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Ayako
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Japanese name 灰原 亞夜子
Romaji name Haibara Ayako
Other names Peeking Girl, Girl looking down, etc
Age 14 (at death, born 1957 or 1958)
Hair color Black
Eye color Yellow
Occupation Patient
Cause of death Moonlight Syndrome/Blossoming
Encountered in Rogetsu Hall: Room 207, Room with Canopied Bed
Family Yo Haibara (father, implied),
Sakuya Haibara (mother, implied),
Shigeto Haibara (grandfather, implied)
Appearances Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Voice actor (Jp) Unknown
Voice actor (Eng) N/A
...Die...

—Ayako


Ayako (亞夜子 Ayako) is a hostile female spirit in Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. She was one of the many patients that suffered from Moonlight Syndrome. She was being treated inside of Rogetsu Hall, a sanatorium built on Rogetsu Isle specifically to attend to patients of suffering form the illness. She is also one of the patients that knew the heroines of during their stay in Rougetsu Hall. Ayako stood out from the other patients due to her violent tendencies. Eventually, she met her end when the disease could not be controlled and she finally Blossoming.

Past[]

Two years before her death, Ayako was sent to Rogetsu Hall for treatment after she began to experience symptoms of Moonlight Syndrome. She was given special treatment as requested by the director, Shigeto Haibara, although it is never specified why. This special treatment included her having two rooms as well as the tolerance of her violent and harassing behavior. Her last name is nowhere to be found within the records of the game and purposefully withheld.

Ayako spent her time terrorizing those within the hall, including killing Madoka’s pet bird, pushing Madoka down the stairs, and dragging a nurse down the hall by her hair. Those she could easily torment she referred to as her “toys”, and those she could not bother, she disliked. Her room consists of broken and hanging doll parts, which in her notes she says she enjoys breaking them apart, but gets bored of the too easily.

Fate[]

On the Day of Tranquility, Ayako noticed a man blooming outside her room, where she ran inside to hide, begging for help. Her last words were asking for her mother.

Battle[]

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Ayako ghost battle from chapter 2

 During Chapter 2 right before Misaki Asou enters Ayako's room, she sees Ayako dragging Fuyuko Shiratsuki towards her room. Misaki takes a picture and follows her inside. Misaki looks around for Ayako, who is sitting behind the lamp near the bed. Misaki turns around to look to the lamp but Ayako quickly jumps at her. Misaki uses the camera to fight her.    Later in Chapter 4, Ruka Minazuki goes into the Second Floor Management Office to see the list of names. It beeps and Ayako's voice is heard; Ruka then goes straight to room 207 and fights Ayako. 

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Ayako behind Misaki in her second room

She reappears in Chapter 5 in the hidden room that is connected to hers where she appears behind Misaki this time and another fight occurs.

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Etymology[]

  • The name Ayako means "rank, follow" (亞) (a), "night, evening" (夜) (ya) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Ayako's surname Haibara means "ash" (灰) (hai) and "field, plain" (原) (hara/bara).

Trivia[]

  • Ayako was kept in Room 207 - Rangetsu (蘭月), which can be read as "orchid moon" or "month of orchids".
  • It's been theorized that Ayako is the product of an incestuous union between Sakuya Haibara and Yo Haibara, but it is never proven.
    • In a notebook entry written by Yo, it's mentioned that Shigeto compared Ayako's tendency towards "excessive mischief" to Yo's own, which Yo apparently approved of.
    • Yo wrote of Ayako often in his notebook. His and Ayako's rooms are also connected.
    • In Sakuya's diary, she oddly addresses Ayako by name along with her father and brother, possibly implying that they are at least related.
    • Ayako being the daughter of at least one of his children or even being some other blood relative may be a reason why Shigeto didn't want her family name disclosed, especially if she was the daughter of both Yo and Sakuya.
    • Furthermore, Ayako being a relative (either granddaughter or some other blood relation) could be a reason why she was given preferential treatment, such as with her room and the tolerance of her sadistic activities. Sakuya received similar treatment, notably.
    • In another diary entry, Sakuya expresses a desire to guide Ayako and implies that the two share a bond much like mother and daughter, as evidenced by her parallel to herself and her own mother.
    • Yo implies in a notebook entry that he wants to live together with Sakuya and an unnamed person. This third person could possibly be Ayako.
    • It should be noted that incestuous implications have appeared in other Fatal Frame titles, which could lend credence to this claim.
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BGM for Room 207
  • Ayako is the only patient in Rougetsu Hall that had two different rooms. These rooms also had two distinct background themes:
  • In Ayako's main room, Room 207, her laughter can be heard in the background as well as some ghoulish moaning, alluding to her antisocial behavior and enjoyment of others' pain.
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BGM for Room with Canopied Bed
  • In her second room, the Room with Canopied Bed, no sound can be heard aside from her strained breathing. These whimpers are meant to depict how she was tied down on the bed and how she struggled to fight the disease before blooming.
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