OVA
Description
Hibiki Tachibana is a Japanese female born on September 13, 2027, under the Virgo zodiac sign. She stands 157 cm tall with light brown hair fastened by red clips and possesses orange eyes. Her blood type is O. A scar in the shape of a 'forte' symbol marks her chest, the result of a Gungnir relic fragment that pierced her during a Noise attack at a Zwei Wing concert two years before the main story.
Her personality presents a cheerful, outgoing, and overwhelmingly optimistic front, often leading her to treat everyone with compassionate kindness. This demeanor masks deeper trauma from surviving the Noise assault, an event which led to social isolation and bullying due to the Special Disaster Compensation she received. The subsequent abandonment by her father added to her emotional burdens. She conceals her feelings, avoids crying in front of others except for Miku Kohinata and her parents, and flees from self-doubt. Holding onto Kanade Amō's words to "never give up on living," she develops a survivor's complex and a powerful desire to help others despite criticism. Inherently naïve, she believes conflicts can be resolved through words rather than violence, though she will fight when necessary—an approach that has enabled her to befriend former enemies. Academically inattentive and neglectful of schoolwork due to her duties as a Symphogear user, she also exhibits gluttonous tendencies, especially for rice, and a propensity for overdramatic outbursts in humorous situations.
Her background includes attending the Zwei Wing concert where the Noise attack occurred. Saved by Kanade Amō's sacrifice, which embedded the Gungnir fragment in her chest, she was left with hazy memories and endured a difficult rehabilitation followed by bullying. Years later, when cornered by Noise, she unconsciously activated a Symphogear by singing Kanade's song, harmonizing with the embedded relic. This granted her the power to fight using the SG-r03 Gungnir Symphogear, initially a partial relic with less armor and no weapon, leading her to combat Noise with her fists. In extreme anger, she sometimes enters a frenzied or berserk state, focusing on a single enemy, ignoring damage, and exhibiting low-mid level regeneration, though this makes her predictable and reckless.
As a Symphogear user, her abilities encompass superhuman physical traits, martial arts prowess, transformation, and statistics amplification through various modules. She can fly, manipulate sound, absorb sound to amplify her power, utilize limited telepathy, interact with non-physical entities, and nullify powers via conceptual manipulation affecting divine beings. She can fuse with other Symphogears, perform limited alchemy for self-modification, and resist absolute zero temperatures. Her combat style relies on melee attacks using piston and later rocket-enhanced gauntlets. She can manifest an Armed Gear in the form of a spear connected to her hands, which can be enlarged or morphed into a drill. Key techniques include Berserk Mode, the Ignite Module with three activation levels (Nigreda, Albedo, Rubedo), the Superb Song attack—which she uses more freely due to relic fusion—X-Drive for enhanced stats and telepathy, the Power of Deicide for nullifying divine powers, and TESTAMENT for self-alchemical transformation into a golden armor state for powerful strikes. In one instance, after absorbing divine energy from the constellation of Orion, she transformed into a Divine Monster with unknown capabilities, possibly involving causality manipulation.
Her development includes briefly wielding the Durandal relic alongside allies against Finé. The internal Gungnir relic grew and threatened her life, but was purged via intervention with the Shénshòujìng laser, which also removed the Curse of Balal, enabling her to harness divine power as a "God Slayer." She participated in battles against Finé, the Nephilim, Carol Malus Dienheim, and Shem-Ha, achieving power levels up to large star level in X-Drive. Her combat feats include suplexing a space shuttle, defeating enemies with planetary and stellar destructive capabilities, and nullifying causality-based regeneration.
In the spin-off "Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited," an alternate version of Hibiki exists from a parallel world where Miku Kohinata moved away before the concert, leaving her without emotional support. This resulted in an aloof, short-tempered, and reckless personality. She initially wielded Gungnir but overused it despite its lethal cost, leading to its destruction and purging of the relic fusion. She later switched to the Elekleid relic, adopting a swords-based fighting style and gaining the ability to travel the multiverse via portals. After being cured and reuniting with her world's Miku, she developed a more positive mindset. This version achieved a Symphonic Drive state by combining Elekleid and Symphogear, fighting enemies like Susanoo and Nikola Tesla.
Her relationships are central to her character. Miku Kohinata, her childhood friend and roommate, provides emotional support and is one of the few who can discern her hidden emotions. She shares strong bonds with her S.O.N.G. comrades, including Tsubasa Kazanari, Chris Yukine, and Maria Cadenzavna Eve, often forming connections through empathy. Her ability to befriend former enemies, such as Chris, Carol, and Saint-Germain, stems from her belief in understanding others.
Throughout her journey, she evolves from a traumatized survivor into a determined protector, leveraging her connection to the Gungnir relic and her optimism to overcome challenges, always striving to connect with others rather than fight.
Her personality presents a cheerful, outgoing, and overwhelmingly optimistic front, often leading her to treat everyone with compassionate kindness. This demeanor masks deeper trauma from surviving the Noise assault, an event which led to social isolation and bullying due to the Special Disaster Compensation she received. The subsequent abandonment by her father added to her emotional burdens. She conceals her feelings, avoids crying in front of others except for Miku Kohinata and her parents, and flees from self-doubt. Holding onto Kanade Amō's words to "never give up on living," she develops a survivor's complex and a powerful desire to help others despite criticism. Inherently naïve, she believes conflicts can be resolved through words rather than violence, though she will fight when necessary—an approach that has enabled her to befriend former enemies. Academically inattentive and neglectful of schoolwork due to her duties as a Symphogear user, she also exhibits gluttonous tendencies, especially for rice, and a propensity for overdramatic outbursts in humorous situations.
Her background includes attending the Zwei Wing concert where the Noise attack occurred. Saved by Kanade Amō's sacrifice, which embedded the Gungnir fragment in her chest, she was left with hazy memories and endured a difficult rehabilitation followed by bullying. Years later, when cornered by Noise, she unconsciously activated a Symphogear by singing Kanade's song, harmonizing with the embedded relic. This granted her the power to fight using the SG-r03 Gungnir Symphogear, initially a partial relic with less armor and no weapon, leading her to combat Noise with her fists. In extreme anger, she sometimes enters a frenzied or berserk state, focusing on a single enemy, ignoring damage, and exhibiting low-mid level regeneration, though this makes her predictable and reckless.
As a Symphogear user, her abilities encompass superhuman physical traits, martial arts prowess, transformation, and statistics amplification through various modules. She can fly, manipulate sound, absorb sound to amplify her power, utilize limited telepathy, interact with non-physical entities, and nullify powers via conceptual manipulation affecting divine beings. She can fuse with other Symphogears, perform limited alchemy for self-modification, and resist absolute zero temperatures. Her combat style relies on melee attacks using piston and later rocket-enhanced gauntlets. She can manifest an Armed Gear in the form of a spear connected to her hands, which can be enlarged or morphed into a drill. Key techniques include Berserk Mode, the Ignite Module with three activation levels (Nigreda, Albedo, Rubedo), the Superb Song attack—which she uses more freely due to relic fusion—X-Drive for enhanced stats and telepathy, the Power of Deicide for nullifying divine powers, and TESTAMENT for self-alchemical transformation into a golden armor state for powerful strikes. In one instance, after absorbing divine energy from the constellation of Orion, she transformed into a Divine Monster with unknown capabilities, possibly involving causality manipulation.
Her development includes briefly wielding the Durandal relic alongside allies against Finé. The internal Gungnir relic grew and threatened her life, but was purged via intervention with the Shénshòujìng laser, which also removed the Curse of Balal, enabling her to harness divine power as a "God Slayer." She participated in battles against Finé, the Nephilim, Carol Malus Dienheim, and Shem-Ha, achieving power levels up to large star level in X-Drive. Her combat feats include suplexing a space shuttle, defeating enemies with planetary and stellar destructive capabilities, and nullifying causality-based regeneration.
In the spin-off "Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited," an alternate version of Hibiki exists from a parallel world where Miku Kohinata moved away before the concert, leaving her without emotional support. This resulted in an aloof, short-tempered, and reckless personality. She initially wielded Gungnir but overused it despite its lethal cost, leading to its destruction and purging of the relic fusion. She later switched to the Elekleid relic, adopting a swords-based fighting style and gaining the ability to travel the multiverse via portals. After being cured and reuniting with her world's Miku, she developed a more positive mindset. This version achieved a Symphonic Drive state by combining Elekleid and Symphogear, fighting enemies like Susanoo and Nikola Tesla.
Her relationships are central to her character. Miku Kohinata, her childhood friend and roommate, provides emotional support and is one of the few who can discern her hidden emotions. She shares strong bonds with her S.O.N.G. comrades, including Tsubasa Kazanari, Chris Yukine, and Maria Cadenzavna Eve, often forming connections through empathy. Her ability to befriend former enemies, such as Chris, Carol, and Saint-Germain, stems from her belief in understanding others.
Throughout her journey, she evolves from a traumatized survivor into a determined protector, leveraging her connection to the Gungnir relic and her optimism to overcome challenges, always striving to connect with others rather than fight.
Cast