Talk:Himiko (Survivor Timeline)/@comment-2038153-20180324080015

Okay, time for me to share a silly idea on something I would like to see in TR games set in the Survivor's Timeline if Shadow isn't the end of the series. One of those things I would like to see, and I'm going to get into really silly fan fic territory here so prep yourself, is for Lara and her friends to go up against Himiko's sister.

Wait let me explain. Okay first off yes I know that from all accounts that the real Himiko didn't have any siblings, however, I'm also pretty sure that the real Himiko couldn't control the weather and was some sort of Lovecraftian monster who transferred her soul into new bodies with the aid of a magic mirror that removed the souls of her new hosts before she took over their bodies.

Just on a story point it would be interesting to have a story that is more of a direct sequel to the first game in the series by having a villain who ties into Lara's very first adversary. Now when it comes to any character, good or evil, the question must be asked why do they do what they do? What's their goal and why do they seek to achieve that goal.

With Himiko's sister, let's just call her Twimiko, fans of bad puns your welcome, her goal is two fold with the first being the most obvious, she wants power though not necessarily to rule the world. Unlike her sister Twimiko is more interested in keeping what power she has, she rules a small corner of the world and has spent the last few thousand years keeping herself a secret and in the shadows. She's more like a mob boss instead of a bond villain, soft spoken but intimidating, threatening yet strangely engaging. It would be a nice switch up from the other villains who all want to rule the world and be immortal. She is immortal and she's enjoying all that the world has to offer.

As for her interest in Lara, simple, she wants revenge for Lara killing her sister back in the first game. And as for why she didn't hunt down Lara before, she wasn't sure if Lara was the one who killed Himiko until much later and there was no reason to rush into killing her until the opportunity presented itself. I figured if you are over a thousand years old then you might learn the advantages of patients.

As for her powers I think it would be interest for her to be both stronger and weaker then Himiko. I know that sounds weird but let me explain. Okay unlike Himiko Twimiko can't create storms that can come out of nowhere and destroy ships as big as the Endurance or the plan Lara called in. She does have storm like powers but they are more combat based. Think like Storm from X-Men she can shoot lightning out of her hand and create very localized weather but she has her limits. This makes her more dangerous in a straight up fight but she can't do beyond that.

Next up is her immortality, whatever gave the sister their immortality had a different effect on both of them. With Himiko it allowed her to transfer her soul from one person to another but the bodies she inhabit would always age and decay like any mortal body, But with Twimiko she gained true immortality and remained the same age she was when she gained it, pretty much like what the Divine Source did with Jacob in Rise of the Tomb Raider.

So unlike her sister Twimiko never had to switch bodies with other people so she remained as she was when Himiko gained her power. This again makes her stronger and weaker then her sister as Himiko being able to switch bodies is something that cause Lara and Sam no end of grief but if Twimiko is ever killed then she has no way of coming back as she only has the one body. On the flip side Twimiko's body doesn't decay after a set amount of time and therefore never got trapped in a decaying body like her sister.

With that out of the way what would I want in Twimiko personality wise. Well personally I would like her to act as her sister was described back in Survivor. Inscrutable, enigmatic, ruthless and above all else, Regal, she acts like someone who is royalty who people like crime lords and governors kneel in her presents.

As much as I like it Choice and Sacrifice I was disappointed with how Himiko turned into a bond villain with all the tropes that follow those characters. Again I like C&S especially when Sam started fighting back and Himiko ended up screaming in terror but I really wish we had seen more of the person Sam described in the first game. I can forgive this as Himiko did spend that last thousand years in a decaying body so her acting more crazy then Regal is understandable but still a bit disappointing.

Twimiko is a good way of having your cake and eating it as she wasn't stuck in a decaying body for thousands of years and had to keep interacting with people in order to keep her power base alive throughout the centuries.

Twimiko is also the kind of villain who could go on for more then one story, with her being the arc villain of the games that take place after the Trinity saga. With her being in the back ground for at least two or three games before finally confronting Lara in the final game of her saga.

On a final note I would like her to be a bit inhuman in design, something like Salem from RWBY with chalk white skin, red eyes and red scares or vanes on her face. Keep in mind that Sam looked more inhuman when Himiko was taking control of her so it would fit that something similar would happen with Twimiko.

And that's the kind of villain I would like to see in future Tomb Raider games.