Himari Tora

Himari Tora is a supporting, now a main character, of the series. She first appears in "Time at the Crestland Orphanage" side story. She is a B-Shot from Crestland's West Area and her current B-Daman is Absolute Tigress, who also transforms into a Familiar under the same name.

It has been revealed, in Chapter 25, that Himari's alter ego is Pawline the Amur Tiger Mystic, also known as the Mystic of Swift Power. She is the third student under Elvire the Owl Mystic and a member of Team Mystic, with her classmates and teammates, Viveria and Ashy-Mist. "'Show your True Claws, Absolute Tigress!' - Himari, when Tigress' Emblem Charge is ready."

Appearance
Himari is young girl with bright orange hair and cyan eyes with white eight-point star pupils. Casually, she wears a navy blue cropped jacket with white cuffs and designs. Under the jacket, she wears a white top with a singular pink stripe in the middle, a pink skirt, white-to-blue stockings, and a pair of black sneakers with pink laces. Himari wear hair down with a small bun, secured with a green bow.

When she was little, Himari wore her hair in pigtails, with a crown-shaped hair clip. She wore a white-and-purple sailor uniform with a pink ribbon, a white belt around her waist, a blue skirt, and a pair of pink sneakers.

In Season Three, Himari wears a two-layered magenta dress underneath her black fur-lined jacket. She also wears black shorts under her dress and blue boots. She also wears a white choker. Her hair is styled with two tails in front of her shoulders, secured with two pairs of green bows, and a ten-point star hair clip. After getting the Enchant Rings, she wears it on her right middle finger.

As Pawline, Himari's hair now has black streaks and changes its style into pigtails, held with green bows. She wears an orange corset top with a white fur around the top, overflows at the front and forms a tail, and an orange-black, two-layered skirt. She also wears black stockings, and a pair of black and orange ankle boots. She also wears black gloves that covers her thumbs. She gains a pair of tiger ears and a tail.

Official Bio
A B-Shot from the West Area of Crestland and a student at West Shore Middle School. Her B-Daman is the Power-Type Absolute Tigress.

She is known for her skill at firing a single power shot that is potentially stronger than Dracyan's power shot. She has her goals of making a difference.

Previously living in an orphanage with Shiro, Akira, and Maccarter; now lives with her adopted family in the West Area and living a normal life.

Personality
Himari is a kind and friendly girl, who absolutely loves to make more friends and get on everyone's good side. She would always find ways to cheer her friends up and not giving up. She also has a strong sense of determination that wants to get the job done and fast. However, at times, she can get easily excited and scared.

Aside from being kind and friendly, Himari is shown to be competitive, especially during the B-Master Tournament for the South Area, where she fires her power shot and doesn't help Maccarter after he got hit into a tree during the preliminary round, even he doesn't recognize her. She shows a serious side to herself during competitions and doesn't like petty competition. She enjoys a good competition with B-Shots that want to show and know what real victory really means.

As Pawline, she retains the same personality, but becomes more energetic and serious, when she faces against her enemies. She deeply cares for others' safety and does every risk to protect them.

Background
Himari is the biological daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Tora. For unknown reasons, she was transferred to the Crestland Orphanage and putting her up for adoption. While staying in the orphanage, Himari is best friends with Akira Takashi and Shiro Hama, and just like her best friends, she hated Maccarter Adler and his self-confidence of beating other orphans to B-Daman battles. Himari was taught how to play with B-Daman by Shiro, even helping her with beating Maccarter in a battle against each other.

After Akira left the orphanage and gets adopted into her new foster family, Himari tells Shiro, on the same day, that she would be leaving the orphanage and getting adopted into her new family, making Shiro happy but sad at the same time because she would feel lonely in the orphanage, even with the other orphans around her. Before the day of leaving the orphanage and getting adopted by her new foster parents, Himari makes a promise to Shiro that they would meet each other and have a battle against each other, once she gets her own B-Daman, to which she agrees and makes that promise to one another.

Later in her life, Himari lives a new life with her foster parents and obtains her first B-Daman named Tigress. She is also a student at West Shore Middle School in the West Area of Crestland. She soon becomes Pawline the Amur Tiger Mystic after getting her B-Daman partner. Revealed with major hints, Himari stating of her "little secret" during the events of the side story, "Tournament of the South Area".

Relationships

 * Absolute Tigress - Himari's B-Daman. They have a strong relationship and tries their best to become the best team in Crossfire. With their teamwork, they are known for the powerful shot known as "Metal Scratch".
 * Shiro Hama - Himari and Shiro were best friends when they were in the orphanage. It was Shiro that made Himari into B-Daman and makes a promise that she would battle Shiro in a serious B-Daman battle. In the events of "Tournament for the South Area", Himari and Shiro have their first battle and achieving the promise they made for each other.
 * Akira Takashi - Himari and Akira are also best friends. They share similar interests and enjoy each other's company. In "Tournament for the South Area". Akira was shocked to see Himari participating in the tournament, but was happy to see her again.
 * Maccarter Adler - Himari and Maccarter didn't have a good relationship, when they were both orphans. However, their relationship turned good after their sudden meeting, shown in the side story "Tournament for the South Area". Maccarter was amazed by Himari's skills, often giving her a few praises.
 * Asahi Yamada - Himari and Asahi don't know much of each other that well, but they are good friends with each other. Asahi often gives Himari some compliments and praises on her skills as a B-Shot.
 * Bakuga Shira - Bakuga and Himari have their first match during the finale of the B-Master Tournament. He praises Himari for her strength, even making a comparison between her and Riki Ryugasaki, the Eastern B-Master. Both have the same animal type for their B-Damans, thus seeing each other as friends and rivals.
 * Elvire/Elizabeth Cindra - Elvire is Himari's teacher. Elvire deeply cares for Himari and wishes for her, along with Viveria and Ashy-Mist, to become stronger to protect the Mystic Village.
 * Viveria/Kirika Sumiko - Viveria is Himari's upperclassman and fellow teammate. Himari admires Viveria's quick-thinking and hard work for the team, but Viveria returns them by praising Himari for her hand-to-hand combat and skills.
 * Ashy-Mist/Rika Shima - Ashy-Mist is Himari's second upperclassman and fellow teammate. Unlike Viveria, Ashy-Mist cares for Himari's safety and tends to tease with her from time to time. Himari, on the other hand, often worries for Ashy-Mist's safety and keeping reminders of her Twilight Roots, which Ashy-Mist takes note of.

Pawline the Amur Tiger Mystic
"'The Amur Tiger Mystic -- Pawline!'" Pawline is Himari's alter ego. She is also known as the Mystic of Swift Power and a member of Team Mystic, under the teachings of Elvire the Owl Mystic.

As a Mystic, Himari is unable to use her B-Daman. She mainly performs attack spells that are connected with the combination of both strength and speed. Her "Tiger Attack Combo" is a powerful attack move that deals with a combination of close-combat attacks. With her buff increase spell "Tiger Leap", Himari gives herself a big jump boost to reach higher places in the air.

Himari wields a pair of energy fists as her main weapon. Unlike Viveria, Himari uses the energy platforms with getting around places in the air.

Transformation
The transformation begins with Himari chanting "The Amur Tiger Mystic!" She snaps her fingers and energy comes out. She forms an energy ring around her, then claps her hands, the ring grows bigger and engulfs her figure, forming into an orb. Her hair and clothes are covered in the glowing light. She claps her hands three times, then light transforms them into her dress, followed by her gloves, then her stockings and shoes. Himari throws her head back as her hair grows in length, then styled into pigtails with black streaks, then gains her tiger ears and tail. She changes her eyes to bright orange. She throws a punch and breaks through the orb. She strikes a pose and shouts "Pawline!"

Purification Attack

 * Aerial Power Flash: Pawline's first solo attack, that can only be used with the Mystic Energy of Swift Power.
 * Paradise of Enchantment: Pawline's group attack that she performs with Viveria and Ashy-Mist, where she needs the Enchant Ring around her right middle finger.
 * Ripple of Feathers: Pawline's second solo attack, performed with the Enchant Ring and the Mystic Energy of Swift Power.

Trivia

 * Himari's given name means "sunflower", while her surname Tora means "tiger".
 * Himari is also a combination of hi (陽) meaning "sunshine" while mari (葵) meaning "hollyhock".
 * Her birthday falls on July 29, making her zodiac sign Leo.
 * July 29 is also a celebration of "International Tiger Day," which also ties in with the connection of her B-Daman partner, Absolute Tigress.
 * Himari's favorite food are lemon shortbread cookies.
 * Himari has a tendency to growl like a tiger whenever she gets annoyed or angered, which is connected to her love for tigers.