Lum Invader
| Lum Invader | |
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| Urusei Yatsura character | |
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| First appearance | Manga chapter 1 Anime episode 1 |
| Created by | Rumiko Takahashi |
| Voiced by |
Fumi Hirano (Japanese) Martha Ellen Senseney (English, public TV) Larissa Murray (English, for BBC Three) Claudia Thompson (English for Animax) Shannon Settlemyre (English, movies 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6) Ann Ulrey (English, movie 2 ) |
| Profile | |
| Species | Alien Oni |
| Relatives |
Ten (cousin) Ataru Moroboshi (fiancé) |
Lum Invader, known in Japan as simply Lum (ラム Ramu?), is a fictional character and the female protagonist from Rumiko Takahashi's manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura. She is often believed to be the protagonist of the series due to her iconic status. However, Takahashi has stated that Ataru Moroboshi is the main character. She is named Lamu in Animax's English-language dub of the series, and in the Italian and French anime dubs as well; however she is still called "Lum" (pronounced with a long "u" per Spanish linguistic customs) in the Spanish anime dub. Her name is thought to come from popular 1970s swimsuit model Agnes Lum, as well as Rumiko Takahashi's nickname of "Rum" or "Lum" (from the interchangeable sound of the R's and L's in Japanese).
Lum is considered a magical girlfriend, though significantly different from others such as Belldandy of Oh! My Goddess and Ai of Video Girl Ai. While the latter two are openly considered "ideal" women by the protagonists of their respective series, Ataru often indicates publicly that Lum is the opposite of ideal.
Lum is royalty and the daughter of the Oni alien Invader and is capable of flying and generating massive electrical discharges. She generally wears a tiger-striped bikini and Go-Go Boots which highlight her shapely figure, and has two tiny horns on her head that, when sprayed with a special solution, can be shaped to resemble barrettes. When these horns are removed (or when specially blessed yellow ribbons are tied around them), her electric and flying abilities disappear and she becomes a regular girl. Lum's appearance and clothing (and that of her family) draw heavily on the Japanese god of thunder, Raijin.
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