Holo (Spice and Wolf)
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
[[File:SpiceAndWolfEnglishV1-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Holo the Wise Wolf in Spice & Wolf v1 #1.]] | [[File:SpiceAndWolfEnglishV1-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Holo the Wise Wolf in Spice & Wolf v1 #1.]] | ||
| − | Holo (Japanese: ホロ, Hepburn: Horo) was a wolf goddess who lived in the world. | + | Holo (Japanese: ホロ, Hepburn: Horo) was a wolf goddess who lived in the world. Originally, she hailed from a place in the north known as '''Yoitsu'''. This was until one day when she was approached by a group of travellers who asked for her aid in bringing them a good harvest. She came to agree to the terms made to her where she journeyed with them to their village. Thus, she came to be bound by a promise to the town of '''Pasloe''' for several centuries, ensuring a bountiful harvest of wheat for the residents. As the villagers became more self-reliant with time, however, Holo was neglected. |
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| − | Thus, she came to be bound by a promise to the town of '''Pasloe''' for several centuries, ensuring a bountiful harvest of wheat for the residents. As the villagers became more self-reliant with time, however, Holo was neglected. | + | |
After centuries of watching over Pasloe, she escaped from the field she had been living in by inhabiting the wheat on a merchant's cart. She joined the merchant, Kraft Lawrence, on his travels thereafter. | After centuries of watching over Pasloe, she escaped from the field she had been living in by inhabiting the wheat on a merchant's cart. She joined the merchant, Kraft Lawrence, on his travels thereafter. | ||
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===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
In appearance, Holo was a shapeshifter where her true form was a giant wolf. She was able to take human form where she became a beautiful 15-year-old girl with red eyes and long flowing light brown hair that reaches her stomach. A pair of wolf ears jut out from the top of her head and a long, thick wolf tail grows out from the lowest part of her spine. The fur on both her ears and tail are the same color as her wolf form. | In appearance, Holo was a shapeshifter where her true form was a giant wolf. She was able to take human form where she became a beautiful 15-year-old girl with red eyes and long flowing light brown hair that reaches her stomach. A pair of wolf ears jut out from the top of her head and a long, thick wolf tail grows out from the lowest part of her spine. The fur on both her ears and tail are the same color as her wolf form. | ||
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| + | Despite her wisdom, Holo knows very little about human society. Part of this is due to the fact that she has gone centuries without interacting with humans, which has made her very out of touch with the times. She completely lacks Lawrence's near-encyclopedic knowledge of the world, which often results in him giving her lectures on how things work. Nevertheless, Holo does know other things about humans, particularly about how they live. Indeed, she often understands people better than they understand themselves, and isn't above emotional manipulation when it suits her. She is carefree about certain human conventions, but not because she doesn't understand them- she just doesn't care. All in all, Holo is a very proud "wolf", but does understand that she does not know everything, An example of this is when Lawrence explains why people get sick via the four humours. | ||
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| + | Though she is a deity, Holo still suffers from the same faults as many humans do, For one Holo does experience jealousy toward other girls who talk to Lawrence, This is not shown better than with her and Lawrence meeting the lovely shepherd girl Nora Arendt. Holo was against hiring Nora as a bodyguard not only because they didn't really need one, but also for the fact that Nora and Lawrence became close very quickly. The fact that shepherds are enemies of wolves is factored in to Holo's initial dislike for Nora. Holo also hates being worshipped as a goddess, particularly since it seems nobody needs her any longer, though if pressed, she'll admit, however reluctantly, that she does technically fit the requirements. | ||
She had a love for alcohol with her often drinking when given the chance to do so and usually getting drunk because of it, though was still somewhat able to sustain her wit. | She had a love for alcohol with her often drinking when given the chance to do so and usually getting drunk because of it, though was still somewhat able to sustain her wit. | ||
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===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| − | Being a wolf, Holo | + | Holo was in reality a god whose true form was that of a wolf. Being a wolf, Holo had great hearing. She was able to hear tiny sounds much farther away than humans, or from the other side of solid walls and floors. Her ears are so sensitive that she can hear the subtle differences in the purity of coins by shaking them together. Holo's ears also have the ability to determine if a person is telling a lie or not. However, she admits it's not 100% accurate. She also had a better sense of smell that she could could use both in her wolf and human form. Like most canines, wolves have an excellent sense of smell and can pick up a particular scent from distances far greater than humans. This allows Holo to be able to detect dangers such as wolves and other people much quicker than Lawrence. |
She could then adopt her true form of a massive wolf that was bigger than an elephant. In this form, she can move at high speeds, much faster than any other known land-bound creature, due to her large size accompanying the appropriate musculature and stride. She also uses her huge jaws in order to defend herself and Lawrence. To activate this form, she must either consume wheat or fresh blood. She can also transform only part of herself, such as one limb, but this takes several moments and puts a strain on her. | She could then adopt her true form of a massive wolf that was bigger than an elephant. In this form, she can move at high speeds, much faster than any other known land-bound creature, due to her large size accompanying the appropriate musculature and stride. She also uses her huge jaws in order to defend herself and Lawrence. To activate this form, she must either consume wheat or fresh blood. She can also transform only part of herself, such as one limb, but this takes several moments and puts a strain on her. | ||
Revision as of 04:37, 21 August 2023
Holo is a female anime and manga character who features in Spice and Wolf.
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Biography
Holo (Japanese: ホロ, Hepburn: Horo) was a wolf goddess who lived in the world. Originally, she hailed from a place in the north known as Yoitsu. This was until one day when she was approached by a group of travellers who asked for her aid in bringing them a good harvest. She came to agree to the terms made to her where she journeyed with them to their village. Thus, she came to be bound by a promise to the town of Pasloe for several centuries, ensuring a bountiful harvest of wheat for the residents. As the villagers became more self-reliant with time, however, Holo was neglected.
After centuries of watching over Pasloe, she escaped from the field she had been living in by inhabiting the wheat on a merchant's cart. She joined the merchant, Kraft Lawrence, on his travels thereafter.
When they decided to settle down, they picked Nyohhira where they opened the Spice and Wolf bathhouse before marrying. Holo operates the bathhouse alongside Lawrence. After their daughter, Myuri, sneakily joined Tote Col on his travels, Holo and Lawrence began traveling again.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Holo was a shapeshifter where her true form was a giant wolf. She was able to take human form where she became a beautiful 15-year-old girl with red eyes and long flowing light brown hair that reaches her stomach. A pair of wolf ears jut out from the top of her head and a long, thick wolf tail grows out from the lowest part of her spine. The fur on both her ears and tail are the same color as her wolf form.
Despite her wisdom, Holo knows very little about human society. Part of this is due to the fact that she has gone centuries without interacting with humans, which has made her very out of touch with the times. She completely lacks Lawrence's near-encyclopedic knowledge of the world, which often results in him giving her lectures on how things work. Nevertheless, Holo does know other things about humans, particularly about how they live. Indeed, she often understands people better than they understand themselves, and isn't above emotional manipulation when it suits her. She is carefree about certain human conventions, but not because she doesn't understand them- she just doesn't care. All in all, Holo is a very proud "wolf", but does understand that she does not know everything, An example of this is when Lawrence explains why people get sick via the four humours.
Though she is a deity, Holo still suffers from the same faults as many humans do, For one Holo does experience jealousy toward other girls who talk to Lawrence, This is not shown better than with her and Lawrence meeting the lovely shepherd girl Nora Arendt. Holo was against hiring Nora as a bodyguard not only because they didn't really need one, but also for the fact that Nora and Lawrence became close very quickly. The fact that shepherds are enemies of wolves is factored in to Holo's initial dislike for Nora. Holo also hates being worshipped as a goddess, particularly since it seems nobody needs her any longer, though if pressed, she'll admit, however reluctantly, that she does technically fit the requirements.
She had a love for alcohol with her often drinking when given the chance to do so and usually getting drunk because of it, though was still somewhat able to sustain her wit.
Holo was noted for being a very proud 'wolf' but did understand that she does not know everything.
It was shown that Holo did experience jealousy toward other girls who talked to Lawrence.
Powers and abilities
Holo was in reality a god whose true form was that of a wolf. Being a wolf, Holo had great hearing. She was able to hear tiny sounds much farther away than humans, or from the other side of solid walls and floors. Her ears are so sensitive that she can hear the subtle differences in the purity of coins by shaking them together. Holo's ears also have the ability to determine if a person is telling a lie or not. However, she admits it's not 100% accurate. She also had a better sense of smell that she could could use both in her wolf and human form. Like most canines, wolves have an excellent sense of smell and can pick up a particular scent from distances far greater than humans. This allows Holo to be able to detect dangers such as wolves and other people much quicker than Lawrence.
She could then adopt her true form of a massive wolf that was bigger than an elephant. In this form, she can move at high speeds, much faster than any other known land-bound creature, due to her large size accompanying the appropriate musculature and stride. She also uses her huge jaws in order to defend herself and Lawrence. To activate this form, she must either consume wheat or fresh blood. She can also transform only part of herself, such as one limb, but this takes several moments and puts a strain on her.
Holo could cause nearby crops such as wheat or rye to grow and wither faster if needed almost instantly. However, since the crops need a great amount of nutrients from the ground that can only be replenished naturally, doing so puts great stress on the soil. Holo understands this cycle well, and when she first arrived in Pasloe, had warned that poor harvests were naturally inevitable for the fields to recover from several years of bountiful harvests.
Notes
- Holo was created by Isuna Hasekura and Jū Ayakura where she featured in the setting of the Spice and Wolf universe.
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Appearances
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