CHARACTER PROFILE
Hato Higashikata
- Primary work
- JoJolion
Hato Higashikata (東方 鳩, Higashikata Hato) is a secondary ally featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion. Introduced early in the story, she gains significance in the " Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home " story arc and assists Josuke as an ally in the successive “ Walking Heart ” story arc.
Hato is the air-headed eldest daughter of Norisuke Higashikata IV, and the sister of Jobin, Joshu and Daiya Higashikata. She has found success outside of her family’s business as a model. Hato is a Stand user, whose Walking Heart lengthens her heels, making them into deadly weapons.
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02Appearance
Hato is a tall young woman with straight shoulder-length hair grouped into strands held together in arrow shaped accessories. Hato wears a bodysuit with a laced collar and a spiraling arrow that leads down her chest and points towards her groin. She constantly wears high-heeled shoes that serve as her primary weapons when coupled with her Stand 's ability.↗
Hato is frequently shown in official artwork wearing a large sun hat, but this isn’t shown in the story itself.↗
03Personality
Hato has a lively and upbeat temperament.↗
Hato is also proud of her beauty and is shown to be serious about her work. In preparation for a collaboration with the famous ice-skater Shizuka Arakawa, she is shown taking great care in appearing proper but also worries that she could overshadow Arakawa with her beauty.↗↗
For her age, Hato is still very playful and jolly, to the point she could appear childish. For instance, she entertains a playful sibling rivalry with younger brother Joshu, with the two of them insulting each other in good-spirited ways or playing pranks. Hato occasionally elongates certain syllables, much like her mother. She is also very enthusiastic about her boyfriend Tamaki Damo, whom she was seduced by not because of his looks, but because of his romantic behavior. As a result, she seemed to look past Damo's unusual appearance and grew very intimate and playful with him in a short period. Despite this, Daiya mentions that Hato had never brought a date to meet her family before Damo.↗↗
04Abilities
Stand
Hato's Stand enables her to project long spikes from the heels on her feet, allowing her to pierce enemies from an extended distance or using them as a means to climb easily, even straight up vertical walls.↗
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Before the events of JoJolion, Hato and Jobin were the only two siblings old enough to know their mother, Kaato Higashikata. Hato was nine years old at the time Kaato disappeared, and their dad, Norisuke Higashikata IV, would tell them things like their mother left or she died. However, Hato checked up on the facts herself and discovered her mother was in prison for 15 years due to murdering a child.↗
Hato was shown to have accompanied her father and brother at the funeral of Rai Mamezuku 's father.↗↗
A Peaceful Life
Josuke first encounter Hato in the Higashikata Residence where she picks up a dropped magazine titled "Top M" with herself displayed on the cover, revealing that she has the profession of being a fashion model. For now, Hato has no relation to Josuke's search for his identity and doesn't interact much with him, being seen living her own life separate from Josuke's adventure.↗↗
One day, Hato meets a peculiar man. During a photo shoot for a designer, the string of the designer's necklace she was wearing somehow snapped, and the pieces scattered all over the floor. While the designer and the cameraman were fuming at her, Tamaki Damo showed up to deliver clean clothes for the photoshoot. He picked up every piece that had fallen off and rebuilt the entire necklace with a new design that has the characters for "I love you". Charmed, Hato became his girlfriend.↗
Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home
Hato brings Tamaki Damo to the Higashikata Residence intending to introduce her new boyfriend, whom she calls "Kan-chan", to her family. Daiya is curious as to whether he's handsome while Josuke, Norisuke, and Joshu are at a loss for words due to his appearance. Joshu begins teasing Damo for speaking quietly, leading Hato to glare at him. When Norisuke asks how long they've known each other, Hato states they've only met recently and already had sex twice so far.↗
Dawn of the Higashikata Family
One day, Kaato Higashikata, the family's matriarch, returns. On guard, Hato explains to Josuke that her mother is guilty of murdering a child. Hato does her best to keep away from her and Kaato eventually storms out.↗↗
Ozon Baby's Pressure
One day, the Higashikatas have breakfast together. During the meal, Hato and Daiya eat the fish sausages that Joshu is attempting to weigh. Soon after this, the entire estate is attacked. After Jobin plants Ozon Baby in the orchard, the air pressure of the estate is being modified. When Hato opens the door to the garage, the entire house is depressurized and Hato is among the casualties. Thankfully, Josuke eventually forces Poor Tom to cancel his power and the entire family survives.↗
The Wonder of You
Afterward, Tsurugi 's health deteriorates considerably and he is bedridden because of the Rock Disease. On the day of the harvest, a string of events results in the Higashikata Family catching Jobin and Mitsuba trying to drown Paisley Park. Hato is forced to see her family tearing itself apart as Norisuke exposes Jobin's murder of Ojiro Sasame. Jobin then induces a heat stroke in Norisuke with Speed King. She is then told to help move the unconscious Norisuke to the second floor.↗
Later on, when Toru infiltrates the Higashikata residence to retrieve the Locacaca plant from Yasuho, she is caught along Wonder of U 's calamity along with Mitsuba, Tsurugi, and Daiya as the plane door meant to fly towards Yasuho lands inside the house. Investigating the commotion, she and Daiya go to the garage only to find their mother Kaato, and their brother Jobin 's corpse.↗
Aftermath
Days later, the Higashikata family go to the Higashikata Fruit Parlor to order a cake as a celebration of Norisuke 's discharge the next day, as well as a new beginning in the Higashikata family history. Daiya invites Yasuho and Josuke who have been walking nearby. As Daiya chooses the cake, Hato insists that she shouldn't choose based on the most popular cake and that it has to represent a new beginning. Suddenly, everyone breaks down into tears, including Tsurugi, Mitsuba, and Joshu.↗
06Plot details
SPOILERS
Relationships / Family
While Norisuke told his children that she either left or died, Hato herself looked up to Kaato and discovered that she was in prison for 15 years for murdering a child.↗
Profile details
Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Alive (Part 8)↗
07Relationships
| Character | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Norisuke Higashikata IV | Father | ↗ |
| Kaato Higashikata | Mother | ↗ |
| Jobin Higashikata | Brother | ↗ |
| Mitsuba Higashikata | Sister-in-law | ↗ |
| Tsurugi Higashikata | Nephew | ↗ |
| Joshu Higashikata | Brother | ↗ |
| Daiya Higashikata | Sister | ↗ |
| Josuke Higashikata | Adopted Brother | ↗ |
| Tamaki Damo | Ex-boyfriend | ↗ |
Family
Norisuke Higashikata IV: Hato's loving father. As his eldest daughter, he is protective of her. Despite being initially hesitant about Hato and Damo's relationship, Norisuke nonetheless supports their relationship as her happiness was what matters most to him. During the events of The Wonder of You, Hato is noted to weep along with her siblings as Jobin tells them to help him move their father's unconscious body.↗
Jobin Higashikata: Hato's eldest brother and sibling. The two do not interact much in the household as Jobin is often away for business trips. Nonetheless, he does not forget to gift Hato and their other siblings when he comes home from his trip.↗
Joshu Higashikata: Hato's youngest brother and second youngest sibling. Joshu and Hato share a playful sibling relationship, as seen from their banters in the household. Joshu likes to tease Hato and in return, she also picks at him. When Hato introduces her boyfriend, Damo, to the family, Joshu wastes no time to devise his plans to tease Damo of his mannerisms and even attempts to fully expose his bald spot by shooting a champagne cork. Nevertheless, the brother and sister love each other unconditionally and both care for the other as siblings.↗
Daiya Higashikata: Hato's sister and youngest sibling. While the two are rarely seen being affectionate with one another, they share an unconditional love for each other, as seen when Hato looks for Daiya when she goes missing due to the effects of a Stand ability.↗
Ex-Boyfriend
Tamaki Damo: Damo and Hato first met during a photo shoot in Damo's shoot, where he helped repair her necklace and even wrote "I Love You" on it, seducing Hato, and thus he became her boyfriend. He is the first boyfriend that Hato introduces to the family. According to Hato, during their time together, they have slept together twice and bathed together five times. However, after witnessing her family become liquefied under Damo's Stand and breaking her heart, she fatally wounds him with her Stand Walking Heart in rage.↗↗
08Sources & attribution
- Hato Higashikata
Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
Source bibliography (6)
- JoJolion Chapter 7: Josuke, Go to the Higashikata Family Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 11: Family Tree Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 48: Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 2 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 47: Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 1, p.24 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16 Open ↗
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