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Mayumi Joutouguu (杖刀偶 磨弓 Joutouguu Mayumi) is the stage 5 boss and stage 6 midboss of [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]. She is the head of the Haniwa Army Corps started by [[Keiki Haniyasushin]].
'''Mayumi Joutouguu''' (杖刀偶 磨弓 Joutouguu Mayumi) is the stage 5 boss and stage 6 midboss of [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]. She is the head of the Haniwa Army Corps started by [[Keiki Haniyasushin]].


==General Information==
==General Information==


==Personality==
Mayumi appears as the Stage 5 boss and Stage 6 midboss of [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]].


Mayumi has a quite laid-back personality.
She is [[Keiki|Keiki's]] head subordinate and confidant who leads her idol army, protecting the [[Primate Spirit Garden]] from outside enemies such as the rival animal gangs.
 
===Personality===
 
Mayumi is an attentive soldier-type who looks out for the safety of those she's been assigned to protect, such as the human spirits. She has a keen eye around the premises she guards, as evidenced when she quickly noticed the protagonist and deduced the beast spirits plan to use a living human against the haniwa, being quick to alert [[Keiki]] and the soldiers of the invasion of the [[Primate Spirit Garden]] during the events of Wily Beast and Weakest Creature. She seems to be fascinated with shows of strength as she becomes impressed and excited over the protagonist's capability to defeat her.
 
===Abilities===
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'''Capable of directly turning her loyalty into strength'''


==Background Information==
==Background Information==
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==Origin==
Prior to the events of [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]], the Haniwa Army Corps were able to clear the garden of animal spirits and create a protected home for the human spirits. However, they've replaced the workforce of human spirits entirely since they are very durable as crafted soldiers, lacking the need for rest and unable to get sick. Since the animal spirits lacked a physical body that they could do harm to the hollow soldiers with, the leaders of the gangs were forced to make a counter plan to defeat [[Keiki|Keiki's]] haniwa. Only after Mayumi and her soldiers were confronted by the animal spirit possessing the protagonist, a living human, was she defeated, allowing the animal spirits to pass through into the garden unprotected.
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===Origin===
 
Mayumi is based off of funerary objects called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haniwa haniwa], clay sculptures which were buried with the high-ranking dead in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofun_period Kofun era]. Her pose seems to specifically evoke the [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Warrior_in_Keiko_Armor%2C_National_Treasure%2C_Kofun_period%2C_6th_century%2C_haniwa_%28terracotta_tomb_figurine%29_from_Iizuka-machi%2C_Ota-shi%2C_Gunma_-_Tokyo_National_Museum_-_DSC06425.JPG haniwa warrior excavated in Ōta], which is among the National Treasures of Japan.
 
Modern scholars speculate them to have been for the religious purpose of protecting the deceased in the afterlife or maintaining a link between the living and the dead. [http://nihonshoki.wikidot.com/6-suinin The Nihon Shoki] suggests haniwa were developed as a replacement for live sacrifices during the reign of emperor Suinin, who supposedly announced that "from this day forth, in tombs Haniwa must be stood, and no injury committed on any man." This story is considered purely fictional, and there's no proof of human sacrifice ever occuring during Kofun burials<ref>https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=774619&partId=1</ref>. The early haniwa were simple cylinders with faces, similar to Mayumi's weapon, but with time more elaborate forms developed, representing houses, boats, animals, warriors, clergy and ordinary citizens. Majority of modern reconstructions of clothing worn in the Kofun period use these later detailed haniwa as a point of reference.


==Name==
===Name===


Mayumi's full name is Mayumi Joutouguu.
Mayumi's full name is Mayumi Joutouguu.


Her surname ''Joutouguu'' is likely derived from ''Joutoujin'' (杖刀人), which is the figure she is based on. The ''guu'' (偶) in her name is the same character in ''doguu'' (土偶), which refers to clay figures similar to haniwas, and ''guuzou'' (偶像), which means "idol".
Her surname ''Joutouguu'' is likely derived from ''Joutoujin'' (杖刀人), a term from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inariyama_Sword Inariyama sword inscription] assumed to be a title or rank related to military affairs. The ''guu'' (偶) in her name is the same character in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog%C5%AB doguu]'' (土偶), which refers to clay figures sometimes incorrectly associated with haniwas despite different period of origin and purpose, and ''guuzou'' (偶像), which means "idol".


Her first name, ''Mayumi'', is a real-life given name that means "polished bow" in this case. The first kanji "polish" (磨) is related to a typical tool in the ancient ages "polished-stone tools" (磨製石器). On the other hand, "arrow" (弓) is what many haniwa hold in their arms, since they were burden in the tombs of authorities (古墳) in order to guard them.
Her first name, ''Mayumi'', is a real-life given name that means "polished bow" in this case. The first kanji "polish" (磨) is related to a typical tool in the ancient ages "polished-stone tools" (磨製石器). On the other hand, "arrow" (弓) is what many haniwa hold in their arms, since they were burden in the tombs of authorities (古墳) in order to guard them.


The sound of her personal name "Mayumi" is derived from the voice actress "Mayumi Tanaka" (田中真弓), appearing in so many anime. One of them is '"''Hanimaru'''" (はに丸), the main character of an educatinal TV program "O~i Hanimaru" (お〜いはに丸). ZUN brings it up on his comment of Mayumi's theme in [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature/Music|Music Mode]].
The sound of her personal name "Mayumi" is derived from the voice actress "Mayumi Tanaka" (田中真弓). One of her roles is '"''Hanimaru'''" (はに丸), the main character of an educational TV program "O~i Hanimaru" (お〜いはに丸).<ref>  Wily Beast and Weakest Creature [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature/Music|music comments]].</ref>
 
===Design===
 
Mayumi has yellow eyes and blonde hair. Her hair is tied into buns held by white cloth. her sidelocks are shaped like an ancient helmet's cheek pieces. She wears a tiny haniwa on her neck and wields a longer one, it is unknown if the long haniwa is a scabbard for a sword. Her clothes consists of white shirt and pants under a yellow lamellar armor. Her armguards are purple and are secured with red ropes. Her boots are dark blue.
 
==Mayumi's Appearances==
 
;Wily Beast and Weakest Creature


==Abilities==
During the events of Wily Beast and Weakest Creature, Mayumi encounters the protagonist in the entrance to the Primate Spirit Garden. While questioning her, the protagonist gets taken over by their animal spirit and attacks Mayumi. After being defeated, Mayumi retreats to alert Keiki and the haniwa soldiers about the invasion of the Primate Spirit Garden.
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