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===Occupation===
===Occupation===
Based on a remark by [[Marisa Kirisame]] in her [[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: Marisa's Extra|Extra Stage]], Rin is theorized to be a nurse, but this is pure speculation. However, in modern Japanese popular culture, the kirin is often conflated with the unicorn (cf. ''Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter''), which has healing powers; this would suggest a connexion between kirin and nurses.
Based on a remark by [[Marisa Kirisame]] in her [[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: Marisa's Extra|Extra Stage]] <ref>''Maybe I shoulda said "nurse"?''</ref>, Rin is theorized to be a nurse, but this is pure speculation. However, in modern Japanese popular culture, the kirin is often conflated with the unicorn (cf. ''Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter''), which has healing powers; this would suggest a connexion between kirin and nurses.


==Character Design==
==Character Design==

Revision as of 14:23, 26 June 2013

冴月麟 (さつきりん)
Rin Satsuki
Rin Saetsuki (さえつき りん)
Rin Saezuki (さえづき りん)

More Alternative Spellings
Rin Satsuki
Rin Satsuki from the circle cut?
Species

Kirin?

Occupation

Nurse?

Appearances
Official Games
Miscellaneous Works

Rin Satsuki (冴月麟 Satsuki Rin) is thought to have been the third playable character of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil who was cut during production, but still managed to leave a trace of data about her name in the game data. Nothing is known about her, but the text "冴月 麟" (or the hex code "8D E1 8C 8E 20 97 D9") can be found in the "東方紅魔郷.exe" executable file near Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame.

General Information

There's traces of information scattered in relation to Embodiment of Scarlet Devil that could be associated with her. In the games data, there are two attack types: Flower Sign (花符) and Wind Sign (風符). An alleged portrait of her (or an otherwise unknown character) appears on Team Shanghai Alice's circle cut in the Comiket when Embodiment of Scarlet Devil was first released (shown in the info box on the left). Additionally, the Stage 1 midboss sprites of what looks much like the character in the portrait was found in the data, using a tool to rip graphics from the game.

Occupation

Based on a remark by Marisa Kirisame in her Extra Stage [1], Rin is theorized to be a nurse, but this is pure speculation. However, in modern Japanese popular culture, the kirin is often conflated with the unicorn (cf. Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter), which has healing powers; this would suggest a connexion between kirin and nurses.

Character Design

Name

Her name Rin () stands for the mythological creature Kirin, prompting some to believe that she was supposed to be a personification of a kirin. This is supported by the fact that by the Japanese name order, her name is "Satsuki Rin." Official pronunciation and romanization are unknown. Her name "冴月 麟" is generally pronounced "Rin Satsuki" (さつき りん).

Other possibilities for reading her name includes as sae or kooru and as getsu or gatsu. however, has only one reading rin.

Design

If the girl depicted in the circle cut is Rin Satsuki, then Rin appears to wear a large ribbon on her hair with cherry hair pins and a dress-like blouse. She holds an erhu upside down. The colours are unknown because the circle cut is in monochrome.

Gallery

Fandom

  • Fans have different interpretations of her appearance. The most common one is accepting the circle cut as a canonical depiction of Rin then adding colour to her with blond hair, a pink blouse with a red underdress ribbon, as well as having socks that're a light pink in colour. This is an example.
  • Many fans suggest that Rin's more of a fan-made character rather than an official character by ZUN since certain facts of her character (such as her appearance and colouring) were suggested by fans. In addition, the fact that she doesn't really have an official appearance in any Touhou Project work only helps to support this.

Official Sources

Official sources



  1. Maybe I shoulda said "nurse"?