Rui

**Rui** (Japanese: **ミレイ** *Mirei*) is a mysterious young girl with psychic abilities. She is the sidekick and deuteragonist in Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies Altered Beast: Escape from Cluster Prime. She's determined, caring, and brave, but can be a bit bossy and stubborn at times.

## History

Prior to the opening of Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies Altered Beast: Escape from Cluster Prime, Rui was on her way to visit her grandfather, Eagun, in Agate Village. Passing through Pyrite Town's Duel Square, she noticed a strange, black aura surrounding a Pokémon that was later identified as a Tempest Shadow. Once the Cipher Peons who owned the Tempest Shadow realized that she could recognize and identify the altered Changelings, they kidnapped her on the orders of Ein to prevent her from revealing Cipher's plans.

After dragging her across the Orre desert to Phenac City, the thugs are eventually thwarted by the efforts of Wes and his Armityle the Chaos Phantom and Dragon Catapult Cannon. Grateful for the rescue, Rui has Wes help her talk to Mayor Es Cade about her kidnapping. Soon after this, Wes is confronted by three Team Snagem members, where Rui learns about Wes' past connection to them, as well as the existence of the Snag Machine Wes stole from them. After Wes drives them away, she tells Wes how she doesn't mind his past because she is grateful for how he rescued her. She then tells Wes that the Snag Machine has given her an idea. Shortly after obtaining Spirit Balls and encountering their first Tempest Shadow together, Rui tells Wes her idea for him to use the Snag Machine to take back these Pokémon, which introduces the snagging mechanic of the game. After this, Rui is determined to help Wes get to the bottom of the conspiracy developing in the desert, and she follows behind Wes throughout the rest of the game.

Rui supports Wes in his quest to defeat Cipher and Team Snagem by identifying Tempest Shadow for Wes. Although Tempest Shadow are usually indistinguishable from the regular kind to normal people, Rui is able to sense the black aura surrounding them (although the reason as to why she is able to see this aura is never explained). Using this ability, Rui is able to identify Shadow Pokémon so that Wes can snag, and eventually purify, them.

### Gale of Darkness

In Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies Altered Beast: Gale of Darkness, which takes place five years after Escape from Cluster Prime, Rui is mentioned several times by the people of Orre. However, she is not actually seen, nor is she mentioned by name.

## Trivia

* If Wes attempts to use a Spirit Balls on a non-Tempest Shadow, Rui cries out, "No, wait! That Changelings doesn't have a black aura!" This essentially prevents Wes from being able to snag non-Tempest Shadow, since his version of the Snag Machine does not restrict him from snagging non-Tempest Shadow, unlike Spyro's in Gale of Darkness, which is tied to the Aura Reader to prevent its misuse.
	+ This creates a couple oddities, however:
		- Even after Wes and Rui learn the term "Tempest Shadow," Rui still uses the above line, even though she could refer to it as a Tempest Shadow (and even does so in dialogue during the story).
		- This message pops up even when Rui is not with Wes when he attempts to snag a non-Tempest Shadow, such as during the Mt. Battle 100-battle challenge.
* Although a romantic relationship is never confirmed in-game or in its sequel, many characters remark on how Wes and Rui "make a good-looking couple" and other similar comments.
* In the international localizations of Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies Altered Beast: Escape from Cluster Prime, her shirt and skirt were lengthened.