Shiki Misaki
From The World Ends With You
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| Name | Shiki Misaki |
| Age | 15 |
| Main Attack Style | ESP Cards (D-Pad or A B X Y Buttons) |
| Partners | Neku Sakuraba in the first chapter. |
| Classification | Player |
| Nickname | Stalker, Green |
| Voice Actor | Heather Hogan |
Shiki Misaki (美咲 四季 Misaki Shiki?) is one of the main characters of The World Ends with You and serves as Neku's partner during his first Reapers' Game.
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[edit] Main Information
[edit] Game Manual Description
Shiki Misaki
"Fashionable and fabulous at fifteen, Shiki knows clothes. While she puts on a cheerful face to lend Neku some much-needed moral support, deep down she harbors a secret... She never parts with her homemade stuffed animal, Mr. Mew; to survive, Neku can never part with her."
[edit] Personality
Shiki tries her best to help others. If she has something to say, she won't hesitate to say it. She always acts kind and positive. Despite the happy attitude she likes to show, Shiki feels inferior or useless to others, which make her jealous of her idols. Still, she tries her best to not let these feelings affect her and turns them around into positive ones. She is an amazing seamstress and wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up. She even made the clothes she wears!
[edit] Abilities
Shiki's one psych involves her animating Mr. Mew through psychomancy. The stuffed animal comes alive and becomes a ferocious, clawing beast that attacks enemies. She also seems to be capable of duplicating Mr. Mew. This has only been done during her fusion attacks with Neku and in the storyline, but NOT in battle as a special attack. While Shiki seems to be able to command Mr. Mew, her control is indirect at best; she states that he "does his own thing". Her ability to animate objects only works on Mr. Mew. Her fusion attacks also allow her to transform Mr. Mew into more powerful, larger forms with stronger abilities. She can also jump which doubles her attack and guard against enemy attacks.
It is assumed from the Mr. Mew suit description that some degree of this ability originates from before she entered the UG, although this is not confirmed.
[edit] Story
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Shiki meets Neku on the very first day of the game. She explains the situation to her partner and teaches him how to use his first battle pins. Though Neku is at first resistant to her, she constantly remains a source of positive support for him and teaching him of the value of friendship. At the end of the second day, when Neku tries to kill her to escape the Game, she still remains forgiving. However, she is constantly hurt and shocked by his total lack of shown empathy, especially when Rhyme is erased. When she meets Yodai Higashizawa, he mocks her, taunting her about the jealousy in her heart. Because of this, Shiki becomes unsure and unfocused for an entire day.
Eventually, she finds her best friend Eri in Shibuya. Surprisingly, Shiki looks exactly like her friend! After fleeing, Neku confronts her, and she confesses that the person he sees is not her real appearance—it is really Eri's body. Forfeiting her appearance as a fee for the game, it is revealed that she has always envied her friend, who she felt was better than her in every way. Upon finding Eri again, though, Shiki realizes that Eri loved her very much, and wished she could have her skills as well. Realizing how lucky she is, the jealously disappears from Shiki and her spirit is renewed. She and Neku go on to defeat Higashizawa and win the Game.
Unfortunately, only one of them can move on, and Shiki is chosen. She protests, but Neku urges her to leave and meet up with Eri. Tearfully, Shiki leaves for the RG—only to be taken as Neku's entry price for his next Game (Regardless, Shiki could not be brought back to life due to the Composer's absence). Shiki awakens deep within the Shibuya River on the last day of the 3rd week, where Neku and Beat are passing through to find the Composer, after Neku and Beat break enough rules to disqualify themselves. Upon finding the Reapers' hideout, the Red Skull pin she had gained during her Game is activated by Kitaniji, and without her Player Pin she is mind controlled. She is then forced to fight Beat while Neku attacks Kitaniji. After Neku defeats the Conductor, she continues to attack, sending multiple Mr. Mews at Neku. She is blocked by Beat, who is knocked out in the attack. Neku takes the opportunity to cut her Skull pin in half. Shiki loses consciousness along with Beat, and Neku goes to fight the Composer alone. Shiki and Beat wake up shortly after and rush after their friend just in time to find him about to fight Kitaniji once more.
Together, the trio fight the Conductor. Joshua then enters and is forcibly fused with the Conductor, stealing away both Beat and Shiki. Fortunately, all three partners manage to sync up with Neku while he fights alone, giving him enough power to defeat the Conductor and save them. Sadly, Joshua then reveals himself as the Composer. Still, Joshua decides to spare Shibuya, and Shiki, Neku, Beat, and Rhyme all meet up at Hachiko, where they happily reunite.
[edit] Battle Style
Shiki uses Groove Pawn, a Psychokinesis-type pin, to animate and command Mr. Mew. She has the ability to jump and attack enemies in mid-air by pressing up on the D-pad or X, dealing double damage once. Reversing the direction she attacks in while in the middle of a combo results in a counter, dealing double damage. She can also guard against attacks by pressing down or B.
[edit] ESP Cards
The way Shiki gains Fusion Stars is through her ESP Cards (also known as Zener cards). There are three ESP Cards displayed face down at the top of Shiki's screen. You have to randomly guess each card, starting from the right to the left. If you guess a right card, the cursor moves over to the left. If you guess a card wrong, then you'll have to retry the card. It's possible that if the wrong card you selected was one of the facedown ESP Cards, you'll see a quick glimpse of where the location of that card is.
You can select a card at the end of Shiki's combo map.
Difficulty settings change the amount of available cards: Easy or Normal mode will let you choose from Waves, Circle, or Cross. Hard mode will add the Star (a filled star) card, and Ultimate mode will add the Square (a hollow square) card.
[edit] Fusion Stars
Guessing the correct card without a mistake earns you 2 stars. If you miss, and then guess the right card later, you'll only earn 1 fusion star. (if you ever choose the wrong card and it is revealed being in another place, guessing this card at the first try will still earn you 2 stars) .
[edit] Fusions
Level 1: Shiki, Neku, and Mr. Mew attack each enemy.
- Shiki: "Ready to die?"
- Neku: "Then die!"
Level 2: Shiki and Neku ride Mr. Mew, while Mr. Mew attacks.
- Shiki: "Neku, come on!"
- Neku: "Right behind you!"
Level 3: Mr. Mew grows to Godzilla-like proportions and fires lasers from his eyes, while Shiki and Neku stand on his shoulders.
- Shiki: "Go, Mr. Mew!"
- Neku: "Get 'em, Piggy!"
[edit] Tin Pin Deck
In Another Day, Shiki's pin deck is shown during a Tin Pin Match against her. As you can only fight her once, there is no rematch and only one of her decks is known.
Deck #1:
Pin #1: Tin Pin Thrift | Weight: 7, Spin: 5, KO Length: 4, Stinger x 7, Bomber x 4, Hammer x 4, Hand x 1
Pin #2: Tin Pin Thrift | Weight: 7, Spin: 5, KO Length: 4, Stinger x 7, Bomber x 4, Hammer x 4, Hand x 1
[edit] Name
Shiki's name may be a pun, reflecting her interest in being chic or fashionable; in addition, the word "shiki" itself translates to "thread", reflecting on her talent for sewing. She is the only Player in the game who visibly cares about fashion and trends beyond their effects in battling Noise.
The kanji Shi-ki Mi-saki translate literally to: four, seasons, beautiful, blossom.
