Shokuhou Misaki (食蜂操祈, Shokuhō Misaki) is a mysterious Level 5 student in Tokiwadai Middle School that goes under the alias "The Queen" which refers to her having the largest faction within Tokiwadai Middle School.[1]
As one of the two Level 5s of Tokiwadai, she and her followers have a rivalry with Misaka Mikoto and her fans. She never shows herself in public, instead using her followers or mind-controlling people to act as her representatives when talking with individuals. It is hinted that she has a strong dislike for public appearances, and this is why whenever the school needs a "face" to promote certain public events, she and her faction will simply stand aside and let Mikoto hog all of the attention and responsibilities.[citation needed]
Appearance
Misaki appears as an elegant beauty of Tokiwadai Middle School, sporting long straight hair of golden color. She wears a pair of white gloves and stockings, both adorned with lace. She is also seen holding a shoulder bag with a star adorned on the middle. Her eyes are also gold colored, however, one notable feature of her eyes is that it has a star design on it. Literally, she is a starry-eyed girl.
Personality
Coupled with her cute face, Misaki exudes a seemingly playful and childish personality, as seen with her interaction with Mikoto. However, with this facade belies a much more cunning nature, as she demonstrates her power to intimidate Mikoto by controlling the entire student body that was currently inside the Tokiwadai Middle School library.
She can be described as being similar to Laura Stuart because of her frivolous outward personality that hides a layer of cunning scheming.
Chronology (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun)
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
She is finally formally introduced in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, where Mikoto is already aware of her status as well as displaying her animosity towards her.[2]
She is later seen with members of her faction as they discuss the proposal by the Daihaseisai committee for a showing of Level 5s. Misaki says she doesn't feel it'd be right to take Mikoto's spotlight. One of her underlings expresses concern when Misaki has a second crepe when she just had one, and the girl with drill hair takes it away. Suddenly, a nameless man that was a researcher in the Level 6 Shift prompts up Misaki as he drinks a cup of coffee from an adjacent table. Her underlings are about to intervene but she uses her powers to rewrite their memories and shoo them away -- adding on that they should eat twenty Éclairs as fast as possible while they're at it. When they are gone, the man and Misaki speak on an arrangement about certain knowledge she wants. The man says he has what she wants but that Misaki shouldn't concern herself with that; the top priority this time is to get the client to trust them. He says Misaki's help is appreciated and the two beam contrasting smiles at each other that perhaps aren't that different.[3]
Chronology (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Misaki has never made an appearance in Toaru Majutsu no Index but is often referenced throughout the series for her role as a powerful telepath, and is always referred to in the third person or in her alias, The Queen of Tokiwadai.
Index Arc
- Main article:Index Arc
Kamijou Touma first references her during the Index Arc. While trying to convince Kanzaki Kaori to let Academy City help Index, he tells her that there's a Level 5 at Tokiwadai that could extract people's memories by just touching them.[4] However, if Misaki were to see into Index's mind -- and thus her many grimoires -- the backlash would probably kill her.
Acqua of the Back Arc
In Volume 16, Mikoto mentions Shokuhou (by her epithet "The Queen") for the first time, recalling that the Queen is the best mind controller in Academy City. Mikoto first considers asking her to fix Kamijou Touma's memory loss problem[5], but quickly dismisses the idea since she isn't on good enough terms with her, and Mikoto did not want to end up in the "Queen's" debt. Mikoto also did not like the idea of trusting the health of a friend to someone she has an indirect rivalry with.
Chronology (New Testament: Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Homecoming
Kumokawa Seria tries to psyche herself up by imitating something Misaki would say, but finds that she can't do it and is way out of Misaki's league for that sort of thing. This hints that these two schemers know each other somewhat for Seria to know Misaki personally. [6]
Abilities
Her ability is Mental Out (
Mikoto's electric barrier, which surrounds her body, prevents Misaki from using her powers on her.[2]
Repeatedly, Misaki is shown to use a remote to use her powers. What exactly this remote works with her power has yet to be elaborated upon.[2] [3]
Character Art Designs
Manga Appearances
Trivia
- Misaki has a knack for sweets.[3]
- Along with the 6th Level 5, her identity was one of the most speculated in the series by the fandom. This was brought on by both series' characters referencing her, and Mikoto's apparent lack of trust towards her.
- She is referenced by Shirai Kuroko in the final moments of the first Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA, where she states that there are two Level 5s Tokiwadai Middle School.
- Shokuhou's first name can be translated as "wish for control" and her name as whole can be tranlated as "Dominated Psychology".
- Misaka Mikoto suspects that Misaki might not be a middle school student based on her bust size.
- Misaki has a cameo in the Index manga chapter 15, where she is partially shown in an image when Kamijou Touma is reading the Report about the Experiment, however since that image was drawn before her official design was disclosed, the body type and proportions don't really fit.
References
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 040
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Chapter 41
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Chapter 43
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 1 Chapter 3 Part 4
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 16 Chapter 1 Part 4
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 02 Chapter 2 Part 3