Lilly Satou

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Lilly Satou
Birthday	7th February (Age 18)
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Gender	f
Height	171 cm
Blood type	A
Theme	Concord
Occupation	High-School student at Yamaku Academy
Quote	Can you see what I see?
Other	Tall, Waist-height blonde hair, Blind, Clouded blue eyes

"Blind since birth, Lilly is caring, responsible and friendly - the perfect foil to Hanako, her best friend, whom she shares an almost mother-daughter relationship with, in addition to their free time often being spent drinking tea. In class she is a diligent student, with her sense of confidence serving her well in her role as class representative of class 3-2."

— Official Description

Lilly Satou (砂藤リリー, Satō Rirī) is one of the five main female characters of Katawa Shoujo. She often speaks in a very well-bred and formal manner, even to those she is close with. She is completely blind in both eyes, however, she never likes being pitied by anyone else in spite of her lack of vision, and as such has grown up strong-willed and independent. She enjoys being seen as someone who people can look up to, and acts very motherly to many people around her, be it Hanako, Hisao, or the members of her class.

She is half Scottish (on her mother's side) and half Japanese (on her father's side). As such, she has extended family in Scotland, and was taught English at a very young age.

Appearance

Lilly is an exceptionally tall girl, one of the tallest in her grade. She has blonde hair that reaches her waist, which is tied up with a black ribbon. Her face can be recognized as slightly more European than her peers. She has blue eyes that are slightly clouded.

Lilly's casual clothes

She is usually seen wearing the standard school uniform, as well as a pair of white stockings. She also carries her cane in her hand most of the time. Her pajamas consist of a black silk shirt and a matching pair of shorts. She has two sets of casual clothes that she wears within the game. One consists of a light brown peach-off-the-shoulder sweater, a necklace with a crucifix pendant, and a beige ankle-length skirt. The other which she wears on a date consists of a red cheongsam and a red ribbon to tie up her hair, replacing her usual black one.

Personality

Lilly is a very caring and motherly figure, always going out of her way to make others feel comfortable within her presence. She is very social, having many friends in Yamaku. She is also well-mannered and reserved, a result of her upbringing in a Catholic girls' school before she joined Yamaku Academy, but she also shows her moments of weakness and childishness to those she is close with. She is an independent individual, doing many thing like preparing tea and cooking food all on her own, however she does require the help of others where sight is crucial (such as grocery shopping), although these moments are quite rare. Even though she is not one to bear any ill thoughts to others, it is occasionally shown that she and Shizune do not get along well at all, despite the fact that they are both cousins.

Relationships

Family

Lilly considers herself to be distant from her parents, emotionally as well as physically, but does not resent them for it. She understands that business was of the utmost importance to her father and while her parents moved to Scotland so that her father could take an important position in his company, it was decided that Lilly was to stay in Japan for her education, staying with her older sister, Akira. Despite having no disabilities, Akira appears to be very close with Lilly, considering how they've grown up together. Her first cousin Shizune Hakamichi also attends Yamaku Acadamy and is in the same class as Hisao. They are both classroom representatives of their respective homerooms, and are known to get into a number of arguments throughout the story.

Students

Besides the fact that Lilly is well-liked in her class due to the fact that she is the class representative, Lilly developed a close friendship with Hanako, who could be looked at as a complete opposite of Lilly's personality. Their relationship could be close to a mother-daughter relationship and they complement each other very well with Lilly dealing with Hanako's discomfort around people while Hanako deals with Lilly's lack of vision. The two became friends when Lilly was assigned a dorm room next to Hanako. Hanako overheard Lilly comforting one of her friends, and she hoped Lilly could do the same for her, although it took many meetings before Hanako actually opened up to Lilly. Lilly has great compassion for all other students except Shizune. There seems to be a certain level of rivalry between them, despite the fact that they were close a matter of a few years ago. 

Staff

Being the class representative of class 3-2, it would be assumed that Lilly and the class' teacher are on good terms. Lilly is also friends with Yuuko, one of Yamaku's librarians, and goes to her whenever Lilly requires books in Braille.

Plot

See Lilly's route for the full plotline.

Hisao, being new to the school, is looking for directions to the library. He meets Lilly, who seems to be more than happy to show him around. They quickly become friends, with Hisao having his lunch along with her and Hanako. Hisao is pleased whenever he can help her out, such as the time when Lilly needed Hisao's help to go grocery shopping. As Lilly spends more time with Hisao, she begins to worry more and more about him. Soon enough Hisao begins to pick up on this new behavior, but waves it off. Hisao then begins to feel a different aura between them later on. Eventually later in the story, Hisao and Lilly along with Hanako spend a long weekend at Lilly's summer home in Hokkaido, where they confess their fondness to each other. Hisao and Lilly then tell Hanako about their new found relationship and she is very supportive of the two. Soon after arriving back at the academy, Hisao then tells Misha and Shizune about him and Lilly. Hanako gives more space to Lilly and Hisao, claiming to be working on the newspaper with her new found friend Naomi. A few weeks later it is revealed that Lilly's parents have summoned Lilly and Akira to come live with them in Scotland. Hisao and Lilly reluctantly decide that it is best if they end their relationship, feeling that a long-distance relationship would not work out.

Trivia

• Out of all the main female characters in Katawa Shoujo Lilly is the tallest, with a height of 5' 7 1/2" (171.45 cm). This is above normal in both Japan and Scotland as the average female height in Japan is approximately 5' 2" (157.48 cm) and the average female height in Scotland is 5'4" (162.5 cm).
• Lilly shows a discrete liking to alcoholic drinks as seen in both Hanako's and her own plot arc despite her sister's disliking of the development, even though Akira initiated it with her Influence.
• Lilly's fondness for wine, among other things, has caused Hisao to suspect that she has a tendency to get addicted to things easily, such as alcohol. This in turn hints at her having an addictive personality, possible due to enhanced senses (such as taste) to substitute for her blindness.
• After Hanako's birthday party, Lilly makes a point to keep all subsequent alcohol consumption low and in moderation to avoid getting drunk, calling the birthday party a learning experience. She drinks a smaller amount of wine on every subsequent occasion.
• Lilly is the only character with four distinct outfits among her designed sprites (school uniform, pajamas, cheongsam and casual town wear).
• Lilly and Emi have the most H-scenes in the game, totaling three each.
• Lilly is the only character with a scene after the credits.
• Lilly's is the only route without a bad ending, having only a good and neutral ending.
• Despite being blind all her life, Lilly has no problem aligning her eyes as she is never seen cross-eyed. This is a very real problem for the visually impaired.
• Lilly's dorm room number is 225. However, this number was 214 in the Beta.
• Lilly's origin in the final game is different than it was in the Beta. Rather than from Scotland, Lilly's family is in the mining business in South Africa in the Beta.