Hong Meiling
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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).
Hong Meiling xʊ̜ŋ˧˥ meɪ̯˨˩˨liŋ˧˥ (♫) | |
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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 |
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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. So vergleicht Meiling Yuyuko Saigyouji mit einem Jiang Shi. Nebenbei bemerkt, lesen Tenshi Hinanai und die Celestial chinesische Arbeiten. (Viele von Tenshis Siegzitaten in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody kommen von chinesischen Klassiker.)
Die Art und Weise wie chinesische Charaktere in japanischen Mangas und Animes gezeigt werden ist fast immer gleich: Eine durchdringende Stereotypie der angeblichen allgemeinen Charakterzüge und Stolz von chinesischen Leuten.
Kräfte
Im Kampf meistert Meiling die Kunst des Tai Chi Chuan. Ansonsten weist sie keine Youkai-artigen Fähigkeiten auf.
Sie wird als alles abdeckend beschrieben mit keinen besonderen Schwachpunkten, was der Grund dafür ist, dass sie als Torwächterin der Scarlet Devil Mansion angestellt ist.
- Benutzung von 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
Name
Ihr voller Name lautet Hong Meiling (紅 美鈴 Hon Meirin). Das Zeichen für Hong (紅) bedeutet "Scharlachrot" im Japanischen und "Rot" im Chinesischen. Meiling (美鈴) bedeutet "Schöne Glocke". Der letzte Teil ihres Namens , Meiling, ist in China ein häufig anzutreffender Name. Die Zeichen können in der japanischen Sprache "Kurenai Misuzu" gelesen werden. Ihr Name wird dadurch manchmal falsch ausgesprochen und geschrieben. In der westlichen Reihenfolge würde er Name dann wohl in "Meiling Hong" umgeordnet.
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?"[1]
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
- Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
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
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
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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 -
Meiling's sigil in Grimoire of Marisa
Skills
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Spell Cards
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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
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
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○華人小娘
紅 美鈴（ホン・メイリン） 能力：気を使う程度の能力
カラフルで民族っぽい衣装です。彼女は紅魔館の門番で、 |
Chinese Girl Hong Meiling Ability: Usage of Qi
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
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○ 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。 彼女は漠然とした不安を感じていた。 アレは一体何だったのか。 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。
勿論それは聞き入れられなかった。 彼女は思っていた。 |
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".
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. |
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