Line #2 Characters/EasternMindTheLostSoulsOfTongNou


1	This is the character sheet for the video game VideoGame/EasternMindTheLostSoulsOfTongNou.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4	!The protagonist, Rin
5	[[folder:Rin]]
6	[[quoteright:222:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2021_12_07_31825_pm_9.png]]
7	[[caption-width-right:222:Rin as he appears in the opening of the game]]
8	The protagonist of the game. Rin woke up one morning 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 and furoshiki from a white snake, Rin then sets out to the island of Tong-Nou to retrieve original soul.
9	* {{Determinator}}: Seemingly nothing will stop Rin from his quest to retrieve his original soul.
10	* FeaturelessProtagonist: Aside from the opening, we know nothing about Rin.
11	* HaveANiceDeath: To be expected, as this game has many ways to die.
12	* HeroicMime: Downplayed, as he doesn't speak aloud, but his thoughts are displayed clearly. It's also implied he is talking, but it's never shown.
13	* 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 [[OutWithABang by sex.]]
14	* PowerGlows: [[spoiler:At the end of the game when Rin retrieves his original soul, the soul has been purified, causing it and himself to emit a shining golden light]]
15	* TheSoulless: Zig-Zagged. Although he loses his real soul, Rin receives a temporary soul that he can use until he finds his real one.
16	* 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.
17	[[/folder]]
18	!Rin's Reincarnations
19	Tropes that apply to all of Rin's reincarnations.
20	* {{Gonk}}: Just like every other character in this game, all of Rin's reincarnations qualify for this trope.
21	* MeaningfulName: All but a few of the reincarnation names, including Rin's, are part of the [[AsianRuneChant Kuji-in]]
22	[[folder:Kai]]
23	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaipng.png]]
24	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.
25	* CasualKink: The Tong-Nou Illustrated Guide casually refers to his fetish for fire.
26	* DyingCandle: [[spoiler:The candle he goes across Tong Nou to put out turns out to be his.]]
27	* FieryStoic: Despite his appearance, he's not a very passionate person.
28	* OrderedToDie: The candle he was told to put out [[spoiler:ends up being his own, ending his own life]]
29	* PlayingWithFire: He likes fire a lot.
30	[[/folder]]
31	[[folder:Gyou]]
32	[[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gyou.png]]
33	A literal firefly that traverses the skies of Shi-chieng. One of Rin's short-lived reincarnations.
34	* LightingBug: Also doubles as a flame source.
35	* FearlessFool: Is said and has been shown to do dangerous stunts that cause him to crash.
36	* FlamingHair: Well, as much hair as an insect can have
37	* LazyBum: His entry in the illustrated guide implies this.
38	* PlayingWithFire: Like Kai, he possesses flames on his body.
39	* WeakToFire: Despite his head seemingly being immune, his body isn't. [[spoiler:This is winds up being his downfall]]
40	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Is one of the many short lives in the game.
41	[[/folder]]
42	[[folder:Sha]]
43	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shapng.png]]
44	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.
45	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Stated to prefer be alone in his room (due to King-Gyou's tone-deaf singing), and is a talented musican.
46	* MagicalFlutist: One of his instruments of choice is the Flute of Water
47	* MagicMusic: The four instruments in his possession are stated to bring discipline to Tong-Nou.
48	* TheChosenOne: Sha's character profile describes him as this, as he is the only one can play the four mystical instruments.
49	* ThePoorlyChosenOne: The game makes it possible to give King-Gyou the instruments, despite the game advising you to do otherwise.
50	[[/folder]]
51	[[folder:Zen]]
52	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zen_6.png]]
53	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.
54	* FunnyOctopus: Is one of the more comedic lives.
55	* HarmlessFreezing: Although he can only move his head, he seems alright for frozen cephlopod.
56	* MonsterInTheIce:
57	* 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.]]
58	* WeHardlyKnewYe: It only takes a few moments before Zen meets his demise.
59	[[/folder]]
60	[[folder:Jin]]
61	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jin_86.png]]
62	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.
63	* ChromeChampion: Is made of bronze.
64	* GoldSilverCopperStandard: A subtle example of this. King-Gyou is made of gold, while Jin, his servant, is made of bronze.
65	* {{Greed}}: Just like King-Gyou, Jin loves gold above all else, except for maybe the King himself.
66	* LovesOnlyGold: So much so that he admires King-Gyou for his body of gold and hates his own for being made of bronze.
67	* ProfessionalButtKisser: Jin's life purpose is to be this.
68	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Exaggerated. He's dead [[spoiler:before getting out of the menu.]]
69	[[/folder]]
70	[[folder:Retsu]]
71	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/retsu_4.png]]
72	An ordinary ant living by Mingke-shu, The Tree of Life.
73	* AntAssault: [[spoiler: Is thrown at Moku-Gyou in order to make him sneeze]]
74	* InsectGenderBender: Is a worker ant, but is staed to be male.
75	* 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.]]
76	[[/folder]]
77	[[folder:Tou]]
78	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tou.png]]
79	Tou is a green creature born in Ming-ken whose duty is to record all the new life born into Tong-nou.
80	* AppearanceAngst: Can't stand his ringed body.
81	* CasualKink: Is into mechanical apparatus, if the illustrated book is to be believed.
82	[[/folder]]
83	[[folder:Byou]]
84	[[quoteright:306:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/byou.png]]
85	Byou is a mechanic who's ordered to replace the Eyeball of Dreaming, belonging to the king of Mon-Chien.
86	* ChameleonCamouflage: The leaves on his body allow him to do this with trees.
87	* FantasticRacism: He's the only one in Mon-Chien to have leaves, and gets bullied for it as a result.
88	[[/folder]]
89
90	!The Kings
91	[[folder:King-Gyou]]
92	The king of the Land of Desire. A greedy but amiable person, he has the ability to turn human desires into material goods.
93	* {{Greed}}: Is apparently so greedy that it turned his body into gold.
94	* HiddenDepths: His love for music is second only to his love of gold and gems.
95	* {{Irony}}: He hates people that are tone-deaf, despite being tone-deaf himself.
96	[[/folder]]
97	[[folder:Ka-Gyou]]
98	The king of the Land of Time. Rules over time and fate within Tong-Nou.
99	* ComboPlatterPowers: Also can manipulate fire in addition to fate and time.
100	[[/folder]]
101	[[folder:Sui-Gyou]]
102	The king of the Land of Dreaming. Has the draining job of providing the residents of Tong-Nou with dreams.
103	[[/folder]]
104	[[folder:Moku-Gyou]]
105	The king of the Land of Life. Controls life and death within Tong-Nou, and is allergic to ants.
106	* FantasticRacism: Hates Fang-Shing for no particular reason.
107	* JerkassGods: Is the least pleasant of the four main kings. Saying as much since they [[spoiler:buried the true king alive.]]
108	* SymbioticPossession: The bird-like creature on his head is apparently his symbiotic partner.
109	[[/folder]]
110	[[folder:'''SPOILER CHARACTER''']]
111	!!Tou-Gyou
112	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.
113	* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The faces in the ground and on walls that speak to Rin or his reincarnations are eventually revealed to be manifestations of him.
114	* RightfulKingReturns: The game ends upon Rin reviving him.
115	* WalkingSpoiler: His existence is kept a complete mystery until near the very end of the game.

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