Himoto

Himoto, nicknamed Pompon by her planeswalker companion Kaito Shizuki, is the Kami of the Spark from Kamigawa.
==History==
Himoto came into being the exact moment that the Emperor of Kamigawa was attacked by a metal-armed man and mysteriously disappeared. She took the form of a tanuki, or raccoon dog, with glowing white eyes and translucent fur. In her natural state, she has multiple golden orbs spinning around her body, and she has a layered voice.
She now lives in the mechanized origami tanuki robot that was designed by the Futurist moonfolk prodigy Tameshi. The robot protects her essence and enabled Tameshi to study her. He thought that she embodied the relationship that the emperor shared with Kyodai and the spirit realm, which could have a radical effect on the merge gates.
Himoto was instrumental in igniting Kaito Shizuki's planeswalker's spark after they decided to search for the emperor together. She has become his companion in her robot form and can travel with him across planes. She can also shapeshift her metal hull into a tanuki mask or in several forms of a drone.
The robot form of Himoto has shapeshifting qualities. She can take the form of a tanuki, but also that of a flying drone that can be controlled by Kaito. Sometimes she takes the form of a tanuki mask that Kaito can wear.
===On Himoto's nature===
It is possible that Himoto gave Kaito Shizuki the ability to planeswalk because she carries a broken part of the Wanderer's planeswalker's spark since she was born the exact moment that the Wanderer's spark was ignited and damaged (and possibly split) by the Reality Chip. Further inference can be made from the fact that Kaito gained his planeswalking powers by attaching Himoto to himself and that planeswalker sparks can be "split" and shared, as shown by Will and Rowan. Kamigawa also has a history of fragments of things becoming kami, as demonstrated by Kyodai. Although the Wanderer lost her spark in the Desparkening, it is unclear what effect, if any, this had on the fragment carried by Himoto, as Kaito retained his spark.
Himoto is in some way important to Kamigawa.
==Trivia==
*Himoto appears in the teaser, cinematic, and animated trailers for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
==Story appearances==
Title	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane) 	Featuring
 	Akemi Dawn Bowman 	2021-12-16 	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 	Kamigawa 	Kaito Shizuki, Satoru Umezawa, Nari, Azamuki, Eiko Shizuki, Kodama of the West Tree, Tameshi, Katsumasa (mentioned), Gravelighter, Himoto
 	Akemi Dawn Bowman 	2022-01-24 	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 	Kamigawa 	Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Eiko Shizuki, Risona (mentioned), Light-Paws (mentioned), Tameshi, Jin-Gitaxias
 	Akemi Dawn Bowman 	2022-01-25 	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 	Kamigawa 	Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Mud-Tail, Tamiyo, Nashi, Jin-Gitaxias, The Wanderer
 	Akemi Dawn Bowman 	2022-01-26 	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 	Kamigawa 	The Wanderer, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Tezzeret, Tamiyo, Kyodai, Risona, Light-Paws, Eiko Shizuki, Jin-Gitaxias
 	Seanan McGuire 	2023-01-13 	Phyrexia: All Will Be One 	New Phyrexia 	Elspeth Tirel, Kaya Cassir, Koth of the Hammer, Tyvar Kell, Jace Beleren, Nahiri, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Melira
 	Seanan McGuire 	2023-01-14 	Phyrexia: All Will Be One 	New Phyrexia 	Elspeth Tirel, Nahiri, Koth of the Hammer, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Tyvar Kell, Jace Beleren, Melira, Himoto, Vraska, Atraxa
 	Seanan McGuire 	2023-01-16 	Phyrexia: All Will Be One 	New Phyrexia 	Elspeth Tirel, Koth of the Hammer, Melira, Kaya Cassir, Jace Beleren, Tyvar Kell, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Karn, Ajani Goldmane, Tibalt
 	Seanan McGuire 	2023-01-16 	Phyrexia: All Will Be One 	New Phyrexia 	Jace Beleren, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Kaya Cassir, Elspeth Tirel, Ajani Goldmane, Tyvar Kell, Tibalt, Elesh Norn,Tamiyo, Nahiri, Nissa Revane
 	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-03-15 	March of the Machine 	New Phyrexia 	Elesh Norn, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Tyvar Kell, Lukka, Rothga, Ajani Goldmane, Sheoldred, Jace Beleren, Nahiri, Nissa Revane, Tamiyo, Atraxa, Ephara
 	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-03-15 	March of the Machine 	Dominaria 	Chandra Nalaar, Wrenn, Seven, Tyvar Kell, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Liliana Vess, Vivien Reid
 	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-03-17 	March of the Machine 	Kamigawa 	Tamiyo, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Kaya Cassir, Nashi, The Wanderer, Kyodai
 	Mira Grant 	2024-08-19 	Duskmourn: House of Horror	Duskmourn, Kaldheim, Kamigawa, Ravnica,	Marina, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, The Wanderer, Yoshimaru, Tamiyo (mentioned), Nashi (mentioned), Genku (mentioned), Niv-Mizzet, Tyvar Kell, Kaya Cassir (mentioned), Niko Aris, Trygve, Zimone Wola, Etrata, Alquist Proft, Aminatou
 	Mira Grant 	2024-08-20 	Duskmourn: House of Horror	Duskmourn 	Kaito Shizuki, The Wanderer, Nashi (mentioned), Zimone Wola, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned), Tyvar Kell, Niko Aris, Himoto, Swift-Arm (mentioned), Birgi (mentioned), Winter
 	Mira Grant 	2024-08-22 	Duskmourn: House of Horror	Duskmourn 	Winter, Niko Aris, The Wanderer, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned), Kyodai (mentioned), Nashi (mentioned), Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Teferi Akosa (mentioned), Jace Beleren, Nahiri (mentioned), Zimone Wola, Tyvar Kell, Liliana Vess (mentioned)
 	Mira Grant 	2024-08-26 	Duskmourn: House of Horror	Duskmourn 	Kyodai (depicted), The Wanderer, Winter, Niko Aris, Esika (mentioned), Nashi, Tamiyo (mentioned), Aminatou, Jace Beleren, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Vraska, Loot, Tyvar Kell, Zimone Wola, Kianne (depicted)
 	Mira Grant 	2024-08-28 	Duskmourn: House of Horror	Duskmourn, Ravnica 	Tyvar Kell, Zimone Wola, Koma (mentioned), Marina Vendrell, Rootha Squallheart (mentioned), Valgavoth, Nashi, Winter, The Wanderer, Niko Aris, Rill, Sunset, Tamiyo, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Jace Beleren, Aminatou, Etrata, Niv-Mizzet, Alquist Proft, Yoshimaru
 	Mira Grant 	2024-08-30 	Duskmourn: House of Horror	Duskmourn, Ravnica 	Niko Aris, Nashi, The Wanderer, Tamiyo, Valgavoth, Marina Vendrell, Winter, Zimone Wola, Tyvar Kell, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Alquist Proft, Aminatou, Yoshimaru, Loot, Etrata, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned)
==In-game references==
==Gallery==
File:KaitoHimoto2.png|Kaito wears Himoto as a tanuki mask.
File:KaitoHimoto1.png|Closeup of Himoto in mask form.
File:KaitoHimoto3.png|Kaito wears Himoto in the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cinematic trailer.
File:KaitoHimoto4.png|Kaito and Himoto in Towashi.
File:KaitoEiko.png|Kaito and Himoto visit Eiko.
File:KaitoHimoto5.png|Kaito and Himoto discover the fate of Jin-Gitaxias' kami experiments.
File:Sidekick-plush 1080x1080.png|Himoto plushy
File:Himoto.jpg|Himoto on <c>Kaito Shizuki</c>
File:Pompon-chan Pet.png|Himoto pet on Arena
File:Pompon-chan Sleeves.png|Himoto sleeves on Arena
File:HimotoConcept.jpg|Himoto tanuki mask concepts
File:HimotoModel.jpg|Himoto tanuki mask model
File:KaitoConcept.jpg|Concept art of Kaito and Himoto
File:Kaito FDN MTG Arena sleeve.jpg|Kaito and Himito resting
==References==
Category:Dogs