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Unzan
Unzan (♫) | |
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 Sprite of Unzan in Hopeless Masquerade The Big Wheel That Guards and is GuardedMore Character Titles | |
| Species | Enlightened spirit, Nyuudou |
| Abilities | Changing shape and size at will |
| Location | Myouren Temple |
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Unzan (雲山) is a nyuudou controlled by Ichirin. Being a cloud spirit, Unzan's true form is a mystery. He can multiply, expand, and change form as he wishes, which incidentally explains his final spell card.
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General Information
Personality
A shy, but overbearing nyuudou, Unzan is quiet and stubborn, with a strong sense of duty. While once feared, together with Ichirin, they rarely attack anyone.
Backstory
Long ago, Unzan was a foreseeing-type nyuudou. Originally monks unable to see anything but their own feet, they hang their heads and hide their face, which you can't tell has grown large. Finally, when they raise their head, they decapitate you. One day, a young human girl picking flowers, Ichirin, met him. However, before he could raise his head, she shouted, "The foreseeing nyuudou was foreseen!" This repelled him. Though normally it would be enough to make him fade away, the shock of his defeat prompted Unzan to devote the rest of his life to protecting her. Although she no longer had a need to fear youkai, this caused humans to hate her, instead. Then before she knew it, she too had become a youkai.
Finally, because of her acceptance of youkai, such as nyuudou, and her understanding of the human heart, she and Unzan were converted by Hijiri Byakuren and joined her.
Character Design
Name
The characters for Unzan (雲山) mean "Clouded Mountain" or "Mountain of Clouds". A nyuudou cloud (入道雲) is a Japanese term for cumulonimbus cloud or thunderhead. Unzan being purple is a reference to the purple cloud leading to where Myouren was.
A possible source of inspiration for the Unzan and Ichirin character is an old Japanese tale about tsukumogami (youkai born from an old object attaining a spirit of its own after being around for 100 years). This story features a tsukumogami born from a Buddhist rosary called Ichiren Nyuudou.
Design
The sprite of Unzan in Undefined Fantastic Object shows that he is a pink/reddish cloud with the face of an old man with a beard.
Story
- Undefined Fantastic Object
- Main article: Undefined Fantastic Object Story
Unzan stands guard with Ichirin at the Palanquin Ship in order to keep those who would prevent Byakuren's revival away.
Relationships
Major Relations
The Wheel That Guards, Unzan's life is devoted to watching over Ichirin, his partner and handler. Since he is very shy, he talks quietly and only to her, causing her to be his spokeswoman of sorts.
Spell Cards
| Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Stage | ||
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| 鉄拳「問答無用の妖怪拳」 | Iron Fist "An Unarguable Youkai Punch" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
| 神拳「雲上地獄突き」 | Divine Fist "Hell Thrust from Above the Clouds" | UFO | St. 3: H | |||
| 神拳「天海地獄突き」 | Divine Fist "Hell Thrust from the Heavenly Seas" | UFO | St. 3: L | |||
| 拳符「天網サンドバッグ」 | Fist Sign "Heavenly Net Sandbag" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
| 連打「雲界クラーケン殴り」雲界 | Barrage "Cloud World Kraken Strike" | UFO | St. 3: H | |||
| 連打「キングクラーケン殴り」 | Barrage "King Kraken Strike" | UFO | St. 3: L | |||
| 拳打「げんこつスマッシュ」 | Hand Strike "Fist Smash" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
| 潰滅「天上天下連続フック」 | Annihilation "Consecutive Hooks throughout Heaven and Earth" | UFO | St. 3: H/L | |||
| 大喝「時代親父大目玉」 | Thunderous Yell "A Scolding From a Traditional Old Man" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
| 忿怒「天変大目玉焼き」 | Rage "Calamity Scolding Scorch" | UFO | St. 3: H | |||
| 忿怒「空前絶後大目玉焼き」 | Rage "First and Last of Its Kind Scolding Scorch" | UFO | St. 3: L | |||
| 拳骨「天空鉄槌落とし」 | Fist "Falling Sky Hammer" | DS | St. 5 | |||
| 稲妻「帯電入道」 | Lightning "Electrified Nyuudou" | DS | St. 5 | |||
| 鉄拳「入道にょき」 | Iron Fist "Nyuudou Nyoki" | DS | St. 5 | |||
Additional Information
Trivia
- Unzan is the Stage 3 boss in Undefined Fantastic Object; Ichirin herself came as a way to have an actual character on the screen to shoot at. [1]
- Unzan is the first male character to appear in a Windows game.
Fanon
- Within the fandom, Ichirin's presence tends to be overshadowed by Unzan. Even ZUN himself says she's nothing more than "Unzan's hitbox". [1]
- Western fans have given the nickname "BRO FIST" for when Unzan attempts to punch the player.
Official Profiles
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○３面ボス 守り守られし大輪
... 雲山（うんざん） 種族：入道 ... 雲山は、雲で出来た入道である。 ... |
Stage 3 boss The Big Wheel That Guards and is Guarded
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Race: Nyuudou ... Unzan is a nyuudou made of clouds. ... |
Official Sources
- 2009/03/08 Undefined Fantastic Object Demo - Stage 3 dialogue; Omake.txt (pre-official profile)
- 2009/08/15 Undefined Fantastic Object - Stage 3 dialogue; Settings and Extra Story.txt (official profile)
- 2010/03/14 Double Spoiler - Stage 5 spellcard comments
- 2010/12/25 Oriental Sacred Place - Chapter 12
- 2012/04/27 Symposium of Post-mysticism - Ichirin Kumoi & Unzan Profile
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chara☆Mel. "Interview with Chara☆Mel" (in Japanese). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otIrJdoaITI.
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