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Parsee Mizuhashi

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水橋 (みずはし)  パルスィ
Parsee Mizuhashi
Parsee Mizuhashi
Parsee Mizuhashi in Subterranean Animism
地殻の下の嫉妬心
More Character Titles
Species

Hashihime

Abilities

Power to manipulate jealousy

Occupation

Bridge Overseer

Location

Underworld

Music Themes
Appearances
Official Games
Print Works

Parsee Mizuhashi (水橋 パルスィ Mizuhashi Parusi) is a hashihime, or bridge princess, who guards the "bridge" between the surface world and the underground world. She is able to control the jealousy in others.

Concept

The "Hashihime" (橋姫) is a mythical youkai that appears in various Japanese texts (Most notably the The Tale of Heike). After her husband left her and married another woman, the jealous and enraged Hashihime prays to the gods for revenge. A priest tells her a way: She has to dress herself in red and paint her face with the same color, her hair arranged with seven loops and crowned with a burning brazier, then spend 21 days under the Uji bridge while holding a metal rod. So deep was her rage and jealousy, that she actually did the entire process, becoming a vengeful youkai driven by jealousy that only appears in the vicinity of bridges that cross over water. She appears to loving couples, threatening to kill them both unless they break up right there and then. There is also a famous Noh Play about this mythological creature. [1][2][3][4]

According to ZUN in an interview in Chara☆Mel released with Cage in Lunatic Runagate 7, the term 波斯人 (hashihito) refers to Persians, and he thought it would be interesting to try to make a more foreign-looking character, a Persian hashihime in old-style clothes, even if she doesn't really look like a hashihime. [5]

The name of Parsee's boss theme, "Green-eyed Jealousy", as well as her midboss spell card, "Green-eyed Monster", are both terms used in Shakespeare's works to poetically describe jealousy.

Name

Her family name Mizuhashi (水橋) means "Water () Bridge ()". Parsee, or "Parsi", is the name of the members of the Indian Zoroastrian community. They descend from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to South Asia in the 8th century AD.

Appearance

Parsee has wavy blond hair and green eyes, and her skin appears to be a bit green too. She wears an odd dress; the top is brown with purple borders and a white criss-cross pattern and a pink sash. The bottom is blue, purple with again the white criss-cross pattern and black with criss-crossed red strings hanging on the bottom edge. She has a pink scarf tied around her neck and pink puffy arm socks.

Occupation

Parsee used to be a guardian, someone who would watch over those crossing her bridge to make sure they passed between the underground and the surface world safely. However, her own jealousy at those travelers eventually caused her to be able to control feelings of jealousy in others.

Story

Subterranean Animism

In each scenario, Parsee wonders why a human has come to the underground. She is also unaware of the youkai that communicates with the heroine, which leads to various complications.

In Reimu Hakurei's story arcs, Parsee wonders if Reimu is there for the "cursed powers" or, alternately, if she is there because of the earthquakes. With Marisa Kirisame, Parsee warns the heroine against proceeding farther underground. In all cases, whether due to jealousy/anger with Reimu or Marisa's refusal to turn back, Parsee attacks and is defeated by the heroine.

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Additional Information

Trivia

Parsee's sigil as seen in The Grimoire of Marisa.
  • Suika appears to recognize her in Reimu and Suika's scenario of Subterranean Animism.
  • While her character portrait in Subterranean Animism shows her as having green eyes, her sprite shows her as having blue eyes.
  • Quite a few of her spellcards reference Japanese folklore (namely stories involving jealous individuals) such as "The Tongue Cut Sparrow."

Fandom

Spell Cards

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Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 10
妬符「グリーンアイドモンスター」 Jealousy Sign "Green-Eyed Monster" SA
GoM
St. 2: E/N
嫉妬「緑色の眼をした見えない怪物」 Envy "Green-Eyed Invisible Monster" SA St. 2: H/L
花咲爺「華やかなる仁者への嫉妬」 Grandpa Hanasaka "Jealousy of the Kind and Lovely" SA St. 2: E/N
花咲爺「シロの灰」 Grandpa Hanasaka "Shiro's Ashes" SA
GoM
St. 2: H/L
舌切雀「謙虚なる富者への片恨」 Tongue-Cut Sparrow "Hate for the Humble and Rich" SA St. 2: E/N
舌切雀「大きな葛籠と小さな葛籠」 Tongue-Cut Sparrow "Large Box and Small Box" SA
GoM
St. 2: H/L
恨符「丑の刻参り」 Malice Sign "Shrine Visit in the Dead of Night" SA
GoM
St. 2: E/N
恨符「丑の刻参り七日目」 Malice Sign "Day 7 of the Shrine Visits in the Dead of Night" SA St. 2: H/L
嫉妬「ジェラシーボンバー」 Jealousy "Jealousy Bomber" DS
GoU
St. 2
怨み念法「積怨返し」 Resentment Art "Grudge Returning" DS St. 2

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Official Profiles

Subterranean Animism - Character Settings.txt

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Parsee Mizuhasi SA   ○2面ボス 地殻の下の嫉妬心

  水橋パルスィ(みずはし パルスィ)
  Mizuhashi Parsee

  種族:橋姫
  能力:嫉妬心を操る程度の能力

  一応、地上と地下を結ぶ縦穴の番人というか守護神である。
  地上世界から無事に地下世界に辿り着けるよう、また逆に地下世界から地上世界に辿り着けるように見守ってくれる。

  だが、非常に嫉妬深く、楽しそうに移動している奴が気にくわない。
  そういう奴を見かけると、つい邪魔をしてしまう。
  嫉妬はさらなる嫉妬を生み、彼女は嫉妬狂いであると同時に、他人の嫉妬心を煽る事が出来る。

Stage 2 boss The Jealousy Beneath the Earth's Crust


Parsee Mizuhashi

Species: Bridge Princess
Ability: Power to manipulate jealousy

Once, she was the protector, or guardian spirit, of the pit linking the underworld with the overworld. She watched over people to make sure that they could get to the underworld and back to the overworld safely.

However, as she is extremely jealous, she couldn't stand the people who looked like they were having fun going to and fro. Whenever she saw someone like that, she would hinder their travel somehow.

Jealousy only begets further jealousy, so as she went mad from her own jealousy, she became able to fan the flames of jealousy in the hearts of others.

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Official Sources

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References

  1. "Kanawa (Iron Trivet)". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "Hashihime 橋姫 [literally "bridge princess"]". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "能面 橋姫 Noumen Hashi-hime Noh Mask Hashihime". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "The Yokai Files – Hashi Hime". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. "キャラ☆メル vol.7 東方地霊殿神主インタビュー(前編)". Chara☆Mel.