Mizuho
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Mizuho is a village which has ninjas as inhabitants. It resides in Tethe'alla in the game Tales of Symphonia. The culture of the village, as well as the architecture of the buildings and the clothes and the names from the villagers, is set in Japans Sengoku period. The villagers provide gaining information from all over the world by using their ninja skills.
Its name is based off of one of Japan's more ancient and poetic names.
[edit] Tales of Symphonia
- The Hidden Village
In Tales of Symphonia, Mizuho is located near the Tower of Salvation in Tethe'alla, surrounded by mountains, the Gaoracchia Forest and a lake. The village’s chief is Igaguri, but as he has been in a coma for many years, the vice chief Tiga is performing his duties until he wakes up. The villager's names are not their true names, only the respected families of a person know the true name. Sheena's name, as well as Kuchinawa's and Orochi's names are also not their true names. They're 'public names'.
Sheena was forced to take Lloyd and the others to Mizuho on their way to Ozette, because Papal Knights were coming toward them, and they had to hide. People are shocked, some are also disgusted, that Sheena took with her strangers to their secret village, but Tiga says that they will help the group, but only if they promise to let them move to Sylvarant, as they are regarded as traitors in Tethe’alla. Tiga will then send Sheena to follow the group, now as a representative of Mizuho.
After getting the Zircon from Altamira, it is possible to go to Mizuho in order to fight Kuchinawa, though then just with Sheena without being able to use items. After that, before going to the final battle against Mithos, They hear news that Igaguri is waking up, and Sheena will reveal that Igaguri is her foster grandfather, as he found her in the Gaoracchia Forest when she was little and took care of her. They then wonder if it’s possible that Igaguri’s spirit still is in the Temple of Lightning after his battle against Volt many years ago, and they go over there. After managing to get his spirit back to his body, he will declare for the people of Mizuho that Sheena will become his successor, and Sheena will obtain the title Successor, which gives her clothes like Suzu Fujibayashi from Tales of Phantasia, who possibly is her descendant.
[edit] Tales of Phantasia
- The Ninja Village
In Tales of Phantasia, there is a village very similar to Mizuho, though it is not named, and is just referred to as “The Ninja Village”. Since Tales of Symphonia is a distant prequel to Tales of Phantasia, and that Tales of Symphonia’s sequel’s, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World’s, map has very similarities with Tales of Phantasia’s, it is possible that the ninja village in Tales of Phantasia is in fact Mizuho. The village's elder is called Lanzo. Like in Tales of Symphonia, the village consists of two buildings: an apartment house and the elder's house. The elder's house is bigger than Symphonia and has a hot spring included. The village itself also is not open for public. Like in Tales of Symphonia, Cress and the others are able to enter only because they know Suzu before their first entry.
