Miyo Takano

Miyo Takano is a character from the Higurashi franchise, who appears as the main antagonist of "When The Brothers Cry".

The leader of the mysterious Yamainu organisation, Miyo seeks to become a 'god' by killing the shrine maiden of Hinamizawa, Rika Furude, and unleashing a mysterious virus onto the town's inhabitants, which causes homicidal madness.

Hinamizawa Incarnation (WTBC):
This incarnation of Miyo is the main antagonist of “When The Brothers Cry”.

Equipment

 * M1911 Pistol - Miyo carried this pistol during the Yamainu Assault in the first world of "When The Brothers Cry", and used it to murder each member of the Hinamizawa Games Club.

Abilities

 * Skilled Manipulator - Miyo is extremely adept at manipulating people, as she fooled the entirety of Hinamizawa, including the extremely perceptive Rika, into believing that she was nothing more than a simple nurse, before revealing her true nature.
 * Skilled Marksman - Miyo has a good aim, as she was able to kill each member of the Hinamizawa Games Club with one shot each, with the only time she missed being with Adam, but she still landed a good enough hit to beat him.
 * Improved Reflexes - When Adam and Miyo faced off in the first world of "When The Brothers Cry", the younger brother attempted to kill Takano with a throwing knife, but missed his shot because Miyo dodged the blade and shot him, showing her quick reflexes.

Killed Victims

 * Jirō Tomitake (Poisoned with Hinamizawa Syndrome in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Keiichi Maebara (Shot 1st world of WTBC)
 * Jamie Robertson (Shot in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Adam Robertson (Shot in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Mion Sonozaki (Shot in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Rena Ryuugu (Shot in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Shion Sonozaki (Shot in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Satoko Hojo (Shot in 1st world of WTBC)
 * Rika Furude (Disembowled in 1st world of WTBC)

Relationships
This wiki has 2 pages concerning Miyo's relationships with characters in the series:
 * For a simple list of her allies and enemies, click here: Miyo Takano/Relationships
 * For a more in depth explanation of her relationships, click here: Miyo Takano/Significant Relationships

Quotes

 * Miyo has an entire page dedicated to her various quotes throughout the fanfiction series; Miyo Takano/Quotes

List of Incarnations

 * Hinamizawa Incarnation (WTBC)

Trivia

 * Despite Adam being the character in the fanfiction series with the most overall kills, Miyo beats him in the amount of main characters killed, due to her murder of the Games Club in "WTBC" 's first world.
 * Miyo is the first character known to have killed an incarnation of Adam.
 * She is also the second character to have killed an incarnation of Jamie, with the first being Adam in "Rise of Team ARKS".