Barasuishou

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Barasuishou introduces herself as the seventh Rozen Maiden doll, though this is merely a ploy to dupe the other six Rozen Maidens into entering the Alice Game so that she may obtain their Rosa Mystica. She is clad entirely in lavender and wears an eyepatch over her left eye, though she is revealed to not be missing an eye at all. The eyepatch seems to act as a seal over her emotions, since she only shows a personality when it is removed. In the first and last episodes of Rozen Maiden träumend, she deliberately parrots whatever Shinku says to her in an effort to annoy her. Barasuishou is unnaturally calm most of the time, apparently possessing no conscience, and is an extremely powerful adversary in battle. She is also hinted to be mad; when Shinku has her pinned to the floor towards the end of their battle, Barasuishou simply giggles and smiles disarmingly at Shinku. She has the ability to create and manipulate all sorts of crystalline elements, including glass. Barasuishou's appearance marks the "true" start of the Alice Game. ~!Her "Father" is Enju, who was initially believed to be Rozen himself, but is merely Rozen's jealous apprentice. Barasuishou's true origin is revealed in the final episode of Rozen Maiden träumend. Enju was obsessed with surpassing Rozen as the greatest dollmaker; to achieve that end, he created Barasuishou to oppose the Rozen Maidens, take their Rosa Mysticae, and finish as the last doll standing. The elements of Barasuishou's attire and overall appearance suggest that Enju had seen Rozen's design for Kirakishou and created Barasuishou from his recollection of it. Barasuishou is believed to have died after being unable to contain the power of the six Rosa Mysticae she absorbed; despite Enju's plea for her to release the Rosa Mystica once he realized the truth, she continued to cry out to "Father" and crumbled to pieces in Enju's hands.!~ Barasuishou appears only in Rozen Maiden träumend and in one scene of the OVA. She does not exist in the manga. She has no medium or artificial spirit, for she is not a doll of Rozen's. Barasuishou's name in English means, "Crystal Rose."