Spirit of the Lake

Spirit of the Lake or The Water Goddess ( 水の女神 Mizu no Megami) is a minor character that appeared in Tale 2" The_Secret_of_the_Haunted_Spring!", and Tale 52 "Clover Turns into Hickory" She is also mentioned in Tale 37 "Summer Without Rambler?!". Her anime debut was in episode 3 "The Fountain's Secret!? / Chima, the Mail Delivery Bunny!?".

History

Spirit of the Lake first appears in Tale 2 "The Secret of the Haunted Spring". She's first introduced as a terrible water spirit that curses those who pollute her lake (as told by Cinnamon Fox in order to intimidate Clover and co.) When Clover almost drowns in the spring, trying to apologize to Spirit for throwing the lantern pod into her lake, Spirit rescues Clover and brings her to safety. In Tale 37 "Summer Without Rambler?!", Spirit does not physically appear, per se, rather she is mentioned by Clover when she laments about her letters regarding Rambler's wellbeing, and how "The Spirit of the Spring has to hear my wish!!". Her final appearance is in volume 5. She appears in Tale 52 to grant Clover's wish to switch bodies with Hickory, only to teach her a valuable lesson on being happy with who you are. Her last appearance shows her in the distance as Clover thanks her in her inner monologue.

Appearance

Spirit is a beautiful human-like being; she has long, wavy hair, an elegant flowing dress that shows her cleavage, a relaxed expression, a pair of wing-like ears. Her appearance in the anime, however, is somewhat different. She has blonde, wavy, hair and a widow's peak, a slightly tan complexion, and has gorgeous emerald-colored eyes. Spirit wears a more detailed light blue dress that cuts off at her shoulders. She also wears one sleeve on her right arm. She also has a flowing light blue cape.

Personality

Spirit is calm, caring, gentle, benevolent as well as mysterious, enigmatic, and full of wisdom. In Tale 2 Spirit saves Clover when she drowns, tries to apologize to the Spirit for throwing the lantern pod into her spring, showing her kind and protective side. She also shows her justice side of her personality by smiting Cinnamon Fox with a bolt of lightning at the end of chapter 2. To show her wisdom "Clover Turns into Hickory", she is able to use her magic to switch the bodies of Clover and Hickory in order to teach Clover a valuable lesson.

Trivia

While not confirmed, she shares many similarities with the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian Mythology.

Her wing-like ears could be a reference to angels from the Buddhist religion, who also have wing-like ears.

She is the only character with 2 different designs. This is partly due to her first appearance in chapter 2 of the manga not having details regarding her appearance. It’s unknown why her appearance is much different in chapter 52 than it is in episode 3 of the anime.

She does not appear in the DS game, but other minor characters from the series like Radicchio, Carrot, and Luna do appear in the game

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