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Uruki

Full Name Rimudo Roun
Nicknames Taki
Birthdate January 28th (Aquarius)
Constellation Woman
Age 16
Gender Male
Hair Color Brown
Height 175cm (Male form)
165cm (Female Form)
Known Relatives Takiko Okuda (Wife)
Einosuke Okuda (Father-in-law)
Yoshie Okuda (Mother-in-law)
Temudan Roun (Father)
Ayula Roun (Mother)
Tegiru Roun (Uncle)
Unnamed aunt
Efinluka Roun (Cousin)
Soruen Wakaosa (Guardian)
Tauru Wakaosa (Guardian)
Allegiance
Additional Information
Beast God Genbu
Title Sixth Emperor of Hokkan (Seimeitei)
Wind Demon Rimudo (Fuuzanki Rimudo)
Rank Emperor
Genbu Celestial Warrior
Occupation Emperor
Prince
Assassin
Fugitive

Real World
Manga Chapter 2
Created by Yuu Watase
Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (Male) (Drama CD)
Nagasawa Miki (Female) (CD Drama)
Other Information
Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden

Uruki (女宿), birth name Rimudo Roun (ロウン·リムド, Roun Rimudo), is a Celestial Warrior of Genbu and one of the main characters in Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden. He is the first Celestial Warrior that Takiko Okuda, the Priestess of Genbu, meets; they become lovers and eventually husband and wife. His power is wind, which he controls by turning into a woman.

Rimudo’s character arc is that of redemption. The crown prince of Hokkan with a tragic backstory, Rimudo loses everyone he loves but eventually becomes the Emperor and brings peace to his country.

Appearance[]

"-Firuka rescued a young man?
-Yes, a handsome one.
"
—Odo tribe member, Chapter 23 (Everlasting Emotion)
Rimudo Ch 2

Rimudo is described as taking after his father in his youth with his mother’s eyes. His defining feature is arguably his hair, which he keeps long on top and short underneath. As a man, he ties back the top half. As a woman, he frequently lets it loose. When he is reunited with Takiko in the afterlife, his hair is short. He has a lean, muscular build, as shown in Watase’s frequent shirtless depictions of him. As a woman, he’s considered attractive too, much to his chagrin.

Personality[]

"Some things in this world you have to do to eat, to survive. Where there’s a battle, you have to kill people. Even if you don’t want to. Even if you think it’s wrong."
—Uruki, Chapter 17 (Flame of Sorrowful Tears)

Rimudo is a conflicted character. He’s introduced as cold and somewhat ruthless, having been hunted his entire life due to a false prophecy and enduring intense trauma as a result. Rage and revenge motivate him. Underneath his seeming callousness, however, Rimudo is actually guided by a strong sense of morality and shows the capacity to love deeply. He sees his country in a state of chaos and he aspires to reform it. He loved Tauru, the man who saved him from his father. His relationship is unconditional with Soruen, Tauru’s son who becomes Rimudo’s sole guardian after Tauru’s death. And he eventually falls deeply in love with Takiko, the Priestess of Genbu.

Over the course of the series, Rimudo slowly lets go of his rage. He expresses remorse at how many lives have been lost in the blood feud between him and his father - many of which he himself took in cold blood - and he starts seeing the broader picture of a country on its knees and the suffering of its people.

Having been born a prince, Rimudo can be haughty and imperious. However, he is a natural born leader and is calculating and strategic in his actions.

Story[]

Rimudo is the only child of King Temudan Roun, a Hokkan prince, and Queen Ayula Roun, a Sairou princess. His father named him Rimudo, which means wind, because he wanted him to “ride through the country like the wind…and stir the souls of his people.” At birth, the character for “woman” appears briefly on Rimudo’s chest and the wind blows fiercely through Hokkan.

Hokkan is a patrilineal society, meaning Temudan is first in line to the throne as the eldest brother, followed by any son he sires. Temudan’s brother, Tegiru, lusts after the throne. When Temudan comes down with a mysterious illness, Tegiru convinces their father that Temudan can’t become Emperor in his state. To further solidify his claim to power, Tegiru schemes to get rid of Rimudo. He pays Temudan’s oracle to tell a false prophecy that Rimudo will kill his father when the Genbu Warriors assemble. Suffering injustice after injustice, Temudan is driven mad with grief and he orders his son killed. It’s only thanks to Ayula’s quick action that Rimudo is saved. She calls for her bodyguard, Tauru, who goes on the run with Rimudo and his own son, Soruen.

Uruki crying

The first few years of Rimudo’s life are relatively peaceful. He is shielded from the knowledge of his past and the reality of being a fugitive. Tauru teaches young Rimudo “the skills and dignity befitting royalty.” The boy sees Tauru and Soruen as his father and brother. When Rimudo is nine, however, his pursuers finally strike a blow. They kill Tauru and Rimudo’s celestial powers manifest. He transforms into Uruki and cuts down his attackers with an explosive gust of wind, committing murder for the first time in his life. In the aftermath, he learns of everything that has led to this. Pushed to the brink of sanity, Rimudo attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. He is saved by Soruen, who catches his wrist and pulls him back to safety.

The trauma of Tauru’s death turns Rimudo cold-blooded and determined to destroy his father. He becomes known as Fuuzanki Rimudo, or Wind Demon, for killing 1,000 enemies. Two years before the start of the series, he attacked the Imperial Palace but failed, leading to a bounty placed on his head. At the series’ start, he’s learned that his father is working with Kutou, Hokkan’s enemy, and he is trying to infiltrate the Kutou army to bring evidence of Temudan’s treachery to the Emperor. (Neither he nor Soruen have knowledge of Tegiru’s role in Rimudo’s misfortunes at this point.) Rimudo allows himself to get caught by the authorities so that he’s sentenced to death on Mt. Kokureishin, after which he can escape to Kutou under a new identity.

Takiko Rimudo First Meeting

Rimudo first meets Takiko, the future Priestess of Genbu, while chained up on Mt. Kokureishin in his female form. He begrudgingly saves her from man-eating monsters. Afterwards, he turns around to leave, unconcerned about leaving a young woman alone on a monster-infested mountain, but he passes out from fever. Takiko ends up saving him. She brings him to an inn, where she strips them both and tries to use the heat of her naked body to bring down his fever…only to find out that Rimudo is actually a man.

Rimudo eventually parts ways with Takiko and reunites with Soruen to continue towards Kutou. Both men suspect that Takiko may be the fated Priestess - and what that means with respect to the prophecy - but Rimudo brushes it off, adamant that he’ll make his own destiny.

Uruki Takiko Festival

Up until this point, Rimudo has been single-mindedly focused on killing his father. After meeting Takiko, however, he finds himself distracted by thoughts of her. When he enters Kutou territory and meets Crown Prince Hakei, commander of the Kutou army, he gives his name as Taki despite having already agreed on a pseudonym with Soruen beforehand. When Hakei appoints him to a special task force to kill the Priestess and her warriors, he repeatedly risks blowing his cover to save her. Rimudo reveals his deception to his Kutou comrades when they corner Takiko and her companions in an abandoned village. He saves the group and finally assumes his role as a Genbu Celestial Warrior. He eventually professes his love to Takiko at Soruen’s urging.

During their travels to find the other Celestial Warriors, the group sees Kutou’s massive army camped at the border of Hokkan and Kutou. Realizing that war is imminent, Rimudo revives his previous plan of finding evidence that his father is working with Kutou. This sets off a fatal chain reaction in which Takiko is captured by Kutou and Soruen gives his life to save her and Rimudo. Rimudo sees Soruen blow himself up, taking out the 1,000 soldiers Temudan had sent to kill his son. He goes insane. His rage creates a massive tornado that hurtles towards his father in Touran, the capital. In a repeat of what happened two years before when he first attacked the capital, Rimudo’s power is pitted against that of Tegu, one of the Urumiya twins, the last Celestial Warrior. While one of the Urumiya twins, Hagas, has been hunting Rimudo under Temudan’s command, the other, Tegu, has been imprisoned beneath Touran as a shield of sorts for the palace. It looks like this time, Rimudo’s fury-charged attack can breach Tegu’s defense. However, just as he reaches the outskirts of the city, his power recedes and he plummets from the sky. His unconscious, battered body is found by a woman who is eventually revealed to be Tegiru’s daughter and Rimudo’s cousin, Efinluka Roun.

Efinluka is unlike her father and sympathetic to the Genbu Warriors’ cause. She rescues Rimudo, taking him back to her hideout in Nasaru Forest. Nasaru is home to the Odo Tribe, a group of rebels formed from various Hokkan clans who believe in the Priestess of Genbu’s promise of salvation. Takiko and the other warriors eventually find Rimudo here, anguished and grief-stricken. He lashes out at everyone, including Takiko. At Takiko’s behest, Efinluka and the Odo tribe perform funeral rites for Soruen. The ceremony returns Soruen’s spirit to the stars, bringing peace to Rimudo’s soul and enabling him to begin healing from his grief. He realizes that he must not squander his life given Soruen died to protect it. He reiterates to Takiko how much he loves her, explaining that Soruen bonded the two of them through a toka seed as his final act.

As the Celestial Warriors all recover from their wounds in Nasaru, Rimudo is visited by Taiitsukun. Rimudo expresses remorse for the thousands of murders he’s committed. Taiitsukun remarks on how Rimudo has changed, before proceeding to inform him that the Priestess will be sacrificed upon summoning Genbu. Unable to bear the thought of losing yet another person he loves, Rimudo gathers the rest of the warriors and they present a united front to Takiko to force her to go back to her world.

Over a month passes. Rimudo and his fellow Warriors remain in Nasaru, locked in a standoff with the enemy. But when Takiko re-enters the book in Touran, Rimudo instantly knows because of the scent of the toka seed. He informs the rest of the group and they prepare for a frontal attack to get to Takiko. The group gets split in the ensuing battle but Rimudo manages to make his way to the capital. There, he and Takiko reunite, embracing passionately and reaffirming their love for each other. That night, Rimudo tries one more time to prevent Takiko from summoning Genbu by attempting to take her virginity, but she rebuffs his advances. She’s committed to summoning Genbu and saving Hokkan, even if it means that she cannot be with Rimudo.

Eventually, the entire group finds each other. Takiko suggests that they sneak into the palace so they can find Tegu, reunite him with Haagasu, and bring them both over to their side as the last Celestial Warrior, Urumiya. The warriors express reservations about the riskiness of the plan but Rimudo reminds them that it’s their duty to trust and follow their Priestess. While Inami, Hikitsu, and Namame sneak into the palace with Takiko, Rimudo, Tomite, and Hatsui stay outside to find a rumored underground labyrinth beneath the palace where Tegu may be imprisoned.

They succeed in finding Tegu, who becomes the full-fledged Celestial Warrior Urumiya when Hagas sacrifices himself to save his brother. Before he dies, Haagasu reveals to Rimudo and the other two that Takiko is dying. The full weight of Takiko’s decisions hits Rimudo. He reflects on how he’s been surrounded by people who embraced the inevitability of death: Haagasu, Tauru, Soruen, and now Takiko. Flying upwards from the underground labyrinth, he breaks ground to arrive in the palace hall…where he meets his father for the first time. Rimudo rushes at Temudan with intent to kill but just as he’s about to drive his sword into Temudan’s throat, he stops. His resolve to take no more lives and Takiko’s influence stay his hand. He turns around to join her…only for an assassin hiding in the shadows to throw a dagger into Temudan’s heart. With his last dying breath, Temudan tells Rimudo that he has his mother’s eyes and hands him the emperor’s necklace, crowning him as Emperor of Hokkan.

Rimudo throws himself into governing. He’s convinced that through is efforts and the Celestial Warriors’ powers, they can save Hokkan without resorting to summoning Genbu. As he strategizes and executes, Tomite and Hikitsu scheme with the rest of the warriors to get him and Takiko wed. Despite being tricked into wedding attire, Rimudo nevertheless pledges his love to Takiko and asks her to be his queen. They say “I do” in front of their loved ones and Genbu.

Their happiness is short-lived as immediately after the wedding, the Kutou army arrives at Hokkan’s gates. Rimudo puts into motion his plan. They appear to make headway until a destructive hailstorm rains down on the city, the first sign of the true threat to Hokkan - the impending ice age, not Kutou. Recognizing it as such, Takiko realizes she has no other choice but to summon Genbu. She begs Rimudo and her warriors to let her have her last wish. Rimudo relents, respecting the will of the woman he loves.

The Priestess and her warriors begin the summoning ceremony. Kutou renews their attack, rightly calculating that the Celestial Warriors would be indisposed and Hokkan defenseless. Rimudo physically shields Takiko from falling rock and hail and supports her as she coughs up blood, severely weakened by her illness. The army has reached the warriors, who realize that their powers are gone, transferred to the Priestess. More hail rains down. As Takiko nears the end of her recitation, Tomite is stabbed through the heart by Shigi, a Kutou assassin. Hikitsu rushes to his side, sacrificing himself to keep Tomite alive just long enough for Takiko to succeed in calling Genbu from the heavens.

Takiko faces Genbu in his human form. She promises the god her life in exchange for three wishes. Her remaining warriors watch, awestruck, as she makes her first wish: “bring spring to this country once more.” She collapses but proceeds to make her second wish: “heal every living thing in this country.” Rimudo begs Takiko to stop. Her body is being ripped apart by Genbu. It is assumed that the healing waters had no effect on her because she’s not of this world and because Genbu’s consuming of the Priestess’ body can’t be stopped, though Urumiya says it’s because the illness has already weakened her so much that she can no longer be saved. In the middle of all this, an apparition appears. Takiko’s father has figured out how to connect to his daughter across time and space - through their blood. He apologizes to Takiko for creating the book that has led her to this before plunging a knife into his chest to kill himself, he killed his own daughter in a bid to end her suffering, and wrote a a letter to his friend Takao Osugi. After that, he placed he his daughter's dead body in the Genbu Grotto and then killed himself. As Takiko draws her final breaths, Rimudo promises her that he will take care of Hokkan in her stead and that he will find her again one day. She tells him that she will forever be in his embrace, and dies in his arms.

A month after Takiko’s death, Rimudo and Hakei sign a peace treaty between their countries. The snow has melted, giving way to spring. Rimudo dreams that he is called to Mt. Kokureishin, where he first met Takiko. He is visited by Taiitsukun; to his surprise, Taiitsukun leads him to a grand hall where he meets the spirits of Tomite and Hikitsu. Instead of ascending to heaven, they chose to remain on earth as penance for dying before Takiko. They ask Rimudo to let them guard Takiko’s necklace, which she used to find the Celestial Warriors, explaining that this necklace will become the Shinzaho for future Priestesses. After some thought, Rimudo hands it over, saying that Takiko would’ve wished it. He promises Tomite and Hikitsu that he’ll take care of their families. They tell him to be strong and live long and well for all those who have fallen. Rimudo steps back into the sunlight, where he vows to live countless future springs with Takiko in his heart.

Rimudo rules for 100 years before passing away. True to his word, he never takes another wife or sires any children, remaining faithful to Takiko. The series ends with the two reuniting in the afterlife, never to be separated again.

Powers and Abilities[]

"He moves like the wind itself"
—Hakei, Chapter 3 (Fateful Resolution)
Uruki Wind

Uruki’s celestial power is wind. He can cut down enemies with it, create destructive tornadoes, fly, and even teleport. He must be in his female form to use his power. Because Celestial Warriors have superhuman capabilities, Uruki is able to endure greater physical trauma and recover quicker than the average human. He is one of the stronger Genbu warriors, though both Urumiya twins are able to defeat him.

Having fought for his life for the majority of his years, Rimudo is a formidable warrior and is skilled in the use of multiple weapons. He is street-smart but also has the strategic and leadership skills of a general. As a result, he is the de facto leader of the Celestial Warriors.

Trivia[]

  • When Yuu Watase first mapped out the story for Genbu Kaiden, she intended for Uruki to be a hermaphrodite and regular Celestial Warrior, not a love interest.

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