Caminoka

Caminoka is the femslash ship between Camilla and Hinoka from the Fire Emblem fandom.

Fire Emblem Fates
Camilla and Hinoka are the second eldest children of the Nohrian and Hoshidan royal siblings respectively. Their home countries of Nohr and Hoshido have an antagonistic relationship, leaving the royal families to see each other as enemies. During the Birthright and Conquest routes, Camilla and Hinoka remain enemies as Corrin sides with either their Nohrian and Hoshidan family. They both care deeply for Corrin, with Hinoka blaming herself for Corrin's kidnapping as a child, and Camilla willing to go to any length to protect Corrin from those who might harm them. They mirror each other in their place within the royal families and often act as each other's foil.

During the Revelation route Camilla and Hinoka fight on the same side and are no longer enemies. In their first support conversation Hinoka sees Camilla sewing a patchwork blanket and is curious enough to ask what she is doing. Camilla offers to teach Hinoka how to sew which she happily accepts. As Hinoka tries to learn how to sew it becomes apparent that she doesn't have the temperament for it, as she has spent most of her life training to be a warrior. Camilla consoles Hinoka and admits that part of the reason she wanted to teach her was so that they might get to know each other. Hinoka decides to keep working with Camilla after this and soon becomes much better. Camilla hopes to keep teaching Hinoka different forms of sewing and the two talk about seeing each other as true friends now.

Fire Emblem Heroes
Camilla and Hinoka are two of the heroes that the player can summon separately via the Breidablik using orbs to help Alfonse and his sister Sharena defending their kingdom Askr from the Emblian Empire. As in their original game's Revelation route, Camilla and Hinoka can develop a bond via support. They can raise their level of support in the following ranks: C, B, A and S if they stand together in the gameplay. Each of them have variants beyond their base forms: Camilla has seven solo variants, Hinoka has two solo variants, and the two of them make-up a Duo Hero.

Camilla and Hinoka both received hot springs-themed variants in the "Hostile Springs" focus in January 2019, although Camilla's was instead obtainable in the Tempest Trial released around that time. In the associated paralogue, Camilla and Hinoka were two heroes that found themselves contracted to Embla. While Hinoka is embarrassed that she has to fight in her current state of undress, Camilla notes they don't have a choice and instead moves to fight them with pride. The two are defeated by the Order of Heroes and Camilla calls for retreat, with Hinoka disparaging that they don't have the time to get dressed. They manage to regroup with Sakura and Elise - who were also contracted - but all four are defeated and have their contracts broken.

The two later received a pirate-themed Duo Hero variant - where they work together as one unit - in the "Perilous Seas" focus from August 2021. In the associated paralogue, Camilla invites Hinoka to join the Pirate Festival, the winner of which gets a valuable treasure. Hinoka isn't to sure about playing pirate, but Camilla sweetens the deal by suggesting they give the treasure to Corrin, which motivates the Hoshidan princess to win. That motivation isn't enough, however, as the two are forced to retreat and regroup, with Camilla noting that Hinoka's really getting into the spirit now.

Quotes
"You're coming with me back to Nohr. I have a soft spot for cute tomboys."

- Camilla upon defeating an enemy Hinoka in Fire Emblem Warriors

Fanon
Caminoka is one of the most popular femslash ship in the Fates fandom, though not the most popular overall. They often fall under the 'opposites attract' trope which many fans find compelling and is only further strengthened by the fact that Camilla was deliberately designed that way, having longer hair to constant Hinoka's short hair and riding a wyvern instead of a pegasus. The pairing follows the trend of shipping the opposite Nohrian and Hoshidan royals together, with Leokumi, Ryomarx, and Sakulise also being shipped. On AO3, Caminoka is the most written ship for both Camilla and Hinoka. It is also the most written femslash ship within the Fire Emblem: Fates tag and the tenth most written in the tag overall.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Camilla/Hinoka tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Camilla/Hinoka tag on FanFiction.Net

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