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Originally Posted by quigonkenny
We'll have a better idea by the end of next episode. My guess is she's just someone who's in service to the Kiryuuin family. Probably all her life, if her loyalty is any indication. Being the only character in the series drawn in such a way as to suggest she isn't Japanese or half-European/American (dark skin, dreadlocks) might be some clue to her backstory. Maybe we'll get lucky and her story will be the focus of the bonus episode. Otherwise she's doomed to be the least developed secondary character.
Don't know if this has already been stated, but "Houou" is a Chinese firebird/phoenix, and the Kanji used for "Rei" means "gratitude".
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It's funny that you posted this. I was on my old kanji site and I put her name in search engine just so I could see if her name gives off any clues. Interesting that she has the word "phoenix" in her name. Just the sound ("houou") alone gave me that thought before I looked it up. One of the characters in Mako's name, Mankashoku has the meaning for "warship". Which may explain why she's such a powerhouse.
They better reveal something about Hououmaru by shows end. Well, the don't have to, but it would be surprising if she was a super double agent. She's either a double agent or she's just a servant that serves the purpose like the rest of Ragyou's flunkies. Only thing is they're resting with the fishes when offered earlier to the Primordial Life Fiber. Or she's the true being that may throw Ragyou's plan in the can. I tell you that ending with Ragyou cackling (Romi Park is da bomb as all hell) all loud and the hyper perspective is on par with the mid to late 80's, with some early 90's animations, when emphasizing the main villain. You don't see that stuff anymore in the newer stuff. Not like this. That is what the old school robot shows and revivals were about. Hyperbole. This is what GGG was about, this is what Dangaioh was about, this is what Gainax was about. This was what animation could do, not all that computer crap.