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Youki Konpaku
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| Species | Half-human half-ghost |
| Abilities | Swordsmanship |
| Age | Unknown, but at least 300 years old |
| Occupation | Currently in hermitude, former gardener and swordsmanship instructor |
| Location | Unknown, used to live in Hakugyokurou |
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Youki Konpaku (魂魄 妖忌 Konpaku Youki) is an enigmatic character who has yet to make an actual appearance in any Touhou game. He was the gardener for the Saigyouji clan at Hakugyokurou for about 300 years, before leaving it to his successor and student Youmu Konpaku. He, too, is a half-ghost. No one currently knows his whereabouts.
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Concept
Name
Youki Konpaku (魂魄 妖忌 is his full name. Youki (妖忌) consists of two kanji: You (妖) as in "youkai", and Ki (忌) which mean "inauspicious" or "taboo". The characters for Konpaku (魂魄) mean simply "Soul". Although both Kon (魂) and Paku (魄) are "soul", their elements are different. Kon stands for a "mental soul", which is separated from a body as soon as human dies and ascends to Heaven; Paku is a "physical soul", which remains in the body a few days and goes back to the Earth. In this case, Kon is Youki's yuurei half, and Paku is his human half. Maybe Konpaku is not only a surname but a feature of the Konpaku clan.
Story
Youki was the predecessor of Youmu as the gardener. At one point, after 300 years of service, he went into hermitude (another term for seclusion) and left the young Youmu as the gardener, possibly because he was growing old. Afterwards there are no signs whatsoever about this man.
Relationships
Youki is the master and predecessor of Youmu Konpaku as gardener for the Saigyouji clan at Hakugyokurou. Though, at one time he left and even Youmu does not know where he is.
He served her until his disappearance.
Additional Information
Trivia
- According to Youmu's article in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, the Konpaku are a lineage of half-human, half-ghost.
- He is stated to be the only person who knows the whole story behind the sealing of the Saigyou Ayakashi in Yuyuko's profile. Yukari's profile shows she at least knows the part where Yuyuko is the one sealing it, so maybe the context is Youki is the only human to know. Presumably the story was passed down to him, just as he feels that Youmu will inherit it someday, as it seems unlikely Youki was alive when the Saigyou Ayakashi was sealed 1,000 years ago (but this is unconfirmed). The sealing of the Saigyou Ayakashi eventually became public knowledge on Yuyuko's article in Perfect Memento in Strict Sense.
Fanon
- In fandom, he's sometimes compared with Rinnosuke due to being one the few males in Gensokyo, and sometimes portrayed as one of the residents of the Human Village.
- No official image of Youki exists. However, many fans portray him as an old man with long swept-back white hair and a short beard, dressed in a hakama and coat (usually green/white to match Youmu). ZUN is aware of this. [1]
