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[[File:PMiSS_ran.jpg|thumb|120px|Ran in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]
[[File:PMiSS_ran.jpg|thumb|120px|Ran in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]
===Name===
===Name===
{{nihongo|'''Ran Yakumo'''|八雲 藍}} is her name. The characters for {{nihongo||八雲|Yakumo}} literally mean "eight clouds", and {{nihongo||藍|Ran}} literally means "indigo". All of the Yakumo family are named after colors.
{{nihongo|''Ran Yakumo''|八雲 藍}} is her name. The characters for {{nihongo||八雲|Yakumo}} literally mean "eight clouds", and {{nihongo||藍|Ran}} literally means "indigo". All of the Yakumo family are named after colors.


Ran Yakumo is apparently not her real name; according to Perfect Memento, her name was given to by [[Yukari Yakumo]]. Her real name is unknown.
Ran Yakumo is apparently not her real name; according to ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', her name was given to by [[Yukari Yakumo]]. Her real name is unknown.


===Design===
===Design===
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==Story==
==Story==
;Perfect Cherry Blossom
;Perfect Cherry Blossom
{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Extra|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Extra|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Sakuya's Extra|l1=Reimu Arc|l2=Marisa Arc|l3=Sakuya Arc}}
During ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', Ran is busy preparing for a banquet for her master [[Yukari Yakumo]], who was still asleep as usual, when Ran was suddenly interrupted by the heroine.
During ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', Ran is busy preparing for a banquet for her master [[Yukari Yakumo]], who was still asleep as usual, when Ran was suddenly interrupted by the heroine.
[[File:Th105Ran.png|thumb|Ran in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''.]]
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Extra|l1=Reimu Arc}}
<Insert Summary>
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Extra|l1=Marisa Arc}}
<Insert Summary>
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Sakuya's Extra|l1=Sakuya Arc}}
<Insert Summary>


;Imperishable Night
;Imperishable Night
[[File:Th08Ran.png|frame|Sprite of Ran in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'']]
[[File:Th08Ran.png|frame|Ran in ''IN'']]
Ran makes a return in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', somewhat as a playable character. Instead, she appears as a familiar of Yukari, where if the player chooses to focus, then Ran will appear in front of Yukari at a distance. She'll search for enemies and spin around on them until they're defeated. She'll act the same way if Yukari is unfocussed while playing solo.
Ran makes a return in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', somewhat as a playable character. Instead, she appears as a familiar of Yukari, where if the player chooses to focus, then Ran will appear in front of Yukari at a distance. She'll search for enemies and spin around on them until they're defeated. She'll act the same way if Yukari is unfocussed while playing solo.
===Spin-offs===
;Fighters
{{multiple image
| direction = horizontal
| footer = Ran in the fighters and ''HM''
| align = right
| image1 = Th105Ran.png
| width1 = 82
| alt1 = Ran in SWR
| image2 = Th135Ran.png
| width2 = 87
| alt2 = Ran in HM
}}
Ran appeared in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' as a projectile in Yukari's [[spell card]] ''Shikigami "Ran"'', as well as in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''.
;''Shoot the Bullet''
In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] encountered Ran on [[stage]] 8 and took photos of her [[danmaku]].
;''Hopeless Masquerade''
Ran made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Hakurei Shrine]] stage. She is seen standing with [[Chen]] watching the fights.


==Relationships==
==Relationships==
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;[[Chen]] (Shikigami)
;[[Chen]] (Shikigami)
Ran's shikigami. Since their relation is the same that there is between Yukari and Ran, one would expect Chen following anything Ran commands, but is known that Chen is unreliable and it is difficult for Ran to depend upon her.
Ran's shikigami. Since their relation is the same that there is between Yukari and Ran, one would expect Chen following anything Ran commands, but is known that Chen is unreliable and it is difficult for Ran to depend upon her.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:GoMSigil-Ran.jpg|Ran's Sigil in ''[[the Grimoire of Marisa]]''
</gallery>


==Spell Cards==
==Spell Cards==
{{hidden begin|title = Spellcards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou_Project_1|[[Ran Yakumo]]}}
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 1|[[Ran Yakumo]]}}
{{hidden end}}
{{hidden end}}


==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==
[[File:GoMSigil-Ran.jpg|thumb|An illustration of Ran's sigil in [[The Grimoire of Marisa]].]]
*The name of one of her [[Spell Card]]s, "[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Extra Spell Cards#Spell Card 123|Princess Tenko]]," is likely a reference to a famous Japanese illusionist of the [[wikipedia:Princess_Tenko|same name]], considering how foxes are known for their tricks and illusions in folklore.
*The name of one of her [[Spell Card]]s, "[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Extra Spell Cards#Spell Card 123|Princess Tenko]]," is likely a reference to a famous Japanese illusionist of the [[wikipedia:Princess_Tenko|same name]], considering how foxes are known for their tricks and illusions in folklore.
*Ran is the only stage mid-boss in any ''[[Touhou Project]]'' game that is immune to bombs.
*Ran is the only [[stage]] mid-boss in any ''[[Touhou Project]]'' game that is immune to bombs.
*Since her master is the only Phantasm boss, Ran is also the only Phantasm stage mid-boss.
*Since her master is the only Phantasm [[boss]], Ran is also the only Phantasm stage mid-boss.


==Fandom==
==Fandom==
*A standard fan-name is to call her Ran-shama, where "shama" is a childish mispronunciation of "sama" that [[Chen]] would call her by. Sometimes, the "Ran-sha" part of it is rendered as {{lang|ja|乱射}}, which means "random firing," a phrase commonly said whenever it seems like she is about to shoot.
*A standard fan-name is to call her Ran-shama, where "shama" is a childish mispronunciation of "sama" that [[Chen]] would call her by. Sometimes, the "Ran-sha" part of it is rendered as {{lang|ja|乱射}}, which means "random firing," a phrase commonly said whenever it seems like she is about to shoot.
*Ran is sometime portrayed as a flasher in fan works due to the "Suppatenko" (literally, "Naked Heaven-Fox") meme spawned by [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207204735/http://www.incl.ne.jp/~yukihiro/touhou/th_tenko.html this page] (images on page defunct; archived [http://voile.gensokyo.org/res/29633.html here]). '''(NSFW)'''
*Ran is sometime portrayed as a flasher in fan works due to the "Suppatenko" (literally, "Naked Heaven-Fox") meme spawned by [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207204735/http://www.incl.ne.jp/~yukihiro/touhou/th_tenko.html this page] (images on page defunct; archived [http://voile.gensokyo.org/res/29633.html here]). '''(NSFW)'''
*According to Ran's spell card, "Princess Tenko", and the phrase on the first scene of the Extra stage of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', ''"A mysterious occurrence on the crossing to three countries"'', some fans of Ran think her as [[Wikipedia:Tamamo-no-Mae|Tamamo no Mae]], rather than White-faced Golden Fox of Nine Tails, or that being showed above.
*According to Ran's [[spell card]], "Princess Tenko", and the phrase on the first scene of the Extra stage of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', ''"A mysterious occurrence on the crossing to three countries"'', some fans of Ran think her as [[Wikipedia:Tamamo-no-Mae|Tamamo no Mae]], rather than White-faced Golden Fox of Nine Tails, or that being showed above.
*She's usually portrayed as a motherly figure, especially towards [[Chen]].
*She's usually portrayed as a motherly figure, especially towards [[Chen]].
*In certain memetic fanworks, Ran is seen to suffer from excessive nosebleeding whenever she sees Chen.
*In certain memetic fanworks, Ran is seen to suffer from excessive nosebleeding whenever she sees Chen.
*No one really knows how [[Yukari Yakumo]] met Ran but it's speculated that she was taken in by Yukari as a baby. The reason for this speculation is unknown but this could have something to do with the fact that Ran has known Yukari for some time and that her original name is unknown (as stated by her profile), leading to fans to think she didn't have one originally and that Yukari gave her that name upon finding her. However, as with most fan-works and theories, this completely omits what has been proven as canon and the fact that Ran was older than an infant when she became Yukari's shikigami, as proven in her interview with [[Aya Shameimaru]] in the Bohemian Archive.
*No one really knows how [[Yukari Yakumo]] met Ran but it's speculated that she was taken in by Yukari as a baby. The reason for this speculation is unknown but this could have something to do with the fact that Ran has known Yukari for some time and that her original name is unknown (as stated by her profile), leading to fans to think she didn't have one originally and that Yukari gave her that name upon finding her. However, as with most fan-works and theories, this completely omits what has been proven as [[canon]] and the fact that Ran was older than an infant when she became Yukari's shikigami, as proven in her interview with [[Aya Shameimaru]] in the ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''.
**Though, it could be said fan theory above just fits well in a typical fan art/ficion scenario.
**Though, it could be said fan theory above just fits well in a typical fan art/ficion scenario.
***In a related sense, she is often depicted as being child (usually no older than five) as having met Yukari and becoming her shikigami
***In a related sense, she is often depicted as being child (usually no older than five) as having met Yukari and becoming her shikigami
*Some fans tend to draw her taller than most characters.
*Some fans tend to draw her taller than most [[characters]].


==Official Profiles==
==Official Profiles==

Revision as of 17:51, 31 August 2014

八雲 (やくも)   (らん)
jakɯmo ɽaɴ (♫)
Ran Yakumo
Ran Yakumo
Shikigami of the Gap Youkai
More Character Titles
Species

Kitsune

Abilities

Using Shikigami

Age

Older than 800 years

Occupation

Shikigami

Location

Boundary of Gensokyo

Music Themes
Appearances
Official Games
Print Works

Ran Yakumo (八雲 藍 Yakumo Ran) is a shikigami who attacks the heroine when her shikigami Chen loses to them and to avoid waking her master, Yukari Yakumo.

General Information

Ran first appeared as the extra stage boss of Perfect Cherry Blossom, where she also appeared as the Phantasm stage midboss of that game, so she has the strong image of being a midboss, but even as an extra boss, she also had abilities not to be ashamed of, as she is also a long difficult battle.

She frequently appears as an attack option in the fighting games for Yukari Yakumo and has appeared in Imperishable Night as Yukari's attack.

Ability

Using Shikigami

While being a shikigami, she has the privilege of strong youkai of being able to use shikigami. However, perhaps because she does not have the level of power that Yukari Yakumo has, or perhaps because the power of the youkai turned into a medium wasn't enough, different from herself, Chen has only the level of wisdom of a child. Also, although she's not able to turn against what Yukari says, this doesn't mean that Chen perfectly listens to what Ran says. Because of this, she sometimes has to lure Chen with catnip to make her listen.

Clear intellect

Matching up with Yukari, she has super-person intellect. According to Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red, she was somehow able to formulate and prove an equation for figuring out the width of the Sanzu River. Nonetheless, more than inventing new things through her intellect, it seems to be her speciality to process formulated calculations; even on this point, the shikigami of Gensokyo have been often likened to the PCs of the outside world).

As for her other abilities, one of her spellcards shows that she is capable of quickly increasing her physical capabilities, but other than this, nothing more have especially come to light. As a strong youkai, she is probably able to use various other kinds of sorcery, but since she pretty much never performs actions alone it's still unclear.

All along, she makes usually appearances as a means for Yukari to attack, so when she flies around, she often spins around. Perhaps the way Chen spins around and around may be also be related, or due to her influence.

Occupation

As Yukari Yakumo's shikigami, Ran must do whatever Yukari commands her to do, such as doing Yukari's chores or checking the Great Hakurei Barrier around Gensokyo for problems. Apparently, Ran's own shikigami, Chen, is too unreliable to be entrusted with doing chores.

In her spare time, Ran often calculates various things such as the width of the Sanzu River. She may also be seen in the Human Village shopping for tofu.

Species

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. Ran is supposed to be a 9-tailed fox (called a "Kyuubi") which, according to ancient Japanese folklore, would be at least 800 years old. Foxes start life with 1 tail and gain an extra tail once every hundred years. So at 100 years old they would have 2, and at 800 would have 9. At this point, assuming Ran follows traditional folklore, she will eventually start losing tails until she has 4 and will be considered a "Tenko" (heaven) type of fox and will then be one step away from divinity.

However, she's got the highest number of tails a kitsune ever has, and it's a clear sign of Ran's power and experience. Even though Ran looks similar to a human and has more than enough intelligence to speak, she is still essentially an animal and is often regarded as such by other characters.

Character Basis

Name

Ran Yakumo (八雲 藍) is her name. The characters for Yakumo (八雲) literally mean "eight clouds", and Ran () literally means "indigo". All of the Yakumo family are named after colors.

Ran Yakumo is apparently not her real name; according to Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, her name was given to by Yukari Yakumo. Her real name is unknown.

Design

In Perfect Cherry Blossom's official designs, Ran has yellow eyes, short blonde hair and wears a light pink two-tailed hat with many amulets. She has fox ears hidden under her hat, has nine fox tails and wears a blue & light purple dress with a blue print on the front.

Story

Perfect Cherry Blossom

During Perfect Cherry Blossom, Ran is busy preparing for a banquet for her master Yukari Yakumo, who was still asleep as usual, when Ran was suddenly interrupted by the heroine.

Imperishable Night
Ran in IN

Ran makes a return in Imperishable Night, somewhat as a playable character. Instead, she appears as a familiar of Yukari, where if the player chooses to focus, then Ran will appear in front of Yukari at a distance. She'll search for enemies and spin around on them until they're defeated. She'll act the same way if Yukari is unfocussed while playing solo.

Spin-offs

Fighters
Ran in SWR
Ran in HM
Ran in the fighters and HM

Ran appeared in Immaterial and Missing Power and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody as a projectile in Yukari's spell card Shikigami "Ran", as well as in Touhou Hisoutensoku.

Shoot the Bullet

In Shoot the Bullet, Aya Shameimaru encountered Ran on stage 8 and took photos of her danmaku.

Hopeless Masquerade

Ran made a background cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade on the Hakurei Shrine stage. She is seen standing with Chen watching the fights.

Relationships

Yukari Yakumo (Master)

Yukari is Ran's Master. As a shikigami, Ran must do whatever Yukari commands, but since Yukari is asleep most of the time, Ran has a lot of free time. When Ran follows Yukari's will, she can obtain power equal to Yukari's level, becoming much stronger than she usually is. However, Ran sometimes forget that she is a shikigami, and Yukari scolds her.

Chen (Shikigami)

Ran's shikigami. Since their relation is the same that there is between Yukari and Ran, one would expect Chen following anything Ran commands, but is known that Chen is unreliable and it is difficult for Ran to depend upon her.

Gallery

Spell Cards

Spell Cards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 18
式神「仙狐思念」 Shikigami "Senko Thoughtful Meditation" PCB St. Ex
式神「十二神将の宴」 Shikigami "Banquet of the Twelve General Gods" PCB
GoM
St. Ex
式輝「狐狸妖怪レーザー」 Shiki Brilliance "Kitsune-Tanuki Youkai Laser" PCB St. Ex
式輝「四面楚歌チャーミング」 Shiki Brilliance "Charming Siege from All Sides" PCB St. Ex
式輝「プリンセス天狐 -Illusion-」 Shiki Brilliance "Princess Tenko -Illusion-" PCB St. Ex
式弾「アルティメットブディスト」 Shiki Shot "Ultimate Buddhist" PCB
GoM
St. Ex
式弾「ユーニラタルコンタクト」 Shiki Shot "Unilateral Contact" PCB St. Ex
式神「橙」 Shikigami "Chen" PCB St. Ex
「狐狗狸さんの契約」 "Kokkuri-san's Contract" PCB
GoM
St. Ex
幻神「飯綱権現降臨」 Illusion God "Descent of Izuna-Gongen" PCB St. Ex
式神「前鬼後鬼の守護」 Shikigami "Protection of Zenki and Goki" PCB
GoM
St. Ph
式神「憑依荼吉尼天」 Shikigami "Channeling Dakiniten" PCB St. Ph
密符「御大師様の秘鍵」 Esoteric Sign "Odaishi-sama's Secret Key" StB St. 8
行符「八千万枚護摩」 Ascetic Sign "Eighty Million Goma Boards" StB St. 8
超人「飛翔役小角」 Superhuman "Soaring En no Ozunu" StB
GoM
St. 8
地妖符「イドの式神」 Earth Ghostly Sign "Shikigami of the Id" Co-owner with Koishi VD Nightmare Wednesday - 2
地妖符「式神大星」 Earth Ghostly Sign "Shikigami Giant Star" Co-owner with Utsuho VD Nightmare Wednesday - 4
地妖符「エゴの式神」 Earth Ghostly Sign "Shikigami of the Ego" Co-owner with Satori VD Nightmare Wednesday - 5

Additional Information

  • The name of one of her Spell Cards, "Princess Tenko," is likely a reference to a famous Japanese illusionist of the same name, considering how foxes are known for their tricks and illusions in folklore.
  • Ran is the only stage mid-boss in any Touhou Project game that is immune to bombs.
  • Since her master is the only Phantasm boss, Ran is also the only Phantasm stage mid-boss.

Fandom

  • A standard fan-name is to call her Ran-shama, where "shama" is a childish mispronunciation of "sama" that Chen would call her by. Sometimes, the "Ran-sha" part of it is rendered as 乱射, which means "random firing," a phrase commonly said whenever it seems like she is about to shoot.
  • Ran is sometime portrayed as a flasher in fan works due to the "Suppatenko" (literally, "Naked Heaven-Fox") meme spawned by this page (images on page defunct; archived here). (NSFW)
  • According to Ran's spell card, "Princess Tenko", and the phrase on the first scene of the Extra stage of Perfect Cherry Blossom, "A mysterious occurrence on the crossing to three countries", some fans of Ran think her as Tamamo no Mae, rather than White-faced Golden Fox of Nine Tails, or that being showed above.
  • She's usually portrayed as a motherly figure, especially towards Chen.
  • In certain memetic fanworks, Ran is seen to suffer from excessive nosebleeding whenever she sees Chen.
  • No one really knows how Yukari Yakumo met Ran but it's speculated that she was taken in by Yukari as a baby. The reason for this speculation is unknown but this could have something to do with the fact that Ran has known Yukari for some time and that her original name is unknown (as stated by her profile), leading to fans to think she didn't have one originally and that Yukari gave her that name upon finding her. However, as with most fan-works and theories, this completely omits what has been proven as canon and the fact that Ran was older than an infant when she became Yukari's shikigami, as proven in her interview with Aya Shameimaru in the Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red.
    • Though, it could be said fan theory above just fits well in a typical fan art/ficion scenario.
      • In a related sense, she is often depicted as being child (usually no older than five) as having met Yukari and becoming her shikigami
  • Some fans tend to draw her taller than most characters.

Official Profiles

Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt
Ran Yakumo PCB  ○すきま妖怪の式

  八雲 藍(やくも・らん)

  エキストラボス。紫の式神。紫が寝ている間に代わりに活動している。
  主に式神を使う程度の能力を持つ。

  紫は1日12時間睡眠で、夕方から真夜中にかけてしか活動しない。
  しかも冬は冬眠する。その為、寝ている間はこの式神に働かさせてい
  る。

  藍は、かなり長い間式変化しているため、そんじょそこらの妖怪より
  強力な力を持つ。その為、藍は自分で式を打つことも出来る様になっ
  ていた。すでに自分が式神であることを忘れているのかも知れない。

  毎年、桜が咲く季節になると、冥界の花見の名所に行っていた。
  今年は心持ち桜の持ちが良い、と感じ始めてた頃、ちょっと変った生
  きた人間が紛れ込んできた。面白そうなので、しばらく様子を見てみ
  る事にした。

  後に、自分の式神である橙がこの人間にやられた事を聞き、ちょっと
  した報復してやろうと企んだ。

  実態は化け狐。橙同様、姿かたちは普段と代わりが無いが、性格は丸
  い。よく見なくても尻尾がある。
  実は実体時から、かなりの妖力を持つ。

  そうこうしている間も、自分のご主人様はずーっと寝ている。

Shikigami of the Youkai of Boundaries

Ran Yakumo

Extra Boss, and Yukari's shikigami. She does Yukari's work for her while her master sleeps. She has the ability to mainly use 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.

Official Sources

Official sources