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Koakuma
Koakuma | |
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 Sprite of Koakuma in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | |
| Species | Devil |
| Occupation | Library Assistant |
| Location | Library of Scarlet Devil Mansion |
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Koakuma (小悪魔) is a devil with very little information known about her, and unless she makes another appearance she may remain a mystery. What is known is that she's seen around the library of Scarlet Devil Mansion during the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Apparently she lives in the mansion. Her exact role is difficult to tell, but she is believed to be an assistant in Patchouli's library, due to being the midboss of her stage.
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Concept
Name
This character had initially no official name. Fans have named her Koakuma (小悪魔), meaning "Little Devil" or "Imp". ZUN later confirmed this name in an interview, making it official. [Ref. Needed]
Appearance
The sprite of Koakuma in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil shows that she wears a black dress with white sleeves. She has a small pair of black, bat-like wings on the sides of her head and long red hair.
In a cameo appearance in Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth Chapter 23, she is depicted with two pairs of black wings, one on her head and one on her back. She has another cameo in Strange and Bright Nature Deity Chapter 14, where she once again has the black wings on both her head and her back.
Occupation
In the cameo of Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth she is seen cooking and flipping Okonomiyaki at a beach stand that's also selling ramen and Yakisoba in the middle of what appears to be rows of books in a library. Tying into Silent Sinner in Blue, the location of this stand was the swimming pool at Patchouli's library (Remilia's "Indoor Sea"). In a Strange and Bright Nature Deity appearance she appears to be serving Patchouli in the library.
Story
- Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
- Main article: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Story
Relationships
She seems to be Patchouli Knowledge's assistant.
Additional Information
Trivia
- In one of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil's sprite sheets, it shows Koakuma had an appearance in the Extra Stage sprites. It is just because the same image was taken from the stage 4 sprites, with a color overlay on the whole image.
Fanon
- In many fan-fictions, she is regarded as a familiar of Patchouli. In those fictions, she works as a librarian and a personal servant of Patchouli. Some of those fictions also portray Koakuma as originating from Makai.
- In many fictions, she is described to be very obedient, steady and good-natured, on the contrary to ZUN's official profile. This personality is acknowledged before ZUN replied to the question, and it is one of exceptional example of a fan-made profile which is accepted by a large majority (but not all fans).
- After ZUN's reply, some people described more impish and mischievous Little Devil in their fan-fictions. Today, various Little Devils exist in fan-fictions: Obedient and steady, impish and mischievous, or hybrid of them.
- Koakuma is sometimes drawn by fans having a pair of black, bat-like wings on her back to match the ones on the sides of her head.
- Fans also commonly portray Patchouli as having multiple "Koakumas" assisting her, just as the Scarlet Devil Mansion has numerous fairy maids.
- Some fanarts either imply she's a sort of succubus or just give her a sexy figure due to the "devil" part and headwings.
