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After you progress the story far enough, an event lets you pick one of three special Kibo: Leafo (Nature), Momo (Fire), or Bilibur (Water). This article compares them by three criteria: looks, combat performance, and farm labor. Whichever criterion you go with, the choice can be recovered later.

Before You Choose: You Lose Almost Nothing

In the beta test, none of the three starter lines appeared in the wild, and extra copies could only be obtained through an exchange that used a special currency. The full release will likely attach some conditions to collecting all three lines, but they should not be impossible to get. In other words, the starter choice is very likely recoverable in the full release as well, and the decision comes down to which criterion you use to pick your first partner. The sections below lay out the evidence for each criterion.

Full Comparison at a Glance

Category	Leafo line(provisional name)	Momo line(provisional name)	Bilibur line(provisional name)
Trait	Kibo and partner character Nature DMG +12%	Fire DMG Reduction +8% Skill DMG +30%	Own Water RES +8% Water RES -10% on enemies it hits (20s)
Tuning bonus	Restores the active character's HP	Raises the team's ATK	Lowers the target's DEF
Kibo Strike	ATK-scaling DMG + heavy Stance Gauge DMG + Nature Tuning Mark x1	ATK-scaling DMG + heavy Stance Gauge DMG + Fire Tuning Mark x1	ATK-scaling DMG + heavy Stance Gauge DMG + Water Tuning Mark x1
Battle tag	Disruption Disrupts enemies at key moments to swing the battle	Independent Deals steady damage	Disruption Disrupts enemies at key moments to swing the battle
Farm labor	Weaponsmithing Can be assigned to the workbench, spinning wheel, leather stand, weapon workbench, mill, crafting workshop, weaving workshop, tannery, and weapon workshop Woodworking Can be assigned to the sawhorse, logging camp, and sawmill	Weaponsmithing Can be assigned to the workbench, spinning wheel, leather stand, weapon workbench, mill, crafting workshop, weaving workshop, tannery, and weapon workshop Ignition Can be assigned to the cooking pot, kitchen, blast furnace, refinery, kiln, and brick workshop	Armorsmithing Can be assigned to the workbench, spinning wheel, leather stand, armor crafting bench, mill, crafting workshop, weaving workshop, tannery, and armor workshop Watering Can be assigned to the field hut

English Kibo names are provisional translations; they will be replaced when official English names are announced.

Choosing by Looks

Evolution changes a Kibo's appearance dramatically. If you decide on the baby form's first impression alone, the final form can end up far from your taste, so check all three stages before you pick.

Leafo Line (Nature)From a small critter to the "crowned stag"

3D

LeafoBaby, 65 cm
A small critter that loves to jump and never stops bouncing around. Sometimes it overshoots and falls into a hole.

→Lv30
Wood Element Particle x20

Evolved form (click to reveal)

FratailJuvenile, 120 cm
Small leaf-like wings on its back let it glide after a jump.

→Lv60
Wood Element Particle x30

Final form (click to reveal)

CrowneckAdult, 200 cm
An elegant final form with crown-like antlers. Their luster is proof of maturity.

Momo Line (Fire)From a calf to a "mountain of a fighter"

3D

MomoBaby, 50 cm
Has a strong sense of justice and rushes to any Kibo in trouble without hesitation.

→Lv30
Fire Element Particle x20

Evolved form (click to reveal)

FlamoJuvenile, 160 cm
A middle form proud of its strength. Praise it and it happily lends a hand.

→Lv60
Fire Element Particle x30

Final form (click to reveal)

TauricAdult, 190 cm
Immense size and strength, with a temperament as calm as a mountain.

Bilibur Line (Water)From a shy beaver to the "Meister"

3D

BiliburBaby, 50 cm
Shy and anxious. It never lets go of the shell it keeps for safety. Its dream is to build a dam nest.

→Lv30
Water Element Particle x20

Evolved form (click to reveal)

WaverJuvenile, 90 cm
An architect at heart that travels the world in search of materials for its masterpiece.

→Lv60
Water Element Particle x30

Final form (click to reveal)

MastibaAdult, 190 cm
A master builder honored by nearby Kibo with the title of Meister. It carries both dignity and humility.

Height ranges from 65 cm to 200 cm for the Leafo line, 50 cm to 190 cm for the Momo line, and 50 cm to 190 cm for the Bilibur line. In all three lines, the baby and final forms leave very different impressions.

Choosing by Combat Performance

Combat comparison comes down to three points: 1. the Tuning Mark its Kibo Strike grants, 2. the always-on Trait, and 3. the performance of the Kibo Strike itself.

1. Tuning Marks: Every Element Has Multiple Providers, but Only a Starter Is Guaranteed from the Start

Across the entire figurebook, 41 Kibo can grant Tuning Marks: 3 lines supply Water, 2 supply Nature, and 3 supply Fire. Every provider outside the starter trio, however, must be caught in the wild in a specific habitat, so at the start of the game the only guaranteed Mark supply is your starter's element. The Tuning bonus differs by element: Water lowers the target's DEF, Fire raises the team's ATK, and Nature restores the active character's HP.

Line	Mark	Providers (lines)	Tuning bonus	Characters that use the Mark
Bilibur line	Water Tuning Mark +1	3 lines, 6 Kibo (also the Seadro line and Clodime)	Tuning Damage + lowers the target's DEF	Gain: Shalle, Luruka, Abby / Consume: Luruka, Abby
Leafo line	Nature Tuning Mark +1	2 lines, 4 Kibo (also Silvadi)	Tuning Damage + restores the active character's HP	Gain: Metsa / Consume: Abby, Metsa
Momo line	Fire Tuning Mark +1	3 lines, 8 Kibo (also the Grago and Rubitz lines)	Tuning Damage + raises the team's ATK	Gain: Ruby, Han Youyou, Terara, Pengpeng / Consume: Ruby, Terara

The table below lists every Mark provider by element. Except for Dark and Ice, every element has multiple provider lines. The value of a starter is not exclusive supply; it is having one guaranteed Mark provider from the moment you start.

2. Traits: Only the Bilibur Line Works for the Whole Team

• Strong Swimmer (Bilibur line): Lowers the Water RES of enemies its attacks hit by 10% for 20 seconds. This raises the damage of every Water attacker on the team.
• Hot Muscles (Momo line): Raises its own Skill DMG by 30%. The biggest number of the three lines, but the benefit is self-only.
• Budding Trees (Leafo line): Raises the Kibo's and its partner character's Nature DMG by 12%. It assumes Nature characters in the team.

3. Kibo Strikes: Only the Leafo Line Changes Its Attack Pattern

The Momo line (Iron Fist plus a self ATK buff) and the Bilibur line (rapid hits) keep the same pattern through evolution; only the multipliers grow. The Leafo line changes its attack area with every evolution: single-target hits (63.2% x3), then a forward fan (138%), then an area around itself (120.8%). Only Tauric gains an extra follow-up skill, Crimson Raging Fist (98%), which reacts to your character's attacks.

At every stage, the Kibo Strike (the line's signature skill) grants one Tuning Mark of its element. The table above covers only the damage portion.

Choosing by Farming and Production

Kibo can be assigned to the farm's production facilities and dispatched to gathering facilities. The three starter lines cover completely separate areas, so this pick depends on which part of farm management you want to automate. Note that a Kibo working the farm cannot also be set as a combat partner Kibo, so if your starter joins your team, you can ignore farm labor entirely.

Job ratings above are current values. Evolution raises the second job's rating and cap (for example, Woodworking 1/20 becomes 21/40).

If You Are Still Undecided