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Flandre is the younger sister of Remilia and the "dirty little secret" of Scarlet Devil Mansion. Because of her unstable personality and incredible destructive power, her sister has had her locked up in the basement for nearly 500 years. She knows little about the world outside and until the heroines arrived during the Extra Stage of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil she has had no substantive contact with any humans save Sakuya.

[edit] Fun Facts

 * The name Flandre is a modern French term for Flanders, a region which is now part of Belgium. Its official language is Dutch.
 * A silhouette of Flandre occupies the front of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil's jewel case.
 * Flandre's Second Spell Card (Taboo "Lävatein" or Lævateinn) shares its name with the sword (wand in some versions) of Loki, a Norse god known for causing mischief. This sword/wand is used by the fire giant Surt in Ragnarok (the Norse equivalent of the Apocalypse) to burn down the whole world, except for one safe haven. Fitting that Flandre would be wielding a tool of such destructive might.
 * Her boss theme ("U.N. Owen was her?") and her second-to-last spell card ("Secret Barrage - And Then There Will Be None?") are references to Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None (also published as Ten Little Indians and Ten Little Niggers). U.N. Owen (which the characters of the novel naturally deduced to mean "Unknown" and also recognized as referring to Mr. Owen's wife) was actually seen in person in that thriller but was only revealed at the end.
 * Her boss theme ("U.N.Owen was her?"), has become popular on various video websites because of videos such as this and this and has been the first contact with Touhou for thousands of internet users.
 * Flandre was born in 1508 A.D., according to Gensokyo's timeline, and holds the distinction of being one of the few characters whose birth year is known, along with her sister.
 * Flandre's wings have an unusual appearance which bear almost no resemblance to a vampire's typical bat-like wings (or even organic matter). It has been speculated that her wings are artificial and that she fashioned them herself and then attached them to her body. She may have lost her original wings or been born without them.
 * Strangely, if one uses a bomb against her in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil's Extra, she's shown to have normal wings in bat form.

[edit] Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

 * Main article: Article and Interview: Flandre

Aya reports on the strange explosion of a meteorite above Gensokyo. She learns that Flandre was the one who destroyed it, but becomes increasingly confused as Flandre explains she destroyed it by "going 'kyuu'" while holding the eye of the meteorite in her hand. Even more perplexing information is given by Flandre's older sister, Remilia. Apparently, it was planned that the meteorite was supposed to be aimed at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and that Flandre would destroy it. Inexplicably, Aya ends the article with a report that spring has begun.

In her follow-up, Aya interviews Flandre about the explosion and Remilia's information. Flandre gives the same explanation for how she destroyed the meteorite, and, when questioned, says that her sister just acts like she knows what's happening. Remilia interrupts (for which Aya is thankful), and confirms that what Flandre said was true, insinuating that Aya just can't understand, while giving strange information about the meteorite's source.

[edit] Perfect Memento in Strict Sense

 * Main article: Perfect Memento: Flandre Scarlet

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 * Flandre is one of the two vampires at the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
 * Her apparent age is about the same as Remilia Scarlet (who looks to be around 10, even though Remilia is 5 years older and they're both about 500 years old).
 * Flandre doesn't have many friends, and even her older sister Remilia is hardly ever with her.
 * She apparently rarely, if ever, attends the parties at the mansion.
 * Normally she's locked up in the basement, but it seems she might actually be a shut-in who stays there willingly.
 * Everyone who enters the mansion hopes they don't run into her, even Marisa.
 * Because she is rarely seen by visitors, there are many mysteries about her.
 * Her seven-colored wings are unlike those of any other creature and most likely can't be used for flying.
 * Even without wings she can fly though, as can many other people.
 * Flandre can destroy anything she wants by moving the "eye" of the object, where the tension is highest, into her hand and pouring her power into it.
 * When she clenches her fist whatever she has moved the "eye" of into her hand will be destroyed.
 * Other than her ability itself, no simple information about it is known.
 * She also has extreme physical strength.
 * Unsurprisingly, all the toys she plays with get broken.