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{{nihongo|'''Lily White'''|リリーホワイト|Rirī Howaito}} is a [[fairy]] that heralds the coming of spring. She first appeared as the 4th stage midboss of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', then as a special generic enermy in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' and a common midboss in ''[[Fairy Wars]]'', each time announcing spring has arrived. | {{nihongo|'''Lily White'''|リリーホワイト|Rirī Howaito}} is a [[fairy]] that heralds the coming of spring. She first appeared as the 4th stage midboss of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', then as a special generic enermy in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' and a common midboss in ''[[Fairy Wars]]'', each time announcing spring has arrived. |
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リリーホワイト
ɾiɾiː ho̞ɰᵝa̠ito̞ (♫) Lily White Lilywhite More Alternative Spellings | |
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Lily White depicted in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense. Fairy Herald of SpringMore Character Titles | |
Species | |
Abilities |
Announcing that spring has come |
Occupation |
Herald of spring |
Location |
Wherever spring is starting to arrive, unknown |
Appearances | |
Official Games | |
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Lily White (リリーホワイト Rirī Howaito) is a fairy that heralds the coming of spring. She first appeared as the 4th stage midboss of Perfect Cherry Blossom, then as a special generic enermy in Phantasmagoria of Flower View and a common midboss in Fairy Wars, each time announcing spring has arrived.
General Information
Ability
- Announcing that spring has come
Lily is able to announce that spring has come. Although it's unclear what it concretely does, by something that she does, Gensokyo's residents are made to feel the actual feeling of spring's arrival which makes her very popular by florists. It seems like she is able to provide impetus for flowers and other plants to bloom, and in chapter 8 of Strange and Bright Nature Deity, there was also a depiction where the place she passed by instantly became spring.
She can still attack with such ability, but it's mostly due to excitement about the spring and she's not very aggressive. Though, it's advised not to stay around when she attacks. On the other hand however, she has a good relation with all the humans. She doesn't seem willing to attack even if they catch her. Likewise, humans don't see her as a threat, but rather as a symbol of good luck.
Background Information
Design
In Perfect Cherry Blossom, Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Fairy Wars, Lily has green eyes, long blond hair and a pair of white feathered wings. In most stages, her hat and dress are white, with a red wave pattern outlining the edges.
A full portrait of Lily can be seen in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense. There, it's shown that she wears a caplet.
In the stage of Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu of Phantasmagoria of Flower View, her hat and dress are black, with a red wave pattern outlining the edges. The wave pattern is yellow in Fairy Wars.
Lily's Appearances
Games
- Perfect Cherry Blossom
- Main article: Perfect Cherry Blossom Story
In the middle of stage 4 in Perfect Cherry Blossom, Lily only wanted to announce spring with danmaku.
- Phantasmagoria of Flower View
- Main article: Phantasmagoria of Flower View Story
During Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Lily reappears many times to announce spring, being a special type of general enemy. She'll randomly appear on the screen if a fight has gone on for a long time, appearing on both players' fields simultaneously. It seems her idea of announcing spring is via a dense cloud of danmaku thrown at the player at exactly the worst moment before she leaves, but at least she's trying to do her job the best she can think of. An EX Attacks appears if she's defeated and she will re-appear. Even ZUN says this is "annoying".
Spin-offs
- Fairy Wars
- Main article: Fairy Wars/Story
Other than announcing spring as a common midboss shooting danmaku at Cirno, Lily White doesn't have much to tell or do. She will also dress in black.
- Hopeless Masquerade
Lily made a background cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade on the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum, Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum and Youkai Tanuki Forest stage. On all stages, she is seen floating and cheering. However, no "Lily Black" can be seen.
Literature
- Strange and Bright Nature Deity
- Main article: Strange and Bright Nature Deity/Lily White
In Strange and Bright Nature Deity, she's credited with the power to bring spring to an area the instant she passes by.
Lily Black
At Phantasmagoria of Flower View there was a fairy just like Lily White in the stage of Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu. Fans first thought of a second character and named her "Lily Black". Later on however, ZUN has stated in a Livestream that the fairies and Lily White in Eiki's stage in Phantasmagoria of Flower View are all simply cosplaying as the yama, and specifically states that there was never an individual "Lily Black" to start with.[Ref. Needed]
This Lily Black later appeared again in both Fairy Wars and Chapter 9 of Silent Sinner in Blue, where the latter again raised questions, as both Lily White and Lily Black appeared in the same image. It's possible that either Aki★Eda didn't know that those two were meant to be the same characters, ZUN didn't notice that particular scene or ZUN let it pass because it was too late to make changes.
Gallery
Lily White in Strange and Bright Nature Deity
Lily White (with Aya) and Black (with Mystia) in the same image in Silent Sinner in Blue.
Lily with Tokiko in Forbidden Scrollery
Lily White in Wild and Horned Hermit
Additional Information
- Beerko has been seen to also say "Spring has come!"
Fandom
Official Profiles
○春を運ぶ妖精
リリーホワイト 4面の中ボス、春が近づくと湧いて出る妖精。 主に、春が来たことを伝える程度の能力を持つ。 ゲーム中では一切の台詞は無く、スペルカードも使えない。 幾ら待てども春が来ない為、雲の上まで様子を見に行くと、そこはす |
Fairy Herald of Spring
Lily White Stage 4 midboss. She's a fairy who appears when the spring is approaching. Mainly, she possesses the ability of announcing that spring has come. Within the game, she uses neither words nor Spell Cards. She checked above the clouds since spring did not come no matter how much she waited. When she did so, spring had already arrived there. She only wanted to announce that spring had finally arrived above the clouds to humans in front of her, but to Reimu and her companions, it unfortunately appeared as a hostile attack to them. |
Official Sources
- 2003/08/17 Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt (official profile)
- 2005/08/14 Phantasmagoria of Flower View - Manual
- 2006/12/27 Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Fairy Herald of Spring: Lily White
- 200?/??/?? Strange and Bright Nature Deity - Chapter 8
- 2008/02/09 Silent Sinner in Blue - Chapter 9
- 2010/08/14 Fairy Wars - Various Stages; Extra stage
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