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* JerkassGods: Is the least pleasant of the four main kings.

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* JerkassGods: Is the least pleasant of the four main kings. Saying as much since they [[spoiler:buried the true king alive.]]


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*RightfulKingReturns: The game ends upon Rin reviving him.
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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Rin needs to die multiple times and live out 9 different lives to unravel the mystery of the Island of Tong-Nou and the whereabouts of his missing soul. He can burn, be murdered, explode via eating too much, get crushed by a wall, and even [[DeathBySex by sex.]]

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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Rin needs to die multiple times and live out 9 different lives to unravel the mystery of the Island of Tong-Nou and the whereabouts of his missing soul. He can burn, be murdered, explode via eating too much, get crushed by a wall, and even [[DeathBySex [[OutWithABang by sex.]]
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* {{Nerd}}: Tou is based off of one, as he wears big glasses and works on strange computers.
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* ChameleonCamoflague: The leaves on his body allow him to do this with trees.

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* ChameleonCamoflague: ChameleonCamouflage: The leaves on his body allow him to do this with trees.

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Tou is a green creature born in Ming-ken whose duty is to record all the new life born into Tong-nou

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Tou is a green creature born in Ming-ken whose duty is to record all the new life born into Tong-nouTong-nou.


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Byou is a mechanic who's ordered to replace the Eyeball of Dreaming, belonging to the king of Mon-Chien.
* ChameleonCamoflague: The leaves on his body allow him to do this with trees.
* FantasticRacism: He's the only one in Mon-Chien to have leaves, and gets bullied for it as a result.
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* FlamingHair]]: Well, as much hair as an insect can have

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* FlamingHair]]: FlamingHair: Well, as much hair as an insect can have

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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Is one of the many short lives in the game.




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* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Stated to prefer be alone in his room (due to King-Gyou's tone-deaf singing), and is a talented musican.
* MagicalFlutist: One of his instruments of choice is the Flute of Water


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* ThePoorlyChosenOne: The game makes it possible to give King-Gyou the instruments, despite the game advising you to do otherwise.


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A blue octopus that works as the guard for Mon-chien. Enjoys watching the flow of the river, but laments the fact that he is frozen alive.
* FunnyOctopus: Is one of the more comedic lives.
* HarmlessFreezing: Although he can only move his head, he seems alright for frozen cephlopod.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: It only takes a few moments before Zen meets his demise.


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The faithful servant of King-Gyou. Loves gold just as much as his master, and is just as greedy. Or at least that's what the Tong-Nou illustrated book states.
* ChromeChampion: Is made of bronze.
* GoldSilverCopperStandard: A subtle example of this. King-Gyou is made of gold, while Jin, his servant, is made of bronze.
* {{Greed}}: Just like King-Gyou, Jin loves gold above all else, except for maybe the King himself.
* LovesOnlyGold: So much so that he admires King-Gyou for his body of gold and hates his own for being made of bronze.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Jin's life purpose is to be this.


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An ordinary ant living by Mingke-shu, The Tree of Life.
* AntAssault: [[spoiler: Is thrown at Moku-Gyou in order to make him sneeze]]
* InsectGenderBender: Is a worker ant, but is staed to be male.


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Tou is a green creature born in Ming-ken whose duty is to record all the new life born into Tong-nou
* AppearanceAngst: Can't stand his ringed body.
* CasualKink: Is into mechanical apparatus, if the illustrated book is to be believed.
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* [[spoiler:OrderedToDie]]: The candle he was told to put out [[spoiler:ends up being his own, ending his own life]]

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* [[spoiler:OrderedToDie]]: OrderedToDie: The candle he was told to put out [[spoiler:ends up being his own, ending his own life]]

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* MeaningfulName: All of the reincarnation names, including Rin's, are part of the [[AsianRuneChant Kuji-in]]

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* MeaningfulName: All but a few of the reincarnation names, including Rin's, are part of the [[AsianRuneChant Kuji-in]]



* FireIsMasculine: Averted, despite his appearance, he's not a very passionate person.
* [[spoiler:OrderedToDie]]:

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* FireIsMasculine: Averted, despite FieryStoic: Despite his appearance, he's not a very passionate person.
* [[spoiler:OrderedToDie]]:[[spoiler:OrderedToDie]]: The candle he was told to put out [[spoiler:ends up being his own, ending his own life]]


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A literal firefly that traverses the skies of Shi-chieng. One of Rin's short-lived reincarnations.
* LightingBug: Also doubles as a flame source.
* FearlessFool: Is said and has been shown to do dangerous stunts that cause him to crash.
* FlamingHair]]: Well, as much hair as an insect can have
* LazyBum: His entry in the illustrated guide implies this.
* PlayingWithFire: Like Kai, he possesses flames on his body.
* WeakToFire: Despite his head seemingly being immune, his body isn't. [[spoiler:This is winds up being his downfall]]


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The musician of Yui-Wang and one of Rin's reincarnation. The only person in the entirty of Tong-Nou that can play the four instruments that he is required to play.
* MagicMusic: The four instruments in his possession are stated to bring discipline to Tong-Nou.

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[[caption-width-right:222:Rin as he appears in the opening of the game]]



* FeaturelessProtagonist: Aside from the opening, we know nothing about Rin.



* MeaningfulName: All of the reincarnation names, including Rin's, are part of the [[AsianRuneChant Kuji-in]]



* PlayingWithFire: He likes fire a lot, although he's not a very passionate person.

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Kai is one of the many reincarnations Rin goes through in his journey through Tong-Nou. Born in Shi-chieng, his life's purpose is to put out a special candle.
* CasualKink: The Tong-Nou Illustrated Guide casually refers to his fetish for fire.
* DyingCandle: [[spoiler:The candle he goes across Tong Nou to put out turns out to be his.]]
*FireIsMasculine: Averted, despite his appearance, he's not a very passionate person.
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* PlayingWithFire: He likes fire a lot, although he's not a very passionate person.lot.

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* {{Greed}}: Is apparently so greedy that it turned his body into gold.
* HiddenDepths: His love for music is second only to his love of gold and gems.
* {{Irony}}: He hates people that are tone-deaf, despite being tone-deaf himself.



* SymbioticPossession: The bird-like creature on his head is apparently his symbiotic partner.



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[[folder:[[spoiler:Tou-Gyou]]]][[folder:'''SPOILER CHARACTER''']]
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* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The faces in the ground and on walls that speak to Rin or his reincarnations are eventually revealed to be manifestations of him.
* WalkingSpoiler: His existence is kept a complete mystery until near the very end of the game.
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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: He's an octopus.
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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: He's a squid.

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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: He's a squid.an octopus.
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* ComboPlatterPowers: Also can manipulate fire in addition to fate and time.
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!The Kings
[[folder:King-Gyou]]
The king of the Land of Desire. A greedy but amiable person, he has the ability to turn human desires into material goods.
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[[folder:Ka-Gyou]]
The king of the Land of Time. Rules over time and fate within Tong-Nou.
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[[folder:Sui-Gyou]]
The king of the Land of Dreaming. Has the draining job of providing the residents of Tong-Nou with dreams.
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[[folder:Moku-Gyou]]
The king of the Land of Life. Controls life and death within Tong-Nou, and is allergic to ants.
* FantasticRacism: Hates Fang-Shing for no particular reason.
* JerkassGods: Is the least pleasant of the four main kings.
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[[folder:[[spoiler:Tou-Gyou]]]]
The original king of Tong-Nou as a whole. He was usurped and killed by the other four kings some time before the events of the game.

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[[folder:Kia]]

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[[folder:Kia]][[folder:Kai]]
* PlayingWithFire: He likes fire a lot, although he's not a very passionate person.


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* TemporalParadox: [[spoiler:Dies after sounding an intruder alarm...and either Rin or one of his reincarnations is that intruder, so somehow their reincarnations happen concurrently.]]


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* TemporalParadox: [[spoiler:Retsu is the ant that Byou throws at Moku-Gyou in order to get his Eyeball of Dreaming, meaning that their reincarnations somehow happen concurrently.]]

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Please, PLEASE. Use better grammar! AND GET THE STUFF RIGHT! AND DON\'T PUT SPECULATION ON THE MAIN PAGE!!


This is the character sheet for the video game Eastern Mind The Lost souls of Tong Nou
!The protagonist Rin

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This is the character sheet for the video game Eastern Mind The Lost souls of Tong Nou
VideoGame/EasternMindTheLostSoulsOfTongNou.

!The protagonist protagonist, Rin



The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend and an amulet from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou to retrieve original soul.
* {{Determinator}}: seemingly nothing will stop Rin from his quest to retrieve his original soul.
* HaveANiceDeath: see the many deaths of you below
* HeroicMime: an odd case in that Rin himself doesn't seem to speak at all during the game yet some of his reincarnations do [[note]]particularly Zen, Retsu, and Gyou[[/note]]
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Rin needs to die multiple times and live out 9 different lives to unravel the mystery of the Island of Tong Nou and the whereabouts of his missing soul.
* PowerGlows:[[spoiler: at the end of the game when Rin retrieves his original soul, it has been purified causing it and himself to emit a shining golden light]]
** In fact [[spoiler:this becomes a minor plot point in the sequel Chu Teng where the light emitted from Rin is so strong it becomes an guiding light to the fractured pieces of Chu Teng resident Nanshu]]
* TheSoulless: Averted. Although he loses his real soul, Rin receives a temporary soul that he can use until he finds his real one.
* TheWoobie: poor Rin gets his soul stolen at the beginning of the game and has to venture through the utter insanity that is the island of tong Nou and die multiple times if he wants to retrieve his soul.

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The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning morning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Tong-Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend friend, and an amulet and furoshiki from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou Tong-Nou to retrieve original soul.
* {{Determinator}}: seemingly Seemingly nothing will stop Rin from his quest to retrieve his original soul.
* HaveANiceDeath: see the To be expected, as this game has many deaths of you below
ways to die.
* HeroicMime: an odd case in that Rin himself Downplayed, as he doesn't seem to speak at all during the game yet some of aloud, but his reincarnations do [[note]]particularly Zen, Retsu, and Gyou[[/note]]
thoughts are displayed clearly. It's also implied he is talking, but it's never shown.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Rin needs to die multiple times and live out 9 different lives to unravel the mystery of the Island of Tong Nou Tong-Nou and the whereabouts of his missing soul.
soul. He can burn, be murdered, explode via eating too much, get crushed by a wall, and even [[DeathBySex by sex.]]
* PowerGlows:[[spoiler: at PowerGlows: [[spoiler:At the end of the game when Rin retrieves his original soul, it the soul has been purified purified, causing it and himself to emit a shining golden light]]
** In fact [[spoiler:this becomes a minor plot point in the sequel Chu Teng where the light emitted from Rin is so strong it becomes an guiding light to the fractured pieces of Chu Teng resident Nanshu]]
* TheSoulless: Averted.Zig-Zagged. Although he loses his real soul, Rin receives a temporary soul that he can use until he finds his real one.
* TheWoobie: poor Poor Rin gets his soul stolen at the beginning of the game game, and has to venture through the utter insanity that is the island of tong Nou Tong-Nou, and die multiple times if he wants to retrieve his soul.



Tropes that apply to all off Rin's reincarnations.
* {{Gonk}}: just like every other character in this game, all of Rin's reincarnations qualify for this trope.

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Tropes that apply to all off of Rin's reincarnations.
* {{Gonk}}: just Just like every other character in this game, all of Rin's reincarnations qualify for this trope.



* TheChosenOne: Sha's character profile describes him as this as he is the only one can play the four mystical instruments.

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* TheChosenOne: Sha's character profile describes him as this this, as he is the only one can play the four mystical instruments.



* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods

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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopodsEverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: He's a squid.



* WeHardlyKnewYe: Exaggerated. He's dead [[spoiler:before getting out of the menu.]]



* {{Nerd}}: Tou appears to be one. He wears big glasses and works on strange computers.

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* {{Nerd}}: Tou appears to be one. He is based off of one, as he wears big glasses and works on strange computers.
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The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend and an emulate from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou to retrieve original soul.

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The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend and an emulate amulet from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou to retrieve original soul.

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** In fact [[spoiler:this becomes a minor plot point in the sequel Chu Teng where the light emitted from Rin is so strong it becomes an guiding light to the fractured pieces of Chu Teng resident Nanshu[[/spoiler]]

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** In fact [[spoiler:this becomes a minor plot point in the sequel Chu Teng where the light emitted from Rin is so strong it becomes an guiding light to the fractured pieces of Chu Teng resident Nanshu[[/spoiler]] Nanshu]]



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Tropes that apply to all off Rin's reincarnations.
*{{Gonk}}: just like every other character in this game, all of Rin's reincarnations qualify for this trope.
[[folder:Kia]]
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[[folder:Gyou]]
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*TheChosenOne: Sha's character profile describes him as this as he is the only one can play the four mystical instruments.
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[[folder:Zen]]
*EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods
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[[folder:Retsu]]
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[[folder:Tou]]
*{{Nerd}}: Tou appears to be one. He wears big glasses and works on strange computers.
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* PowerGlows:[[spoiler: at the end of the game when Rin retrieves his original soul, it has been purified causing it and himself to produce a shining golden light]]

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* PowerGlows:[[spoiler: at the end of the game when Rin retrieves his original soul, it has been purified causing it and himself to produce emit a shining golden light]] light]]
**In fact [[spoiler:this becomes a minor plot point in the sequel Chu Teng where the light emitted from Rin is so strong it becomes an guiding light to the fractured pieces of Chu Teng resident Nanshu[[/spoiler]]

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!The protagonist Rin and his various reincarnations

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!The protagonist Rin and his various reincarnationsRin



* PowerGlows:[[spoiler: at the end of the game when Rin retrieves his original soul, it has been purified causing it and himself to produce a shining golden light]]



* TheWoobie
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TheWoobie: poor Rin gets his soul stolen at the beginning of the game and has to venture through the utter insanity that is the island of tong Nou and die multiple times if he wants to retrieve his soul.
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* {{Determinator}}: seemingly nothing will stop Rin from his quest to retrieve his original soul.

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* HaveANiceDeath: see the many deaths of you below


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This is the character sheet for the video game Eastern Mind The Lost souls of Tong nou

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This is the character sheet for the video game Eastern Mind The Lost souls of Tong nouNou



The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend and an emulate from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou to retrieves original soul.

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The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend and an emulate from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou to retrieves retrieve original soul.



* HeroicMime

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* HeroicMimeHeroicMime: an odd case in that Rin himself doesn't seem to speak at all during the game yet some of his reincarnations do [[note]]particularly Zen, Retsu, and Gyou[[/note]]
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Rin needs to die multiple times and live out 9 different lives to unravel the mystery of the Island of Tong Nou and the whereabouts of his missing soul.
* TheSoulless: Averted. Although he loses his real soul, Rin receives a temporary soul that he can use until he finds his real one.
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This is the character sheet for the video game Eastern Mind The Lost souls of Tong nou
!The protagonist Rin and his various reincarnations
[[folder:Rin]]
The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one mourning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island of Tong Nou. Receiving a temporary soul from his friend and an emulate from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong Nou to retrieves original soul.
*{{Determinator}}: seemingly nothing will stop Rin from his quest to retrieve his original soul.
*HeroicMime
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