Not to be confused with a main character in Saiyuki: Journey West.
| Kikka | |
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| Age: | 18
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| Height: | 155 cm (5'1")
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| Occupation: | Barrier Priestess
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| First Appearance: | Toukiden: The Age of Demons |
| Name roughly translates as "Tachibana flower", a type of Japanese citrus fruit. Means "chastity" and "mutual love" in the flower language. | |
Kikka (橘花) is a secondary character in Toukiden: The Age of Demons and Toukiden Kiwami who resides in Utakata Village. She has no function within the village and is present solely for narrative reasons.
Players who participated in Famitsu's Toukiden questionnaire ranked her as their seventh favorite character.
Role in Games
Kikka is Ōka's younger sister who was born in the Holy Mount, the center of humanity's government in the Midlands. She developed strong psychic capabilities since her childhood so she was trained to become a Sacred Shrine Maiden (神垣ノ巫女), an entity who protects a village from most Oni with a magical barrier. Kikka also has the power to astrally project herself into a Oni's mind to aid reconnaissance and to sense a soul's memories. Her powers greatly sap away her physical strength, thus she is often kept indoors.
She is designated to be Utakata's priestess shortly after the protagonist's arrival. They first meet her playing outside their home with a stray Tenko on one of her breaks. She entrusts it to them before she returns to the Slayers' headquarters for a proper introduction. Shūsui soon inquires about her abilities and suggests a ploy to strengthen her barrier in private. Kikka quickly agrees, no matter the strain it might cause on her.
Kikka is glad to have been useful and enjoys her break with the protagonist on their holiday. They escort the Shrine Maiden on a leisurely stroll in the village she helped protect. However, just after Shūsui reveals his plan to the Slayers, the Oni suddenly intensify their advances and start to approach Utakata from two directions. While most of the Slayers are repelling both hordes, a Manhunter destroys the Barrier Stones near the village, but Kikka immediately strengthens the barrier with the stones' pieces. Wanting to stay connected with the protagonist while they go to battle alone, a weakened Kikka hands them a fragment of a Barrier Stone, allowing them to communicate with one another.
The strengthened barrier causes unimaginable stress on Kikka's heart when it is attacked from above and leads to the Shrine Maiden's collapse. Thanks to Nagi's efforts, she regains consciousness and resumes her duties quickly. As the protagonist's party dispatches to deal with the nearest threat to the village, Kikka communicates to them through her fragment. She tells them to leave the smaller Oni and guides them to the large Oni summoning them.
Crisis has been avoided, yet Yamato would prefer to cut the invaders' source while they are still able. He orders for the Slayers to free multiple Mitama so the protagonist can absorb them. Through the protagonist, they can then learn clues of the Oni's movements. Once they locate the right Mitama, Kikka can use her astral projection to give the Slayers precise details. After several misses, the protagonist gets the information they need from Ieyasu Tokugawa's soul and Kikka pinpoints the Oni commander's location for them. The Oni is defeated, and for the time being, Utakata Village is saved from immediate danger.
During these events, Kikka's body has been wilting away. She lies that she is suffering from a cold, yet the mental stress becomes too much for her to bear. When the threat of another "Awakening" looms near, Kikka breaks down in the protagonist's arms and admits to them her fears of dying. Ōka happened to witness her sister's confession and commits herself to a suicidal charge to close the dimensional portal. As the protagonist and company fight beside Ōka, Kikka shares through the shard her wishes for her sister to keep living. The siblings become closer after the incident.
After a grueling battle, the protagonist uses her Barrier Stone fragment and their powers to seal the portal at the end of the main story. Like Kikka had anticipated, they become their age's Great Unifier. She is well enough to welcome the Slayers back to Utakata Village.
Kiwami has Kikka peacefully spend her days trying to cook good food for Horō, often mistaking ingredients in local recipes for inedible or poisonous ingredients. When a massive horde of Oni is about to invade Utakata, Yamato initially concedes to Kuyō's advice to abandon the village. Kikka is to remain behind to keep the barrier up for everyone's evacuation. After her sister and friends leave for a do-or-die resistance, Kikka convinces Yamato to change his mind off-screen and hurries to the battlefield. She personally uses her powers to shield Ōka and Sōma from a Chthoniand Fiend's attack. Kuyō escorts her back to the village afterwards. While her sister returns to chastise her recklessness, the Shrine Maiden is proud to have finally protected those dearest to her.
When her soul is being consumed by the Metagnost, she is deluded into regressing back to her childhood. She cries in her loneliness and whines for her sister to find her. Kikka recovers and siphons her Shrine Maiden powers with Kyokai to pinpoint the Oni's location.
Personality
Raised and cherished with love, Kikka is a gentle maiden who wishes goodwill and charity for her neighbors. Her upbringing has led her to be extremely sheltered, and she may easily misinterpret anything unrelated to her duties. A part of her longs to be free and despairs over her forced duty. She initially envies her sister's strength, wishing to have the power to fight as well. Since she is always surrounded by guards or escorts, Kikka feels as though she is at times a burden to others.
Despite her frail constitution, she is passionate about her desire to protect. She gains the willpower and newfound pride in her powers to do anything within her capabilities to help, well aware of the dangers it poses on herself. Kikka's dedication to duty mirrors Ōka's; both siblings are serious and self-sacrificing if the situation calls for it.
Requests
The protagonist can complete her chain of personal requests to greatly boost their affinity ratings with her. Her requests are clearly labeled with her name in each posting. They must be completed in consecutive order.
| Request Objectives | Tips for clearing | Reward (aside from bond boost) |
| 金色の甲殻x3 | Hunt for Waira Yomi in Sen; purify its corpse to randomly obtain. Common. | 300 haku |
| 石化草木x10 | Look for near tress in Miyabi. Common. | 500 haku |
| 熱い石x5 | Search the grounds in Sen. Common. | 1,000 haku |
| 万年氷x5 | Search near the water in Ran. Common. | 2,500 haku |
| 奇想天外x2 | Use Demon Eyes skill to find on the ground in Ko. Rare. | 金眼四ツ目の鬼面, 右近橘 (if affinity is maxed) |
Higher affinity additionally increases the chances of her appearing within the village's bathing area.
Gallery
| Toukiden: The Age of Demons • Kiwami • Quiz Battle Toukiden |
| Toukiden 2 • Mononofu |
| Characters |
| Slayers |
| Protagonist • Ōka • Nagi • Fugaku • Hatsuho • Hayatori • Ibuki • Yamato |
| Reki • Sōma • Horō • Rinne |
| Doctor • Tokitsugu • Gwen • Benizuki • Homura • Tsubaki • Kamuna |
| Non-Combatants |
| Kikka • Shūsui • Yū • Tatara • Shikimi • Tenko |
| Kuyō • Kyokai • Mio and Miyu • Obito • Lady Akatsuki |
| Kuon • Kaguya • Yakumo • Manazuru • Tōya • Shiki • Raizō • Kazue |
| Botan • Kanrai • Ren • Fuuka • Sekka |
| Demons |
| The Age of Demons |
| Small Oni • Manhunter • Windshredder • Jollux • Pyroteryx • Terragrinder • Harrowhalf • Viper Queen • Bladewing • Chthonian Fiend • Hell's Warden • Nightblade • Cimmerian King |
| Kiwami |
| Aurogrinder • Mynx • Screecher • Phytodior • Putrox • Glaciabella • Petros • Thanatoceros • Maledictaur • Onyxwing • Snowflame • Metagnost • Snaggwen • Cimmerian Queen • Dreadknight |
| Toukiden 2 |
| Ogre • Bruteclaw • Canidaemon • Bladetail • Succuwing • Quadbracchium • Hermitclaw • Cruspisces • Leohomin • Drakwing • Brutebeast • Tokiwa-no-Orochi |
| Game Elements |
| Mitama • Ages |
| The Age of Demons |
| Missions • Movesets • Weapons • Armor |
| Kiwami |
| Missions • Movesets • Weapons • Armor |
| Toukiden 2 |
| Missions • Movesets • Weapons • Armor |