Ellen

エレン Ellen
Ellen in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream Hardworking Witch Who Dreams of Love More Character Titles
Species	Witch
Abilities	Inability to grow old, magic
Age	Unknown, but likely very old
Occupation	Witch
Music Themes
Show Music Themes Tabula rasa　～空白少女 (Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream)
Appearances
Official Games
Show Official Game appearances Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream (Cover, Playable Character)

Ellen (エレン Eren) is an eternally young witch who makes her appearance during Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. She lives longer than the average human (it's possible that she is immortal), but 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.

Concept

Name

Ellen is based on the heroine of Hatarakimono, a manga by Izumi Takemoto, full name Ellen Fuwafuwaatama(fluffy-head) Aureus. In her ending, when she wants her new store's name to be "Fuwafuwa Ellen's Magic Shop", it is a reference to this manga. Sokrates is also based on this manga. However, ZUN notes that Ellen's clothing style and the "age" where cats were pets don't really match up, so the cat should probably be named "Archimedes" instead.

Appearance

• 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.
• (Alternate outfit) All red parts are now black.

Story

Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream

Main article: Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream Story

Relationships

• Sokrates (Pet cat)

Additional Information

One of Marisa's alternate color schemes in Touhou Hisoutensoku

Trivia

• 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.
• One of Marisa's palettes in Touhou Hisoutensoku resembles Ellen.

Official Profiles

Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream - YUMEJIKUU.TXT

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★　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 big drops of memories, one after the other. 　　　　Because of that, she is always a child. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(quoted from Ha○raki○no...what?) 　　　As such, Ellen is a splendid witch. She has lived for a quite long time. 　　　For today, she has fluffy, popping magic.

Official Sources

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• 1997/12/29 Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream - Official profile, dialogue, ending