Some attributes
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| First | Female |
| Second | 20 |
| Third | College student (History major) |
Other attributes
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| Fourth | Alive (Underwater Dream) Deceased (Forever Deep, Yaobikuni) Unknown (Secrets) |
| Fifth | Yuuta Takahashi (Close Friend / Possible love interest) Rin Yamazaki (Best Friend) Seitaro Wakasugi (Friend) |
This article contains spoilers for Mermaid Swamp. Proceed with caution.
Yuka Kikuchi is one of Rin Yamazaki's friends, and the first to suffer from the curse.
Appearance[]
Yuka has shoulder-length blue hair and messy bangs. She wears a long lavender dress with brown shoes. Yuka appears to have brown eyes in the "Underwater Dream" illustration.
After being taken hostage by the mermaids, Yuka's whole body becomes swollen, and her eyes turn light brown.
Personality[]
Yuka is very calm at the beginning of the game. She is very feminine and offers to do Rin's makeup, which contrasts Rin's tomboyish personality. Still, the two are very close friends. According to Yuuta, Yuka is docile and pretty.
Roles[]
The first scene shows Yuka sitting in the front seat. She doesn't say much, aside from making small talk after Rin wakes up from her nap. After they enter the mansion, she speaks about the multiple Ophelia paintings before telling Rin that she's not feeling well.
1st Night: Rin has a dream where she sees a dark figure enter Yuka's room. When Rin wakes up and checks on her, her entire face is swollen. Rin screams and alerts Seitaro Wakasugi, who tells her to call for an ambulance.
Rin considers lighting the fireplace in Yuka's room to help keep her warm. If the player does, Yuka will complain about feeling cold and eventually die, which also leads to the suicide of Yuuta Takahashi. If the player does not light the fire, Yuka will appear calm and survive.
2nd Day: Yuka is seen in Rin's dream when she fell from the shelves and 'Yuka' told Rin about the truth about the mansion. 'You see, I'm a hostage'. The next time Rin visits Yuka in her room (if you didn't light the fireplace situation), Yuuta is seen sitting beside Yuka's bed. Yuuta then tells Rin how beautiful and docile Yuka is compared to her. Then he chases Rin outside.
'Yuka' will make another appearance as Rin leaves the house to search for a way to get out off the mountains. Depending on whether Yuka is dead or not at this point of the game, Rin will deny that the apparition is truly Yuka by either stating that Yuka is dead, or that she is back at the mansion. 'Yuka' will then proceed with demanding Rin to take 'her' home.
Endings[]
A picture of Yuka dying when the fireplace lights up. (Remake version.)
Yaobikuni: Having lit the fireplace, Yuka dies as her body cannot take the swelling she's succumbed to as the heat in the room speeds up the process. Literally: she bursts as her skin and inner organs cannot keep up with the swelling.
Forever deep: Same as Yaobikuni.
Secrets: She was never healed at the end and was never shown what happened after Seitaro died. It is indicated that she will remain in the house forever.
Underwater Dream: She was carried towards the car but it was never shown how she was carried. When they already drove out the creepy mountains and village, Yuka's blanket fell and it showed her, alive and well, and asking what happened. Rin was so relieved that she was well again, and they celebrated with a hug. After being examined at a nearby hospital, doctors concluded that there was nothing wrong with her.