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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|藤原|ふじわら}} {{ruby-ja| |の}} {{ruby-ja|妹紅|もこう}}<br />
| nameEn = Fujiwara no Mokou<br />
| nameIPA = ɸɯd͡ʑiwaɽa no mokoː [[Media:Pronunciation_FujiwaranoMokou.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| nameAlt = Huziwara no Mokou, Mokou Fuziwara<br />
| image = [[Image:Th155Mokou.png|x325px|Fujiwara no Mokou]]<br />
| caption = Fujiwara no Mokou in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Self-Abandoning and Immortal Human|自暴自棄で不死身の人間}}<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| abilities = Eternal youth and immortality, resistance to and manipulation of fire<br />
| age = Ageless; existed for over 1300 years<br />
| occupation = Rescues lost people, [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost|Bamboo Forest]] guide, claims to run a [[Wikipedia:Yakitori|yakitori]] stand<br />
| location = Somewhere in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]], most likely near [[Eientei]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|月まで届け、不死の煙}}|Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke}} ([[Imperishable Night]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|アンノウンX ~ Occultly Madness}}|Unknown X ~ Occultly Madness}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Imperishable Night]] (Cover, Extra Stage Boss)<br />
*[[Shoot the Bullet]] (Extra Stage 5 and 6 Boss)<br />
*[[Hopeless Masquerade]] (Background Character)<br />
*[[Impossible Spell Card]] (3rd Day Boss)<br />
*[[Urban Legend in Limbo]] (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Extra story Final Boss)<br />
*[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] (Playable Character)<br />
| appPrintworks = *[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]<br />
**[[Extra of the Wind]] (Cameo)<br />
*[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]<br />
*[[Silent Sinner in Blue]] (Chapter 9 cameo)<br />
*[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]] (Secondary Character)<br />
*[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]] (Secondary Character)<br />
*[[Oriental Sacred Place]] (Chapter 12 cameo)<br />
*[[Forbidden Scrollery]] (Chapter 10 cameo, 30 cameo)<br />
*[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] (Chapter 20 cameo, 29 cameo, chapter 40)<br />
*[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] (Chapter 7 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*[[Strange Creators of Outer World]] Vol. 2 (Profile Section, Cross Review Section)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Fujiwara no Mokou'''|藤原 妹紅}} was formerly an ordinary [[human]], but she became an [[immortal]] being after drinking the [[Hourai Elixir]] about 1300 years ago. Now she is never able to die, though she still feels the pain of injuries as normal. She's considered to be very powerful, given her long life, the power she earned through her life, and her immortal status since she can keep fighting until she can no longer stand the pain.<br />
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==General Information==<br />
Mokou first appeared as the Extra [[stage]] [[boss]] of ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''. She also appeared as a background cameo in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' and as a day 3 boss in ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'', later she became a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
[[File:CH11MokouHouse.jpg|thumb|120px|Mokou cooking at her house in ''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'']]<br />
Perhaps due to being ostracized for so long, Mokou is a loner by nature and chooses not to socialize with humans or youkai. She escorts lost humans she finds within the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]], giving herself a job similar to that of a bamboo forest guide, and even then after escorting between [[Human Village]] and [[Eientei]], she departs without saying a word. Nevertheless, to those whom she's acquainted with, she speaks bluntly and with lively personality. In ''Imperishable Night'''s extra stage, for example, she was easily roused and goes on a rant about how annoying Kaguya is. Not much else is known about her as she doesn't really talk much to anyone.<br />
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She's commonly thought of as having an androgynous style due to using phrases like "~na no kashira?" and "~na no yo?" which are considerably women's language, all the while using a belligerent tone and wearing pants, which is commonly thought of as unusual among Touhou characters. Within her in-game sprite, she also keeps her hands in her pockets.<br />
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She undertakes the duty of escorting people in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]]. Although this may allow her a wider opportunity to socialize with other people, she still remains very reticent about herself. For example, when asked about her past, she doesn't answer with anything other than "I'm an ordinary health maniac who runs a [[Wikipedia:Yakitori|yakitori]] stand" (it is unclear whether she truly does run a yakitori stand). However, she seems to happily listen to others' talking. Thus, even if someone doesn't lose one's way, it would be possible for her to be enlivened by a conversation.<br />
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She presently seems to be very content with her life contrary to being commonly thought of having a pessimistic lifestyle. With an unaging, undying body, she and [[Kaguya Houraisan]] kill each other every day, and the text of ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' even emphasizes this with the line "and she is alive to enjoy it, how magnificent!"<br />
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In ''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'', she is shown to be really good at house chores like cooking, although she gets embarrassed when this is noticed.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Neither aging nor dying<br />
[[File:GoMIllus-Mokou.jpg|thumb|200px|Illustration of Mokou in ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]'']]<br />
Mokou's inability to die allows her body to receive an indefinite amount of punishment. No matter whether she's beheaded, incinerated or has taken any other form of strike, she'll always revive without exception. Mokou will recover within a few day's time if she takes a non-fatal blow. Due to the nature of the [[Hourai Elixir]] she drank over 1300 years ago, she's also incapable of contracting any form of disease or illness. This includes the natural process of aging.<ref name="INMTEx">[[Imperishable Night]]: [[Imperishable Night/Translation/Magic Team's Extra|Magic Team's Extra]]</ref> It is said she can completely recover even if a single hair remained<ref name="PMiSSMokou">[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]: [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Fujiwara no Mokou|Mokou]]</ref>, although it seems redundant because those who taste the elixir will recover regardless.<br />
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Mokou's immortality, however, doesn't prevent her from being susceptible to fatigue. Even though she is incapable of dying, she still feels pain when injured just as a normal [[human]] does. It's said that since she doesn't die, feeling the sting of death when she reaches the brink of oblivion brings her a great deal of pain and fatigue when she immediately revives. For this reason, she can be defeated in [[spell card]] matches with [[danmaku]] even though she's invincible. It should be noted though, that this fatigue may be completely mental since she needs no sustenance such as food or sleep to stay alive.<br />
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;Manipulation of fire<br />
[[File:CH23MokouFire.jpg|thumb|200px|Mokou fire powers in ''[[Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]'']]<br />
Though never clearly described, Mokou appears to have some sort of control over fire. Many of her spell cards symbolize phoenix imagery, though this is most likely an aesthetic choice by Mokou (due to the phoenix being symbolic of immortality) rather than having any real meaning. The fact it took the combined efforts of her, Kaguya, and several rabbits to put out a forest fire in her ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' article implies that while she's capable of starting and increasing fire, she might not necessarily be able to ''extinguish'' it.<br />
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;All sorts of sorcery<br />
According to ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', in her long life it seems she's mastered various kinds of sorcery to the point in which she can handle [[youkai]] lightly. She uses all kinds of [[spell card]]s in addition to her ability of manipulation of flames, which may also be a kind of sorcery she has mastered. However, it's never been stated exactly what kinds of sorcery she has mastered.<br />
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===Occupation===<br />
Mokou frequently escorts anyone wanting to go to [[Eientei]] through the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]]. She also claims to run a [[Wikipedia:Yakitori|yakitori]] stand. In addition, she regularly fights with Kaguya, and has for many years. As a powerful human (or a being who was once human), one of her main jobs is also youkai extermination.<br />
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Upon receiving escort from her, it is impossible to get lost in the bamboo forest. Also, there's no life-threatening danger in the forest since [[youkai]] would not attack. Because of that, it's a myth in the Human Village that if it's necessary to go to Eientei, that Mokou should immediately be contacted.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
[[File:CiLR_Mokou.png|thumb|250px|A past & present comparison of Mokou in ''CiLR'']]<br />
Mokou was born as a daughter to the Fujiwara family during the Asuka and Nara periods. It's been estimated that it was around 700CE (i.e., currently about 1300 years old). It seems that she was an unwanted child because she wasn't allowed to go out in public.<br />
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Around 1300 years ago, [[Kaguya Houraisan]] embarrassed her father – and her entire family – by presenting him with impossible requests when he asked for her hand in marriage (as had happened with many other young men). Mokou grew to resent the moon princess, and searched for a long time for a way to spite her, but Kaguya ran away by returning to the [[moon]] before Mokou could take revenge.<br />
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She finally found a way, by making an attempt to steal the [[Hourai Elixir]] for herself that Kaguya left for the [[Wikipedia:Emperor of Japan|Emperor of Japan]] of that time because it was something very important to Kaguya. She followed a group of soldiers led by a man named [[Iwakasa]] in secret, who were going up what is now [[Wikipedia:Mount Fuji|Mount Fuji]]. However, it was difficult for the young girl to climb the mountain alone without proper equipment, so she quickly ran out of energy. This was then Iwakasa realized that she was present, so he helped her and they continued on, reaching the summit as one group. Once there, Mokou discovered that the group of soldiers planned to fling the jar into the fires of the volcano to destroy it, on orders from the current Emperor of Japan. As they were about to throw it in, the goddess [[Konohana-Sakuyahime]], who calms the eruptions of Mount Fuji, appeared and forbid the group to throw the jar into the volcano because Mount Fuji's volcanic activities would restart should they do so. She explained to them that it was in fact the [[Hourai Elixir]], the elixir of immortality. She gave the command to go to Yatsugatake where her older sister [[Iwanagahime]] handles immortality and unchangingness dwelt.<br />
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The soldiers tried to light the jar on fire, but Sakuyahime's powers prevented it. What happened after is unclear; Mokou believes that Iwakasa's men were killed by Konohana during their night watch because they tried to take the elixir for themselves as Iwakasa and Mokou slept. As the two got further down, Mokou was finally possessed by the desire for immortality, so she murdered Iwakasa and stole it from him, consuming it and thus became immortal.<br />
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After achieving immortality, she had an undying body, but [[human]]s who don't grow older aren't able to live as an ordinary humans, so until she drifted to [[Gensokyo]], she moved from place to place, never stopping to dwell in one location. She spent three hundred years in isolation, away from the hateful eyes of people. For three hundred years after that, she would destroy anything that crossed her path, but after that, she spent three hundred years in boredom as the [[youkai]] couldn't hold her interest any longer. It's assumed that during these six hundred years she appeared in [[Gensokyo]]. It's unknown exactly when Mokou came to [[Gensokyo]], but after nine hundred years total, she found out that Kaguya did not actually return to the moon but continued a life of escape, and that Kaguya also became one with an undying body.<br />
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Mokou was ecstatic in discovering someone who was in the same mess she was in. Since then Mokou and Kaguya have mutually killed each other day in, day out for about [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth Chapter|300 years]]. After the incident of ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', perhaps due to the influence of [[Eientei]] accepting patients who come for medical examinations, she also started creating her own connection with the humans of the [[Human Village]] by taking the position of an escort and guiding people through the bamboo forest who want to go to Eientei. She remains very reticent, however.<br />
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On [[Maribel Hearn]]'s trip to the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]] of several hundred years ago she met a girl who seems to be Mokou.<ref>[[Changeability of Strange Dream]]'s 9th section</ref> She rescued her from a [[mouse]] or [[rabbit]] [[youkai]], which then ran away and hid after "a girl entirely on fire" chased the youkai away without a word exchanged between the two. In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', [[Hieda no Akyuu]] speculates that Mokou is a descendant of a hidden group of "youkai-killing ninja". People in general are doubtful of the clan's existence. Akyu claims that Mokou feigns ignorance when asked about it.<br />
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==Background Infomation==<br />
[[File:PMiSS mokou.jpg|thumb|250px|Mokou's depiction in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Considering Mokou's surname and her back story as a daughter of an aristocrat charmed by the Kaguya-hime of legend, Mokou's father is strongly implied to be {{nihongo|Kuramochi no Miko|車持皇子}}, who was given the quest for the Jeweled Branch of Hourai by Kaguya. However, many people also say that her father was {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Fujiwara no Fuhito|Fujiwara no Fuhito]]|藤原不比等}}, the most plausible candidate based on his surname and the factual founder of the powerful [[Wikipedia:Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara clan]] that existed between the 9th century and 13th century, but this person is only a candidate for whom Kuramochi no Miko could have been modeled after, and it must be warned that it's not a clear matter of the original ''[[Wikipedia:The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter|The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter]]''. Incidentally, Fujiwara no Fuhito had nine children, four sons and five daughters, and among the five daughters, it is unclear who the mother of the fourth and fifth daughters are, and for the fifth daughter, her name is even unknown.<br />
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If Kuramochi no Miko were Mokou's father, "Miko" ("prince") would mean a blood relationship with the [[Wikipedia:Emperor of Japan|Emperor of Japan]], but as this has been used to refer to the sons of the emperor, it has been said that she's an offspring of a direct descendant of the emperor of that time (As a certain historical fact, all of the Miko ("princes") other than Kuramochi no Miko were enthroned as emperors, and thus Mokou's family would have a collateral relation, but in the time of the marriage proposal to Kaguya, Mokou's grandfather would be the emperor, implying that she would have had a direct relation at that time).<br />
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===Name===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Fujiwara no Mokou''|藤原 妹紅}}. Her last name {{nihongo||藤原|Fujiwara|lit. "Wisteria field"}} is an actual and a common surname used in Japan - it should be noted that while this is one of the evidence which proves the political influence of the Fujiwara Clan, there are some Fujiwaras that aren't related to the Fujiwara Clan.<br />
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The characters for {{nihongo||妹紅|Mokou}} literally mean "Scarlet (younger) Sister". According to [[ZUN]], however, ''Mokou'' can also mean "Paint me red" and her name has no connection to [[Flandre Scarlet]]. In the right context, ''Kou'' can also be translated as "female phoenix bird", which is fitting, while ''Mo'' can be translated as "mourning". Her name would mean something similar to "Mourning female Phoenix bird", a name somewhat fitting for her exiled life and events of her past. One of the kanjis is also shared in the Japanese name for the {{nihongo|[[Wikipedia:Sanguisorba officinalis|great burnet]]|吾亦'''紅'''|Waremokou}}, a [[plant]] that's known to cool the blood, stop bleeding, clear heat, and heal wounds. Specifically, the root is used to stop bloody dysentery, nosebleeds, and is applied topically to treat burns and insect bites.<br />
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Another noteworthy fact is that Mokou's last name is not actually a {{nihongo|"family name"|苗字|myouji}}, but a {{nihongo|"clan's name"|氏/本姓|uji/honsei}} given by the Emperor. In ancient Japan times, it was common for aristocrats with ''uji'' to have the [[wikipedia:Hiragana|hiragana]] character {{lang|ja|の}} (''no'') between their ''uji'' and first name. The ''no'' used here indicates the "belonging", thus the English equivalent of her name would be "Mokou of the Fujiwara (Clan)".<br />
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===Title===<br />
Mokou's character title {{nihongo||'''蓬莱'''の'''人'''の'''形'''|hourai no hito no katachi|"Figure of the Person of Hourai"}} is a Japanese style transcription of {{nihongo||蓬莱人形|hourai ningyou|"Hourai Doll"}}, a name of a spell card she uses. The word "hourai" used here is probably a reference to [[wikipedia:Mount Penglai|Mount Penglai]] (''Penglai'' is the Chinese reading of ''Hourai''): A legendary land in the Chinese mythology where hermits said to have lived.<br />
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The name Hourai Doll is also used in the Japanese main title of [[ZUN]]'s music CD ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' and [[Alice Margatroid|Alice]]'s spell card {{nihongo|"Curse 'Hourai Doll'"|咒詛「蓬莱人形」}}. Considering ZUN's comment in [[Imperishable Night/Spell Cards/Extra#Spell Card 204|her card]], the connection between these and the story of ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' is likely to be intentional. But the connection between these and Alice's card is probably irrelevant (at least directly), because Alice's Hourai Doll is probably only to be connected with the ''Dolls in Pseudo Paradise'' itself.<br />
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[[Imperishable Night/Spell Cards/Extra#Spell Card 199|Spell card #199]] in ''Imperishable Night'' is "Forgiveness: Honest Man's Death", which could also be a reference to the story in ''Dolls in Pseudo Paradise'' (where several honest men die).<br />
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===Design===<br />
Mokou has red eyes and ankle-length pale blue (almost white) hair. She wears a light brown shirt that appears as if it's been discolored from fire, and dark red [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakama#Sashinuki_hakama sashinuki hakama] that are randomly decorated with [[Ofuda|paper charms]]. Her hair's tied with these same red and white paper charms. The paper talismans on Mokou's hakama and hair ribbons might be wards to protect her from being burned by fire. Her shirt, which lacks such talismans, appears to have been burnt repeatedly, while the ribbons and hakama show no such wear.<br />
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As depicted in the [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth Chapter|fourth chapter]] of ''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'', Mokou is shown as having had short, dark hair before she drank the Hourai Elixir, though whether her current hair color was somehow caused by the Elixir is unknown.<br />
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Mokou is one of the few people in all of [[Gensokyo]] to wear relatively masculine clothing. This, along with her somewhat forceful way of speaking, often leads to her being depicted as something of a tomboy (perhaps why her parents kept her out of public view). However, because conditions in Gensokyo still resemble those of feudal Japan, patterned hakama are hard to come by and must be made by a skilled tailor and presumably are much more expensive than skirts or plain hakama. This makes patterned hakama a status symbol, and given Mokou's status as a daughter of the old Japanese aristocracy, she may have also affixed the charms to her hakama to distinguish her heritage.<br />
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==Mokou's Appearances==<br />
===Games===<br />
;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08MokouSprite.png|frame|Mokou's sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
The heroines are all sent into the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]] for a "test of guts" by [[Kaguya Houraisan]], but Mokou knows that she did it to get at her. Once she realizes this, her anger is bridled, and they engage in combat.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] encountered Mokou on the Extra [[stage]] and took photos of her [[danmaku]].<br />
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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
[[File:Th135Mokou.png|frame|Mokou in ''HM'']]<br />
Mokou made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Human Village]] stage. She is seen sitting next to [[Keine Kamishirasawa]] with her legs crossed, yawning.<br />
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;''Impossible Spell Card''<br />
:{{Main|Impossible Spell Card#Story|l1=Impossible Spell Card: Story}}<br />
Presumably from hearing or seeing a wanted sign about the mischief-making [[amanojaku]] [[Seija Kijin]], Mokou appears to be one of the many [[human]]s and [[youkai]] that tries to capture her. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.<br />
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;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
:{{Main|Urban_Legend_in_Limbo/Story/Mokou's_Scenario|l1=Urban Legend in Limbo: Mokou's Scenario}}<br />
Mokou is a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''. After discovering that Reimu possesses the [[Occult Ball]] of Yomotsu Hirasaka, she sets out to collect them all.<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
:{{Main|Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Mokou|l1=Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red Article and Interview: Mokou}}<br />
When [[Aya Shameimaru]] happened to notice a mysterious fire in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]] near [[Eientei]] she decided to investigate. Two girls, Fujiwara no Mokou and [[Kaguya Houraisan]], were already present fighting the fire to put it out. Shortly after Aya began asking what had started the fire, Mokou suggested it might have been a cigarette butt from kids while Kaguya suggested it was [[Wikipedia:Yakitori|yakitori]] (that is made from ''chicken''). In her interview, Mokou used Kaguya's yakitori rumor to frighten Aya to running with no further questions. Aya ended the article in wonderment over the true cause of the fire.<br />
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During her interview with Mokou, Aya comes to the conclusion that it must have been Mokou who did it. However, Mokou first repeats that a cigarette butt caused it and then later insists that there never was a fire and threatens that Aya may just end up as yakitori if she keeps saying there was.<br />
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;''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'', chapter 4<br />
:{{Main|Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth Chapter|l1=CiLR Chapter 4}}<br />
Mokou goes to [[Keine Kamishirasawa]] to ask her about the smoke rising from the [[Youkai Mountain]]. Keine gives her a lecture on the subject, which makes Mokou reminisce about her past and how she became immortal.<br />
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She also worries about the moon rocket that [[Remilia Scarlet]] was building - that [[Kaguya Houraisan]] could possibly be returning to the [[Moon]], and the only other one like Mokou would be gone forever. After eavesdropping on a conversation between Kaguya and [[Eirin Yagokoro]] at [[Eientei]], she discovers that they never planned on going back to the Moon in the first place, and is somewhat relieved.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
[[File:Kaguya-Mokou Inaba18 01.jpg|thumb|260px|A humorous chat between Mokou & Kaguya in ''[[IoM&IoE]]'']]<br />
===Kaguya Houraisan===<br />
Mokou has despised [[Kaguya Houraisan]] for reasons mentioned in her [[#Backstory|backstory]]. When she surprisingly found Kaguya in [[Gensokyo]] after so many years of exile, and so close to where she lived, she was ecstatic that Kaguya was in the same mess she was. The two spent about 300 years slaughtering each other on a daily basis; Mokou described those days as "the joys of killing each other over and over" in [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth_Chapter|''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'' Chapter 4]]. Mokou's official profile also describes those days as "wonderful days", but she's grown to rather be annoyed at Kaguya's persistent attempts of trying to kill her, [[assassin]]s or otherwise.<ref name="INBTExtra">[[Imperishable Night]]: [[Imperishable Night/Translation/Boundary Team's Extra|Boundary Team's Extra]]</ref><ref name="INSTExtra">[[Imperishable_Night/Translation/Scarlet_Team's_Extra|Scarlet Team's Extra]]</ref><br />
When Mokou suspects Kaguya is returning to the moon in ''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'', she is initially worried that the only other immortal person who was in the same situation she was would no longer be on Earth<ref name="CiLRCh4">[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]: [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth_Chapter|Chapter 4]]</ref>, although she does eventually come to terms with the possibility.<br />
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''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'' shows it can take the form of other competitions, from food fights to drinking to fishing, though this may be due to the lighthearted nature of the author that the [[canon|canonicity]] of the manga is debatable and cannot be taken straightforwardly.<br />
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===[[Keine Kamishirasawa]]===<br />
Mokou seems to have befriended Keine Kamishirasawa, describing her as the one of the few people who can understand her in [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth_Chapter|the fourth chapter]] of ''Cage in Lunatic Runagate''. Keine's sense of duty to protect all humans is no exception to Mokou, as she proclaimed to Kaguya's assassins in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'''s extra stage that she won't allow them to lay a hand on Mokou. Keine also traveled together with Mokou to see a flower viewing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in the continuation of Chapter 0 of ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'' at the end of chapter 3.<br />
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===[[Sumireko Usami]]=== <br />
Initially annoyed by the high schooler, Mokou wins the battle finding herself appreciating the girl's power, and feeling a mutual fondness for her. After Sumireko dropped some of her Zener cards, Mokou decided to give them back to her as a pretense to meet again. Sumireko feels at ease around her.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sakuya Izayoi]], [[Yukari Yakumo]], [[Remilia Scarlet]], [[Alice Margatroid]], [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]], and [[Youmu Konpaku]]<br />
Some humans and youkai that were tricked by Kaguya into fighting Mokou during the extra stage of ''[[Imperishable Night]]''. Mokou doesn't have any particularly notable feelings towards most of them (besides being impressed with Alice's knowledge of the Hourai Elixir), but she was flabbergasted with the humans crazy enough to go to the bamboo forest the night of a full moon. ''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'' shows that Mokou thinks Sakuya, Reimu, and Marisa are airheads. Mokou was one of the (many) attendants at Remilia's rocket party in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. When Alice fell into the three fairies' trap in the continuation of Chapter 0 of ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'' at the end of chapter 3, Mokou and Keine both walked by without freeing her.<br />
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; [[Mononobe no Futo]]<br />
Mokou takes an interest in Futo after learning she also had "experienced death once before." Mokou is thrilled by the idea of meeting other [[immortal]]s, and gives the [[Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum]] a visit.<br />
<br />
;Other Residents of [[Eientei]]<br />
She has a good relationship with Eientei despite her feud with Kaguya, working with the rabbits to stop that forest fire, and is known to lead people to and from Eientei. In ''Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth'', she brings lost rabbits back to Eientei.<br />
<br />
;Iwakasa<br />
[[Iwakasa]] was murdered by Mokou in order for her to steal the [[Hourai Elixir]] and become immortal. She notes that one day, she wants to travel to the top of the [[Youkai Mountain]], presumably to see [[Iwanagahime]], the goddess of immortality, and to apologize to her for what she did to [[Iwakasa]]. (NB: The Youkai Mountain was once the mountain Yatsugatake, which is the mountain [[Konohana-Sakuyahime]] suggested to Mokou and Iwakasa to bring the elixir to instead.) [[Imperishable Night/Spell Cards/Extra#Spell Card 199|Spell card #199]] is likely to be referring to [[Iwakasa]], as she implied she felt regret over causing his death. In the [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fourth Chapter|fourth chapter]] of ''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'', it's shown that her immortality was derived indirectly from Iwakasa as well, as he saved her life prior to her immortality.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Stg8enm3m.png|Mokou surrounded by a phoenix symbol, as seen in ''[[Imperishable Night]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Mokou.jpg|Mokou's sigil in ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:Th08cover.jpg|Mokou can be seen in the small moon in the bottom left of ''[[Imperishable Night]]'''s CD cover<br />
File:Mokou.png|Mokou artwork from ''[[Imperishable Night]]''<br />
File:Th145Mokou2.png|Mokou artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:IMIEMokou.png|Mokou in ''[[Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]''<br />
File:CiLR Paper1.jpg|Mokou in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH4 10.jpg|Mokou in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Skills==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Skills|titlestyle = background:paleturquoise; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Fujiwara no Mokou]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou_Project_1|[[Fujiwara no Mokou]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*Mokou appears on the cover of ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', silhouetted against the moon beneath the silhouette of Kaguya.<br />
*Mokou can actually be observed dying and resurrecting after each spell card in ''[[Imperishable Night]]''.<br />
*Mokou would be 1340 years old, give or take 10, to be more precise. The roughly 15 year span that [[wikipedia:Fujiwara no Fuhito|Fujiwara no Fuhito]] had children in would be accurate enough to call Mokou to have been born in this timeframe.<br />
*Mokou and Kaguya were planned to be playable characters in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', but were scrapped due to a lack of time to balance their move sets; ZUN stated in an interview that they would have been overpowered. It's unclear whether this remark was from a gameplay perspective or a storytelling one, since ZUN had expressed a desire to focus on weaker characters like [[Cirno]].<br />
*Coincidentally, [[Soga no Tojiko]] is based on the rival [[wikipedia:Soga clan|Soga clan]] that the Fujiwara clan took down, known as the [[wikipedia:Isshi Incident|Isshi Incident]]. This is further implied by Tojiko's lightning powers, which is a joke on how Fujiwara was "cursed" by the Soga clan after [[wikipedia:Nakatomi no Kamatari|Nakatomi no Kamatari]], the founder of the Fujiwara clan, was mysteriously struck by lightning after the incident. Whether or not this rivalry is important remains to be seen.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Imperishable Night#Fujiwara no Mokou|l1=Fandom: Fujiwara no Mokou}}<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Imperishable Night]] - キャラ設定.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Mokou.png|200px|Fujiwara no Mokou IN]]<br />
| text = ○エキストラボス 蓬莱の人の形<br /><br />
藤原 妹紅(ふじわらのもこう)<br /><br />
Huziwara no Mokou <br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:老いる事も死ぬ事も無い程度の能力<br />
<br />
蓬莱の薬を服用し、ずっと生き続けている人間。<br />
<br />
大昔、まだ不老不死ではなかった頃、彼女は貴族の父を持つ娘だった。<br /><br />
ただその存在は隠されており、余り望まれた子では無かったようであ<br /><br />
る。そんなある日、父はある身分の低い娘に求婚して、難題を吹っか<br /><br />
けられ恥をかかされたという。その娘が輝夜である。<br />
<br />
それ以来、幼い彼女はずっと輝夜を敵対視してきた。輝夜が月に帰る<br /><br />
というので、どうにか一矢を報いたいと思っていた。でも、近づく事<br /><br />
も出来ない。結局逃げられてしまったが、せめて輝夜が残したという<br /><br />
「薬の壺」を奪ってやろうと考えた。<br />
<br />
しかし壷を手に入れた人間は何故か、その壺を山に捨てようとしてい<br /><br />
たので、そこを狙い壺を奪う事に成功した。その壺に入っていた薬と<br /><br />
は、蓬莱の薬……。<br /><br />
この時以降、彼女の姿を見たものは居ない。<br />
<br />
成長しない人間は同じ場所では暮らせない。転々と住む場所を変えな<br /><br />
がら暮らしていた。しかし人間は一人では生きられないが、妹紅は死<br /><br />
ぬ事が無い。お腹はすくし、怪我をすれば痛いが死ぬ事は無い。結局、<br /><br />
人里離れた山奥で妖怪みたいにひっそりと暮らす様になっていった。<br />
<br />
それから長い年月が過ぎた。<br />
<br />
今では、輝夜と殺しあうのが日常である。最初この山奥で輝夜の姿を<br /><br />
見たときには本当に驚いたが、何てことも無い。この体にした蓬莱の<br /><br />
薬は輝夜が置いていったものだ。月に帰るとかいって、そもそも月な<br /><br />
んかに帰れるはずが無い。輝夜も住む場所を変えざるを得なかった人<br /><br />
間なだけだ。なんだか急に気が抜けた気がした、輝夜も同じ人間なん<br /><br />
だ。<br />
<br />
今でも輝夜は憎い。それに輝夜は私を消そうとしてくる。でも、死ぬ<br /><br />
事はない。なんて充実した毎日だろう。人里離れた山奥にあるこの地<br /><br />
は、本当の蓬莱の地に違いない。<br />
<br />
生きているってなんて素晴らしいんだろう。<br />
| translation ='''Extra Boss, Figure of the Person of Hourai'''<br />
<br />
'''Huziwara no Mokou'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br /><br />
Abilities: Neither aging nor dying<br />
<br />
A [[human]] who has lived forever since consuming the Hourai Elixir.<br />
<br />
Long ago, before she became immortal, she was the daughter of an aristocrat. She wasn't allowed to go out in public, so it seems that she wasn't a wanted child. One day, her father proposed to a commoner girl, but was humiliated because she responded by making an impossible request. That girl was [[Kaguya Houraisan | Kaguya]].<br />
<br />
Mokou has hated Kaguya since then, and wanted to take her revenge before Kaguya returned to the moon. She couldn't make it in time, however... She reconciled herself by attempting to steal the pot of medicine that Kaguya left for the emperor of that time.<br />
<br />
Oddly, by the time Mokou found the medicine, people were about to throw it into a volcano. She managed to steal it before it was thrown in and consumed it - the Hourai Elixir... That was the last time she was ever seen.<br />
<br />
Humans who never age cannot live in the same place for long, so Mokou was forced to live as a wanderer... Humans usually can't survive alone, but she can't die. However, she still suffers from hunger if she doesn't eat and pain if she becomes injured.<br />
<br />
Eventually, she chose to live like a forgotten [[youkai]] in a desolate place...<br />
<br />
Many long years came to pass.<br />
<br />
Now, Mokou and [[Kaguya Houraisan|Kaguya]] kill each other on a daily basis. She was extremely surprised to discover Kaguya in [[Gensokyo]] and so close to where she lived. It's no wonder, though; Kaguya left the Hourai Elixir, one of the moon's most classified secrets, on Earth. She could never expect to return to the moon in peace. Kaguya also had to run. Mokou felt relief beyond what she had ever experienced - Kaguya was in the same mess she was!<br />
<br />
Mokou still detests Kaguya, and Kaguya still tries to kill her, but neither of them can die forever. What a meaningful days and nights. This secluded place in a deep mountain is truly the land of Hourai!<br />
<br />
How magnificent it is to be alive!<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Mokou.png|200px|Fujiwara no Mokou ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''激熱!人間インフェルノ'''<br />
<br />
'''藤原妹紅'''<br />
<br />
'''オカルト「人体自然発火現象」'''<br />
<br />
炎を操る不死の人。身に纏う炎を駆使した格闘戦キャラ <br/><br />
フットワークが軽く、己の身を省みない接近戦こそ真骨頂 <br/><br />
<br />
オカルトアタックは「人体自然発火」 <br/><br />
使用すると体が青い炎で燃え上がり、 <br/><br />
体力を犠牲に火力を増加する。 <br/><br />
オカルトアタック以外でも、 <br/><br />
妹紅は自傷ダメージを受ける行動が多いので <br/><br />
体力回復必殺技であるリザレクションでフォローしよう <br/><br />
| translation ='''Blaze! Human Inferno'''<br />
<br />
'''Fujiwara no Mokou'''<br />
<br />
'''Occult "Spontaneous Human Combustion"'''<br />
<br />
An immortal who manipulates fire. A character who dogfights with her entire body dressed in flames. Her footwork is light and with no regard for her own body, she truly shines in close combat.<br><br />
<br />
Her Occult Attack is "Spontaneous Humans Combustion".<br />
When used she bursts into blue flames, sacrificing her physical strength in exchange for firepower.<br><br />
<br />
Mokou has several moves other than her Occult Attack that inflicts self-damage, so make sure to follow up with her stamina-increasing special move, Resurrection. <br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Mokou.png|200px|Fujiwara no Mokou AoCF]]<br />
| text =自暴自棄で不死身の人間<br />
<br />
藤原妹紅<br/><br />
<br />
「永く生きてきたけど<br/><br />
こんなのは初めてで楽しいんだ」<br/><br />
<br />
竹林に住む正体不明の不死人<br/><br />
<br />
完全憑依による決闘は長く生きた彼女にも刺激的だった<br/><br />
大暴れの機会を満喫すべく、利害の一致する相棒とタッグを組む<br/><br />
<br />
自らの体力を減らして繰り出す捨て身の攻撃で攻め立てる<br/><br />
文字通り命を燃やして戦うインファイター<br/><br />
| translation ='''Self-Abandoning and Immortal Human'''<br />
<br />
'''Fujiwara no Mokou'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"I've lived for ages now, but this is still a first...''<br/><br />
''which is what makes it so fun."''<br/><br />
<br />
A mysterious immortal who lives in the Bamboo Forest.<br/><br />
<br />
Even for someone as long-lived as her, the Perfect Possession battles were fresh and exciting.<br/><br />
In order to fully enjoy this opportunity to run wild, she teams up with a partner with whom she has a mutual interest.<br/><br />
<br />
A close-range fighter who quite literally burns with passion, unleashing an onslaught of reckless, HP-sacrificing attacks.<br/><br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*2004/08/11 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' - Extra Stage dialogue; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - Article and Interview: Mokou<br />
*2005/12/30 '''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''' - [[Shoot the Bullet/Spell Cards/Level Ex|EX Stage Spell Card comments]]<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Fujiwara no Mokou|The Crimson Watchguard: Fujiwara no Mokou]]<br />
*2008/03/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - Chapter 4<br />
*2008/04/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 11<br />
*2008/05/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 12<br />
*2008/10/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 17<br />
*2008/11/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 18<br />
*2008/12/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''' - Chapter 9 (cameo)<br />
*2009/04/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 23<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Fujiwara no Mokou's Spell Cards|The Grimoire of Marisa]]<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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<div>:''For other uses, see [[Vivit (disambiguation)]]. These Vivit's are not to be confused with [[VIVIT]], [[Vivit (Erich's Daughter)|Vivit]] ([[Erich]]'s daughter), and [[VIVIT-r]].''<br />
{{Infobox Character<br />
| image = [[File:Sh03VIVITStageEnemies.png|Stage Enemies]]<br />
| caption = Sprite of the stage enemies in [[Banshiryuu]]<br />
| species = [[Robot]]<br />
| abilities = Unknown<br />
| age = Non-living<br />
| occupation = [[Maid]](?)<br />
| location = [[Seihou World]] (Earth)<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Banshiryuu]]<br />
**C64 (Generic Enemy; Stage 4B, Stage 4B Supporting Boss)<br />
**C74 (Generic Enemy; Stage 4B)<br />
**v3.000 (Generic Enemy; Stage 4B)<br />
}}{{Seihou_note}}<br />
These stages enemies are [[robot]]ic [[maid]]s from the future, appearing only in ''[[Banshiryuu]]''. They have the appearance of [[VIVIT]] and [[VIVIT-r]], yet they have different color schemes, and are likely also called "VIVIT" in some way, but this is unknown.<br />
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==Concept==<br />
===Appearance===<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2008/08/16 '''[[Banshiryuu]]'''<br />
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{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
| type = related game<br />
| titleN = {{ruby-ja|幡紫竜|ばんしりゅう}}<br />
| titleEn = Banshiryuu<br />
| image = [[File:BanshiryuuCover.jpg|200px]]<br />
| developer1 = [[Shunsatsu sare do?]]<br />
| developer2 = [[Amusement Makers]]<br />
| publisher1 = Shunsatsu sare do?<br />
| publisher2 = Amusement Makers<br />
| publisher1Cat = Shunsatsu sare do?<br />
| publisher2Cat = Amusement Makers<br />
| released = C67 Trial: December 28, 2003<br />C67 Full: December 29, 2004<br />C74 Trial: July 17, 2007<br />C74 Full: August 15, 2008<br />
| genre = Vertical Danmaku Shooting<br />
| gameplay = Single-player story mode<br />
| platforms = [[Windows]] [[wikipedia:Windows 95|95]]/[[wikipedia:Windows 98|98]]/[[wikipedia:Windows ME|ME]]/[[wikipedia:Windows 2000|2000]]/[[wikipedia:Windows XP|XP]]/[[wikipedia:Windows Vista|Vista]] <br />
| requirements = *Pentium M - 900 MHz<br />
*512MB RAM<br />
*NVIDIA Geforce 6600GT<br />
*DirectX 8 <br />
}}{{Seihou note}}<br />
{{stub}}<br />
{{nihongo||幡紫竜|'''Banshiryuu'''|lit. "''Pennant Purple Dragon''"}} is a vertical-scrolling [[danmaku]] [[shooting game|shoot 'em up]] that focuses on fewer, faster bullets, and is the third official game in the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' by "[[Shunsatsu sare do?]]" . The game came in two major versions, released on Comiket 67 (Winter 2004) and Comiket 74 (Summer 2008) respectively. Both versions were released specifically for the [[Windows|Windows operating system]].<br />
<br />
==Gameplay==<br />
{{Main|/Gameplay|l1=Gameplay|/Strategy|l2=Strategy}}<br />
<br />
The gameplay style is very similar to the style of the main [[Touhou Project|Touhou]] games, as they both are danmaku shoot 'em ups and they both play vertically.<br />
<br />
==Name and Concept==<br />
{{User:Tony64/Template:TransH|2003年12月的C65颁布体验版、2004年12月的C67颁布除Ex面外全部完成的近似完成版。后来本来预定是追加Ex面,但最终变成了全面调整。 以后、陆续发布和C67版同捆的修正版。2006年8月のC70发布直到2面的修正版、2006年12月のC71到4面、2007年8月のC72到6面(最终面)的修正版、2007年12月のC73修正版追加关卡选择机能、2008年8月的C74发布完成版(2.100版)。(>_<) 2009年1月又更新了3.000版。}}<br />
<br />
The name {{lang|ja|幡紫竜}} is named after the Japanese-translated name of a cactus: "mammillaria poselgeri".<br />
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==Story==<br />
{{Main|/Story|l1=Story|/Translation|l2=Translation|/Characters|l3=Characters}}<br />
<br />
Machines that run by the energy source device called "[[RedStorm]]" discovered by [[Erich]] are going on a rampage across Earth, and it's up to [[VIVIT-r]] and [[Hirano Sakurasaki]] to stop this. <br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
{{Main|/Music|l1=Music}}<br />
This time round, [[ZUN]] hasn't created the themes for this game and it was by '''halt''' and '''Doku Den P''' instead. A total of 28 themes is included in the C74 version of the game, with an extra 4 from the C67 version. The C67 version only had 22. It's the first ''[[Seihou Project]]'' game to have the music stored in an <tt>[[wikipedia:Ogg|.ogg]]</tt> format. In the fandom community, there is very little arranged music of the themes.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://ss-do.sakura.ne.jp/#/games/bsr Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Shunsatsu sare do?]]<br />
[[Category:Non-Touhou Games]]<br />
[[fr:Banshiryuu]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|玉|ギョク}}<br />
| nameEn = Gyoku<br />
| nameIPA = ɡjo̞kɯᵝ<br />
| image = [[File:Sh03Gyoku.png|Gyoku]]<br />
| caption = Gyoku in [[Banshiryuu]]<br />
| species = [[God]]<br />
| abilities = Spiritual Power<br />
| occupation = God of [[Seihou World#Hirano's Shrine|Hirano's Shrine]]<br />
| location = [[Seihou World]] (Hirano's Shrine)<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Banshiryuu]]<br />
**C74 (Hirano's Support Partner)<br />
**V3.000 (Hirano's Support Partner)<br />
}}<br />
{{Seihou note}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Gyoku'''|玉}} is the [[God]] of [[Seihou World#Hirano's Shrine|Hirano's Shrine]] and is [[Hirano Sakurasaki]]'s yin-yang that has its own mind and thus can communicate with Hirano. It has spiritual power, so it allows Hirano to attack. It was first introduced in the C74 version of ''[[Banshiryuu]]'' as Hirano's support partner and "the second protagonist of this game". It's unknown whether it's male or female.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
Gyoku is likely to have being inspired from the [[Yin-Yang Orb]] owned by [[Reimu Hakurei]], the protagonist of the ''[[Touhou Project]]''. It states in his profile that "it takes a form that was seen somewhere", which is very likely to be referring to the Yin-Yang Orb. Gyoku is also quite similar to [[SinGyoku]]'s first form that their appearance and name are also similar. It also has a resemblance to the [[Flower-Tank]].<br />
<br />
Its name is {{nihongo|''Gyoku''|[[wiktionary:玉|玉]]}}. The kanji literally means "Ball", "Sphere" or "Jade" (a green gem). As such, its design simply looks like a typical [[wikipedia:Taijitu|taijitu]] (yin-yang symbol).<br />
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==Story==<br />
{{stub|section}}<br />
;Banshiryuu<br />
:{{Main|Banshiryuu/Translation/Regular Stages(C67)#Stage 4A|l1=Banshiryuu Story}}<br />
Gyoku, with [[Hirano Sakurasaki]], know who it was that started the [[RedStorm]] incident from the very start, that been [[Yuitia]]. It travels along with Hirano, allowing to shoot bullets and guide her along the way. <br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
;[[Hirano Sakurasaki]] (Her Yin Yang orbs, her shrine's patron god)<br />
<br />
;Mei & Mai<br />
For some reason, [[Mei & Mai]] have a hatred towards Gyoku.<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Gyoku's the only character in the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' to have appeared without ever having been a playable character or a boss character.<br />
*Gyoku's the only character in the ''Seihou Project'' to not have a [[humanoid]] appearance.<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Banshiryuu]] - C74 Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| text = 今回、2人目の主人公。<br/>まぁるい。どこかでみたことあるフォルム。<br/>中の人はいない。<br />
| translation = The second protagonist of this game.<br/>A round figure, it takes a form that was seen somewhere.<br/>The person in the middle does not appear.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Banshiryuu]]'''<br />
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{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
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{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox Objects}}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = めい&まい<br />
| nameEn = Mei & Mai<br />
| nameIPA = me̞ː ã̠ndo̞ ma̠i<br />
| image = [[File:Sh03Mei.png|x212px|Mei]][[File:Sh03Mai.png|x212px|Mai]]<br />
| caption = Mei (left) and Mai (right) in [[Banshiryuu]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Death Twins|デス・ツインズ}}<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| age = Both 6 years old<br />
| occupation = Soldiers, [[Assassin|Assassins]]<br />
| location = [[Seihou World]] (Earth)<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|ディザストラスジェミニ}}|Disastrous Gemini}} ([[Shuusou Gyoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|オルフェの詩 ~}} Pseudoclassic|Orphic Poetry ~ Pseudoclassic}} ([[Kioh Gyoku]])<br />
*Death Twins ([[Banshiryuu]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Shuusou Gyoku]] (Stage 2 Boss)<br />
*[[Kioh Gyoku]] (Cover, Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*[[Banshiryuu]]<br />
**C74 (Extra Stage Boss #3)<br />
**v3.000 (Extra Stage Boss #3)<br />
}}{{Seihou note}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Mei & Mai'''|めい&まい}} are 6-year-old identical twin sisters who were orphaned at birth. They are known as the "Death Twins" and they have appear in all of the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' games. Their age as of ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' is 5, and in ''[[Banshiryuu]]'' they're a year older.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
Mei and Mai first appeared in as the second [[stage]] [[boss]] of ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'', where after they appeared as a playable character in ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]''. About 7 years later when ''[[Banshiryuu]]'' had C74 version release, they appeared as the 3rd Extra Stage boss in a boss rush.<br />
<br />
===Personality===<br />
Mei and Mai have a nonsensical feeling associated with them, and thus their speech is often fragmented. Since they perform actions without thinking of before-and-after consequences, they like to come plunging in with speed.<br />
<br />
===Machinery===<br />
Mei's aircraft is smaller than Mai's and it uses lasers. Among gameplay, the timing of the rapid-firing lasers seems to be a little fast. Mai's aircraft is larger than Mei's, and it does body slams. She performs [[wikipedia:Kamikaze|kamikaze]] attacks without treating her aircraft as an important thing, so when she hits, her aircraft becomes worn out.<br />
<br />
In ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' Mei and Mai have the speed-oriented-type vessel "Maelstrom", which can split into two.<br />
<br />
==Character Basis==<br />
===Name===<br />
Theirs names are ''Mei'' and ''Mai''. {{nihongo|''Mei''|めい}} could mean "niece" and {{nihongo|''Mai''|まい}} could mean "dance", although there's more meanings to these two readings; they're likely to just be ordinary Japanese given names. Mai has exactly the same name as [[Mai]] from the ''[[Touhou Project]]'', except [[Seihou Project|Seihou]]'s Mai has uses [[wikipedia:Hiragana|hiragana]] and Mai from Touhou uses [[wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]]. <br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
There are two images of Mei and Mai in the information box left from ''[[Banshiryuu]]''. The girl on the left is Mei and the girl on the right is Mai.<br />
<br />
;Mei:Mei's design in ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' shows that she has dark blue eyes and green hair with a ponytail (with a white ribbon) to armpit-length. She wears black loose clothings with short sleeves and a short necklace. In ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' she has a pink ribbon tied in he hair instead, her ponytail is neck-length and has long sleeves. In her cut-in, she possesses a scythe.<br />
<br />
:In ''[[Banshiryuu]]'', her hair is tied into a short ponytail which has grown to shoulder-length, has a yellow ribbon to hold her hair and has what appears to be white fur around the top and bottom of her dress. She possesses a purple box with a "?" written on it. It appears somewhat similar to the [http://www.mariowiki.com/Question%20Block question block] from the [http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_series Mario Series].<br />
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;Mai:Mai's design in ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' shows that she has dark blue eyes and has green hair with twin pigtails She wears black loose clothings that resembles a schoolgirl's outfit shorter sleeves. In ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'', two pink ribbons are used to tie her hair and has long sleeves and in ''[[Banshiryuu]]'' she has long yellow ribbons. Also in ''Banshiryuu'', she possesses a thorned ball, has black shoes and has what appears to be white fur around the top and bottom of her dress.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
[[File:Mei2|thumb|200px|Mei & Mai in ''SSG'']]<br />
;''Shuusou Gyoku''<br />
:{{Main|Shuusou Gyoku/Story/Main Scenario|l1=Shuusou Gyoku Story}}<br />
In ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'', in order to live, they undertook a request by the [[Cactus Company]] (an investigation of what is called the "[[Seihou World#Other Dimension|Other Dimension]]"). Both were sent as a pair to assassinate VIVIT, but were easily defeated.<br />
<br />
;''Banshiryuu''<br />
In the Extra Stage, Mei and Mai appears over a city in their aircrafts and appears as one of the many "evil beings". Their only expression is "I don't like you", or expressing hatred towards [[Gyoku]].<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
Mei and Mai are twin sisters. Due to the sensitivity of their single-digit age, they fight with their breaths tightly matched in careful good play of teamwork. They keep the alternatives of kamikaze attacks and lasers up their sleeves.<br />
<br />
===Minor Relationships===<br />
;Muse<br />
A relation with [[Muse]] is unclear. In the music comments of ''[[Banshiryuu]]'', it was stated that Mei and Mai "don't have any direct relation to Muse".<br />
<br />
;Gyoku<br />
Mei and Mai simply hate [[Gyoku]]. For why they do is unknown.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Seihou Project#Mei & Mai|l1=Fandom: Mei & Mai}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Kioh Gyoku]] - Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote |<br />
| image = [[Image:Mei]]<br />
| text = ◆ デス・ツインズ "めい&まい" ◆<br />
<br />
・双子の姉妹、5歳。実は孤児である。<br/><br />
・前作では、カンパニーが「異空間を調査すれば金をだす」というので、生きていくためにこの依頼を引き受ける。<br/><br />
・後先考えないで行動するため、とんでもないスピードで突っ込んでくる。<br />
<br />
☆ 機体名 ☆<br/><br />
・メイルシュトロム<br />
<br />
☆ 特徴 ☆<br/><br />
・双子である。<br/><br />
・息がぴったり合っている。<br/><br />
・スピード特化型。<br />
| translation =◆Death Twins "Mei & Mai"◆<br />
<br />
・5-year-old twin sisters. In fact, they are orphaned.<br/><br />
・In the earlier game, they were hired by the Company to earn their livings after receiving the promise that "money will be paid for investigating the Other Dimension".<br/><br />
・Since they don't think twice before moving, they charge at you at deadly speeds.<br />
<br />
☆Aircraft name☆<br/><br />
・Maelstrom<br />
<br />
☆Characteristics☆<br/><br />
・Twin sisters.<br/><br />
・Well synchronized (closely matched at their breaths).<br/><br />
・Speed specializing type.<br />
}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*2000/12/30 '''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'''<br />
*2001/12/30 '''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'''<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Banshiryuu]]'''<br />
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{{Navbox SG}}<br />
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[[Category:Seihou Characters]]</div>00Mystical Phantasm00https://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Letty_Whiterock&diff=384201Letty Whiterock2018-04-07T23:06:46Z<p>00Mystical Phantasm00: Added a possible inspiration for why Aya found Letty in the snow in the Additional Information section.</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = レティ・ホワイトロック<br />
| nameEn = Letty Whiterock<br />
| nameIPA =[[Media:Pronunciation Letty Whiterock.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| image = [[File:Th07Letty.png|x325px||Letty Whiterock]]<br />
| caption = Letty Whiterock in [[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|What Winter Left Behind|冬の忘れ物}}<br />
| species = [[Yuki-onna]]<br />
| abilities = Manipulation of chill<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|クリスタライズシルバー|Crystallized Silver}} ([[Perfect Cherry Blossom]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] (Stage 1 Boss)<br />
*[[Shoot the Bullet]] (Stage 2-2, 2-4, 2-6 Boss)<br />
*[[Hopeless Masquerade]] (Background Character)<br />
| appPrintworks = *[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]<br />
*[[Silent Sinner in Blue]] (Prologue Cameo, Chapter 9 Cameo)<br />
*[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]] (Chapter 21 cameo)<br />
*[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]<br />
*[[Oriental Sacred Place]] (Chapter 12 Cameo)<br />
*[[Forbidden Scrollery]] (Chapter 4 Cameo)<br />
*[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] (Chapter 20 cameo)<br />
*[[Strange Creators of Outer World]] Vol. 2 (Cross Review Section) and Vol. 3 (Profile Section)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Letty Whiterock'''|レティ・ホワイトロック|Retī Howaitorokku}} is a seasonal [[youkai]] who's only seen during winter. She seems fittingly cold towards most of the [[human]]s she meets, and is feared by humans as she is known to freeze them.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
Letty first appeared as the Stage 1 boss in ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', later she made a brief cameo in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' as a background character.<br/><br />
In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', it was written that she was a type of [[yuki-onna]]. According to [[ZUN]], if she was to show her full power compared to her strength shown in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', it would cause an incident.<ref name="ZUN's AWA">[[ZUN's AWA Q&A Panel]]</ref><br />
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===Ability===<br />
;Manipulation of chill<br />
She possesses an ability to manipulate chill. It's not an ability to create blizzards or make snow fall, but rather an ability to strengthen the "winter" that exists in the natural world. According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', since this is equivalent to an ability that manipulates the winter within nature, she possesses tremendous power according to the environment, but she is pretty much powerless outside of winter. In ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'', Letty herself said that outside of winter, she hides away in a place where not a ray of sunlight can reach. In ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'', she is shown spreading snow over [[Gensokyo]].<br />
<br />
By lowering the temperature, [[human]]s become less capable of activity, and lose their fighting spirit. Furthermore, since it's not a physical attack, it's impossible to completely avoid it, and it's not possible to take up any countermeasure except doing something to the extent of wearing thick clothing.<br />
<br />
==Character Basis==<br />
[[File:PMiSS_letty.jpg|thumb|125px|Illustration of Letty in [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]].]]<br />
===Name===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|'''Letty Whiterock'''|レティ・ホワイトロック}}. Letty's name and personality are based on the character Letitia "Letty" Blacklock from [[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]]'s book "[[Wikipedia:A Murder is Announced|A Murder is Announced]]".<br />
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===Design===<br />
In ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', Letty has lavender eyes and curly lavender hair. She wears a blue and white dress with a white apron in front of it. At the top of her skirt that is a golden lapel resembling the alchemical symbol for silver. Also wears a white cap and a nearly transparent cape. She was described by ZUN as being "fairly tall."<ref name="mail">[[ZUN's E-mails]]</ref> In ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'', she is seen with white trousers.<br />
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==Story==<br />
===Games===<br />
;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07LettySprite.png|frame|Letty's sprite in ''PCB'']]<br />
Letty is challenged by the player as the probable cause of the extremely long winter. Though she is defeated easily, she was not at fault, and the player moves on.<br />
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Scenario#Stage 1|l1=Reimu Arc}}<br />
In [[Reimu Hakurei|Reimu]]'s scenario, Reimu is complaining about the cold. Letty says she will help her have an "eternal deep sleep". But Reimu still complains about the cold and eventually defeat Letty.<br />
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Scenario#Stage 1|l1=Marisa Arc}}<br />
[[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]] is lost and encounters Letty. Marisa suggests that winter should be the season where you sleep beneath the cherry trees, and Letty says she also wants to sleep for a long time due to the long winter. But Marisa does not want her to sleep so they can fight. They battle, with Marisa ending the winner.<br />
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Sakuya's Scenario#Stage 1|l1=Sakuya Arc}}<br />
[[Sakuya Izayoi|Sakuya]] is searching for the mastermind behind the events happening but encounters Letty, who states she is the mastermind. Sakuya defeats her and continues to search for the real mastermind.<br />
<br />
;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
[[File:Th095LettySprite.png|frame|Letty's sprite in ''StB'']]<br />
In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] encountered Letty on [[stage]] 2 and took photos of her [[danmaku]].<br />
<br />
;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
[[File:Th135Letty.png|frame|Letty in ''HM'']]<br />
Letty made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum]] stage. She is seen sitting on the mausoleum whilst shouting/cheering something.<br />
<br />
===Literature===<br />
;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
:''{{Main|Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Letty|l1=Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red: Letty Whiterock}}<br />
<br />
[[Aya Shameimaru|Aya]] finds Letty Whiterock who just had been, for no apparent reason, beaten up by [[Reimu Hakurei|a human]] and left buried in the snow. They talk about the long winter, and Aya suspects her as the culprit. Letty attempts to explain the fine details of her abilities and the hardships of her life, but fails to earn Aya's sympathy in the end.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:GoMSigil-Letty.jpg|Letty's sigil in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:BAiJRLetty1.JPG|Illustration of Letty in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:BAiJRLetty2.JPG|Another illustration of Letty from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Cirno]]<br />
Nothing is known about her relationship status with Cirno. She appears to dislike being grouped up with her as she explains her superiority when interviewed by [[Aya Shameimaru]] in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''. She is also seen talking to Cirno during ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', although nothing is known about their conversation.<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spellcards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou_Project_1|[[Letty Whiterock]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*The brooch on her dress resembles the alchemical symbol for silver, coinciding with her theme, "Crystallized Silver".<br />
*In her interview with Aya, Letty states that she hibernates in summer. However, she was seen with other youkai during the events of ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'', that took place in summer.<br />
*Dying while trapped or buried in snow, usually on a mountain, is a common death for humans who become yuki-onna. Letty's information in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red may be a reference to this.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Perfect Cherry Blossom#Letty Whiterock|l1=Fandom: Letty Whiterock}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] - キャラ設定.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th07Letty.png|75px|Letty Whiterock PCB]]<br />
| text = ○冬の忘れ物<br />
レティ・ホワイトロック<br />
<br />
1面のボス。冬になると何処からとも無く湧く妖怪。<br /><br />
主に寒気を操る程度の能力を持つ<br />
<br />
レティは冬である限り幸せである。霊夢達がこの幸せの時を破ろうと<br /><br />
していたため、ちょっかいを出した。<br />
<br />
ただ、毎年春というレティ達と花粉症持ちには憂鬱な季節が訪れる為、<br /><br />
それは当たり前として受け止め、本気で攻撃してきたわけではない。<br />
<br />
春が訪れると、また何処かへ消えていってしまう。<br />
| translation = '''What Winter Left Behind'''<br /><br />
'''Letty Whiterock'''<br />
<br />
Stage 1 boss. A [[youkai]] of the winter season who can be found in places without heat. She possess the ability to manipulate chill.<br />
<br />
Letty is happiest during winter. She gets in the way of [[Reimu Hakurei|Reimu]] and her companions because they threaten to put an end to her time of greatest happiness.<br />
<br />
However, Letty and her fellow winter spirits as well as sufferers of hay fever know well that spring, a season of depression, comes every year. She accepts that fact and never attacks players seriously.<br />
<br />
When spring comes, she will disappear to unknown whereabouts.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Stage 1 dialogue; キャラ設定.txt<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''' - [[Shoot the Bullet/Spell Cards/Level 2|Stage 2 Spell Card comments]]<br />
*2005/08/14 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Letty|Article and Interview: Letty Whiterock]]<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Letty Whiterock|Youkai of Winter: Letty Whiterock]]<br />
*2008/02/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''' - Chapter 9<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Letty Whiterock's Spell Cards|Letty Whiterock's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/02/21 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 21<br />
*2010/12/25 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 12<br />
*2013/01/26 '''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''' - Chapter 4<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[ru:Летти Уайтрок]]<br />
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<div>Umatsuki is a Japanese youkai mentioned in the books Shinchomonjuu and Inga Monogatari in Edo era, and books by Kotaro Hayakawa in the Meiji era.<br />
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It is usually the embodiment of a horse's spirit. If one mistreats a horse, they will usually get possessed, act like a horse, scream like a horse, then finally dies in craze.</div>00Mystical Phantasm00https://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Umatsuki&diff=384195Umatsuki2018-04-07T22:49:20Z<p>00Mystical Phantasm00: Added a small "starter" to this page that may be edited.</p>
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<div>Umatsuki is a Japanese youkai monster mentioned in a book Shinchomonjuu and Inga Monogatari in Edo era, and books by Kotaro Hayakawa in the Meiji era.<br />
<br />
It is usually the embodiment of a horse's spirit. If one mistreats a horse, they will usually get possessed, act like a horse, scream like a horse, then finally dies in craze.</div>00Mystical Phantasm00https://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Mima&diff=384194Mima2018-04-07T22:42:12Z<p>00Mystical Phantasm00: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|魅魔|みま}}<br />
| nameEn = Mima<br />
| nameIPA = mʲima<br />
| image = [[File:Th05mima2.png]]<br />
| caption = Mima in [[Mystic Square]]<br />
| species = [[Vengeful spirit]] (Akuryou)<br />
| abilities = Magic<br />
| age = Lived for "a very long time"<br />
| location = [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Evil Spirit|悪霊さん}}<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|天使伝説}}|Angel's Legend}} ([[Highly Responsive to Prayers]])<br />
*Complete Darkness ([[Story of Eastern Wonderland]])<br />
*[[Reincarnation]] ([[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]] (Hell Route [[Stage]] 10 [[Boss]])<br />
*[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]] (Cover, Stage 4 cameo, Final Boss)<br />
*[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]] (Cover, Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*[[Mystic Square]] (Playable Character)<br />
| appPrintworks = *[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 25 Reference?)<br />
| appMusicCDs = *[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]] (Referenced in Story?; Track 10 section)<br />
*[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]] (CD cover)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Mima'''|魅魔}} is a [[vengeful spirit]] that haunts the area around the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in the [[PC-98]] [[canon]]. Though she is called an evil spirit, she is not the same variety as the ones that appear in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' and ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is, in reality, extremely strong, and she is very confident in her combat and magical abilities. Originally, she is sealed in the hokora attached to the shrine, but she manages to repeatedly break free of the seal.<br />
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==General Information==<br />
Mima first appeared in the [[Hell]] route of the first ''[[Touhou Project]]'' game ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' as a [[Stage]] 2 [[boss]]. She then later appeared as the final boss of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''. She then appeared as a playable character in both ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' and ''[[Mystic Square]]''. Although originally a very prominent character in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' (one of the earliest characters appearing in almost every pre-[[Windows]] game from the very beginning), like many [[PC-98]] characters, Mima has almost entirely disappeared from the series from ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' onwards.<br />
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Although she is often called a ghost, Mima denies being dead and tries to explain herself as being "just a soul". In her profiles, she is described as being a "deity-like existence" of the shrine. Though in her Mystic Square good ending, she acknowledges that she is a ghost when alone. Being in spirit form, Mima's magic is most powerful during the night. She claims to want revenge against the entire human race, but it's not known what her motivations for that are. By the present day, most of the evil in her evil spirit has faded off.<br />
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Apparently, she is quite knowledgeable about the past of the Hakurei Shrine, even down to knowing exactly what the function of the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s' true power is. Presumably, there is a reason and a story for this, but she's so old that she's forgotten what it was.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
Her only known name is {{nihongo|''Mima''|魅魔}}, which means "charming demon". It's likely to have come from {{nihongo|"deceiving spirit"|魔魅|mami}}, where the kanjis were flipped.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:Th01Mima.png|frame|left|Mima's appearance in ''[[The Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''.]] <br />
Mima's design changes differently throughout the series. The sprite of Mima in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' shows that she has dark eyes, long green hair and a white cap. She wears a long white and blue dress with red and green markings around its edges. She also has a medium-length blue cape with tattered edges, fastened at her neck with a red ribbon. As an [[Vengeful spirit|evil spirit]], she has a light-blue tail rather than legs. Furthermore, she holds a bloody knife in her left hand.<br />
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Later in ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', Mima's design changes in three forms. As her first form, her portrait shows that she has green eyes, long green hair, a purple ribbon on her neck and a white cap once again. Her sprite with the same form in her cameo of Stage 5 and at the beginning of the Final Stage shows that she wears a purple dress under a long blue cape and has once again a white tail. The sprite in her second form is same as her first form, except it shows that she wears a blue cap, a blue, light-blue, and green dress with white symbols on it under a long purple cape. She is also shown to have large blue and purple wings and wields a long staff topped with a white crescent. The sprite in her final form in her final attack is same as her second form, except she now has six purple wings. Although her appearance changes in her sprites, her portrait stays the same.<br />
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Later in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', Mima's design is just as same as ''Story of Eastern Wonderland''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s, except now she has a sun on her blue cap and a long blue cape with a yellow trim and markings over her blue vest and dress. The border of her dress is green. She also has a heavy chain hanging over the left-side of her vest. Furthermore, she once again has a dark-blue tail and it's revealed that she has pointy ears.<br />
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Again, later in ''[[Mystic Square]]'', Mima's design is just as same as ''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s, but her cape now has white trim and markings and is fastened at her neck with a yellow ribbon. Her blue vest has white sleeves and buttons and there is no longer a chain beneath her cape over her chest. Strangely, she appears to have developed legs and now wears white shoes.<br />
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Her alternative outfit in ''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream'' is same as her normal outfit, except her cape, vest, dress and tail is now green, and that she has blond hair. The border of her dress and her eyes are yellow.<br />
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==Mima's Appearances==<br />
===PC-98===<br />
;''Highly Responsive to Prayers''<br />
In ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', she appears in the midst of a hokora, which is a tiny shrine usually attached to a larger shrine, dedicated to the worship of folk spirits, and battles the player. Afterwards, she's sealed back into the hokora by [[Reimu Hakurei]].<br />
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;''Story of Eastern Wonderland''<br />
[[File:Th02mima.png|frame|right|Mima's appearance in ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''.]]<br />
:{{Main|Story of Eastern Wonderland/Story|l1=Story of Eastern Wonderland Story}}<br />
She breaks loose of this seal in the events of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', and appears in the final two stages along with [[Marisa Kirisame]], who appears to be her apprentice of sorts. Reimu accuses Mima of wrecking her shrine, but Mima responds that she was more interested in vengeance against the entire human race. Mima eventually challenges Reimu so she can take the yin yang orbs and their power for herself. After she suffers another defeat by Reimu's hand, she is once again sealed away, only to break free a month later.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream''<br />
:{{Main|Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream/Translation/Mima's Scenario|l1=Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream Story Mima Arc}}<br />
She is one of the playable characters in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''. After defeating Yumemi, her wish is for the moon to stay up forever, as her power is strongest when the moon is out. Yumemi grants her wish by placing the moon in geosynchronous orbit, causing it to always be night. Afterwards, Mima cheerfully used her now-eternal increased power to go tease Reimu some more. Things were eventually restored back to the normal day night circle, but how is a story for another time.<br />
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;''Mystic Square''<br />
:{{Main|Mystic Square/Translation/Mima's Scenario|l1=Mystic Square Story Mima Arc}}<br />
She is one of the playable characters in ''[[Mystic Square]]'', deciding to travel to [[Makai]] for her own reasons (that being that the demons were intruding on her turf since the human world was hers). Mima cheerfully trolls her way through the various inhabitants of Makai (including [[Alice Margatroid]]) and eventually meets Shinki. After Shinki introduces herself as the god of Makai, Mima gets an idea to lie that she herself is the god of the human world. She ends up fighting Shinki to stop the demons from going to the human world. After her victory, Shinki asks Mima to leave and questions if Mima is just one of the many [[Yaoyorozu no Kami|eight million gods]]. Mima returns to the Hakurei shrine, thinking on the matter and considers becoming a god, herself, but in the end decides to just tease Reimu some more, even as demons continue to infest the Hakurei Shrine. Later, Mima eventually encounters Alice again, who challenges Mima to a rematch. Aferwards, Mima forces Alice to be her maid. As Alice serves her, Mima decides that maybe she'll become a god, after all.<br />
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===Post-PC-98===<br />
[[File:AUSv4Mima.png|frame|right|Mima's appearance on ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]]'' cover.]]<br />
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Mima has made a number of other references within the Windows canon. After many years of absence, Mima once again appeared on the cover of ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]]'', but she appeared to have a star on her cap. She was possibly made reference in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' Chapter 25, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] comments that the [[Hakurei Shrine]] was once taken over by an [[Vengeful spirit#Akuryou|evil spirit]] for its [[god]] (something that Mima, an evil spirit, did). The fact that Mima isn't mentioned by name however, might mean it wasn't Mima.<br />
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Her music theme "Reincarnation" has been arranged a number of times after the PC-98, with one arrangment coming from ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]''. She might've been made reference in the comments of said album. Furthermore, Mima's "Orreries Sun" attack is one of the super moves that [[Marisa Kirisame]] can perform in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' as Mima is believed to have been Marisa's mentor of some sort.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
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Within the [[PC-98]], [[Marisa Kirisame]] was subservient to Mima and she tells Marisa to "train harder" in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' and Marisa saying "I beat Lady Mima". Currently, she's the sole character whom Marisa calls by a title of honour. Marisa admires Mima greatly, boasting that she can make a strategy guide in ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'''s omake because "there's no way Mima-sama can be beaten", and apologising to Mima when defeated by [[Reimu Hakurei]].<br />
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Moreover, in ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'', there was also a bit where Marisa manipulated star magic and sent forth something like "Orreries Sun", and afterwards Mima also used star magic and Orreries. In the [[Windows]] [[canon]], Marisa also has Orreries Sun as a spell card in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''.<br />
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However, in the original work, there wasn't even a single scene when Marisa and Mima ever had a mutual conversation together, and the unique talk is only in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]]'''s winning expressions. In Mima's character settings, there's not a single statement related to Marisa, and in Marisa's character settings, there's nothing except for ''Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream'' where it said that she "longs for Mima and calls her 'Mima-sama.'" Additionally, [[ZUN]] himself refuses to answer any questions that's associated with this relationship.<ref name="GBB3">[[ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref><br />
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===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
[[Mima]] haunts the surroundings of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], after many confrontations and being resealed by [[Reimu Hakurei]], she decides to spend her days making fun of the [[Shrine Maiden]].<br />
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===Alice Margatroid===<br />
At the end of [[Mystic Square]], Mima takes [[Alice]] as her maid, releasing her some time later.<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Mima appears on the covers of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'' and ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', the latter among the rest of the playable characters.<br />
*Excluding any spin-offs, Mima is the only Final [[boss]] that takes up the smallest amount of [[stage]]s to get to her, there only being 5, while normally an average ''[[Touhou Project]]'' game has 6 stages.<br />
*She's the only PC-98 character to have appeared on an official CD cover, but has yet to appear in any [[Windows]] game.<br />
*The bloody knife she carries in her original appearance may be a hint at her past, how she became a ghost, or why she became an "evil spirit". It can be easily speculated that Mima either was killed by or committed suicide with the knife she carries.<br />
*In ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', she appears to have more than two arms. When she moves to shoot bullets, her left arm stays in place and a third arm appears. This is most likely a [[Glitch|sprite error]] as her third arm shows to also be holding the bloody knife.<br />
*One of her attacks used in ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' (namely, Orreries Sun), slightly resembles the same <!--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2qQ8Jxu2sw--> attacks used by the boss Bloody Mary from the RPG ''[[wikipedia:Terranigma|Terranigma]]''. This is most likely a coincidence, however.<br />
*Mima is the only known humanoid [[Vengeful spirit|evil spirit]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Highly Responsive to Prayers#Mima|l1=Fandom: Mima}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]] - YUMEJIKUU.TXT|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote |<br />
| image = [[File:Th03Mima.png|200px|Mima]][[File:Th03MimaAlt.png|200px|Alternate outfit]]<br />
| text = ★ 久遠の夢に運命を任せる精神 ・・・ 魅魔<br />
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博麗神社にうらみをもつ悪霊。だったが、長い間悪霊をしているうちに邪気もすっかり抜け、いまでは、靈夢をからかうのが日課となっている。<br />
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すでに、博麗神社の神(祟り神)的存在となっているが、その性格は、人間より人間的である。<br />
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今回も変な出来事が起こって、かなり楽しみにしている。<br />
| translation = '''Spirit who leaves fate to the dream of eternity - Mima'''<br />
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An evil spirit that resents the [[Hakurei Shrine]], or used to. As she's been an evil spirit for quite a long time, her evilness has completely fallen off from her. Now she enjoys her days making fun of [[Reimu Hakurei|Reimu]].<br />
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She is like the deity (evil deity) of the Shrine by now, but her personality is more human-ish than human.<br />
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As strange things are happening again, she is looking forward to more upcoming events.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Mystic Square]] - KAIKIDAN.TXT|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote |<br />
| image = [[Image:Th05mima2.png]]<br />
| text = 魅魔(みま) ・・ 悪霊さん<br />
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非常にながい間、生きて(?)きた悪霊。ただし、物事をそんなに長い間覚えていられないので、本人も比較的楽しく暮らしている様である。<br />
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すでに、博麗神社の神(祟り神)的存在となっているが、その性格は、人間より人間的である。<br />
| translation = '''Mima - An Evil Spirit'''<br />
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An evil spirit that has been living (?) for very long time. As she can't remember things for such a long time, she appears to be enjoying her current days.<br />
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She is like the deity (evil deity) of the Shrine by now, but her personality is more human-ish than human.<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*1997/08/15 '''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'''<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''' - Stage 4 and Stage 5 dialogue<br />
*1997/12/29 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''' - included files (official profile)<br />
*1998/12/30 '''[[Mystic Square]]''' - included files (official profile)<br />
*2007/12/31 '''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]]''' - CD cover<br />
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[[Category:PC-98 Characters]]</div>00Mystical Phantasm00https://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Yukari_Yakumo&diff=384191Yukari Yakumo2018-04-07T22:22:35Z<p>00Mystical Phantasm00: </p>
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|八雲|やくも}} {{ruby-ja|紫|ゆかり}}<br />
| nameEn = Yukari Yakumo<br />
| nameIPA = iakɯmo iɯkaɽʲi [[Media:Pronunciation_Yukari_Yakumo.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Yukari.png|275px|Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
| caption = Yukari Yakumo in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Youkai of Boundaries|境界の妖怪}}<br />
| species = [[Youkai]]<br />
| abilities = Manipulation of boundaries<br />
| age = At least 1,200 years old, older than the history of [[Gensokyo]] itself<br />
| occupation = Unknown; she sleeps most of the time<br />
| location = Somewhere along the boundaries of [[Gensokyo]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|ネクロファンタジア|Necrofantasia}} ([[Perfect Cherry Blossom]])<br />
*{{H:title|夜が降りてくる ~ Evening Star|Night Falls ~ Evening Star}} ([[Immaterial and Missing Power]], [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]])<br />
*{{H:title|憑坐は夢と現の間に ~ Necro-Fantasia|The Yorimashi Sits Between Dream and Reality ~ Necro-Fantasia}} ([[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
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*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Stage 6 Boss)<br />
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*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Extra Stage 3 and 4 Boss)<br />
*''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Playable Partner)<br />
*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Background Character)<br />
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (10th Day Boss)<br />
*''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Ending No. 3)<br />
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*''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Memorizable Gensokyo]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
*''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 10, 12 cameo, 18 cameo)<br />
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 1, 4 and 10 cameo, chapter 43, chapter 48, chapter 49, 50 cameo, Chapter 51, Chapter 53)<br />
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''<br />
*''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 2 (Profile Section, Cross Review Section)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 6 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
| appMusicCDs = *''[[Immaterial and Missing Power OST]]'' (CD cover)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Yukari Yakumo'''|八雲 紫|Yakumo Yukari}} is a legendary [[youkai]] who is able to manipulate boundaries. She is the master of [[Ran Yakumo]]. She is called the {{nihongo|"[[gap]] youkai"|すきま妖怪|sukima youkai}},<ref>As indicated by Ran and [[Chen]]'s titles</ref> although "gap youkai" is not the name of a species, as she is more of a one-of-a-kind type of youkai.<ref>[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]] - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari|Yukari]]</ref> Regardless of her power, Yukari appears to be the most ''well-informed'' being in Gensokyo of any kind, and usually achieves her goals through manipulating events rather than direct combat.<br />
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==General Information==<br />
Yukari first appeared as the phantasm stage boss of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' with [[Ran Yakumo]] serving her as [[shikigami]]. Despite being a high-class boss compared to other Extra and Final stage bosses, she's made occasional appearances in later games. She was a playable character in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', partnered with [[Reimu Hakurei]] (and supported her in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''), and was playable in the fighting games, but was only a cameo in the background of ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''. Also, she was also an Extra stage target in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' and appeared on the Final Day of ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''.<br />
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She is one of the oldest [[youkai]] in [[Gensokyo]], one of the strongest of youkai, and is praised as one of the wisest of youkai.<ref name="PMiSSYukari">[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]: [[Perfect_Memento_in_Strict_Sense/Yukari Yakumo|Yukari Yakumo]]</ref><ref name="BAiJRRan">[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]: [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Ran|Ran Yakumo]]</ref>. She was one who proposed the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]], which covers Gensokyo, and is therefore tied to Gensokyo's creation. She is the only known youkai who is able to pass this barrier in order to access the [[Outside World]], although there are a few instances like [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] who's passed it. She also performs surveillance and safety administration (mainly for [[Ran Yakumo]]). She is simply one of the most mysterious youkai living in Gensokyo.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Yukari is known for being a very [[youkai]]-like youkai who sleeps all day and lives for the enjoyment of life. Though she rarely leaves her house, she's well-connected and is acquainted with most of the most powerful youkai as well as anyone having anything to do with the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]] or the [[Outside World|outside world]], although she rarely attacks [[human]]s.<ref name="PMiSSYukari" /> She has a tendency to toy with her opponents rather than use her full power from the start. If anyone is suited for the role of "mastermind", it's Yukari. She excels at mathematics and is experienced due to her long life.<br />
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She possesses superhuman intellect, and especially surpasses in dealing with numbers. In ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'', as [[Ran Yakumo]] said, this intellect is something that even Ran is not able to understand, to the extent that for example that she is able to determine the depths of the darkness of Avici or determine in an instant how long it would take for Ursa Major to devour the North Star, as it seems. Concretely to what extent this amazing intellect goes is hard to know, but it would be no mistake to think that this intellect far surpasses that of humans.<br />
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She often has a great deal of insight and understanding about whatever happens in Gensokyo, and possesses considerable intellectual prowess, as well. Though she seems flaky and unreliable most of the time, when the safety or security of Gensokyo is at stake, she won't hesitate to get involved, even if it means using others to do the work for her. For example, in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', she treats [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] with much hostility after finding out the plot of the [[Heaven]]s. She could easily be either a villain or a heroine, depending on her whims.<br />
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Yukari deals with problems by manipulating others to act to resolve things for her. She seems to rarely act directly except in particularly egregious situations. In all cases, she rarely lets anyone know what her true aims or goals are, and sometimes these goals are extremely abstract. Yukari has a well-deserved reputation of being fickle, whimsical, and lying often, and thus many characters in [[Gensokyo]] dislike her. For whatever reason, Yukari takes it all in stride and does not seriously deny any of those comments. She seems to actively try to keep her more obviously-altruistic actions a secret, such as her donations to the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''. She possibly cultivates this image to ensure that people continue to fear her as a [[youkai]], as this is what her true goal for a particularly complex gambit is revealed to be at the end of ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''.<br />
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===Abilities and strength===<br />
Yukari is with no doubt one of the most powerful [[youkai]] in [[Gensokyo]]. A few other youkai like [[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]] have been considered to be around her level. Yukari also refers to [[Watatsuki no Toyohime]] as being stronger than she is, and tries to avoid direct confrontations with her. Despite her power, she might still lose [[spell card]] battles to [[human]]s or youkai.<br />
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Her physical strength is what you'd expect from a youkai. While the extent of an average youkai's strength is never really specified, their bodily ability is typically very high, so her strength is still far from that of a [[human]]. <br />
There are some examples and statements which show Yukari's physical prowess:<br />
*In [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 12|''Curiosities of Lotus Asia'' Chapter 12]], Yukari's hand is able to effortlessly block and brush aside a mallet swung by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] with all his might, leaving him shocked that a small slender feminine hand was able to pull off such a feat. Rinnosuke said that it feels like he hit a pillow. <br />
*[[Hong Meiling]], in one of her ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' win quotes, notes that she felt a odd resistance from Yukari's body (presumably after punching and kicking her a lot), to the point where she wondered if Yukari was wearing something else under that presumably delicate dress of hers.<br />
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Yukari states in her own win quotes in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' that she has no weaknesses, and even shooting, cutting, stabbing, hitting, or killing her is useless.<ref>[[Immaterial and Missing Power]] - Yukari's Script: <br /><br />
'''Yukari''':Shooting, cutting, stabbing, hitting, killing... It's all useless against me.<br /><br />
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'''Yukari''': I'll tell you a secret. My weakness is... nothing. </ref> In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', her ability is yet again described as being "without weaknesses", and as one of the most dangerous that youkai are known to possess. Her ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' profile also states that ''"she easily has enough power to annihilate all of Gensokyo if she so desires"''<ref>[[Imperishable Night]] - Yukari's Profile</ref>, while the manual says that ''"the danger and power of her ability is beyond imagination"''.<ref>[[Imperishable Night]] - Manual: The danger and potency of the power to manipulate boundaries is beyond imagination. It's something that can only be controlled by those who are able to withstand its stress, or some weirdo youkai like Yukari.</ref><br />
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By mostly moving around in [[gap]]s, one would usually not see her as doing much physical labor at all, and according to ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', since she ends up in blurting out herself such sayings like "to do mountain climbing at such an age", there is the image that she is like an indoors-type [[youkai]], but in the end, she is still a youkai. <br />
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;Manipulation of boundaries<br />
[[File:GoMIllus-Yukari.jpg|thumb|200px|Yukari's "Danmaku Barrier", as illustrated in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''.]]<br />
[[File:SSIBCH10YukariBorder.jpg|thumb|200px|Yukari using a border for transportation in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
With the word "[[boundary]]" in its name, Yukari is capable of pretty much anything put under the influence of this ability. In her monologue during [[A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]], she explains that this power allows her to control the boundaries "between any and all things", like Gensokyo and the outside world, the worlds of the living and the dead, humans and youkai, and even the day and the night. <ref>[[A Beautiful Flower_Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]] - '''Yukari''': I'm a youkai with the ability to control the boundaries between any and all things. This power allows me to remove the boundary between anything: Gensokyo and the outside world, the worlds of the living and the dead, humans and youkai, even day and night.</ref> The most common application of Yukari's boundary manipulation abilities is opening {{nihongo|"[[gap]]s"|すきま|sukima}} which act as portals between two places, where she's able to hold, sit on or emerge from such gaps. By manipulating borders in space and creating a chasm, she is able to link together separate places. According to this, she's able to show up in unexpected places from time to time, but the aforementioned suspiciousness has been refined. Although this gap is a kind of sub-space, within Yukari's gap, one can see a lot of eyes. These eyes are a manifestation of what one can say is the image of "how desires are swirling around" that Yukari sees in the [[Outside World|outside world]]. The description of Yukari's Magic Eye "Laplace's Demon" [[spell card]] implies that Yukari can see using the eyes, as well. Also, although sign posts and other flotsam also drift about, these things also come from Yukari's image of "things that have come to be of no use in the outside world". <br />
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Other than that, since there is a boundary on the water surface so to speak, as there is definitely a distinction between water and atmosphere, and since there is the boundary called the horizon that separates the sky from the earth, as was said, she can freely manipulate the boundary of all existent things at will. According to ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', it seems that not only are physical boundaries, but also the general idea of boundaries are also able to be manipulated, and it seems like she would be able to manipulate the boundary between dreams and reality and open up holes for people to enter into dreams. Yukari is also capable of seeing (and seeing through) boundaries that are normally invisible; when the [[Human Village]] was displaced from history by [[Keine Kamishirasawa]], Yukari was still able to see it.<ref>''[[Imperishable Night]]'' Stage 3 - "Hey hey. I do see the humans as usual though. A deception of this level isn't useful at all, is it?"</ref>.<br />
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It's shown that Yukari can also control the boundaries and bend them to her will as seen in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' when she adjusted the sky by manipulating the border between the daylight and moonlight to unite the day and the night.<ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]] Border Line - "While you were teasing me I adjusted the sky to enjoy both night and day. If the night falls now, the sky will be morning. The border of daylight and moonlight is mine"</ref> According to [[Marisa Kirisame]], Yukari can even control the boundary between "a [[danmaku]] for play and a danmaku for battle".<ref name="GoM">[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]: [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Yukari Yakumo's Spell Cards|Yukari Yakumo]]</ref><br />
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There are limits to the kinds of places Yukari can connect with her gaps; she required multiple trips to reach [[Heaven]] in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' she could only create a gap to the [[Moon]] under highly specific circumstances (and had to travel much of the distance to the Lunar Capital on foot). She is, however, capable of travelling between [[Gensokyo]] and the [[Outside World]]. Yukari can create gaps through which only she can pass, or through which anything can pass.<ref>[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yukari_Yakumo|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense: Yukari Yakumo]] - "No one can follow her through the gaps". Despite this statement, various canon works show her opening gaps for others to use.</ref><br />
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Ultimately, since existence of anything consists of having a boundary, for anything to lose its boundary is a very big thing, as it would then not be able to have its own individual existence. As the rules that govern boundaries would govern this, it is said that to make a new boundary is to create a new existence, and to destroy a boundary is to negate an existence. [[Hieda no Akyuu]] evaluated this ability, saying "there is not any sort of defense method nor countermeasure, a power comparable to the power of gods". However, Yukari is capable of sensing and repairing damage to the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]], and is widely believed to have aided in its construction ([[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] states that Yukari could not have done so herself). To add to all this, [[Hieda no Akyuu]] writes that "manipulation of boundaries" is theoretically a godlike power which would allow Yukari to create or destroy anything, but that all the stories about it are impossible to confirm.<ref name="PMiSSYukari" /><br />
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Examples of the usage of this ability:<br />
*Manipulation of the boundary between lies and truth of the [[moon]] reflected on the lake surface for an invasion of the surface of the moon from [[Gensokyo]] (Lunar War, ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'')<br />
*By the boundary between reality and fantasy, she isolated Gensokyo from the outside world, participating in the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]] Project (The Great Barrier Disturbance)<br />
*Upon Yuyuko's request, weakening the border between the world of the living and the [[Netherworld]], called the [[Border of Life and Death]], making it possible for denizens of both world to easily cross it. (''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'')<ref name="PMiSSYukari" /><ref>[[Perfect_Memento_in_Strict_Sense/Youmu_Konpaku|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense: Youmu Konpaku]]</ref><ref>[[Strange Creators of Outer World/Basic Knowledge of Fantastic Words 2015]]</ref><br />
*Since the Great Hakurei Barrier has loosened, she returned [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] to Gensokyo who has been ejected into the outside world (''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'')<br />
*Dragged the real [[Sumireko Usami]] out of the [[Dream World]] (''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'')<br />
*By manipulating the border of master and slave during the [[Antinomy of Common Flowers|Perfect Possession incident]], she thwarted [[Joon Yorigami|Joon]] and [[Shion Yorigami]]'s scheme that allowed Joon to win any battle by forcing Shion as the enemy's slave (''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'')<br />
*Many of her [[Spell Card]]s allude to various circumstances involving boundary manipulation, such as: ''Barrier "Balance of Motion and Stillness"'', ''Barrier "Mesh of Light and Darkness"'', ''"Boundary of Humans and Youkai"'', between many others. <br />
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Yukari is skilled in [[wikipedia:Onmyoudou|Onmyoudou]], the [[Taoism]]-derived arts of traditional Japanese court wizards, and specializes in spells which create and manipulate barriers (presumably due to overlap with her innate abilities). Yukari has been able to teach some of her spells to [[Reimu Hakurei]], whose own techniques have similar roots.<br />
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Yukari also displays great aptitude with [[shikigami]], binding [[Ran Yakumo|a powerful kitsune]] and [[Yukari's crows|numerous lesser servants]] at once. As Shikigami are strongest when following orders, Yukari must also be skilled at giving the correct orders to fully maximize her shikigamis' potential. In an [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Ran|interview]] with [[Aya Shameimaru]], [[Ran Yakumo]] states that despite sleeping most of the time, Yukari is capable of giving orders no one else would think up the instant she opens her mouth, and Yukari uses complex equations to increase Ran's power indefinitely (This manner of using shikigami is likely one of the reasons Yukari views computers and shikigami as one and the same).<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
According to ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', an apparent article on Yukari appears in the first edition of the Gensokyo Chronicle from 1,200 years ago. However, this article did not refer to her name as "Yukari Yakumo"<ref name="PMiSSYukari" />. It is believed she chose this name for herself, the name "Yukari" signifying that she was a youkai of [[boundary|boundaries]], and the name "Yakumo" from a poem about creating a great fenced mansion where one can live a peaceful life in seclusion, and a strong fortress to keep the [[god]]s trapped inside.<ref>[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter_26]]</ref> This land would be [[Gensokyo]].<br />
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===Saigyou Ayakashi Occurrence===<br />
Over a thousand years ago, Yukari met and became friends with a [[human]] girl named [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]. Over time, Yuyuko was driven to suicide out of despair over her ability to control death. After Yuyuko died, her body was used to seal the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]], a [[youkai]] tree which drained the lives of too many humans, by an unknown individual who hoped Yuyuko would never have to suffer and experience pain again. The seal was created as the boundary between life and death. Yukari continued to be friends with Yuyuko's [[ghost (Species)|ghost]], although Yuyuko gradually forgot who she had been and why she had died<ref>[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]: Yuyuko and Yukari's profiles. Applies to the entire paragraph</ref>.<br />
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It is not stated who sealed the Saigyou Ayakashi. It was someone who held Yuyuko very dear, judging by the record ("My wish... is that she will never again reincarnate, and never again suffer pain..."). Yuyuko's profile describes the hypothetical breaking of the seal as "breaching the boundary". The boundary sealing the Saigyou Ayakashi is apparently the boundary between life and death, as this is what [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Afterword|the BGM that plays during the Saigyou Ayakashi's reflowering]] represents. [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Spell Cards/Phantasm#Spell Card 140|Boundary of Life and Death]] is one of Yukari's spell cards. This possibly implies it was Yukari who sealed the Saigyou Ayakashi. Yukari's profile reveals she knew all along that Yuyuko's body was sealing it, and gives a clear motive, as the tree was killing too many humans. As another possible indication, ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'' brings up [[wikipedia:Zhuangzi#The butterfly dream|the butterfly dream]] regarding Yuyuko's spell card during the Saigyou Ayakashi's reflowering, which is a theme associated with Yukari.<br />
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One day, Yuyuko requested that Yukari use her power to repair the border between the [[Netherworld]] and Gensokyo. Yukari sleepily set off to do so. She had known Yuyuko's plan to make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] bloom could never succeed, but was too busy sleeping to say or do anything about it, or to put the border back to normal after everything was finished, which put her on a collision course with the heroines of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''.<br />
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===Lunar War===<br />
Also over a thousand years ago, the youkai now named Yukari Yakumo<ref name="CiLRLastCh">[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]: [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Last_Chapter|Last_Chapter]]</ref> organized an army of youkai and led them in an invasion of the [[Moon]], of which Yuyuko was also present for<ref name="CiLRCh7">[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]: [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Seventh Chapter|Chapter 7]]</ref><ref name="CiLRLastCh" />. Publicly, Yukari states the invasion was to take the [[Lunarian]]s' source of power, an infinite energy source which let them play all day.<ref>[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]: Chapter 3</ref><br />
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However, the youkai were subsequently routed by the [[Lunarian]]s, who possessed superior technology and magic, and forced to retreat to Earth. While Yukari claims she organized the invasion out of desire for that power, her true purpose may be that she did it to teach the youkai a lesson about starting wars of conquest; namely, that it was a bad idea, as since that time, no youkai have attempted to expand their territory beyond Gensokyo.<ref name="PMiSSYukari" /><br />
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===Border of Gensokyo===<br />
Since then, Yukari has had numerous roles in managing Gensokyo and the youkai. She authored a system of constellations for the youkai<ref name="CoLACh22">[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]: [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 22|Chapter 22]]</ref>. She enacted the Youkai Expansion Project 500 years ago by creating a border between illusion and reality around Gensokyo. She was one of several youkai who suggested the creation of the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]] 120 years ago and presumably was one of several that contributed to its creation.<ref name="PMiSSYukari" /><ref>[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] Reimu B Ending. Yuyuko comments that she doesn't think even Yukari could have made the Hakurei barrier by herself.</ref><br />
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The Gensokyo Record in [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Translation/Prologue|''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s prologue]] says that the original Gensokyo boundary (presumably the first "boundary between inside and outside" mentioned in Yukari's ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' article) was created by priests, but [[ZUN]] said in his [[ZUN's E-mails|e-mails]] that the Gensokyo Record is not reliable, and that only the long lived youkai knows the true history of Gensokyo. [[Hieda no Akyuu]] firmly believes Yukari was involved and [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 26|''Curiosities of Lotus Asia'' Chapter 26]]'s prologue states that Yukari being its actual creator is an ongoing rumor. According to Rinnosuke, Yukari's power is what separates Gensokyo from the outside world, and Reimu refered to Yukari as the creator of the barrier when explaining its properties to [[Kasen Ibaraki]] and [[Marisa Kirisame]].<ref>[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 25</ref><br />
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===Yukari and "The Vampire Incident"===<br />
Regarding the Vampire Incident in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', it is not stated who were the powerful youkai that defeated the [[vampire]], who signed the contract with the vampire, or who was the one who wrote the original draft of the [[Spell Card]] rules that came afterwards (as it was also written on youkai contract paper, [[Hieda no Akyuu]] feels it wasn't the [[Shrine Maiden]]). However, the colophon at the end reveals that Yukari is the author of a work called "Vampire Pact". This possibly implies her involvement in at least one of these things (if not all three) in the fact that Yukari may've had been involved in the deal with the devil, [[Remilia Scarlet]]. At the very least, [[Strange_Creators_of_Outer_World/Who%27s_Who_of_Humans_%26_Youkai_in_Gensokyo/Yukari_Yakumo,_Ran_Yakumo,_and_Chen|Strange Creators of Outer World]] states that she was apparently involved in the creation of the spell card rules.<br />
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On the related note to the contract, it's explicitly stated in her ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' profile that she's the one responsible for [[outsider]]s ending up in Gensokyo, where most of them get devoured by youkai. Her involvement is made even more explicit in Chapter 14 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'', where Yukari reveals to [[Kasen Ibaraki]] that having the [[zashiki-warashi]] sent to the [[outside world]] takes precedence above keeping them in Gensokyo, and then cryptically comments, "Gensokyo's getting the food to fill the stomachs of all of its youkai from somewhere." This could further extend to an article on [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 3|''Symposium of Post-mysticism'']], where there were human bones near a well, but no human of Gensokyo was missing and Yukari made no reference to the outside world humans, calling it a "misunderstanding"; the bones later on disappeared.<br />
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===Underground Agreement===<br />
She made a deal with certain youkai to allow them to have their own realm underground in [[Former Hell]] if they pacified the evil spirits there<ref name="SA-R&Y">[[Subterranean Animism]]: [[Subterranean Animism/Story/Reimu and Yukari's Scenario|Reimu and Yukari's Scenario]]</ref>. For a while, Yukari took it upon herself to make regular check-ups on various aspects of Gensokyo such as the [[Human Village]] or the barrier, but eventually took on [[Ran Yakumo]] as a [[shikigami]] and left such tasks to her.<ref name="PMiSSRan">[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]: [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Ran_Yakumo|Ran Yakumo]]</ref><br />
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==Character Basis==<br />
[[File:PMiSS yukari.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yukari, as illustrated in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]<br />
===Name and origin===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo||八雲 紫|Yukari Yakumo}}. The characters for {{nihongo||八雲|Yakumo}} literally mean "eight clouds", but can also mean "countless clouds", and {{nihongo||紫|Yukari}} means "purple" or "violet" (In ordinary Japanese perspective these two colors are not discriminated).<br />
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[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 26|Chapter 26]] of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' reveals that Yukari gave herself that name, in which she didn't have that name 1,200 years ago<ref name="PMiSSYukari" />. Probably a coincidence, there is a train service in Japan called {{nihongo|"[[wikipedia:Yakumo (train)|Yakumo]]"|[[wikipedia:ja:やくも (列車)|やくも]]}}.<br />
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;Yukari's name related to Colors<br />
All of the Yakumo family are named after colors. The light frequencies (energies) of the colors are proportional to their powers: [[Chen]] (orange) << [[Ran Yakumo]] (indigo) < Yukari (violet). The energy of violet light is the highest in the visible spectrum, and violet light is the boundary between visible and invisible light. Red light (the symbolic color of [[Remilia Scarlet]] or [[Reimu Hakurei]]) is another boundary, but they are stronger than Chen. Fittingly, when Reimu and Yukari team up in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', they are called the "Boundary Team". In addition to maintaining the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]], their colors form the two boundaries between visible and invisible light. In addition, the word "yukari" is uncommonly used to mean "border" or "edge", albeit with a different character.<br />
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Occasionally, double rainbows form after rainfall—there's the rainbow one usually sees (red on the top, and violet at the bottom), and another, larger, fainter one above it. The colors on the second rainbow are reversed—red on the bottom, and violet at the top. In other words, the outside edges of the rainbow are violet—or, put another way, ''violet forms the boundary between the sky and the rainbow''. Thus, Yukari's given name strongly signifies the idea of boundaries.<br />
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In Japan (and many other countries) "purple" or "violet" had been thought as a noble color, and used occasionally as a color for ''high ranks''. In fact, [[ZUN]] mentioned in some of his interviews{{Citation needed}} that he was aware of this fact and uses the color on certain character designs to show levels of power and nobility, thus in this sense using both "violet" as her name and in dress shows that Yukari was ''designed'' to be powerful and high ranking.<br />
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;Yukari's name related to Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn)<br />
There is an assumption that her name ''Yakumo'' is taken from the writer [[wikipedia:Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn]], who naturalized as a Japanese citizen and renamed to "Koizumi Yakumo". When fans asked about the implied connection between Yukari and [[Maribel Hearn]] in a [[Doujin Barrier: The Work Called Touhou and the Fantasy of Game Creation|high school open lecture program]], ZUN brought up Lafcadio Hearn but did not elaborate. ''See [[Maribel Hearn]] article page for details.''<br />
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;Yukari's name related to an Ancient poem<br />
''Yakumo'' also comes from the first ancient poem written in what would become the Japanese "Tanka" form:<br />
:"Yakumo tatsu / Izumo yagegaki / Tsuma-gomini / Yaegaki tsukuro / Sono yaegaki wo"<br />
:Definitely in keeping with the character's origin/age in the storyline. The translation into English is:<br />
:"Eightfold rising clouds/ Build an eightfold fence / An eightfold Izumo fence / Wherein to keep my bride-- / Oh! splendid eightfold fence"<br />
:This poem was attributed to the god Susanoo. Interpretations vary as to the meaning of the poem.<br />
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Yukari's name is thoroughly analyzed in [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 26|chapter 26]] of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]]. However, Rinnosuke implies at the end that there may be even more meanings hidden in it.<br />
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===Design===<br />
Her first appearance was in ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', where she is depicted with purple eyes and long blonde hair. She carries a pink lace parasol and a paper fan, and rides on a red [[gap]] that leads to an unknown destination. She wears a deep purple dress, a pale pink mob cap with a thin red ribbon, and smaller ribbons tied liberally on her accessories and the tips of her hair.<br />
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In her appearances in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', her eyes have become dark golden. She wears a purple Chinese-style tabard with various [[#Hexagram|Trigrams]] over a pale pink Western-style dress (similar to [[Ran Yakumo]]'s outfit), wears her hair coiled up into her mob cap, and usually carries a pink parasol. She wears the same outfit in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', but her hair is left loose. In the Japanese community this outfit is known as the {{nihongo|"Taoist dress"|道士服}}.<br />
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In ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', her sleeves get black bands with a white design on them.<br />
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According to ZUN, the purple dress in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' is her casual daywear, and the pink one with the Ba Gua symbol in ''Imperishable Night'' is the work attire she wears when she commands her Shikigami.{{citation needed}}<br />
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The outfit Yukari wears in post-''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' games has two groups of solid/broken lines called [[wikipedia:I Ching|trigrams]] on the front. A solid line represents Yang and a broken line is Yin. The top trigram ({{lang|ja|☱}}) is "dui" or "tui" (open) and is associated with west and water. The bottom trigram ({{lang|ja|☷}}) is "kūn" (field) and is associated with southwest and earth, as well as [[wikipedia:Yoni|Yoni]] (divine passage). The two trigrams together in that order form the [[wikipedia:List of I Ching hexagrams 33-64#Hexagram 45|hexagram]] for "clustering," "gathering together," and "finished", which sounds more fitting for [[Suika Ibuki]].<br />
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The hexagram "Ts'ui" formed by the combination of "tui" and "kun" results in a meaning of gathering together to persevere towards a destination. This hexagram signifies also great wisdom which is necessary for leadership when directing an assembly together to create overall prosperity for everyone. Yukari herself can be seen as an overseer of [[Gensokyo]]. Her ability to create [[boundary|boundaries]] would definitely give her the ability to bring everyone together while maintaining the harmony of the "created" world. Maybe this design was a critique on her abilities?<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
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;''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom''<br />
In ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'', Yukari appears in Marisa's Pointdevice/No-miss ending. She gets inside Marisa's house through a gap, congratulating the human for saving the Lunar Capital and asking to see the lunar [[occult ball]]. Marisa thinks Yukari wants to break the power stone because it might throw Gensokyo's into chaos, but Yukari doesn't consider it nearly enough to bring chaos, saying they are lucky to have gained that kind of power because it could make Gensokyo change even more. Marisa is a bit surprised to hear Yukari talking about Gensokyo changing, but the youkai leaves without laying a finger on the power stone after recommending Marisa to cherish her relations with [[Sagume Kishin|the creator]] of the power stone.<br />
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;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
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;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] encountered Yukari on the Extra [[stage]] and took photos of her [[danmaku]].<br />
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If connecting ''SWR'' with ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', then Yukari can become a selectable character to play with, although she appears in no scenarios.<br />
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[[File:Th135Yukari.png|frame|Yukari in ''HM'']]<br />
Yukari made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Hakurei Shrine]] stage. She is seen sitting on top of the shrine, waving her fan.<br />
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;''Impossible Spell Card''<br />
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After apparently reading the newspaper by the [[tengu]] about a mischief-making [[amanojaku]], she becomes one of the many strong [[youkai]] and [[human]]s to try and stop [[Seija Kijin]] in the final day. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.<br />
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===Literature===<br />
[[File:041BAiJRYukari.jpg|thumb|left|Yukari with [[Aya Shameimaru]] in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]].'']]<br />
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:{{Main|Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari|l1=Youkai Practices Animal Abuse}}<br />
After hearing a fox's cry, [[Aya Shameimaru]] went to investigate. She found Yukari beating [[Ran Yakumo]] over the head with an umbrella, which Yukari claimed was only for disciplining her. Because Aya is a ''[[crow]]'' [[tengu]], she feels animal rights are important and was upset by Yukari's "animal abuse".<br />
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During the interview Yukari insisted that it was not animal abuse because Ran is a [[shikigami]], which Yukari considered to make her no longer count as being an animal. Yukari explained that as long as a shikigami follows its master's will then it will be as strong as its master. Ran had apparently disobeyed Yukari by doing something she hadn't been ordered to do. Because of that Ran wasn't as strong as she could be and ended up putting herself in danger while relying only on her own strength. This discipline was meant to remind Ran just who her master is so that Ran won't needlessly be in danger by fighting at less than full strength. Aya didn't think that excused it at all.<br />
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Yukari also called the [[Bunbunmaru Newspaper]] a shoddy paper and offered to make Aya her shikigami too, which Aya refused.<br />
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;''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense''<br />
Yukari edited ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' and was one of its major sources, according to ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Memorizable Gensokyo|Memorizable Gensokyo]]'', yet did not confirm her involvement in the above events. One common thread regarding them seems to be that they primarily benefited [[human]]s, not [[youkai]] (the vampire contract even went so overboard towards protecting humans that youkai complained to the shrine maiden). In addition to this, she has her own in-universe article that provides encyclopedic information about her.<br />
[[File:SaBNDYukari.png|thumb|200px|Yukari appearance in [[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]]]<br />
;''Touhou Bougetsushou''<br />
[[Ran Yakumo]] tells [[Remilia Scarlet]] in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' chapter 3 that Yukari invaded the [[moon]] to procure its secret of power to improve the youkai quality of life. This is probably the official reason Yukari gave all youkai for the war, as otherwise, Remilia could confirm Ran was lying just by asking around. However, privately, in [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fifth_Chapter|''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'' Chapter 5]], Yukari reveals to Ran that she knew it was impossible for the beings of Earth to ever win a direct confrontation against the [[Lunarian]]s. It is never stated when Yukari made this realization, so it is possible she knew this even before the first Genso-Lunar War. In addition, [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Last_Chapter|The last chapter]] of ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' has the line, "While it was Yukari who led the invasion that had ''convincingly'' failed more than one thousand years ago,". The word "convincingly" could imply it was staged. If this was the case, then presumably the outcome where youkai decided to stop expanding beyond [[Gensokyo]] was Yukari's true intent.<br />
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;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Yukari with [[Kisume]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
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Back in 1984, [[Aya Shameimaru]] reports that during Gensokyo's winter, children were finding skeletal remains of a [[human]] while playing around a dried-up well, to which it ended up that the well was declared to be off-limits. Apparently, a [[tsurube-otoshi]] [[youkai]] (presumably [[Kisume]]) came out of well saying "So is THIS the body you dropped down here?" and threw the bones at them. There were no-one missing, so for who the bones belong to is a mystery.<br />
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The bones disappeared while no-one was looking during preparations to bury it in [[Muenzuka]]. This rolled onto a case whether there was any sort of [[incident]] or not, along with the identity of the previous owner of the bones. Yukari though it was by the youkai from the [[Underworld]] and that they wanted to scare the humans since their powers come from the negative energy of humans, but it may've been a simple misunderstanding. There was a non-intervention agreement pact made between the underworld youkai and the surface, so the situation could become complicated.<br />
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The incident was settled as silver birch branches have been mistaken for bones, to which no ominous occurrences had happened at the [[Human Village]]. At a later date, it was confirmed that the dried-up well was filled in with dirt; who did this is unknown.<br />
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==Connections with the Outside World==<br />
In [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 11|Chapter 11]] and [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', when [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] had an [[wikipedia:iPod|iPod]] in [[Kourindou]], only Yukari knew how to actually use it, and further knew that it was considered a trendy item in the [[Outside World]]. She similarly knew about the [[wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]] [[wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]] and [[wikipedia:Nintendo DS|DS]]. She appears very knowledgeable about the outside world.<br />
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Because of her understanding of technology from the outside world, there are rumors that she lives in the outside world from time to time. It is confirmed that she at least visits there. Reimu mentions in [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 24|''Curiosities of Lotus Asia'' Chapter 24]] that Yukari told her that she gets to enjoy twice the amount of cherry blossom viewings a year because she also goes to watch the blossoms in the outside world, which occurs at a different time from Gensokyo's. In addition, Yukari at the end of Chapter 25 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' is shown viewing the [[Hakurei Shrine]] from the outside world (some panels focus specifically on pointing out there are cars driving by).<br />
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[[Marisa Kirisame]] once stated that Yukari uses a small box to talk to her [[shikigami]] when they are far away from her, which led Rinnosuke to believe that she owns a phone. She has given characters phone-like devices in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Yukari mentions in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 10 that radio towers fall into Gensokyo every once in a while. Presumably her phones use those in order to work.<br />
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It was said that she lived in an estate somewhere in [[Gensokyo]], but other than that, nothing is known. It is said that her residence is at the end of Gensokyo just like how the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is, but the true location is completely unclear.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
Using her [[gap]] to travel across [[Gensokyo]], despite sleeping a lot, Yukari has encountered many [[youkai]] and [[human]]s in the ''[[Touhou Project]]''. By many residents of Gensokyo, she is commonly referred to as the "Gap Youkai" when she's involved in a conversation.<br />
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===Reimu and Marisa===<br />
[[File:CoLAReimuYukari.jpg|thumb|192px|Yukari stealing Reimu's food, as illustrated in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''.]]<br />
Yukari has always had a close tie to the [[Hakurei Shrine]] maidens, as one meaning of her name is she controls the [[Shrine Maiden]]s of [[Gensokyo]]. [[Reimu Hakurei]], along with [[Marisa Kirisame]], first met Yukari when she asked her to repair the border between the [[Netherworld]] and [[Gensokyo]] in ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''. However, Yukari indicated she is already familiar with Reimu and Marisa to an unspecified extent. With Marisa, it resulted in Yukari playing a prank on her by keeping her up way past bedtime.<br />
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As a friend, she often visits Reimu at the Hakurei Shrine and often drops by Marisa's house randomly, to which in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' Marisa complains that Yukari never uses the door. Yukari steals food from Reimu in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', stays at Reimu's shrine for at least a month into the winter in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', and is among several characters when Reimu complains about youkai visitors to her shrine in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She sometimes visits to discuss philosophical matters like in ''[[Seasonal Dream Vision]]'', or ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' where she gave Reimu out-of-season taro roots from the [[Outside World|outside world]], asking her to think about their meaning.<br />
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As an employer, she's given Reimu several missions in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. An offhand comment in the first stage of ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' shows she compensated Reimu for it.<br />
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As a mentor, she is often teaching Reimu not just about Gensokyo (she does that a lot, too, shown several times in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'') but also how to do her job as [[Shrine Maiden]]. She shows up when Reimu purposefully damages the barrier in ''Curiosities of Lotus Asia'' to tell her not to do that, reminds Reimu of her youkai-crushing duties in ''Imperishable Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s extra, and makes Reimu train hard to prepare for ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (''Curiosities of Lotus Asia'' states the latter is rare for her). The latter included Yukari attacking Reimu at unannounced times.<br />
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She seems to be secretly looking after Reimu in other ways, as she sneaks yen donations into the [[Hakurei Shrine]]'s donation offering box when Reimu isn't looking in chapter 23 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''. Like most characters, Reimu finds Yukari extremely annoying. Yukari doesn't mind, clearly joking "How rude!" or "What a greeting!" to such things. In the case of ''Seasonal Dream Vision'' for Marisa, she got angry over Yukari's random visit, but it was because Yukari was curious as to Marisa's thoughts on the matter regarding the flower incident, so presumably many of Yukari's other visits to Marisa are for her own amusement, as well.<br />
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===Shikigami===<br />
[[File:040BAiJRYukari.jpg|thumb|192px|Yukari smacking [[Ran Yakumo]], as illustrated in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''.]]<br />
;[[Ran Yakumo]]<br />
Ran Yakumo is Yukari's main [[shikigami]], a nine-tailed fox who received her current name and identity as part of their contract. An interview in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' with [[Aya Shameimaru]] implies that she became Yukari's shikigami because of the power it promised, and is quite satisfied with the result despite losing her freedom. Ran was not born before the Genso-Lunar War, so she must have become Yukari's shikigami sometime after that.<br />
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Yukari keeps the relationship on a user-to-shikigami level. This relationship is analogous to a user and its computer in the [[Outside World]], and Yukari insists heavily that Ran is not a fox, but is a tool to be used. Yukari's own thoughts and perspective in [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fifth Chapter|Chapter Five]] of ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' refers to Ran with computer terms, such as programming or debugging. Ran is still more advanced than a computer, so Yukari attempts philosophical discussion with Ran from time to time, but typically gets boring responses involving numbers and calculations. Yukari loves Ran very much, but in terms of how one would love a favorite tool.<br />
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Ran often "forgets" she is a shikigami, taking matters into her own hands without Yukari's orders. This can't be helped because Yukari sleeps a lot. Yukari will physically discipline Ran when this happens (by whacking her with her umbrella). Using a tool and keeping it in good shape (via discipline) shows love for your shikigami (according to Yukari). Ran accepts and seems satisfied with this, and also seems to care for her master, attempting to encourage Yukari after [[Silent Sinner in Blue|the second Genso-Lunar War]] failed. But she won't disagree that her master is annoying and is often driven to much frustration by Yukari's double-speak and secrecy. <br />
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;[[Chen]]<br />
Ran also has a [[shikigami]] named Chen. As Ran's shikigami, Chen follows the will of both [[Ran Yakumo]] and Yukari Yakumo, though her shikigami "programming" is not as unified with her original personality as Ran's is, and it's implied she's quite the handful as a result. Unlike Ran, Yukari views Chen as both Ran's shikigami and their pet, saying in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', "I wonder where our cat went off to? It's such a pain when she just suddenly disappears like that. I wish you'd take care to program your own familiar properly. Without any bugs."<br />
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Unlike Ran Yakumo, Chen is never called "Chen Yakumo", even when "Chen" and "Ran Yakumo" show up in the same sentence in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Chen|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;[[Yukari's crows]]<br />
Zenki and Goki are two [[crow]]s that Yukari and Ran use as [[shikigami]]. They might be temporary names for all shikigami crows, as one gets killed by [[Watatsuki no Toyohime]], yet three more spy for Yukari later in [[Silent Sinner in Blue|Chapter 20]] of ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.<br />
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===Netherworld Residents===<br />
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;[[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]<br />
Yukari and Yuyuko were friends even while Yuyuko was alive more than a thousand years ago, and continued to be Yuyuko's friend after she became a [[Ghost (Species)|ghost]]. Of note is that this friendship between Yuyuko and Yukari does not extend to Yukari's shikigami Ran, and Yuyuko does not mind others beating Ran up.<br />
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Yuyuko seems to be the only one who truly understands Yukari. Yukari knows this as well, often just assuming that Yuyuko knows what she's talking about or what's going on (this is clear whenever the two interact, including victory quotes). The two don't think exactly alike, however, which results in Yuyuko acting in ways that surprises Yukari. Yukari will do something just because Yuyuko asked and vice versa.<br />
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Yukari believed the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] ate too many [[human]] lives. She was always aware that Yuyuko's body was sealing it. It's possible Yukari is the one who sealed it using Yuyuko's body, herself.<br />
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;[[Youmu Konpaku]]<br />
Being Yuyuko's servant, Yukari helps Youmu with lessons and advice every once in a while, like in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story/Youmu's Scenario|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''.<br />
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===The Oni===<br />
;[[Suika Ibuki]]<br />
Yukari was Suika Ibuki's friend before the [[oni]] went underground. It is unknown how or when they became friends. Yukari looks out for Suika in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Yukari's Scenario|Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and Suika does favors for Yukari, such as rebuilding the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' or helping to investigate the underground. The two play [[danmaku]] battles with each other, though it's been a while since the last one before ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. In ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 12, Yukari is with Suika at the Hakurei Shrine New Year's Festival.<br />
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Suika does get annoyed with Yukari's "dirty tricks", but doesn't go beyond snapping that they're dirty. Suika may know some of Yukari's secrets, as she's referred to Yukari's existence as fraudulent in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Suika's Scenario|Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', and stated to Yukari that it was rare to see her "on this side of the world" in broad daylight.<br />
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;[[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
Yuugi is one of the [[oni]] (presumably Suika is another) that Yukari made a deal with. In exchange for keeping the [[Evil spirit|evil spirit]]s of former [[hell]] in control, Yukari would give them their own place in the [[Underworld]] and keep the overworld [[youkai]] from intruding. Unlike Suika, Yukari does not seem to have any personal attachments to Yuugi. As an aside, from Yukari's ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' ending, Yukari believes that if the oni ever do come back to [[Gensokyo]], it must be gradual instead of all oni coming back at once.<br />
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;[[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
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It is unknown how long Yukari and Kasen have known each other, but both are [[youkai sages]]. The monologue in [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]] states it was the youkai sages who proposed the Hakurei Barrier, so Yukari and Kasen probably knew each other since at least that time.<br />
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After Kasen came down from the mountain in the present day, Yukari assumed Kasen was always "on her side" and that Kasen's actions were intended to help Yukari's ideals. Kasen finally got fed up by the time of Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35 and angrily informed Yukari that she wasn't on her side. The outburst actually caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before Yukari regained her composure, but Yukari stated she would wait as long as it takes for Kasen to come to her side.<br />
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Kasen's dream self in [[Antimony of Common Flowers]] calls Yukari a coward who gets others to do her work for her because she's too scared to do it herself. As dream selves are unrestrained exaggerations of the real being, it is uncertain how much of this reflects Kasen's actual view of Yukari, but from Doremy's explanation of dream selves in Reisen's scenario, it does mean Kasen's normal feelings fall along those lines at least somewhat.<br />
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===Residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion===<br />
;[[Remilia Scarlet]]<br />
Yukari uses Remilia as part of her scheme to extract the residence tax and get revenge on the Lunarians in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. Patchouli reveals Remilia knew she was manipulated but didn't care, because she was bored. Remilia herself has an unexplained rivalry of sorts with Yukari, wanting to get to the [[Moon]] in her own way before Yukari could to surprise her. This rivalry might be due to the power struggle mentioned in [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Vampire|''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Vampire article]], possibly starting with the vampire incident. The rivalry is mostly friendly (and only Remilia seems to care), as Remilia has no objections to Yukari staying for the party at the end of ''Silent Sinner in Blue'' or assisting her with investigating in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''.<br />
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Dialogues in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' seems to imply they've already known each other before that game. It is possible they met at the [[vampire]] incident, and that Yukari was the one that signed "the contract" with Remilia.<br />
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;[[Patchouli Knowledge]]<br />
Patchouli first meets Yukari in her scenario in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''. In ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', Yukari places her in charge of watching the [[underworld]] in her victory quote to her. Patchouli later informs and urges her to act about the [[Evil spirit|evil spirit]]s coming out of the underground in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s prologue. Yukari finally agrees to act because she "can't let them all just do whatever they want again". It is unknown (even to Patchouli) which incident Yukari is referring to (there are many possible ones). Patchouli continues to collaborate with Yukari regarding the underground, as she informs Yukari of the [[Myouren Temple|Palanquin Ship]] in a ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' victory quote.<br />
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===Eientei Residents===<br />
Along with Reimu, Yukari confronted Eirin and [[Kaguya Houraisan]] to restore the full [[moon]] in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', making Yukari one of the few characters who knows they're from the moon. After the incident was resolved and the moon restored, the girls all had a round of moon viewing sake with each other.<br />
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Unknown to each other, Eirin and Yukari's own history actually goes back further than that. As mentioned by [[Watatsuki no Toyohime]] at the end of chapter 17 of ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', one thousand years ago, Eirin set up a trap to catch someone who'd try to invade the moon. Yukari was well aware of the trap, apparently having already triggered it before (assuming her "make-believe" story in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' actually happened). She seems to bear a grudge against the [[Lunarian]] sage (Eirin) that set it, referring to her as "the much-despised Lunarian sage".<br />
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However, Yukari hasn't realized who Eirin is. Neither of them make special note of each other in ''Imperishable Night'' and are amicable with each other in the ending. Near the end of ''Silent Sinner in Blue'', Yukari remarks to [[Ran Yakumo]] that she's unsure if "[[Eirin Yagokoro|the Brain of the Moon]]" had actually settled on Earth. Yukari suspects Eirin is a spy for the Moon.<br />
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The final chapter of ''Cage in Lunatic Runagate'' reveals that Yukari orchestrated the events primarily to teach Eirin to fear the unknown, likely because those who live as [[human]]s in [[Gensokyo]] are supposed to fear the [[youkai]] (as stated in Yukari's lecture to Ran earlier about the aliens).<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Rinnosuke Morichika]]<br />
Yukari and Rinnosuke mostly have business arrangements. In exchange for fuel for his kerosene fan heater, Yukari takes merchandise she likes and occasionally provides information on items. While he is grateful, Rinnosuke also doesn't like dealing with her all that much and makes note of how ominous she seems. Although he can't remember it, Yukari once prevented Rinnosuke from being spirited away to the [[Outside World]].<br />
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;[[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]]<br />
When Yukari senses Eiki approaching in ''[[Seasonal Dream Vision]]'', she and Yuyuko leave immediately to avoid talking with her. ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' notes that most long-lived [[youkai]] were assisted by Eiki at least once and avoid her due to her lectures.<br />
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;[[Alice Margatroid]]<br />
For whatever reason, Alice Margatroid is willing to confront Yukari in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' despite otherwise avoiding strong youkai such as [[Remilia Scarlet]] and [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]. Yukari's also set up Alice's [[doll]]s off-page to allow for long-range communications in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Her dialogue towards Yukari in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' shows that they knew each other before then. Like most characters, Alice is still suspicious of Yukari by default. Alice is aware of various youkai roles and agreements that Yukari is constantly preaching. Yukari also harshly scolds Alice in Alice's second bad ending in ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', much to everyone else's entertainment.<br />
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;[[Keine Kamishirasawa]]<br />
Yukari and Keine met and fought at the [[Human Village]] in ''[[Imperishable Night]]''. Keine's ability to hide history has no effect on Yukari, who didn't even know she was using her ability in the first place. It is unexplained why, but history and reality are mentioned regarding Yukari so often that there are many possible reasons. Yukari also disliked Keine for being a human-faced beast.<br />
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;[[Three Fairies of Light]]<br />
Yukari met the Three Fairies of Light in a continuation of chapter 0 in ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'' chapter 5, asking if she could join in on their pranks. They ran away from her. Later, in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', Yukari needed to repair a tree that was part of the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]. She did so by moving the three fairies into it, but only after testing that they were too weak to cause serious trouble. They failed the test with flying colors, so Yukari let them move in. Sunny's ability to reflect some of Yukari's [[danmaku]] did impress her a bit.<br />
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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Another one of the [[youkai sages]]. It's implied in Reimu's extra stage in ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' that the two are familiar with each other, and that Yukari helped Reimu defeating Okina by suggesting her to use the "boundary between seasons" to fight her. Okina recognized Yukari's modus operandi, while Reimu said she didn't understand the logic behind the countermeasure method she was using.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Th07cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', featuring Yukari's silhouette<br />
File:YukariPCB.png|Yukari artwork from ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Yukari.jpg|Yukari's Sigil in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 11 01.jpg|Yukari on the chapter 11 cover of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:MGYukari.jpg|Yukari in ''[[Memorizable Gensokyo]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtChapter192.jpg|Yukari in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBYukari.jpg|Yukari in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH5 001.jpg|Yukari on the chapter 5 cover of ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 19.jpg|Yukari in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Th123YukariColors.png|Yukari's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The 2nd one corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the 3rd one corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette<br />
File:Th08YukariLastWord.png|Yukari artwork in her Last Word with blue ribbons from ''[[Imperishable Night]]''<br />
File:Th123YukariSigil.png|Yukari's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:WaHHYukari.png|Yukari as seen in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 14<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Yukari in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]' volume 7 cover<br />
File:FS07Cover.jpg|Yukari on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:TH155_Yukari_full.png|Yukari with a gap in ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''<br />
File:Th155 Yukari sprite.png|Yukari's sprite in ''Antinomy of Common Flowers''<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
From various descriptions of Yukari's spell cards, many of her danmaku consists of light attacks, concentrated spirit power (for her manjis according to ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' and assuredly her butterflies in Sinister Spirits: "Double Black Death Butterfly"), or even just attacking with [[boundary|boundaries]] and [[gap]]s. Her ability to transport objects via gaps also allows her to use almost any physical object as danmaku, including road signs and even an abandoned runaway train. Attacking with her parasol is not out of the question, and she sometimes uses her shikigami [[Ran Yakumo]] and Ran's shikigami [[Chen]] as projectiles (that can fire danmaku of their own) for her spell cards. Some of the names and descriptions from ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'' for her spell cards implies she's capable of attacking with metaphorical concepts.<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 1|[[Yukari Yakumo]]}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*A silhouette of Yukari occupies the front of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s jewel case. Yukari also appears on the case of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power OST]]''.<br />
*For some reason, Yukari's appearance in spell card 222 in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' is different from other characters. Instead of using her protrait from ''Imperishable Night'', a modified image from ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' was used (she has blue ribbons instead). What is more strange is that the background used in the [[spell card]], which is also from ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', uses Yukari's original cut-in image with red ribbons, although ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' and ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' also uses this. Yukari's sprite in ''Shoot the Bullet'' and ''Impossible Spell Card'' also sports blue ribbons. <br />
*She is the only Phantasm boss in the whole of the ''[[Touhou Project]]''. Her status as "8th boss", however, is matched by [[Komachi Onozuka]] and exceeded by [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki Shiki]] (''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' having 9 stages); [[Reimu Hakurei]] can also become a stage 8 or 9 boss in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (if playing as Komachi or Eiki respectively) or a stage 8 boss in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (if playing as [[Tenshi Hinanawi]]).<br />
*In ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', one of Yukari's spell card spawns a train to mow her opponent down. The graphic of the train is based on an actual existing train {{lang|ja|[[wikipedia:ja:長野電鉄3500系・3600系電車|長野電鉄木島線3500系]]}} ([[wikipedia:Nagano Electric Railway|Nagano Electric Railway]] Kijima line 3500 series), a train used to run in Nagano: [[ZUN]]'s homeland.<ref>[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/ぶらり廃駅下車の旅 {{lang|ja|ぶらり廃駅下車の旅 - ニコニコ大百科}}] the Nicopedia page of her spell card "Abandoned Line 'Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station'" (Japanese).</ref><br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| image = [[File:YukariPCB.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo PCB]]<br />
| text = ○神隠しの主犯<br/><br />
八雲 紫(やくも・ゆかり)<br />
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春になると目が覚めるすきま妖怪。<br/><br />
主に、あらゆる境界を操る程度の能力を持つ。<br />
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幽々子とは旧知の仲であるが、別に幽霊ではない。幻想郷の中でも、もっとも辺境にひっそりと棲む妖怪である。ここから、博麗大結界を見つつ暮らしている。<br />
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たまに幻想郷に人間が紛れ込むのも、紫が境界に揺らぎをつくったりするからである。人間は神隠しと呼ぶ現象も、結局神の仕業ではなく、この妖怪少女の仕業だと知ってしまったら、何の神秘性も失われる事だろう。<br />
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紫は普段は余り動くことは無く、代わりに式神の藍を操り生活をしている。でも殆どが睡眠時間の為、寝ている間は藍はほったらかしで、何をしているか良く知らない。<br />
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その式神の藍が何者かにやられた事を聞き、ちょっと驚いたが二度寝をした。<br />
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ニ度寝から目を覚ましたとき、ようやく、あたり一面がすっかり春になっていたことに気が付いた。実は10日程も前から春になっていたのだが、そのことを寝る度に忘れ、起きるたびに驚いていたのだ。<br />
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藍の修復が完了するまで、おちおち寝てもいられないなぁ、と思いつつ三度寝をする。<br />
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そんなときに、今回の騒動で薄くなった幽明の境を修復して欲しいと幽々子から依頼を受ける。自分で弱くしておいて修復もへったくれも無いな、と思いつつ眠い目を擦り出発する。<br />
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久しぶりに冥界に訪れた紫は、妙な賑わいぶりに不思議に思う。西行寺家はもっと静かじゃなかったか?と思ったが、幽々子の趣味が変ったんだろうと勝手に納得した。<br />
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途中で庭師の妖夢に会い、詳しく事情を聞いた。妖夢の話し振りではどうやら酷い目に遭ったらしいが、紫にはどう聞いても自業自得にしか聴こえなかった。<br />
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皆、あの妖怪桜に狂わされていただけの様に見える。あの桜は人の精気を吸いすぎている。常々危険だと思っていた。思ってはいたが、自分の力ではどうしようも無い事も分っていた。<br/><br />
紫は幽々子が生きていた頃から知っている。実は、幽々子が妖怪桜に封印されているのではなく、'''幽々子の亡骸が妖怪桜を'''封印している、という事も。<br />
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'''Mastermind behind the Spiriting Away'''<br/><br />
'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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The [[youkai]] of [[boundary|boundaries]], who awakens at spring.<br/><br />
Mainly, she possess the ability to manipulate all sorts of boundaries.<br />
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She and [[Yuyuko Saigyouji|Yuyuko]] have known each other for a long time, but Yukari is not a [[Phantom|phantom]]. She lives in the remotest place in [[Gensokyo]]. Her lifestyle involves a lot of staring at the [[Hakurei Border]].<br />
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When [[human]]s from the outer world wander into Gensokyo, it's all thanks to fluctuations in the boundary caused by Yukari. There is an enchanting element about the phenomenon which people like to call "Spirited Away"; if it is ever discovered that spiriting away is not the work of gods, but the meddling of a youkai girl, the term will lose all of its mystique.<br />
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Yukari usually doesn't act on her own, preferring instead to have [[Ran Yakumo|Ran]] handle the details of daily life. But, since she is almost always asleep, she has no idea what Ran does while she sleeps.<br />
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When she heard that Ran had been defeated by someone, she became mildly surprised before going back to sleep.<br />
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After waking up from her nap, she finally noticed that spring had graced her place of residence. The truth is that spring had been around for the past 10 days, but she forgot it whenever she went to bed and woke up just as surprised the next time.<br />
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She couldn't sleep carelessly until Ran fully recovered, but she opted to sleep on the problem.<br />
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The next time she woke up, she received a request from Yuyuko asking her to restore the boundary between the world of the living and the [[Netherworld|world of the dead]]. It was a ridiculous request since Yuyuko was the one who weakened it to begin with, so Yukari rubbed the sleep from her eyes and set out for repairs.<br />
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It had been quite a while since Yukari's last visit to the [[Netherworld]], and she was curious to see that it was bustling with excitement. She thought the Saigyouji family were more quiet, laid-back folks, but she shrugged and decided Yuyuko had just had a change in taste.<br />
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She met the gardener, [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]], along the way and heard about the situation. Youmu admitted that they seemed to be in quite a mess, but it sounded like well-earned punishment to Yukari.<br />
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Everyone always seemed to be bent out of shape about [[Saigyou Ayakashi|that youkai cherry tree]], and nothing else. Surely, it had drained the life out of so many humans. Yukari knew it was dangerous. However, she realized there was nothing she could do about it.<br />
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Yukari had known Yuyuko since before her death. She also knew that it was ''not'' Yuyuko who was sealed by the Saigyou Ayakashi...<br />
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:... but that it was ''Yuyuko's body that was sealing the Saigyou Ayakashi''.<br />
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| image = [[File:th075yukari01.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo IaMP]]<br />
| text = ○幻想の境界<br/><br />
八雲 紫(やくもゆかり)<br />
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種族:妖怪<br/><br />
住処:不明<br/><br />
能力:境界を操る程度の能力<br />
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幻想郷の妖怪。文字通り妖しくて怪しい。幻想郷の境にある屋敷にすむと言うが、その場所は知られていない。何故か外の世界にも詳しい。<br/><br />
非常に胡散臭い。<br />
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性格は理解不能だが、決して良い物ではないという所はは誰もが認める所である。出来る限りなら会いたくないと思われている。普段は霊夢位しかまともに相手をしてくれない。<br />
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体術も、人間の基準とは異なる動きをする。速くもなく重くもない。<br/><br />
強いのか弱いのかすら計り知れない。遊ばれている様に見える紫の行動は、例え勝ったとしてもなんか腹立たしい。<br />
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しかしながら、彼女ほど幻想郷と真摯に接し、幻想郷を愛している者もいない。<br />
| translation =<br />
'''Border of Phantasm'''<br/><br />
'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Location: Unknown<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulate boundaries<br />
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A youkai living in [[Gensokyo]]. As these letters (妖怪) tell, she is dubious and suspicious. It's said that she lives in a mansion located at the edge of Gensokyo, but nobody knows where it really is. For some reason she knows a lot about the [[outside world]] too.<br/><br />
That makes her very suspicious.<br />
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Her personality is hardly understandable, but everyone agrees that it's not something pleasant. Many people don't want to meet her, if possible. Usually, she doesn't attack anyone directly, except for who is equally strong as [[Reimu Hakurei|Reimu]].<br />
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Her fighting style is completely different from a [[human]]'s measure. It's neither fast nor heavy-hitting. It is uncertain whether she is really tough or not. Her attitude makes you think as if you're being teased by her, which is really irritating even if you manage to defeat her.<br />
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However, no one can match her in sincerely caring about Gensokyo, and loving it with all her heart.<br />
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| text = ○境界の妖怪 八雲 紫(やくもゆかり) <br/><br />
幻想郷の境に住む妖怪。<br/><br />
境界を操る程度の能力を持つ。どの位長く生きているのか不明だが幻想郷の歴史よりは長いはず。<br/><br />
誰から見ても心が読めない性格は、長く生きる者特有の嫌味を感じない。<br/><br />
割と近寄りがたいが、その理由は威圧感と言うより、胡散臭さにある。<br/><br />
一人の式神を遣い、雑用を任せっきり。本人は気楽なものである。<br/><br />
式神はある意味人質を取られてる様なもんだからたまんない。<br/><br />
境界(結界)を操る事がどれだけ危険で強大な力なのかは計り知れない。<br/><br />
紫の様なちょっと変わった妖怪か、力の重圧に耐えられる者で無いとその力は扱えないのだ。<br />
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武器は式神。道具扱い。<br />
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備考 <br/><br />
今回は霊夢と組む。<br/><br />
高速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。<br/><br />
式神に任せっきりの人生。式神は一度ロックすれば、ショットを止めるか敵が死ぬまで<br/><br />
ロックしっぱなしになる。ただし、最初のロックはある程度正面の敵しかロックしない。<br/><br />
まったりこそ人生、という人向け。<br />
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'''Youkai of Boundaries, Yukari Yakumo'''<br/><br />
A [[youkai]] living at the edge of [[Gensokyo]].<br/><br />
She possess the ability manipulate boundaries. It is uncertain how long she has been alive, but her existence at least predates the history of Gensokyo itself.<br/><br />
Her personality is hard to understand; unlike other long-lived entities, she displays none of the bitterness commonly associated with old age. She is difficult to approach, but that's due more to her deviousness than any uneasy feeling that people may have around her.<br/><br />
She owns one [[shikigami]], and lets her shikigami do all her daily chores for her. Yukari herself always leads an easy life. From [[Ran Yakumo|that shikigami]]'s perspective, it's like her master is holding her hostage, so it's quite maddening.<br/><br />
The danger and potency of the power to manipulate boundaries is beyond imagination. In order to withstand her power, you need a [[youkai]] who are equally weird like Yukari, or a human who are able to withstand the pressure from Yukari's power.<br />
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A [[shikigami]] is a potent weapon. Yukari treats hers like an item.<br />
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:''Notes''<br />
:She teams up with [[Reimu Hakurei|Reimu]] this time.<br />
:Normal speed only applies when she's used as a solo character.<br />
:As in daily life, she leaves all the work to her [[shikigami]]. Once locked on to a target, [[Ran Yakumo|her shikigami]] pursues and attacks it until either Yukari stops shooting or the target falls.<br />
:Be aware that you must move in front of an enemy to acquire a target lock.<br />
:Recommended for players who believe that a laid-back life is best.<br />
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| image = [[File:YukariIN.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo IN]]<br />
| text = ○境目に潜む妖怪<br/><br />
八雲 紫(やくも ゆかり)<br/><br />
Yukari Yakumo<br />
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種族:妖怪<br/><br />
能力:境界を操る程度の能力<br />
<br />
幻想郷の境の何処かにすむ妖怪。<br/><br />
境自体は普通の人には見えない為、何処に住んでいるのか不明。<br/><br />
最低でも同じ境上にある神社ではない。<br />
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幻想郷に住む妖怪の中では、かなり昔から存在し力も強大である。今では幻想郷そのもののことを良く知っている者は、妖怪の中でも数少ない。彼女は胡散臭く見られるが、それは人間っぽさが少なく、行動が理解出来ない所為でもある。その能力は、困ったら簡単に幻想郷を潰す事もできる危険な妖怪でもある。<br/><br />
| translation =<br />
'''Youkai that lurks in the boundary'''<br/><br />
<br /><br />
'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
<br />
She lives somewhere on the boundary between [[Gensokyo]] and the outer world.<br />
Since most people can't see the border, no one is certain exactly where she lives. They know only that she does not live near the [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is also located on the boundary.<br />
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Among the youkai in Gensokyo, she has lived ever since the ancient times and she has a considerable amount of power.<br />
Gensokyo's origins have been long forgotten by [[human]]s and even most youkai, but it seems that she still remembers some part of it.<br />
She is often described as devious; that's mainly because she has low quality of a human, so others find her actions quite difficult to comprehend.<br />
She easily has enough power to annihilate all of Gensokyo if she so desires, so it's probably a good thing that she is somewhat weird...<br />
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| image = [[File:Th105Yukari.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo SWR]]<br />
| text = ○幻想の境界<br /><br />
八雲 紫(やくも ゆかり)<br />
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種族 : 妖怪<br /><br />
住家 : 幻想郷と外との境界にあるといわれる家<br /><br />
能力 : 境界を操る程度の能力<br /><br />
性格 : 冷静にして人に避けられやすい <br />
| translation =<br />
'''Border of Phantasm'''<br/><br />
'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Race: youkai<br /><br />
Residence: said to be a house outside the borders of Gensokyo<br /><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br /><br />
Personality: very collected, and easily off-putting<br />
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| text = ○境界の妖怪<br/><br />
八雲 紫(やくも ゆかり)<br/><br />
Yakumo Yukari<br />
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種族:妖怪<br/><br />
能力:境界を操る程度の能力<br />
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普段は何処にいるのかよく判らない神出鬼没の妖怪。<br/><br />
今回は会話できる陰陽玉を作った。<br />
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地底は地上の妖怪達とは違う社会を築いているので、余り干渉したがらない。突然の怨霊の出現に戸惑う。<br/><br />
何か大きな異変だったら嫌だなと、影響力の小さい霊夢に調査を依頼した。<br />
| translation = Youkai of Boundaries<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Yukari Yakumo<br />
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Species: youkai<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
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A youkai who comes and goes where she pleases; no-one ever seems to know where she is.<br/><br />
This time, she's made yin-yang orbs that let you talk to her.<br />
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Since the underground youkai have built up a society separate from that of the youkai above ground, she doesn't seem to want to interfere. The sudden appearance of the vengeful spirits puzzled her. She didn't want it to turn into some major event, so she sent Reimu, who had relatively little influence on things, to investigate.<br />
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| text = 八雲 紫 (やくも ゆかり)<br/>妖怪/境界を操る程度の能力<br />
幻想郷の境の何処かに住む妖怪。非人間的で胡散臭い性<br/>格の持ち主。たまに人間が幻想郷に迷い込むときは、紫が<br/>結界に穴を開けることが原因だと思われる。<br/>妖怪の中でも強大な力を持ち、八雲藍などの式神を使役<br/>するが、むやみに人を襲うわけではない。面倒臭がりな一<br/>面もあり。 <br />
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| text =<br />
・ちょっとボスらしく戦闘<br /><br />
モードに。(式神使役モード)<br /><br />
・藍が中華風なのは紫が<br /><br />
中華風だからです。<br /><br />
・髪は長髪だが、戦闘モード<br /><br />
ではキャップの中に詰めてあります。<br /><br />
・ちょっと複雑すぎるかもしれないですが<br /><br />
・側面(うで無)<br /><br />
・チャイナ部分<br /><br />
・チャイナ取り除き<br /><br />
・家の中では帽子はかけない<br />
| translation = &middot; In battle mode, kind of like a boss. (Shikigami Deployment Mode)<br /><br />
&middot; Ran is in Chinese style because Yukari is in Chinese style.<br /><br />
&middot; Her hair is long, but in battle mode she has it tucked in her cap.<br /><br />
&middot; Maybe this is a little too complex.<br/><br />
&middot; Side view (without her arms).<br/><br />
&middot; The Chinese part.<br/><br />
&middot; Without the Chinese part.<br/><br />
&middot; She doesn't wear the cap when inside houses.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th155Yukari.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo AoCF]]<br />
| text =神出鬼没で裹表のある妖怪 <br />
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八雲紫<br/><br />
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「それは悪意で仕込まれた<br/><br />
最悪の選択の一つよ」<br/><br />
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あらゆる存在の境界を操るスキマ妖怪<br/><br />
<br />
完全憑依異変と共にこの妖怪が動き出した<br/><br />
果たして彼女はこの異変の黒幕なのか?<br/><br />
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境界を操作する事で繰り出される反則技の数々<br/><br />
スキマの向こうから襲ってくるのは謎の漂流物から<br/><br />
次元の狭間に紫本人までと予測不能<br/><br />
| translation ='''Elusive and Two-Faced Youkai'''<br />
<br />
'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"That's one of the two choices.''<br/><br />
''The worst two possible, carefully crafted with malicious intent."''<br />
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A gap youkai who can manipulate the boundaries between anything and everything.<br/><br />
<br />
At the same time as the Perfect Possession incident, she began to take action.<br/><br />
Is she truly the mastermind behind this incident, in the end?<br/><br />
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By controlling boundaries, she can send forth a variety of rule-breaking attacks.<br/><br />
There's no way to predict what'll come flying out from beyond the gap.<br/><br />
Will it be mysterious detritus, a dimensional rift, or even Yukari herself?<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Phantasm Stage dialogue; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2004/08/15 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' - Border Team Scenario; Border Team Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2004/12/11 '''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''' - Chapter 11<br />
*2004/12/30 '''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''' - 上海アリス通信.txt (official profile)<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari|Article and Interview: Yukari]]<br />
*2005/10/01 '''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'''<br />
*2005/12/30 '''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''' - [[Shoot the Bullet/Spell Cards/Level Ex|EX Stage Spell Card comments]]<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yukari Yakumo|Youkai of Boundaries: Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
*2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'''<br />
*2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html (official profile)<br />
*2008/06/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - [[Cage in Lunatic Runagate/Fifth Chapter|Chapter 5]]<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Subterranean Animism]]''' - [[Subterranean Animism/Translation/Reimu and Yukari's Scenario|Reimu/Yukari's Scenario]]; [[Subterranean Animism/Translation/Reimu and Yukari's Extra|Reimu/Yukari's Extra Stage]]; キャラ設定.txt<br />
*2008/10/25 ~ 2009/01/26 '''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''' - Chapters 23-25<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Yukari Yakumo's Spell Cards|Yukari Yakumo's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2010/08/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 10<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - Chapter 9 (cameo)<br />
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