Hibiki Tachibana



'''"We won't kill you, since we would only knock you down unconscious like your men…hopefully by then you will learn the meaning of true hope is…"

- Hibiki Tachibana '''

Hibiki Tachibana is the main heroine in Senki Zesshou Symphogear Senki Zesshou Symphogear. Hibiki is a schoolgirl who attends the same school as Tsubasa.

Appearance
Hibiki has dark orange eyes, and light yellow orange hair with a red clip. Hibiki wears her school uniform most of the time.

Personality
Hibiki is a kind-hearted cheery person though a bit aloof sometimes. Her hobby is helping others and she has a liking to a lot of food.

History
Two years ago, She was calling Miku at the stadium, which that she couldn't come, which she is dissapointed. Two years ago while attending a Zwei Wing concert, she was nearly killed by the Noise, barely surviving thanks to the sacrifice of Kanade, who taught her never to accept death. When she becomes cornered by the Noise, she sings the same song she heard Kanade sing and ended up gaining Symphogear powers due a fragment of Kanade's armor that entered her body that day. Her Symphogear is Third Relic - Gungnir, which originally belong to Kanade. However since it from a fragment, she possesses less armor compared to the original and has no weapons or Arms Gear, but she is able to defeat most Noise with her fists. Whenever she becomes really angry, she sometimes enters a state of frenzy.

Relationships
Kohinata Miku - Hibiki is best friends with Miku. Hibiki says that Miku is like the sun that keeps her warm.

Kazanari Tsubasa - Hibiki tries her best to become friends with Tsubasa but Tsubasa keeps pushing her away because she thinks that Hibiki cannot replace Kanade. She eventually opens up to Hibiki and allows her to be her friend.

Yukine Chris - Former enemy. Genjuro helped her to open up and now is an ally. She still find Hibiki annoying and an idiot but remain friends.

Etymology
Tachibana (立花 [http://senkizesshousymphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Japanese ? ] ) - means "Standing flower".

Hibiki (響 Hibiki[http://senkizesshousymphogear.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Japanese ? ] ) - The term hibiki means a sound, a ring, or an echo. Used as a verb, it can mean to resound/resonate.

Trivia

 * She's never had a boyfriend in her life.
 * She shares the same given name as Hibiki Hojo from a anime series called Suite Pretty Cure♪ which has the same theme as music. She is also the main character like Hibiki, but she is the youngest member of the group as Ako Shirabe.Her theme colour and Ako's theme is orange and both have orange eyes and orange hair in their human form.