Beautiful Dreamer Infopost

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name

Hibiki Tachibana

canon

Senki Zesshou Symphogear

age

18

striker

Dreamer Gungnir

point total

1

code

about

Hibiki has one of the same old stories that many have heard when it comes to awakening as a Dreamer... being that her figment—along with numerous other figments—was attacked by a Nightmare. This happened when Hibiki was 13... but it's actually not when Hibiki awoke as a Dreamer. Instead, her Figment was saved by Kanade Amou, otherwise known as Dreamer Gungnir. This event left a deep and lasting impression on Hibiki... one that would stick with her for the rest of her life.

Hibiki would spend the next two years admiring Dreamer Gungnir, to the point that she was essentially a groupie due to Kanade Amou being an active idol. In fact, it's because of this that Hibiki is a huge idol fan. Still, in the end, Hibiki's figment ended up being victim to yet another Nightmare attack... and this time, she didn't have anybody around to save her. It was at this moment that Hibiki awakened as Dreamer Gungnir! Curiously taking on the same name as her role-model.

After awakening as a Dreamer, word of another Dreamer Gungnir would eventually cause Hibiki and Kanade to meet properly... resulting in Kanade taking Hibiki under her wing for the next two years. Eventually, though, Kanade would suggest to Hibiki that she learn how to properly spread her wings on her own... thus resulting in Hibiki reluctantly deciding to transfer to Yumemigaoka's Promised Morning Academy.

"Reluctantly" being because, well... Hibiki has a girlfriend in her childhood friend, Miku Kohinata... who is not a Dreamer and is unable to go with Hibiki because of her parents. As a result, while Hibiki is very effective as a Dreamer, her grades are notoriously bad and she is in a perpetual state of missing her wife. Still, as a result of being trained by an experienced Dreamer herself, Hibiki's already strong enough to be considered experienced.

Hibiki isn't very different from her canon self. She's cheerful, empathetic, selfless to a fault, and sensitive despite her attempts to hide it. There's nothing she enjoys more than helping others... which might be attributed to a number of reasons. Behind Hibiki's cheerful attitude are a number of darker experiences that shaped her just as much as everything else. Frequently being bullied as a child, her father leaving with no explanation and never coming back, and the fact that while the 13-year-old Hibiki came out of the Nightmare attack relatively unscathed, others were not as lucky... leaving Hibiki with a bit of a guilt complex.

With Kanade as her role model, however, she began helping others... and found a form of salvation in that act. Even if it isn't perfect, that bright and pleasant feeling in her chest whenever she helps others became her motivation... both in and out of the Dreamsphere.

Unfortunately, her bad habit of hiding her negative feelings can frequently backfire, either due to Hibiki being unfocused as a result, or simply causing problems due to the importance of emotions to a Dreamer. This habit is a result of Hibiki's damaged self-worth due to her guilt-complex, and if bottled up for too long, can result in Hibiki unexpectedly lashing out at others... something that usually leaves Hibiki deeply ashamed soon after.

Still, while Hibiki prefers to hide the darkness of her own heart from others, it doesn't necessarily make her outward cheeriness a lie. Hibiki is a voracious eater, struggles at paying attention or understanding anything complex, will never shut up about her girlfriend if she starts talking about her, and has an extreme soft spot for younger kids. Her use of honorifics are based on her "feeling" of a person rather than age or anything else, she is incredibly gung-ho about idols, and enjoys karaoke as her favorite go-to hobby despite being unconfident about her own singing voice. She's open about anything that isn't her weight, dislikes confrontations, and should never be trusted alone in the kitchen unless you're fine with a disastrous mess.

All of these things are genuine traits when it comes to Hibiki. Essentially, she's a girl of high highs and low lows, so while she can always be trusted to be a kind, exciting, and warming presence in your life... she can crash hard, and the signs tend to be very well hidden.

TL:DR for those who are canon-familiar: Hibiki was saved from a nightmare attack by Kanade, became a Dreamer at 15, and has been a Dreamer for two years. Also Kanade is alive in this AU as her mentor... hint hint nudge nudge I'm looking at you Kanade players—

dreamer ablities

Danger Detection (D-Rank)

Hibiki has stronger battle instincts while transformed, bordering on precognition in the sense that Hibiki is made aware of incoming danger right before it happens, but not exactly what that danger is. Think along the lines of Spider-Sense, as it's essentially just an early warning for incoming dangers. Usually only activates in regards to Hibiki herself, but can also activate if someone important to her is in danger as well. This allows Hibiki to react sooner than others, even if she wasn't aware of the danger in the first place.

Earth Manipulation (D-Rank)

Hibiki is capable of manipulating the landscape around her, provided that it's "earthen" in nature, to a limited extent. Hibiki can extract boulders from the ground and hurl them as projectiles, cause spikes to form in the earth with a stomp, or gather rocks and stones around her fists to increase her power. Can only control a limited amount at a time, and isn't capable of any intricate details or control.

Phonic Gain (D-Rank)

While Hibiki is singing, her physical abilities and stats are improved beyond the normal capabilities of a Dreamer. Disruption of Hibiki's ability to sing will result in the ability weakening. Lyrics come to Hibiki's mind as the "song of her heart", allowing her to sing intuitively and focus on other things. Music and backup vocals are mysteriously provided, and the ability gets stronger if others harmonize and sing with her.

D-Rank Upgrade: The boost in power gained from singing has increased, and now extends to anyone who harmonizes and sings with her, albeit to a slightly lesser effect. Additionally, while Hibiki is singing (and only while she’s singing), her gauntlets gain the ability to change shape to either have more powerful boosters, or to have a drill around Hibiki’s fist.

Hibiki Style: Dream Spear Gungnir (Signature Ability)

Hibiki puts her hands together, combining her gauntlets into a single larger gauntlet on one hand. Hibiki rockets forward, propelled by the gauntlet itself, taking the shortest route to the enemy (straight ahead) and delivering an explosive punch to pierce straight through.

relationships

Kanade Amou (Backstory NPC)

Hibiki's mentor, with whom she shares the name "Dreamer Gungnir" with. A famous idol who is currently overseas while Hibiki attends Promised Morning Academy. Saved Hibiki's figment when she was 13 and has been Hibiki's role-model ever since. Acts like a big sister to Hibiki, and looks almost like a mother bird taking care of a baby chick whenever she and Hibiki are together.

Miku Kohinata (Backstory NPC)

Hibiki's childhood friend-turned-girlfriend. While she is not a Dreamer, she has always been at Hibiki's side as a comforting presence. Hibiki's "Sunshine" if you will. While Hibiki has moved to Yumemigaoka to improve herself as a Dreamer, Miku was unable to go with her due to not being a Dreamer herself, and Yumemigaoka being too far away for her parents to allow her to go. Maybe if she can become a Dreamer, though...