josuke's profound invisible bubbles. Seeing her son's corpse, Kaato narrates how she brought Jobin's favorite Inca no Mezame cream stew over after telling her that he wanted some a day before. A panicked Yasuho warns her not to come closer, as Tooru is a Rock Human who wants to use her to perform an equivalent exchange. Tooru, in a bloodied state, stands up and points a pruning saw at her, exclaiming that a rock atop other rocks does not see anything else other than dreams and memories of the scenery. He compares Kaato to these dreams and memories, noting that her son had already died without his dreams coming true. He continues to taunt her by telling her about her arrest fifteen years ago. Hearing this, Kaato unveils her Stand Space Trucking to pin Tooru's arms and legs to the ground by storing them inside her cards, prompting Wonder of U to appear on the roof. Tooru and Yasuho both realize that Kaato does not intend to pursue calamity. Kaato reveals that she had been hiding an incapacitated Tsurugi in between her cards, who then comes in contact with Tooru, performing an equivalent exchange.
Kaato reveals that a branch of the Locacaca plant had been grafted and kept in between Space Trucking's cards. The sap of the branch drops on Tooru and Tsurugi, causing Tooru to disintegrate while Wonder of U attacks Kaato. Tooru claims that because of Kaato, there will be no other plant like the Locacaca that will appear again. However, she refuses to listen, saying that he will take all of Tsurugi's illness while she will shoulder that sin. The exchange is successful - Tooru completely disintegrates into the air and Tsurugi recovers, although Kaato is revealed to have been stabbed during when she crushed the branch due to Wonder of U's ability. Relieved, Kaato drops to the ground, thinking of her family before seemingly succumbing to her injury. With the family curse broken, the Higashikata family attend to Norisuke, who is in an incapacitated state, while an ambulance arrives in the estate.
Chapitres
Apparition dans le Manga- JoJolion Chapter 11: Family Tree (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 55: Walking Heart, Breaking Heart
- JoJolion Chapter 56: Milagroman, Part 1 (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family
- JoJolion Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 61: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 3 (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child (Flashback(s))
- JoJolion Chapter 72: North of the Higashikata House. The Orchard (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 73: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 1 (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 83: The New Locacaca (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 85: The Wonder of You, Part 2 (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 86: The Wonder of You, Part 3 (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 94: The Wonder of You, Part 11 (Mentionné)
- JoJolion Chapter 106: Go Beyond
- JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken
- JoJolion Chapter 108: Go Beyond, Part 2 (Death)
Citations
Citations- “I don't have any regrets, but that's because I'm going to take back the life I lost.”—Kaato Higashikata, JoJolion Chapter 55: Walking Heart, Breaking Heart
- “Shouldn't it be obvious I'd at least want to see my kids?!! I gave birth to every one of them! And I didn't do anything wrong. Back then... I swear on the souls of my ancestors that I did the right thing. But... you abandoned me... put me in jail... and divorced me!! I'm going to get compensated after all that.”—Kaato Higashikata, JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family
- “These 15 years of success of the Higashikata Fruit Parlor are thanks to me, too. He may have divorced me while I was in jail, but I'm going to be compensated with money! Because I'm taking my life back. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been worth it.”—Kaato Higashikata, JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family
- “Don't think lightly of me! If you do, you're gonna pay for it!! But still, I've always loved you!! I've always loved you all! I never for a single day stopped thinking about you! And I never will! Can't you see thaaaat!”—Kaato Higashikata, JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family
- “I refuse to be a woman whose life is decided by men. I'm deciding it myself. But... I can live for your sake. Places are unfair... they're not equal for everyone. You can't choose where you're born. But people climb to try to find happiness in those places. Jobin, starting now, you're going to start climbing in this place. And this person is someone who by his nature is at the bottom. And now, he's going to sink to the depths of the earth.”—Kaato Higashikata, JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child
- “"Inca no mezame potatoes". You peel and cut that variety of potatoes, if you deep fry them straight into cooking oil without any batter. You don't boil the Inca no mezames... once the deep frying is done, you toss them into a stew. That is the recipe I use for when I make cream stew. I've been living at an apartment I rented nearby, so I brought a full pot of cream stew I made over. It's my son's favorite, and yesterday... Jobin told me he'd really like to have some again...”—Kaato Higashikata, JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken
- “It goes without saying that your family's good fortune outweighs ethics! Set your mind on that!”—Kaato to Jobin, JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken
- “Shh... You will take all of Tsurugi's illness. And then, I will shoulder this sin.”—Kaato to Tooru, JoJolion Chapter 108: Go Beyond, Part 2
Galerie
Kaato with a young Hato
Kaato thinking of the Mutsukabe Shrine
Crying while thinking about Jobin climbing away
Hugging Jobin
Kaato preparing to bury the bully
Kaato with her children
Kaato in prison
Kaato wearing the Stone Ocean prison uniform
Kaato's initial appearance
Using her Stand to store her phone
Kaato throws away her engagement ring
Kaato gives off a menacing stare towards Josuke
Tripped by Joshu
Kaato's dress is unraveled by Nut King Call
Crying about her family's reaction toward her
Kaato relaxing on a hammock
Kaato calls Jobin
Kaato summoning her Stand Space Trucking
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Ultra Jump 2016 Issue #8 (Title Page)
JoJolion Volume Spine Illustrations
Références
- ↑ JoJolion Postcard (Ultra Jump September 2021 Issue)
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child, p.8
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken, p.34
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family, p.37
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child, p.27
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child, p.24
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken, p.42
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken, p.46
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 55: Walking Heart, Breaking Heart, p.36
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 55: Walking Heart, Breaking Heart, p.41-42
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1, p.24
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1, p.23
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family, p.20
