Rin Kaenbyou's usual outfit. It features a black gothic-style dress with a green pattern.
Palace of the Earth Spirits' Pawsome Helper
Rin's outfit as a maid trainee. I'll be the one to serve as Lady Satori's Head Maid!
Earth Spirits' White Carrier
Rin's Fantasy Rebirth outfit. It was fashioned at Kourindou based on information in the journal.
Flame Picara
Rin's outfit as the Five Tails' dependable older sister figure. "Gracefully stealing corpses and treasure!"
Hell's Traffic Accident
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
Hello young lady. Are you that human everyone's talking about? I'm Rin Kaenbyou. Please call me Orin.
Introduction
Hey, young lady. You're the talk of the Underworld, you know? I myself heard about you from Lady Satori. I'm Rin Kaenbyou. I go by the name Orin. Lady Satori seems to be worried about you, so I'll be acting as the main go-between for you both. ...That's right. It won't be easy to resolve this large-scale incident unless we all cooperate with each other.
Purple Heart
If you ever pass away, please do it in front of me...
Blue Heart
That's right. I've got my eye on your body... On your eventual fresh corpse!
Green Heart
I'm really just a go-between, but do you still want me to help you in battle? Then why don't we go explore and look for corpses together?
Orange Heart
Why do you try so hard, young lady? I understand that we're in a state of emergency and that you're at the center of it all, but your power is insignificant compared to everyone else's, right? I don't want you to do something silly and leave your corpse somewhere where I can't retrieve it.
Pink Heart
You just make me want to help you for some reason. Perhaps that's also why Lady Satori is so worried about you. But my objectives are clear. I will resolve this incident and retrieve your corpse when you pass away peacefully after a long and healthy life.
Summer
This isn't hot at all compared to the Blazing Hell. Why don't we hold an endurance challenge at the Palace of the Earth Spirits? Then we could find out who's worst at withstanding the heat.
Login
I ended up coming here again today. Are you going to head out and try to resolve the incident? Or do you want to help me out with my job?
Enhancement
Wow! This will make work easier! Keep it coming!
Return
There were so many battles of bullets, but not a single good corpse!
Home 1
Okuu and I are Lady Satori's pets, so we obey her orders. Though in saying that, Okuu does sometimes forget what those orders are...
Home 2
I'm going to say this for your own good. You should not linger in the Underworld. I don't want to see what happens when you get possessed by a vengeful spirit.
Home 3
I always get turned away when I go visit the temple. But there are always fresh corpses there! I really don't want to give up on them!
Reaction 1
Are you looking at my ears? They're cute, right?
Reaction 2
You should watch out for any vengeful spirits that have escaped the Underworld.
Reaction 3
You haven't seen Okuu, have you?
Task
I heard you have a new task. Do you need my help?
Task Complete
You finished a task? Well done, young lady.
Mail
There's some mail for you, so I brought it here with my wheelbarrow.
Errand Finished
Seems like someone's returned from an errand. Let's go welcome them back.
Start of Battle
I'll add you to the mountain of corpses!
Mid-Wave
Argh! There's no time to gather them up!
Victory
That was a good win. But I wasn't able to collect any corpses...
Defeat
But if I lose, who'll collect all the corpses...?
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
You shouldn't follow
a cat on her walk.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
You have no way of knowing
where you might end up.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Cat Sign: Cat's Walk
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
This wheelbarrow is
essential for my job.
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
I make express deliveries to
Hell at breakneck speed!
Spellcard 2 Casted
Youkai: Blazing Wheel
Last Word Chant 1
My job is to carry corpses.
Last Word Chant 2
Hey, I don't suppose you mind
becoming a corpse for me, do you?
Last Word Casted
Morgue Street Grand Prix - Dead Heat
Boost 1
Meow.
Boost 2
*hiss*
Boost 3
Me-me-me-meow!
Graze 1
Hyaa!
Graze 2
OK!
Graze 3
There!
Command A
Leave it to me.
Command B
Piece of cake.
Command C
Too easy.
Command D
We'd be going too easy on you if we left any corpses behind.
Skill A
This is a job fur a cat.
Skill B
I'll lend a paw.
Shot A
This better hit!
Shot B
Take this!
Damage
Meow?!
Heavy Damage
Myaa!
Guard
That's like a gentle breeze!
Graze Activated
There we go.
Change to Rear
I'll fall back for a time.
Change to Front
I'll dash out at full speed!
Buff/Heal
Thanks!
Knocked Out
Oh, this isn't good. Retreat!
Voice Sets
Black Cat of Hell-Fire
VA: Matsuda Satsumi
Corpse-Carrying Cat Cart
VA: Kakuma Ai
Dashing Cat
VA: Otsubo Yuka
Character Information
Temperament: Raigou
Raigou (a Touhou LW original) refers to a peal of thunder. This is an apt temperament for Rin as kasha are said to arrive with a thunderstorm when they come to steal corpses. Rin is endowed with Fire Phase, as a kasha, and Moon Essence, with her resourcefulness.
The formless and passionate Fire Phase resists Wood Phase, because wood feeds fire, but it is weak to Water Phase, because water dampens fire.
The cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence resists the alluring and arrogant Sun Essence, but it is weak to the diverse and uncooperative Star Essence.
Ability/Backstory: Capable of carrying away corpses
Rin Kaenbyou's ability as a kasha. Kasha are youkai who steal corpses from graveyards and funerals. There are different theories as to the true identity of this youkai. Some say it is an evil oni from Hell, others that it is a cat youkai like a bakeneko or an envoy from the world of the dead. However, based on Rin's appearance, it can be assumed that she is some type of cat beast youkai. There are various tales and superstitions regarding the connection between cats and corpses, and since Rin is a black cat, this probably led to humans detesting her all the more.
Many of the tales involving kasha describe them as beings that come with a thunderstorm and descend down from the sky to steal a corpse, which they then take back up with them. There were probably quite a few instances of corpses being stolen from graveyards and funerals by wild animals back when civilization wasn't as advanced. Bandits could have also stolen corpses for one reason or another. The origins of the kasha most likely lie in false reports from witnesses who couldn't properly see the perpetrator in the night or from being used as an excuse to explain the missing corpses. But this is not very fair on the cats who have been used as scapegoats.
Rin collects corpses and carries them to the former Hell of Blazing Fires to use as fuel. Utsuho raises the temperature by adding them to the fire, and if it gets too hot, Rin releases some heat by opening the vent in the ceiling. Thus, the heat in the former Hell of Blazing Fires is regulated. The hot springs in Former Hell are said to be heated by this excess heat released by Rin, and it is speculated that the incident where geysers and vengeful spirits burst forth onto the surface was caused by the former Hell of Blazing Fires overheating. However, Rin also helped cause this in order to help her friend Utsuho who had undergone a change. Rin must have been pretty desperate...
Attacks
Nitrous Dash
Rin Kaenbyou's Spread Shot (a Touhou LW original). She crashes into her target with her corpse-carrying wheelbarrow. Don't be fooled by how cute she looks―her wheelbarrow holds quite a few corpses, so there is hefty momentum behind this attack.
Bullets
Cat Cart Dash
Danjiri Dash
Pushcart Dash
Handcart Dash
Pull Cart Dash
Wooden Ox Dash
Fire Punch
Rin Kaenbyou's Focus Shot (a Touhou LW original). It's called a punch, but her claws are out, so it's more like a scratch. Rin is a kasha, which means burning cart in Japanese, so her "punches" are enveloped in fire.
Bullets
Fire Cat Punch
Blazing Cat Punch
Flaming Cat Punch
Scorching Cat Punch
Burning Cat Punch
Hell-Fire Cat Punch
Cat Sign: Cat's Walk
Rin Kaenbyou's Spell Card. A black cat walks about, scattering bullets in all directions. A catwalk is a narrow footway that one has to walk like a cat to cross. An infamous superstition also states it is bad luck if a black cat crosses your path. Tales of black cats as ill omens seem to have originated in western Europe, where they were once thought of as familiars to witches. However, they are considered to be lucky in Japan. An emperor of Japan had a black cat, and there is a famous novel written about them with the cat as the main character.
Bullets
Creeping Cat
Tiptoeing Cat
Stealthy Cat
Shuffling Cat
Fleetfooted Cat
Tottering Cat
Youkai: Blazing Wheel
Rin Kaenbyou's Spell Card. She attacks with wheels imbued with fire. Rin is a type of youkai called a kasha, which is written with two Japanese characters; the first means "fire," and the second means "cart" or "wheel." There is another type of youkai called a wanyuudou, depicted as a flaming wheel with a tormented face of a man. Perhaps they are related.
Bullets
Fire Wheel
Blazing Wheel
Flaming Wheel
Scorching Wheel
Burning Wheel
Hell-Fire Wheel
Morgue Street Grand Prix - Dead Heat
Rin Kaenbyou's Last Word (a Touhou LW original). Her wheelbarrow charges forward at full throttle. A morgue is a place used to store human corpses. The term was originally a French word that was used to indicate the place in a prison where new prisoners were kept so they could be easily identified. This meaning correlates to Rin's job in Former Hell, as what is Hell if not a prison for the damned? It is also common for morgues to have crematory facilities.
Bullets
Racing Cat Cart
Flywheel KERS
Laughing Gas Engine
Supercharger
Electric KERS
Turbocharger
Skills
Skill: Zombie Fairy User
Fairies dressed up as zombies. It seems Rin is good friends with them.
Skill: Corpse Cat Cart
A Japanese word for wheelbarrow is nekoguruma, which literally means cat cart. There are many theories about its origin, but it's certainly a fitting name in this case.
Skill: Vengeful Spirit User
Quite a few dwellers of the Underworld can manipulate vengeful spirits. Rin probably gained this ability because she handles corpses.
