Ruri

Template:FF3 Minor CharacterRuri is a black and white cat who lives in Rei Kurosawa's House. Her name means "lapis lazuli", a reference to her blue eyes. According to the creators, although she is Rei's cat, her name was chosen by Miku.

Ruri can be found wandering around Rei Kurosawa's house. At night she is frequently in Miku's room, and in later hours, after Miku has succumbed to the Tattooed Curse, Ruri is always asleep.

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.

• 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 stroke 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)."

See Also

• For other members of the Hinasaki family, see Hinasaki Family.