Koto

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Ignoring Voneret's plea to turn back, Hal continued, guessing who it'll face next as the hue shifts again and a serene orange guardian appeared, hands resting on her hair-like piano and introducing herself as the guardians' second in-command...
- Aratonati, Cleyera level description

Koto is a boss character created by Aratonati and one of the major bosses in the Spectral Pack. She first appears in Cleyera, as the orange guardian. She is the second-in-command of the Color Guardians in the Spectral Pack.

History

The Spectral Manifold (Spectral pack)

After Hal (Nano) managed to evade Voneret, Koto appeared and introduced herself, warning it to turn back to avoid the wrath of Voneret's brother, implying that he is much more dangerous to face against. Still adamant to continue its journey, Hal had no choice but to face her. After surviving long enough, Koto escaped through her keytar abilities.

Description

Appearance

Koto is an orange rectangle wearing a light-orange kimono, having white hair, containing most notably her stringed keytar. She has rectangular eyes with square eyelashes, and two circular orange hands.

Personality

Koto is shown to be calm and serene, preferring more peaceful options to settle conflicts, though she is not hesitant to use violence if necessary. She takes a caring and responsible role over her fellow guardians and is also tasked on guarding the treasure deep within the Spectral Rift.[1]

Abilities

Koto plays on her keytar to attack, showing exceptional speed and skills in doing so. She attacks with the following:

  • Summoning lasers (either slamming or vibrating)
  • Fires bullets through a supposed turret
  • Summoning rectangles that move across the screen
  • Summoning hammers that hit strings causing them to vibrate
  • Attacking with square pulses
  • Creating a flurry of rectangles that moves across the screen
  • Attacking with bars that move back and forth

Trivia

  • Despite mentions of a piano/keyboard, Koto's instrument is actually a keytar due to the way it is played. [1]
    • Judging by the way Koto plays the plucked tones, it is implied that her keytar doubles as a plucked string instrument
      • It is possible for its double to be an actual koto due to the arranged lengths of the black keys, but it is more likely to be a guitar because of the way it is played.
  • Koto appears to follow a square/rectangle theme alongside her keytar theming, with most of her attacks being rectangular in shape.
  • Koto is the first complex animated boss made by Aratonati, through the feature of her cloth and hair physics.
  • Koto is the first Spectral boss to have two eyes.
    • She is also the first Spectral boss to have hands.

References