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I must ask about Yabusame. Anything interesting about them? What are some neat secrets they might be hiding ~ ?
Ooh, Yabusame is quite the tough one, we really just know so little about them! Anyways, I'll try my best though!
It's the Flawless Thoughtlessness — Yabusame Houlen
Name: Yabusame Houlen
Since we're talking about their name, I'll be using the Japanese order here, Houlen Yabusame (鳳聯藪雨).
The first thing you might notice is the use of an L in the romanization of their name Houlen. Japanese doesn't actually distinguish between /l/ and /r/, so either is technically fine as long as we're consistent, but JynX does actually consistently use R. So why the L here?
It's so that when combined with Tsubakura Enraku, their names can combine to give Len'En!
In Houlen, "hou" (鳳) refers to the Fenghuang (鳳凰), a bird in Chinese mythology said to be the king of all birds. It is often paired with the Yellow Dragon to represent the Emperess and Emperor and China respectively.
Although rarely used on its own, "ren" (聯) carries the meaning of "link" or "pair". Perhaps used in reference to the title of the entire series "connecting chain".
In addition, "houren" is also the reading of 鳳輦, which refers to a type of palanquin decorated with a Fenghuang on the roof, used specifically by the Emperor. Nowadays it also refers to the same type of palanquin used in Shinto shrine processions as well.
In "Yabusame" (藪雨), "yabu" (藪) means "grove while "same" (雨) means "rain". Read together it refers to the Asian stubtail, given this name as their cries are said to sound like rain pattering on a grove.
Curiously enough, while Yabusame's name is indeed a Bird's Name, they are the only character so far with multiple birds in their name that are not related in any way, literally or through wordplay.
Titles
Yabusame is one of the few characters to have two titles. First, their default title: Flawless Thoughtlessness (天衣無縫の能天気)
天衣無縫 is a phrase that literally means "a celestial's clothing has no seams", which refers to something that is naturally flawless with no trace of artifice. So this is where "flawless" comes from.
能天気 refers to an easygoing person who never thinks deeply about anything, which is where we get "thoughtlessness from".
In their chef form in BotC, they're titled Chef Unbound in Any Direction (縦横無尽な調理人).
縦横無尽 literally means "vertically and horizontally endless", and refers to someone who acts freely and as they wish, hence "unbound". 調理人 simply means "chef".
Basis: Dimensions and String Theory
Similar to fellow protagonist Tsubakura Enraku, it's difficult to identify any particular figure, historical, mythological or otherwise, in them. However, it is fairly clear that Yabusame is based on dimensions and string theory.
Dimensions
Yabusame's most obvious tie to the concept of dimensions is their ability, "something like crossing dimensions". While Yabusame is indeed shown to be able to do so, like in BPoHC's tutorial where they crossed into an alternate Mugenri, how this is achieved is unclear.
Curiously, JynX personally considers Yabusame's ability the most dangerous in the series so far, although the reason remains unexplained.
The most common application of Yabusame's ability is their "hyper-dimensional pockets", portals that connect two different dimensions. They use them to send and retrieve things to and fro between dimensions, an example being their spell Confused Origins "Screen Shuffle", as seen below:
There are a number of possible curiosities possibly related to Yabusame's abilities, such as:
Yabusame is apparently only "technically human", whatever that means
Suzumi's abilities seem to have next to no effect on Yabusame at all, and even if they rewound time after killing them it would apparently still leave them dead, according to Suzumi
While Yabusame seems to have free control over their ability, EE's bad ending would imply that they need to fall asleep to truly transport themself between dimensions
JynX said that there are "no longer" alternate Yabusames across different dimensions, the Yabusame we see always being the singular Yabusame (Which raises very curious questions about BPohC, actually)
A popular theory as to why this is, is that Yabusame exists simultaneously as one being throughout all the dimensions.
It would seemingly explain why they are so very scatterbrained, as their attention is literally scattered across various dimensions; as well as why killing them would be a permanent action even if time was rewound, as time is a dimension itself.
If this were the case, then perhaps sleeping to travel between dimensions is merely for Yabusame to shift their main focus between them; and the fact that there are "no longer" distinct, separate Yabusames in each dimension would imply a fusion/takeover of some sort.
However, we should of course keep in mind that this is all a theory, and is nowhere near confirmed.
String Theory
Disclaimer: Physics is not my strong suit, and I know next to nothing about string theory, so while this is probably the juicy part I won't be able to say much here. All I can do is point out some neat little references.
Yabusame's birthday, 26 November (26/11) may be a reference to the dimensions required in different variations of string theory: The M-theory calls for 11; while the Bosonic string theory calls for 26.
The M-theory is also referenced in Yabusame's personal themes Wings that Transcend Spacetime ~ M theory and Feathers Flying off the Beaten Path ~ Eleven-dimensional.
EmEv Holdover: Serintsu
So I sort of, kinda lied when I said that we can't identify any basis for Yabusame. We do have one from Emergency Everyday, the dropped predecessor of Len'en from which our modern Len'en is based on. We should keep in mind, however, that JynX did not work on EmEv.
It is likely that Yabusame is somewhat of a renewed Serintsu.
A human with the ability of "something like crossing dimensions", from what we can see of EmEv's trial version, their story from their game is largely identical to that of Yabusame's in EE.
However, other than this, the two share no other similarities and it is fairly safe to say that EmEv's main influence on Len'en comes from its premise and story more than anything.
So! I think that concludes our little look at Yabusame. Truly a mysterious but extremely fun character, let's hope we get to learn more in the future~! Until then, I leave you with this early concept art of Yabusame, which I think deserves to be appreciated more! :)
#len'en project#len'en#yabusame houlen#serintsu#maybe I'll try to learn more about string theory one day#big maybe#just for you yabusame
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yttd doodle requesties from today
#i have not gotten to them all. i intend to. thank you for sending some in!#kostik draws#alice yabusame#tia safalin#sou hiyori#fanart#yttd#your turn to die#kimi ga shine#shin tsukimi#i need to confess i do like alice ... i wish i had an idea for drawing him but i really drew a blank#antagonistic evil persona brothers up there. the sillies#i like drawing reko too but again. when it comes to situations or themes or posing i got nothing#i just like how they look i am fond of them#in retrospect a darker background might fit the top image more ... oh well
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A terrible comic i made in Paint back in August. I may or may not have regrets
Alternative versions where the quality gets progressively worse
#your turn to die#yttd#keiji shinogi#alice yabusame#michiru namida#tia safalin#yttd meme#yttd shitpost#my art#just realized that the 'who do you think took your boobs?' is not in comic sans aka the best font ever created....how did i miss that#also kinda wanted to post this on the trans awareness week but i. forgot.
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today's keiji is: hugs for reko
#this line is sweet but also. incredibly funny to me for no reason#just keiji of all people looking at reko and going 'damn you're miserable do you need a hug??'#your turn to die#yttd#keiji shinogi#sara chidouin#reko yabusame#i like that he asks sara to give her a hug too. he knows that if he tries himself he'll get his ass kicked#daily keiji
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survivor
#this wasn't originally supposed to be sad i was just doodling alice and then this just happened#yabusame siblings i think about you every day of my life#your turn to die#yttd#alice yabusame#my art
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hihi i really like your art style and i feel i’d like to see more samurai yaiba!reko in your artstyle <3
DAY 208: from an alice bday piece i… never finished…
#YTTD#REKO YABUSAME#ALICE YABUSAME#i draw samurai yaiba reko more than you think#also i want to finish this#i’m just so damn lazy
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Some people dislike logic route for Shin's inactivity, thinking it is inferior to his previous behavior, but... I feel like him not having energy left is natural. While him not doing much may be yet another trick or manipulation, maybe he's just that tired. For a guy who has witnessed sister figure's death, has lived in constant tension last four days, was hit with a frying pan (given how abnormally weak he is) and on top of that has to deal with ex-friend that had ruined his life Shin is doing relatively alright.
I'm honestly surprised by his ability to still maintain something similar to composure
#your turn to die#shin tsukimi#Maybe he would have acted more menacingly if Keiji hadn't pointed out he wanted to save Kanna at expense of his life so façade has caved in#I have seen post that some players see Shin just like he saw Sara and it applies here#Because guys he's not supervillain or creature of chaos with unlimited energy. He can be tired too#Him being morally gray (the shade is for you to decide) doesn't mean he does one sole thing (malicious scheming) constantly#It's yttd where situation changes quickly and where characters act like human beings not cardboard cutouts#Sorry for the rant but I disagree with the notion that logic route is badly written because for me it makes sense#(I mean I don't like Yabusame murder but the way Shin acts is logical... In the end only Nankidai knows what's going on in Shin's mind)
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Sorryyyy for dropping off the face of the earth; got kinda shy after that last post but mostly I’ve just been writing though I cannot guarantee that any of that will ever be finished (also I’m very insecure about my writing AAAH). Figure I might as well post the valentines I had done (like two months late lol); interestingly this turned into more of a hand lettering exercise than I was expecting lol
#len’en#yabusame houlen#suzumi kuzu#tsubakura enraku#haiji senri#art#digital#there was one more but I’m not confident it’s like. funny? and I have stuff I’d eant to change abt it#and these four have pretty good comedic timing as a set so I’ll just leave well enough alone#also had plans for a Kuroji and uhhh Xeno a but those haven’t panned out#you’ll have to excuse me I’ve been going off the rails and also have not fixed the meds situation (I’m completely out atm)#started like four fics; yes they are all suzutsuba and there is. so much sex (not described/on screen but STILL)#didn’t manage to stay away from Hamal Cine Bad End either jfhshsjfb#too nervous abt talking yo pol rn to leave comments but zaranthropy if you’re reading this I owe you my life#also I think I said I was inspired on something by dissociation constant and then when chapter 2 came out I relized it was something I had#completely misinterpreted but I’m too embarrassed to actually go and check lol……#*talking to ppl sorry I had to turn off my autocorrect cause it was being compeltely unreasonable#OH YEAH also this Haiji design was a little bit inspired by a redesign of them from uhhhhhhh who was it. idk most of their blog is gone but#I’ll go check my likes#anyway I like how they tuned out also that joke came to me several days after valentine’s and gave me the idea for this whole thing#edit: can’t find the post anymore for some reason but I think yhe name was like chiosu or something?#did somebody go delete their blog while I wasn’t looking
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I could make some excuse about Inu not having ears cause they don't show until he shifts but really I just forgot 💅
(it happens more often than I'd like to admit)
Alignments are dumb. Thinking about it now Kagome is just straight up Lawful Good. Idk what I was thinking it's like 0430 right now.
These are level 6 stats and based solely on my interpretation of the characters
Also InuYasha has a +2 initiative ksnsbdskdks
Full sheets (Google Drive): Kagome||InuYasha
#inuyasha#brain rot art#kagome#dnd#if you look closely they both have little tokens of each other 😌#at least colorwise#inuyasha is literally the same#i just gave him some fur and shit#kagome is based off the yabusame outfit i gave her before
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hey guys.. long time no see…. gensou hardsound but for len'en
#len'en#kel art#len'en project#tsubakura enraku#yabusame houlen#gensou hardsound#I LOVE KINZOK ON!!!!#i might do more for the other len'en games#moros art style is so hard for me to recreate.#his art style is like#the opposite of mine#its a little fucked up idk what overlays#or how he shades or anything#i just was having a mega autism moment about gensou hardsound and kinzok on#gshs😭😭#now i just need to make arrangements#and get my friend to help#mugen hardsound can be real you guys.. if we believe
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kanna once i get us all out of here i'm going to have you sit down with reko so she can tell you about gay people. i promise this will be relevant to you soon
#your turn to die#kizuchi kanna#kanna kizuchi#chidouin sara#sara chidouin#yabusame reko#reko yabusame#you know you don't usually meet your gay awakening in a horrifying death trap#well you do but it's usually just called middle school
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loving variations
#i love kai & nao's humor... they are so unpredictable; the one bonus to kai is that you can't even tell he's joking however#yttd#your turn to die#nao egokoro#reko yabusame#kazumi mishima#kai satou#my art#kaishima#naoreko#ult ccs#ccs#nsft text#IGNORE THAT THESE ARE... IMPLAUSIBLE. AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. THIS IS IN THE MR. CHIDOUIN DIES AU OKAY ? OKAY.#this joke is definitely reflective of real and true plot developments. trust. ignore the horrors of grief. just focus on the sillays ^_^#also my final words of wisdom. leans into the mic. kai has a bad habit of surrounding himself w tech before he goes to sleep. he knows it's#unhealthy but it's fine! -- it's. um. efficient. in making last minute notes. trust. don't even worry about it.#BAH. goodbye world. sleepy cozy
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i can't find the boat emoji um
for the yttd ask game the otp question
still figuring that one out myself
#naoreko#reko yabusame#nao egokoro#yttd#vivi art time#you get this wip I suppose. just for u#ask game#ask
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I wanted to do something for The Best Caharcter's Ever birthday but I'm too exhausted today so I just jeaned him as well.
#'Mwahaha... Sara Chidouin haven't you heard? Jeans are in fashion right now...'#his eyebrow is also jeaned#your turn to die#yttd#alice yabusame#aljeans jeanbusame#having just a peace of jean cloth instead of your hair must feel terrible. and look terrible. there's just nothing good about it#sensory hell AND a crime against fashion
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Daily Alice For Today: Jester
#daily alice#alice yabusame#alice#anzu#reko#anzu kinashi#reko yabusame#yttd#anyways I might become more weekly or well nine days since my schedule has been absolutely packed#so here’s a few jester of alices I made in school#the fact you can just tell I’m not good character designing is crazy
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too late to fix what's broken
#the fact that you can't save both of them continues to devastate me#yttd#your turn to die#reko yabusame#alice yabusame#my art#blood tw#drawing this made me realize that i did not actually know what a broken set of bongos would look like#and i did not feel like putting in the effort to figure out so just pretend it looks correct
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