Fan-made characters/Karen Yawata

八幡　華蓮 (やわた　かれん) Karen Yawata
Illustration of Karen Yawata from this image from pixiv The Mind of Purification Hidden by Purple Clouds of Good Omen More Character Titles
Species	Unknown
Abilities	Unknown
Occupation	Bodhisattva
Location	Nirvana
Appearances
Miscellaneous Works
This illustration

Karen Yawata (八幡　華蓮, Karen Yawata) is a fan-made character created by the pixiv user called とってま (Tottema).

General Information

There's very little information on this character, but it's known that Tottema originally created Karen as the final boss of Undefined Fantastic Object, as there was a pixiv project called "Let's imagine bosses of Undefined Fantastic Object", where various artist created original characters if they were to appear in the upcoming entry, and Karen was the character created in the project who gained the biggest following. The project ended before the official game released. For unknown reasons, as of now, her original art has been deleted off pixiv. There were plans in place to make a fake Stage 6B for the game, similarly to Subterranean Hatred, but this project was scrapped for unknown reasons. However, it got far enough that some unfinished danmaku patterns, spell names, and even a stage theme were made.

Character Basis

Origin

Karen is most likely based on the shinto god of warriors, Hachiman-jin. His name is sometimes pronounced as "Yawata-no-kami", and due to the spread of Buddhism in Japan, he has been worshipped as a Bodhisattva.

Name

In her first name Karen, ka (華) means "flower" and ren (蓮) means "a lotus". In her surname, ya (八) means "eight" and wata (幡) means "banner".

Design

Karen's design is based on Gautama Buddha. She has purple eyes, blonde hair that possibly goes into a curl, and a UFO shaped hat with spirals around it. She wears a plain beige skirt and a pinkish-grey shirt with a buddhist-style collar with a UFO shaped shoulderpad that has a sash decorated with stars that runs around her right shoulder to her left hip. She also has golden arm and ankle braclets and a buddhist halo that resembles a grey UFO on her back. What she's sitting on seem to be a large lotus flower. The similarities between Buddha and Karen is that they both are sitting in a certain position, and both have a Buddhist halo behind them. However, Karen is only cosplaying as Buddha. Her original illustration mimics ZUN's style.

Fanon Culture

• Comparison: Karen is often compared to other fan-made characters such as Mitori Kawashiro, Sasha Sashiromiya and Rinbokusan Sasaki.
• Resemblance: For some reason in some fanart, Karen bears a striking resemblance to Marisa Kirisame.
• Fanmade theme: An unofficial fanmade theme called "Utopia in Fantastic Orbit ~ The Flower of Starry Nirvana" was made for her by the YouTube user Yuufou.

Official Profile

とってま description on Pixiv

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紫雲に隠れし浄の心 八幡　華蓮 Yawata Karen 亜光速移動の旅お疲れ様 極楽浄土へようこそ 東方星蓮船　～ Undefined Fantastic Object 未知の弾幕

The mind of purification hidden by purple clouds of the good omen Karen Yawata Are you exhausted by travelling at sub-light speeds? Welcome to Nirvana. Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object The undefined danmaku

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