Minamo Kuze
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| "You're a traitor, too..." | ||
| Japanese | 久世 水面 くぜ みなも | |
| Age | Between 5-9 | |
| Family | Kuze Family (by adoption) | |
| Occupation | Handmaiden (East) | |
| Cause of Death | Impaled by Hisame | |
| Encounter | Doll Altar East | |
| Games | Fatal Frame III | |
| Other Appearances | Hesitation (ZCA) | |
| Notes | Gray Diary | |
Minamo is the youngest of the four Handmaidens adopted into the Kuze family to serve the Kuze Shrine. She wears the same red and white outfit that the other three Handmaidens wear. She also carries an impaling stake and mallet.
Past
From her appearances in the game and writings in her diary, Minamo finds great pleasure in impaling others. She fantasizes about it; so much so that she cannot wait to impale the Priestess. She wonders to herself what it would feel like to be impaled.
After Amane Kuze disobeys the Kuze Code by bringing her half-brother Kaname into the shrine, Minamo follows the orders of Yashuu Kuze and helps impale Amane at the bottom of the Abyss. As Miku approaches the site of the impalement in Hour XI, Minamo can be heard calling Amane a traitor and saying, "You'll never escape from here. We won't let you."
Later, after the Shrine Carpenters failed to contain the Rift from spreading, Minamo is impaled, along with Shigure, in the Enclosed Room, on the orders of the Family Head.
Now Minamo haunts the Manor of Sleep, beckoning to Rei, who she believes is the next priestess, so she can impale her as well. Sometimes she will mockingly ask during battles, "Are you hurt?"
Misc. Info
- She resides in Doll Altar East.
- Minamo was the second Handmaiden to be impaled, after Amane.
- A side-story concerning Minamo and the other Handmaidens is mentioned in the Zero Shisei no Koe Comic Anthology. In this side-story, Minamo can be seen impaling a small animal in front of the Grave Courtyard.
- Minamo can be distinguished from the other Handmaidens by her short hair and red hairpin.
See Also
- For other hostile ghosts, see Hostile Ghosts.
- For quotes by Minamo, see Quotes: Handmaidens.
- For other members of the Kuze family, see Kuze Family.
- For other Shrine Maidens, see Shrine Maiden.
- For other Handmaidens, see Handmaidens.