Princess Hibana
Princess Hibana is a female anime and manga character who features in Fire Force.
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Biography
Princess Hibana (Japanese: プリンセス 火華, Hepburn: Purinsesu Hibana) was a female human born in the Tokyo Empire who grew up as an orphan in the Holy Sol Temple, alongside Iris and the other sisters who use to reside in the institution, where she showed little enthusiasm with the faithful praying to the Sun God. Being the only pyrokinetic at the temple, Hibana was looked upon as their smart and beautiful hero, due to having a gift that no other person at the temple had — the ability to create fiery flowers. One day, the Spontaneous Human Combustion struck the temple, incinerating every resident of the institution, except Hibana and Iris. The event caused Hibana to lose faith and caused her to view her own abilities as evil, while awakening inside of her hunger for power and dominance. Escaping with Iris, Hibana eventually left her sister behind to pursue her revenge at any cost. As time went on, she started experimenting on the bodies of Infernals and selling her research to Haijima Industries in exchange for funds and the title of Captain.
Hibana spectated the Rookie Fire Soldier Games, where she supports her peers in the exam until it was halted after an incident inside the building. Sometime later, she interrupted the clash between Shinra Kusakabe and Setsuo Miyamoto in an attempt to stop the Fire Soldier from dealing the finishing blow to the Murderous Infernal. Hibana orders her brigade to take Setsuo away as she gazes at Shinra, causing him to fall to his knees. She then tells her subordinates to hold him down while she lectures Shinra how to be respectful and demands him to lick her shoe. As Shinra looks up in an attempt to apologize, he sees Hibana's underwear, startling her and encouraging her to walk away. When the Special Fire Force Company 8 arrives, Hibana explains her wish to research the sentient Infernal and claims that she is willing to share the information with them. Before leaving Hibana warns that if Company 8 continued to involve themselves with the affairs of others they will be snuffed out. Glancing briefly at Iris, Hibana leaves with her Company.
After returning to headquarters, Hibana begins conducting vicious experiments on Setsuo, tempting the man to reveal the secrets his body holds. Later, Iris arrives at the Combine to talk, which ends with Hibana ripping off her habit and suggesting to use Iris as bait to lure out the 8th Special Fire Brigade. Hibana then overhears a loud noise outside the headquarters. After she recollects her past with Iris, Hibana was confronted by Shinra. At first, she tries to succumb the Fire Soldier with heat syncope but fails. Hibana then takes out her fan and attacks Shinra with her Cherry Blossoms, trapping the boy inside an abundant whirlwind of flower petals. She continues insulting Shinra, but fails to overpower him, which leads to her defeat after a single punch. While unconscious, Hibana reminisces her childhood at The Holy Sol Temple. As she wakes up, she finds herself in Iris' lap, who tells Hibana that she always thought of her as a hero, after which Shinra announces that he will be Hibana's hero — a person who she will be able to look up to. Hibana then grants Iris' request to see her fire flowers one more time. After her loss to Shinra, Hibana decides to reward him with a secret about Spontaneous Human Combustion. When Companies 5 and 8 decide to hold a dinner party to disguise their confrontation as a late-night training session, Hibana and Akitaru have a conversation, during which they discuss Shinra and how Hibana was affected by the tragedy of the flames. She then reveals to Akitaru that someone in Shinjuku District, which is under the jurisdiction of the Special Fire Force Company 1, is creating Infernals using artificial means and vowed to crush them as they could had also been behind the incident at The Holy Sol Temple.
Hibana showed up at the Special Fire Cathedral 8 to bring Shinra lunch and, alongside Akitaru, inform him and Arthur that the two will be infiltrating the Special Fire Force Company 1 as trainees, with recruits from the 2nd and 5th Brigades joining them, in order to gather information on the artificial creation of Infernals. She later attends the 1st Special Fire Fighting Cathedral with Takehisa to check in on their progress. Hibana later further discusses her research on Infernals, revealing that the bodies of man-made Infernals have traces of the organism's (which was used to artificially create said Infernals) DNA in their bodies. Hibana and Conehead later confront a giant Infernal in the streets of Tokyo, where they wonder about how will they deal with the Infernal's many cores. She defeats it with Clematis after passing information onto Company 8. mbracing this new role as an ally, she shared her clandestine research on the artificial creation of Infernals via parasitic insects and directed Company 8 to investigate the First Brigade in Shinjuku. When the women’s bathroom at Company 8's headquarters broke down, Hibana took the opportunity to host Iris and Maki Oze at her own lavish Company 5 facilities for a shared shower, where she playfuly claimed they bonded through their nudity. During this visit, she continued to assert her domineering "queen" persona, even as she secretly swooned over Shinra’s heroism, causing him visible embarrassment when they reunited. As the group prepared for their undercover mission, Hibana leveraged her scientific expertise and high-ranking status to assist Captain Akitaru Ōbi in devising a plan for Shinra and Arthur to infiltrate Company 1 under the guise of training. Her transition from a cold, calculating antagonist to a dedicated tactical support specialist was solidified as she provided the intelligence necessary for the rookies to challenge the elite captains of the First.
As the investigation into Company 1 intensified, Hibana maintained her role as a vital intelligence link, though her physical presence shifted to the background while the trainees she helped plant—Shinra and Arthur—began their undercover work. She remained at the center of the tactical planning, coordinating with Captain Obi to monitor the reports coming out of the Shinjuku district. Her insights into the 'insects' remained the foundation for the mission, as she waited for the rookies to find physical evidence of the artificial Infernalization she had previously discovered in her own labs. While the boys dealt with the eccentric leadership of the First, Hibana focused on the broader scientific implications of the conspiracy, ensuring that any data gathered on the ground was funneled back for analysis. She continued to balance her new-found affection for the Eighth with her sharp, authoritative demeanor, providing the strategic backbone that allowed the infiltration to proceed without immediate detection by the high-ranking priests of the Holy Sol Temple.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Hibana was a beautiful, curvy brown light-skinned young woman with medium-length light-pink hair that has bangs parted in the middle and wavy ends, blue eyes that have a shade of pink and pink flower-shaped pupils. Her outfit consists of a v-shaped, sleeveless pearl white pencil dress, which partially reveals her chest, a black belt with a gold buckle, with a whip and a holster attached to it, dark high heels, a golden necklace, light-colored undergarments, and a personalized protective outer fur-trim black jacket with a hood, parts of it are coated with blue lines. Hibana's dress has a split on the left leg from the belt down, allowing a large portion of her left leg. Other than this attire, she also wears a light jumper with striped, woolen sleeves with a vest that has two pockets at the sides over it, a dark skirt, and tights. Each of Hibana's outfits have patches with the number 5 on them, to signify her affiliation to the 5th Special Fire Brigade. She also carries an iron fan around her while she's on the battlefield.
Hibana was initially arrogant, haughty, and cruel, treating both enemies and allies as pawns to satisfy her whims. She used her beauty and authority to command fear and loyalty, exuding dominance over her company. However, beneath her vanity was the trauma of her childhood, where she and her sisters endured suffering as children of fire. After meeting Shinra, she softened considerably, developing a more caring and cooperative side, though she retained her flamboyant arrogance and playful superiority when dealing with allies.
While she takes pride in her power as a third generation, she refuses any combat training, claiming she is a researcher, not a barbarian.
Powers and abilities
Hibana was a Third Generation pyrokinetic, who has the ability to create flower-shaped flames.
Despite her intelligence and offensive strength, Hibana lacked skill in combat due to her receiving no formal training which she takes pride in, claiming to be a researcher and not a barbarian. As a result, her endurance is extremely limited compared to other Captains and once her opponent bypasses her established strategies she is often unable to react or counter-attack quickly. She is also considerably frail and lacks durability, being capable of being knocked unconscious with a single punch or an object striking her head.
Hibana can control the surrounding temperature, which can extinguish certain Ignition Abilities that rely on external factors. She can also envelop a person's body in heat, resulting in them developing heat syncope, which can subdue them and cause dizziness. This effect can be easily applied to multiple opponents at once. Her knowledge of science allows her to assess an opponent's power and how her heat control will affect their attacks.
Among her techniques included:
- Clematis (鉄仙クレマチス, Kuremachisu) :
Among their ranks, she came to rise the position of Captain of Special Fire Force Company 5 (第5特殊消防隊, Dai Go Tokushu Shōbōtai).
Notes
- Princess Hibana was created by Atsushi Ōkubo where she featured in the setting of the Fire Force universe.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Fire Force:
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