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{{FF3 Character
|image       = [[Image:Ruri.png]]
|kanji       = ルリ
|family      = [[Rei Kurosawa]]<br>[[Miku Hinasaki]]
|residence   = [[Rei Kurosawa's House]]
|status      = Alive
|game        = [[Fatal Frame III]]
}}'''Ruri''' is a black and white cat who lives in [[Rei Kurosawa's House]] in [[Fatal Frame III]]. Her name means "lapis lazuli", a reference to her blue eyes. Ruri's favourite places are the sofa in the [[Living Room]], the garden on sunny days, and Miku's lap.<ref>''Character Introduction: Ruri'', [[Zero Shisei no Koe Complete Official Capture Book]], p5.</ref>

There is some inconsistency over who Ruri belonged to. Developer diaries state that she is Rei's cat but her name was chosen by Miku,<ref>[http://www.tecmo.co.jp/product/zero3/z60c02.htm Fatal Frame III: Column #2 - 22 July 2005], Keisuke Kikuchi. [http://fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/ff3/ff3column2.html English translation]</ref> while the [[Zero Shisei no Koe Complete Official Capture Book|complete guidebook]] says that Miku's parents gave her the cat because she was emotionally shut down after Mafuyu's disappearance.<ref>''Character Introduction: Ruri'', [[Zero Shisei no Koe Complete Official Capture Book]], p5. "兄の失踪後に心を閉ざしがちになった彼女のために、両親によって贈られた。"</ref> This may be a continuity error, as Miku's parents both died long before Mafuyu disappeared.

During the game, Ruri can be found wandering around [[Rei Kurosawa|Rei Kurosawa's]] [[Rei Kurosawa's House|house]]. At night she is frequently in Miku's room.

In [[Hour V]], Ruri can be seen hissing at something unseen in the [[Altar Room]], and afterwards she will jump out of the closet at the end of the hallway.

==Misc. Info==
*It is not known whether Ruri is male or female.
[[Image:ReiRuri.PNG|100px|left]]
*It is possible to play with Ruri by pressing X next to her and then O. In response, Ruri may sniff Rei's hand and rub against it affectionately, or paw at it.
*At one point the creators considered giving Ruri a more active role in the game as a kind of "ghost detector", indicating the presence of hidden ghosts that otherwise could not be found. On a more humorous note, they also considered a "Ruri-model Camera Obscura". According to Shibata, "It would be held dangling in your arms, and when you looked through it it had a night-vision scope. And to take photos you had to press its head and it would go "Meow~" (laughs)."<ref>''Interview with Creators'', [[Zero Shisei no Koe Complete Official Capture Book]] p244-249. [http://fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/ff3/ff3interviewgb.html English translation]</ref>

==References==
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==See Also==
* For other members of the ''Hinasaki family'', see [[Hinasaki Family]].

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[[Category:Fatal Frame III Characters]]