Yuri Egin

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	|name = Yuri Egin
	|kanji= ユリ・エギン
	|rōmaji = Yuri Egin
	|alias = Witch of the Forest
	Characteristics
	|race = Human
	|gender = Female
	|hair = Dark Brown
		eyes = Blue (Manga) Teal (Anime)
	Professional Status
		previous affiliation = True Cross Order
		previous occupation = [[Exorcist] Potter
	Exorcist Information
		class = Lower Second Class
	Personal Status
		status = Deceased
		relatives = Unnamed Man (Father, deceased) Yuko Egin (Mother) Maternal Grandparents (Deceased)  Rin Okumura (Son) Yukio Okumura (Son) Oku (Guardian, deceased) Niko (Guardian, deceased) Obaba (Guardian, deceased) Ernst Frederik Egin (Father, anime-only)
	Debuts
		manga debut = Chapter 14 (mentioned) Chapter 89 (flashback)
		anime debut = Episode 16 (mentioned) Episode 23 (flashback)
	Portrayal
		japanese voice = Megumi Hayashibara
		english voice = Cherami Leigh
		image gallery = yes }}

Yuri Egin ( ユリ・エギン) was a Lower Second Class Exorcist , a potter, and one of Shiro Fujimoto's close friends. She became pregnant by Satan about sixteen years before the beginning of the series, giving birth to Rin and Yukio Okumura.

Appearance

Yuri's appearance in the anime

Yuri was a young woman of slender figure and petite appearance. She had pale skin, a round  face with few moles, big intense blue eyes (teal in the anime), and long wavy dark brown hair. Yuri had bore a striking resemblance to her youngest son Yukio, though she had Rin's eyes.

Yuri's regular attire consisted of a pink scarf, a large black coat, a dark blue skirt, and  
matching boots. On casual days, Yuri was usually shown wearing a simple white sundress, light sandals, and small flowers on her hair.

Personality

In the anime, Yuri was somewhat similar to Rin, as she rebelled against her father's wishes and sometimes showed a slightly aggressive side when angry. Yuri was a empathetic, kind woman who understanded others' desires and wanted them to realize them when possible, having a "bright presence" according to Shura. She also was very cheerful despite the tragedy around her foster family and dangers in the street. Instead, Yuri was rather adventurous, impulsive and teasing like Rin, which caused her some problems when playing with mysterious flames. These traits allowed her to later developing great bravery when growing up as an exorcist though.

Despite being an Exorcist, Yuri was open-minded, harmonic and curious, even to creatures like Demons, noticing their differences but respected them due to thinking that all beings complete themselves by require both properties and maximum use of all their modes. She also believed some Demons enter Assiah because they were curious, but acknowledge that other ones also deliberately cause damage.

History

Note: these facts are anime-only: Yuri's backstory has not been confirmed in the manga.

Yuri was born from Ernst Frederik Egin, a half german high-ranked exorcist who raised her to follow his footsteps. However, she was more open-minded about other creatures than him, often having discussions with him for this. Their separation further grew when Yuri went to live in a forest, thus gaining the nickname of "Witch of the Forest".

While on a mission to investigate spontaneous human combustion, Yuri and her fellow Exorcists were attacked by Satan's blue flames. Burning all of her companions except her, Yuri was mysteriously unaffected, eventually finding Satan possessing a wolf and pitied him for he could never enter Assiah because his vessels would reduce to ashes.

Yuri allowed Satan to possess her and taught him about several things, including life and death. This caused them to eventually becoming quite close, to the point of being impregnated by him. When Shiro was shooting her Demon friends to convince her to come home, Yuri let out blue flames, revealing Satan and her pregnancy with their children.

Yuri with Rin and Yukio.

When Ernst got entered shortly before she gave birth, Yuri was put into court at the Vatican, sentencing to death as a witch. Before she could be burned alive, Satan saved her by using her father as his vessel and commanded her to run. Mephisto freed Shiro from prison and they encountered a hospitalized Ernst, who ordered them to find and kill Yuri along with Satan's spawns. The two went into the forest, only to find Yuri with her newborn children, whom she named Rin and Yukio. She soon died of childbirth after tenderly saying her wish to they grow strong and understanding. Using Kurikara, Shiro was about to slay them until he saw Rin smile at him. Remembering what Yuri said to him before, he decided to raise her children as his own, much to Mephisto's amusement. Then, Mephisto seals Rin's powers inside Kurikara, and challenged Shiro to a bet.

Synopsis

Exorcist Cram School Enrollment arc

She was briefly mentioned by Satan, who claimed his flames destroyed her body along with all other bodies he possessed.

Exorcist Candidate Live Combat arc

Her name was mentioned during Rin's trial, being the first time Yuri was directly mentioned.

Anime-Exclusive arc

In the anime, her father Ernst tells Yukio that she was burned alive after she was accused of being a witch, without a fair trial, by the Vatican, who claimed it would bring peace. Later, Yukio learnt from Satan that it was Ernst himself who ordered Yuri's execution. It was revealed that Yuri wishes for a world where Assiah and Gehenna don't exist so that humans and Demons can live peacefully.

Yuri's grave

Satan attempted to fulfill her wish by engulfing Assiah with the Gehenna Gate. However, Rin and Yukio were able to destroy the Gate and stop Satan. Satan then apologized to the deceased Yuri but she told him it wasn't time yet and that their sons will choose their own path.

A month after the incident, Mephisto gave the brothers a key to lead them to the forest where they were born and where Yuri died. The Snowmen accompanied them to her grave, which was possibly made for her by Shiro.

Blue Night Investigation arc

Shura Kirigakure tells the Okumura twins about having met their mother when she was younger. This happened when Shiro Fujimoto asked get Yuri, who was making pottery, to help him and the young Shura. Though Shiro later attemped to make her adopt Shura, Yuri refused because she could tell that Shura wanted to stay with him.

Powers & Abilities

Though she was an Exorcist, Yuri's Meister and most of her skills are unknown.

Spectral Awareness: Being one of the few humans with a direct spiritual link, Yuri has the ability to seeing Demons and sensing their aura from afar.

Supernatural Knowledge: From her exorcism tranining, Yuri learnt about the essence and modes of Demons and God, as well as the former's different types. She showed deep interest in the subject despite most students stressed about the theoric classes.

Flame Immunity (Anime-only): Yuri was shown to be immune to Satan's flames in its offensive mode, not  being incinerated or even covered by his blue flames even when he possessed her body while uncontrable. This ability contradicts what Satan said about her in the beginning of the  series, as he claims his flames destroyed the body of Rin's mother.

Quotes

• (To Shiro Fujimoto about Shura Kirigakure) "l think Shura truly wants to be with you. She would be very angry if you get separated."
• (To Satan while in wolf form) "It must be so lonely... for everything to be reduced to ashes in your hands, no matter how much you want to comprehend or cherish them. It must be so sad..."
• (To Shiro Fujimoto about her children) "The one with blue flames is Rin. The pale-skinned one is Yukio. They will... live strong... They will prove that Demons and humans can understand each other."

Trivia

• Although commonly a male name in other languages, "Yuri" (written as 百合, ゆり, or ユリ) is a common female name meaning "Lily" in Japan. The name "Egin" has many possible meanings, such as "peculiar, characteristic, strange, queer" in Faroese.Egin - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics
• Despite appearing in the anime much before appearing in the manga, both of Yuri's appearances match. This could mean her anime design was made by Kazue Katō (either especially for the anime or so that she looked the same in the manga) or simply decided to make the anime design official.