Blinded Maiden

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This article concerns a ghost who appears in Fatal Frame. For the shrine maidens referred to as Blinded Maidens, see Blinded Shrine Maidens.


Blinded Maiden


"My eyes, my eyes!"
Japanese目隠し鬼
目を隠された霊

め かくし おに
め を かくされた れい
AliasBlind Demon
Age17
FamilyHimuro Family
OccupationBlind Demon
Date of DeathUnknown (1837?)
EncounterMask Room, Cherry Atrium, etc
GamesFatal Frame
Other AppearancesFatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly (Haunted House Mode)
Themed Menu ItemBlind Demon's tomato risotto[1]
Japanese Voice ActorUnknown
English Voice ActorUnknown

In Fatal Frame, the Blinded Maiden is the hostile ghost of the last Blind Demon to perform the Demon Tag Ritual prior to the Calamity. She was one of a line of maidens chosen to perform the Blinding and Demon Tag Rituals of Himuro Mansion.

Blinded was a member of the Himuro family. Upon reaching the age of 7 years, 9 months and 25 days, she was obligated to take part in the Demon Tag Ritual, like the rest of the young girls of the Himuro family her age. Every 10 years the entire Himuro family was obligated to gather at Himuro Mansion to perform a set of rituals to seal the Hell Gate, as well as prepare for the next set of rituals that would occur 10 years later. One of the rituals performed was a game of Demon Tag. It served as a means to select the next Rope Shrine Maiden and Blind Demon for the next set of rituals. The first child to be caught became the next Blind Demon for the next game of Demon Tag. Blinded was chosen to be the next Blind Demon in the same game of Demon Tag that Kirie was chosen to become the next Rope Shrine Maiden.

It is unknown if, like Kirie, Blinded stayed at the mansion in seclusion or was allowed to live a normal life prior to the Blinding Ritual. When the appointed time came, she was led through the Hidden Passage to the Blinding Room, where she was held down from moving by the four Himuro Family Priests. The Himuro Family Master then approached with the ceremonial Blinding Mask and applied it to her face.

The Blinding Mask was a mask with giant stakes that were meant to pierce the eyes, permanently blinding the victim.

What happened to Blinded after this is not known, including if she was able to perform the Demon Tag Ceremony to choose the next Blinded Maiden and Rope Shrine Maiden. It is presumed she perished during the Calamity along with the other people killed.

After her death, Blinded's spirit returned to roam the mansion in search of the next Blind Demon. Miku encountered her spirit several times during her search for her missing brother. Once the curse over the mansion was broken by Miku, Blinded's spirit was able to rest in peace.

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Misc. Info

  • Despite the fact that she is unable to see, Blinded's acute sense of hearing and ability to teleport makes her impossible to avoid or escape from.
  • Blinded is the only mentioned Blinded Maiden within the series, but the text suggests there were more maidens previous to her.
  • Mafuyu mentions in his notebook that there is more than one blinded ghost wandering around, though this may be a translation error, since the Japanese note only mentions one.
  • Blinded shows up in the background of one of the photographs that Yae takes of Mikoto and her friends playing tag.
  • Blinded appears in the Doll Search mode of Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly's Haunted House Mode, where she chases the player.

See Also

Characters
Player Characters
Miku Hinasaki - Mafuyu Hinasaki
Major Characters/Ghosts
Kirie Himuro - White Kimono - Himuro Family Master - Kirie's Lover - Junsei Takamine - Koji Ogata - Tomoe Hirasaka - Ryozo Munakata - Yae Munakata - Mikoto Munakata
Minor Characters/Ghosts
Mr. Hinasaki - Masato Hinasaki - Miyuki Hinasaki - Tokitada Kyuki - Blinded Maiden - Bound Man - Broken Neck - Boy Hiding - Crawling Girl - Female Head - Floating Face - Floating Woman - Former Rope Shrine Maiden - Girl in the Well - Hands from Floor - Headless Priests - Long Arms - Long Hair Woman - People Killed - Wandering Man - Wandering Monk
Terms
Blinding Ritual - Calamity - Camera Obscura - Ceremony of the Ropes - Demon Tag - Demon Tag Children - Demon Tag Ritual - Flashlight - Folklorist - Himuro Family - Hinasaki Family - Holy Mirror - Kagome, Kagome - Laceration Rope - Malice - Munakata Family - Overexposure - Rope Curse - Rope Shrine Maiden - Spirited Aways - Strangling Ritual
Locations
Abyss - Backyard - Blinding Room - Buddha Room - Burial Room - Cherry Atrium - Demon Mouth - Doll Room - Dungeon - Entrance - Fireplace Room - Fish Tank Room - Five Gods Shrines - Grand Hall - Hell Gate - Himuro Mansion - Koto Room - Library - Mask Room - Moon Shrine - Narukami Shrine - Rope Altar - Rope Hallway - Square Garden
Gameplay
Camera - Save points - Films - Flashlight - Lenses - Functions - Fatal Frame Spirit List - Health items
More Pages
Items - Nights - Notes - Photographs - Costumes - Endings - Zero Novel - Pachislot Zero