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| “ | That's the funny thing about hope. Nobody else gets to decide if you feel it. That choice belongs to you. | „ |
| ~ Rumi to Jinu, after an old lady calls Jinu a hopeless boy. |
Rumi is the main protagonist of Sony Pictures Animation's 29th feature full-length animated film KPop Demon Hunters.
She is a half-demon human who is the leader of the K-pop group HUNTR/X (pronounced "Hunt-rix"), comprising herself, Mira, and Zoey. They take secret identities as demon hunters to protect the souls of the human world from demons.
She is voiced by Arden Cho while her singing voice was provided by EJAE.
Story[]
For a long time, demons have attacked humans and stolen their souls to feed the Demon King Gwi-Ma. Three women rose as demon hunters, defeating the demons by using their singing voices to create a barrier called the Honmoon to seal them out of the human world. This legacy was passed down through generations who used their singing voices to maintain the Honmoon.
Rumi's mother, Miyeong, was a member of the Sunshine Sisters — a now-disbanded K-Pop group and the previous generation of demon hunters. She had conceived Rumi with a demon, and died shortly after Rumi was born. Celine, another member of the Starlight Sisters and Miyeong's friend, made a promise to preserve all that's left of her, which meant raising Rumi. From a young age, Rumi was taught to hide her demonic heritage, with Celine stating that when Rumi grows up to be a demon hunter and conjures the golden Honmoon, her demonic markings (patterns) will disappear.
Later, the K-pop girl and demon hunter group HUNTR/X was formed under the mentorship of Celine, with its members being Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. After defeating demons and finishing their world tour, Rumi rushes to release their newest single "Golden" in hopes of creating the Golden Honmoon faster as her demonic patterns have been growing and spreading around her body. However, she loses her voice at a live performance due to her patterns, and abandons the stage. Huntrix regroups and focuses their energy on preparing for their performance at the International Idol Awards instead, which is when the Honmoon is strengthened for the year and when the group believes the Golden Honmoon will be formed.
Huntrix then encounters a new boy band, the Saja Boys. Though nearly deceived, they sense something is off. They confirm that the Saja Boys are demons but fail to stop them in a scuffle; Jinu discovers Rumi's heritage and keeps it from Mira and Zoey.
He meets with Rumi privately, revealing that demons are controlled by shame and misery through voices Gwi-Ma whispers to them. Jinu recounts how, 400 years ago, Gwi-Ma gave him a beautiful voice that helped lift his impoverished family. Jinu became a palace performer but was eventually banished to the demon realm and is haunted by guilt over his family losing everything. Jinu's demonic patterns are a mark of his shame over this incident, while Rumi's mark her shame over her heritage.
Huntrix later performs their single "Golden" at the International Idol Awards, hoping to create the Golden Honmoon. Beforehand, Rumi makes a deal with Jinu — the Saja Boys would forfeit their performance so that Huntrix would get a guaranteed win. Rumi nearly succeeds at creating the Golden Honmoon during her solo, but is betrayed by Jinu who creates demon illusions of Zoey and Mira to attack Rumi on stage, while using the lyrics of HUNTR/X's unreleased song "Takedown" against her.
After the incident on stage, Rumi's patterns are revealed to Zoey and Mira who turn against her out of fear. Rumi confronts Jinu, who reveals his backstory was partially fabricated and that he was the one who abandoned his family. Later, Rumi finds Celine and asks for her life to be ended, and when Celine refuses and tells her to cover up her patterns, Rumi retorts that the demonic patterns are a part of who she is, and that she's glad the Honmoon is destroyed.
Rumi teleports to the Saja Boys' performance and interrupts it, and states to the Demon King that the world knows what she is and that she will create a new Honmoon. Rumi reignites Mira and Zoey's souls with her song, and they together work to defeat the Demon King, the Saja Boys, and swarms of other demons. During this, Rumi is attacked by a blast of energy from the Demon King, but Jinu steps in to sacrifice himself and give Rumi his soul. Rumi is dismayed at Jinu because she wanted to save him but Jinu tells her that she already had saved him before disintegrating into ashes in front of her.
With the power of Jinu and the fans' souls, HUNTR/X defeats the Saja Boys and the Demon King, as well as restores the Honmoon. At the end of the movie, Rumi is seen being more confident and open about her patterns, wearing more revealing clothes into front of others including young fans and even going to the bathhouse with Mira and Zoey.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Fighting Skills: As a Demon Hunter, Rumi possesses vast experience in weapon handling and hand-to-hand combat.
- Singing: As a K-pop star and demon hunter, Rumi is a magnificent singer. Her voice is capable of attracting and inspiring hope and joy in people.
- Spirit Magic: Rumi, like all hunters, can use spiritual magic powered by her and her fans' souls.
- Weapon Conjuring: Rumi is able to conjure a magical sword that she can slay demons with.
- Energy Slash: Rumi's sword can create a powerful long-range slash, which she uses to attack Gwi-Ma in their final battle.
- Spirit Vision: Rumi can see spirits, demons and the spiritual energy that flows through the Honmoon, she is able to see when it changes color or fluctuates indicating that there are demons nearby. She can also see when the Honmoon is damaged or destroyed.
- Honmoon Creation: Rumi, together with other members of Huntrix, are capable of creating and strengthening the Honmoon using the soul energy of their fans.
- Weapon Conjuring: Rumi is able to conjure a magical sword that she can slay demons with.
- Demon Magic: As a human-demon half-breed, Rumi can use demonic magic to a certain extent, but does not have full control over said powers.
- Demonic Screech: When enraged, Rumi can let out a powerful scream. Due to Rumi's connection to the Honmoon, her scream affects it, sending magenta shockwaves across it.
- Teleportation: Rumi, like all demons, can teleport through magenta smoke.
- Demonic Patterns: Rumi possesses "patterns" on her skin, which all demons possess as a mark of their shame. It glows magenta as she loses control of her demon side, and glows a light-blue hue when she accepts her demonic side and releases her shame.
Trivia[]
- Maggie Kang's daughter, Rumi Oak, is named for the character and voices Rumi as a child.
- Rumi was originally a character for a different project but the film's director, Maggie Kang, loved the design so much she made her the main character of KPop Demon Hunters.
- Not much is known about Rumi's parents. Many viewers speculate that her mother might have met her father in the same way Rumi met Jinu and fell in love.
- Rumi's demonic patterns are a mark of her shame over her demonic heritage, meaning that when she worries or panics over her patterns, her patterns ironically grow more. Also, her patterns were originally purple, but after Rumi comes to terms with her demon side, they become silver-ish blue.
- Rumi's full name was stated to be "Rumi Nim" in an official Netflix merch drop, from when Healer Han refers to her in the movie. "Nim" is, however, not a real Korean surname and is instead an honorific used to show respect, similar to "Mr(s)" and "Miss" in English.
- The T-Shirt referencing her full name has now been removed from the store after backlash.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Rumi on the Pure Good Wiki