Mokona is the creature who
shares the girls journey to become Magic Knights. Mokona looks like
a fluffy white marshmallow with bunny ears and a round red jewel on
its forehead. It's hard to tell what exactly Mokona is, and the three girls never refer to, umh, it by a specific gender. In any case, the girls
met Mokona along with Presea, to whom it was left in the care of by Clef, the first Cephiran the
Knights encountered. It seems Mokona was entrusted to Clef by
Emerode herself, the only one to know its real nature. Mokona hardly seems capable of being their guide: when they first encounter it, Mokona is wrecking
havoc in Presea's dwelling. Hikaru and Mokona soon take a liking to each other, but Umi is impatient with its enigmatic behavior. Mokona does seem to enjoy popping up unexpectedly and teasing both she and Primera (MKR2), who are easy to annoy,
and to act at random, with no real purpose but to have fun.
Mokona is definitely more powerful than it appears at first glance: it can provide them with food, shelter, direction, and more by way of a magical beam that
emanates from the jewel on its forehead. Mokona can also help provide them with powers by putting them in contact with Clef while they are on their journey, and it appears to know a lot more about Cephiro and their situation than it lets on. Not that Mokona can really tell them anything; all it says is Puu! Puu! Or when they're in danger, it narrows its eyes and barks PUUU! It shows only extremes of happiness and sadness, but for the most part hops around in blissful ignorance.
Mokona is the character who undergoes the most
noticeable changes from manga
to anime: in the anime second season it doesn't
play a core role, it simply stands here and there playing with Umi and Primera.
In manga season II his role is utterly changed, at the end he reveals
himself as the creator of Cephiro and the whole universe, along with its
rules and the Pillar system. It is also the creator of planet Earth.
The Mashin turn out to have been under his orders since the
beginning and he decides who the new Pillar is ought to be out of Hikaru and
Eagle. The famous " Path of the Pillar" which the pretenders
had to find in order to become Pillar was simply
Mokona...through its mouth one can arrive to the site of the Pillar's
Challenge but only the one who overcomes the Challenge and returns to Cephiro will become
the new Pillar. Emerode knew it before leaving him to Clef in order to
help Knights....Mokona was probably hoping for a better world created by seeing, feeling, and
believing that the girls would be able to bring new rules into this
world was what moved it to summon them again. Only the Creator can call people from another world in a Pillar-less
Cephiro. At the end, satisfied by Hikaru's decision to create a world
based not on one's will but on everyone's, because the world belongs
to all its inhabitants, as it
has always wished, it departs to another dimension with the Mashins.
The Creator is
basically Mokona
with wings and its gem turned yellow.
Mokona ()
Personal Interests:
Birthday, Blood Type, Age, etc.: Unknown
Comic profile:
Mokona
is the
mysterious creature that Clef left with Presea to give to the Magic Knights.
All it can say is "Puu". It can use the gem on its forehead to
create anything an adventurer could need (food, shelter, etc.) and
it can function as a compass. Mokona's the only creature of its kind,
and its greater purpose is unclear at this time. To look at its
cheery face, one would think that there's nothing going on in
Mokona's mind... that might very well be the case.
Comic profile (true form):
This Creator made not only Cephiro and its
neighboring countries, but also Earth itself. He remained with the
Mashin in another dimension until he was needed by the Magic
Knights. It is said that his true powers are seen only when the
jewel on his forehead glows yellow. No matter how eloquently he
speaks at the end, it's still hard to take him too seriously as he
still looks like a marshmallow!
Did you know
that...
Mokona is named after the
great CLAMP art worker "Mokona Apapa".
Mokona Apapa recently turned her name into "Mokona".
Mokona doesn't eat and it's great at getting Umi angry.
It's one of the most loved easy-characters in Japan (still now).
It made a huge comeback in Tsubasa as "Mokona Modoki".
Mokona first appears in ep. 2
Voice actress:
Shiratori Yuri
Voice sample:
"Mokona puh puhing around"
(Puhpuhpuh Puuuuh!)
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