Poppi α

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For those who have not completed games in the 异度神剑 series, this page contains spoilers regarding the plot. Discretion is advised.

Poppi α (Japanese: ハナ　ジェット・スパークモード, Hana Jetto Spāku Mōdo, lit. "Hana Jet Spark Mode", abbreviated ハナJS, Hana JS or ハナ, Hana) is an artificial Special Legendary Blade in 异度神剑 2. She was built by 虎, whom she calls "Masterpon", as a robotic companion. She has a powerful metallic body and perfectly practices the 诺彭 language. Although Poppi α is not a natural Blade awakened from a Core Crystal and 虎 is not a Driver, they work as a kind of Driver and Blade duo during battle. She originally uses the power of earth with a Tank class, but she can equip wind, ice, and 雷电 element cores through Poppiswap. In battle, 虎 can fight using the Drill 盾, particularly to attract 敌人 and direct their attacks on him while protecting his allies offering them offensive opportunities. Poppi α can be upgraded through the Poppiswap mechanism. She views Lila as her 姐姐.

Personality

Despite being an artificial Blade, Poppi has a fully human personality and is able to feel emotion, though she speaks like a 诺彭. Befitting of her childlike appearance, Poppi has a lot of childhood innocence and curiosity. However, this occasionally irks 虎, as Poppi does not possess the 交谈 awareness when sharing something that would embarrass 虎. As Tora's creation, she is very loyal to him, though she occasionally voices a snarky opinion of Tora's habits from time to time. Poppi also gets along very well with the rest of the party. In particular, she displays sadness when another party member is suffering and when she is 担心 that she will turn on her friends. She 心怀敬意 Rex and Pyra, wanting 虎 and herself to be like the duo. This is so much so that she is heartbroken when she sees Rex give up after Pyra gets captured.

Appearance

Poppi is both clearly a robot and clearly a child; she is very short and slight and her entire body is metal-plated and bolted together. Her core crystal is round and orange, unlike the blue of natural Blades. She has purple hair, pale skin, orange eyes and red accents on her black and grey armour. She retains this color scheme across both of her upgrades. Poppi α wears black pantaloons, a white cap with a red bow, and a red cape with a white lily on its lapel. Her arms and 下身 are clunky and artificial-looking.

Alternate Costumes

Poppi α has two alternate costumes which can be obtained as DLC Aux Cores via Challenge Battle Mode. These are:

Story

Tatazo, Tora's 父亲, gave 虎 Lila's blueprints and told him to run away and continue his work when their lab was attacked. 虎 then fled to Torigoth, and he began improving on Lila's blueprints to create Poppi. With the help of Rex, he gets the materials necessary to complete Poppi. Poppi and 虎 then assist in rescuing Nia and Dromarch and join Rex on his travels.

When the party reaches Alba Cavanich, the party runs into 妙妙, who is surprised to see Poppi fully functional. Lila attacks the city that 夜间, and the ardainian solders mistake Poppi for Lila, prompting Mòrag to attack the party. Niranira later intervenes and tells them Poppi is not the culprit.

The search for Lila has the party traveling to the Old Factory, where Bana and 妙妙 were creating artificial Blades. Bana later 魂控 Lila into attacking Poppi. Lila claims that her upgraded 以太 furnace makes her stronger, while Poppi claims that her strong bond with 虎 is more important. Eventually, Lila goes back on her orders and begins listening to Tatazo. Lila helps upgrade Poppi's 以太 furnace, causing her to transform into Poppi QT. Despite the upgrade, most of the game's cutscenes show Poppi in her α form.

After Rex loses Pyra at the hands of Jin, he gives up and announces that he will return to Argentum. Poppi walks up to Rex, claiming that the real Rex wouldn't give up after one loss. She reveals that she and 虎 look up to Rex, and she is hurt to see Rex give up. Rex eventually agrees not to leave the party.

While traveling in the Land of Morytha, Poppi sneaks away from the group while they are sleeping. Mythra 加入 her and the two look over the skyline, with Mythra claiming that humanity's technology ultimately brought their downfall. Poppi then asks if she, as a technological advancement, will soon destroy the world. Mythra then promises to make sure Poppi will not destroy the world, but Poppi must repay an unspecified favor, to which Poppi agrees.

As the World Tree begins to collapse, Pneuma 吸引 aside Poppi and Azurda and asks them to do something. Poppi initially refuses to do so, but Pneuma brings up the promise she made to Mythra. Pneuma eventually destroys a path before she states that she must activate Aion and destroy the World Tree. Rex tries to get Poppi's help in getting back over to Pneuma, but as a part of her promise, she says she can't. Poppi then leaves the World Tree with the 其它 and happily hugs Pyra and Mythra when they return.

牵绊

As a legendary Blade, Poppi has no Blade Quest, but does take part in a large number of 牵绊:

Abilities

Statistics

These stats correspond to Poppi α wielding the Primitive 盾 with no Role CPU bonuses or 牵绊 Chart rewards. Different Core Chips and Role CPUs result in different adjustments to each stat.

Role	Auto-Attack	Block Rate	Critical Rate	Phys. Def.	以太 Def.	Strength
(unspecified)	13	25%	4%	5%	5%	9

Specials

Lv. 1 - Poppi Spinning 斩击 - Attack all within range with spinning motion.
Lv. 2 - noponic Storm - Shoot out a 涡流 of 以太 created within the body.
Lv. 3 - Poppi Drill - Charge with jet propulsion like a spinning drill.
Lv. 4 - Jet Biter - Attack with the Big Mecha Biter (once charged).

Blade Skills

noponic Iron - Boosts 物理 and 以太 defense by 5% to 10%.
防守 Shift - Increases block rate by 10% to 20%.
Emergency Mode - Boosts block rate by 20% to 60% when HP is 30% or lower.

Field Skills

Leaping - Lv. 3
诺彭 Wisdom - Lv. 3
Superstrength - Lv. 3

Favorite Items

Pouch item types: Staple Foods, Instruments
Pouch items: Fizz Juice (Drinks), Roly-Poly Maracas (Instruments)

牵绊 Chart

Type	Name	Skill Level	牵绊 Level	Effect	Prerequisite	Count	Flavor Text
Key 牵绊 Reward		1	1	牵绊 Chart level 1 unlocked.
		2	2	Unlocks level 2 of the 牵绊 Chart.	Increase Trust	100	"Poppi can do more things now!"
		3	3	Unlocks level 3 of the 牵绊 Chart. 牵绊 bond will be easier to sustain.	Increase Trust	1,600	"New powers of Poppi unleashed!"
		4	4	Unlocks level 4 of the 牵绊 Chart.	Increase Trust	4,600	"Poppi growing all the time!"
		5	5	Unlocks level 5 of the 牵绊 Chart.	Increase Trust	10,600	"All preparations complete. Time is come to unleash all powers!"
Blade Special	Poppi Spinning Slash	1	1	Effects are determined by the specifications in Poppiswap.
		2	2		Perform a Blade Combo	5	"Watch Poppi demonstrate power!"
		3	3		Perform a Driver Combo (It's enough to just be present)	7	"Poppi's turn next. Time for 异刃连击!"
		4	4		Use Poppi Spinning Slash	12	"Poppi mastered this technique to maximum level!"
		5	5		Perform a 异刃连击 finisher	3	"Poppi perform amazing feat."
	noponic Storm	1	1
		2	2		Use Noponic Storm	7	"Attack of Poppi get stronger!"
		3	3		Perform a Blade Combo	7	"Leave it to Poppi! Poppi can handle anything!"
		4	4		Perform a Driver Combo (It's enough to just be present)	10	"Can Poppi become real Blade...?"
		5	5		Collect an HP Potion (Previous instances count toward total)	500	"Combat ability of Poppi increased!"
	Poppi Drill	1	1
		2	2		Perform a Driver Combo (It's enough to just be present)	5	"Masterpon very amazing. Poppi must work hard to match."
		3	3		Use Poppi Drill	6	"Poppi getting quite good at this!"
		4	4		Perform a Blade Combo	10	"Poppi get stronger and stronger!"
		5	5		Perform a Driver Combo finisher (It's enough to just be present)	3	"Poppi want to do cool attack too!"
Battle Skill	noponic Iron	1	1	Boosts 物理 and 以太 defense by 5%
		2	2	Boosts 物理 and 以太 defense by 6%	Use Poppi α's 最爱 pouch item from the Instruments category	2	"Roly-Poly Maracas...so cute... Poppi love them too much!"
		3	3	Boosts 物理 and 以太 defense by 7%	Raise 牵绊 in combat	5	"This is power of working together?"
		4	4	Boosts 物理 and 以太 defense by 8%	Raise 牵绊 in combat	6	"Poppi sure now. Working together make Poppi extra strong!"
		5	5	Boosts 物理 and 以太 defense by 10%	Deal a critical hit (Previous instances count toward total)	20,000	"Armor functions of Poppi enhanced."
	防守 Shift	1	1	Increases block rate by 10%	Block an attack	2	"How nice, Poppi get power-up!"
		2	2	Increases block rate by 12%	Block an attack	5	"Poppi features improving!"
		3	3	Increases block rate by 14%	Poppi's Remodel 牵绊 (not game text)		"Masterpon, when you let Poppi equip new 防具?"
		4	4	Increases block rate by 16%	Block an attack	9	"Time for lots of upgrades."
		5	5	Increases block rate by 20%	Receive a certain amount of damage	80,000	"Guard functionality at top potency!"
	Emergency Mode	1	1	Boosts block rate by 20% when HP is 30% or lower	Perform a Blade Combo	2	"New power for Poppi! Very excite."
		2	2	Boosts block rate by 30% when HP is 30% or lower	Salvage (Previous instances count toward total)	20	"What is under surface of Cloud Sea like? Can Poppi go inside?"
		3	3	Boosts block rate by 40% when HP is 30% or lower	Hit the specified score in Tiger! Tiger!	20,000	"Leave support to Poppi!"
		4	4	Boosts block rate by 50% when HP is 30% or lower	Hit the specified score in Tiger! Tiger!	50,000	"Poppi help out Masterpon lots!"
		5	5	Boosts block rate by 60% when HP is 30% or lower	Trade items at an exchange	50	"Many things collected... Any useful for upgrading Poppi?"
Field Skill	Leaping	1	1	The power to jump. Used to reach high places.
		2	2		Use Poppi α's 最爱 pouch items (Instruments category)	2	"This make good sound. Poppi like musical instruments."
		3	4		Jump (Previous instances count toward total)	300	"Jumping power increase?"
	诺彭 Wisdom	1	1	Knowledge related to 诺彭. Decode writing, speak 诺彭, etc.
		2	2		Speak to a Nopon	20	"Poppi feel smarter now!"
		3	4		Speak to a Nopon	40	"Poppi good at dealing with 诺彭. Can even deal with Masterpon."
	Superstrength	1	1	Extraordinary 物理 strength. Used to break things, lift them up, etc.
		2	3		Use Poppi α's 最爱 pouch items (Staple Foods category)	4	"Poppi not eat food, but can sense smells! This smell fill Poppi with strength!"
		3	5		Use Poppi α's 最爱 pouch item from the Drinks category	4	"Ahhhhh... Looks so lovely! Poppi wish could actually drink it."

Poppiswap

Main article: Poppiswap

As an artificial special Blade, Poppi α has her own Blade Mechanic and a particular customization. Her element, role, skills and Arts can be changed using items earned from playing Tiger! Tiger!, a mini-game created by Tora's 爷爷, Professor Soosoo.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Poppi α is one of the characters who can appear on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC stage, Cloud Sea of Alrest, where she may be present in the background alongside 虎. Poppi α also has a 精灵 that can be unlocked on the 异度神剑 2 DLC 精灵 Board. Her 精灵 can alternatively be summoned with the 精灵 of 虎 and Flare.

Etymology

Poppi α's Japanese name, Hana JS, may be a reference to "Joshi Shougakusei" (女子小学生) meaning "Elementary School Girl". Hana is the Japanese word for flower while a Poppy is a type of flower.

Trivia

Even though Poppi α is not a real Blade, she can still be affected by 以太 disrupting mechanisms (like in Genbu's prison) just like real Blades. If no arts are used, she can keep 以太 reserves via her furnace. Despite this she is unaffected by the 精灵 Crucible Elpys.

Quotes

Post-Battle Dialogue

Rex	"For an alpha prototype, you sure pack a 拳击, Poppi!"
Poppi α	"Poppi actually feature-complete, but Masterpon want to keep tweaking UI."

Pyra	"Why do you speak as you do, Poppi?"
Poppi α	"Poppi speak normally. Why 其它 have so many extra words?"

第7章 spoilers:

Poppi α	"Poppi wants wings too. Aerial 袭击 Poppi!"
Pneuma	"Then we'd match!"

Condition: After watching the event "Umon the Shipwright" (第3章).
Nia	"So tell me, what's your body made from?"
Poppi α	"Poppi could tell you, but then Poppi would have to kill you."

虎	"Is 虎 good enough Driver for Poppi?"
Poppi α	"Masterpon is Poppi's only Driver."

Poppi α	"Masterpon, Poppi's 右臂 is malfunctioning."
虎	"Hold on, Poppi! Masterpon will fix it!"

第5章 spoilers:

Poppi α	"Poppi finally appreciate good points of Zeke."
Pandoria	"I have to say, I might need more time before I can appreciate 虎."

第3章 spoilers:

虎	"Poppi, are you okay? No damage?"
Poppi α	"Poppi is just fine, but what about you, Masterpon?"
Mythra	"Aww, look at you two. Best buddies!"

凡达姆	"Poppi, you're like real flesh and blood. You remind me of my lad who passed on."
Poppi α	"Poppi is shaped like girl, but if 凡达姆高兴, then Poppi is 高兴."

Expansion Pass spoilers:

艾尔玛	"Poppi, correct me if I'm wrong, but does your transformation sequence utilize nanocomposite shape memory alloy, by any chance?"
Poppi α	"Poppi could tell you, but then Poppi would have to kill you."

Poppi α	"Poppi does not really understand Finch, but power seems considerable."
Finch	"I know, right! Wait, what was I actually doing again?"

异度神剑 1 spoilers:

Fiora	"Hey Poppi! It's tough living with a mechanical body, isn't it?"
Poppi α	"But Fiora is human! How Fiora understand about feeling of 机?"
Fiora	"Ah, well... I've had some experience. Remind me to tell you sometime."

Gorg	"Poppi, did 虎 build you with a sweet tooth too?"
Poppi α	"Poppi 不明白为什么 question. Poppi's teeth are without flavor."

Poppi α	"Poppi really respect Herald's prowess."
Herald	"I am not deserving of respect. I wield a terrible power."

Poppi α	"Amazing! Incredible! Poppi aspires to Perun's example."
Perun	"It's what comes naturally for a Blade. You'll be just as good, Poppi, if not better. Just stick with it!"