Main Profile
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八雲 藍(やくも らん) | |
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Black magic, shikigami rituals | |
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Unknown (possibly older than 800 years) | |
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Yukari's shikigami | |
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Boundary of Gensokyo | |
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During Perfect Cherry Blossom Ran is busy preparing for a banquet for her master Yukari, who was still asleep as usual, when Ran was suddenly interrupted by the heroine. Because she is actually a fox that became a youkai (Kitsune) and is a shikigami herself it's highly unusual that Ran has a shikigami of her own. Having nine tails, the highest number of tails a kitsune ever has, is a clear sign of Ran's power and experience. Since kitsune are said in many stories to grow an extra tail every hundred years to a maximum of nine, it's thought that Ran may be over 800 years old.
Fun Facts
- The characters for Yakumo literally mean "eight clouds", and Ran "indigo". All of the Yakumo family are named after colors.
- One of her Spell Cards, "Princess Tenko," made her one of the most popular joke characters in the Touhou community, second only to "Chuugoku" with the silliness of its sound. It might have something to do with a famous Japanese illusionist (Alternative link: Wikipedia)
- Apparently this page is where aforementioned trend started. [Note: Not recomended for pure Ran fans.] Since then, in many fan works, she's been pictured as a... flasher.
- Even though Ran is only a boss in two games and has never been a playable character, she's a fairly popular character and is often seen in fan comics partly because of her master Yukari, who is another popular character.
- She's usually portrayed as a motherly figure especially towards Chen.
Official Profiles
Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt
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Shikigami of the Youkai of Boundaries Extra Boss, and Yukari's shikigami. She does Yukari's work for her while her master sleeps. Her main ability is control of shikigami. Yukari sleeps 12 hours per day and is only awake from sunset to midnight. On top of that, she hibernates through winter. Because of that, Ran takes care of Yukari's work while she's asleep. Ran has been a shikigami for quite long time, so she's more powerful than ordinary youkai. For that matter, she has enough power to possess her own shikigami. Perhaps she has already forgotten that she herself is a shikigami. Every year, when cherry blossoms are about to bloom, she visits the Netherworld for flower viewing. The cherry blossoms seemed to be lasting somewhat longer than usual this year. Just as she was considering that, some living humans dropped in. She watched them with interest for a few moments. She later heard that her shikigami had been defeated by them, so she plotted a little revenge. In truth, she is a fox turned youkai. Like Chen, her shape is unchanged and she has a well-rounded personality. Even without looking closely, it's obvious that she has several tails. As a matter of fact, when it matters, she has plenty of power even without support from a shikigami. Through all these events, her master continues to sleep. | |