Korban and Harmony Shoney
Korben (Japanese: ショウギ・カクベエ Kakubee Shōgi) and Harmony Shoney (Japanese: ショウギ・ヒシャ子 Hishako Shōgi) are two characters of the day who appeared in Showdown at Linoone. Korben is voiced by Jonathan Boggs in English and 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi in Japanese. Harmony is voiced by Eva Christensen in English and 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura in Japanese.
Korben and Harmony are Kimmy's parents. They love their son, but are concerned because his Linoone, Tokin, keeps running off and doesn't seem to want to be around Kimmy anymore.
When Tokin took May's Poké Balls, Korben and Harmony helped to search, along with Ash and his friends. Although they didn't find the Poké Balls in any of Tokin's hiding places, they found Korben and Harmony's rings, which had also been taken by Tokin. Upon finding them, both danced around happily, much to Kimmy's embarrassment.
Trivia
- Their Japanese family name comes from the traditional Japanese game Shogi, also known as Japanese Chess. Korben's first name in Japanese comes from 角 kaku (Bishop), one of the figures from that game. Harmony's Japanese name is taken from 飛車 hisha (Rook), another figure. Similarly, Kimmy's and his Zigzagoon's Japanese names are derived from Shogi figures as well.
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