Mimika Mikagami

* The Beyond
* Exodus

**Mimika Mikagami** (水鏡(みかがみ) 美三香(みみか), *Mikagami Mimika*) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*.

Mimika is one of the third generation pilots. She pilots the Fafner, Mark Funf Kai, nicknamed Tsukuyomi.

## Appearance

Mimika has red hair and dark blue eyes. Her hair is braided into two pigtails and grows longer as the years pass by. She wears the Goubain helmet she received from Hiroto Douma when she pilots Tsukuyomi, but has abandoned it near the end of *Exodus*.

## Biography

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Behind The Line*

Mimika watches the fireworks with Reo Mikado and Sui Kaburagi.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*

Mimika is running on the track with Sakura Kaname in charge of the training. After the training, she brings the exhausted students to the medical room to rest while she is still full of energy. She wants to run off but turns around to apologize for intruding before closing the door. The island gives out an alert when a Human Army's transport craft nears the island with a Festum chasing them and Mimika is on the linear car with her friends and the second generation pilots. She is reading a manga and comments that Gobain is really awesome. When Sui Kaburagi and Reo Mikado talk about whether they are going into battle or not, Mimika says that she hasn't make a helmet like Hiroto Douma yet. However, instead of making one, Hiroto gives the helmet to her that was handed down to him by his senior and she thanks him. As he leaves the linear car, she blushes and mutters that he is really cool. Mimika and the other two third generation pilots pass their connection tests and appear before Canon Hazama in the hangar.

Mimika and her friends are presented to their Fafners and are taken aback by the names Canon has given them. Mimika and Reo don't really like them or their colors to which Sui assures his friends that Canon will come up with better names and Youko Hazama states that they will take their requests into consideration. They then go over the characteristics of the Fafner and Sui explains everything, interrupting Canon every single time, and his friends silence him, stating that he talks too much. Some first generation pilots appear before them with Kazuki Makabe giving some advice and they proceed to change into their pilot uniforms with Mimika not wanting to walk through the scanning hall naked, scared that they are watching her. Mimika tries to put on the helmet but immediately takes it off since it reeks of sweat and she is the second one to walk up, seeing Sui apologizing to Rina Nishio. The third generation pilots enter their Fafners and have a training battle against the second generation pilots. Later that night, they receive some good luck charms from Seri Tatekami and Mimika sprays her helmet before sticking the charm in. She is called down by her mother, who has prepared a huge dinner to congratulate her pilot assigment. The next day, Canon gives their Fafners new names to their liking and they prepare for their first battle.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*

Mimika takes part in the Fifth Operation Azure which objective is to take Soushi Minashiro and the two Esperanto children back, who are abducted by Maris Excelsior. Her team launches from the L-Boat and she takes care of the enemies from the ground along with Rina Nishio and Reo Mikado. Suddenly, Rina loses control over her Fafner, attacking her friends, and Mimika stops Mark Neun Kai's movements, asking Rina to eject. She then slowly gets assimilated through the crossing but they are quickly freed when Kenji Kondou forces the crossing to cancel. Rina pushes Mimika out of the way to activate the Fenrir program while Mimika keeps begging Rina to stop the program. Izanami explodes and Mimika uses her SDP to shield herself from the explosion.

Three years later, Mimika is one of the pilots who sees Kazuki Makabe with Soushi on Misao Kurusu's boat when Reo teleports them there and Mimika is surprised to see Soushi all grown-up. The pilots then take care of Soushi while Kazuki disappears to take some rest. Making their way back to Wadatsumijima, everyone is in a meeting regarding Soushi and Mimika comments that Soushi is very lively. The pilots watch Soushi leaving his room and Reo comments that Soushi isn't the kind of person to stay down. When they are near Wadatsumijima, she wonders if showing the island and the boat on full display is for Soushi.

Back on Wadatsumijima, Mimika is one of the pilots that battles against Mark Nicht. She complains to Reo for taking all the fun and wants to show off her new weapons. Reo makes space for her and Tsukuyomi easily counters Mark Nicht's attacks, making Mimika overjoyed when she eventually destroys Mark Nicht's head. After the battle, Mimika and Reo have dinner together with their parents with them wondering about their children's future. They responds that they are thinking about moving in together when they are back on Tatsumiyajima or after they are unable to pilot the Fafner. Yuuko wants the two to retire since she wants to see her grandchildren and Mimika tries to shove the issue to Reo.

## Fafner

Mimika pilots the fiftheenth Nothung Model Fafner, nicknamed Tsukuyomi, designed by Alvis to combat the Festum and it is modeled after Mark Funf. While piloting Tsukuyomi, Mimika uses its Aegis equipment for both defense and offensive. Mimika blocks attacks by using its shield and then finish them off using its built-in cannons, sometimes using the energy shield itself to slash the enemies. After Mimika awakens her SDP, Tsukuyomi gains the ability to generate a highly advanced defensive barrier, powering up the already existing energy shield. However, due to her SDP, Mimika's body starts to get covered by crystalline growths, which caused her left eye to disappear at one point, and more appear the more she continues to pilot her Fafner.

Its Nothung Model is later converted to the Einherjar Model, designed by Canon Hazama, which focuses on keeping the pilots in fighting condition for as long as possible by slowing down the assimilation phenomenon. It also powers the pilot's SDP by using several accelerators built in the model which spin when the SDP is being used.

In *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*, in addition to the Aegis equipment, Tsukuyomi also uses two small spear-like weapons which can combine into one big spear, matching Reo Mikado's close combat fighting style.

## References

1. ↑ Exodus Episode 1: Visitor
2. ↑ Exodus Episode 3: The Price of a Conversation
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 4: The Successors
4. ↑ The Beyond Episode 1: Operation Azure
5. ↑ The Beyond Episode 3: Vessel of Destiny
6. ↑ The Beyond Episode 4: The Powerless Ones