Chen

Main Profile

Chen	Name:	橙（チェン） Chen
	Species:	Nekomata
	Abilities:	Black magical arts
	Age:	Unknown
	Occupation:	Ran's shikigami
	Location:	Boundary of Gensokyo
	Description:	Dark orange eyes, brown hair, wears a poofy green hat. Has cat ears, with a gold earring in the left one, and two tails. Wears a red and light pink outfit with gold trimming. Has long red fingernails.
	Relationships:	Ran Yakumo (Master) Yukari Yakumo (Master's master)
	Appearances:	Perfect Cherry Blossom (Stage 2 Midboss, Stage 2 Boss, Extra Midboss) Immaterial and Missing Power (Yukari's Spell Card attack) Imperishable Night (Ending No. 1) Shoot the Bullet (Stage 6-1, 6-3, 6-5, 6-7 Boss)
	Titles:	See Character Titles

Chen is Ran's shikigami, who was guarding the village of Mayohiga during the events of Perfect Cherry Blossom. Unfortunately, she could put up little resistance due to being far away from her master.

Later, she guards the path to Ran Yakumo, and is much more powerful due to her master's proximity.

Fun Facts

• Chen's name, "橙", can be literally translated as "bitter orange". All of the Yakumo family are named after colors.
• The pronunciation of her name, "Chen", is derived from the Chinese reading of 橙 (in Japanese that character would be read 'tou' or 'daidai').

Official Profiles

Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt

Chen

○凶兆の黒猫 　　橙（チェン） 　　２面のボス、山に棲む化け猫に憑く式神 　　主に妖術を扱う程度の能力を持つ 　　その正体は、藍の式神。つまり、橙が妖怪の式神の式神である。 　　式神だからといって普段は御札とかではなく、普段も同じ姿をしてい 　　て、区別は付かない。 　　式神を付けていない普段も人語を話し、普通に飛び回るが、せいぜい 　　人を驚かす程度の能力しか持たない。あと、見た目や性格は変らない 　　が、冬は炬燵で丸くなる。 　　化け猫に鬼神を憑かせて高い妖力を得ているが、橙を使う者も式神で 　　あるため、その能力はやや低い。 　　また水に触れると式は離れてしまう。式の憑いて居ない化け猫状態の 　　橙も普通に水に弱いので、常に水に弱い。

Black Cat of Bad Omens Chen Stage 2 Boss, a shikigami that possesses a cat living in the mountain. Her primary ability is black magic. She is Ran's shikigami, which makes her a shikigami of a shikigami of a youkai. Although she's a shikigami, her normal form is not a charm or anything like that; she always remains in her human-like form. Even without being in shikigami possession she can speak the human language and fly around, but her abilities will be limited to merely surprising people. Also, while non-possessed, neither her appearance nor personality changes, but she still sits by a kotatsu in the winter. In shikigami form, this cat-figure acquires the fearsome power of a wrathful god. But because her master is a shikigami as well, her power is somewhat lowered. When touched by water, her shikigami possession is unlinked from her master. As a cat her normal form also hates water, so she is always weak against water.

Chen	○すきま妖怪の式の式 　　橙（チェン） 　　エキストラステージの中ボス。 　　前の怪我が完治して間も無いのに、再び闘う事となるとは。 　　今度は主の近くで、一段と強い妖力を持っているが、その力は、目の 　　前の人間に通用するのだろうか？
A shikigami of a shikigami of the Sukima Youkai Chen Extra Stage midboss. Following a quick and complete recovery from the injuries of her previous defeat, Chen is set for a second round of combat. Her master is in the vicinity this time around, so her power has been amplified considerably. Might she spend that power generously on the human before her?

Book Synopsis

Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

Main article: Article and Interview: Chen

Not translated yet.

Perfect Memento in Strict Sense

Main article: Perfect Memento: Chen

• Chen is a Nekomata, a type of ghost cat youkai with long claws and a forked tail.
• Her appearance and danger to humans are about average among youkai.
• Chen serves as a shikigami to Ran Yakumo, and becomes much stronger when her master is present.
• However, she hates water, and splashing her will dispel the shikigami possession, making her resort to physical attacks.
• She is also very fond of catnip, and will lose the will to fight if some is scattered to distract her.
• Chen is capable of human speech and can use impressive black arts, but only possesses the intellect of a human child.
• Her attacks rely on speed and deceptive movement to confuse her opponent.