Main Profile
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紅 美鈴(ほん めいりん) Hong Meirin or Hong Meiling | |
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Control of "Chi", martial arts | |
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Gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion | |
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Hong Meirin is a youkai, though it isn't known to which specific category she actually belongs. She guards the entrance to the Scarlet Devil Mansion along with her henchmen. She is known for her mastery of the martial arts, part of which can be seen from her movement which is performed with Shin-Kyaku (a move in Chinese martial arts).
During the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, she bravely fought against the intruding heroines but ultimately failed to complete her job.
Fun Facts
- The character for Hong literally means "Scarlet", and Meirin "Beautiful Bell." A common name (the Meirin part at least.) These characters are read in Japanese as "Kurenai Misuzu" and you'll sometimes see her name mispronounced or miswritten as that.
- However, she is more widely known as and called "Chuugoku" (中国, which translates to China), the one whose real name is never remembered. At first, it was just a minor fan-only thing, but after a while even ZUN himself said that he doesn't deny calling her "Chuugoku", so it's considered half-official at the moment.
- Meirin's nickname is further ingrained into the minds of fans by her clothing, and also by the name of her stage BGM... "Chinese Tea".
- While that alone sounds quite miserable, that incident made her "The mock character of Touhou series" from a hardly-remembered minor boss... She's gained quite a lot of popularity since then. She recently managed to win the 2nd Saimoe tournament, besting both protagonists and an Extra Boss. If someone hadn't started calling her "Chuugoku", she would never have achieved such glory... Quite an interesting story.
- Sadly, despite reaching some level of recognition by becoming a playable character in Immaterial and Missing Power (albeit through a downloaded patch), she was the only character to not have a storyline.
Official Profiles
Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - おまけ.txt
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○華人小娘 紅 美鈴(ホン・メイリン)
3面ボスです。中国人風の妖怪です。
ってくる侵入者を積極的に排除しています。 これといった特別なキャラではないのですが、ここで初めて、ストー リーに関係あるものになっていきます。 といってもお嬢様の存在を言うだけですが。 | |
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Chinese Girl Hong Meirin Ability: Control of Chi Stage 3 boss. A Chinese-looking youkai. Her clothing is colorful and somewhat traditional. She is the gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and prevents intruders from beyond the lake from reaching the mansion. She is by no means a special character, but she is the first character that has something to do with the main story. Even if that something happens to be merely mentioning the Mistress. | |
Immaterial and Missing Power - 上海アリス通信.txt
Book Synthesis
Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
- Main article: Article and Interview: Meiling
Not translated yet.
Perfect Memento in Strict Sense
- Main article: Perfect Memento: Hong Meirin
- Meirin works as a gate guard at the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
- She is an well-rounded youkai, skilled in martial arts rather then focusing on a single power.
- Although this means she isn't very powerful among youkai, she has no weak points.
- She is unusually human-like and will chat with humans while on the job.
- If you don't try to get through her gate, she will rarely attack you.
- She performs Tai Chi Chuan daily, and has a nap at noon.
- The best way to exterminate her is straightforwardly, in a formal match.
