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Hinoka
Sky Knight (HS: Spear Fighter)
A+ Support Partners: Sakura (Shrine Maiden), Azura (Troubadour), Setsuna (Archer)
Personal Skill: Rallying Cry (allies within 2 spaces deal 2 more damage in combat)
Pair-Up Stats (C B A S): Res Lck Str Spd+Res
Growths (With Default Class):
HP: 45% (45)
STR: 45% (55)
MAG: 15% (15)
SKL: 40% (50)
SPD: 45% (60)
LCK: 40% (60)
DEF: 35% (35)
RES: 40% (60)

Like Subaki? Well here's a Sky Knight with equal or better bases in every single stat! I guess that's not quite fair to say when Hinoka is 3 levels higher than he is, but she does join the chapter after he does...

While not quite your typical pegasus rider, Hinoka's stats are at least a little more in line with what you would expect from one. Her base growths are all very well balanced, but with class growths added on top of them she's fast and lucky and resistant. Her strength is also pretty high by Hoshidan standards, although a 55% growth coming off of a base value of 9 isn't hugely impressive. Two fliers are generally better than one so I wouldn't say she invalidates Subaki, but it'll be a long time before his defense growths kick in enough to give him any meaningful advantage over her.

I don't have all that much to say about Hinoka, she's just a solidly good unit. It's easy to think of the Guard Naginata as being her personal weapon, especially since she's the only unit capable of wielding it when she first joins, but don't make the mistake of making it her only one - it's weak and inaccurate and will drag down her otherwise great offensive capabilities. Use it only when she needs to take a lot of hits or if you're deliberately sabotaging her damage output to set up a kill for someone else. You can give it to Subaki or Oboro or even Silas later on if you want a dedicated tank. Otherwise Hinoka has all the tools that royals tend to get - she can activate dragon veins and she has an amazing personal skill that lets her be useful without even needing to participate in combat. Rallying Cry might not have the power of Camilla's Rose's Thorns, but the extra tile of range on it makes it so much easier to take advantage of. There are plenty of fast weaklings in Birthright who can turn that extra 2 damage per hit into 4 more damage dealt per round of combat.

Hinoka can work with just about any of the classes in her arsenal. Falcon Knight is a solid choice in terms of stats, and despite having a slightly worse magic growth than Subaki her base is high enough that she'll be better at magic than him anyway. A Bolt Naginata build is perfectly viable on her, but keep in mind that unlike Subaki her strength is high enough that not using it is a bit of a waste. Rally Speed also combines excellently with Rallying Cry. Kinshi Knight's got worse stats all around but Hinoka makes a good anti-flier, especially if she can A+ Setsuna to pick up Quick Draw without needing to reclass. Spear Master sacrifices flying utility for better combat all around - I wouldn't recommend it in the early or mid-game where her stats are already good enough and high movement helps a lot, but when you reach the endgame gauntlet that starts with Camilla it's not a bad choice to switch her into it to deal with the huge amount of decently powerful enemeies you'll be facing. Basara could work for a Bolt Naginata build if you really want, but I wouldn't recommend it. As always Rend Heaven is a great skill to pick up though.

Shrine Maiden from Sakura is one of the many "could maybe work but why would you" reclass options this game gives you, Troubadour from Azura is a fun novelty and Demoiselle could work well with Rallying Cry but otherwise isn't worth it, Archer from Setsuna is great for getting cross-class skills from Kinshi Knight but isn't really something Hinoka wants to change into herself.

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My Rating: As good as it looks on her, I can't stand her hair colour on anyone else. It's too red!!!