Kiyoko (Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles)

**Kiyoko** is Kitsune's little sister in the Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Netflix series.

## History

The orb that would later be known as Kiyoko is found initially down in the Mogura Tunnels. Sometime after, the first failed attempt to conquer Neo Edo launched by the Makkine is thwarted by Usagi's group. A cooing noise is heard from Kitsune's satchel, and upon closer inspection, the noise comes from the orb. The following day, at the arcade, the orb starts to become affectionate toward Kitsune, who she decides to name Kiyoko.

While in the garage of Gen's garage, Chizu and Kitsune play with Kiyoko by rolling her around the floor.

When Hana visits the mansion, she along with Ashibasha, Spot, O-Dokuro, and Kiyoko. Once Kiyoko was down playing with the group, she enjoyed some upsies with Kitsune and then spinnies with Usagi. It's then that Usagi mentions that the same day they found Kiyoko in the tunnels, it was Usagi's birthday and suggested they throw her a birthday party. Kitsune loves the idea and reveals that she never had a birthday party or even knows when she was born. Hearing this, Usagi and Gen decide to throw Kitsune a surprise birthday party. As Kiyoko plays with Hana and Ashibasha for a bit, she joins Kitsune in spying on Chizu. Afterward, she attends the special surprise birthday party at the Fuzzy Pony and coos as a commemorative photo is taken.

Held in Kitsune's hands, Kiyoko watches as the young ninjas train under Chizu's tutelage and becomes scared by their wild nature. She'd later see Hana, Auntie, and the young ninjas, driven off by Toshiko in the Ashibasha. Kitsune mentions that Kiyoko misses them dearly when they're gone.

As Usagi's group heads to the battlefield where the Usagi's, ancestor's katana the Willow Branch was said to be. Kiyoko was babysat by Toshiko, who took her to Ohayou Pony for the day.

Returning to the mansion, Toshiko returns the animated and darker-colored Kiyoko to Kitsune as a sleepwalking Karasu-Tengu claims Kiyoko doesn't belong to that world. However, she then proclaims the same thing to several other objects in the place. Afterward, Kitsune plays with Kiyoko by performing her puppet arts for her as Gen and Usagi try and pilot the Defensebotto. Ultimately, Kitsune is left in charge of piloting it and is capable of easily using it.

The following day, as Kagehito is led outside by Karasu-Tengu, he recognizes Kiyoko as something from the Makkine army that would evolve into a Biomech. After it hatches, it'd merge with four others into what's called a Mega Biomech and wreak havoc and destruction across the land. Learning the potential danger that Kiyoko could pose, Chizu suggests that Kiyoko be sent to the farm for safekeeping, but Kitsune is against that idea. At that moment, Kiyoko starts to chirp aggressively, transforming into a Biomech.

After shrieking loudly for a while, Kiyoko stops and claims that her neck is killing her. She then proves to everyone that she's still the same Kiyoko everyone knew, and Kitsune plans to celebrate this special occasion. Gen and Chizu quickly plan to have Kiyoko hide someplace where the Warbotto won't find her, but she and Kitsune are gone. The two of them have fun around Neo Edo until Gen and Chizu confront and try to reason with them. Three Warbotto then appear and try and apprehend Kiyoko, but she stylishly defeats them. Now concerned for Kiyoko's safety, Kitsune has Kiyoko return to the mansion, but there Kiyoko causes a scene and leaves the mansion in a tizzy. Eventually, Kiyoko is found by the Warbotto, reprogrammed, and forced to merge with the other biomechs to transform into the Mega Biomech. Later, the Mega Biomech invades the Kaikishi Temple with some Warbotto, but regains her personality when Kitsune reasons with her.

During the Makkine invasion, Kiyoko helps defend Neo Edo against the Makkine invader; however, once they're beaten, she faints and shuts down. Sometime later, Tetsujin fixes Kagehito's ship, allowing him to return home, and Kiyoko is revealed to be alive again thanks to a battery attached to her back. She's later seen stargazing with the gang on the grass.