Himechi Cat

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Himechi Cat originated as a wax double of Himeko in the Amusement Park’s Wax Museum. In her original form, she clung to Himeko, called her “Mom,” and behaved loudly enough that Himeko asked her to change her appearance and stop using the title 9 10.

Himeko reconstructed her in the museum’s second-floor workroom. Rather than carving wax blocks, she used melted wax mixed with unknown substances as paint and brought the new body into existence through Imagenesis. Himeko named the result “Himechi Cat” and refused her request to be taller, insisting on respecting the original design 12 13.

Taco’s later scan established that she was projected from Himeko’s heart and inherited the kindness within her. Himechi Cat explained that, unlike wax figures seeking to replace their originals, she had no desire to attack Himeko: intentions absent from Himeko’s heart would not naturally arise in hers 26 35.

Appearance

• Size: Approximately the same height as Pom-Pom 12.
• Fur: Smooth red fur over most of her body, with white fur on her face and chest 12.
• Tail: Fluffy, with none of the texture expected of a wax figure 12.
• Clothing: A navigator’s formal coat matching Himeko’s, draped over her back; the coat also bears a train ticket 12 47.
• Foxlike features: Other characters repeatedly identify her as a fox, although she firmly insists that she is a cat 14 16 35.

Personality

Himechi Cat is outspoken, sarcastic, and quick to argue. She mocks Taco’s fixation on muscles, criticizes Himeko’s cooking, and even ridicules the creator associated with her body’s design. Himeko repeatedly objects that this behavior is “out of character” for another version of herself 13 14 15 17.

Her loyalty is more consistent than her manners. She guards injured companions, joins Himeko against dangerous enemies, and presents herself as a fellow navigator rather than a passive mascot. She is also more willing than Himeko to kill hostile contestants, proposing lethal solutions for both Duncan and Inukai before accepting Himeko’s decisions 15 22 42 43.

Her confidence can shade into bravado. During the fight with Pig Trotter Rice King, she assures Himeko that she can handle herself despite the heat threatening her wax-based body; sustained combat soon leaves her soft and limp 22 23.

Abilities & Skills

Monomolecular Saw Combat

Himechi Cat wields an Imagenesis-produced Monomolecular Saw similar to Himeko’s weapon 15 22.

• Fights alongside Himeko against Pig Trotter Rice King and helps deliver the finishing attacks after it is weakened 22 23.
• Can deploy the saw rapidly from her suitcase, striking the Snake Man when he startles her 30.
• Uses the blade to threaten Duncan while demanding that he reveal withheld information 42.

Flame-Assisted Attacks

• Wraps her suitcase in flame and strikes Washana hard enough to send her into a wall while defending Taco 16.
• Ignites flames over her body when engaging Pig Trotter Rice King 22.
• Original limitation: Heat softens the wax within her reconstructed body. Repeated use of the hot saw leaves her fur drooping and eventually reduces her to a limp, slime-like state 22 23.
• Himeko replaces her remaining wax in Chapter 47, but the supplied account does not establish a new heat-resistance limit 47.

Bullet Defense

• Casually blocks two shots from Duncan’s pistol, despite the weapon being capable of heavily damaging Level One Dangers 18.
• Duncan consequently estimates that she is at least a Level Three Danger; Taco’s later scan confirms that rating 18 26.
• Her combat strength does not prevent misdirection: Duncan escapes by pretending someone is about to attack from another direction 18.

Amusement Park Senses and Knowledge

Her origin gives her abilities and information connected to the Amusement Park 28.

• Detects something suspicious ahead in the Haunted House and identifies a problem with a disguised staff member 28.
• Explains that wax figures can replace their originals and that the Wax Museum’s mastermind is hidden inside 35.
• Cannot reliably obtain cooperation from other wax figures: threats and bribes fail when she interrogates the defeated doubles 38.

Limitations

• Emotional influence: The giant kidney associated with the Haunted House intensifies her anger, leaving her demanding that Himeko destroy it with heavy weapons 44 45.
• Energy reserves: Himeko considers using her energy to power the Beggars’ Railgun but rejects the plan because she does not have enough 33.
• Initial body restrictions: Her modified body allows her to leave the Wax Museum and eventually the Amusement Park, unlike ordinary wax figures. She nevertheless feels unwell immediately after leaving the park 39 46.

Equipment

• Suitcase / briefcase — Carries her Monomolecular Saw and doubles as a striking weapon 16 18 22.
• Monomolecular Saw — An Imagenesis-made cutting weapon whose heat originally endangered her wax-containing body 15 22 23.
• Navigator’s coat and train ticket — Part of her Himechi Cat design; she points to the ticket when Himeko attempts to invite her aboard as though she were a new passenger 12 47.

Relationships

• Himeko — Her original, body-maker, and principal companion. Himeko protects her, repairs her body, and allows her to share her room aboard the Astral Express. Their frequent arguments center on Himechi Cat’s manners and claims to be “another” Himeko 17 22 30 47.
• Taco — Teammate and frequent sparring partner in arguments about muscles and her species. Despite the teasing, she guards him while injured and intervenes when Washana attacks him 14 15 16.
• Washana — Initially an attacker whom Himechi Cat strikes while defending Taco; subsequently joins their group after apologizing 16 17.
• Duncan — Distrustful adversary. He mistakes her for a dangerous park monster, while she later threatens to kill him for trying to endanger Himeko 18 39 42.
• Shut Up — Traveling companion and frequent mount. He calls her “Lady Wax Hime,” records her jokes, and irritates her with his own wordplay 46 49.
• Other wax figures — Fellow Wax Museum projections who reject her allegiance to Himeko, calling her a traitor, spy, and lackey during interrogation 38.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Amusement Park Exploration

• Protecting Taco: Stays with him while Himeko seeks medicine, then repels Washana’s knife attack with a flaming suitcase strike 15 16.
• Encountering Duncan: Blocks his path and deflects his gunfire, but loses him after he uses a distraction and Adrenaline Surge to flee 18.
• Pig Trotter Rice King: Supports the weakened Himeko, distracts the monster while Himeko contaminates its food-based body, and helps finish it off. The battle leaves her overheated and in need of reshaping 22 23.
• Haunted House: Detects a disguised monster and becomes the Snake Man’s proposed collateral; he wants her to replace the attraction’s destroyed boss 28 30.

Wax Museum Investigation

• Explaining the doubles: Supplies information about wax figures replacing their originals, prompting Himeko’s return to the museum 35.
• Failed interrogation: Questions the defeated wax doubles but obtains only insults 38.
• Hidden-clue confrontation: Holds Duncan at sawpoint after his deception is exposed, withdrawing only when Himeko orders restraint 42.
• Emotional contamination: Becomes increasingly aggressive under the giant kidney’s influence and urges Himeko to use a railgun or Starblazer 44 45.

Astral Express and Night City

• Leaving the park: Departs with Himeko and Shut Up after Inukai’s defeat, confirming that she can survive beyond the Amusement Park 46.
• Body upgrade: Shares Himeko’s room temporarily and has her remaining wax replaced with an Imagenesis body 47.
• Night City: Accompanies Himeko while she seeks income, suggests producing human hands and feet for sale, and studies how to download a map into Shut Up 49.
• Street confrontation: Local thugs threaten to cook her, prompting her to protest that she is the housekeeping robot and Shut Up is the pet 50.

Notable Quotes

“I'm Himechi Cat of the Astral Express. A cat. Do you know what a cat is?” 16

“Don't worry. Though our personalities might not quite match, I really am another you.” 22

“But don't think this is over. I'll keep watching you, always...” 42

Trivia

• Himeko associates her design with The Fluffy Voyage of the Azure Sky. The naming scene begins with Himechi Cat asking whether Himeko paid a licensing fee 12.
• Himeko considers changing her into a “Baseball Bat Raccoon” or “March 7th Hare” because her snark does not match the elegance expected of her current design 13 15.
• Himeko unsuccessfully tries to count her as a newly invited passenger by putting her outside the train and inviting her back aboard. The system rejects the attempt because she had already boarded before the mission was issued 47.