Hong Meiling

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紅 (ホン) 美 (メイ) 鈴 (リン) Hong Meiling xʊ̜ŋ˧˥ meɪ̯˨˩˨liŋ˧˥ (♫)
Hong Meiling in Touhou Hisoutensoku Chinese Girl
Alternative Namen	Hong Meirin, Hoan Meirin
Spezies	Youkai
Fähigkeiten	Benutzung von Qi
Tätigkeit	Torwächter und Gärtner der Scarlet Devil Mansion
Heimat	Scarlet Devil Mansion
Auftritte	Offizielle Spiele: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Stage 3 Zwischenboss, Stage 3 Boss) Immaterial and Missing Power (Spielbarer Charakter, Möglicher Gegner) Shoot the Bullet (Stage 5-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7 Boss) Touhou Hisoutensoku (Spielbarer Charakter) Literatur: Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red Extra of the Wind (Cameo) Strange and Bright Nature Deity (Unbedeutender Charakter) Perfect Memento in Strict Sense Silent Sinner in Blue (Cameo) Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth (Unbedeutender Charakter) The Grimoire of Marisa Oriental Sacred Place (Kapitel 15 cameo) Wild and Horned Hermit (Kapitel 16 & 20 cameo) Forbidden Scrollery (Kapitel 7 & 10 cameo)
Musik	明治十七年の上海アリス Shanghai Alice of Meiji 17 (Embodiment of Scarlet Devil) 上海紅茶館　～ Chinese Tea Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea (Touhou Hisoutensoku)

Hong Meiling (紅 美鈴, Hon Meirin) ist ein Youkai, jedoch ist nicht genau bekannt welcher spezifischen Kategorie von Youkai sie angehört. Sie ist die Torwächterin der Scarlet Devil Mansion. Meiling ist für ihre Beherrschung von Kampfkünsten bekannt, wovon ein Teil ihrer Bewegungen, von Shin-Kyaku abstammt (eine Bewegung in chinesischen Kampfkünsten).

Allgemeines

Meiling taucht zum ersten Mal als Stage 3 Boss und Zwischenboss in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil auf mit ihrem Bosstheme "Shanghai Alice of Meiji 17". Später war sie ein Ziel auf Stage 5 in Shoot the Bullet. In Touhou Hisoutensoku gehörte sie zu den drei Hauptcharakteren mit einer arrangierten Version von ihrem Stagetheme "Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea" von Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Zusätzlich konnte man Meiling, durch einen downloadbaren Patch für Immaterial and Missing Power in diesem dann spielen, obwohl dort kein Szenario mit ihr war.

Meiling ist eine stolze Kampfkunst Meisterin nach chinesischer Art und ein humanoider Youkai.

Persönlichkeit

Meiling ist sehr entspannt, was sie manchmal in Schwierigkeiten bringt. So hält sie ein Nickerchen, während sie ihren Job macht. Sie ist nach außen hin zu anderen Menschen nicht aggressiv, wenn sie nicht gerade versuchen in die Scarlet Devil Mansion einzubrechen. Durch Gespräche mit ihr stellt man fest, dass nur die Unbefugten sie als erste besiegen konnten.

Viele ihrer Zeilen in Touhou Hisoutensoku zeigen, dass sie einen angeberischen Stolz in China hat. "Ihr alle seid noch nicht da! Ihr seid doch alle nur Kinder im Vergleich zu 4000 Jahre Geschichte!" Das Skript zeigt auch, dass sie anscheinend eine Menge Zeit mit Mangas lesen verbringt, die vom Tengu geschrieben werden, compares Yuyuko Saigyouji to a Jiang Shi, and notes that Tenshi Hinanawi and the Celestial read Chinese works. (Many of Tenshi's win quotes in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody come from Chinese classics.) This is how Chinese characters in Japanese manga and anime are almost always depicted: a pervasive stereotype of the alleged common traits and pride of Chinese people.

Fähigkeit

Meiling's mastery of Tai Chi Chuan is her main ability in combat, but other than that, she has no youkai-like ability. She is described as being well-rounded, with no particular weak point, which is likely why she was hired to watch the gate of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Usage of Qi

This Qi (気) is not an ability to skillfully be kind and considerate of others – this Qi is not the same as how it is used in the word "kikubari" (気配り) meaning "attentiveness or consideration for others". Rather, it is the kind of Qi that pertains to auras, the Qi of martial arts. It's an ability to see and discern the shapes of energies and auras within the body. It is the exact same Qi that is used frequently in other works outside the Touhou Project, but this could be a coincidence. Her danmaku as well as her flight is probably due to this ability.

Tätigkeit

Meiling works as the gatekeeper and gardener of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She also acts as the doorkeeper when there's a party at the mansion. She is skilled in martial arts, and while she isn't very powerful among youkai, she doesn't have any particular weak point. She performs Tai Chi Chuan daily, and has a nap at noon.

Konzept

Meiling's depiction in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense

Name

Her full name is Hong Meiling (紅 美鈴, Hon Meirin). The character for Hong (紅) literally means "Scarlet" in Japanese and "Red" in Chinese. Meiling (美鈴) means "Beautiful Bell". The latter part of her name, Meiling, is at least a common Chinese name. These characters can be read in Japanese as "Kurenai Misuzu", and you'll sometimes see her name mispronounced or miswritten that way. Using English name order, her name would actually be "Meiling Hong", which is used normally by Chinese diaspora or immigrants into Western countries.

Hong (紅) is "kou" in the on reading, "Hóng" in standard Chinese, and "Hhong" in Shanghaiese. It could possibly refer to the Red Guards (紅衛兵, Pinyin: Hóng Wèibīng), a youth movement of the cultural revolution of China. This is reinforced by her clothing. The word "guard" also has the meaning of "gatekeeper" as well. Thus, it could indicate a pun, where "guard of the family name Hong = Red Guard." "Hong" also appears in the title of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (東方紅魔郷). However, the name of the game in its developmental stages was 東方紅茶館, thus indicating that it has a strong relation to the 紅 of black tea (紅茶).

Additionally, her first name could also stand for 虹, a type of dragon, since it has the same on reading as 紅 as well as the same pronunciation in standard Chinese and Shanghaiese.

Her name was spelled by ZUN as in Immaterial and Missing Power and the corrected version of Sangetsusei as Hong Meirin. Her name became Hoan Meirin in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense. Though in pinyin, it would be "Meiling"; there is not a single source within the Touhou Project itself that states that it is spelled in this manner. Additionally, Meiling says "Geez, please remember my name~" in a win quote in Immaterial and Missing Power while ZUN didn't know how to answer the question "Is Chugoku's name forgotten?"

Aussehen

Meiling has aqua-colored eyes and long, scarlet hair that symbolizes both her name and the place that she's guarding. Her green beret and dress resemble traditional Chinese clothing. Her beret has a gold star on the front with the Traditional Chinese character "龍" that is read and pronounced as "lóng" in standard Chinese and means dragon. Wears white pants in her fighting game sprites.

Meilings Auftritte

Spiele

Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

During the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, she bravely fought against the intruding heroines while trying to divert their path away from the Scarlet Devil Mansion, but ultimately failed. She ends up leading the player character to the mansion against her will.

Spin-Offs

Immaterial and Missing Power

Hauptartikel: Immaterial and Missing Power Meiling's Script

Meiling was playable in Immaterial and Missing Power through a downloadable patch, but she was the only one to not have a scenario. She is almost universally considered a bottom tier character in the game as well, despite the fact that she has some of the most impressive combos in the game, as shown here. Whether this was by accident or if Twilight Frontier was making fun of her is unknown.

Shoot the Bullet

In Shoot the Bullet, Aya Shameimaru encountered Meiling on stage 5 and took photos of her danmaku.

Touhou Hisoutensoku

Hauptartikel: Touhou Hisoutensoku Meiling's Scenario

In Touhou Hisoutensoku, she saw a roaming giant that she was certain was an incarnation of a God of Calamity, "Taisui Xingjun". However, those she warned didn't realize the seriousness of the dangerous situation they were facing. Thus it was up to Meiling alone to defend the Scarlet Devil Mansion and all of Gensokyo from this destructive deity. After defeating some pseudo-characters sent as assassins, she defeats a Giant Catfish and faces Taisui himself until realizing it was all a dream.

Literatur

Meiling beim Verlust des "Kornkreises" in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red.

Patchouli erklärt Meiling, dass sie für den Kornkreis verantwortlich ist.

Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

Hauptartikel: Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red Article and Interview: Meiling

One day, a mysterious crop circle appears in the gardens of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, causing widespread speculation, rumors and gossip around the Mansion.

Meiling, who was responsible for taking care of the garden, claims not to be the culprit, but admits that she's been tasked by Remilia to restore the garden to its original state now that her mistress has become bored with the crop circle pattern. During her interview with Aya Shameimaru, she notes she is quite worried, as she has no idea how to change the flowers back. Questioned about the crop circle's origins, Meiling vehemently denies falling asleep, so Aya goes on to talk about aliens...

The culprit revealed at the end is Patchouli Knowledge.

Touhou Bougetsushou

Meiling's appearance in Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth.

During the party to celebrate the completion of Remilia's Moon rocket in Silent Sinner in Blue, Meiling was briefly shown guarding the gates of the Scarlet Devil Mansion as invitees walked by. Expanded on in Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth, Meiling was in charge of vetting invitations. She gave a speech about how she would not let anyone through without the proper invites, but the residents of Eientei simply walked past her while she was giving it. Meiling managed to get them to show her their invites, but got bombarded by so many invites from so many rabbits that a whole slew of people (the Eientei group included) got by. Inside the mansion, the group ran into Sakuya Izayoi, causing Reisen Udongein Inaba to remember how powerful Sakuya was and think about how her job of managing the entire Scarlet Devil Mansion put her on a whole new level compared to that gate guard.

About two months later, in an unrelated incident, Eirin Yagokoro infiltrated the Scarlet Devil Mansion and met Patchouli Knowledge in the library. Patchouli wondered what happened to the gate guard, to which Eirin commented that she played tough, but all it took to get past her was a "light greeting".

Wild and Horned Hermit

In Chapter 16 of Wild and Horned Hermit, it appears that because Remilia Scarlet and Sakuya Izayoi were both drinking from the Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines at a flowering viewing, they were violently teasing Meiling.

Beziehungen

Meiling has at least communicated to the entire cast of Touhou Hisoutensoku and may be on friendly terms with anyone who walks nearby the gates of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Bewohner der Scarlet Devil Mansion

Remilia Scarlet is Meiling's mistress. Being the type of person Remilia is, she tends to tease all her subordinates, and Meiling is no exception. She does get mad at her sometimes if things don't go her way, but the two are generally on friendly terms, and in Touhou Hisoutensoku it's suggested that Remilia reads some of the same manga Meiling does.

Sakuya is a fellow employee of Meiling. Meiling's win quote against Sakuya Izayoi in Touhou Hisoutensoku implies a friendly, if somewhat formal, relationship between the two of them (rather than the comically abusive relationship often depicted in fan works). Meiling also tells Sakuya that she always goes easy on her, so they do likely spar often. If it were a formal match, she would (and could) very easily take the Chief Maid down - or so she claims. Sakuya is shown to care for Meiling, though is strict about her not slacking off.

Patchouli Knowledge is the friend of her mistress, and sometimes berates her for not thinking enough and spending too much time reading senseless comics.

It's unknown if Meiling has any authority over the fairy maids in the mansion. Certainly, some fairies come to help her out in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, but Perfect Memento in Strict Sense seems to imply they just join in Meiling's battles on a whim, and most instead usually point and laugh.

Flandre Scarlet is Remilia's younger sister. It's unknown what kind of relationship Meiling and Flandre have, however.

Kleine Beziehungen

Taisui Xingjun and the giant catfish

Taisui Xingjun is Meiling's sworn enemy and the Giant Catfish is the avatar of Taisui Xingjun. They both only appeared in her dream while she was reading a manga, so any realistic communications with them is so far not shown.

Galerie

• Meiling as she appeared in Immaterial and Missing Power
  Meiling as she appeared in Immaterial and Missing Power
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  Meiling greeting Sakuya at the gate in Strange and Bright Nature Deity
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  Meiling's sigil in Grimoire of Marisa

Skills

Name	Übersetzung	Anmerkung	Spiel	Verwendung

Spell Cards

Name	Übersetzung	Anmerkung	Spiel	Stage

Trivia

• If Meiling loses to Youmu in Touhou Hisoutensoku, Youmu will ask if Meiling shouldn't just use a weapon, namely a green dragon blade. This can be a source of confusion, since many would imagine the legendary Green Dragon Crescent Blade wielded by the famous Chinese general Guan Yu, but women seldom use pole arms in Chinese martial arts. In Japan, the term has become a common misnomer for the liuyedao and other Chinese sabers. As Youmu admits she has only heard about them in stories, the use of her local, incorrect term is likely intentional.
• One of her Skill Cards in Touhou Hisoutensoku resembles Krizalid's Typhoon/Tuhon Rage from KOF '99, 2000, and 2002: Unlimited Match.
• Meiling looks very similar to Orange.
• Meiling is one of the few characters to not make a cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade. The reason is currently unknown.

Fandom

Hauptartikel: Fandom: Hong Meiling

Meiling is amongst one of the popular characters in the Touhou Project. She's shown typically as a Chinese character that has a tendency to be portrayed as a joke character that chronically naps, often earning herself as knife in the head from Sakuya (if not out of breast envy) as well as additional poor treatment from the rest of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Offizielle Profile

Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - おまけ.txt

	○華人小娘　 紅 美鈴（ホン・メイリン） 能力：気を使う程度の能力 ３面ボスです。中国人風の妖怪です。 カラフルで民族っぽい衣装です。彼女は紅魔館の門番で、 湖外からやってくる侵入者を積極的に排除しています。 これといった特別なキャラではないのですが、ここで初めて、ストーリーに関係あるものになっていきます。 といってもお嬢様の存在を言うだけですが。	Chinese Girl Hong Meiling Ability: Usage of Qi Stage 3 boss. A Chinese-looking youkai. Her clothing is colorful and somewhat traditional. She is the gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and prevents intruders from beyond the lake from reaching the mansion. She is by no means a special character, but she is the first character that has something to do with the main story. Even if that something happens to be merely mentioning the Mistress.

Touhou Hisoutensoku - official website

	○　華人小娘 紅　美鈴 いつも騒がしい紅魔館。その日も例外なく騒がしかった。 門番である彼女は、紅魔館の主であるレミリア・スカーレットに 何やら報告していたが、 主は軽く聞き流していた。 彼女は漠然とした不安を感じていた。 朝方、山の麓に巨大な人影を見たのである。 そして、生ぬるい霧をまき散らし、消えてしまった。 アレは一体何だったのか。 大鵬の様な大きな影、吐き出された禍々しい霧、彼女は確信していた。 アレは凶事の顕形「太歳星君（たいさいせいくん）」の影である。 ついに幻想郷の全妖怪が 手を取り合って戦わないといけない凶神が現れたのだと、 紅魔館の主に報告していたのだ。 勿論それは聞き入れられなかった。 彼女は思っていた。 退屈な毎日を少し楽しくする為に、わざと誇張しましたけどね、と。	Chinese Girl Hong Meiling The always noisy Scarlet Devil Mansion. That day, it was as noisy as ever. Its gate guard had reported something to the mansion's master, Remilia Scarlet, but the master had loftily ignored her. The girl felt a vague sense of uneasiness. That morning, she had seen a giant figure. Then, it dissolved into a lazy mist and disappeared. Just what was that? A big shadow like a roc, and a sinister mist being produced. She was certain. It was the shadow of the Buddha of Misfortune, "Taisui Xingjun". She reported to the master of the mansion that an evil god that all youkai must join forces and fight against had finally appeared in Gensokyo. Naturally, nobody listened to her. The girl thought. In order to break up the everyday boredom with a little fun, she had intentionally exaggerated a bit.