Blinded Maiden
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| "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 | |
| Alias | Blind Demon | |
| Age | 17 | |
| Family | Himuro Family | |
| Occupation | Blind Demon | |
| Date of Death | Unknown (1837?) | |
| Encounter | Mask Room, Cherry Atrium, etc | |
| Games | Fatal Frame | |
| Other Appearances | Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly (Haunted House Mode) | |
| Themed Menu Item | Blind Demon's tomato risotto[1] | |
| Japanese Voice Actor | Unknown | |
| English Voice Actor | Unknown | |
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.
Gallery
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Blinded as she appears in Deep Crimson Butterfly
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
- For quotes by Blinded, see Quotes: Blinded
- For other members of the Himuro family, see Himuro Family.
- For other shrine maidens, see Shrine Maiden.
- For other hostile ghosts, see Hostile Ghosts.
- For other blind ghosts in the Fatal Frame Series, see Blind Ghosts.
- For other uses of masks in the Fatal Frame Series, see Mask(disambig).
- For other rituals in Fatal Frame, see Fatal Frame Rituals.
- For images related to Blinded, see Images of Blinded Maiden.