| 1 | [[center:[[WMG:''Franchise/TouhouProject'' [[Characters/TouhouProject characters index]]\ |
| 2 | [-'''Main characters:''' [[Characters/TouhouMainCharacters Main Characters]]\ |
| 3 | '''PC-98 Era:''' [[Characters/TouhouPC98 PC-98 Games]] (''Highly Responsive to Prayers'', ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'', ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'', ''Lotus Land Story'', ''Mystic Square'')\ |
| 4 | '''Windows Era -- Main Games:''' ''Characters/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'' | ''Characters/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'' | ''Characters/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'' | ''Characters/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView'' | ''Characters/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith'' | '''''Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism''''' | ''Characters/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject'' | ''Characters/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires'' | ''Characters/TouhouKishinjouDoubleDealingCharacter'' | ''Characters/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom'' | ''Characters/TouhouTenkuushouHiddenStarInFourSeasons'' | ''Characters/TouhouKikeijuuWilyBeastAndWeakestCreature'' | ''Characters/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers'' | ''Characters/TouhouJuuouenUnfinishedDreamOfAllLivingGhost''\ |
| 5 | '''Windows Era -- Other:''' [[Characters/TouhouSideGames Side Games]] | [[Characters/TouhouOtherOfficialWorks Other Official Works]]-]]]]] |
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| 7 | This page is for ''Touhou'' characters who debuted in ''VideoGame/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism''. |
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| 9 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | [[folder:Kisume]] |
| 12 | [[quoteright:158:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11kisume.png]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ::''The Fearsome Well Spirit'' |
| 15 | ::'''Kisume''' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | -->''"So is THIS the body you dropped down here?"'' |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Another midboss with no dialogue, Kisume is a tsurube-otoshi, a type of youkai which was sometimes said to drop buckets on people. She just spends most of her time in buckets herself [[ShrinkingViolet out of shyness]]. |
| 20 | ---- |
| 21 | * AxCrazy: According to the interview with ZUN in ''[[AllThereInTheManual Symposium of Post-Mysticism]]''. It's taken even further with Aya's article about her, in which she threw the remains of a skeleton at some children while cackling madly. Presumably she's meant to be an example of the kinds of hated youkai who end up underground. After all, her BossSubtitles do call her "The ''Fearsome'' Well Spirit"... |
| 22 | * CreepyChild: If the article Aya wrote about her, and [[WordOfGod ZUN]], are anything to go by, she's a childlike youkai who throws bones at people. |
| 23 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: ''Strange Creators of Outer World'' gives her green eyes to match her hair. |
| 24 | * DeathFromAbove: Her very nature is to drop buckets onto people. |
| 25 | * GirlishPigtails: Wears pigtails and is quite childlike in personality. |
| 26 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgjzU6t43m4 "The Dark Blowhole"]] |
| 27 | * PlayingWithFire: Her other ability is using youkai fire as a weapon. |
| 28 | * ShrinkingViolet: Is normally quite shy. |
| 29 | [[/folder]] |
| 30 | |
| 31 | [[folder:Yamame Kurodani]] |
| 32 | [[quoteright:126:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11yamame.png]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ::''The Bright Net In The Dark Cavern'' |
| 35 | ::'''Yamame Kurodani''' |
| 36 | |
| 37 | -->''"You're looking for the power of the youkai who got banished down here, right?"'' |
| 38 | |
| 39 | A ''tsuchigumo'' (spider youkai), and a bright, fun-loving girl who's popular among the youkai underground. One of the many youkai that moved to the underground due to fellow youkai distrusting them for their powers. |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * AnimalMotifs: She still has six buttons down the front of her dress for spider eyes, and her skirt poofs out and in again to look like a spider's abdomen with a yellow ribbon tied around it that makes her look like an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_%28spider%29 argiope spider]]. She was even on the cover of the game's demo CD hanging upside-down (a pose fans were annoyed she didn't demonstrate in-game). This also extends to her cameo in ''Hopeless Masquerade'', where she hangs upside-down from the top of the screen. ''Sunken Fossil World'' gives her spider legs as well. |
| 42 | * AnimalStereotypes: Completely averted, she's a friendly socialite. |
| 43 | * ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: An unconventional example compared to the traditional "slender, elegant black widow archetype", but one that fits nonetheless. Her poofy dress with ribbons around it forms an approximation of a striped spider abdomen, while the six golden buttons on her chest represent arachnid eyes. There's some (possibly unintentional) FridgeBrilliance at play since, unlike insects (whose bodies are always separated into three distinct parts), spiders' heads are fused with their thorax, making it logical for these "eyes" to be on her chest. |
| 44 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: She has the power to manipulate infectious diseases, but she'd never use it on someone for no reason. She's actually a pretty nice person. [[DownplayedTrope At the end of the day, though]], she [[BlueAndOrangeMorality is]] still [[IAmAHumanitarian a youkai]], and she ''did'' try to join the temple because she figured humans with spiritual problems would taste better. |
| 45 | * BullyingADragon: In ''Sunken Fossil World'' she decides to try eating Kanako, a god, because she's starving, which doesn't go well for her. Kanako states afterwards that if it had been Suwako who she'd tried to attack, the goddess probably would've eaten her instead, and it's not clear whether that was meant figuratively or literally. |
| 46 | * CuteMonsterGirl: Her being part-spider does nothing to detract from her being adorable. |
| 47 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: ''Sunken Fossil World'' gives her [[LittleBitBeastly a quartet of spider legs]] coming out from her back, which she didn't possess in her previous appearances. |
| 48 | * GiantSpider: She's a tsuchigumo, a burrowing spider youkai. |
| 49 | * GoodOldWays: ''Sunken Fossil World'' reveals she is knowledgeable about the days when Former Hell was Hell and wishes that the Kishin of old would come back to sort out the current mess, even thinking that Flandre might be one.[[note]]Vampires ''are'' classified as a type of oni by ''Touhou'' standards, but a kishin Flandre isn't.[[/note]] |
| 50 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8w3bzmwYdo "The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place"]] |
| 51 | * LittleBitBeastly: Her sprite in ''Sunken Fossil World'' gives her spider legs alongside her human legs. |
| 52 | * PlagueMaster: Her claim to fame is power over diseases. [[BadPowersGoodPeople She doesn't like using it on people, though.]] ''The Grimoire of Marisa'' speculates that her power could extend to ''removing'' diseases... but Marisa adds that Yamame is so careless that she would be a bad doctor anyway. |
| 53 | * PowerIncontinence: On the other hand, it seems like simply being near her is enough to put people in danger. This is probably why she lives underground. Byakuren recommends washing your hands thoroughly after meeting her. |
| 54 | * PunnyName: ZUN commented in one interview that the name "Yamame" was appropriate for a spider because it could be written as "eight eyes". |
| 55 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: While she looks like a young girl, ''Sunken Fossil World'' strongly suggests Yamane is very old. She longs for the return of the kishin, is aware the source of the problems is the Hell of Blood Pools that were just "covered over" and even complains that just covering them over wasn't a good policy. All of this suggests Yamane has been around since the time Former Hell was Hell, and predates all the other inhabitants of the Underground. |
| 56 | * ToServeMan: While most youkai nominally eat humans, Yamame considers them a delicacy whose taste changes depending on what diseases they have. Apparently people with mental illnesses taste spicy. |
| 57 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Her spell card "Small Thread 'Kandata's Rope'" in ''Double Spoiler'' has reached a level of notoriety for people who can't figure out what they're supposed to do. |
| 58 | [[/folder]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Parsee Mizuhashi]] |
| 61 | [[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11parsee.png]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | ::''The Jealousy Beneath the Earth's Crust'' |
| 64 | ::'''Parsee Mizuhashi''' |
| 65 | |
| 66 | -->''"I'm jealous of the light above ground. I'm jealous of the gentle breezes. I don't have anything against you, but I can make up lots of reasons to attack you."'' |
| 67 | |
| 68 | A bridge princess youkai who guarded the bridge between the underworld and the overworld, before the two were separated. After centuries of jealousy towards those who cross the bridge freely, she has developed the power to control jealousy in others. |
| 69 | ---- |
| 70 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: While she's technically a hashihime, she's basically become the embodiment of jealousy. |
| 71 | * AscendedMeme: |
| 72 | ** As of a cameo appearance in ''Manga/WildAndHornedHermit'', [[PointyEars the ears]] are [[WordOfDante now canon]]. |
| 73 | ** Most fanon turned her into a [[HairTriggerTemper extremely cranky]] {{tsundere}} [[ClingyJealousGirl jealous of anything and everything]]. ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'' confirmed this. |
| 74 | * AxCrazy: She attacks the heroines for no particular reason. In the Reimu + Yukari scenario she even admits so, [[LaughingMad while giggling]]. |
| 75 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: |
| 76 | ** She acts bright and friendly while directly conversing with someone, but in her mind and behind their back she's silently cursing and resenting them. |
| 77 | ** In ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'', she's said to secretly have a habit of puncturing wooden dolls with stakes as a way of relieving her own anger. |
| 78 | * DoppelgangerAttack: "Hate for the Humble and Rich" (Easy/Normal) and "Large Box and Small Box" (Hard/Lunatic), both referencing the story of the [[FairyTale Tongue-Cut Sparrow]]. |
| 79 | * DrivenByEnvy: Powered by jealousy. |
| 80 | * DrowningHerSorrows: According to her entry in ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'', the best way to counter being overcome with jealousy is alcohol. |
| 81 | * EmotionEater: Eats jealousy. |
| 82 | * FairyTaleMotifs: A few of her spell cards reference Japanese fairy tales like "[[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Japanese_Fairy_Book/The_Tongue-Cut_Sparrow The Tongue-Cut Sparrow]]" and "[[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Japanese_Fairy_Book/The_Story_of_the_Old_Man_Who_Made_Withered_Trees_to_Flower Grandpa Hanasaka]]". This might play into her GenreSavvy aspects. |
| 83 | * GenreSavvy: She overhears Marisa and Alice bickering over whether the Underworld has floors like an RPG dungeon and butts in, to play along and mock Marisa. She apparently knows about RPG tropes, skyscrapers, and the NumberOfTheBeast. |
| 84 | -->'''Parsee:''' "You're now on floor B666. Welcome to the end of the underworld skyscraper." |
| 85 | * GreenEyedMonster: Pretty much her schtick. She has a spell card named Green-Eyed Monster, her boss theme is called Green-Eyed Jealousy, her ''Double Spoiler'' title is "Monster with Green Eyes", and she literally has green eyes. |
| 86 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A {{discussed|trope}} variant. Satori mentions in the SA section of ''Strange Creators of Outer World'' that despite her jealousy towards everyone else she's actually kind and values others deep down. |
| 87 | * HatesEveryoneEqually: Even if you're not better off than her in any way, she'll hate you for being less bitter about it. |
| 88 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVM92Yi2fNo "Green Eyed Jealousy"]] |
| 89 | * PointyEars: She's the first Windows character with visible ears, which along with their odd, pointed shape led fans to the conclusion that it was on purpose. Art from later games make clear that ZUN just has trouble with drawing ears, but by that point the popular notion stuck. They seem to have been [[WordOfDante semi-canonized]] in ''Manga/WildAndHornedHermit'', which has a cameo of Parsee with the pointed ears. |
| 90 | * PowerBornOfMadness: Mentioned several times, her power over the jealousy of others is fueled by her own jealousy for them. |
| 91 | * PstandardPsychicPstance: When using her spellcards she puts two fingers to her forehead. |
| 92 | * PuzzleBoss: |
| 93 | ** She is much, ''much'' easier once you know what you need to do. In particular, "Green-Eyed Monster" becomes one of the easiest spell cards in the game. Leads to HypeBacklash from people who don't get the fuss over how hard she is. |
| 94 | ** "Hate for Humble and the Rich" (Easy and Normal) and "Large Box and Small Box" (Hard and Lunatic) are also much easier once you know [[DopplegangerAttack which one]] to shoot. The card's description mentions that you should know which one to shoot if you've read The Tongue-Cut Sparrow. |
| 95 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: She wears a blue scarf and is pretty dangerous in a fight. |
| 96 | * StealthPun: She's a Persian (''hashihito'') bridge princess (''hashihime''). ZUN stated in an interview that this [[VisualPun influenced her design]], and the Marisa + Patchouli dialogue includes a joke about it. |
| 97 | * TokenMinority: Going off a comment from Patcholli, she's possibly Iranian. When Marisa questions how a Persian could end up in Gensokyo's underground, [[{{Handwave}} Patcholli says it's all conjecture.]] |
| 98 | * TrollBridge: She is the bridge guardian of the bridge that connects the underworld to the otherworld who fights either heroine either due to her jealousy or not understanding that they are communicating with someone else. |
| 99 | * TroubledFetalPosition: When flying, she curls up, and she's an embodiment of jealousy. |
| 100 | * VisualPun: The "Persian bridge princess" StealthPun noted above, and a literal GreenEyedMonster. |
| 101 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Stage 1 of SA is fairly ordinary. Parsee is the first boss to use the sort of unusual, puzzle-like mechanics that characterizes the rest of the game. |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[folder:Yuugi Hoshiguma]] |
| 105 | [[quoteright:139:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11yuugi.png]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | ::''The Rumored Unnatural Phenomenon'' |
| 108 | ::'''Yuugi Hoshiguma''' |
| 109 | |
| 110 | -->''"Hey, you're pretty good. Dunno who you are, but they say a rowdy welcome is best for a rowdy guest!"'' |
| 111 | |
| 112 | A powerful oni and one of the four Devas of the Mountain, along with Suika Ibuki. She possesses great strength, and like most oni, loves competition with others. She agrees to help guide the heroines if they'd give her a good fight. |
| 113 | ---- |
| 114 | * AlmightyJanitor: ''Unfinished Dream Of All Living Ghost'' reveals that the overall leader of the oni is Zanmu Nippaku, meanwhile Yuugi, one of the famed [[RedBaron Devas of the Mountain]] and most likely her superior in strength, is content with being in charge of an onsen town. |
| 115 | * BerserkButton: While Yuugi's normally rather cordial and friendly to be around even she has her limits. After the actions of the Jailbreak King in ''Foul Detective Satori'' result in Former Hell being closed off, she spends the opening of the conversation locked in a perpetual DeathGlare with the offender in question and making it clear in no uncertain terms how pissed she is. |
| 116 | * BoisterousBruiser: Even more than Suika she loves fighting, drinking and partying, and the only reason she attacked the player character in the first place was because she wanted to see how strong humans had become while she was gone. |
| 117 | * ChainedByFashion: Like Suika, she has shackles and short, broken chains on both ankles and wrists. [[WordOfGod ZUN]] has said that he associates oni with wearing chains. |
| 118 | * CombatPragmatist: In ''Lotus Eaters'' it's shown that despite being an oni Yuugi's not above dealing a cheap shot when an opponent's distracted, as she swiftly knocks out Reimu with a kick through the entryway when Miyoi interrupts the fight and inadvertently distracts her. |
| 119 | * DishingOutDirt: Her Feat of Strength "Storm on Mt. Ooe" and Feat of Strength "Wind Blowing Down from Mt. Ooe" spell cards involve danmaku made up of windswept boulders. |
| 120 | * ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: She doesn't even bother putting her drink down while fighting you. |
| 121 | -->"Yuugi only playing around with you, her sake NOT EVEN DROP" |
| 122 | * FanservicePack: Downplayed as the series' standard for {{Fanservice}} is very low, but all of Yuugi's appearances since ''Hopeless Masquerade'' have her swap out her shirt for a [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline low-hanging]] kimono that exposes her shoulders and cleavage. In ''Foul Detective Satori'' she is shown to have one sleeve of her kimono hanging free, exposing her left arm, part of her {{Sarashi}} and rather ample bust while also being fairly toned. |
| 123 | * FlightStrengthHeart: "The power to wield unexplainable phenomena" is pretty weird. The wiki is not sure what to make of it (explaining the power would be pretty much antithetical to its very nature), and in a world where everything and anything is "unexplained phenomena" to the point that [[WorldOfWeirdness nothing really is]] this could be [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower the strongest power of all]], as it could be [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway the most useless]]. It doesn't particularly matter, Yuugi's got enough "conventional" magical power to casually level villages, [[SuperStrength and enough physical power to casually level mountains]], buildings are said to collapse from just the tremors caused by her footsteps. |
| 124 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: Like [[BareFistedMonk Meiling]], she's one of the few people in Gensokyo stated to prefer a physical fight to a magical one. ''Un''like Meiling however, [[KungFuWizard she's still proficient with spell cards.]] ''Sunken Fossil World'' has her mixing magic projectiles with physical combat for maximum destructive effect. |
| 125 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: |
| 126 | ** Though she can't quite reach Suika's "never sober" levels, keeping hold of her sake bowl while having a danmaku duel comes close. |
| 127 | ** Like Suika, she also owns an oni artifact, the Hoshiguma Dish, the drinking cup she always carries. It increases the quality of any liquor poured into it. |
| 128 | * HornedHumanoid: In traditional oni style, with a single horn. |
| 129 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1e-1c9jy3s "A Flower-Studded Sake Dish on Mount Ooe"]] |
| 130 | * MissExposition: In Reimu and Marisa's scenarios in the ''Sunken Fossil World'' demo, Yuugi explains that the "black water" is actually oil seeping up from a forbidden section of Former Hell. |
| 131 | * NiceGirl: A boisterous but very good-natured fighter. Even Reimu and Marisa like her, in spite of the rest of the residents of the Underworld creeping them out. |
| 132 | * {{Oni}}: Another one of these along with Suika, and like Suika she's a heavy drinker with immense strength. |
| 133 | * PlayingWithFire: According to the description, Her Light Oni "Adamant Helix" spell card creates heat just from her raising her hands, and is powerful enough to burn one or two human villages to cinders in an instant. |
| 134 | * TheQueenpin: She's the manager in charge of the onsen town and makes damn sure anyone who thinks about causing a ruckus in Former Hell knows it. Her title in ''Foul Detective Satori'' is even the "Kingpin of the Former Hell Spa Town". |
| 135 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: Her appearance in ''Gouyaku Ibun'' reveals she runs an ''onsen'' town. As for the ass-kicking, that goes without saying. |
| 136 | * SchoolSportUniform: Her shirt resembles this, which makes sense as it would be easy to do exercises in that. |
| 137 | * SexSells: An [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/File:Th11PromotionalArt.jpg advertisement]] for ''Subterranean Animism'' featured a drawing by alphes, the artist who drew the character portraits for the ''Touhou'' fighting games, showing Yuugi wearing a blue kimono [[TheissTitillationTheory pulled]] off [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline her shoulders]]. Since it's from an official ad, the kimono is essentially a canon alternate costume for her. She wears it again in her background cameo in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' and in her boss fight in ''Sunken Fossil World''. |
| 138 | * ShoutOut: She fights without spilling a drop of sake, much like Jonathan Joestar from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' fought without spilling a drop of wine, and she has a star on her horn like Jonathan and his descendants have a star birthmark. ZUN himself has even outright said he wants to make her seem awesome like [=JoJo=]. |
| 139 | * StatuesqueStunner: General consensus believes she is one of the tallest characters in the series, on top of having one of the more fanservice-y designs. ''Foul Detective Satori'' seems to support this with Yuugi being given a very imposing stature and broad build, towering over the Jailbreak King. |
| 140 | * SuperpowerLottery: Confusingly describes herself as having the power of "anomalies, strength, disorder, and spirits" (a Confucian term[[note]]Abbreviated from "Confucius never spoke of the supernatural, heroism, treachery, or acts of god."[[/note]] meaning anything that cannot be anticipated or explained). This is generally interpreted as meaning that Yuugi is [[BeyondTheImpossible so strong that she can perform feats which defy logic]], such as dispersing a hurricane by punching it. |
| 141 | * SuperScream: According to the description, her ''Oni's Voice "Annihilating Roar"'' spell card is a scream loud enough to flatten trees. |
| 142 | * SuperStrength: Even stronger than Suika (though with less magical power). Her title in ''Double Spoiler'' is even "Ruinous Super Strength". |
| 143 | * WillfullyWeak: She intentionally uses only a small amount of her power, more interested in having her first good fight with a human in centuries than actually winning. Tellingly, Patchouli notes afterwards that she didn't spill a single drop of sake, showing how much she ''wasn't'' focused on the fight. |
| 144 | * WillNotTellALie: Like all oni, she dislikes dishonesty or other forms of sneakiness. The value of her word is invoked by Marisa in ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'' when she claims that "I heard it from Yuugi, so it must be true." |
| 145 | * WorldsStrongestWoman: Among youkai, Oni are infamous for their peerless strength; among Oni, the Big Four of the Mountain are considered particularly strong Oni; among the Big Four of the Mountain, Yuugi is otherwise known as [[RedBaron Yuugi the Strong]], so she has a decent claim at this title. |
| 146 | [[/folder]] |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [[folder:Satori Komeiji]] |
| 149 | [[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11satori.png]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | ::''The Girl Even The Evil Spirits Fear'' |
| 152 | ::'''Satori Komeiji''' |
| 153 | |
| 154 | -->''"...visitors? How unusual."'' |
| 155 | |
| 156 | The mistress of the Palace of Earth Spirits, Satori is a youkai with the ability to read minds. Her power makes her embittered and feared by humans and youkai, but beloved by animals. She keeps many pets in her home, including Rin and Utsuho. |
| 157 | ---- |
| 158 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Is the main character of the manga ''Foul Detective Satori''. |
| 159 | * AdvertisedExtra: Despite being the title character of ''Foul Detective Satori'', her actual role in the manga is surprisingly small, with Reimu and Marisa more or less being the more active main characters. |
| 160 | * ADogNamedDog: Although it's more like A Dog Named "Dawg", since Satori's name is spelled with Hiragana in Japanese instead of Kanji like her species name. |
| 161 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Satori got this not only from the humans and youkai up above due to her powers, but she's not very popular amongst the underground youkai either for the exact same reasons, making her a pariah even amongst pariahs. |
| 162 | * AllThereInTheManual: The ''Subterranean Animism'' sections of ''Strange Creators of Outer World'' gives insight to her thoughts on the other characters of her home game since she's one of the reviewers. |
| 163 | * AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: |
| 164 | ** Isolates herself in the Palace of the Earth Spirits to avoid reading peoples' minds. In Chapter 28 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' she even says the trope almost verbatim to describe how she feels about mind-reading. Although in that specific case, it is sort of inverted, because she wants to believe that [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the vengeful spirit is just lying]], but ''knows'' that it is honest that one time. |
| 165 | ** Comes up again in ''Foul Detective Satori'' after she reads the mind of another vengeful spirit. A while after the event she still looks completely shell-shocked and outright tells Reimu that the mind of an vengeful spirit is not a pleasant thing to read. |
| 166 | ** Reading human minds is outright unpleasant for Satori, to the point that being around humans too long makes her physically ill. |
| 167 | * BadassBoast: "I can see it... My mind-reading third eye will show me your very heart! The beautiful danmaku in your heart will make you suffer!" |
| 168 | * TheBeastmaster: Patchouli mentions in her SA scenario with Marisa that satori in general have an affinity with animals, and that those animals have a tendency to become powerful beast youkai, such as with Orin and Okuu in Satori's case. |
| 169 | * BenevolentBoss: Satori is a breath of fresh air in the middle of capricious and abusive superiors in ''Touhou''. Despite her many shortcomings, her direct associates adore and respect her. Even when the evil spirits that hate her come to her to bargain a vacation, she listens and fulfills their request. |
| 170 | * BetterWithNonHumanCompany: Animals love her, because she can understand them, but humans and youkai are less thrilled with having their minds read all the time. This isn't exactly helped by Satori's MindOverManners issues. |
| 171 | ** Reding human minds outright makes her ill after a while. |
| 172 | * BigSisterInstinct: Deeply cares about her younger sister Koishi, who she constantly worries about due to her sealing her own mind. |
| 173 | * BlessedWithSuck: Everyone hates her, except for animals who can't talk, because of her mind-reading [[MagicalEye third eye on her heart]]. |
| 174 | * BreakoutCharacter: Not quite to the extent of her sister, but Satori's immense popularity still earned her an official spinoff manga in 2019, being the first of the digital-first manga to be written by ZUN. |
| 175 | * BrokeTheRatingScale: In ''Strange Creators''' cross review for ''Subterranean Animism'', she fits both ends of the spectrum, with Reimu giving her a ''negative'' rating, while Satori [[{{Narcissist}} awards herself with a stunning 11 out of ten]], proclaiming her own power to be both incredible and "the best against any opponent". |
| 176 | * BrutalHonesty: Satori has little to no social filter, and will happily blurt out whatever people are thinking at a moment's notice. This combined with the disturbing nature of her powers makes her generally disliked. |
| 177 | * CharacterTics: Leaving one eye closed while mindreading. |
| 178 | * CrazyCatLady: Because only animals don't mind having their minds read and their secrets revealed, her home is filled with various animals and is described as a zoo. In addition to cats, crows, and dogs, she is also seen with a Komodo dragon in Koishi's ''Hopeless Masquerade'' stage, and ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' has her show up with a parrot and a cheetah. |
| 179 | * CrazyPrepared: It sure is a good thing she has dolls on hand, or she'd have a hard time emulating Alice's spell cards. |
| 180 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has pink hair and eyes. |
| 181 | * CuteBookworm: Spends a lot of her time in her room, reading and (anonymously) writing books. |
| 182 | * DeadpanSnarker: Probably due to years of reading idiotic/perverted/evil thoughts, she can be rather sarcastic and has a tendency to be blunt. |
| 183 | * {{Deconstruction}}: Serves as one for {{Mind Read|ing}}ers alongside Koishi. For Satori, being hated by everyone for her powers drove her to becoming a [[{{Hikikomori}} total shut-in]], literally isolating herself in the depths of (Former) Hell, with nobody for company but her sister and pets (who don't mind having their minds read). |
| 184 | * TheDreaded: There is a reason she's known as [[RedBaron The Girl Even The Evil Spirits Fear.]] Most people who directly discuss Satori talk about how afraid they are of having their mind read and their secrets laid bare, despite the fact that personality-wise Satori is one of the more level-headed characters in the series. |
| 185 | * DittoFighter: She fights you using the attacks from your [[NostalgiaLevel partner's previous appearance as a boss in former games]]. She has more spell card techniques in a single game than any character in the series: seventy-six in total, and the only other characters to come close are Okina with forty-six, Kaguya and the Three Faeries, with forty each. Of those only four are actually her own cards with two more added in ''Double Spoiler'' and three more (although co-owned with Okuu, her sister, and Ran) in ''Violet Detector''. |
| 186 | * ExtraEyes: She has a third eye, which enables her to read people's minds. |
| 187 | * EyesDoNotBelongThere: Her third eye is positioned on her chest, right where her heart would be. |
| 188 | * ForgotAboutTheMindReader: In most scenarios, our heroines are thinking about just beating Satori up to get by, which she finds rather off-putting, but is pretty much normal for them. She also catches Marisa thinking about what she's going to [[StickyFingers steal from Satori's palace]] and shoos her off immediately. |
| 189 | * HeroicRROD: ''Foul Detective Satori'' reveals that prolonged exposure to minds causes her to suffer nausea. |
| 190 | * {{Hikikomori}}: |
| 191 | ** Since humans and other youkai hate her for being able to constantly read their minds, she has secluded herself in the Palace of the Earth Spirits, having no communication with anyone except her pets. As one fan-song aptly puts it, "A palace of self-containment." Even within the Palace, she rarely leaves her room, spending her time reading and writing books. ''[[AllThereInTheManual Symposium of Post-Mysticism]]'' suggests that some of her books may have been published on the surface, under an anonymous label. |
| 192 | ** While she's knowledgeable enough about the Outside World (Not to mention some other realms like the Netherworld and Higan) to know what a phone is, Koishi's ''[=UUiL=]'' ending has her regard the smartphone Koishi stole from Sumireko with confusion as phones like that didn't exist the last time she was really active on the surface. |
| 193 | * KindHeartedCatLover: While she's not exactly ''[[BrutalHonesty nice]]'' to most people, Satori ''adores'' her pets: |
| 194 | -->'''Satori:''' ''Orin is very fond of me, and her fur is so beautiful and cute! Whenever I notice her sleeping next to me, she's so warm and comfortable that I can't help but want to pet her!'' |
| 195 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Satori is a cold, rude, and anti-social loner, but deeply loves her pets and sister with all her heart. |
| 196 | * LickedByTheDog: She's beloved by her pets, and Orin in particular is shown to hold her in high regard. |
| 197 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjpVUq7S0qY "Satori Maiden ~ 3rd Eye"]] |
| 198 | * LuckilyMyPowersWillProtectMe: Has a really bad habit of constantly talking about how she can read minds, and has no sense of MindOverManners. Perhaps if she stopped telling everyone how she could read their every thought - and that one, and especially that one - there would have been less antagonism. This is apparently a trait of the entire satori race. |
| 199 | * MajorInjuryUnderreaction: While she's relatively weak for a youkai, she is still a youkai (who are much more durable than humans), and so she treats getting stabbed through the chest by Flandre in ''Foul Detective Satori'' as deeply unpleasant but not life-threatening. |
| 200 | * PetTheDog: ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' has Orin reveal that prior to a mass build-up of evil spirits because of Outside World events forcing her to tighten security, Satori used to allow leisure activities for the vengeful spirits in Former Hell. |
| 201 | * PowerIncontinence: Her mind reading is always on. In Chapter 7 of ''Foul Detective Satori'' she mentions that it's hard for her to be on the surface for long because of all the thoughts she picks up, and later states that reading minds for too long becomes physically exhausting for her. |
| 202 | * PsychicPowers: Mindreading. She also uses hypnosis to draw out people's traumas to the surface so she can better formulate her battle strategies. In gameplay this takes the form of her being a sort of MirrorBoss with {{Call Back}}s to previous games. |
| 203 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: Subverted. Unlike most other faction leaders, despite being the head of the Palace of Earth Spirits both ZUN and Koishi describe her as not very good at fighting, and Okuu following her devouring of the Yatagarasu is far stronger by virtue of being a living sun. |
| 204 | * ReclusiveArtist: An InUniverse example, being a reclusive shut-in who also publishes books in the surface world under a pseudonym. |
| 205 | * RedOniBlueOni: She's the sane blue to Koishi's broken red, despite the colors of their third eyes. |
| 206 | * ShrinkingViolet: The appropriately named spell card Heart Flower "Camera-Shy Rose" from ''Double Spoiler'' makes her out to be one, with Aya commenting that she uses her mind reading to avoid having her picture taken. |
| 207 | * SiblingYinYang: Boy, howdy, where do we begin? |
| 208 | ** Satori became a [[{{hikikomori}} social recluse]] in order to escape the contempt her MindOverManners brought her, while Koishi's way of escaping the contempt has led her to [[WalkingTheEarth wander aimlessly across the world]]. |
| 209 | ** As for their powers, while Satori uses hypnotism in order to [[MindProbe bring people's subconscious traumas up to the surface]] so she can read them in their conscious minds and formulate her battle strategies accordingly, Koishi's powers allow her to manipulate people's unconscious minds to such an extent that it affects their conscious perception of her all while she, herself, does everything in battle by instinct/unconsciously. |
| 210 | ** Personality-wise, while Satori is rather [[NoSocialSkills lacking in manners]] and not excessively emotional (it's not uncommon for her to be portrayed as quiet and/or a DeadpanSnarker in fanworks), one cannot deny the fact that she can be caring, as evidenced by the fact that she takes good care of numerous animals and deeply wishes for her sister to open her heart to others again, showing that she actually has some significant [[HiddenDepths emotional depths]]. Koishi, on the other hand, has no emotions whatsoever, yet she always has a serene smile plastered on her face and is commonly portrayed as a CheerfulChild. |
| 211 | ** In addition to the above there's also the fact that, in a sort of reversed MeaningfulName way, the shut-in Satori is deep down a loving child while Byakuren has said about Koishi that her state of mind is akin to Enlightment. "Satori" is a term in Zen Buddhism referring to a minor form of true Enlightment while "Koishi" can either mean "will/thought of love" or "little rock" (commonly not known for their willingness to move around once they've settled down). |
| 212 | ** Satori's also fairly helpless without her powers whereas Koishi is explicitly considered the stronger sibling, as signified by the latter being an EX boss and being playable in fighting games such as ''Hopeless Masquerade'' and ''Urban Legend in Limbo''. |
| 213 | ** Finally there's the fact that if you take a picture of either sister and inverse the colors, their clothes and hair will take on almost identical colors as the other sister's natural ones...which is further emphasized in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' as one of Koishi's alternate color schemes. |
| 214 | * SmugSuper: Despite all the grief her mind reading brings her, during the SA section of ''Strange Creators of Outer World'' she proudly boasts about her abilities as the ultimate power beyond compare and rates herself an [[BrokeTheRatingScale eleven]] because of them. Then again, considering [[DittoFighter what]] she can do [[WeakButSkilled with her powers]], she's got reason to be proud. |
| 215 | * SomethingAboutARose: While the rose motifs aren't as prominent as they are with Koishi, Satori has a dress patterned with pink roses and in ''Double Spoiler'' has the Heart Flower "Camera-Shy Rose" Spell Card. |
| 216 | * SpeciesSurname: More given name in her case, but Satori is... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satori_(folklore) a satori]], though, in this case, her name could mean "enlightenment" or "understanding", rather than just be indicative of her species. |
| 217 | * StealthInsult: While she does love Okuu, she has some rather... interesting things to say about her: |
| 218 | -->'''Satori:''' ''It's often said that stupid children are cuter, but Okuu is always helping me out or preening me. Such a cute pet.'' |
| 219 | * SymbolMotifClothing: Has heart shaped buttons on her shirt, a heart on her hairband, and heart shaped cufflinks on her sleeves. The latter happens to be quite fitting for a mind reader who can leave hearts bare, as she's literally wearing hearts on her sleeves. |
| 220 | * TaremeEyes: Her eyes are exceptionally droopy compared to the rest of the ''Touhou'' characters. Some fans picture her with TsurimeEyes in fanarts, though. |
| 221 | * {{Telepathy}}: Her primary shtick in mindreading, assisted by some hypnotism. It also allows her to communicate with vengeful spirits as seen in ''Wild and Horned Hermit.'' |
| 222 | * ThirdEye: Unusually, it's detached from her body and connected by veins. Notably, it sits right in front of her heart. |
| 223 | * WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Satori might be the mistress of the Palace of the Earth Spirits, but despite her seemingly lofty position she's not all that powerful. She's described as a pushover in a direct fight both InUniverse and by WordOfGod, and relies on her mind reading and power copying to [[WeakButSkilled pull an endless amount of tricks from her hat]] to subdue her opponents. But while Satori herself isn't very strong, her pets are another story. Orin has the power to communicate with and control spirits (especially useful given the Underworld is filled with vengeful spirits), Okuu is a contender for one of the most powerful characters in the entire ''franchise,'' and due to her abilities as a satori, ''all'' of her pets have the potential to become powerful beast youkai in their own right. |
| 224 | * WeakButSkilled: Orin, Okuu, and Koishi all claim that Satori is a pushover in a direct fight, and yet she's still tricky because she can copy spellcards from her mindreading. To this date, she has the most varied spellcard collection in one game yet of all characters in the entire series. |
| 225 | * YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Has this reaction in her first speaking appearance in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' when a vengeful spirit asks if they can have a flower viewing ceremony in Former Hell, without changing her neutral expression. |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[folder:Rin Kaenbyou]] |
| 229 | [[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11rin.png]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | ::''Corpse Tour Guide'' / ''[[RuleOfFunny Hell's Traffic Accident]]'' |
| 232 | ::'''Rin "Orin" Kaenbyou''' |
| 233 | |
| 234 | -->''"If I kill you, human, my hellfire cart will get heavy~♪ Man, carrying off corpses is fun!"'' |
| 235 | |
| 236 | A kasha who can control evil spirits and carry them to the Hell of Blazing Fires, and one of Satori's many pets. She dislikes long names, so she has everyone call her Orin instead of by her full name. She thinks highly of her mistress Satori, and is good friends with Utsuho, but becomes terrified once Utsuho starts going mad from her newfound power. Afraid that Satori may find out and punish Utsuho, Rin instead drives evil spirits above-ground, attempting to lure the powerful youkai living there down to help her out. |
| 237 | ---- |
| 238 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Alongside Satori, she is the lead character of ''Foul Detective Satori'', acting as the on-site investigator. |
| 239 | * {{Animorphism}}: She is capable of shapeshifting into either a cat or a humanoid form. |
| 240 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: Her job is to steal corpses and send them to Hell via her cart. However, she's regarded by Akyuu as an extremely friendly and outgoing youkai, and is even interested in listening to what the corpses have to say. |
| 241 | * BakenekoAndNekomata: Specifically, she's a kasha, a kind of youkai cat which is often associated with Hell and the afterlife created from cats eating specifically corpses and phantoms, as opposed to how normal nekomata become that way from eating human flesh. In ''Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost'' it's revealed that she has become friends with Chen, playing with her and teaching her catlike behaviour, leading to Chen picking up kasha traits like digging up corpses to give to Ran. |
| 242 | * BigGood: Orin is the true heroine of ''Subterranean Animism'', manipulating events to both save Gensokyo from Utsuho and restore Utsuho's sanity. |
| 243 | * BlackComedy: The corpses she obtains are often confused about their deaths and optimistically chat with her about their plans for the future. |
| 244 | * {{Catgirl}}: She's a [[http://www.catgirls.org.uk/mythology/japan.html#kasha kasha]], a kind of cat youkai which is typically depicted in stories as whisking away the deceased to the afterlife during a heavy gale. This being ''Touhou'', she's depicted as a girl with cat ears; while she's tailless in most official appearances, she does have [[MultipleTailedBeast two tails]] in her background cameo in ''Hopeless Masquerade''. |
| 245 | * CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: As noted by WordOfGod, the entire conflict of ''Subterranean Animism'' could have been averted entirely if Orin just went to Satori directly to tell her about Utsuho's power mania. Orin only didn't do it because she had the (incorrect) fear of the consequences, hence trying to lure humans from the surface who could subdue Utsuho instead. |
| 246 | * DependingOnTheArtist: Orin's tails are inconsistent as to if they're retained in her human form, with her original ZUN art, ''Symposium of Post-Mystiscism'', ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', and ''Who's Who in Gensokyo'' all portraying her without them, while ''Hopeless Masquerade'' and ''Foul Detective Satori'' have them present. |
| 247 | * FieryRedhead: Red-haired and incredibly energetic. |
| 248 | * FlunkyBoss: She is accompanied by [[NightOfTheLivingMooks zombie fairies]] during several of her attacks. |
| 249 | * GirlishPigtails: She has braided pigtails, fitting with her cheery personality. |
| 250 | * GrimReaper: The blue {{Hitodama Light}}s floating beside her are a traditional Grim Reaper portrayal for Japanese culture. |
| 251 | * HeroAntagonist: Her motives turn out to be an entirely noble goal of trying to save her [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity power-mad]] best friend. |
| 252 | * HitodamaLight: Rin Kaenbyou is a GrimReaper with ''skull'' lights floating beside her. The ''Manga/WildAndHornedHermit'' manga reveals they are "evil spirits", which are what souls carried off by kasha turn into. |
| 253 | * InSeriesNickname: Orin, which is what she'd prefer to be called. |
| 254 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_Vs6LtJ4w "Corpse Voyage ~ Be of good cheer!"]] |
| 255 | * LostInTranslation: Wheelbarrow's are referred to as "cat-carts" in Japanese, hence the joke of Orin using one to carry corpses. |
| 256 | * MultipleTailedBeast: Two tails, since she's a kasha. |
| 257 | * NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the series, even with her unsettling profession. |
| 258 | * NightmareFetishist: ''Really'' likes corpses. ''Foul Detective Satori'' shows Satori even rewards her with skulls. |
| 259 | * NightOfTheLivingMooks: Some of Rin's spell cards feature [[ImplacableMan implacable]] zombie [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot fairies]] that follow the player around while shooting bullets. This can further complicate things if you're using a character/partner setup with [[{{Roboteching}} homing projectiles]]. ''The Grimoire of Marisa'' claims they're actually just normal fairies done up as zombies, though. ''Double Spoiler'' further suggests that the fairies are only pretending to be zombies. |
| 260 | * NumberOfTheBeast: Photographing Rin in cat form in ''Double Spoiler'' gets you "Cat Bonus: + 666". |
| 261 | * NumberTwo: Satori's second-in-command. |
| 262 | * OneSteveLimit: Somewhat broken, as she shares her given name with Rin Satsuki, the DummiedOut character from ''the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil''; however, that Rin was spelled 麟, while this one is spelled 燐. |
| 263 | * PerkyGoth: Dresses in a dark dress with many elements of typical ElegantGothicLolita culture, but is an excitable and good natured girl. |
| 264 | * PromotedToPlayable: She ends up becoming a playable character in ''Unfinished Dream Of All Living Ghost.'' |
| 265 | * RecurringBoss: Stage 4 midboss (twice), stage 5 midboss ''and'' boss, [[PreFinalBoss stage 6 midboss.]] How's that for [[{{Determinator}} persistence]]? [[Characters/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers Tsukasa]] is distantly in second place when it comes to this. |
| 266 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Her eyes are dark red and she's a dangerous boss. |
| 267 | * SoulEating: As one of the native animals of hell, souls are an important part of her diet. It is also said that people whose corpses she carts away will not be able to pass into heaven. |
| 268 | * SoundtrackDissonance: For a level in Hell, the music is strangely calming. And for a morbid character, Orin certainly has a very fun song. |
| 269 | * StealthPun: She has a wheelbarrow, or "cat cart" in Japanese. |
| 270 | * SummonBiggerFish: She drives evil spirits out through the geyser, in the hopes of attracting strong youkai that could handle Utsuho. She got Reimu or Marisa. |
| 271 | * UnusualEars: As seen in her official portrait, Orin has both human ears ''and'' cat ears. |
| 272 | * WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Rin's stated ability - the power to carry off corpses. And from the looks of things she just uses a wheelbarrow anyway. [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower However, this power also lets her manipulate/understand ghosts]], and even animate corpses like [[Characters/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires Yoshika]]. |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Utsuho Reiuji]] |
| 276 | [[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11utsuho.png]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | ::''The Scorching, Troublesome, Divine Flame'' |
| 279 | ::'''Utsuho "Okuu" Reiuji''' |
| 280 | |
| 281 | -->''"The sunlight that rains down on the Earth is a nuclear furnace that will create new atoms. My ultimate nuclear fusion will burn up every body, heart, ghost, and fairy!"'' |
| 282 | |
| 283 | A hell raven who manages the former Hell of Blazing Fires, and another one of Satori's pets. Prior to the events of ''Subterranean Animism'', Utsuho was visited by Kanako and told to swallow the corpse of the sun god Yatagarasu, thus gaining the power of nuclear fusion. Kanako presumably wanted the power to bring electricity to Gensokyo, but Utsuho instead goes mad from the immense power she gained, planning to torch Gensokyo and turn it into hell on Earth. She's based on a legend of a three-legged crow who prevented a monster from eating the sun. [[FracturedFairyTale This being Gensokyo]], she was the one who ate the sun god. |
| 284 | ---- |
| 285 | * AchievementsInIgnorance: According to Kanako, she chose Utsuho ''because'' she was of low-intelligence and would have no concept that managing nuclear power would be too hard to control. In a more FunctionalMagic sense, her dullness makes her an "empty vessel" that wouldn't reject Yatagarasu. |
| 286 | * AlmightyJanitor: Her job post-HeelFaceTurn is to regulate the flames of Former Hell, which are used above ground for the [[MundaneUtility hot springs]]. Her ability/power is nuclear fusion, and can destroy anything in a few moments. [[TemptingFate At least her personality now is kept in check]]... |
| 287 | * ArmCannon: According to ''[[GaidenGame Hisoutensoku]]'', the control rod on her arm can function as an arm-mounted cannon. |
| 288 | * AtomicSuperpower: Utsuho can control nuclear fusion and even has a control rod on her right arm. |
| 289 | * BadassCape: She wears a cape that partially covers her wings, and contains what appears to be a star field. A ''[[ImpossiblyCoolClothes moving]]'' starfield. |
| 290 | * BluntMetaphorsTrauma: In ''Sunken Fossil World'', Toutetsu refers to her as a loyal watchdog, to which Utsuho replies: |
| 291 | -->'''Utsuho:''' I'm not a dog, I'm a crow. |
| 292 | * BossWarningSiren: Not when she appears, but she does get blaring "CAUTION!" signs and alarm noises before her spellcards. |
| 293 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite being an [[RequiredSecondaryPowers expert in nuclear physics]], she lacks anything in the way of common sense. |
| 294 | * CanonWelding: One of the first signs of interconnectivity between the ''Touhou'' games. She caused the geyser to overflow and burst out of control in the above world, which caused it to be filled with vengeful spirits. The geyser knocked down the Palanquin Ship, or Byakuren's ship, which landed on top of Miko's shrine. |
| 295 | * CharacterTics: Her official artwork in ''Hisoutensoku'' and in ''Subterranean Animism'' has her raising her hand into the air with her index finger raised as her preferred way to summon her suns or activate spellcards. |
| 296 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: While she's definitely no exception to the CastOfSnowflakes and only goes rogue due to being a [[EmptyQuiver birdbrain]], Utsuho is the first baddie in the series with a blatant intent to ''destroy'' Gensokyo. This begins what would become a trend of more decidedly dangerous and/or directly antagonistic characters in later games. |
| 297 | * CleverCrows: Inverted, Okuu may be a hell raven, but she's considered one of the most empty-headed characters in the series and acts as DumbMuscle. |
| 298 | * CreepyCrows: She's a hell raven and an antagonist in her debut game, though the Yatagarasu is traditionally supposed to be a crow. Technically, this is a translation error because Japanese uses the same word for both birds. "Hell corvid" doesn't quite roll off the tongue though. |
| 299 | * TheDitz: Basically, the opposite of Cirno. However, she's really more gullible than outright stupid. Her claim to be [[SmallNameBigEgo the strongest hell raven]] is part of it too. Apparently this is even part of why Kanako chose her to receive the Yatagarasu's power, since drawing out its full potential requires "an empty mind". |
| 300 | * TheDreaded: Decidedly and deservedly so in every story-based fight following her first appearance. She's hardly malicious, but her overwillingness to just eradicate anything that seems out of place whether it poses a threat or not makes her incredibly dangerous. Anytime Okuu comes back around spoiling for a fight for whatever reason, usually because someone made the mistake of stepping onto her territory unannounced, the fight plays out less as an actual match and more of her opponent just trying to ''survive'' until they can either talk her down or stun her long enough to make a run for it, never showing sign of tiring or relenting. A confrontation with Utsuho earns her an OhCrap reaction from anyone familiar with her, and if that doesn't happen initially, it'll come when they realize what they've gotten into. |
| 301 | * DumbMuscle: A female one. Her power to control nuclear fusion is among one of the most devastatingly powerful abilities in the ''series'' in terms of raw destructive power, but fortunately for everyone else she's nowhere near smart enough to use it to its full potential. |
| 302 | * EmptyQuiver: Kanako needs to think much more on who to give nuclear powers, especially when they go rogue. |
| 303 | * ExtraEyes: The red eye of the Yatagarasu on her chest, which looks suspiciously like [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron's]]. |
| 304 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Her right foot is encased in what concrete (likely as a reference to the [[UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}} Elephant's Foot]]), her left foot has electrons orbiting around it, and her right forearm is a control rod. |
| 305 | * FinalBoss: The last boss you face in the main story of ''Subterranean Animism'', and hoooo boy does it show. Let's count the archetypal final boss elements: |
| 306 | ** One of the most over-the-top designs in the whole series (BadassCape, ArmCannon, ExtraEyes) |
| 307 | ** Very intense battle music, which according to ZUN himself was meant to sound like a typical final boss theme |
| 308 | ** One of the flashiest fights even by ''Touhou'' standards (she literally fires '''suns''') |
| 309 | ** Obligatory dramatic location (the battle is fought in a nuclear reactor, over a massive pool of molten radioactive matter) |
| 310 | ** One of the few actively malicious characters in the series, with the power '''and''' the desire to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. |
| 311 | ** Her spell cards come with ''sirens and warning labels'', which is completely unprecedented for a ''Touhou'' character, and hasn't appeared before or since for anyone else. |
| 312 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Yatagarasu was mentioned in ''Literature/CageInLunaticRunagate'', chapter three, released in 2007: |
| 313 | -->'''Watatsuki no Toyohime:''' ''If that crow was an embodiment of the sun, it would have three feet and red eyes!'' |
| 314 | * ForTheEvulz: Thinks exploding the Earth will be cool, at least until she gets some sense knocked into her. |
| 315 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: Originally just another hell raven until she ate the Yatagarasu and become the embodiment of nuclear fusion. |
| 316 | * GeniusDitz: ''Hisoutensoku'' manages to showcase her rather extensive knowledge of nuclear physics while ''at the same time'' making her out to be a total [[{{Pun}} birdbrain]]. This could be a case of RequiredSecondaryPowers. It's rather hard to control forces that you don't understand, after all. |
| 317 | * GlassCannon: Her "Control Rod" system card in ''Hisoutensoku'' enhances damage output while weakening defense. It's small at first, but if both players use four and Drizzle is active [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvjXdhc_Kg you can one-shot anything.]] |
| 318 | * GlacierWaif: In ''Hisoutensoku''. Slowest character in the game by far, and she can't attack from her dash unless you attack immediately from it. But when she hits, she hits ''hard''. |
| 319 | * GodEating: Gained both her power and madness from eating the corpse of the sun god Yatagarasu. |
| 320 | %%zce* GravitySucks: Her last spell-card definitely falls into this. |
| 321 | * HitboxDissonance: This makes her a little bit easier than other final bosses because, despite the size of her projectiles, their hitboxes allow you to easily weave between them... even when it looks like you shouldn't. Case in point: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3JxKr7gWE#t=06m12s this portion of her attack]]. |
| 322 | * ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her PimpedOutCape that has a moving starry sty definitely falls under this. |
| 323 | * InSeriesNickname: She's referred to as "Okuu" more often than not. |
| 324 | * TheJuggernaut: Storywise every time someone fights Okuu post-''Subterranean Animism'', it's for the most part less a true "battle," and more an attempt to survive long enough to either talk her down or get as far away from her as possible, because once she initiates combat she turns utterly relentless and neither tires nor stays down for long. |
| 325 | * LackOfEmpathy: Her response in ''Hisoutensoku'' when she thinks she's vaporized Cirno? She brushes it aside and just resumes her work. |
| 326 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_gvx4s9pKM "Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion"]]. If you listen closely, some parts of Kanako's "Suwa Foughten Field" [[RecurringRiff are integrated into hers as well]]. Fitting, considering she got her powers from Kanako. |
| 327 | * MeaningfulName: Utsuho means "empty", and she serves as an empty vessel for Kanako to dump the power of Yatagarasu into. |
| 328 | * MookPromotion: Before meeting Kanako, she was just a [[CreepyRavens hell raven]]. Granted, she may very well have been the strongest one, as she claims, but that still only puts her in the same league as Cirno, since most ordinary hell ravens go down with one bullet. ''After'' meeting Kanako and eating the Yatagarasu, however, she becomes ''Subterranean Animism'''s FinalBoss. |
| 329 | * MultiDirectionalBarrage: Some of Utsuho's win-quotes from ''Hisoutensoku'' imply that this is her default fighting style: simply blasting everything around herself indiscriminately. Her line against Remilia in particular implies that she doesn't even bother keeping track of where her opponent is! |
| 330 | * MundaneUtility: |
| 331 | ** Controls nuclear fusion, possesses the power of the stars themselves, and of a threat level comparable with Flandre or even Yukari. With the help of the kappa, she provides free electricity to the denizens of Gensokyo, although to most of them electricity is just as miraculous as magic would be in the outside world. As a matter of fact, Kanako tries to exploit this to gather more believers to the Moriya shrine. However, nobody is even complaining, because she also provides the fires to the hot springs. |
| 332 | ** On an even more mundane note, there's her Light Energy "High Tension Blade" spellcard from ''Hisoutensoku''. The attack consists of channeling a huge amount of nuclear energy into her control rod and forming a [[EnergyBlade massive sword]] to strike her opponent. The description of the spell notes that she also uses it as a ''flashlight''. |
| 333 | -->"...[[DoubleTake Seriously now]]?" |
| 334 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Nuclear-powered corpse eating hell raven monster girl. |
| 335 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution: Her role as the manager of Nuclear Furnace has her assuming that ''anyone'' who enters it is a foreign substance and has a rather strict "shoot first, don't bother asking questions" mentality when it comes down to dealing with them unless she's beaten down a notch. |
| 336 | * NuclearWeaponsTaboo: She breaks it, and then some. ZUN has stated the inspiration for her came in his idea that someone embodying nuclear weapons would be the most hated in a society of the hated. |
| 337 | * OmnicidalManiac: She wants to torch Gensokyo and turn it into the new Hell. This being ''Touhou'', she gets better after a sound beating. |
| 338 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: Her powers make her effectively a living, breathing, walking, or flying, as the case may be, ''star''. Her spell cards, instead of arriving with the usual noise, [[OhCrap are announced with]] ''a nuclear hazard symbol and a sounding klaxon'' with scrolling '''CAUTION''' stripes. And even if that doesn't make you panic, the sight of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLIaZUOnBU miniature suns that cover half the screen]] most definitely will. It says a lot that she’s one of the few people who can face the franchise's other resident PersonOfMassDestruction, Flandre Scarlet, to a relative standstill. |
| 339 | * ThePowerOfTheSun: Eating the sun god Yatagarasu gave her nuclear fusion sun powers. |
| 340 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: More or less universal in fanart, though her in-game portraits are somewhat ambiguous. |
| 341 | * ShoutOut: |
| 342 | ** Many of her moves in ''Hisoutensoku'' are similar to [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Souther's]], even including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrgT9og49QQ a spell card]], while some of her other moves bear a similarity to ''VideoGame/MegaManX's'' attacks as well, most notably the Nova Strike. She also has two spell cards called [[Franchise/FinalFantasy "Giga Flare" and "Mega Flare"]], while that eye on her chest may be [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron's]]. |
| 343 | ** With all of the nuclear-powered references, the wiki notes that she has some connection to Chernobyl, specifically [[http://www.unknownexplorers.com/blackbirdofchernobyl.php The Black Bird of Chernobyl]]. |
| 344 | * SoulEating: Like Orin, she's an animal native to hell and therefore finds eating souls to be perfectly natural. It is implied that eating the god Yatagarasu was a similar process. |
| 345 | * TouchedByVorlons: Acquired divine powers from her interactions with gods. The exact mechanics of this are unclear though: she was originally described as having "eaten" the crow god Yatagarasu, but Akyuu's depiction of it based on Kanako's description makes it look like she was simply hypnotized into believing she was Yatagarasu. Her ''Symposium of Post-mysticism'' profile describes her as a kind of living shrine, housing the god in her body. |
| 346 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Boiled eggs[[note]]Unless they were fertilized raven eggs, this isn't cannibalism.[[/note]], and [[ToServeMan the corpses of dead sinners]]. Extra-crispy. She had a strong desire to roast and eat Reimu, apparently not caring that she's ''alive''. |
| 347 | -->'''Utsuho:''' See, your body's getting burned up pretty nicely now. I want to eat you up right now, but it's not good to rush. You have to let it fry just the right amount for it to taste the best. |
| 348 | * UnmovingPlaid: The inside of her cape has a galaxy pattern that ''scrolls independently'' of the cape's movements. |
| 349 | * UnskilledButStrong: After the long string of TrialAndErrorGameplay and {{Puzzle Boss}}es that is the rest of ''Subterranean Animism'', Utsuho's patterns are remarkably straightforward. This should in no way imply that they're easy, since her bullets are ''huge''. |
| 350 | * WingedHumanoid: Has wings in her humanoid form. |
| 351 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Her megalomania was explicitly caused by going FromNobodyToNightmare almost instantly, and after having some sense pounded into her, she is more than willing to abandon her fire-filled ambitions. |
| 352 | * WorthyOpponent: To ''Flandre Scarlet'', of all people. After their battle in ''Sunken Fossil World'', Utsuho is still raring to go despite having just had a serious match, which Flandre states she'd love to keep going if she didn't need to leave. Okina even notes before the match that, though this wouldn't help train Flandre's weakness resistance to flowing water, she'd picked Utsuho simply because her raw power made her a good lead-in for the fight to come with Yuuma. |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:Koishi Komeiji]] |
| 356 | [[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_th11koishi.png]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | ::''The Closed Eyes Of Love'' |
| 359 | ::'''Koishi Komeiji''' |
| 360 | |
| 361 | -->''"Read your mind? I've already closed my satori eye. Reading people's minds only make you depressed and there's nothing good about it."'' |
| 362 | |
| 363 | The Extra stage boss and Satori's younger sister. She too was born was the power to read minds, but hated how it made everyone fear her, so she willingly sealed away her "third eye" that gave her the power. While this gave her a new ability to read and manipulate people's unconsciousness, it also resulted in her own heart being sealed away, and she becomes more distant and detached towards everyone as time passes.\ |
| 364 | \ |
| 365 | Koishi picks a fight with the heroines in ''Subterranean Animism'' when both reach the Moriya Shrine for "a divine blessing" [[note]]in reality, the heroines are investigating Utsuho's source of power, while Koishi wants to get that power for her own pets[[/note]], citing the absence of the Moriya gods and a desire to best the person who fought Satori. In ''Hopeless Masquerade'', she unknowingly picks up the Mask of Hope, seemingly gaining emotions and popularity in the process, but this kickstarts the events of the game when Hata no Kokoro, the rightful owner of the mask, goes insane after realizing said Mask of Hope is missing. |
| 366 | ---- |
| 367 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Sorta. She has a silvery-green hair, with the green being more prominent in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' and ''Urban Legend in Limbo''. |
| 368 | * AllPsychologyIsFreudian: |
| 369 | ** Almost all of Koishi's spell cards are themed around Freudian psychology, including the id and the superego. |
| 370 | ** Koishi's "The Embers of Love" spell card is infamous in the fandom due to the heart-shaped bullets and their trails appearing phallic in nature. [[invoked]] |
| 371 | * ArchEnemy: To Kokoro for refusing to give back her original Mask of Hope in ''Hopeless Masquerade'', though it's more on Kokoro's end than hers. She herself only sees Kokoro as the "next opponent". |
| 372 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The funnier variant of this trope when describing her gameplay in ''Hopeless Masquerade''. From the wiki: |
| 373 | -->High damage potential.\ |
| 374 | Good normals.\ |
| 375 | Decent bullets across all religions.\ |
| 376 | Has an invincible forward dash that can go through people and a great back-dash.\ |
| 377 | [[ItMakesSenseInContext Can sneeze.]] |
| 378 | * BadassAdorable: In keeping with ZUN's habit of making younger Gensokyan sisters "broken", Koishi's story mode in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' is basically about her steamrolling everyone that gets in her way without breaking a sweat; being "unable to feel anything" apparently extends to physical exhaustion as well. Of course, she does this all while acting like a CheerfulChild. |
| 379 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Incredibly silly but also incredibly dangerous in combat, despite more or less fighting on instinct alone due to being an EmptyShell, as shown by her being an EX boss in her debut appearance. |
| 380 | -->'''Kasen:''' ''(after losing to Koishi in her ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' scenario)'' Even though you play the fool, you're pointlessly strong... |
| 381 | * BigSisterWorship: Based on her references to her, it's implied Koishi adored her older sister prior to her mind being sealed. |
| 382 | * BlessedWithSuck: Same reason with her sister Satori. Except that she got tired of being hated and closed her eye/heart, which removed her power, but also made her ''stop thinking''. |
| 383 | * BreakoutCharacter: Despite being only a side-character in the game in question, her playable appearance in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' proved so popular that she ''won'' the 2015 Popularity Poll, becoming the first character to get first place who wasn't a playable mainline heroine. |
| 384 | * BreakTheCutie: In her backstory because of the hatred she suffered alongside her sister. |
| 385 | * BrokenAngel: A {{youkai}} that's completely defined by its mind-reading abilities... and has lost them. The "broken" aspect gets played up fairly often in fanart. |
| 386 | * CannotDream: One of the effects of closing her third eye, according to [[DreamWeaver Doremy]]. |
| 387 | * TheCameo: Shows up in Chapter 10 of ''Forbidden Scrollery'' as one of the youkai helping out with Kokoro's noh play. |
| 388 | * CavalierCompetitor: In ''Hopeless Masquerade'' she appears to enjoy challenging people and being challenged, though in reality she's emotionless. |
| 389 | * CheerfulChild: Or so she appears to be. In reality she feels no emotions whatsoever. In essence she has shut down her Ego, so as a result her mind is a weird mix of untamed desires (Id) and compulsions to follow norms (Super-Ego), without the conscious part to balance them. This makes her child-like and unpredictable. |
| 390 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Played with. Koishi is ''very'' weird, but it's not because she has an especially strange way of thinking, [[EmptyShell but because she's not properly thinking to begin with.]] |
| 391 | * CombatTentacles: The fighting games have her use her third eye tendril as a bludgeon for some attacks. |
| 392 | * ConfusionFu: |
| 393 | ** Much like Remilia and Suwako before her, she has a non-standard dash (she ''prances'', and jumps forwards after a while, making indefinite forward-dashing impossible). And her B and Y moves don't do anything immediately, only for her to start attacking later if some conditions are met. That's right, not even ''the player'' knows what she'll do next. |
| 394 | ** Players CAN know beforehand how Koishi will perform her attacks, albeit only some of her full arsenal. Most of it require that Koishi is at an immediate location from her enemy. For example, her up and down B attacks require that Koishi is above and below the opponent, respectively; then she attacks automatically. ''Conditioned Teleport'' requires that the opponent is on her "consciousness" range (which is a circle around her that expands in battle) and then she teleports to the target and attacks her automatically. ''Fidgety Snatcher'' requires that the opponent is above her or immediately close by, then she automatically attacks. |
| 395 | * CreepyChild: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Koishi is a very cheerful and airheaded little girl despite her circumstances, but ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' has her harness the [[https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/09/mary-san/ urban legend of Mary-san]] to try and scare people to little avail, up to even stabbing her opponent with a knife as her Last Word in reference to it. That being said.. |
| 396 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: From ''Hopeless Masquerade'' onward, she has green hair and green eyes. |
| 397 | * {{Deconstruction}}: Like Satori, she serves as one for {{Mind Read|ing}}ers. In her case, she outright removed her ability to read minds so as not to be hated anymore, an act that left her [[EmptyShell without any personality, desires, or mind at all]], and which many people question [[WasItReallyWorthIt if it was really worth it.]] |
| 398 | * DidNotThinkThisThrough: During the events of ''Urban Legend in Limbo'', she used Miss Mary to try and scare people... despite no one in Gensokyo knowing what a telephone is. [[spoiler:Sumireko on the other hand...]] |
| 399 | * DissonantSerenity: Even in the middle of a battle, she won't be excited or scared. Or thinking of anything at all. |
| 400 | * EmptyEyes: How most artists depict her starting from ''Hopeless Masquerade'', so to represent her mental state. |
| 401 | * EmptyShell: Even though she can talk to the main characters and have spellcard duels with them, all her actions are performed unconsciously. She's not liked nor hated by anyone, and has no desires and personality, since her heart is empty. On the other hand, as a Buddhist, Byakuren speculates that Koishi's mental state brings her closer to enlightenment, and points out she's not as empty as people might think. |
| 402 | * EnemyRisingBehind: In ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' some of her attacks involve vanishing and then reappearing behind her opponent, as a reference to the ending of the Mary-san UrbanLegend. |
| 403 | * EsotericMotifs: Fittingly for someone whose closed their heart, Koishi's sigil in the ''Grimore of Marisa'' is a wreath surrounding a keyhole. |
| 404 | * EvilPhone: Her occult theme in ''Urban Legend in Limbo'', drawn from the UrbanLegend of Mary-san[[note]]Basically, an [[EvilDoll abandoned doll]] makes repeated phone calls on [[TheCallsAreComingFromInsideTheHouse how close she's getting]], ending with [[EnemyRisingBehind "I'm right behind you"]][[/note]]. This works even when none of the characters know what a phone is, though they're not afraid of it (the [[NightmareFuel players, though...]]). |
| 405 | * ExtraEyes: Like her sister Satori, she has a third eye, although it is always closed; Koishi willingly closed it since she was tired of being ostracized for her third eye's mind-reading abilities. |
| 406 | * EyesDoNotBelongThere: Like her sister, her closed third eye is positioned on her chest, where her heart would be. For a bit of poetic FridgeBrilliance, take into consideration that she has ''closed her heart''. |
| 407 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 408 | ** To her sister Satori as mentioned in SiblingYinYang above. |
| 409 | ** To Kokoro, as both youkai struggle with emotion, but while Kokoro has many emotions despite lacking an expressive face for the most part (Hence the need for masks), Koishi is very expressive but ultimately emotionless. |
| 410 | * FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Her ending in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' [[spoiler:reveals that the Mask of Hope she found before the start of the game is losing its powers, so despite the flashes of real emotion she showed throughout the game she'll still revert back to being an EmptyShell]]. |
| 411 | * ForgetfulJones: Due to her sealing her mind from herself her memory is very poor. By ''Hopeless Masquerade'', [[spoiler:the only thing she could remember clearly is the Mask of Hope]], a fact that surprises her since she normally forgets everything. |
| 412 | * FriendToAllChildren: As mentioned below, some children reference her as an "imaginary friend" because she's willing to play with them. |
| 413 | * GirlWithPsychoWeapon: She's a youkai resembling a young girl who wields a knife during ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' while channeling the urban legend of Mary-san, and later switches the knife out for a meat cleaver by the events of ''Foul Detective Satori''. |
| 414 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Her promotional art for ''Hopeless Masquerade'' gives her eyes a rather eerie green glow. |
| 415 | * HopeIsScary: |
| 416 | ** While she was previously okay with having her mind sealed off from others, after meeting the PlayerCharacter Koishi starts to feel regretful. |
| 417 | ** [[spoiler:In ''Hopeless Masquerade'', keeping the Mask of Hope for herself has caused her to actually remember that she has it, which is a surprise for her since she normally doesn't remember anything for long. However, her ending reveals that the Mask's power is fading, which means that she'll likely return to her usual state of being an EmptyShell.]] |
| 418 | * ImaginaryFriend: As stated in ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'', some people reference her as an "imaginary companion". This is because [[InvisibleToAdults her power doesn't work on some kids]], and it seems she [[NotSoImaginaryFriend sometimes plays with them]]. Most of them will forget about her once they grow up, however. |
| 419 | * InsanityImmunity: Reisen's victory quote against her reveals that her current state renders her immune to the madness-inducing effects of the kunekune. |
| 420 | * {{Invisibility}}: While it's more likely her PerceptionFilter at work, one of her fighting game intros has her appear seemingly out of nowhere. |
| 421 | * LackOfEmpathy: Since she's an EmptyShell, she doesn't really get the feelings of others and will do just about anything by impulse without consideration for other people (Case in point, refusing to give Kokoro's Mask of Hope back despite Kokoro's warning during ''Hopeless Masquerade''), though she isn't really malicious about it. |
| 422 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: As soon as you look away from her you will immediately forget ever meeting her. You can only become aware of her existence by getting to know Satori. |
| 423 | * {{Leitmotif}}: |
| 424 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9EMy27VfrY "Last Remote"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wEHo_uUgZ0 "Hartmann's Youkai Girl"]]. |
| 425 | ** "Hartmann's Youkai Girl" receives [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPD70Y3SRCQ a remix]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade''. |
| 426 | ** And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgAkLsEwirc another]] in ''Urban Legend in Limbo.'' |
| 427 | * MasterOfIllusion: The primary use of her ability to affect unconsciousness. She can dredge up a foe's subconscious fears to traumatize them, or she can become invisible and undetectable by erasing their perception of herself. |
| 428 | * MeaningfulName: Koishi's name could be read as "little stone", and her existence is described as being akin to one in ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism''. Unnoticeable even if you could see her, like a stone on the side of the road. |
| 429 | * MindManipulation: Her ability is to manipulate the unconscious, which falls under mind manipulation by default. |
| 430 | * MindRape: She can bring someone's subconscious fears and insecurities to the surface. |
| 431 | * NoIAmBehindYou: Koishi has a habit of doing this in the fighting games, either with her invisible prancing or her counterattack special. ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' has her work this into her Last Word, following the Mary-san theme. |
| 432 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: You know something's up when an EmptyShell gets excited about becoming popular. [[spoiler:It's a side-effect of carrying the Mask of Hope around]]. |
| 433 | * TheOphelia: Her overall character. Koishi is very unsettling and weird, but at the same time very friendly and more or less harmless. |
| 434 | * OxymoronicBeing: She is a mind-reading youkai that cannot read minds. Not even her own. |
| 435 | * PaletteSwap: One of them is notable in that it makes her look like her sister. |
| 436 | * PerceptionFilter: On herself - she can move around without being noticed by anyone. You cannot feel her presence even when you see her directly, and once she leaves from your field of vision, you forget her immediately. Even Satori isn't completely immune from it. |
| 437 | * PowerNullifier: She closed her third eye to abandon her mind-reading ability. Her closed third eye also [[PsychicBlockDefense nullifies Satori's power]]. Her Story Mode in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' reveals that this nullification extends to all kinds of mind reading (Miko is unable to read her desires, since she essentially has none), and even illusions have no effects on her. |
| 438 | * PstandardPsychicPstance: Puts her hands to her temples when using Reflex Radar in ''Hopeless Masquerade''. |
| 439 | * PsychicPowers: Manipulation of the unconscious. Originally she was a mind reader like Satori before closing her third eye. |
| 440 | * RedOniBlueOni: She's the broken red to Satori's sane blue, despite the colors of their third eyes. |
| 441 | * RightBehindMe: Her pre-battle dialogue often has her appear from right behind her opponent. |
| 442 | * ShoutOut: It had been speculated for a while that Koishi's name and hat design were references to ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' and the invention "rock hat" which made the wearer un-noticeable. Come ''Unconnected Marketeers'' and Koishi's card specifically depicts her hat and protects you from crashing into enemies... because they don't notice you. |
| 443 | * SiblingYinYang: See Satori's section for a more in-depth elaboration. |
| 444 | * SignatureHeadgear: She wears a wide-brimmed black hat with a yellow ribbon tied around it. It even shows up in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' as "Innocent Hat", an equipable item that shifts the user's religious affinity towards neutral. |
| 445 | * SomethingAboutARose: |
| 446 | ** Has a bit of a rose theme going on, with a dress with green rose patterns, rose bullets and a couple spell cards named for them. In Marisa's Grimoire, the roses ''explode''. |
| 447 | ** In ''Hopeless Masquerade'' the rose themed attacks form a third part of her arsenal, with some roses [[MadeOfExplodium exploding]] as stated above, and her Last Word, "''Brambly Rose Garden''" taking it up to eleven. |
| 448 | ** The green rose patterns are also fitting because in flower language green roses represent cheerfulness, and Koishi tends to be outwardly cheerful in general. It also can represent new beginnings, as shown by Koishi choosing to close her third eye in an attempt to get people not to hate her. |
| 449 | * SpamAttack: Her ''Dream Card "Ancestors are Watching You"'' has her ''invite'' [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent six weird elongated spirits]] to linger on the stage. As you activate the spell, two spirits simultaneously attack the enemy diagonally. You can spam the spell activation up to three times in one spellcast. |
| 450 | * StepfordSmiler: Despite her cheerful demeanor, she is incapable of feeling any emotions. |
| 451 | * StrongerSibling: She also explicitly states that her sister isn't really that good at fighting. |
| 452 | * SuperCuteSuperPowers: She uses a lot of hearts and [[SomethingAboutARose roses]] as bullets in her attacks. However, because of her heavy [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian psychological theme]] and her own [[EmptyShell state of mind]], they're not as cute as they seem. |
| 453 | * ThirdEye: Same as Satori, except it's closed. It's often assumed that Koishi's eye sealing happened fairly recently prior to ''Subterranean Animism'', but her ''[=SoPM=]'' entry would suggest the event occurred ''at least'' 18-20 years prior if there were children who managed to live long enough to forget about her. |
| 454 | * TrapMaster: Her playstyle in ''Hopeless Masquerade''; holding down the button on one of her attacks causes it to be held in reserve, striking the opponent when a certain condition is met. |
| 455 | * TroubledFetalPosition: Sinks into this position when using her "Suppression "Super-Ego"" spellcard. |
| 456 | * VerbalTic: Ending her sentences like this~ |
| 457 | * VisualPun: The phone Koishi uses in her Occult Last Word in ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' is attached to her third eye. In other words, it's an "[[PunnyName eye-phone]]." |
| 458 | * WalkingTheEarth: She wanders all over Gensokyo, in contrast to her sister Satori being a {{Hikkikomori}}. |
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