Harmony Warrior System

In some of the games, the **Harmony Warrior System** (Japanese: **勇者 システム**), also called the **Harmony System**, refers to the system of abilities granted to Chosen Ones by the Magic of Friendship, as well as the use of Pokémon with special supernatural abilities outside of everyday battle. During the beginning of Reawakening and Sarah Weber's Adventure, this system was not used, but it is later created in order to prevent further losses of Harmony Warriors. Initially seen simply as powers given by the Magic of Friendship and Ancestral Deities, it was later revealed to have temporary consequences to the ones that use it.

## Purpose

The purpose of the Harmony System is to give Chosen Ones a very special task of protecting the Multiverse. Those who have a Harmony Mark and (in some cases) high aptitude are chosen as Harmony Warriors for this reason. If a Chosen One ends up getting involuntarily corrupted or otherwise is forced into evil without their consent, the Magic of Friendship and other Chosen Ones will lose contact with them and it is the job of the Chosen Ones to retrieve them. However, these Chosen Ones sometimes retain abilities of their true natures that can give them away, such as being able to hear Pokémon talk or possessing an Element, as shown with Event Horizon, whose true identity is Katrina Moonshade aka Glitter Starburst (who is the strongest and most powerful Magic Warrior in the Multiverse, a level of power which carried over to her brainwashed identity). While it is sometimes possible to free them by reminding them of their true selves or using the Elementals of Harmony, the easiest and most efficient way to do so is the use of a Chosen One wielding the Light of Hope.

Some Chosen Ones themselves, such as Gekai Niku, Higashi Setsuna, and Hayashibara Tsukiko and Honoko, are also former villains who were not brainwashed and had a change of heart on their own free will, and the Magic of Friendship recognized their changes of heart. This usually manifests in their Elemental of Harmony being Forgiveness. In Niku's case, she was an evil robot named Necrosis who was programmed to follow Queen Vera's philosophy without question and was magically turned permanently into a human after being taught the meaning of friendship and love. In Setsuna's case, she did not understand what happiness was and changed when she realized Moebius did not care for her and informed her he was going to kill her like a used soda can for repeatedly failing her missions. In Tsukiko and Honoko's case, how or why they were evil in the first place is open to interpretation, but they sided with the heroes after watching how they interacted.

However, some people who are Chosen Ones, such as Nanase Yui, Elizabeth, and the Gaming Stars Piper aren't given much magic or the ability to transform despite them still always having a Harmony Mark and an Elemental of Harmony. This is usually due to the Magic of Friendship choosing them and deciding they'll be perfectly fine without an alter ego. These people may sometimes transform when needed, usually when their will to protect somebody they care about or help their friends is very strong or when the special powers granted by their part-time transformations are needed in the particular situation (such as Yui's when-needed alter ego Cure Yuki with ice-based powers when they're in very cold or snowy conditions or Elizabeth's when-needed alter ego Angel Wing, with light-based powers and the ability to free somebody from corruption or brainwashing).

On rare occasions, a Chosen One's powers will be bound to another Chosen One's powers, requiring them to be together to transform. This usually happens when they are very close friends or siblings and their transformation item is generated when one item is summoned but splits into two. Notable cases of this include Nagisa and Honoka, Saki and Mai, Hibiki and Kanade, Mirai and Riko, Emiru and Ruru, Marie and Yvonne, and Avvy and Dolores. When these duos have a severe argument or conflict with each other, neither can transform untilnd they apologize amake up.

The Harmony Warrior system is also capable of compensating for disabilities or impairments such as poor eyesight or even removing them entirely while the Chosen One is transformed. This is shown with characters such as Cheren, who has a red visor while transformed that provides the same effect as his glasses, and Chosen Ones such as Nicole (after becoming a human), Ella, Emi, Minori, Yakushiji Saaya, and Tsukikage Yuri lack glasses entirely while transformed due to not needing them. Other examples include the effects of Hanadera Nodoka's respiratory disease caused by a Mega Part being negated as Cure Grace, Elizabeth's compromised immune system being negated as Angel Wing, and Kylie's bouts of severe pain caused by the shard of the Emperor's Throne not occuring as Mermaid Venus. However, Jim remains a cyborg as Warrior Joestar and June remains a cyborg as Burst Porter, suggesting there is an upper limit to this.

## Elemaximum and Sange

*Main Article : Elemaximum and Sange*

Elemaximum is the main part of the upgraded Harmony System. The Warrior is able to access all of their accumulated power at once in an explosive release of strength far beyond what they could ordinarily access. However, there is a price for either using such power or overexerting themselves as their bodies are unable to cope with the strength. Called Sange, the hero loses a piece of their body (ex. voice, leg, parts of their memories, sight in one or both eyes) each time something like that happens.

## Other Abilties

The Harmony Warrior System App also grants them other abilities :

* A chatting app, known as "Harmony Chat"
* Having all other active Chosen Ones automatically listed in the user's contact list

* A radar to detect villains

* A map for Warriors to check on each other

* All PokéDex functions, which eliminates the need for a normal PokéDex, a Rotom Dex or the Rotom Phone

## History

### Version One

The initial use of the system was to safeguard the Multiverse Embassy during the Monsters' original attack. Powers granted by this system included:

* Super Strength

* Superhuman Speed

* Extended Stamina

* Strengthened Eyesight

* Leaps high enough to cross cities in seconds

* Forcefield barrier

The system came with a uniform which granted the Warriors armor and powers and a terminal attached to a clip on the side of the uniform. Weapons could not be materialized, and therefore had to be brought with the Warriors before battle.

The first version of the system was disabled after the death of 4 of the first 5 Warriors, and the sacrifice of 6 allies in exchange for a cease in attacks. However, *somebody* in Yumesora secretly kept the system and continued to develop it with the help of future Queens, where it was reimplemented years later.

**Users:** ??? (Shiratori Utano), ??? West (Nogi Wakaba), Cherry ??? (Takashima Yuuna), ??? (Koori Chikage), ??? (Iyojima Anzu), ??? (Doi Tamako), ??? (Kohagura Natsume), ??? (Akihara Sekka)

### Version Two

The second update to the system granted the same powers as the original, but had stronger armor which allowed them to survive otherwise fatal hits with minimal damage. The terminal did not need to be brought with them, as it would appear once they transformed. It also introduced weapons that could be materialized, eliminating the risk of not having them in combat.

After the death of Gina Silverstein, an upgrade was implemented to the system. Warriors were now protected by and could use the abilities of unique Pokémon, and also enter Elemaximum. However, each time they either used Elemaximum or overexerted themselves, a part of their body would die. To make up for the (aibet temporary) disability, a Warrior would get a new Pokémon with unique magic each time. Sandra ended up being unable to move as a result of doing both at the same time, and she had 21 fairies.

**Users:** Sarah Weber, Gina Silverstein, Sandra West, Starry Hero Club

#### Upgraded System Details (Version 2.5)

Shortly after the death of Gina Silverstein, Queen Cosmica was given the overview of the new system adapted "to prevent further loss of Warriors", which was shown as follows (note that it is translated from Japanese):

* Overview 1
* Overview 2
* Overview 3

In order to prevent the loss of valuable recourse known as the "Harmony Warriors", an update to the Harmony System has been scheduled. It will allow the Warriors to employ special Pokémon that were lost in the past.

Everything that exists in the world is stored as a conceptual record within a special sacred book. These records can be accessed and extracted to manifest their powers in one's own body - this is essentially how fairies were used in the Great Multiverse War. The following non-Pokémon-based beings were utilized as such:

* **Ichimokuren**: drastically increase the target's speed

* **Yuukijoro**: bestows the ability to use ice-based attacks upon the subject

* **Wanyuudou**: whose large wheel can be used both as a weapon and a means of transportation

* **Shichinin Misaki**: splits the subject into seven bodies, making it immortal unless all seven are destroyed simultaneously

* **Yoshitsune**: grants to the ability to use various sword techniques and increase the subject's agility considerably

* **Shuten-douji**: imbues the body with tremendous strength in battle

* **Daitengu**: a being with enormous wings that bring destruction upon the land

These Pokémon granted the heroes immense powers to the benefit of mankind. It must be remembered that the powers commanded by the fairies are, by nature, beyond human understanding.The following paragraph will provide further insight into the issue based on the research undertaken by the Warrior Iyojima Anzu-sama.

The magic-enhanced Pokémon to be employed this time shall be dual-bodied. The Crow Tengu, a magic-induced friendly Yamikarasu shall be given to the Nogi family, as it befits their ancestor.

These beings carry qualities of evil spirits. The practice of summoning the magical Pokémon and letting these non-humans possess a human's body is an art closely related to necromancy. The concepts of phenomena such as communication with the dead or spiritual possession have been part of human culture since ancient times.

Shamans, itako, yuta, sayaniwa - they all allowed non-human beings to enter their own bodies; there have been instances of humans being possessed by dog or fox spirits.

However, such practices are inherently dangerous. Possessions by bog and fox spirits goes hand in hand with curses. The boundary between and humans and non-humans can become blurred at times, and the use of a Trump Card can be understood to be digging a part of one's body into what lies beyond this boundary.

It has become apparent that repeated summoning of magic Pokémon by this method has a major drawback, namely it causes miasma to build up within the subject's body, which negatively affects their psyche. Symptoms include anxiety, distrustfulness, increased aggressiveness, loss of self-control, pessimism and a tendency towards fatalistic thinking, among others. In short, the subject becomes mentally unstable and displays a tendency towards dangerous behavior.

In light of this, not even normal Ghost-type Pokémon will enter the enhanced human body under the new system.

The magic Pokémon are to be employed by manifesting their forms outside of the body.

As these Pokémon are capable of using their power to repel the enemy's attack, they are regarded as an effective means to prevent losses among the Warriors, who are already few in number. Another advantage of this method is, in the unlikely event that the need to recruit new Warriors should arise, there will be no need to have them undergo intensive training before their deployment in battle.

The replacement for the Trump Card, Elemaximum, does not merely improve defensive capabilities, but also increases offensive power, allowing a Warrior to overcome any difficult situation that may arise in combat. Elemaximum is a grand technique which releases the energy that is accumulated while the Warriors use their powers, pushing their capabilities to the limit for a certain period of time. Still, such great power comes at an equally great price for them all. This shall be explained in the following paragraphs.Furthermore, this version of the system required heroes to activate Elemaximum to stop the monsters; however, this feature was removed for future versions.

**Users:** Sarah Weber, Sandra West, Starry Hero Club

### Version Three

This usage carried on the same effects of the upgraded version used by the second generation. Besides increased capabilities and armor, they also had weapons and terminals that could be materialized at will. The special Pokémon granted them special abilities as well as well as the ability to fight even without extensive training.

Warriors also obtained the ability to use Elemaximum, unleashing the full range of their accumulated power at once. The explosive burst of power allows them to defeat enemies they would not otherwise be able to, but as they were mortal humans their body could not take the strain. Either by doing this or overexerting themselves, they became disabled in some way. In order to compensate for this disability, a new magic-enhanced Pokémon not owned before its debut will be ready for action each time.

If the Warrior's emotional state is too unstable, they will not be able to link with anyone in any sort of way and use their power to transform. if they take too much damage and the Pokémon, magic-enhanced or not, get hurt and become too strained, they will lose all of their forms and statuses. When Teryn Belle had a mental breakdown and accidentally destroyed the Multiverse Embassy (thus letting the monsters kill the Ancestral Deities), the system was deemed too dangerous to use, got suspended, and everyone was forced to remain in their home worlds. Even the Divinity's power was sealed away for that matter, and the Harmony and Cutie Marks disappear from everycreature.

**Users:** Starry Hero Club

### Version Four

This usage carried on the same features of the third version of the Hero System, including magic-enhanced Pokémon, Elemaximum and Sange (though the sanging now only happens if overexertion happens). However, its mechanics were different from the last version.

In battle, the Harmony Warriors received a full Elemaximum Gauge. Each time a protective barrier was used or a reckless attack is done, the gauge decreased, but unlike YuYuYu, can be restored if they charge. A Warrior could use Elemaximum if the gauge was full, but activating it caused the gauge to empty. Once the gauge was empty, a Warrior will be left more vulnerable than ever to attacks.

**Users:** Starry Hero Club

## Trivia

* Jim initially refused to download the System, but gave in and did it anyway because of Nijimia saying it's important.

* Unlike the Angel Color Pad, it is used as a phone.