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Name: 博麗 霊夢（はくれい れいむ) Reimu Hakurei
Species: Human
Abilities: Sealing/purification powers, high intuition, ability to call on the power of Gods
Age: Mid-teens
Occupation: Shrine maiden
Location: Hakurei Shrine
Description: Dark red eyes, black hair, wears large red ribbon in hair, often carries a rod (gohei) with many paper seals attached in streamers. Wears a red and white dress remotely similar to a shrine maiden's outfit with detached sleeves leaving her shoulders uncovered, and a yellow neckerchief.
Relationships:
- Marisa Kirisame (Friend)
- Rinnosuke Morichika (Friend)
- Yukari Yakumo (Foil)
- Suika Ibuki (Houseguest/Moocher)
- Genjii (Turtle)
- Ruukoto (Robotic Maid)
- Mima (Taunter)
- Her shrine is often visited by most of the characters in the series.
Titles:
- Shaman
- Heroine (TH01, TH02)
- Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition (TH03, TH04)
- Shrine Maiden (TH05)
- Eternal Shrine Maiden (SSG, TH06)
- Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise (TH07, TH7.5, TH08, TH09)
- Shrine Maiden of Paradise (TH10, TH10.5, TH11, TH12)
- Sunny Shrine Maiden(TH10.5)
- Flying Mysterious Shrine Maiden (TH12.5)
Reimu Hakurei is one of the main characters of the Touhou series, having appeared in almost every game in the series. As the sole maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, she is commonly called upon (or calls it upon herself) to investigate strange occurrences throughout the world.
In earlier games, Reimu's spiritual abilities were highly limited. (In Highly Responsive to Prayers, she was in fact unable to harm enemies directly at all.) As time went by, however, she developed her abilities, becoming able to use the Yin-Yang Orb, special amulets and her own (limited) spiritual power in order to fight more effectively. Sometime between Mystic Square and Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, this culminated in her developing the ability to fly under her own power. (Before then, she relied on Genjii, her turtle familiar, to fly, and in fact did not fly at all in HRtP.)
As her abilities have changed, so has Reimu's personality. She is commonly described as easygoing, curious, at least somewhat dutiful (at least, the shrine hasn't fallen apart under her watch (it did in SWR)), and optimistic—sometimes overly so. Her personality seems sympathetic toward many individuals; there are few people indeed who remain her rivals past the first game in which they appear (though this is not to say she doesn't get into fights after the first meeting), and the shrine has become a moderately popular hangout for some of Gensokyo's more interesting female individuals.
In Undefined Fantastic Object, she seems very intent on getting the treasure ship's riches, probably due to the events following the Hakurei Shrine's repair and re-opening in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody.
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