Mirumoto Temoru

Legend of the Five Rings card from Gold Edition

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Rarity: Common
Flavor Text: "He collects jade, fights with only one sword, and tells horrible jokes. The warriors who follow him pool koku to buy jade figurines for his collection. They spar against him with two swords and cannot touch him. They even laugh at his jokes." - Mirumoto Daisuke
Artist: Al Skaar
Card Number: 274
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Is not immune to Fear effects that can affect Personalities, because he is not attached to himself. [Reversal, JA, 13 June 2001] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 113

Q: Is Mirumoto Temoru considered a "Hitomi" card, since "Soul of Mirumoto Hitomi" is a bold-faced trait on his card?
A: No. That whole phrase is inseparable, much like "Will not join Phoenix Clan." Jeff Alexander, "replies to 16 June", 20 Jun 2001
Q: Mirumoto Hitomi has the trait "Followers in this unit are immune to Fear," so that The Face of Fear, which affects the Personality as if s/he were a follower, has no effect on her. Mirumoto Temoru says "Temoru's followers are immune to Fear." Does this mean that he is not immune, as he is not his own follower?
Face of Fear says to treat the Personality "as if he were a Follower." What's implied is, "as if he were a Follower *in this unit*." So for purposes of Face of Fear, yes, treat Temoru as if he were leading himself. Or following himself. There's great yin/yang symbolism in this ruling. ;)
A: I'm going to overrule you, Zen. I think it's ambiguous: "Temoru's Followers" could be interpreted as either "Followers in Temoru's unit" or "Followers attached to Temoru". I believe the latter reading is more natural, which means he, himself, would not count.
This is a REVERSAL. Jeff Alexander, "replies to 9 June (and one from 8)", 13 Jun 2001