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Parsee Mizuhashi
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Parsee Mizuhashi in Subterranean Animism 地殻の下の嫉妬心More Character Titles | |
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Power to manipulate jealousy |
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Bridge Overseer |
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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 (水) Bridge (橋)". 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
- 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
- Due to her picture in Subterranean Animism, she is often depicted having elfin-like ears.
- Because of her jealous nature, Parsee has joined Alice Margatroid as a fanon-designated tsundere.
- Sometimes, fans refer to her as "ParuParu" (sometimes with more "Paru"s added to it), such as in popular videos like ぱるぱるぱるぱるぱるぱるぱるぱるぱるぱるぱる.
- Parsee is frequently paired in fan works with Yuugi Hoshiguma, despite there being no official indication that they've even met.
Spell Cards
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妬符「グリーンアイドモンスター」 | Jealousy Sign "Green-Eyed Monster" | SA GoM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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○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) 種族:橋姫 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。 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。 |
Stage 2 boss The Jealousy Beneath the Earth's Crust
Species: Bridge Princess 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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- 2008/05/25 - Subterranean Animism Demo - Trial profile (pre-official profile)
- 2008/08/16 - Subterranean Animism - Character Settings.txt (official profile)
- 2009/07/28 - The Grimoire of Marisa - Parsee Mizuhashi's Spell Cards
- 2010/03/14 - Double Spoiler - Stage 2 spellcard comments
- 2010/08/26 - Oriental Sacred Place - Chapter 10
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References
- ↑ "Kanawa (Iron Trivet)". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Hashihime 橋姫 [literally "bridge princess"]". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "能面 橋姫 Noumen Hashi-hime Noh Mask Hashihime". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "The Yokai Files – Hashi Hime". Retrieved 18 Februari, 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "キャラ☆メル vol.7 東方地霊殿神主インタビュー(前編)". Chara☆Mel.