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===Personality===
===Personality===
Cirno is a childish, confident fairy who appears to have a superiority complex in regards to others, seeing as she once said "I'm the strongest!". In the manual for ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', she is labeled as {{nihongo|"9. baka"|⑨. バカ||lit. "9. Idiot"}} in an explanation of the game screen's layout. She was again labeled as such in the manual for ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. This might simply shows that Cirno maybe some kind of idiot. An example of Cirno showing her stupidity would be the spell card ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil/Spell Cards/Stage 2#Spell Card 04|Ice Sign "Icicle Fall"]]'', which has a very easy safespot to easily dodge the [[danmaku]].
Cirno is a childish, confident fairy who appears to have a superiority complex in regards to others, seeing as she once said "I'm the strongest!". In the manual for ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', she is labeled as {{nihongo|"9. baka"|⑨. バカ||lit. "9. Idiot"}} in an explanation of the game screen's layout. She was again labeled as such in the manual for ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. This might simply shows that Cirno may be some kind of idiot. An example of Cirno showing her stupidity would be the spell card ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil/Spell Cards/Stage 2#Spell Card 04|Ice Sign "Icicle Fall"]]'', which has a very easy safespot to easily dodge the [[danmaku]].


However, Despite this, she's smart enough to know when she's in deep trouble, such as her battle against Yuuka in Phantasmagoria of Flower View's story mode. She can also read, unlike some of her peers, such as [[Mystia Lorelei]]. She can also count (she shows knowledge of rounding and fractions in ''[[Fairy Wars]]'').
However, Despite this, she's smart enough to know when she's in deep trouble, such as her battle against Yuuka in Phantasmagoria of Flower View's story mode. She can also read, unlike some of her peers, such as [[Mystia Lorelei]]. She can also count (she shows knowledge of rounding and fractions in ''[[Fairy Wars]]'').

Revision as of 03:52, 31 May 2013

チルノ
(♫)
Cirno
Chirno

More Alternative Spellings
Cirno
Fairy of the Ice
More Character Titles
Species

Fairy

Abilities

Manipulating cold

Age

Implied to be over 60

Location

Cold areas, Misty Lake near Scarlet Devil Mansion

Music Themes
Appearances
Official Games
Print Works
Miscellaneous Works

Cirno (チルノ Chiruno) is an ice fairy who first appeared on the second stage of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. As a fairy, she is exceptionally strong for her kind, matching the power of some weak youkai. However, compared to most of Gensokyo's residents, she's quite weak. Her personality is childish and she is sometimes considered stupid.

General Information

Cirno first appeared as the second boss of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, then again as the first stage midboss of Perfect Cherry Blossom. She then again later appear as one of the many playable characters in Phantasmagoria of Flower View and again in Touhou Hisoutensoku.

Cirno has the ability to manipulate cold to the point of being able to freeze water. Even in summer, her surroundings will feel chilly. She is even able to create blocks of icicles and ice within an instant.

Personality

Cirno is a childish, confident fairy who appears to have a superiority complex in regards to others, seeing as she once said "I'm the strongest!". In the manual for Phantasmagoria of Flower View, she is labeled as "9. baka" (⑨. バカ, lit. "9. Idiot") in an explanation of the game screen's layout. She was again labeled as such in the manual for Touhou Hisoutensoku. This might simply shows that Cirno may be some kind of idiot. An example of Cirno showing her stupidity would be the spell card Ice Sign "Icicle Fall", which has a very easy safespot to easily dodge the danmaku.

However, Despite this, she's smart enough to know when she's in deep trouble, such as her battle against Yuuka in Phantasmagoria of Flower View's story mode. She can also read, unlike some of her peers, such as Mystia Lorelei. She can also count (she shows knowledge of rounding and fractions in Fairy Wars).

Character Basis

Design

Her design in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Perfect Cherry Blossom shows that Cirno has aqua-colored eyes and hair. She wears a blue ribbon, light pink blouse, blue jumper dress and seems to be wearing white socks. She also has icicle-shaped wings. In Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Touhou Hisoutensoku's official art, her ribbon is green instead of blue and her sprite in Phantasmagoria of Flower View still keeps the blue ribbon. In Fairy Wars, her bow is once again blue. Her blouse has been changed to white and she seems to have bigger eyebrows (because she was drawn by Makoto Hirasaka).

Her alternative outfit in Phantasmagoria of Flower View is same as her normal outfit, except her bow is a darker shade of green, her blouse appears light purple, and her dress is purple as well.

Story

Games

Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil

During the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, she attacked Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame who were just passing by, out of instinctive aggression. She was helplessly shot down.

Perfect Cherry Blossom

Cirno did not have any good reason to attack the heroine other than that they were there.

Phantasmagoria of Flower View

In Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Cirno aimlessly wanders about, apparently unconcerned by the flower incident for any reason other than the flowers being something else for her to freeze and play with. Through her dialog, her true childish nature is revealed, leaving no doubt that she really isn't smart at all. She really wasn't meaning to do anything but play games.

Shoot the Bullet

Aya Shameimaru encountered Cirno and took photos of her danmaku.

Touhou Hisoutensoku

Cirno speculates she has seen a daidarabotchi. She gets ready to leave when Sanae Kochiya asks her if she has seen a giant human-shaped object. Cirno denies seeing a daidarabotchi, which causes Sanae to be suspicious and fight Cirno. Later, Cirno passes by the Scarlet Devil Mansion when she overhears Hong Meiling mumbling about the Taisui Xingjun. Cirno becomes interested in finding the Taisui Xingjun, but focuses back on the daidarabotchi after beating Meiling. At the entrance of the Underground Geyser Center, Cirno meets Marisa Kirisame, who tells her that the daidarabotchi is inside the Underground Geyser Center (which was a complete lie). Once inside, Cirno is intercepted by Utsuho Reiuji. Utsuho attempts to eradicate the "foreign substance", but Cirno manages to escape being incinerated to death. After escaping, Cirno runs into Marisa, who tells her about a giant youkai in the Forest of Magic. Cirno then runs into Alice Margatroid. When Cirno tells her about a daidarabotchi, Alice realizes that Cirno is talking about her Goliath Doll, and lets Cirno fight with it.

Fairy Wars

Cirno is the main character of Fairy Wars. After the Three Fairies of Light destroyed her home, she charges off for vengeance on them. After battling trough the various fairies, and two of the three fairies, she finally meets the Three Fairies of Light. Cirno is not afraid even though they are with three. Cirno eventually wins and they become friends.

Relationships

Three Fairies of Light

All of the Three Fairies of Light group (Sunny Milk, Luna Child and Star Sapphire) are both a friend and an enemy of Cirno. With Luna, she is later seen with Cirno in Wild and Horned Hermit watching Moriya Shrine's cold fusion experiment.

Minor Relationships

Daiyousei

Daiyousei is first seen (presumably) associated with Cirno in Strange and Bright Nature Deity Chapter 13 when both of them were playing hide and seek. After meeting and talking with the Three Fairies of Light, Cirno appears to have completely forgotten about Daiyousei. She was later seen attacking Cirno in Fairy Wars.

Letty Whiterock

With Letty Whiterock, nothing is known about her relationship status with Cirno. She appears to dislike being grouped up with her as she explains her superiority when interviewed by Aya Shameimaru in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red. She is also seen talking to Cirno during Silent Sinner in Blue, although nothing is known about their conversation.

Rumia, Wriggle Nightbug and Mystia Lorelei

Rumia, along with Wriggle Nightbug and Mystia Lorelei, seem to get along and appear together to help during various events prepared by the Three Fairies of Light, although Rumia appears to be of no help. It is unknown whether they are friends or just happened to be in the same place at the same time (Twice).

Reimu Hakurei

Reimu Hakurei is one of Cirno's targets for her pranks in Oriental Sacred Place. She later helped the Three Fairies of Light in supporting the Hakurei Shrine against Myouren Temple.

Giant Toad

The Giant Toad is a toad that once ate Cirno because she was freezing all the other toads.

Spell Cards

Spellcards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 22
氷符「アイシクルフォール」 Ice Sign "Icicle Fall" Her Easy version of this Spell Card is commonly mocked.
Related: Hail Sign "Hailstorm"
EoSD
Soku
St. 2: E/N
Story
雹符「ヘイルストーム」 Hail Sign "Hailstorm" EoSD St. 2: H/L
凍符「パーフェクトフリーズ」
「パーフェクトフリィィィズ!」
Freeze Sign "Perfect Freeze"
"Perfect Freeeeeeeeze!"
Signature move EoSD
PoFV
Soku
GoM
100BM
St. 2: E/N/H/L
Use
Use

2nd Market
雪符「ダイアモンドブリザード」 Snow Sign "Diamond Blizzard" EoSD
StB
St. 2: N/H/L
St. 2
凍符「フリーズアクトレス」 Freeze Sign "Freeze Actress" Used only in the earliest demo version; not present in subsequent demos or full release PCB St. 1: H/L
霜符「フロストコラムス」 Frost Sign "Frost Columns" PCB
Soku
St. 1: H/L
Use
凍符「コールドディヴィニティー」 Freeze Sign "Cold Divinity" PoFV Use
凍符「マイナスK」 Freeze Sign "Minus K" StB
Soku
GoM
St. 2
Story
氷符「アイシクルマシンガン」 Ice Sign "Icicle Machine Gun" Soku Use
氷符「フェアリースピン」 Ice Sign "Fairy Spin" Soku Use
氷塊「コールドスプリンクラー」 Ice Clump "Cold Sprinkler" Soku Use
冷体「スーパーアイスキック」 Cold Body "Super Ice Kick" Soku Use
氷符「ソードフリーザー」 Ice Sign "Sword Freezer" Soku Use
凍符「フリーズアトモスフェア」 Freeze Sign "Freeze Atmosphere" Soku Use
冷符「瞬間冷凍ビーム」 Cold Sign "Insta-Freeze Beam" Soku Use
吹氷「アイストルネード」 Blowing Ice "Ice Tornado" Soku Use
氷塊「グレートクラッシャー」 Ice Clump "Great Crusher" Soku Use
「パーフェクトフリーズ」 "Perfect Freeze" Related: Freeze Sign "Perfect Freeze" FW Use
氷符「アルティメットブリザード」 Ice Sign "Ultimate Blizzard" DDC St. 1: H/L
氷符「パーフェクトグレーシャリスト」 Ice Sign "Perfect Glacialist" ISC St. 1
氷王「フロストキング」 Ice King "Frost King" ISC
GoU
St. 1
氷符「クールサンフラワー」 Ice Sign "Cool Sunflower" HSiFS Use

Additional Information

Cirno's intelligence is shown in Oriental Sacred Place Chapter 12 as she wonders why her water flavored shaved ice is not selling.
Freezing frogs

Cirno's favorite hobby is freezing a frog instantly, then watching it revive as it thaws in the water. She tends to fail one out of every 3 attempts, however, and the poor amphibian shatters to pieces. Reimu Hakurei once warned Cirno not to meddle around or else she would suffer from the frog goddess.

The year of the sexagenary cycle every 60 years

Cirno may be over 60 years old, as she was one of the only characters in Phantasmagoria of Flower View to know instantly what was happening, declaring, "It's the festival that happens once every sixty years!" Although she was too naïve to know it wasn't a festival, she appears to have been the very first character to recognize this as the year of the sexagenary cycle. Even the flower youkai Yuuka Kazami took until stage 6 of her own scenario to realize what year it was, while Cirno knew it from stage 1 of Reisen Udongein Inaba's scenario.

Miscellaneous

Fandom

Cirno seems to be a rather popular character in the Touhou Project by fans. Due to becoming a meme, Cirno is now one of the most popular characters of Touhou. Many fans now portray her, jokingly or seriously, as a misunderstood child or even as an outright genius in disguise, or as a bumbling idiot who messes up what everyone else is doing. This is mainly due to fandom making references to her in non-related topics.

How Cirno became a . The ninth is saying "Idiot".

Due to the infamous manual screenshot, Cirno has been nicknamed "Nine-ball" or simply "". Cirno is known for her childishness (stupidity), so the term "Cirno" is often used instead of "baka" (バカ, "fool") as a joke in the Japanese Touhou community. She is also sometimes associated with Nineball (or the Seraph variation) of Armored Core fame in various ways, such as a Cirno in its red/black colors for MUGEN. It is famed because it's a difficult boss in any game it appears in.

09-09-09

The date "09-09-09" (Wednesday September 9 2009 09:09:09, more specifically) has been named "Cirno Day" for obvious reasons. For some reason, numerous aspects of this day everything could be translated into or connected with nine. For example: September 9 is the 252nd day of the year and 2 + 5 + 2 = 9, you need 9 letters to type "Wednesday" or "September", and Japan's timezone is +9. Other names for this day include "The Strongest Day" and " Day".

Team

In fan works, she is often seen with other lower-level, childish characters such as Daiyousei, Rumia, Mystia Lorelei, and Wriggle Nightbug. In the English community, this group is often known as "Team ", and are usually led by Cirno herself. Without Daiyousei, the group is often called the "bakartet", a combination of "baka" and "quartet".

However, In the 東方三月精 series, Cirno is seen with this group (Excluding Daiyousei) during gatherings involving the Three Fairies of Light. (In canon, whether they know each other or just coincidentally end up within the same gathering is unknown.)

I'm the strongest!

Cirno's catchphrase in doujin works, "I'm the strongest!" (最強だし!), comes from her dialogue in Phantasmagoria of Flower View, in which she announces this in her scenario, while being everyone else's stage one boss. She also says it when winning against herself in Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Touhou Hisoutensoku, in which case she says (あたいったら最強ね!, "when it comes to me, I am the strongest!)

Letty

In other fan works, she is shown with Letty Whiterock, who is considered as a close friend, guardian, or mentor. This is partly due to the fact that she appears as a midboss in Letty's stage in Perfect Cherry Blossom, and partly because they share similar abilities, the manipulation of cold temperature and ice.

However, Letty makes remark about a "certain fairy" in her interview that could be interpreted as somewhat derogatory towards Cirno or her abilities.

Miscellaneous
  • Frog Freezer:Because Cirno enjoys freezeing frogs, many fans consider Suwako Moriya to have a rivalry with Cirno because of Suwako having relations with frogs.
  • Mai: Some fans have made connections with Mai due to their similar fairy-like appearances and their manipulation of ice. She even as a palette in Touhou Hisoutensoku that resembles Mai.
  • Varieties: Other fan versions of Cirno are Achi Cirno (Fire Cirno), Ikazu Cirno (Lighning Cirno), Mizu Cirno (Water Cirno), Cirno-nee (adult version of Cirno), and Advent Cirno (parody of Cloud Strife).
  • Cirno News Network: Ever since CNN featured the shadow art video Bad Apple!! together with its stop motion counterpart, it has been renamed "Cirno News Network" by some of the Touhou fans. This is because of one reporter's incorrect assessment of the stop-motion video as depicting how the CG shadow art video was made. [1][2][3]
  • Sirkku: Cirno in Finland is known as "Sirkku", partly because it's a common Finnish female name and Finnish people having trouble pronouncing "Cirno", "Chiruno" or any other variation of her name.
  • Homestuck web-comic series: One of the songs from the Homestuck web-comic series, Heir Conditioning, uses parts of Cirno's theme in its composition. Heir Conditioning is also composed in a very Touhou-esque style, including aspects such as elaborate piano parts and a trumpet probably meant to mimic the so-called "ZUNpet". Small traces of Utsuho Reiuji's theme can also be heard. The name of the piece is also a pun on "air conditioning".

Official Profiles

Cirno EoSD  ○湖上の氷精

  チルノ

  能力:冷気を操る程度の能力

  2面ボスです。雪ん娘です。

  頭のほうはあまり良くありません。そもそも子供です。霊夢や魔理沙に取ってあの程度の妖怪は軽くあしらわれるのです。   いたずら好きで、いつもは蛙を瞬間で凍らせては、水につけて生き返らして遊んでいます。3回に1回は失敗して蛙は無残にも砕け散ります。

Ice Fairy of the Lake

Cirno

Ability: Manipulating cold

Stage 2 boss. A girl of snow.

Her intellect is not very developed. She's just a child. To Reimu and Marisa, she's nothing more than a plain idiot.

She likes playing tricks and often toys with frogs. She freezes them instantly, then watches them revive as they thaw in the water. She tends to fail one out of every 3 attempts, however, and the poor amphibian shatters to pieces.

Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt
Cirno PCB  ○氷の妖怪

  チルノ

  一面の中ボス、寒いところ大好きな氷の妖怪。

  主に冷気を操る程度の能力を持つ

  特に目的があって霊夢たちを攻撃しているわけではなく、ただそこに居たから攻撃しただけである。

  夏でも冬でもチルノから冷気を出しているため、チルノの周りは寒い。
  当然春でも寒い。秋でも。

Youkai of the Ice

Cirno

Stage 1 midboss, a youkai of ice that likes cold places.

Mainly she possess the ability to manipulate of cold.

She didn't have any specific reason for attacking Reimu and company, so she attacked them just for being there.

Cirno radiates chilling air from herself, whether it be summer or winter, so the air around her is always cold. It's cold in the spring as well of course. Autumn too.

Cirno PoFV  ○氷の小さな妖精 チルノ

  悪戯好きな妖精。冷気を操る程度の能力を持つ。
  自分の力量を考えないで悪戯をしかけその都度痛い目に遭う。
  妖精全般に言えることだが、痛い目に遭っても何にも反省せず、次から次へと悪戯を仕掛けるのである。
  今回の異変では妖精達が大騒ぎしているので、彼女も多分に漏れず

Small Ice Fairy, Cirno

A fairy who likes pranks. She has the ability to manipulate cold.
Without thinking of her own strength, she sets up pranks and ends up having a painful experience every time.
That can be said of most fairies, but without reflecting on her past painful experiences at all Cirno sets up pranks one after another.
The disaster this time has all of the fairies in an uproar, so she'll probably show up too.

Phantasmagoria of Flower View - キャラ設定.txt
Cirno PoFV  ○氷の小さな妖精

  チルノ
  Cirno

  種族:妖精
  能力:冷気を操る程度の能力

   普段は湖を根城としている氷の妖精。
   基本的に妖精なので、悪戯好きで馬鹿。

   花が咲き乱れてからというもの、様々な者が湖を通り、さらに妖精達もいつもにもまして騒いでいたので、自分も一緒に騒ぐことにした。

Small Ice Fairy


Cirno

Species: Fairy
Ability: Ability to manipulate cold

An ice fairy who usually stays at the lake, which is like her headquarters. She's basically just a fairy, so she's an idiot who loves pranks.

Since the flowers are blooming so much, lots of people are coming to the lake; this leads to the fairies being even more troublesome than usual, so she decided to join them and be a bother as well.

Cirno HSTS  ○氷の妖精 チルノ

  小さな妖精はいつものように興奮していた。 今日は山よりも大きいアレを見たからである。

勿論、実際には山よりも遥かに小さいのだが、 視覚から感じる印象は大差はない。 すぐに霧に包まれ見えなくなってしまったが、彼女は確信していた。 アレは、大妖怪「だいだらぼっち」に違いない。

普段はどこに住んでいるのか判らないが、 珍しい妖怪を見たと興奮したのもつかの間 妖怪の山から巫女が下りてきた。

「この辺で巨大ロ……、大きな動く物を見たりしていない?」

巫女はそういうと、霧の中探し始めたのである。

小さな妖精は何故か焦燥感に駆られ、 自分が先に見たんだから自分の物だと思う様になった。

「だいだらぼっちなんて見てないよ」

そう答え、巫女を牽制した。 彼女はただの好奇心から自分で大妖怪を探そうと思ったのである。

Ice Fairy, Cirno

The small fairy was as agitated as usual. Because today, she had seen something bigger than the mountain.

Of course, in reality, it was much smaller than the mountain, but from her impression, there wasn't that big of a difference. It was soon hidden in mist and disappeared from sight, but she was certain. It was definitely the great youkai "Daidarabotchi".

She didn't know where it normally lived, but a moment after she became excited by seeing a rare youkai, the shrine maiden descended from the Youkai Mountain.

"Have you seen any giant robo... anything big moving around here?"

Asking that, the shrine maiden started searching in the mist.

The small fairy found itself driven on by an odd irritation, thinking that she saw it first, so it was her thing.

"I didn't see any Daidarabotchi."

Saying that, she diverted the shrine maiden. From nothing more than simple curiosity, she decided to search for the great youkai here.

Double Dealing Character - キャラ設定.txt
Cirno DDC   ○1面中ボス 湖の氷精

  チルノ
  Cirno

  種族:妖精
  能力:氷を操る程度の能力

  霧の湖に住む妖精。
  雑魚と大差無い扱いだ。

Stage 1 Midboss: The Ice Fairy of the Lake

Cirno

Species: Fairy Ability: Ability to manipulate ice

A fairy that lives on the Misty Lake. Treated as no better than the grunts.

Official Sources

Official sources

References

  1. CNN. "CNN on Bad Apple!!". CNN.
  2. Alstroemeria Records (27 October 2009). "東方】Bad Apple!! PV【影絵】". あにら.
  3. >"コマ撮り実験アニメ「6566/6566」【Bad Apple!! PV【影絵】アレンジ】". shige-ruuu. 28 October, 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)