No love for Clownpiece?
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General Information[edit]
Clownpiece appeared as the Stage 5 Boss in
Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom and as the main protagonist of
Visionary Fairies in Shrine, along with
Sunny Milk,
Star Sapphire, and
Luna Child. She is
Hecatia Lapislazuli's subordinate, who has instructed her to live in Gensokyo for the time being. She currently lives under the
Hakurei Shrine in a replica Hell she made for herself. Other characters often refer to her as "Piece", a shortening of her name.
Personality[edit]
Clownpiece is similar in nature to many of the other fairies in Touhou: she is playful, mischievous, childish, and a little bit dumb. She enjoys the aesthetics of Hell, often leading to strange looks from others; however, this is because it reminds her of home. She enjoys pranking anybody she can, friends included. She often joins the Three Fairies of Light in their own schemes, pranks, and adventures, and has a little bit of a rivalry with Cirno over the title of the "strongest". Generally, she is a fun-loving person who's also a little bit ignorant of her surroundings: she's set fire to the Hakurei Shrine by accident on more than one occasion.
Abilities[edit]
Driving people to madness
With the flame of her torch, Clownpiece is able to drive others insane. According to herself, any human looking at the light of her torch would be unable to maintain their sanity, making her able to mess with their minds.
[1] In the
Human Village, she used this ability to make villagers extremely irritable and short-tempered, attacking each other for trivial reasons. According to her, going crazy means bringing out one's true strength.
[2]Clownpiece claims that, while this may seem like an unusual power for a nature spirit, it's nothing strange in Hell where "nature" consists mainly of the souls of the dead. The torch itself is made with the lifeforce of those that fell in Hell.
[3]
Making lifeforce go berserk
The true power of Clownpiece's flame is revealed by
Eternity Larva, who recognized the power she experienced during the
Four Seasons incident. The flame of the torch is able to affect the lifeforce and make it go berserk. Eternity used this power in full winter to instantly make it summer near the
Hakurei Shrine, filling bare trees with leaves, and even turning some of them into palm trees. Although this completely consumed the torch's fire, she assumed it would eventually be back on its own.
[3]
Embodiment of impurity
Clownpiece was among the fairies exposed to
Junko's abilities prior to the events of
Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, transforming her into a being of pure lifeforce whom the
Lunarians could not fight without
becoming permanently tainted. It's unclear whether this is still true by the time she comes to
Gensokyo.
Background Information[edit]
Origin[edit]
Clownpiece is based on
lampads[4], nymphs who serve the goddess Hecate, the basis of
Hecatia. Lampads accompany Hecate on her night-time travels and carry torches which have the power to drive someone to madness, like Clownpiece.
Design[edit]
Clownpiece wears leggings and a shirt with the pattern similar to the
American flag. As she resembles a jester, she has a frilled collar and a purple, polka-dotted jester's hat. She has long, blonde hair and pink eyes. She also has a pair of fairy wings and carries a torch.
