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Ellen

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エレン
Ellen
Ellen
Hardworking Witch who Dreams of Love
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Species

Witch

Abilities

Inability to grow old, magic

Age

Unknown, but likely very old

Occupation

Witch

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Appearances
Official Games

"Ah, only one person is left. It looks like my final enemy is a magic-user like me. I've gotta do my best!"
Ellen (Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream)

Ellen (エレン Eren) is an eternally young witch who makes her appearance during Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. She is possibly immortal, as she lives longer than the average human. However, most memories of her life completely leave her mind in blocks at a time, making her as childish as she looks. It's assumed that she is not a human.

Character Design

Origin

Ellen is not ZUN's original character, but a parody of one of the heroines of Hatarakimono (はたらきもの, lit. "Hard Worker"), a manga by Izumi Takemoto, full name Ellen Fuwafuwaatama (fluffy-head) Aureus (エレン・ふわふわ頭・オーレウス). In her ending, when she wants her new store's name to be "Fuwafuwa Ellen's Magic Shop", in reference to this. Sokrates is also based on this manga. ZUN notes that Ellen's clothing style and the "age" where cats were pets don't really match up, so the cat should have probably be named "Archimedes" instead.

Name

"Ellen" is a very common Western feminine first name. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of it is "sun ray, shining light"[1]

Design

Ellen's sprite in PoDD

Ellen's design is a short character with long blond hair and a red-and-white dress. She wears a red bow in her hair and is always seen in the company of Sokrates, her pet cat. Her alternate outfit shows all red parts in black.

Relationships

Sokrates

Sokrates is Ellens pet cat who can be seen on her shoulder almost the time.

Gallery

Covers

Artworks

Additional Information

One of Marisa's alternate color schemes in Touhou Hisoutensoku
  • Ellen appears on the cover of Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream, along with all the other characters in that game.
  • Ellen's outfit may have been the inspiration for Marisa's outfit later on in the Windows series. Her alternate outfit is even black.
  • Her first gauge attack may have been the predecessor of Sakuya Izayoi's Killing Doll.

Official Profiles

EllenAlternate outfit  ★ はたらきもので恋を夢見る魔女 ・・・ エレン


   ~エレンは成長しない魔法使いです。  で、長生きしているかわりに ものおぼえはよくありません。ぽろぽろぽろぽろ次から次にと忘れていってしまいます。

    そんなわけで、いつまでたっても子供のままです。

                   (は○らき○の より っておぃ)

   そんなわけで、エレンはこれでも立派な魔女。それはもう、本当に長い間、生き続けています。


   今日も、魔法でふわふわがパチパチ。

★ Hardworking witch who dreams of love ... Ellen


   ~Ellen is a witch who never grows old. To make up for living for a very long time, she does not have a very good memory. She forgets drops of memories, one after the other.

    Because of that, she is always a child.

                   (quoted from Ha**raki**no...what?)

   As such, while she may not look like one, she is a creditable witch. Truly, she has lived for a quite long time.


   Today too, the fluffy goes popping by the magic.

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