The Remaining

“	"The Remaining such as ourselves, who are allowed to live, must live... for the sake of the village."	”
—Ryokan to Yae Kurosawa.

The Remaining is the twin left alive after completing the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual in Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. The Remaining is meant to stay in All God's Village to protect the village from Earth. Villagers were admonished to "Fear the Remaining". The Remaining were feared as deified individuals. Existing in this both this plane of existence and the next simultaneously, Remaining were viewed as a form of kami. Their role was to guard, guide, and bless the village, with the aid of the Crimson Butterflies.

The act of sacrificing their twin often caused trauma to the Remaining, who sometimes became significantly depressed without their twin, and many Remaining are short lived.

Inside of the tree near the hill to Kureha Shrine, there is somewhat of a shrine of countless red pinwheels and white candles that is meant to honor the Remaining twins who have died.

Known Remainings

• Ryokan Kurosawa
• Akane Kiryu
• Tsuzuri Osaka
• Itsuki Tachibana
• Mio Amakura
• Trapped Girl (from the Spirit List)
• Kureha

Possible Physical Features

Butterfly Bruise

• A successful ritual will result in the remaining having a crimson butterfly shaped bruise on their neck, symbolizing the act done to cause it. The mark is a signifyer that the two twins are now one.

White Hair

• Due to the trauma involved with the ritual, many remainings hair can turn completely white from shock and anguish. This is not always the case, such as Kureha, who was born with her white hair after her sister was stillborn.