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''This page is about the beatmania IIDX 16 Empress song Himiko. For the character introduced in the song, see [[Himiko (character)]].''
= 卑弥呼 =

== Song Information ==
[[image:Himiko NOV.png|thumb|卑弥呼's NOVICE jacket.]]
[[image:Himiko ADV.png|thumb|卑弥呼's ADVANCED jacket.]]
[[image:Himiko EXH.png|thumb|卑弥呼's EXHAUST jacket.]]
[[image:Himiko MXM.png|thumb|卑弥呼's MAXIMUM jacket.]]
Artist: 朱雀 VS 玄武<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|Suzaku]], [[Jun Wakita|Genbu]]<br>
BPM: 83-185 (beatmania IIDX), 82-185 (SOUND VOLTEX)<br>
Length: 2:12<br>
Genre: ESOTERIC SPEEDCORE<br>
Movie: [[Hotaru Matsuzaki|F-FLY]] (overlays by [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]])<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances: 
* [[AC SDVX VW|SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE]]

== Lyrics ==
None.

== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* Like every 朱雀 song, 卑弥呼 also has the characteristic 朱雀 loud guitar sound.

== Trivia ==
* 卑弥呼 is the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song of beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS' ''EMPRESS PLACE''.
* Himiko (or Pimiko) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in ancient Wa (Japan).
* As it was the case with the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE songs since [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]], the arcade LED marquee displays a special message when 卑弥呼 is played as ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE: "WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY 'YAMATAIKOKU'". This is a reference to Himiko's origin.
** Originally, this was misspelled as "WELCOME TO MY CONTRY 'YAMATAIKOKU'". This was fixed in the January 6th, 2009 update.
* According to the game files, the name of the golden creature appearing in 卑弥呼's overlays is Orochi. In Japanese mythology, Orochi is an 8-headed and 8-tailed dragon slain by the Shinto god Susanoo.
* 卑弥呼's genre, ESOTERIC SPEEDCORE, has no connections with the speedcore genre. Instead, it is a play on [[Ganymede]]'s genre, ESOTERIC SLOWCORE.
* 卑弥呼 marks the first collaboration between Yoshitaka Nishimura and Jun Wakita in BEMANI.
** It is also the first and only collaboration between two ''CARDINAL GATE'' artists from [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]].
** It is also the first song under Yoshitaka's 朱雀 alias that is not linked to the story of Vanessa de Verdet.
* The comments of videos featuring 卑弥呼 were considered an [[Inside Jokes#Himiko? FUCK THAT SHIT! PABST BLUE RIBBON|inside joke]].
* 卑弥呼 has appeared as the 3rd STAGE in every Single Play Kaiden course in the arcade beatmania IIDX titles since it was introduced in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
* 卑弥呼 received Black ANOTHER charts in [[CS EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST]].
* 卑弥呼 was added to [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] on November 9th, 2016 as part of the November 2016 Basic Subscription Monthly Songs.
** From August 2017, it can be purchased with BITs.
* 卑弥呼 is one of the unlocks of the [[POLICY BREAK]] event. For more information on the dates it could be unlocked in the SOUND VOLTEX series, please see the event page.
** From April 25th, 2022 in [[AC SDVX EG|SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR]], it can be purchased with PCB instead.

== Song Production Information ==
=== Genbu ===
Because I am just a turtle...

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=== Suzaku ===
PIGYAPIPIGYAPIPIGYAA?<br>
PIGYAPIGYAPIGYA! GYAPPIGYAPIGYAPI!

(Hey, do you know?)<br>
(Birds can fly! I CAN FLY!)

== Video Production Information ==
Untranslated.

== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.<br>
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd], [https://www18.atwiki.jp/sdvx/pages/7237.html SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki], and [http://textage.cc Textage.cc].)

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=== SOUND VOLTEX ===
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{{EMPRESS PLACE}}
{{POLICY BREAK}}

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