Reimu hakurei

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Reimu Hakurei is one of the main characters of the Touhou series, having appeared in almost every game in the series. As the sole maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, she is commonly called upon (or calls it upon herself) to investigate strange occurrences throughout the world.

In earlier games, Reimu's spiritual abilities were highly limited. (In Highly Responsive to Prayers, she was in fact unable to harm enemies directly at all.) As time went by, however, she developed her abilities, becoming able to use the Yin-Yang Orb, special amulets and her own (limited) spiritual power in order to fight more effectively. Sometime between Mystic Square and Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, this culminated in her developing the ability to fly under her own power. (Before then, she relied on Genjii, her turtle familiar, to fly, and in fact did not fly at all in HRtP.)

As her abilities have changed, so has Reimu's personality. She is commonly described as easygoing, curious, at least somewhat dutiful (at least, the shrine hasn't fallen apart under her watch (it did in SWR)), and optimistic—sometimes overly so. Her personality seems sympathetic toward many individuals; there are few people indeed who remain her rivals past the first game in which they appear (though this is not to say she doesn't get into fights after the first meeting), and the shrine has become a moderately popular hangout for some of Gensokyo's more interesting female individuals.

In Undefined Fantastic Object, she seems very intent on getting the treasure ship's riches, probably due to the events following the Hakurei Shrine's repair and re-opening in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody.

[edit] Fun Facts

 * The characters for Reimu's last name "博麗" (Romanized: Hakurei) literally mean something like "esteemed companion", the first word "博" (Haku) means "doctor" or "exposition" while "麗" (Rei) means "lovely", "graceful", and "beautiful". Her first name "霊夢" (Romanized: Reimu) means "revelatory dream" or "a vision", the first word "霊" read as "Rei" means "spirit" or "soul" while "夢" (Romanized: Yume) is read "Mu" and means "dream".
 * The surname Hakurei is also another name for sake, as the maker of the Touhou series, ZUN, is quite the connoisseur of "spirits", so much so that fans often speculate over whether ZUN might be or have been an alcoholic.
 * Reimu has appeared as a playable character in every game in the Touhou series except Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler.
 * Reimu was the second extra boss in the Seihou game Shuusou Gyoku.
 * Reimu makes an official appearance as "Flying Maiden" in Graffiti Kingdom, as ZUN was involved in the production of it.
 * Reimu appeared on the cover of all the PC-98 Touhou games, from the first game in the series to the fifth. So far, she has not appeared on any of the covers of the Windows games.
 * Reimu was never seen flying with her own power until Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. In the previous games, if Reimu needed to go somewhere far, she would ride on her turtle familiar, Genjii.
 * Although her many profiles suggest that the "Hakurei Clan" and the shrine Reimu lives at have been in Gensokyo for long enough to be considered ancient, there has never been any mention of Reimu's family members, ancestors, etc. It is originally stated that she lives alone at the shrine, but other rarely seen characters (Mima and Shingyoku) are known to stay there or near there as well.
 * Two or more Reimu(s) may exist. The circumstantial evidence suggests 靈夢 (from the PC-98 games) and 霊夢 (from the Windows games) may be different people. However, this is extraordinarily unlikely, as Yuka recalls Reimu, Alice recalls Reimu, and ZUN uses the new kanji to refer to the old Reimu now. Also, her bio in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil's "おまけ.txt" file says, "Chronologically this title is not too far from the previous title, thus her age stays the same as before". Since the previous title in question would be Mystic Square, the last game in which PC-98 Reimu appeared in, and Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is the first game in which Windows Reimu appears, the bio appears to further debunk this theory.
 * Reimu's Yin-Yang Orb exhibits some strange powers, aside from helping her attack her enemies. The greatest powers of the Hakurei Yin-Yang Orb are:
 * Even if you eat sweets, you won't get fat
 * One of your favorite aromas can be given off
 * The yin-yang orb can be disguised as a cat
 * Because of how she dresses in the Windows Touhou Games, her exposed armpits are sometimes the target of jokes and memes.
 * The drastic change in the color of Reimu's skin tone over the course of the Windows games (most noticeable in Mountain of Faith, in which her skin appears yellowish and almost jaundiced) raised eyebrows and led to a number of jokes and dubious theories, the most common of which is that she is actually an undead zombie.
 * In Imperishable Night Reimu is the only one whose partner doesn't mention the danger of the full moon.
 * When playing Yukari's story mode in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, Reimu breaks down in tears in the ending after Yukari defeats Tenshi and reduces the Hakurei Shrine to rubble for the second time, with Sakuya and Youmu looking on helplessly (although Suika offers to help rebuild it). This marks the first and only time where she is seen crying in a storyline scenario.
 * Reimu's Last Word 「夢想天生」 "Fantasy Heaven" (Pronounced: Musou Tensei) is a homonym of 「無想転生」 "Unconscious Transmigration of Souls" (Also pronounced: Musou Tensei), Kenshiro's ultimate technique in Hokuto no Ken. In 12.3, if you activate Fantasy Heaven successfully in a 3rd round, a remix of Mystical Oriental Love Consultation will play with the sounds of the Fatal KO theme from the Hokuto no Ken fighting game, fitting because activation of the said Spell Card means the opponent is certainly already dead! Because of this it is now known as the Hakurei Hyakuretsu Ken to some fans.
 * In Touhou Hisoutensoku, one of her alternative palettes looks similar to VIVIT, the heroine of Seihou. Also, one of her palettes seems to be another maid homage; Ruukoto or Sanae's colors. Her white/light gray palette seems to resemble Toki from Hokuto no Ken (Something MUGEN fans have run away with). And finally, her white/light blue palette looks like a tribute to Nanoha, as they both tend to "befriend" their opponents with superior firepower.
 * In Lotus Land Story, when you clear Easy Mode with Reimu and just before the Name Registry screen shows up, you get a Congratulation screen with a drawing of her wearing an outfit that very closely resembles her outfit from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (save for non-detached sleeves).

[edit] Highly Responsive to Prayers - 靈異伝.TXT
Heroine, Reimu Hakurei Shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, She has some spirit-power by nature. but lacks training. Her weapon is mighty Yin-Yang orb, but her control is somewhat unstable. But anyway, with her spirit-power, she got quite skills. Her usual attacks -namely amulet-attacks, spirit-power discharging (霊撃 -Spirit strike-), melee skills- are useless to current enemies. She's in some trouble. At present, she is the only person in the shrine.

[edit] Story of Eastern Wonderland - 封魔録.txt
Reimu Hakurei A shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, who has the natural-born spititual power and lacks training. She exterminates youkai by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called Spiritual Attack and releasing the power of Yin-yang Orb. She is such an optimist that she doesn't worry at all even in this emergency, and believes she can solve all incidents with her power.
 * Heroine

This time, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.

[edit] Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream - 夢時空.TXT
Reimu Hakurei A shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, who has the natural-born spititual power and lacks training. She exterminates youkai by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called Spiritual Attack and releasing the power of Yin-yang Orb. She's optimist. She faces some strange incidents, still she enjoys them. As usual, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.
 * Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition

This time, she feels somewhat suspicious, yet she's excited about the incident.

[edit] Lotus Land Story - 幻想郷.TXT
Reimu Hakurei A shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, who has the natural-born spiritual power and lacks training. She exterminates youkai by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called Spiritual Attack and releasing the power of Yin-yang Orb. She's optimist. She faces some strange incidents, still she enjoys them. Because of her a bit emotional and simple character, she's always made fun by Marisa.
 * Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition

[edit] Mystic Square - 怪綺談.TXT
Reimu Hakurei A shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, who has the natural-born spiritual power and lacks training. She exterminates youkai by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called Spiritual Attack and releasing the power of Yin-yang Orb. She's optimist. She faces some strange incidents, still she enjoys them. Because of her a bit emotional and simple character, she's always made fun by Marisa.
 * Shrine Maiden

[edit] Shuusou Gyoku - 創曲幻想.txt
Reimu Hakurei A shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine. Talented, but lacks training. Basically, she doesn't like having to train. They say she has fought plenty of magicians, evil spirits, youkai and even gods with her strong spiritual power (for no particular reason). She's always involved in some strange affairs, though she seems to be dragged into most of them due to Marisa. Reimu pretends not to notice this. She sees Marisa as essentially a hopeless case.
 * Eternal Shrine Maiden

[edit] Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

 * Main article: Article and Interview: Reimu

Taking place a year after the events of Perfect Cherry Blossom, the interview is about the Flower Viewing at the Hakurei Shrine. In the interview, Reimu complains about the work she has to do after the banquet, so Aya promptly appeases her with sake, exploiting her weakness. Aya then proceeds to try and worm information regarding the incident from Reimu, who is getting drunk.

The rest of the article consist of Aya and Reimu bickering when Reimu herself is obviously drunk.
 * Reimu makes constant remarks, similar to the rest of the Touhou cast's, that the Bunbunmaru Newspaper is full of lies.
 * Aya makes no effort at all to recognize Reimu's deeds.
 * From the article, it seems that Reimu, not Marisa, is responsible for stopping those incidents.

[edit] Perfect Memento in Strict Sense

 * Main article: Perfect Memento: Reimu Hakurei


 * Reimu lives in the Hakurei Shrine and is supposedly tasked with the maintenance of the Great Boundary.
 * Apparently Reimu has great luck, intuition and talent, and does not train.
 * Her personality never changes, and she treats everyone equally.
 * However, her view on youkai is that one should hunt them without complaint.
 * Her real ability is the ability to fly, and with the power of the Hakurei Shrine maiden, she is unrivaled.
 * No youkai dares oppose her, for if she is defeated, the Great Boundary might collapse.
 * Reimu thus has Gensokyo in the palm of hand, so to speak.
 * Reimu invented the Spell Card rules, which are intended to allow youkai and humans to settle conflicts without the use of lethal force.
 * She is often seen going to shop in the human village. Where does she get the money? Donations?
 * Of course, since she teaches youkai lessons on her way there, she might get paid for that...
 * Her job is to resolve incidents, and she does it without complaint, despite having people contending for the job.