Similar to how Momonosuke literally has Peaches on his, and he plays the role of “Peach Boy” Momotaro, I wonder if Hiyori’s attire suggests a similar role
The Green Pheasant is the national bird of Japan. The female in particular has a nickname “the bird in the burning field” for it is so full of maternal love that it sacrifices its life to protect chicks and eggs, even when the nest is surrounded by fire.
Read that again. Now recall how it was that Toki met her end. Protecting her young while their “nest” (Oden Castle) was engulfed in flame.
If Momonosuke is to inherit his father’s will and open the borders of Wano, do you think that Hiyori is to also inherit the traits of her mother Toki (aside from the physical traits since she’s basically a little clone)
As mentioned earlier, Hiyori gave up her cover only when the life of O-Toko was threatened, displaying the same trait of sacrificing to protect their young. We’ve also seen this “maternal” side with her healing of Zoro, as well as the Scabbards on Onigashima. I am under the assumption that the silhouette is indeed Hiyori. Which brings me to my next point – how did the silhouette get to Onigashima anyway, and make their way into the second floor room seemingly undetected?
Our last known news of Hiyori was her telling Kawamatsu she would not meet the others before battle.
However, with the reveal of the Denjiro backstory we know that Hiyori still had reason to keep her intentions to herself which is why Denjiro only revealed himself at the last moment (and they were right, her “location” was leaked by Kanjuro).
- If Hiyori has been under Denjiro’s wing for the last 13 years preparing for this day, and he was savvy enough to maintain his cover literally up until the moment he pierces Kaido, what makes us think Hiyori is any different?
- Waiting until after the war to meet everyone is the opposite of how she has been presented.
- When she is taken under Denjiro’s wing, we see that it is her own choice to risk her life to get funds to aid “Ushimitsu Kozo” as Denjiro wants to protect her.
- When Orochi is going after O-Toko she slaps him in the face, citing her honor as a daughter of a samurai.
- She only became this damsel sort of figure after her role as Komurasaki was over, however I think just like how Denjiro told her not to tell their allies of him under any circumstances, I believe that she too has kept her own movements a secret.
Onigashima is currently flying through the air. We saw how all the other surprise late rivals made it onto the island:
- Tama used Speed’s ship before the island ascended.
- Marco just flew in, also before the island started floating but that doesnt matter.
- Perospero used his candy powers to reach the island before it was lifted.
- Finally, this shadow that was behind Robin and Jinbei and the silhouette in the treasure room are not the same person, as the anime did us the favor of confirming it is Yamato.
So how the hell did the silhouette get here? She flew in. I propose that Hiyori has a Devil Fruit along the lines of a Tori Tori no Mi: Mythical Model – Fenghuang, the “Chinese Phoenix” (though a few sources tell me Chinese Phoenix is a bit misleading as a name) that bears the head of a Golden Pheasant.
Notably, the Fenghuang is often paired with the Chinese Dragon as a symbol of harmony, her brother Momonosuke has taken the form of a Chinese Dragon.
