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| nameIPA =<br />
| image = [[File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm.png|x200px|Ibaraki-douji's Arm]]<br />
| caption = Ibaraki-douji's Arm in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice|断善修悪の怪腕}}<br />
| species = [[Oni]] <ref>[[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 49: "I should be a proper oni and devour you, flesh and all!"]].</ref><br />
| abilities = <br />
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{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki-douji's Arm'''|茨木童子の腕|Ibaraki-douji no Ude}} is [[Kasen Ibaraki|Kasen Ibaraki's]] formerly severed arm. She constitutes the [[oni]] essense of Kasen as well as the malevolent aspect of her personality, allowing for Kasen to return to her true form after fusing with her.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As an oni, Ibaraki-douji's Arm possesses incredible strength, able to rupture the entire floor with a single punch, generating a shockwave stromg enough to send [[Reimu]] flying. She relies on sheer brute force. Reimu notes that there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
<br />
;Control Undead<br />
As shown in her battle against Reimu, Ibaraki-Douji's Arm is capable of animating and controlling the skeletons of people she's eaten to do her bidding. It's unstated if this is an ability inherent to her or some sort of magic spell.<br />
<br />
===Personality===<br />
Kasen's malevolence was contained in her arm before it was severed from her, eventually becoming its own entity. As her title suggests, Ibaraki-douji's arm appears to be purely evil. She had every intent to kill and eat Reimu, even implying that she'd use her reanimated skeleton as a servant. In the same instance, she claims a mound of inumerous skulls as all of her past victims that she's eaten, and Kasen reflects that even as just a severed arm she continued eating people.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm is, in fact, the formerly missing right arm of [[Kasen Ibaraki]], sealed off from Kasen with the youkai blade Oni-Cutter after containing Kasen's malevolence. Reimu found the cursed box containing the arm near the shed of her shrine. After picking it up, she was transported to [[Hell]], where the disembodied arm planned to attack and kill her.<br />
<br />
===Name===<br />
Her namesake is derived from the legendary oni, ''Ibaraki-douji'', one of the members of the [[Big Four of the Mountain|Four Heavenly Kings]]. Kasen Ibaraki is, indeed, one in the same with Ibaraki-douji. <br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like Kasen, with nigh-identical clothes. Differences include her visible horns, her right arm being fully visible with a matching shackle and chain and the pressence of steel balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral expressions compared to Kasen and shows bestial characteristics such as sharper-looking hair, slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand and a noticeable fang when smirking. Of note is that her tabard and skirt is not magenta and green, but two shades of navy blue instead.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
In Chapter 47, [[Reimu]] fell into a death-like state as a result of picking up a box in or near her shrine's shed labeled "Oni's Arm". Picking up the box transpoted her to [[Hell]]. In Chapter 49 Part 1, Ibaraki-douji's arm revealed herself and began to attack Reimu, constantly taunting her with threats of death and of being eaten. In Part 2 of the chapter, the arm buried Reimu in an avalanche of skulls, intending to finish her off. However, she was then distracted by [[Kasen]].<br />
<br />
Kasen revealed that she deliberately placed her arm near the shrine so that Reimu could pick it up and get trapped in Hell. Her arm, delighted to see her, then accepted Kasen's proposal to reunite, create Kasen's true form. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away, going as far as hiding a fragment of the original Oni-Cutter blade in some dumpling wrappings given to Reimu so Reimu could do the deed. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body to fight Reimu, but Reimu managed to successfully sever off and seal her again.<br />
<br />
Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
Ibaraki's Arm is Kasen Ibaraki's arm. She actually contains all of Kasen's malevolence, forced into Kasen's arm before the arm was cut off with a youkai blade. As revealed in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', she appears to be in great terms with her. Kasen refers to her arm as her "partner" and uses the dignified pronoun "waga" for her. They both acted as if re-fusing was something they've wanted to do for a long time. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm seemed intent to kill and eat Reimu. Reimu, on the other hand, seemed intent to exterminate her, exclaiming that she hates oni. Things became significantly murkier when Kasen and her arm merged together. Hesitant to fight her former friend, Reimu initially couldn't bring herself to fight the arm at full strength. Upon realizing that Kasen herself was a distinct separate being from the arm and still on Reimu's side, however, she was able to fight with renewed determination and seal it off.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full profile, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
File:WaHH_CH49-2_Cover.png|''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2 cover page displaying blue clothing<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] Chapter 49'''<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
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{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨|いばら}} {{ruby-ja|木|き}} {{ruby-ja|童|どう}} {{ruby-ja|子|じ}} {{ruby-ja|の|}} {{ruby-ja|腕|うで}}<br />
| nameEn = Ibaraki-douji's Arm<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| image = [[File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm.png|x200px|Ibaraki-douji's Arm]]<br />
| caption = Ibaraki-douji's Arm in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice|断善修悪の怪腕}}<br />
| species = [[Oni]] <ref>[[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 49: "I should be a proper oni and devour you, flesh and all!"]].</ref><br />
| abilities = <br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Hell]]<br />
| MusicThemes = <br />
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| appMusicCDs = <br />
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| appMiscworks = <br />
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{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki-douji's Arm'''|茨木童子の腕|Ibaraki-douji no Ude}} is [[Kasen Ibaraki|Kasen Ibaraki's]] formerly severed arm. She constistutes the [[oni]] essense of Kasen as well as the malevolent aspect of her personality, allowing for Kasen to return to her true form after fusing with her.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As an oni, Ibaraki-douji's Arm possesses incredible strength, able to rupture the entire floor with a single punch, generating a shockwave stromg enough to send [[Reimu]] flying. She relies on sheer brute force. Reimu notes that there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
<br />
;Control Undead<br />
As shown in her battle against Reimu, Ibaraki-Douji's Arm is capable of animating and controlling the skeletons of people she's eaten to do her bidding. It's unstated if this is an ability inherent to her or some sort of magic spell.<br />
<br />
===Personality===<br />
Kasen's malevolence was contained in her arm before it was severed from her, eventually becoming its own entity. As her title suggests, Ibaraki-douji's arm appears to be purely evil. She had every intent to kill and eat Reimu, even implying that she'd use her reanimated skeleton as a servant. In the same instance, she claims a mound of inumerous skulls as all of her past victims that she's eaten, and Kasen reflects that even as just a severed arm she continued eating people.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm is, in fact, the formerly missing right arm of [[Kasen Ibaraki]], sealed off from Kasen with the youkai blade Oni-Cutter after containing Kasen's malevolence. Reimu found the cursed box containing the arm near the shed of her shrine. After picking it up, she was transported to [[Hell]], where the disembodied arm planned to attack and kill her.<br />
<br />
===Name===<br />
Her namesake is derived from the legendary oni, ''Ibaraki-douji'', one of the members of the [[Big Four of the Mountain|Four Heavenly Kings]]. Kasen Ibaraki is, indeed, one in the same with Ibaraki-douji. <br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like Kasen, with nigh-identical clothes. Differences include her visible horns, her right arm being fully visible with a matching shackle and chain and the pressence of steel balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral expressions compared to Kasen and shows bestial characteristics such as sharper-looking hair, slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand and a noticeable fang when smirking. Of note is that her tabard and skirt is not magenta and green, but two shades of navy blue instead.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
In Chapter 47, [[Reimu]] fell into a death-like state as a result of picking up a box in or near her shrine's shed labeled "Oni's Arm". Picking up the box transpoted her to [[Hell]]. In Chapter 49 Part 1, Ibaraki-douji's arm revealed herself and began to attack Reimu, constantly taunting her with threats of death and of being eaten. In Part 2 of the chapter, the arm buried Reimu in an avalanche of skulls, intending to finish her off. However, she was then distracted by [[Kasen]].<br />
<br />
Kasen revealed that she deliberately placed her arm near the shrine so that Reimu could pick it up and get trapped in Hell. Her arm, delighted to see her, then accepted Kasen's proposal to reunite, create Kasen's true form. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away, going as far as hiding a fragment of the original Oni-Cutter blade in some dumpling wrappings given to Reimu so Reimu could do the deed. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body to fight Reimu, but Reimu managed to successfully sever off and seal her again.<br />
<br />
Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
Ibaraki's Arm is Kasen Ibaraki's arm. She actually contains all of Kasen's malevolence, forced into Kasen's arm before the arm was cut off with a youkai blade. As revealed in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', she appears to be in great terms with her. Kasen refers to her arm as her "partner" and uses the dignified pronoun "waga" for her. They both acted as if re-fusing was something they've wanted to do for a long time. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm seemed intent to kill and eat Reimu. Reimu, on the other hand, seemed intent to exterminate her, exclaiming that she hates oni. Things became significantly murkier when Kasen and her arm merged together. Hesitant to fight her former friend, Reimu initially couldn't bring herself to fight the arm at full strength. Upon realizing that Kasen herself was a distinct separate being from the arm and still on Reimu's side, however, she was able to fight with renewed determination and seal it off.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full profile, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
File:WaHH_CH49-2_Cover.png|''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2 cover page displaying blue clothing<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
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<br />
==Fandom==<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] Chapter 49'''<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨|いばら}} {{ruby-ja|木|き}} {{ruby-ja|童|どう}} {{ruby-ja|子|じ}} {{ruby-ja|の|}} {{ruby-ja|腕|うで}}<br />
| nameEn = Ibaraki-douji's Arm<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| image = [[File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm.png|x200px|Ibaraki-douji's Arm]]<br />
| caption = Ibaraki-douji's Arm in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice|断善修悪の怪腕}}<br />
| species = [[Oni]] <ref>[[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 49: "I should be a proper oni and devour you, flesh and all!"]].</ref><br />
| abilities = <br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Hell]]<br />
| MusicThemes = <br />
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| appMusicCDs = <br />
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| appMiscworks = <br />
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{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki-douji's Arm'''|茨木童子の腕|Ibaraki-douji no Ude}} is [[Kasen Ibaraki|Kasen Ibaraki's]] formerly severed arm. She consistutes the [[oni]] essense of Kasen, allowing for Kasen to return to her true form after fusing with her.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As an oni, Ibaraki-douji's Arm possessea incredible strength, able to rupture the entire floor with a single punch, generating a shockwave stromg enough to send [[Reimu]] flying. She relies on sheer brute force. Reimu notes that there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
<br />
;Control Undead<br />
As shown in her battle against Reimu, Ibaraki-Douji's Arm is capable of animating and controlling the skeletons of people she's eaten to do her bidding. It's unstated if this is an ability inherent to her or some sort of magic spell.<br />
<br />
===Personality===<br />
Kasen's malevolence was contained in her arm before it was severed from her, eventually becoming its own entity. As her title suggests, Ibaraki-douji's arm appears to be purely evil. She had every intent to kill and eat Reimu, even implying that she'd use her reanimated skeleton as a servant. In the same instance, she claims a mound of inumerous skulls as all of her past victims that she's eaten, and Kasen reflects that even as just a severed arm she continued eating people.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm is, in fact, the formerly missing right arm of [[Kasen Ibaraki]], sealed off from Kasen with the youkai blade Oni-Cutter after containing Kasen's malevolence. Reimu found the cursed box containing the arm near the shed of her shrine. After picking it up, she was transported to [[Hell]], where the disembodied arm planned to attack and kill her.<br />
<br />
===Name===<br />
Her namesake is derived from the legendary oni, ''Ibaraki-douji'', one of the members of the [[Big Four of the Mountain|Four Heavenly Kings]]. Kasen Ibaraki is, indeed, one in the same with Ibaraki-douji. <br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like Kasen, with nigh-identical clothes. Differences include her visible horns, her right arm being fully visible with a matching shackle and chain and the pressence of steel balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral expressions compared to Kasen and shows bestial characteristics such as sharper-looking hair, slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand and a noticeable fang when smirking. Of note is that her tabard and skirt is not magenta and green, but two shades of navy blue instead.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
In Chapter 47, [[Reimu]] fell into a death-like state as a result of picking up a box in or near her shrine's shed labeled "Oni's Arm". Picking up the box transpoted her to [[Hell]]. In Chapter 49 Part 1, Ibaraki-douji's arm revealed herself and began to attack Reimu, constantly taunting her with threats of death and of being eaten. In Part 2 of the chapter, the arm buried Reimu in an avalanche of skulls, intending to finish her off. However, she was then distracted by [[Kasen]].<br />
<br />
Kasen revealed that she deliberately placed her arm near the shrine so that Reimu could pick it up and get trapped in Hell. Her arm, delighted to see her, then accepted Kasen's proposal to reunite, create Kasen's true form. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away, going as far as hiding a fragment of the original Oni-Cutter blade in some dumpling wrappings given to Reimu so Reimu could do the deed. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body to fight Reimu, but Reimu managed to successfully sever off and seal her again.<br />
<br />
Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
Ibaraki's Arm is Kasen Ibaraki's arm. She actually contains all of Kasen's malevolence, forced into Kasen's arm before the arm was cut off with a youkai blade. As revealed in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', she appears to be in great terms with her. Kasen refers to her arm as her "partner" and uses the dignified pronoun "waga" for her. They both acted as if re-fusing was something they've wanted to do for a long time. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm seemed intent to kill and eat Reimu. Reimu, on the other hand, seemed intent to exterminate her, exclaiming that she hates oni. Things became significantly murkier when Kasen and her arm merged together. Hesitant to fight her former friend, Reimu initially couldn't bring herself to fight the arm at full strength. Upon realizing that Kasen herself was a distinct separate being from the arm and still on Reimu's side, however, she was able to fight with renewed determination and seal it off.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full profile, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
File:WaHH_CH49-2_Cover.png|''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2 cover page displaying blue clothing<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] Chapter 49'''<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, Chapter 6, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and sealed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier.<br />
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Unknown to the public, long ago in the past she was actually a wicked oni. However, all her malevolence was contained in her right arm before it was cut off and sealed by the youkai blade Oni-Cutter, and Kasen's arm was replaced with an artificial one. When the seal on the wicked arm finally began to weaken, Kasen found herself at a decisive crossroads. Thus, she travelled down the mountain to see the shrine maiden...<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques. The finale of WaHH states it be the former, ending with a statement that Kasen is following the path of the hermit.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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In truth, Kasen was mentoring and training Reimu specifically so that Reimu could be strong and wise enough to seal away Kasen's wicked arm some day. However, it appears that her fondness of Reimu grew beyond that purpose, as during Reimu's climactic battle with her arm, Kasen smiles wistfully thinking that she must train Reimu further even as Reimu failed to take advantage of Kasen's aid.<br />
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Reimu too has begun to view Kasen as a genuine friend, unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realizes that the arm battling her is actually a separate entity from Kasen. When she sees that Kasen survived the battle, Reimu expresses relief.<br />
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By the end of things, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
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A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|博麗|はくれい}} {{ruby-ja|霊夢|れいむ}}<br />
| nameEn = Reimu Hakurei<br />
| nameIPA = hakɯɽeː ɽeːmɯ [[Media:Reimu.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| image = [[File:Th17Reimu.png|x340px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| caption = Reimu Hakurei in [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Shrine Maiden of Paradise|楽園の巫女}}<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| abilities = Ability to Float<br />Aura Manipulation<br />Powers as the [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| occupation = [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| location = [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|東方妖恋談}}|Eastern Mystical Love Consultation}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]], [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Capriccio|Maiden's Capriccio}} ([[Lotus Land Story]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]])<br />
*Witching Dream ([[Lotus Land Story]])<ref>''[[Lotus Land Story]]'': th4_02.txt</ref><br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Ancients|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients}} ([[Shuusou Gyoku]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Red and White|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White}} ([[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Dream Battle|Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle}} ([[Imperishable Night]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|春色小径 ~}} Colorful Path|Spring Lane ~ Colorful Path}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]])<br />
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*''[[Lotus Land Story]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4 Boss)<br />
*''[[Mystic Square]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Suika Ibuki|Suika's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4A Midboss, Stage 4A Boss)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Afterword story)<br />
*''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi's]] and [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
*''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene EX-1, EX-4, EX-7 Boss)<br />
*''[[Fairy Wars]]'' (Route B1 ending)<br />
*''[[Ten Desires]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Hata no Kokoro|Kokoro]]'s Scenario)<br />
*''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' (Title screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (8th Day Boss)<br />
*''[[Gold Rush]]'' (Boss)<br />
*''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Violet Detector]]'' (Sunday Tutorial Boss, Wrong Sunday Tutorial Boss, Nightmare Saturday Boss)<br />
*''[[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
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*''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' (Interview)<br />
**''[[Extra of the Wind]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Memorizable Gensokyo]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' (Article)<br />
*''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
*''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'' (Minor Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 (Profile section) and Vol. 2 (Cross review section)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]'' (Article)<br />
* [[The_Grimoire_of_Usami|The Grimoire of Usami ]]<br />
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*''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]]'' (CD cover)<br />
*''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]'' (CD cover) <br />
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*[[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records|Hakurei Festival Records]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records - Flower Spelling|Hakurei Festival Records - Flower Spelling]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Touhou Lastword Collection|Touhou Lastword Collection]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records - Distant, Hazy Moon|Hakurei Festival Records - Distant, Hazy Moon]]<br />
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*''[[References to Touhou#Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom|Graffiti Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[LORD of VERMILION]]'' (Playable Guest Character)<br />
*''[[Nendoroid Generation]]'' (Guest Party Member)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Reimu Hakurei'''|博麗 霊夢|Hakurei Reimu}} is the main protagonist of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' series along with the deuteragonist, [[Marisa Kirisame]]. As the [[shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], she manages the [[Hakurei Border]] of [[Gensokyo]] and exterminates troublesome [[youkai]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Her personality is straightforward, optimistic, and a bit curious. She's quick to anger if offended, but just as quick to offer help to those in need. According to [[Komachi]], Reimu has an innocent heart that can't truly hate anyone.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 5</ref> While rather lazy in her free time, she's highly devoted to her duties as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]], resulting in a "shoot first and ask questions later" attitude to youkai extermination. This makes her known to exterminate youkai indiscriminately, regardless of how much of a threat they represent to her or others. One example is [[Tokiko]], who was ambushed by Reimu while she was, in Reimu's own words, "reading and minding her own business".<br />
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Apparently, however, she actually helps youkai in trouble when it really matters. For instance, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', she kept [[Reisen]] (disguised as an earth [[youkai]]-[[rabbit]]) at her place to help healing her injuries, giving her the futon she uses to sleep and even going to [[Eientei]] to inform its residents that a wounded rabbit was at her shrine. She also treated [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]] well enough after the events of ''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' that the inchling gave her a matching kimono as a sign of gratitude. Since it was so small, Reimu had to wear it on the back of her head.<br />
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It has been stated that Reimu treats everyone the same, whether they are humans, youkai or gods, giving them no particular respect or disrespect. This habit has caused her to inadvertently befriend many youkai she defeats. While she tries to keep youkai away from her shrine, this is because it makes it harder to gather faith from humans rather than because she dislikes them. At the end of the symposium in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', when Reimu goes to break it up, Miko notes that though Reimu says she wants to eliminate all the youkai, she actually just wants to attain a peace in Gensokyo that doesn't require violence, like the others present wish.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Ability to float<br />
While many inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] are capable of flying, Reimu's ability extends beyond that; she is someone who excels at floating through ''life'', displaying a level of oneness with her surroundings that has been compared to a [[hermit]]. While she "goes with the flow" Reimu displays superhuman instincts and incredible luck, naturally ending up on the path of least resistance through most situations; conversely, when distracted or acting with impure motives she quickly loses her edge.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'': Chapter 18</ref> On one occasion observers saw Reimu dodging an attack "like she was made of air" while Reimu herself saw the attack swerving to avoid her;<ref>''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'': [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 03|Chapter 3]]</ref> on another Reimu unknowingly walked across a river without getting wet, by stepping on fish that swam beneath her feet.<ref>''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'': Chapter 2</ref> This also makes Reimu's techniques extremely hard for [[Marisa Kirisame]] to learn from, since even Reimu herself has trouble explaining what she's doing. The ultimate expression of this ability is ''Fantasy Nature'', which allows Reimu to float away from reality and become impossible to attack; this was considered too powerful for use as a [[spell card]] until Marisa gave it a name and time limit.<ref>''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'': [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]</ref><br />
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;Aura manipulation<br />
It's stated in the {{nihongo|omake.txt|おまけ.txt}} of ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' that Reimu can control the natural spirits of living things, an ability which isn't listed in any source afterwards. No clear instance of this ability has been displayed in canon.<br />
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;Powers as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]]<br />
[[File:SSIBCH10ReimuSummoning.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu summoning powers ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
As the [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]] shrine maiden, Reimu can handle the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, and is trained in [[youkai]] extermination techniques as well as standard duties like performing blessings. Reimu is also capable of invoking [[Gensokyo]]'s native [[god]]s into her body, but she isn't well-trained enough to do so reliably.<br />
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;Barrier techniques<br />
Reimu displays great aptitude with magical barriers (beyond that normally associated with [[shrine maiden]]s), presumably related to her work in maintaining the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]. Among her techniques are barriers that explode, push enemies (or herself), or act as portals for her other attacks. Reimu is capable of dismantling barriers and seals too complex for [[Marisa Kirisame]]<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Scenario|Marisa's scenario]]</ref><ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Scenario|Reimu's scenario]]</ref> and [[Patchouli Knowledge]]<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'': Chapter 15</ref> to understand, with what Marisa calls her "cheat technique".<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'': Chapter 7</ref><br />
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===Occupation===<br />
Reimu is the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and one of the main "incident resolvers" in Gensokyo. She and others characterize the time she spends at the shrine as largely boring and uneventful. While she is sometimes serious about her duties, she can't seem to get many worshippers at her shrine. It appears that youkai extermination is her only method of earning even a thin salary. [[Kanako Yasaka]] has stated that if she was to acquire a tremendous amount of faith, she could become a goddess, but at the moment she acts more like a youkai.<br />
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[[Yukari Yakumo]] describes Reimu's job as not being that of a youkai exterminator, but rather a "balancer between humans and youkai", who prevents youkai from attacking humans and humans from becoming youkai.<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]/Chapter 53''</ref><br />
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''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' depicts Reimu as frequently coming up with various schemes to make money, which generally fail due to her own lack of foresight.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
In most of the Touhou games, Reimu uses the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s in combat. In ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' they also functioned as communicators with people above the surface. In addition, she usually carries a [[gohei]], sometimes referred to as her [[purification rod]], originally prepared by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]].<br />
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She also possesses a great amount of [[ofuda]], sacred paper charms with anti-[[youkai]] properties that she uses to fight, seal or exterminate youkai of any kind in her [[danmaku]]. Apparently, she can also use them to create barriers and even clones of herself.<ref> ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]] - Skill Card: [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Spell Cards/Reimu Hakurei#Skill Card 11|Instant Dimensional Rift]]</ref> Like the Yin-Yang Orbs, she uses them in most, if not all, games she has appeared in, either as a normal shot (usually with homing properties) or as bullets for her [[spell card]]s. Aside from this, the other projectile she uses is a large collection of throwing needles hidden within her sleeves.<br />
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===Machinery===<br />
In PC-98 canon, she possesses a robot called [[Ruukoto]], given to her by [[Yumemi Okazaki]] as a reward for defeating her. Ruukoto has not been seen outside of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
Not much is known about Reimu's history prior to the events of the games. Her earliest mention in the Gensokyo timeline is four to five years prior to Chapter 22 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', which took place in 2006. [[ZUN]] does mention in one of his [[Shanghai Alice Correspondence]] documents that there was a previous Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and it's generally assumed that there's a line of them.<br />
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In Chapter 25 of [[Wild and Horned Hermit]], with night's darkness fast approaching, an annoyed Reimu remarks, "Believe not they will be around for you always: parents and daylight". The quote was thought to imply that Reimu knew her parents, but they're gone and she's rather bitter about it. However, her line was modified from a haiku about the transient, changing nature of things, the original subjects being parents and money ({{lang|jp|いつまでも / あると思うな / 親と金}}). In chapter 2 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', Marisa remarks, "She was an orphan", though the context of this scene suggests that this could just be a throwaway line.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:PMiSS reimu.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu, as illustrated in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]<br />
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===Origin===<br />
Reimu Hakurei as a [[Shrine Maiden]] in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' is based on the character Sayo-chan, who's the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:KiKi KaiKai|KiKi KaiKai]]''.<ref>[[wikipedia:File:Kikikaikai.gif|kikikaikai.gif]]</ref> The [[Bakebake]] are also based on this game. In general, [[ZUN]] thought it was a good idea to include a [[shrine maiden]] in an STG compared to other typical futuristic STGs simply because it was unusual at the time of her creation.{{citation needed}}<br />
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===Name===<br />
Reimu's full name is {{nihongo||博麗 霊夢|Reimu Hakurei}}. The characters for Reimu's last name {{nihongo||博麗|Hakurei}} literally mean something along the lines of "esteemed companion". The first word {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:博|博]]|Haku}} means "wide" or "exposition" while {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:麗|麗]]|Rei}} means "lovely", "graceful", or "beautiful". Her first name {{nihongo||霊夢|Reimu|lit. "spirit/soul dream"}} is a relevant Japanese word that refers to a "divine revelation made through dreams".<br />
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In the [[PC-98]] game era, her name was written with a slight difference. {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:靈|靈]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} was changed to {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:霊|霊]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} from ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' onwards. "{{lang|ja|靈}}" is an [[Wikipedia:Hyōgaiji|uncommon]] form of "{{lang|ja|霊}}" with identical meanings. In the Japanese community, "{{lang|ja|博麗靈夢}}" is used to refer to Reimu in the PC-98 era specifically. Incidentally, Chinese (Taiwanese) fans who use the [[wikipedia:Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese characters]] also adopt this style to refer to Reimu in general (old Japanese kanji form and traditional [[wikipedia:Chinese characters|hanzi]] are basically identical).<br />
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===Design===<br />
Reimu is of moderate height. In PC-98 canon, she is depicted as having purple hair and eyes, and she wears a large red ribbon at the back of her head, and red tubes on her sidelocks. From [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]] to [[Mystic Square]] she wears an outfit like a traditional shrine maiden uniform, with a red hakama over a white kimono.<br />
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However, her best known design is that of the Windows era. She has brown-black hair which varies in length and style between games (tending towards long and loose in later works), and her eyes vary from brown to red to even blue depending on the game, but she still wears a red ribbon and matching tubes on her sidelocks. She's still seen in her "shrine maiden uniform", but it now bears little in common with the standard uniform beyond the red-and-white colour scheme (which ZUN has acknowledged<ref>[[ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref>). This uniform consists of a red skirt (rather than the standard [[wikipedia:Hakama|hakama]]), a sleeveless red top with a white collar, tied with a yellow ribbon (a red ribbon in ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' and ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', a blue one in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Subterranean Animism]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''), and a pair of white detached sleeves which expose her armpits and [[wikipedia:sarashi|sarashi]]. Due to the color scheme, she's occasionally called the "red-white shrine maiden"<ref>''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' - Extra stage</ref>. Her shaman clothing and her [[purification rod]] came from [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], but it's unknown who designs them. In chapter 7 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', she used chopsticks with her left hand, and it was stated that she was left-handed (this statement was deleted in the collected edition), but she held a pen with her right hand in ''Subterranean Animism''. It has been speculated by fans that, assuming this wasn't an art error, she may be ambidextrous or just used to writing with her right hand.<br />
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==Reimu's Appearances==<br />
Unless specified, Reimu has always held the role of a playable character in the majority of the games.<br />
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===PC-98 Games===<br />
;''Highly Responsive to Prayers''<br />
:{{Main|Highly Responsive to Prayers#Story|l1=Highly Responsive to Prayers Story}}<br />
A lone shrine sits Far East: the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. The powerful seal placed there has worn away, and many strange creatures are starting to come out. Now Reimu, seeking revenge (or possibly just to sate her curiosity), and armed with the shrine's treasure, the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, goes to the gate to face the [[Youkai|non-human]] creatures inside. The gate will lead to either [[Makai]] or [[Hell]] depending on which route the player chooses.<br />
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;''Story of Eastern Wonderland''<br />
:{{Main|Story of Eastern Wonderland/Story|l1=Story of Eastern Wonderland Story}}<br />
Reimu is training intensely in the harsh extremities of a mountain (or taking it easy), but when she returns to the shrine, she finds it infested by [[youkai]], [[ghost]]s and other non-human creatures. With her faithful turtle [[Genjii]] and her trusty Yin-Yang Orbs, she sets out to find the one who caused the trouble. Her journey leads her to [[Rika]], the culprit, as well as [[Mima]], who has broken the seal placed on her in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', and desires the power of the Yin-Yang Orbs for herself. Reimu is victorious in battle and learns the truth behind the Yin-Yang Orbs.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream''<br />
:{{Main|Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream/Translation/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
Things have been peaceful lately so Reimu has time to kill. When some old ruins appear near the shrine, promising a reward for whoever can manage to make it inside, she decides to enter a sort of tournament to decide who'll go in. This is the first time Reimu appeared as a [[boss]]. Assuming she's the player character, she defeats all six opponents and makes it inside to confront [[Chiyuri Kitashirakawa]] and [[Yumemi Okazaki]], who have come from the real world in search of proof of magic. As a reward for defeating her, Yumemi gives Reimu the housekeeping robot [[Ruukoto]].<br />
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;''Lotus Land Story''<br />
:{{Main|Lotus Land Story/Story|l1=Lotus Land Story Story}}<br />
Reimu mulls over on how quiet things have been, but soon enough, youkai and spirits start flooding out into [[Gensokyo]] again, putting her shrine in danger. She confronts a few, then realizes this must have been the work of something bigger, and decides to go straight to the source of the issue. She makes her way through to the [[Fantasy World]], where she finally meets [[Yuuka Kazami]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Mystic Square''<br />
:{{Main|Mystic Square/Translation/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Mystic Square Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
A large outpour of [[demon]]s are appearing throughout the land from [[Makai]], and Reimu sets out to exterminate them. She reaches the creator of Makai itself, [[Shinki]], and defeats her in battle. Afterwards, she learns that the youkai and demon overflow in [[Gensokyo]] is the fault of some kind of Makai travel agency. Shinki promises to do something about it, but the demons make their way back to the shrine anyway.<br />
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===Windows Games===<br />
;''Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil''<br />
[[File:Th06ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''EoSD'']]<br />
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[[File:079BAiJRspecialEoSD.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Scarlet Mist Incident]]<br />
A scarlet mist covers the sky of Gensokyo. Reimu, who's annoyed by the mist, sets out to stop the incident. Her travels lead her to the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]], whose owner, [[Remilia Scarlet]], has spread the mist to try and block out the sun's rays, as she is a [[vampire]]. After defeating her, Remilia soon comes to visit her at the shrine, but Reimu has to return to the mansion when an odd rain suddenly appears over it, in order to deal with [[Flandre Scarlet]].<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PCB'']]<br />
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[[File:081BAiJRspecialPCB.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Spring Snow Incident]]<br />
Even though it's May, spring shows no signs of coming, leaving the inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] in a cold winter weather that only gets worse. Reimu, noticing cherry petals blowing from the [[Netherworld]], decides to set out and stop the perpetrator from holding spring hostage. After making her way into the Netherworld, she comes to [[Hakugyokurou]], where the ghost [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] spends her time administrating the spirits of the dead. She was gathering the essence of spring to try and make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] bloom, but Reimu stops her before she completes it. Later on, Yuyuko asks Reimu to go deal with her friend [[Yukari Yakumo]], as she's the one who has been weakening the boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld, and she does so, after fierce combat. Yukari then restores the strength of the boundary.<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuSprite.png|frame|Reimu's sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
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[[File:085BAiJRspecial IN.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Eternal Night Incident]]<br />
Yukari isn't able to sleep and discovers the full moon is nowhere to be found; it has been replaced with a fake moon, and the night appears to have stopped. She convinces Reimu into investigating the cause with her. After dealing with a few youkai, and [[Marisa Kirisame]] in particular, who demands to know why they've created this eternal night, they reach [[Eientei]], a house hidden in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]]. Once there, they either confront [[Eirin Yagokoro]] or [[Kaguya Houraisan]]. Eirin explains that she actually sealed the Earth away from the [[Moon]] in order to prevent the Lunarians from taking Kaguya back. Kaguya, however, has tired of hiding, and so challenges Reimu and Yukari to complete her five impossible requests. Once they're defeated, they undo the seal (and thus "return" the real moon to Gensokyo). Afterwards, they all decide to have a moon viewing. Later on, Kaguya sends them into another part of the Bamboo Forest of the Lost as a "test of guts" - but her true intentions are revealed to be trying to annoy [[Fujiwara no Mokou]], another immortal human, and her eternal rival.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
[[File:Th09ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PoFV'']]<br />
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Reimu, who's usually easy-going, is disturbed by the amount of flowers blooming and, not to be the one who shrugs off her duties, goes on to search for answers. She fights through many opponents, including news reporter [[Aya Shameimaru]], in search of the truth. Eventually she reaches [[Muenzuka]], where the [[shinigami]] [[Komachi Onozuka]], who appears to have been slacking off on her job to manage said spirits. [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]] appears after Reimu beats Komachi up, and explains what's happening - an awful lot of spirits of the dead suddenly arrived from the [[Human World]], and they're having trouble accomodating all of them. After a lecture, they do battle, and Reimu emerges victorious. The three of them have a flower viewing later on, where it's explained that as the spirits of the dead cross the [[Sanzu River]], the flowers' blooming will settle down.<br />
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;''Mountain of Faith''<br />
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Reimu's shrine has become a hotspot for [[youkai]], so she doesn't get many [[human]] visitors to do patronage. She receives a foreboding threat from a [[Sanae Kochiya|mysterious human visitor]], who demands that the [[Hakurei shrine]] be shut down and submit to another god. Reimu, always the optimist, decided to go to [[Youkai Mountain]] to face the goddess who's making these threats. She fights her way up to the [[Moriya Shrine]] and defeats its shrine maiden, [[Sanae Kochiya]], as well as its resident god, [[Kanako Yasaka]], thus saving her own shrine. Afterwards, Reimu summons everyone to the shrine to watch the autumn leaves, where she vouches for Sanae and Kanako and tells [[Nitori]] and [[Aya]] that they should invite them over for drinks sometime and generally get along. Sanae also tells Reimu that youkai are a good source of faith. A while later, Marisa brings Reimu the rumor that a second god is actually living at the Moriya Shrine, and she goes to check it out. She then meets [[Suwako Moriya]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<br />
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A geyser appears behind [[Hakurei Shrine]], and at first Reimu is happy, since its heat will alleviate the cold of winter. However, [[Evil spirit|evil spirit]]s begin emerging from the earth and loitering about [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu is sent to investigate with either [[Yukari Yakumo]], [[Suika Ibuki]], or [[Aya Shameimaru]], depending on what shot type the player chooses. She communicates them throughout her trip via her Yin-Yang Orbs. She heads straight to the [[Underworld]], and fights her way deeper and deeper until reaching the [[Palace of the Earth Spirits]]. There she meets [[Satori Komeiji]], whose two pets apparently have something to do with it. Reimu defeats [[Rin Kaenbyou]], then reaches [[Utsuho Reiuji]], who, with her newfound powers, is maintaining the hellfire that heats the Underground, and is responsible for the geysers that let the evil spirits leak out. She defeats her as well, then returns to the surface. Rin starts frequenting the shrine, though mostly for food, and eventually they make the geyser behind the shrine into a hot spring. Utsuho later explains how she came to possess such power, and it seems to point straight towards Kanako and Suwako, so Reimu sets off for the Youkai Mountain again. When she gets to the shrine, however, she meets [[Koishi Komeiji]], who was apparently also looking for who gave Utsuho those powers. Suwako comes out to meet them after they fight and explains it's all part of their "industrial revolution project".<br />
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;''Undefined Fantastic Object''<br />
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When the treasure ship appears in the skies of Gensokyo, Reimu decides to go after it. She forces her way into it only to discover that there's no treasure inside. However, [[Minamitsu Murasa]] tells her they're headed to [[Makai]] to revive a "saint" of some sort. She follows them there and meets [[Byakuren Hijiri]], a Buddhist monk that loves youkai and humans equally. That certainly won't do, so Reimu beats her up. She and Byakuren later fly around the skies on the ship, but afterwards the ship is landed and renovated into the [[Myouren Temple]]. A little later, she follows up on the strange light that was following her during the journey, and it turns out to be [[Nue Houjuu]], a straggler from Byakuren's group. Reimu defeats her and persuades her to visit the temple.<br />
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;''Ten Desires''<br />
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A large number of [[Divine spirit|divine spirit]]s appear, threatening the flower viewing, so it's up to Reimu to figure out what's causing it. She visits the [[Netherworld]] first; while [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] isn't the culprit, she points the shrine maiden towards the [[Myouren Temple]]. After forcing her way to the graveyard, she discovers the spirits all flocking to the [[Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum]]. Once inside, she defeats the newly resurrected [[Mononobe no Futo]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] in battle. When she finds that the temple is bringing in a youkai from the outside world for war against Miko, she finds and defeats [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]].<br />
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;''Double Dealing Character''<br />
[[File:Th14ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''DDC'']]<br />
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After discovering that previously docile youkai have become violent, Reimu learns from [[Yatsuhashi Tsukumo]] and [[Benben Tsukumo]] that a group of youkai are planning social upheaval. She travels to the [[Shining Needle Castle]] and defeats [[Seija Kijin]], who remarks that her allies can become as strong as they want to if they ignore the consequences. After being led by Seija to the inner parts of the castle, she defeats the Miracle Mallet-wielding [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]]. Afterwards, a magical storm similar to the one caused by the Miracle Mallet rages and Reimu finds that the cause is the tsukumogami [[Raiko Horikawa]], who had successfully changed her source of magic to that of the outside world. After beating Raiko, Reimu lets her go in exchange for not causing any problems in the future.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
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[[File:083BAiJRspecial IaMP.jpg|thumb|200px||Reimu in the Night Parade of One Hundred Oni Every Four Days Incident]]<br />
As Reimu makes preparations for an upcoming feast, both [[human]]s and [[youkai]] are drawn to the feast and are unable to stop partying. Reimu is suspicious of a strange mist that covers Gensokyo and goes to investigate. She roams around, beating up various characters she suspects to be the culprit. She cannot find them; but on the day of the feast, [[Suika Ibuki]] finally makes herself known, and [[Yukari Yakumo]] shows Reimu to her. Suika soons becomes attached to hanging out at the [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br />
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;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
Reimu doesn't actually appear in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', but instead in a "Special story" that was added to the [[Shoot the Bullet/Translation/Afterword|afterword]]. It shows that she and [[Marisa Kirisame]] are talking about a notebook Marisa found.<br />
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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
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The [[Hakurei Shrine]] is suddenly destroyed by an earthquake, but upon consulting with Marisa, Reimu finds out that no one else felt it, so there must be something odd going on. She goes around to various suspicious characters, including [[Komachi Onodzuka]], who Reimu initially suspects. However, it's not her, so Reimu ends up making her way towards [[Heaven]], where the celestials [[Iku Nagae]] and [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] reside. Tenshi reveals she started the incident simply because she was bored watching everyone else getting involved in incidents and wanted to start her own. She also claims she destroyed Reimu's shrine so Reimu would be motivated to resolve the incident; Reimu promptly resolves the incident by defeating Tenshi. Afterwards, Tenshi has a legion of celestials help rebuild her shrine.<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
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Reimu, not the main character, is only playable via selectable character to play with. In Sanae's scenario, Reimu fights Sanae in the [[Underground Geyser Center]], but is defeated. Later on, she reads about [[Hisoutensoku]] later on in a newspaper in the ending. Also in Meiling's scenario, she doesn't actually appear here, to which is in fact a pseudo-Reimu who was sent by the [[Giant Catfish]] to [[assassin]]ate [[Hong Meiling]] in her dreams, but was defeated.<br />
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;''Double Spoiler''<br />
In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Reimu appeared as a [[stage]] Ex target, where she uses a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].<br />
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;''Fairy Wars''<br />
Reimu appeared in ''Fairy Wars'' as a cameo on the Route B1 ending. As [[Cirno]] and the [[Three Mischievous Fairies]] were terrorising Reimu when she's unaware of who's attacking her, she gets angry and shoots bullets omnidirectionally.<br />
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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
Reimu represents [[Shinto]]ism in the religious war between Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism. She finds that "hope" is being sapped from the village people by [[Hata no Kokoro]] and battles her to stop her.<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]], Reimu becomes one of the many strong [[youkai]] and [[human]]s to try and stop [[Seija Kijin]], appearing on day 8. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.<br />
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;''Gold Rush''<br />
Reimu appears as the [[boss]] in the one-[[stage]] minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''. Extending from ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[Seija Kijin]] somehow acquired the ultimate 10th "rule-breaking" item the Miracle Mallet (Real), which is capable of destroying danmaku, and decides to make use of it by robbing the [[Hakurei Shrine]] before its power runs out. Reimu uses three [[spell card]]s and non-spell cards on Seija before she's defeated.<br />
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;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Reimu appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''. Reimu finds [[Marisa Kirisame]] at [[Kourindou]] and wanted her to taste some mushrooms for poison, but Marisa attacked her with occult power. Reimu was confused, seeing a bizarre ball of sort. She then met [[Kasen Ibaraki]] who seemed to know about the ball. She finds out that Reimu has an [[Occult Ball]], to which she tries to take off her. After she was defeated, she warns that the ball is dangerous. Eventually that night, Reimu encounters [[Sumireko Usami|a mysterious figure]].<br />
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===Literature===<br />
;''Curiosities of Lotus Asia''<br />
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;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
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Shortly after the events of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] attends a flower viewing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], where she meets Reimu, who's in a foul mood since no one wants to help her clean up after event. Aya plies her with sake and questions her about the incident, commenting in the article that "Reimu just seems to be a laid-back drunkard".<br />
In the follow-up interview, Reimu claims Aya's paper is full of lies and insists her account of the incident is true, though Aya still doesn't recognize Reimu's deeds.<br />
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;''Silent Sinner in Blue''<br />
Sometime not long after the events of ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Reimu is recruited by the members of the Scarlet Devil Mansion to power their rocket to the moon. The group is defeated by the Watatsuki sisters, who keep Reimu on the moon for a short period of time to clear their names before returning her unharmed to Gensokyo. Unbeknownst to almost everyone involved, their voyage was simply one part of a complex ploy by Yukari to intimidate the residents of Eientei.<br />
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;''Eastern and Little Nature Deity'', ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'', and ''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru12.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in ''SoPm'', with her shrine destroyed]]<br />
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In ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', Reimu appeared on part 6 of the symposium. It was stated that Reimu was hiding and hearing over the whole symposium, that was attended by [[Hieda no Akyuu]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Kanako Yasaka]], [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]]. When she was revealed by Akyuu, Marisa noticed that she had an angry look on her face (although she seems to not be angry with Akyuu). That's because she's not happy with the discussion the group was having, believing that it's all nonsense. She slammed a pile of newspapers in front of them to prove how bad the [[youkai]] are and tells them to stop the symposium immediately. She was requested by the [[human]]s of the [[Human Village]] to stop this as they were aware – and felt uncomfortable – of "non-humans" discussing on changing the way of Gensokyo's life. The group were unhappy with her personality and her way of "fight-first, ask-later" attitude towards youkai, and can't even spend another minute finishing their sake.<br />
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There was also an article included, written by [[Aya Shameimaru]], that involved Reimu's broken-down [[Hakurei Shrine]] during the events of ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''. It stated that it collapsed due to a localised earthquake and that the roof caved into the shrine. Aya found it suspicious that a [[celestial]], that been [[Tenshi Hinanawi]], came to help and re-build it.<br />
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;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
Reimu finds her shrine frequented by a mysterious hermit going by the name of [[Kasen Ibaraki]]. ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' follows the various escapades and adventures of Reimu and her friends in concurrence to the timeline of the games. Reimu in ''WaHH'' is generally short-sighted and obsessed with making a profit.<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
When book-lender [[Kosuzu Motoori]] of the [[Human Village]] begins dabbling with demon books, Reimu finds herself frequently having to sort out the incidents caused by the youkai that are released from them. In contrast to ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', which is fairly lighthearted, ''Forbidden Scrollery'' depicts Reimu as a shrine maiden who struggles to maintain the image of a protector for the Human Village while maintaining the masquerade set in place by the youkai.<br />
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===Seihou Project===<br />
[[File:Sh01Reimu.png|thumb|Reimu as she appears in ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]''.]]<br />
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;''Shuusou Gyoku''<br />
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[[File:Sh01ReimuSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu sprite in ''SSG'']]<br />
Reimu has made a guest appearance as the second Extra stage [[boss]] of ''[[Seihou Project]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first work ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'', a [[danmaku]] game series by the junior doujin circle "[[Shunsatsu sare do?]]", where [[ZUN]] also contributed music and art to the game. It seems like ZUN put her in the game along with [[Marisa Kirisame]]. Her title was "Eternal Shrine Maiden" and her theme was "Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients". To add to this, [[Yuuka Kazami]] made a guest appearances in the following work, ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]''.<br />
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She seems to have no view towards the [[Seihou World]]; she doesn't know that there's no vegetation and has no thoughts about scientific machinery. After VIVIT defeated Marisa at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in [[Gensokyo]], Marisa was then thudded by Reimu for fighting at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Reimu attacked her with two [[purification rod]]s before she could explain what she was doing. After Reimu lost, VIVIT told her that she was looking for the [[Holy Grail]], causing Reimu to become confused and start asking questions.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
Although Reimu often shows up as the main character, she doesn't participate in mundane activities to the extent [[Marisa Kirisame]] does, limiting her familiarity with most of [[Gensokyo]]'s population. Nevertheless, she has interacted with almost every other character that has ever made a physical appearance, with a few exceptions such as the [[Giant Catfish]], [[Renko Usami]], and [[Maribel Hearn]].<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
[[File:SSiBArtWallpaper1.jpg|thumb|192px|Reimu and Marisa, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
Reimu's best friend is likely [[Marisa Kirisame]], who spends a lot of her time at the shrine. They're there together the majority of the time in various print works, prologues, and extra stage prologues, hanging out together and discussing or attending the latest events in [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu has known Marisa since ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', where [[Mima]] had Marisa fight Reimu. Their friendship may have started soon after that, as in all of the bad endings, Marisa decides she needs to train more, and drags Reimu along to train with her, much to Reimu's chagrin.<br />
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===Yukari Yakumo===<br />
Despite her antagonistic personality, [[Yukari Yakumo]] mentors Reimu by pushing her to increase her spiritual powers, such as learning how to invoke the gods in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. In that case, Reimu followed her instructions and orders to train hard despite Yukari not informing Reimu why she needed to do so, displaying how much Reimu either trusts Yukari or has decided it's pointless to argue with her (or both). Yukari occasionally seeks Reimu's assistance in resolving incidents in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. In this regard, she is an employer of sorts, as she remarks about compensating Reimu accordingly during the [[Imperishable Night]] incident. Yukari is also secretly a benefactor as well, donating to the shrine behind Reimu's back. Reimu is unaware of that, however.<br />
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===Rinnosuke Morichika===<br />
Reimu is familiar with [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], a shopkeeper who owns [[Kourindou]], who she sometimes visits to hang out or for wares (and sometimes shoplifts). She apparently has a large unpaid tab for requested items and services, but denies it since Rinnosuke "never accepts money" (which he denies being the case). Rinnosuke was also the one that originally prepared her [[purification rod]] for her use.<br />
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===Sanae Kochiya===<br />
Despite being the priestess of a rival shrine, [[Sanae Kochiya]] is on friendly terms with Reimu and appears frequently in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' alongside Reimu and Marisa. She came on a bit strongly when she and Reimu first met, but she really thought she was helping the Hakurei Shrine out by attempting to get it to switch gods to [[Kanako Yasaka]]. After ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Sanae offered to help Reimu as a fellow shrine maiden to gather faith for the shrine, and she appears to have been friends with Reimu since then. Nonetheless, the two have no qualms about antagonizing the other at times, though these quarrels are usually resolved by the next time they meet.<br />
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===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
[[Kasen Ibaraki]] is a regular at the shrine and acts as a mentor (and sometimes guardian) of Reimu, whom she fears is too concerned with worldly desires. Kasen actually initially became Reimu's mentor as part of her own plan, but she continues to view herself as a mentor after her goals were achieved. Reimu mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties. In spite of this, Reimu views Kasen as a genuine friend. When fighting Kasen's arm, Reimu was unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realized that the arm battling her was actually a separate entity from Kasen. By the present day, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Genjii===<br />
In the [[PC-98]] [[canon]], Reimu used a [[turtle]] as a means for flight until the end of ''[[Mystic Square]]''; that turtle was [[Genjii]]. Reimu calls him "gramps".<br />
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===Three Fairies of Light===<br />
Reimu is often the target of pranks by the [[Three Fairies of Light]], and Reimu tends to exterminate them on sight whenever she catches them (unless Marisa's escorting them). As of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', the three fairies moved into a tree near the [[Hakurei Shrine]] and become Reimu's neighbors, increasing the amount of pranks even more. Reimu aims to evict the fairies, but cannot find their treehouse, which is actually located on the [[Hakurei Border]]. Eventually, in an attempt to befriend Reimu so she'll no longer threaten them, the three fairies challenge her to a battle, reasoning that Reimu tends to befriend many youkai after fighting them. After an intense battle, Reimu finally defeats the fairies (instantly), and points out that their line of reasoning is utterly ridiculous. Despite this, Marisa finds that Reimu befriended the fairies after all, and as of the end of Oriental Sacred Place, the fairies now happily openly spend time at the shrine while helping Reimu out with various chores.<br />
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===Byakuren Hijiri===<br />
Reimu views [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and the [[Myouren Temple]] as a rival of sorts to herself and the Hakurei Shrine. In ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] points out that Reimu is friendly towards Byakuren. Although Reimu says they're religious rivals, she doesn't seem to deny it. In one of her ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' endings, Reimu is depressed at how quickly Byakuren's temple is picking up followers compared to her own shrine. By the time of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', Reimu is angry at the temple for stealing away her shrine's followers (ignoring that her shrine never had (m)any followers in the first place), but Byakuren seems unaware of this.<br />
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===Kosuzu Motoori===<br />
[[Kosuzu Motoori]], the daughter of the book-lender in the Human Village, has a great deal of respect for Reimu. She is convinced that no harm will come to her from dealing with the youma books, because she is sure that Reimu will come save her if anything happens.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;The Hakurei God<br />
Reimu knows next to nothing about [[The Hakurei God|the god dwelling in her shrine]], making her unable to provide it with faith despite her efforts. Byakuren stated in one of the endings for ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' that the god is mad due to this.<br />
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;Ruukoto<br />
In the PC-98 canon, she obtains a [[robot]]ic maid named [[Ruukoto]] as a servant at the end of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' though no reference has been made to it since.<br />
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;Mima<br />
In the PC-98 canon, [[Mima]] is an [[Onryou#Akuryou|Akuryou]] who haunts the surroundings of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], after many confrontations and being resealed by Reimu, she decides to spend her days making fun of the shrine maiden.<br />
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;Suika Ibuki<br />
[[Suika Ibuki]], who often freeloads her shrine after the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' is also is her ally during ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Reimu saw Suika's presence as a nuisance at first, but never really bothered with driving her away.<br />
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;Aya Shameimaru<br />
[[Aya Shameimaru]], the [[tengu]] reporter was also her ally during the events of ''Subterranean Animism''.<br />
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;Unnamed kitsune & Unnamed kuda-gitsune<br />
In ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 8, The [[Unnamed kitsune]] offered to help Reimu gain worshipers after being caught disguised as Marisa during a party at Hakurei Shrine. She was, however, deceiving Reimu by letting her use the powers of her kuda-gitsune. Using her ability, they gathered worshipers. [[Kasen Ibaraki]] discovered that these fox youkai had been consuming Reimu's willpower and wealth as payment for their help. However, they managed to walk away from the Hakurei Shrine with all her wealth.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th01cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', featuring Reimu<br />
File:Th02cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', featuring Reimu, Marisa & Mima<br />
File:Th03cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', featuring Reimu & others<br />
File:Th04cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'', featuring Reimu & Marisa<br />
File:Th05cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Mystic Square]]'', featuring Reimu and Alice<br />
File:CoLAReimufull.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 03 01.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' with cooking apron<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 08 01.jpg|Reimu on the chapter 8 cover of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Seasonal dream vision 000a.png|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Seasonal Dream Vision]]''<br />
File:BAiJRcover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:066BAiJRReisen.jpg|Illustration of Reimu in Reisen's article from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:167BAiJRReimu.png|Sketch of Reimu from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:ELNDCH0Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:EotWReimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Extra of the Wind]]''<br />
File:Th06Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''<br />
File:Th07Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<br />
File:Th09FullReimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''<br />
File:Th09ReimuAlt.png|Alternate outfit from ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
File:Th10Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Mountain of Faith]]''<br />
File:Th11Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''<br />
File:Th12Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''<br />
File:00Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:Th13Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Ten Desires]]''<br />
File:00Reimu3.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''<br />
File:Th14Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Double Dealing Character]]''<br />
File:Th145Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:00Reimu5.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th15Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''<br />
File:ThGSCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''<br />
File:SBND16Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtChapter111.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBpencilboard.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtWallpaper2.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBCH9ReimuMarty.jpg|Reimu party outfit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SIBCH21ReimuSwimsuit.jpg|Reimu with swimsuit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:MOFI8.jpg|Illustration by ''[[TOKIAME]]'' for ''[[Chara☆Mel]]''<br />
File:OSPCH18Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:OSPCH4ReimuCostume.jpg|Reimu Ushi no toki mairi costume in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 08.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 19.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:ZCDS-0011.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Reimu.jpg|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:GoMIllus-Reimu.jpg|Illustration from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:ThGKCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon2 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon3 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:IMIEReimu.png|Reimu in ''[[Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]''<br />
File:Th123ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The middle top corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the right top corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette<br />
File:Th123ReimuSigil.png|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:CoverTH105demo.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' demo screen<br />
File:ThGI1cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 cover<br />
File:ThGI2cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 2 cover<br />
File:ThGI3Cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 3 cover<br />
File:ULiL-PlayStation-4-keyart.jpg|Artwork for the PlayStation 4 version of ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th155ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'',''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', and ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'', the first two color palettes are only seen in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'' demo, and the last two were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
File:Reimu_omikuji.png|Omikuji with Reimu's portrait made by ZUN for [[Reitaisai]] 15<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Reimu is the most frequent character to appear in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' games, with [[Marisa Kirisame]] coming second. Reimu appears in every Touhou game, two times more than Marisa, who didn't appear in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' and the minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''.<br />
*Reimu appears on the cover of all five [[PC-98]] games.<br />
*Reimu seems to be scared before and after the boss battle with the [[Five Magic Stones]], making this the only ever time that Reimu was scared and/or afraid of a boss before and after the battle.<br />
*Most of her theme from ''Lotus Land Story'' sounds similar to [[Elis]] and [[Kikuri]]'s theme from ''Highly Responsive to Prayers'', "Magic Mirror".<br />
*It was originally stated that she lives alone at the shrine, but other rarely seen characters ([[Mima]] and [[SinGyoku]]) are known to stay there or near there as well. Even then, Reimu claims that most youkai visitors are nuisances, and she'd prefer to be left alone. [[Marisa Kirisame]] seems to be one of the few who she wouldn't drive away.<br />
*[[Watatsuki no Yorihime]] from ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' – along with [[VIVIT]] from the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' – are thought to be the only ever known characters to have defeated Reimu. However, Yorihime's victory was from a manga, and VIVIT's victory was from a separate series.<br />
*In ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', Reimu is the only one whose partner doesn't mention the danger of the full moon.<br />
*Reimu's ultimate technique {{nihongo|'''Fantasy Nature'''|夢想天生|musou tensei|"innate fantasy gained at birth"}} is homophonous with the ultimate technique of the Hokuto Shinken school in ''[[wikipedia:Fist of the North Star|Fist of the North Star]]'', {{nihongo|'''Musou Tensei'''|無想転生|musou tensei|"nil-thought rebirth"}}, and has much the same effect.<br />
**In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', if you activate Fantasy Nature successfully in a 3rd round, a remix of "Eastern Mystical Love Consultation" will play which resembles ''Ai wo Torimodose'', the opening theme of the ''Fist of the North Star'' anime (an instrumental version of which usually plays whenever Kenshiro is about to win a fight).<br />
*In ''Touhou Hisoutensoku'', one of her alternative palettes looks similar to VIVIT. Also, one of her palettes seems to be another maid homage, [[Ruukoto]], or possibly [[Sanae Kochiya]]'s colours. The palette also seems to resemble Mima from ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''. Her white/light gray palette seems to resemble [[wikipedia:Toki (Fist of the North Star)#Toki|Toki]] from Hokuto no Ken and possibly somewhat similar to her white outfit from the fangame ''[[Concealed the Conclusion]]''. <!--And finally, her white/light blue palette looks like a tribute to [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi Nanoha], as they both tend to "befriend" their opponents with superior firepower.--><br />
*When playing Yukari's story mode in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', Reimu breaks down in tears in the ending after Yukari defeats [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi]] and reduces the Hakurei Shrine to rubble for the second time, with [[Sakuya Izayoi|Sakuya]] and [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]] looking on helplessly (although Suika offers to help rebuild it). This marks the first and only time where she's seen crying in a storyline scenario.<br />
*The shrine maiden at the end of ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' is probably Reimu. She has Reimu's title, "Shrine Maiden of Paradise" (and her personality), and according to [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Music Columns|''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Music Column]], the shrine maiden in the song that accompanies the ending section is Reimu (so basically, this shrine maiden has Reimu's song and title). However, only the shrine maiden at the end is referred to as the shrine maiden of paradise. Thus it's possible that the shrine maiden seen in the first half of the story is a different person altogether.<br />
*A "13th Shrine Maiden" signs off the Gensokyo Record in [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Prologue|''Perfect Cherry Blossom'''s prologue]]. [[ZUN]] has stated in [[ZUN's E-mails|an e-mail]] that the Gensokyo Record is unreliable (for one thing, the writing style of each section shows it was written by a different person each time), thus "there's a high possibility that Reimu isn't the 13th Hakurei shrine maiden." (technically, this also means there's no proof that the person who wrote that section of the record is a shrine maiden at all). <br />
*It' is shown in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that the shrine sometimes gets various donations (including wine) from unknown sources (implied to be from the [[Outside World|outside world]], as the [[Hakurei Shrine]] lies on the border) and Yukari is shown in ''Oriental Sacred Place'' to sneak yen donations into the offering box when Reimu isn't looking.<br />
*Although Reimu has successfully resolved the incidents in each major Touhou game, it is possible that her win rate throughout the actual events of the games wasn't 100%. ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'' states that Reimu likes to request rematches until she finally wins. In game terms, Reimu apparently has had to use a few continues every once in a while, but she still manages to get a good ending.<br />
**In [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], Reimu does not defeat [[Okina Matara]] at stage 6 initially, being led into a trap leading to her defeat. She challenges Okina to a rematch in the Extra Stage and, after devising a countermeasure, defeats her.<br />
*VIVIT made reference to Reimu in both ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' and ''[[Samidare]]'', believing she met her – when talking to [[Yuuka Kazami]] – in the former, and referring to her as "red-white" in the latter.<br />
*In [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] chapter 46, Reimu experiences a near-death experience because of food poisoning.<br />
**It is also revealed, in the same chapter, that she has trouble of taking care of herself.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| image =[[File:Th01Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。武器は最強の<br /> 陰陽玉だが、思うように操れずよく振り回される。<br /> それでも霊力があるので、かなりの腕前。<br /> お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’、体術。など今回の敵<br /> に対して無効だったので、ちょっと困りもん。<br /> 現在、この神社は彼女一人でもっている。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine, Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], She has some spirit-power by nature, but lacks training. Her weapon is the mighty [[Yin-Yang Orb]], but her control is somewhat unstable.<br /><br />
But anyway, with her spirit-power, she got quite some skills.<br /><br />
Her usual attacks -namely amulet-attacks, spirit-power discharging (霊撃 -Spirit strike-), melee skills- are useless to current enemies. She's in some trouble.<br /><br />
Currently, she's the only person in the shrine.<br />
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| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家で、今回の様な非常時でも全然心配などしておらず、自分の霊力で何とかなると思っている。<br /><br />
<br /> 今回は、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br /><br />
She's such an optimist that she doesn't worry at all even in this emergency, and believes she can solve all incidents with her power.<br /><br />
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This time, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br />
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| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
例によって、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br /><br />
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今回もいかがわしいと思いつつ、ついわくわくしてしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who has the natural-born spiritual power and lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
As usual, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br><br />
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This time, she feels somewhat suspicious, yet she's excited about the incident.<br />
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| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /><br />
博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Due to her slightly emotional and simple character, she's always made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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| image =[[File:Th05Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗 靈夢(はくれいれいむ) ・・ 巫女さん<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden<br />Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Because of her slightly emotional and simple character, she's often made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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| text = ・永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイ レイム)<br/><br />
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博麗神社の巫女さん。才能はあるが修行不足。もともと修行は好きでない。強力な霊力でいままで幾多の魔法使い、悪霊、妖怪、そして神と闘ってきたらしい(理由、なんとなく)<br/><br />
いつも何か変な事に巻き込まれてしまうが、その半分は陰で魔理沙が引き起こしているらしい。霊夢は気づかないふりをしている。そんな魔理沙をしょうがない奴と考えている。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Talented, but lacks training. Basically, she doesn't like to train. They say she has fought plenty of [[magician]]s, evil spirits, [[youkai]] and even gods with her strong spiritual power (for no particular reason).<br><br />
She's always involved in some strange affairs, though she seems to be dragged into most of them due to [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]]. Reimu pretends not to notice this. She sees Marisa as essentially a hopeless case.<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイレイム) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。のんびりしてるようで、実にのんびりしてる。<br/><br />
人がほとんどこなくなった神社に住んでいて、本人は世間離れしすぎている。<br/><br />
本人は降りかかる火の粉を払っているだけなのだが、結果としてそれは、幻想郷の住人が人里に行かないように、また人間が幻想郷に迷い込まないように、という役目になっているらしい。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and protagonist of the [[Touhou]] series. She appears quite carefree on the outside, and indeed deep down, she really is carefree. She lives in her shrine and is rarely visited by anyone, which causes her to be out of touch with current social norms. Even though she only extinguished certain sparks of conflict because they seemed to befall her without warning, her actions have generally resulted in preventing the residents of [[Gensokyo]] from visiting [[human]] settlements, and keeping outsiders away from wandering into Gensokyo.<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女<br /> 博麗 霊夢(はくれい・れいむ)<br /><br /> 能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力、霊気を操る程度の能力<br /><br /><br /> 主人公です。<br /><br /> 時間的な流れでは前作から大して経ってなく、年齢も変化ありません。<br /><br /> 意味も無く巫女さんです。というか東方は巫女さんSTGなんで巫女さ<br /> んです。本末転倒気味。<br /> 今回の衣装は巫女さんらしいゴテゴテ感もなく、非常にシンプルな上に<br /> 巫女さんっぽくないです。本当に巫女さんなんでしょうか?<br /><br /> まさに「そこの紅白」って感じです。<br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Abilities: Flying in the air, manipulating auras<br />
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The protagonist.<br />
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Chronologically, this title isn't too far from the previous title, thus her age stays the same as before.<br />
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There is nothing special about her being a [[shrine maiden]]. Or rather, she's a shrine maiden only because the [[Touhou]] series has become the "Shrine Maiden [[Shooting game|Shooting Game]]" series. It feels like the cart has been placed before the horse to me.<br/><br />
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This time, her outfit isn't overly intricate like typical [[shrine maiden]] clothing, but has become quite simple and only remotely resembles that of a shrine maiden. Is she really a shrine maiden?<br />
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She's more like "You, red-white!" in my opinion.<br/><br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] - Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。頭が普通そうだが、実は春満開。<br/><br />
神社は常に妖怪が跋扈していて、霊夢も妖怪達に馴染まれている。<br/><br />
割と巫女としての機能を持ち合わせていない。<br/><br />
修行嫌いでもちろん修行不足のため、そこそこの腕前である。<br/><br />
全ての物事に対し、一生懸命取り組むことを嫌う。<br/><br />
努力が報われることなど信じていないからである。<br/><br />
その為、博麗神社のおみくじには末吉はない。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
当たり判定が小さく、低速移動も非常<br/><br />
に精度が良い。<br/><br />
霊符の「博麗アミュレット」は使い勝手<br/><br />
が良い。弾避けに専念するための武器。<br/><br />
一方、夢符の「エクスターミネイション」<br/><br />
は最高クラスの破壊力を持つ。<br/><br />
ボスを瞬殺出来るが、ボムの無敵時間<br/><br />
は全キャラ中最短。攻撃範囲も威力も<br/><br />
無い。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[shrine maiden]], and the protagonist. Her mind might appear normal, but in fact it's like spring in full bloom.<br/><br />
The shrine is always haunted by [[youkai]], and they're very friendly to Reimu as well.<br/><br />
She's hardly performing the role of a shrine maiden at this point.<br/><br />
She hates training, and because of this, lacks ability. So her skill is quite so-so.<br/><br />
She hates to do her very best at anything that falls upon her.<br/><br />
That's because she doesn't believe that effort will be rewarded.<br/><br />
Because of that, the [[Hakurei Shrine]]'s paper fortune doesn't have {{nihongo|"Least luck"|末吉}}<br/><br />
''[Typically, a shrine's paper fortune has {{nihongo|Best luck|大吉}}, {{nihongo|Medium luck|中吉}}, {{nihongo|Little luck|小吉}}, {{nihongo|Least luck|末吉}}, {{nihongo|Misfortune|凶}} and {{nihongo|Worst misfortune|大凶}}. "{{lang|ja|末吉}}" is usually interpreted as "You'll get exactly as your effort"]''<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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:She has a smaller [[hit box]], and her focused movement allows player to dodge very precisely.<br />
:Spirit Sign's "Hakurei Amulet" is quite easy to use. It allows you to focus on dodging bullets.<br />
:On the other hand, Dream Sign's "Extermination" wields destructive power of the highest class.<br />
:Bosses are killed quickly, but the invincibility duration of her bombs is the shortest of all characters. It's also lacking in both effective radius and damage.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br /><br />
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基本的に巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
・・<br /> その境が博麗神社境内である。どちらからみても、人里離れた山奥に存在し、大きさもさほど無いし、御利益もゆかりも何も無い小さな神社なので、どのみち参拝客は殆ど来ない。<br /><br />
この神社の中では、殆どの結界は無効化される。それだけ、幻想郷と人間界の境、博麗大結界の力は大きいのである。<br /><br />
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幻想郷で唯一、博麗の者だけが規律を持つ。その為、霊夢は一応制服のような物を着用している(他にも規律はあるはずなのだが・・・)紅白の服を着て、幻想郷の端っこから、幻想郷の空を見つめつつ、お茶でも飲むのが日課である。<br /><br />
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元々、霊夢は不思議な力を色々使えるが、それを活用したり自慢したりはしない。すべては在るがままに、である。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
She possess the ability to mainly fly in the air.<br />
<br />
Basically, she's a [[shrine maiden]]. The shrine maiden of [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located on the boundary of [[Gensokyo]].<br/><br />
The Hakurei Shrine exists in both Gensokyo and the world of [[human]]s at the same time.<br/><br />
The boundary is the home territory of the Hakurei Shrine. From both sides, it's located at a very remote place from human villages, and is also kind of small, and has no known history or benefits. So it's no wonder that it rarely gets any visitors.<br/><br />
Inside the shrine, almost all foreign boundaries has been nullified. That alone should say that the Hakurei Boundary, the boundary between Gensokyo and the world of humans, is amazingly powerful.<br />
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Only those of the Hakurei have rules to follow in [[Gensokyo]]. Therefore, Reimu always wears clothes that's apparently some kind of uniform (she's supposed to have ''many'' other rules too, though...). Her daily routine consists of wearing red-white, staring at Gensokyo's sky from the edge of Gensokyo, and drinking tea.<br />
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By nature, Reimu can use various mysterious powers, but she doesn't use them or boast about them. Everything is, as is, after all.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br/><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
<br/><br />
種族:人間<br/><br />
住処:博麗神社<br/><br />
能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br/><br />
<br/><br />
いつもの博麗神社の巫女さん。何も考えずその場のノリで毎日を生きている。巫女さんらしい行動といえば、縁側でお茶を飲んで日和る位。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
非常に単純な思考の持ち主で、怒る時は怒り、笑う時は笑う。裏表のない性格は、人間妖怪問わず惹き付ける。その為、神社はいつも色んな者が集まるのである。<br/><br />
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体術にしても妖術にしても、修行は不足気味(というか殆どしない)だが、余りある天性のセンスでカバーしていて、もの凄く強い。それはもう、人とは思えない位に。ワープしていたり、ホーミングしていたりするが、本人はまっすぐ動いているつもり。ずるい巫女さん。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Location: [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
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A typical [[shrine maiden]] from Hakurei Shrine. She always lives on ideas off the top of her head, and doesn't consider something seriously. The only thing she does that actually resembles a shrine maiden's duties is enjoying tea and life on the veranda.<br />
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She's quite simple-minded, thus when she's angry she's angry, and when she smiles she smiles. Her open personality makes her well-liked by both [[human]]s and [[youkai]]. Due to that, many people stay close to the shrine.<br />
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She lacks training in both melee and spells (or rather, she rarely does them), but she covers that up with the numerous talents she's born with. So she's quite tough, enough to make you wonder if she's really a human. While she warps or uses guided shots, it's all straight from her perspective. What a mean shrine maiden.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br />
<br />
幻想郷の境にある(恐らく)由緒正しき博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
感情的で騒々しく、どんな場所でも存在感があるのだが、すぐに馴染む。<br/><br />
彼女の能力は空を飛ぶこと、つまり無重力。<br/><br />
地球の重力も、如何なる重圧も、力による脅しも、彼女には全く意味が無い。<br/><br />
身も心も、幻想の宙をふわふわと漂う不思議な巫女である。<br/><br />
相手がどんなに強大だとしても、彼女の前では意味をなさない。<br/><br />
相手の肩書きを平坦化する彼女は、時として人間、妖怪、種族を選ばず惹きつける事もある。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
武器は御札と陰陽玉。虫にも刺されやすい。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
備考 <br/><br />
今回は八雲紫と組む。<br/><br />
低速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。<br/><br />
威力が若干劣る事もあるが基本的に使い<br/><br />
やすく、敵の場所を覚える必要も少ない。<br/><br />
かなり(雑魚に対しては特に)強い。<br/><br />
一言で言えば、卑怯。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[Shrine Maiden]].<br/><br />
A [[human]] that lives on the boundary. She has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
<br />
She's the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located at the edge of [[Gensokyo]] and (possibly) has ancient and honourable origins.<br/><br />
She's emotional and noisy, and has a presence wherever she is, but she merges into her surroundings quite easily.<br/><br />
Her ability is being able to fly, that is, being weightless.<br/><br />
The gravity of Earth, any level of stress, and threats of power all mean nothing to her.<br/><br />
Both her mind and body float in the sky of fantasy, a mysterious [[Shrine Maiden|shrine maiden]].<br/><br />
However powerful the opponent is, that means nothing in her presence.<br/><br />
As she evens out whatever status one has, she tends to attract anyone regardless of species, [[human]] or [[youkai]].<br />
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Her weapons are amulets and a [[Yin-Yang orb]]. She is also preferred by mosquitoes.<br />
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:''Notes''<br />
:She teams with [[Yukari Yakumo|Yukari]] this time.<br />
:Focused speed only applies when she's used as a solo character.<br />
:She lacks a bit in damage, but is quite easy to use and doesn't need much memorization.<br />
:She's quite strong, especially against smaller enemies.<br />
:In a word, dastardly.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格は、妖怪の様な普段畏れられている者からも好かれる。逆にいうと、誰に対しても仲間として見ない。周りに沢山人間や妖怪が居たり、一緒に行動を行っても、常に自分一人である。実は冷たい人間なのかも知れない。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br />
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She treats everyone fairly and equally, which makes her well-liked by even the feared being such as [[youkai]]. On the flip side, she doesn't see anyone as a comrade. Since there are a great number of humans and youkai around her, there are instances where she works together with them, but even so, she usually does things by herself alone. <br />
She might just truly be a cold-hearted kind of human...<br />
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| text = ○4面ボス 楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
普通に寝ていたが幾ら寝ても夜が明けない。幾らなんでもこれは異常すぎると思って、神社を飛び出してきた。夜中の出動は珍しくないが、十分すぎるほど睡眠を取った後の夜中の出動は珍しい。でもこの暗さはなんとなく眠く感じるものである。この騒動に決着がついたら、また一眠りしよう、と考えながら強い妖気を目指して竹林まで来たのだが、そこで見た犯人は良く見知った人間と妖怪だった。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden.<br />
<br />
The morning that she was expecting to see after a full night's sleep didn't greet her. She thought that something very strange was going on, so she left the shrine to investigate. It's not unusual for her to go out at night, but going out at midnight just after having taken a full night's rest was most unusual. Anyway, nights always make her sleepy, so she'll be going back to bed once the issue is resolved. She followed a trail of power into a bamboo forest, and what she found were very familiar faces...<br />
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| image = [[File:Th09Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
のんきなのか何も考えていないのか、そういう巫女さん。<br/><br />
異変が起こるとすぐに駆けつけ解決しようとするが、彼女の周りには異変が絶えない。<br/><br />
むしろ、異変を呼び込んでいるのではと疑わしい。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
The [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br><br />
A [[human]] living at the boundary. She possesses the ability to fly in the air.<br><br />
She's the kind of shrine maiden that's ever-so-carefree and doesn't think about anything.<br><br />
Whenever a disturbance occurs, she'd immediately rush to resolve it. Nevertheless, she'd never manage to rid herself of all disturbances around her.<br><br />
Rather, it might be the case that she attracts disturbances to herself.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
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いつも異変は勘で解決できる彼女だが、何故か花の異変は全く見当が付かなかった。<br /><br />
今回の様なプレイヤーが多いゲームだと、何が主人公なのか判らなくなってしまう。でも、霊夢だけは目立たなくても主人公っぽいのは何故だろうか。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Race: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br/><br />
<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
She has always been able to bring incidents to closure with her intuitions, but she hasn't the slightest idea of the cause of this flower incident.<br/><br />
In multiplayer games such as this installment of the Touhou Series, it's hard to pinpoint which character is the main character. However, even though Reimu doesn't stand out at all, why does she always look like one?<br />
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| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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ただ、今回は神様を巡っての騒動である。神様の代弁者としても、ただの妖怪退治とは勝手が違って、戸惑い気味。<br /><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。信仰心は薄そう。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
攻撃性能は、全体的に無難な挙動で安定感のある装備となっています。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise - Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
She treats everyone basically the same way. However, since her job is hunting [[youkai]], she takes a fairly strict stance against youkai, but she's actually equally uninterested in humans and youkai.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
This time, there's a conspiracy surrounding her gods. She may be their spokesperson, but her circumstances as a youkai hunter are different, so she feels a bit lost.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Her weapons are amulets and yin-yang balls. Her piety seems light.<br/><br />
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Her fighting style generally relies on equipment that lends a sense of stability.<br />
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| text = 博麗 霊夢<br />種族 : 人間<br />職業 : 巫女さん<br />住家 : 博麗神社<br />能力 : 空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />性格 : 呑気で感情豊か。浮世離れしている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Race: Human<br />
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Occupation: Shrine Maiden<br />
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Place of residence: Hakurei Shrine<br />
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Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
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Personality: Carefree and sentimental. Not too attached to the world of the living.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
全般的に妖怪に好かれやすいが、特に力の強い妖怪に好かれる。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She is easily well-liked by youkais, especially the strong ones.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
地底よりは高いところの方が好き。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She prefers high places compared to the underground.<br />
}}<br />
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| text = 博麗 霊夢 (はくれい れいむ)<br/>人間/主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
幻想郷と外の世界の境に建つ「博麗神社」の巫女さんで、<br/>人間・妖怪分け隔てなく平等に接するおかげで、人間よりも<br/>妖怪に懐かれているふしがある。<br/>のんびりと空を眺めつつお茶を飲むのが日課だが、巫女<br/>としての能力は高く、また非常に勘が鋭い。異変を即座に<br/>察知しては解決する。<br />
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| image = [[File:Th12Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei UFO]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
宝船と言えば七福神。神様と言えば彼女の出番と思っているが、七福神の殆どが日本の神様ではない。本当の目的は金銀財宝。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
Where there's a treasure ship, there has to be the seven gods of luck. She figures that where any gods are involved, it's a job for her, but most of the seven gods of luck aren't Japanese gods. Her true goal is the treasure.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:WaHHReimu.jpg|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗霊夢<br/>自由奔放な人間<br />
おなじみ博麗神社の巫女さん。神<br/>社に参拝客が増えないか、今日も<br/>思案中の様である。欲の塊という<br/>わけではなく、基本は天衣無縫な<br/>人柄。人間にも妖怪にも分け隔て<br/>ない。<br />
| translation = Reimu Hakurei<br />
The freewheeling human<br />
<br />
The familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
She appears pondering, like every other day, of how to get more visitors of her shrine.<br />
It's not that she's a clump of greed, but that she's only acting natural.<br />
She doesn't differentiate between humans and youkai.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th13Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei TD]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br />
<br />
神霊にしちゃあ随分とちゃちで雑多な霊に何らかの危機感を感じ、調査に出かける。放って置いて何か起きた時に神社の所為だと思われると困る。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She goes off to investigate after being alerted by the odd divine spirits, that seemed far too shabby and numerous than they should. It'd be troublesome if she just left them alone and something happened, in which event her shrine would be blamed.<br />
}}<br />
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| text ='''DATA'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
職業:巫女さん<br /><br />
出身地:幻想郷<br /><br />
住処:博麗神社<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
趣味:宴会<br /><br />
最近の夢:妖怪の殲滅<br /><br />
<br /><br />
'''フレーバーテキスト'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
遙か東の国の人里離れた山の中。<br/><br />
幻想郷が妖怪の作った結界により外界と隔離されて久しい。<br/><br />
そこにはこの世から忘れたれた物、不要になった物が集まっ<br/><br />
ていた。その性質で幻想郷は妖怪の楽園となる筈だった。<br/><br />
妖怪退治を生業とする博麗霊夢も幻想郷に住む一人である。<br/><br />
「え? 何これインタビュー?<br/><br />
何か言わないといけないの? というかあんた誰?」<br />
| translation = '''DATA'''<br/><br />
<br /><br />
Occupation: Miss Shrine Maiden<br /><br />
Birthplace: Gensokyo<br/><br />
Residence: Hakurei Shrine<br /><br />
Ability: The Ability to Float<br /><br />
Hobby: Feasts<br /><br />
Recent Dream: The Annihilation of Youkai<br /><br />
<br /><br />
'''Flavor Text'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
It was there, within the mountain distance away from the human village, in the far off country in the East—Gensokyo. It has been a while since it was separated from the outside world by the Barrier, which the youkai made.<br/><br />
Things that were forgotten from this world, things that were no longer needed, have been gathered around at the place. Due to such nature, Gensokyo should have become a paradise for the youkai.<br/><br />
Reimu Hakurei is too, one of the people residing in Gensokyo, who makes her living by exterminating youkai.<br/><br />
"Huh? What's this, an interview?<br/><br />
Do I have to say something? I mean, who're you anyway?"<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th135Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei HM]]<br />
| text =八百万の代弁者 博麗霊夢<br />
<br />
普段は大人しい人間もいつも元気な妖怪も、<br/><br />
皆一様に興奮しているように見える。<br/><br />
彼らが血気盛んな理由はただ一つ。<br/><br />
これから巫女とそのライバルによる決闘が 行われるというのだ。<br/><br />
この闘いに勝って人気を不動の物とせよ!<br />
<br />
特技 万有霊力の法則<br />
<br />
霊力ゲージが他のキャラより長くなっており、<br/><br />
霊力最大値がアップします。<br/><br />
射撃攻撃や必殺技をより多く使用でき、<br/><br />
攻撃をガードして多少霊力を減らされても余裕が出ます。<br />
<br />
ラストワード 夢想天生<br />
<br />
構えを取って相手の打撃を受け止めて隙を作り、<br/><br />
大量のお札で包囲して圧殺する霊夢の最終奥義です。<br/><br />
0距離であれば問答無用にガード不能で発動するため、<br/><br />
カウンターを恐れて萎縮する相手を突き崩すことも容易です。<br />
| translation ='''The Advocate of the Myriad Gods, Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
The normally calm humans and the always-energetic youkai<br/><br />
are both in a state of excitement.<br/><br />
Their blood is boiling for one reason.<br/><br />
From here on, the shrine maiden and her rivals will be battling it out.<br/><br />
Emerge victorious in this battle, and acquire unwavering popularity!<br />
<br />
'''Special skill: Law of Universal Spirit Power'''<br />
<br />
Reimu's spirit power guage is longer than the other characters',<br/><br />
so her maximum spirit power is increased.<br/><br />
She can use more ranged attacks and special attacks,<br/><br />
and even if she loses some spirit power while guarding attacks, she'll still have more in supply.<br/><br />
<br />
'''Last Word: Fantasy Nature'''<br />
<br />
Reimu adopts a stance, and by taking an enemy melee attack, she creates an opening,<br/><br />
and then surrounds the enemy with massive amounts of ofuda and annihilates them in her most powerful attack.<br/><br />
If it's at point-blank range, guarding against it is impossible,<br/><br />
so it's also easy to wear down and flatten opponents fearful of the counter.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th14Reimu.png|200px|Reimu DDC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
お祓い棒と読んでいるが正式名称は大幣(おおぬさ)。<br /><br />
勝手に敵をお祓いに行くが、若干追尾速度に難があるので敵の近くま<br /><br />
で持っていって投げつけてやる方が良い。<br />
<br />
なんかお祓い棒に使われているようで釈然としないが <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Her weapon's called a purification rod, but its formal name is the ''oonusa''.<br/><br />
It chases enemies on its own to purify them, but since its homing speed is somewhat bad,<br/><br />
she has more success carrying it up to the enemies and then throwing it.<br />
<br />
Somehow, it doesn't seem to be very satisfactory as a purification rod.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei ULiL]]<br />
| text =神秘!結界の巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
オカルト「隙間女」<br/><br />
<br />
毎度お馴染み幻想郷の素敵な巫女さん <br/><br />
バランスの良い射撃と打撃で戦うスタンダードなキャラ <br/><br />
この世界の決闘を学ぶ入門としてオススメです。 <br/><br />
<br />
オカルトアタックは「博麗大結界の隙間」 <br/><br />
空中に隙間を開き、そこからの漂流物が相手へ飛び出す射撃技 <br/><br />
霊夢は開いた隙間と別に動けるので、同時攻撃も可能 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Arcane! Shrine Maiden of Barriers'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
'''Occult "Gap Woman"'''<br/><br />
The all-too familiar, wonderful Shrine Maiden of Gensokyo.<br/><br />
A well balanced standard character who fights with both projectiles and physical attacks.<br/><br />
Recommended to beginners who want to learn of the duels of this world.<br/><br />
<br />
Her Occult Attack is “The Gap in the Great Hakurei Barrier”.<br/><br />
It’s a projectile-type attack that opens a gap in mid-air, where from wreckage flies towards the opponent.<br />
Since Reimu herself moves independently from the gap, she can also attack simultaneously.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th15Reimu.png|200px|Reimu LoLK]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
ついに本格的に月の使者が現われた。<br /><br />
彼らの目的は判らないが、完全アウェイとなる彼女にとって<br /><br />
久しぶりに辛い闘いになるに違いない。<br />
<br />
今回はミスの許されない闘いを強いられる事となる。 <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
The lunar emissaries have at last arrived for real.<br /><br />
Their goals are unknown, but as she's fighting entirely away from home,<br /><br />
it's obvious that this will be the first truly difficult battle for her in a long while.<br />
<br />
This time, she's forced to fight a battle with no room for error.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei AoCF]]<br />
| text =自由奔放で無計画な巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
「肉体も精神も入れ替わる<br/><br />
これが完全憑依と呼ばれる物よ」<br/><br />
<br />
博麗神社の紅白な巫女さん <br/><br />
<br />
仙人と完全憑依異変の調査へ向かうものの <br/><br />
すぐにこの異変が一筋縄ではいかないと悟る <br/><br />
<br />
決闘では緩急の強い弾幕と体術を武器に立ち回るバランス型 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Freewheeling and Haphazard Shrine Maiden'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"One's body and mind both switch places.''<br/><br />
''That's what we're calling 'Perfect Possession'."''<br/><br />
<br />
The red-and-white shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
<br />
She sets out with a certain hermit to investigate the Perfect Possession incident, but quickly realizes that the incident can't be dealt with via usual means.<br/><br />
<br />
In battle, she's a balanced fighter armed with both danmaku and melee moves of various speeds.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th16Reimu.png|200px|Reimu HSiFS]]<br />
| text = ○春の陽に暢気な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
正直言って、神社に桜が咲いていても困らないし、<br /><br />
今までも異常気象はよくあったので大して問題だと思っていない。<br /><br />
その慢心から異変の本質を見誤ってしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Carefree Shrine Maiden in the Spring Sun'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Frankly, the cherry blossoms blooming at the shrine don't bother her,<br/><br />
and there's been plenty of strange weather before, so she doesn't think that this is an issue.<br/><br />
That conceit leads her to severely misjudge the true nature of the incident.<br />
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| image =[[File:Th17Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei WBaWC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
地獄から大量の動物霊が攻め込んできた。<br><br />
人間に協力的な動物霊が力になってくれると言うので地獄に行くことになる。<br><br />
動物霊の言っている事を全て鵜呑みにしては居なかったが、単身で行くより<br><br />
強力だし、いざとなればその動物霊ごと倒せば良いし、自分にはマイナスは<br><br />
ないと判断した。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Beast spirits had begun to invade from Hell en masse.<br><br />
A beast spirit that was cooperative with humans told her that it'd lend her its power, so she decided to go to Hell.<br><br />
She wasn't completely convinced by what the spirit had told her, but she would be more powerful than if she went to Hell by herself, and she could always just defeat the beast spirit itself if things came to that, so she decided that it didn't pose any disadvantage to her.<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*1997/08/15 '''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''' - 靈異伝.TXT<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''' - 封魔録.txt<br />
*1997/12/29 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]]''' - 夢時空.TXT<br />
*1998/08/14 '''[[Lotus Land Story]]''' - 幻想郷.TXT<br />
*1998/12/30 '''[[Mystic Square]]''' - 怪綺談.TXT<br />
*2002/08/11 '''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; おまけ.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/08/15 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' - Border Team's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/12/30 '''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''' - 上海アリス通信.txt<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Reimu|Article and Interview: Reimu]]<br />
*2005/08/14 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''' - Playable Character; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2005/08/25 ~ 2006/03/25 '''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2005/10/01 '''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'''<br />
*2006/05/26 ~ 2009/01/26 '''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Reimu Hakurei|Shrine Maiden of Paradise: Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
*2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'''<br />
*2007/08/17 '''[[Mountain of Faith]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; Manual (official profile)<br />
*2007/10/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 5<br />
*2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html (official profile)<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Subterranean Animism]]''' - Reimu & Yukari/Suika/Aya's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2009/03/25 ~ 2009/06/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - Chapter 8<br />
*2009/05/26 ~ present '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'''<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/08/15 '''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2010/07/24 ~ present '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'''<br />
*2011/08/13 '''[[Ten Desires]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2012/10/26 ~ present '''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'''<br />
*2013/05/26 - '''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2013/08/12 - '''[[Double Dealing Character]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2014/05/11 - '''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''' - Day 8 Boss<br />
*2014/11/16 - '''[[Gold Rush]]''' - Stage boss<br />
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| nameEn = Reimu Hakurei<br />
| nameIPA = hakɯɽeː ɽeːmɯ [[Media:Reimu.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| image = [[File:Th17Reimu.png|x340px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| caption = Reimu Hakurei in [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Shrine Maiden of Paradise|楽園の巫女}}<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| abilities = Ability to Float<br />Aura Manipulation<br />Powers as the [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| occupation = [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| location = [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|東方妖恋談}}|Eastern Mystical Love Consultation}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]], [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Capriccio|Maiden's Capriccio}} ([[Lotus Land Story]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]])<br />
*Witching Dream ([[Lotus Land Story]])<ref>''[[Lotus Land Story]]'': th4_02.txt</ref><br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Ancients|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients}} ([[Shuusou Gyoku]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Red and White|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White}} ([[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Dream Battle|Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle}} ([[Imperishable Night]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|春色小径 ~}} Colorful Path|Spring Lane ~ Colorful Path}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]])<br />
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*''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Lotus Land Story]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4 Boss)<br />
*''[[Mystic Square]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Suika Ibuki|Suika's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4A Midboss, Stage 4A Boss)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Afterword story)<br />
*''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi's]] and [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
*''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene EX-1, EX-4, EX-7 Boss)<br />
*''[[Fairy Wars]]'' (Route B1 ending)<br />
*''[[Ten Desires]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Hata no Kokoro|Kokoro]]'s Scenario)<br />
*''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' (Title screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (8th Day Boss)<br />
*''[[Gold Rush]]'' (Boss)<br />
*''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Violet Detector]]'' (Sunday Tutorial Boss, Wrong Sunday Tutorial Boss, Nightmare Saturday Boss)<br />
*''[[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
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*''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' (Interview)<br />
**''[[Extra of the Wind]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Memorizable Gensokyo]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' (Article)<br />
*''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
*''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'' (Minor Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 (Profile section) and Vol. 2 (Cross review section)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]'' (Article)<br />
* [[The_Grimoire_of_Usami|The Grimoire of Usami ]]<br />
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*''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]]'' (CD cover)<br />
*''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]'' (CD cover) <br />
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*[[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records|Hakurei Festival Records]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records - Flower Spelling|Hakurei Festival Records - Flower Spelling]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Touhou Lastword Collection|Touhou Lastword Collection]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records - Distant, Hazy Moon|Hakurei Festival Records - Distant, Hazy Moon]]<br />
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*''[[References to Touhou#Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom|Graffiti Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[LORD of VERMILION]]'' (Playable Guest Character)<br />
*''[[Nendoroid Generation]]'' (Guest Party Member)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Reimu Hakurei'''|博麗 霊夢|Hakurei Reimu}} is the main protagonist of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' series along with the deuteragonist, [[Marisa Kirisame]]. As the [[shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], she manages the [[Hakurei Border]] of [[Gensokyo]] and exterminates troublesome [[youkai]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Her personality is straightforward, optimistic, and a bit curious. She's quick to anger if offended, but just as quick to offer help to those in need. According to [[Komachi]], Reimu has an innocent heart that can't truly hate anyone.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 5</ref> While rather lazy in her free time, she's highly devoted to her duties as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]], resulting in a "shoot first and ask questions later" attitude to youkai extermination. This makes her known to exterminate youkai indiscriminately, regardless of how much of a threat they represent to her or others. One example is [[Tokiko]], who was ambushed by Reimu while she was, in Reimu's own words, "reading and minding her own business".<br />
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Apparently, however, she actually helps youkai in trouble when it really matters. For instance, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', she kept [[Reisen]] (disguised as an earth [[youkai]]-[[rabbit]]) at her place to help healing her injuries, giving her the futon she uses to sleep and even going to [[Eientei]] to inform its residents that a wounded rabbit was at her shrine. She also treated [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]] well enough after the events of ''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' that the inchling gave her a matching kimono as a sign of gratitude. Since it was so small, Reimu had to wear it on the back of her head.<br />
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It has been stated that Reimu treats everyone the same, whether they are humans, youkai or gods, giving them no particular respect or disrespect. This habit has caused her to inadvertently befriend many youkai she defeats. While she tries to keep youkai away from her shrine, this is because it makes it harder to gather faith from humans rather than because she dislikes them. At the end of the symposium in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', when Reimu goes to break it up, Miko notes that though Reimu says she wants to eliminate all the youkai, she actually just wants to attain a peace in Gensokyo that doesn't require violence, like the others present wish.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Ability to float<br />
While many inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] are capable of flying, Reimu's ability extends beyond that; she is someone who excels at floating through ''life'', displaying a level of oneness with her surroundings that has been compared to a [[hermit]]. While she "goes with the flow" Reimu displays superhuman instincts and incredible luck, naturally ending up on the path of least resistance through most situations; conversely, when distracted or acting with impure motives she quickly loses her edge.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'': Chapter 18</ref> On one occasion observers saw Reimu dodging an attack "like she was made of air" while Reimu herself saw the attack swerving to avoid her;<ref>''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'': [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 03|Chapter 3]]</ref> on another Reimu unknowingly walked across a river without getting wet, by stepping on fish that swam beneath her feet.<ref>''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'': Chapter 2</ref> This also makes Reimu's techniques extremely hard for [[Marisa Kirisame]] to learn from, since even Reimu herself has trouble explaining what she's doing. The ultimate expression of this ability is ''Fantasy Nature'', which allows Reimu to float away from reality and become impossible to attack; this was considered too powerful for use as a [[spell card]] until Marisa gave it a name and time limit.<ref>''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'': [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]</ref><br />
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;Aura manipulation<br />
It's stated in the {{nihongo|omake.txt|おまけ.txt}} of ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' that Reimu can control the natural spirits of living things, an ability which isn't listed in any source afterwards. No clear instance of this ability has been displayed in canon.<br />
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;Powers as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]]<br />
[[File:SSIBCH10ReimuSummoning.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu summoning powers ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
As the [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]] shrine maiden, Reimu can handle the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, and is trained in [[youkai]] extermination techniques as well as standard duties like performing blessings. Reimu is also capable of invoking [[Gensokyo]]'s native [[god]]s into her body, but she isn't well-trained enough to do so reliably.<br />
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;Barrier techniques<br />
Reimu displays great aptitude with magical barriers (beyond that normally associated with [[shrine maiden]]s), presumably related to her work in maintaining the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]. Among her techniques are barriers that explode, push enemies (or herself), or act as portals for her other attacks. Reimu is capable of dismantling barriers and seals too complex for [[Marisa Kirisame]]<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Scenario|Marisa's scenario]]</ref><ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Scenario|Reimu's scenario]]</ref> and [[Patchouli Knowledge]]<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'': Chapter 15</ref> to understand, with what Marisa calls her "cheat technique".<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'': Chapter 7</ref><br />
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===Occupation===<br />
Reimu is the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and one of the main "incident resolvers" in Gensokyo. She and others characterize the time she spends at the shrine as largely boring and uneventful. While she is sometimes serious about her duties, she can't seem to get many worshippers at her shrine. It appears that youkai extermination is her only method of earning even a thin salary. [[Kanako Yasaka]] has stated that if she was to acquire a tremendous amount of faith, she could become a goddess, but at the moment she acts more like a youkai.<br />
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[[Yukari Yakumo]] describes Reimu's job as not being that of a youkai exterminator, but rather a "balancer between humans and youkai", who prevents youkai from attacking humans and humans from becoming youkai.<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]/Chapter 53''</ref><br />
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''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' depicts Reimu as frequently coming up with various schemes to make money, which generally fail due to her own lack of foresight.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
In most of the Touhou games, Reimu uses the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s in combat. In ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' they also functioned as communicators with people above the surface. In addition, she usually carries a [[gohei]], sometimes referred to as her [[purification rod]], originally prepared by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]].<br />
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She also possesses a great amount of [[ofuda]], sacred paper charms with anti-[[youkai]] properties that she uses to fight, seal or exterminate youkai of any kind in her [[danmaku]]. Apparently, she can also use them to create barriers and even clones of herself.<ref> ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]] - Skill Card: [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Spell Cards/Reimu Hakurei#Skill Card 11|Instant Dimensional Rift]]</ref> Like the Yin-Yang Orbs, she uses them in most, if not all, games she has appeared in, either as a normal shot (usually with homing properties) or as bullets for her [[spell card]]s. Aside from this, the other projectile she uses is a large collection of throwing needles hidden within her sleeves.<br />
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===Machinery===<br />
In PC-98 canon, she possesses a robot called [[Ruukoto]], given to her by [[Yumemi Okazaki]] as a reward for defeating her. Ruukoto has not been seen outside of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
Not much is known about Reimu's history prior to the events of the games. Her earliest mention in the Gensokyo timeline is four to five years prior to Chapter 22 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', which took place in 2006. [[ZUN]] does mention in one of his [[Shanghai Alice Correspondence]] documents that there was a previous Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and it's generally assumed that there's a line of them.<br />
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In Chapter 25 of [[Wild and Horned Hermit]], with night's darkness fast approaching, an annoyed Reimu remarks, "Believe not they will be around for you always: parents and daylight". The quote was thought to imply that Reimu knew her parents, but they're gone and she's rather bitter about it. However, her line was modified from a haiku about the transient, changing nature of things, the original subjects being parents and money ({{lang|jp|いつまでも / あると思うな / 親と金}}). In chapter 2 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', Marisa remarks, "She was an orphan", though the context of this scene suggests that this could just be a throwaway line.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:PMiSS reimu.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu, as illustrated in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]<br />
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===Origin===<br />
Reimu Hakurei as a [[Shrine Maiden]] in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' is based on the character Sayo-chan, who's the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:KiKi KaiKai|KiKi KaiKai]]''.<ref>[[wikipedia:File:Kikikaikai.gif|kikikaikai.gif]]</ref> The [[Bakebake]] are also based on this game. In general, [[ZUN]] thought it was a good idea to include a [[shrine maiden]] in an STG compared to other typical futuristic STGs simply because it was unusual at the time of her creation.{{citation needed}}<br />
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===Name===<br />
Reimu's full name is {{nihongo||博麗 霊夢|Reimu Hakurei}}. The characters for Reimu's last name {{nihongo||博麗|Hakurei}} literally mean something along the lines of "esteemed companion". The first word {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:博|博]]|Haku}} means "wide" or "exposition" while {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:麗|麗]]|Rei}} means "lovely", "graceful", or "beautiful". Her first name {{nihongo||霊夢|Reimu|lit. "spirit/soul dream"}} is a relevant Japanese word that refers to a "divine revelation made through dreams".<br />
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In the [[PC-98]] game era, her name was written with a slight difference. {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:靈|靈]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} was changed to {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:霊|霊]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} from ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' onwards. "{{lang|ja|靈}}" is an [[Wikipedia:Hyōgaiji|uncommon]] form of "{{lang|ja|霊}}" with identical meanings. In the Japanese community, "{{lang|ja|博麗靈夢}}" is used to refer to Reimu in the PC-98 era specifically. Incidentally, Chinese (Taiwanese) fans who use the [[wikipedia:Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese characters]] also adopt this style to refer to Reimu in general (old Japanese kanji form and traditional [[wikipedia:Chinese characters|hanzi]] are basically identical).<br />
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===Design===<br />
Reimu is of moderate height. In PC-98 canon, she is depicted as having purple hair and eyes, and she wears a large red ribbon at the back of her head, and red tubes on her sidelocks. From [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]] to [[Mystic Square]] she wears an outfit like a traditional shrine maiden uniform, with a red hakama over a white kimono.<br />
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However, her best known design is that of the Windows era. She has brown-black hair which varies in length and style between games (tending towards long and loose in later works), and her eyes vary from brown to red to even blue depending on the game, but she still wears a red ribbon and matching tubes on her sidelocks. She's still seen in her "shrine maiden uniform", but it now bears little in common with the standard uniform beyond the red-and-white colour scheme (which ZUN has acknowledged<ref>[[ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref>). This uniform consists of a red skirt (rather than the standard [[wikipedia:Hakama|hakama]]), a sleeveless red top with a white collar, tied with a yellow ribbon (a red ribbon in ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' and ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', a blue one in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Subterranean Animism]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''), and a pair of white detached sleeves which expose her armpits and [[wikipedia:sarashi|sarashi]]. Due to the color scheme, she's occasionally called the "red-white shrine maiden"<ref>''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' - Extra stage</ref>. Her shaman clothing and her [[purification rod]] came from [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], but it's unknown who designs them. In chapter 7 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', she used chopsticks with her left hand, and it was stated that she was left-handed (this statement was deleted in the collected edition), but she held a pen with her right hand in ''Subterranean Animism''. It has been speculated by fans that, assuming this wasn't an art error, she may be ambidextrous or just used to writing with her right hand.<br />
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==Reimu's Appearances==<br />
Unless specified, Reimu has always held the role of a playable character in the majority of the games.<br />
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===PC-98 Games===<br />
;''Highly Responsive to Prayers''<br />
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A lone shrine sits Far East: the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. The powerful seal placed there has worn away, and many strange creatures are starting to come out. Now Reimu, seeking revenge (or possibly just to sate her curiosity), and armed with the shrine's treasure, the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, goes to the gate to face the [[Youkai|non-human]] creatures inside. The gate will lead to either [[Makai]] or [[Hell]] depending on which route the player chooses.<br />
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;''Story of Eastern Wonderland''<br />
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Reimu is training intensely in the harsh extremities of a mountain (or taking it easy), but when she returns to the shrine, she finds it infested by [[youkai]], [[ghost]]s and other non-human creatures. With her faithful turtle [[Genjii]] and her trusty Yin-Yang Orbs, she sets out to find the one who caused the trouble. Her journey leads her to [[Rika]], the culprit, as well as [[Mima]], who has broken the seal placed on her in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', and desires the power of the Yin-Yang Orbs for herself. Reimu is victorious in battle and learns the truth behind the Yin-Yang Orbs.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream''<br />
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Things have been peaceful lately so Reimu has time to kill. When some old ruins appear near the shrine, promising a reward for whoever can manage to make it inside, she decides to enter a sort of tournament to decide who'll go in. This is the first time Reimu appeared as a [[boss]]. Assuming she's the player character, she defeats all six opponents and makes it inside to confront [[Chiyuri Kitashirakawa]] and [[Yumemi Okazaki]], who have come from the real world in search of proof of magic. As a reward for defeating her, Yumemi gives Reimu the housekeeping robot [[Ruukoto]].<br />
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;''Lotus Land Story''<br />
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Reimu mulls over on how quiet things have been, but soon enough, youkai and spirits start flooding out into [[Gensokyo]] again, putting her shrine in danger. She confronts a few, then realizes this must have been the work of something bigger, and decides to go straight to the source of the issue. She makes her way through to the [[Fantasy World]], where she finally meets [[Yuuka Kazami]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Mystic Square''<br />
:{{Main|Mystic Square/Translation/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Mystic Square Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
A large outpour of [[demon]]s are appearing throughout the land from [[Makai]], and Reimu sets out to exterminate them. She reaches the creator of Makai itself, [[Shinki]], and defeats her in battle. Afterwards, she learns that the youkai and demon overflow in [[Gensokyo]] is the fault of some kind of Makai travel agency. Shinki promises to do something about it, but the demons make their way back to the shrine anyway.<br />
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===Windows Games===<br />
;''Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil''<br />
[[File:Th06ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''EoSD'']]<br />
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[[File:079BAiJRspecialEoSD.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Scarlet Mist Incident]]<br />
A scarlet mist covers the sky of Gensokyo. Reimu, who's annoyed by the mist, sets out to stop the incident. Her travels lead her to the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]], whose owner, [[Remilia Scarlet]], has spread the mist to try and block out the sun's rays, as she is a [[vampire]]. After defeating her, Remilia soon comes to visit her at the shrine, but Reimu has to return to the mansion when an odd rain suddenly appears over it, in order to deal with [[Flandre Scarlet]].<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PCB'']]<br />
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[[File:081BAiJRspecialPCB.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Spring Snow Incident]]<br />
Even though it's May, spring shows no signs of coming, leaving the inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] in a cold winter weather that only gets worse. Reimu, noticing cherry petals blowing from the [[Netherworld]], decides to set out and stop the perpetrator from holding spring hostage. After making her way into the Netherworld, she comes to [[Hakugyokurou]], where the ghost [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] spends her time administrating the spirits of the dead. She was gathering the essence of spring to try and make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] bloom, but Reimu stops her before she completes it. Later on, Yuyuko asks Reimu to go deal with her friend [[Yukari Yakumo]], as she's the one who has been weakening the boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld, and she does so, after fierce combat. Yukari then restores the strength of the boundary.<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuSprite.png|frame|Reimu's sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
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[[File:085BAiJRspecial IN.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Eternal Night Incident]]<br />
Yukari isn't able to sleep and discovers the full moon is nowhere to be found; it has been replaced with a fake moon, and the night appears to have stopped. She convinces Reimu into investigating the cause with her. After dealing with a few youkai, and [[Marisa Kirisame]] in particular, who demands to know why they've created this eternal night, they reach [[Eientei]], a house hidden in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]]. Once there, they either confront [[Eirin Yagokoro]] or [[Kaguya Houraisan]]. Eirin explains that she actually sealed the Earth away from the [[Moon]] in order to prevent the Lunarians from taking Kaguya back. Kaguya, however, has tired of hiding, and so challenges Reimu and Yukari to complete her five impossible requests. Once they're defeated, they undo the seal (and thus "return" the real moon to Gensokyo). Afterwards, they all decide to have a moon viewing. Later on, Kaguya sends them into another part of the Bamboo Forest of the Lost as a "test of guts" - but her true intentions are revealed to be trying to annoy [[Fujiwara no Mokou]], another immortal human, and her eternal rival.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
[[File:Th09ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PoFV'']]<br />
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Reimu, who's usually easy-going, is disturbed by the amount of flowers blooming and, not to be the one who shrugs off her duties, goes on to search for answers. She fights through many opponents, including news reporter [[Aya Shameimaru]], in search of the truth. Eventually she reaches [[Muenzuka]], where the [[shinigami]] [[Komachi Onozuka]], who appears to have been slacking off on her job to manage said spirits. [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]] appears after Reimu beats Komachi up, and explains what's happening - an awful lot of spirits of the dead suddenly arrived from the [[Human World]], and they're having trouble accomodating all of them. After a lecture, they do battle, and Reimu emerges victorious. The three of them have a flower viewing later on, where it's explained that as the spirits of the dead cross the [[Sanzu River]], the flowers' blooming will settle down.<br />
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;''Mountain of Faith''<br />
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Reimu's shrine has become a hotspot for [[youkai]], so she doesn't get many [[human]] visitors to do patronage. She receives a foreboding threat from a [[Sanae Kochiya|mysterious human visitor]], who demands that the [[Hakurei shrine]] be shut down and submit to another god. Reimu, always the optimist, decided to go to [[Youkai Mountain]] to face the goddess who's making these threats. She fights her way up to the [[Moriya Shrine]] and defeats its shrine maiden, [[Sanae Kochiya]], as well as its resident god, [[Kanako Yasaka]], thus saving her own shrine. Afterwards, Reimu summons everyone to the shrine to watch the autumn leaves, where she vouches for Sanae and Kanako and tells [[Nitori]] and [[Aya]] that they should invite them over for drinks sometime and generally get along. Sanae also tells Reimu that youkai are a good source of faith. A while later, Marisa brings Reimu the rumor that a second god is actually living at the Moriya Shrine, and she goes to check it out. She then meets [[Suwako Moriya]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<br />
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A geyser appears behind [[Hakurei Shrine]], and at first Reimu is happy, since its heat will alleviate the cold of winter. However, [[Evil spirit|evil spirit]]s begin emerging from the earth and loitering about [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu is sent to investigate with either [[Yukari Yakumo]], [[Suika Ibuki]], or [[Aya Shameimaru]], depending on what shot type the player chooses. She communicates them throughout her trip via her Yin-Yang Orbs. She heads straight to the [[Underworld]], and fights her way deeper and deeper until reaching the [[Palace of the Earth Spirits]]. There she meets [[Satori Komeiji]], whose two pets apparently have something to do with it. Reimu defeats [[Rin Kaenbyou]], then reaches [[Utsuho Reiuji]], who, with her newfound powers, is maintaining the hellfire that heats the Underground, and is responsible for the geysers that let the evil spirits leak out. She defeats her as well, then returns to the surface. Rin starts frequenting the shrine, though mostly for food, and eventually they make the geyser behind the shrine into a hot spring. Utsuho later explains how she came to possess such power, and it seems to point straight towards Kanako and Suwako, so Reimu sets off for the Youkai Mountain again. When she gets to the shrine, however, she meets [[Koishi Komeiji]], who was apparently also looking for who gave Utsuho those powers. Suwako comes out to meet them after they fight and explains it's all part of their "industrial revolution project".<br />
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;''Undefined Fantastic Object''<br />
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When the treasure ship appears in the skies of Gensokyo, Reimu decides to go after it. She forces her way into it only to discover that there's no treasure inside. However, [[Minamitsu Murasa]] tells her they're headed to [[Makai]] to revive a "saint" of some sort. She follows them there and meets [[Byakuren Hijiri]], a Buddhist monk that loves youkai and humans equally. That certainly won't do, so Reimu beats her up. She and Byakuren later fly around the skies on the ship, but afterwards the ship is landed and renovated into the [[Myouren Temple]]. A little later, she follows up on the strange light that was following her during the journey, and it turns out to be [[Nue Houjuu]], a straggler from Byakuren's group. Reimu defeats her and persuades her to visit the temple.<br />
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;''Ten Desires''<br />
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A large number of [[Divine spirit|divine spirit]]s appear, threatening the flower viewing, so it's up to Reimu to figure out what's causing it. She visits the [[Netherworld]] first; while [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] isn't the culprit, she points the shrine maiden towards the [[Myouren Temple]]. After forcing her way to the graveyard, she discovers the spirits all flocking to the [[Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum]]. Once inside, she defeats the newly resurrected [[Mononobe no Futo]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] in battle. When she finds that the temple is bringing in a youkai from the outside world for war against Miko, she finds and defeats [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]].<br />
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;''Double Dealing Character''<br />
[[File:Th14ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''DDC'']]<br />
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After discovering that previously docile youkai have become violent, Reimu learns from [[Yatsuhashi Tsukumo]] and [[Benben Tsukumo]] that a group of youkai are planning social upheaval. She travels to the [[Shining Needle Castle]] and defeats [[Seija Kijin]], who remarks that her allies can become as strong as they want to if they ignore the consequences. After being led by Seija to the inner parts of the castle, she defeats the Miracle Mallet-wielding [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]]. Afterwards, a magical storm similar to the one caused by the Miracle Mallet rages and Reimu finds that the cause is the tsukumogami [[Raiko Horikawa]], who had successfully changed her source of magic to that of the outside world. After beating Raiko, Reimu lets her go in exchange for not causing any problems in the future.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
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[[File:083BAiJRspecial IaMP.jpg|thumb|200px||Reimu in the Night Parade of One Hundred Oni Every Four Days Incident]]<br />
As Reimu makes preparations for an upcoming feast, both [[human]]s and [[youkai]] are drawn to the feast and are unable to stop partying. Reimu is suspicious of a strange mist that covers Gensokyo and goes to investigate. She roams around, beating up various characters she suspects to be the culprit. She cannot find them; but on the day of the feast, [[Suika Ibuki]] finally makes herself known, and [[Yukari Yakumo]] shows Reimu to her. Suika soons becomes attached to hanging out at the [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br />
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;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
Reimu doesn't actually appear in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', but instead in a "Special story" that was added to the [[Shoot the Bullet/Translation/Afterword|afterword]]. It shows that she and [[Marisa Kirisame]] are talking about a notebook Marisa found.<br />
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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
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The [[Hakurei Shrine]] is suddenly destroyed by an earthquake, but upon consulting with Marisa, Reimu finds out that no one else felt it, so there must be something odd going on. She goes around to various suspicious characters, including [[Komachi Onodzuka]], who Reimu initially suspects. However, it's not her, so Reimu ends up making her way towards [[Heaven]], where the celestials [[Iku Nagae]] and [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] reside. Tenshi reveals she started the incident simply because she was bored watching everyone else getting involved in incidents and wanted to start her own. She also claims she destroyed Reimu's shrine so Reimu would be motivated to resolve the incident; Reimu promptly resolves the incident by defeating Tenshi. Afterwards, Tenshi has a legion of celestials help rebuild her shrine.<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
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Reimu, not the main character, is only playable via selectable character to play with. In Sanae's scenario, Reimu fights Sanae in the [[Underground Geyser Center]], but is defeated. Later on, she reads about [[Hisoutensoku]] later on in a newspaper in the ending. Also in Meiling's scenario, she doesn't actually appear here, to which is in fact a pseudo-Reimu who was sent by the [[Giant Catfish]] to [[assassin]]ate [[Hong Meiling]] in her dreams, but was defeated.<br />
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;''Double Spoiler''<br />
In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Reimu appeared as a [[stage]] Ex target, where she uses a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].<br />
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;''Fairy Wars''<br />
Reimu appeared in ''Fairy Wars'' as a cameo on the Route B1 ending. As [[Cirno]] and the [[Three Mischievous Fairies]] were terrorising Reimu when she's unaware of who's attacking her, she gets angry and shoots bullets omnidirectionally.<br />
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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
Reimu represents [[Shinto]]ism in the religious war between Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism. She finds that "hope" is being sapped from the village people by [[Hata no Kokoro]] and battles her to stop her.<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]], Reimu becomes one of the many strong [[youkai]] and [[human]]s to try and stop [[Seija Kijin]], appearing on day 8. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.<br />
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;''Gold Rush''<br />
Reimu appears as the [[boss]] in the one-[[stage]] minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''. Extending from ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[Seija Kijin]] somehow acquired the ultimate 10th "rule-breaking" item the Miracle Mallet (Real), which is capable of destroying danmaku, and decides to make use of it by robbing the [[Hakurei Shrine]] before its power runs out. Reimu uses three [[spell card]]s and non-spell cards on Seija before she's defeated.<br />
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;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Reimu appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''. Reimu finds [[Marisa Kirisame]] at [[Kourindou]] and wanted her to taste some mushrooms for poison, but Marisa attacked her with occult power. Reimu was confused, seeing a bizarre ball of sort. She then met [[Kasen Ibaraki]] who seemed to know about the ball. She finds out that Reimu has an [[Occult Ball]], to which she tries to take off her. After she was defeated, she warns that the ball is dangerous. Eventually that night, Reimu encounters [[Sumireko Usami|a mysterious figure]].<br />
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===Literature===<br />
;''Curiosities of Lotus Asia''<br />
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;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
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Shortly after the events of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] attends a flower viewing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], where she meets Reimu, who's in a foul mood since no one wants to help her clean up after event. Aya plies her with sake and questions her about the incident, commenting in the article that "Reimu just seems to be a laid-back drunkard".<br />
In the follow-up interview, Reimu claims Aya's paper is full of lies and insists her account of the incident is true, though Aya still doesn't recognize Reimu's deeds.<br />
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;''Silent Sinner in Blue''<br />
Sometime not long after the events of ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Reimu is recruited by the members of the Scarlet Devil Mansion to power their rocket to the moon. The group is defeated by the Watatsuki sisters, who keep Reimu on the moon for a short period of time to clear their names before returning her unharmed to Gensokyo. Unbeknownst to almost everyone involved, their voyage was simply one part of a complex ploy by Yukari to intimidate the residents of Eientei.<br />
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;''Eastern and Little Nature Deity'', ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'', and ''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru12.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in ''SoPm'', with her shrine destroyed]]<br />
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In ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', Reimu appeared on part 6 of the symposium. It was stated that Reimu was hiding and hearing over the whole symposium, that was attended by [[Hieda no Akyuu]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Kanako Yasaka]], [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]]. When she was revealed by Akyuu, Marisa noticed that she had an angry look on her face (although she seems to not be angry with Akyuu). That's because she's not happy with the discussion the group was having, believing that it's all nonsense. She slammed a pile of newspapers in front of them to prove how bad the [[youkai]] are and tells them to stop the symposium immediately. She was requested by the [[human]]s of the [[Human Village]] to stop this as they were aware – and felt uncomfortable – of "non-humans" discussing on changing the way of Gensokyo's life. The group were unhappy with her personality and her way of "fight-first, ask-later" attitude towards youkai, and can't even spend another minute finishing their sake.<br />
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There was also an article included, written by [[Aya Shameimaru]], that involved Reimu's broken-down [[Hakurei Shrine]] during the events of ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''. It stated that it collapsed due to a localised earthquake and that the roof caved into the shrine. Aya found it suspicious that a [[celestial]], that been [[Tenshi Hinanawi]], came to help and re-build it.<br />
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;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
Reimu finds her shrine frequented by a mysterious hermit going by the name of [[Kasen Ibaraki]]. ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' follows the various escapades and adventures of Reimu and her friends in concurrence to the timeline of the games. Reimu in ''WaHH'' is generally short-sighted and obsessed with making a profit.<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
When book-lender [[Kosuzu Motoori]] of the [[Human Village]] begins dabbling with demon books, Reimu finds herself frequently having to sort out the incidents caused by the youkai that are released from them. In contrast to ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', which is fairly lighthearted, ''Forbidden Scrollery'' depicts Reimu as a shrine maiden who struggles to maintain the image of a protector for the Human Village while maintaining the masquerade set in place by the youkai.<br />
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===Seihou Project===<br />
[[File:Sh01Reimu.png|thumb|Reimu as she appears in ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]''.]]<br />
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;''Shuusou Gyoku''<br />
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[[File:Sh01ReimuSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu sprite in ''SSG'']]<br />
Reimu has made a guest appearance as the second Extra stage [[boss]] of ''[[Seihou Project]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first work ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'', a [[danmaku]] game series by the junior doujin circle "[[Shunsatsu sare do?]]", where [[ZUN]] also contributed music and art to the game. It seems like ZUN put her in the game along with [[Marisa Kirisame]]. Her title was "Eternal Shrine Maiden" and her theme was "Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients". To add to this, [[Yuuka Kazami]] made a guest appearances in the following work, ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]''.<br />
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She seems to have no view towards the [[Seihou World]]; she doesn't know that there's no vegetation and has no thoughts about scientific machinery. After VIVIT defeated Marisa at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in [[Gensokyo]], Marisa was then thudded by Reimu for fighting at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Reimu attacked her with two [[purification rod]]s before she could explain what she was doing. After Reimu lost, VIVIT told her that she was looking for the [[Holy Grail]], causing Reimu to become confused and start asking questions.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
Although Reimu often shows up as the main character, she doesn't participate in mundane activities to the extent [[Marisa Kirisame]] does, limiting her familiarity with most of [[Gensokyo]]'s population. Nevertheless, she has interacted with almost every other character that has ever made a physical appearance, with a few exceptions such as the [[Giant Catfish]], [[Renko Usami]], and [[Maribel Hearn]].<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
[[File:SSiBArtWallpaper1.jpg|thumb|192px|Reimu and Marisa, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
Reimu's best friend is likely [[Marisa Kirisame]], who spends a lot of her time at the shrine. They're there together the majority of the time in various print works, prologues, and extra stage prologues, hanging out together and discussing or attending the latest events in [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu has known Marisa since ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', where [[Mima]] had Marisa fight Reimu. Their friendship may have started soon after that, as in all of the bad endings, Marisa decides she needs to train more, and drags Reimu along to train with her, much to Reimu's chagrin.<br />
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===Yukari Yakumo===<br />
Despite her antagonistic personality, [[Yukari Yakumo]] mentors Reimu by pushing her to increase her spiritual powers, such as learning how to invoke the gods in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. She also occasionally seeks Reimu's assistance in resolving incidents in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''.<br />
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===Rinnosuke Morichika===<br />
Reimu is familiar with [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], a shopkeeper who owns [[Kourindou]], who she sometimes visits to hang out or for wares (and sometimes shoplifts). She apparently has a large unpaid tab for requested items and services, but denies it since Rinnosuke "never accepts money" (which he denies being the case). Rinnosuke was also the one that originally prepared her [[purification rod]] for her use.<br />
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===Sanae Kochiya===<br />
Despite being the priestess of a rival shrine, [[Sanae Kochiya]] is on friendly terms with Reimu and appears frequently in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' alongside Reimu and Marisa. She came on a bit strongly when she and Reimu first met, but she really thought she was helping the Hakurei Shrine out by attempting to get it to switch gods to [[Kanako Yasaka]]. After ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Sanae offered to help Reimu as a fellow shrine maiden to gather faith for the shrine, and she appears to have been friends with Reimu since then. Nonetheless, the two have no qualms about antagonizing the other at times, though these quarrels are usually resolved by the next time they meet.<br />
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===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
[[Kasen Ibaraki]] is a regular at the shrine and acts as a mentor (and sometimes guardian) of Reimu, whom she fears is too concerned with worldly desires. Kasen actually initially became Reimu's mentor as part of her own plan, but she continues to view herself as a mentor after her goals were achieved. Reimu mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties. In spite of this, Reimu views Kasen as a genuine friend. When fighting Kasen's arm, Reimu was unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realized that the arm battling her was actually a separate entity from Kasen. By the present day, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Genjii===<br />
In the [[PC-98]] [[canon]], Reimu used a [[turtle]] as a means for flight until the end of ''[[Mystic Square]]''; that turtle was [[Genjii]]. Reimu calls him "gramps".<br />
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===Three Fairies of Light===<br />
Reimu is often the target of pranks by the [[Three Fairies of Light]], and Reimu tends to exterminate them on sight whenever she catches them (unless Marisa's escorting them). As of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', the three fairies moved into a tree near the [[Hakurei Shrine]] and become Reimu's neighbors, increasing the amount of pranks even more. Reimu aims to evict the fairies, but cannot find their treehouse, which is actually located on the [[Hakurei Border]]. Eventually, in an attempt to befriend Reimu so she'll no longer threaten them, the three fairies challenge her to a battle, reasoning that Reimu tends to befriend many youkai after fighting them. After an intense battle, Reimu finally defeats the fairies (instantly), and points out that their line of reasoning is utterly ridiculous. Despite this, Marisa finds that Reimu befriended the fairies after all, and as of the end of Oriental Sacred Place, the fairies now happily openly spend time at the shrine while helping Reimu out with various chores.<br />
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===Byakuren Hijiri===<br />
Reimu views [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and the [[Myouren Temple]] as a rival of sorts to herself and the Hakurei Shrine. In ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] points out that Reimu is friendly towards Byakuren. Although Reimu says they're religious rivals, she doesn't seem to deny it. In one of her ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' endings, Reimu is depressed at how quickly Byakuren's temple is picking up followers compared to her own shrine. By the time of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', Reimu is angry at the temple for stealing away her shrine's followers (ignoring that her shrine never had (m)any followers in the first place), but Byakuren seems unaware of this.<br />
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===Kosuzu Motoori===<br />
[[Kosuzu Motoori]], the daughter of the book-lender in the Human Village, has a great deal of respect for Reimu. She is convinced that no harm will come to her from dealing with the youma books, because she is sure that Reimu will come save her if anything happens.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;The Hakurei God<br />
Reimu knows next to nothing about [[The Hakurei God|the god dwelling in her shrine]], making her unable to provide it with faith despite her efforts. Byakuren stated in one of the endings for ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' that the god is mad due to this.<br />
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;Ruukoto<br />
In the PC-98 canon, she obtains a [[robot]]ic maid named [[Ruukoto]] as a servant at the end of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' though no reference has been made to it since.<br />
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;Mima<br />
In the PC-98 canon, [[Mima]] is an [[Onryou#Akuryou|Akuryou]] who haunts the surroundings of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], after many confrontations and being resealed by Reimu, she decides to spend her days making fun of the shrine maiden.<br />
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;Suika Ibuki<br />
[[Suika Ibuki]], who often freeloads her shrine after the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' is also is her ally during ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Reimu saw Suika's presence as a nuisance at first, but never really bothered with driving her away.<br />
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;Aya Shameimaru<br />
[[Aya Shameimaru]], the [[tengu]] reporter was also her ally during the events of ''Subterranean Animism''.<br />
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;Unnamed kitsune & Unnamed kuda-gitsune<br />
In ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 8, The [[Unnamed kitsune]] offered to help Reimu gain worshipers after being caught disguised as Marisa during a party at Hakurei Shrine. She was, however, deceiving Reimu by letting her use the powers of her kuda-gitsune. Using her ability, they gathered worshipers. [[Kasen Ibaraki]] discovered that these fox youkai had been consuming Reimu's willpower and wealth as payment for their help. However, they managed to walk away from the Hakurei Shrine with all her wealth.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th01cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', featuring Reimu<br />
File:Th02cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', featuring Reimu, Marisa & Mima<br />
File:Th03cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', featuring Reimu & others<br />
File:Th04cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'', featuring Reimu & Marisa<br />
File:Th05cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Mystic Square]]'', featuring Reimu and Alice<br />
File:CoLAReimufull.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 03 01.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' with cooking apron<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 08 01.jpg|Reimu on the chapter 8 cover of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Seasonal dream vision 000a.png|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Seasonal Dream Vision]]''<br />
File:BAiJRcover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:066BAiJRReisen.jpg|Illustration of Reimu in Reisen's article from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:167BAiJRReimu.png|Sketch of Reimu from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:ELNDCH0Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:EotWReimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Extra of the Wind]]''<br />
File:Th06Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''<br />
File:Th07Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<br />
File:Th09FullReimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''<br />
File:Th09ReimuAlt.png|Alternate outfit from ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
File:Th10Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Mountain of Faith]]''<br />
File:Th11Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''<br />
File:Th12Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''<br />
File:00Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:Th13Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Ten Desires]]''<br />
File:00Reimu3.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''<br />
File:Th14Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Double Dealing Character]]''<br />
File:Th145Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:00Reimu5.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th15Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''<br />
File:ThGSCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''<br />
File:SBND16Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtChapter111.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBpencilboard.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtWallpaper2.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBCH9ReimuMarty.jpg|Reimu party outfit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SIBCH21ReimuSwimsuit.jpg|Reimu with swimsuit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:MOFI8.jpg|Illustration by ''[[TOKIAME]]'' for ''[[Chara☆Mel]]''<br />
File:OSPCH18Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:OSPCH4ReimuCostume.jpg|Reimu Ushi no toki mairi costume in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 08.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 19.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:ZCDS-0011.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Reimu.jpg|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:GoMIllus-Reimu.jpg|Illustration from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:ThGKCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon2 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon3 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:IMIEReimu.png|Reimu in ''[[Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]''<br />
File:Th123ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The middle top corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the right top corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette<br />
File:Th123ReimuSigil.png|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:CoverTH105demo.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' demo screen<br />
File:ThGI1cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 cover<br />
File:ThGI2cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 2 cover<br />
File:ThGI3Cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 3 cover<br />
File:ULiL-PlayStation-4-keyart.jpg|Artwork for the PlayStation 4 version of ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th155ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'',''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', and ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'', the first two color palettes are only seen in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'' demo, and the last two were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
File:Reimu_omikuji.png|Omikuji with Reimu's portrait made by ZUN for [[Reitaisai]] 15<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Reimu is the most frequent character to appear in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' games, with [[Marisa Kirisame]] coming second. Reimu appears in every Touhou game, two times more than Marisa, who didn't appear in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' and the minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''.<br />
*Reimu appears on the cover of all five [[PC-98]] games.<br />
*Reimu seems to be scared before and after the boss battle with the [[Five Magic Stones]], making this the only ever time that Reimu was scared and/or afraid of a boss before and after the battle.<br />
*Most of her theme from ''Lotus Land Story'' sounds similar to [[Elis]] and [[Kikuri]]'s theme from ''Highly Responsive to Prayers'', "Magic Mirror".<br />
*It was originally stated that she lives alone at the shrine, but other rarely seen characters ([[Mima]] and [[SinGyoku]]) are known to stay there or near there as well. Even then, Reimu claims that most youkai visitors are nuisances, and she'd prefer to be left alone. [[Marisa Kirisame]] seems to be one of the few who she wouldn't drive away.<br />
*[[Watatsuki no Yorihime]] from ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' – along with [[VIVIT]] from the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' – are thought to be the only ever known characters to have defeated Reimu. However, Yorihime's victory was from a manga, and VIVIT's victory was from a separate series.<br />
*In ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', Reimu is the only one whose partner doesn't mention the danger of the full moon.<br />
*Reimu's ultimate technique {{nihongo|'''Fantasy Nature'''|夢想天生|musou tensei|"innate fantasy gained at birth"}} is homophonous with the ultimate technique of the Hokuto Shinken school in ''[[wikipedia:Fist of the North Star|Fist of the North Star]]'', {{nihongo|'''Musou Tensei'''|無想転生|musou tensei|"nil-thought rebirth"}}, and has much the same effect.<br />
**In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', if you activate Fantasy Nature successfully in a 3rd round, a remix of "Eastern Mystical Love Consultation" will play which resembles ''Ai wo Torimodose'', the opening theme of the ''Fist of the North Star'' anime (an instrumental version of which usually plays whenever Kenshiro is about to win a fight).<br />
*In ''Touhou Hisoutensoku'', one of her alternative palettes looks similar to VIVIT. Also, one of her palettes seems to be another maid homage, [[Ruukoto]], or possibly [[Sanae Kochiya]]'s colours. The palette also seems to resemble Mima from ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''. Her white/light gray palette seems to resemble [[wikipedia:Toki (Fist of the North Star)#Toki|Toki]] from Hokuto no Ken and possibly somewhat similar to her white outfit from the fangame ''[[Concealed the Conclusion]]''. <!--And finally, her white/light blue palette looks like a tribute to [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi Nanoha], as they both tend to "befriend" their opponents with superior firepower.--><br />
*When playing Yukari's story mode in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', Reimu breaks down in tears in the ending after Yukari defeats [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi]] and reduces the Hakurei Shrine to rubble for the second time, with [[Sakuya Izayoi|Sakuya]] and [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]] looking on helplessly (although Suika offers to help rebuild it). This marks the first and only time where she's seen crying in a storyline scenario.<br />
*The shrine maiden at the end of ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' is probably Reimu. She has Reimu's title, "Shrine Maiden of Paradise" (and her personality), and according to [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Music Columns|''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Music Column]], the shrine maiden in the song that accompanies the ending section is Reimu (so basically, this shrine maiden has Reimu's song and title). However, only the shrine maiden at the end is referred to as the shrine maiden of paradise. Thus it's possible that the shrine maiden seen in the first half of the story is a different person altogether.<br />
*A "13th Shrine Maiden" signs off the Gensokyo Record in [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Prologue|''Perfect Cherry Blossom'''s prologue]]. [[ZUN]] has stated in [[ZUN's E-mails|an e-mail]] that the Gensokyo Record is unreliable (for one thing, the writing style of each section shows it was written by a different person each time), thus "there's a high possibility that Reimu isn't the 13th Hakurei shrine maiden." (technically, this also means there's no proof that the person who wrote that section of the record is a shrine maiden at all). <br />
*It' is shown in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that the shrine sometimes gets various donations (including wine) from unknown sources (implied to be from the [[Outside World|outside world]], as the [[Hakurei Shrine]] lies on the border) and Yukari is shown in ''Oriental Sacred Place'' to sneak yen donations into the offering box when Reimu isn't looking.<br />
*Although Reimu has successfully resolved the incidents in each major Touhou game, it is possible that her win rate throughout the actual events of the games wasn't 100%. ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'' states that Reimu likes to request rematches until she finally wins. In game terms, Reimu apparently has had to use a few continues every once in a while, but she still manages to get a good ending.<br />
**In [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], Reimu does not defeat [[Okina Matara]] at stage 6 initially, being led into a trap leading to her defeat. She challenges Okina to a rematch in the Extra Stage and, after devising a countermeasure, defeats her.<br />
*VIVIT made reference to Reimu in both ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' and ''[[Samidare]]'', believing she met her – when talking to [[Yuuka Kazami]] – in the former, and referring to her as "red-white" in the latter.<br />
*In [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] chapter 46, Reimu experiences a near-death experience because of food poisoning.<br />
**It is also revealed, in the same chapter, that she has trouble of taking care of herself.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| image =[[File:Th01Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。武器は最強の<br /> 陰陽玉だが、思うように操れずよく振り回される。<br /> それでも霊力があるので、かなりの腕前。<br /> お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’、体術。など今回の敵<br /> に対して無効だったので、ちょっと困りもん。<br /> 現在、この神社は彼女一人でもっている。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine, Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], She has some spirit-power by nature, but lacks training. Her weapon is the mighty [[Yin-Yang Orb]], but her control is somewhat unstable.<br /><br />
But anyway, with her spirit-power, she got quite some skills.<br /><br />
Her usual attacks -namely amulet-attacks, spirit-power discharging (霊撃 -Spirit strike-), melee skills- are useless to current enemies. She's in some trouble.<br /><br />
Currently, she's the only person in the shrine.<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th02Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家で、今回の様な非常時でも全然心配などしておらず、自分の霊力で何とかなると思っている。<br /><br />
<br /> 今回は、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br /><br />
She's such an optimist that she doesn't worry at all even in this emergency, and believes she can solve all incidents with her power.<br /><br />
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This time, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th03Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]][[File:Th03ReimuAlt.png|Alternate outfit]]<br />
| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
例によって、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br /><br />
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今回もいかがわしいと思いつつ、ついわくわくしてしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who has the natural-born spiritual power and lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
As usual, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br><br />
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This time, she feels somewhat suspicious, yet she's excited about the incident.<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th04Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /><br />
博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Due to her slightly emotional and simple character, she's always made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th05Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗 靈夢(はくれいれいむ) ・・ 巫女さん<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden<br />Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Because of her slightly emotional and simple character, she's often made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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| text = ・永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイ レイム)<br/><br />
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博麗神社の巫女さん。才能はあるが修行不足。もともと修行は好きでない。強力な霊力でいままで幾多の魔法使い、悪霊、妖怪、そして神と闘ってきたらしい(理由、なんとなく)<br/><br />
いつも何か変な事に巻き込まれてしまうが、その半分は陰で魔理沙が引き起こしているらしい。霊夢は気づかないふりをしている。そんな魔理沙をしょうがない奴と考えている。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Talented, but lacks training. Basically, she doesn't like to train. They say she has fought plenty of [[magician]]s, evil spirits, [[youkai]] and even gods with her strong spiritual power (for no particular reason).<br><br />
She's always involved in some strange affairs, though she seems to be dragged into most of them due to [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]]. Reimu pretends not to notice this. She sees Marisa as essentially a hopeless case.<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイレイム) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。のんびりしてるようで、実にのんびりしてる。<br/><br />
人がほとんどこなくなった神社に住んでいて、本人は世間離れしすぎている。<br/><br />
本人は降りかかる火の粉を払っているだけなのだが、結果としてそれは、幻想郷の住人が人里に行かないように、また人間が幻想郷に迷い込まないように、という役目になっているらしい。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and protagonist of the [[Touhou]] series. She appears quite carefree on the outside, and indeed deep down, she really is carefree. She lives in her shrine and is rarely visited by anyone, which causes her to be out of touch with current social norms. Even though she only extinguished certain sparks of conflict because they seemed to befall her without warning, her actions have generally resulted in preventing the residents of [[Gensokyo]] from visiting [[human]] settlements, and keeping outsiders away from wandering into Gensokyo.<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女<br /> 博麗 霊夢(はくれい・れいむ)<br /><br /> 能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力、霊気を操る程度の能力<br /><br /><br /> 主人公です。<br /><br /> 時間的な流れでは前作から大して経ってなく、年齢も変化ありません。<br /><br /> 意味も無く巫女さんです。というか東方は巫女さんSTGなんで巫女さ<br /> んです。本末転倒気味。<br /> 今回の衣装は巫女さんらしいゴテゴテ感もなく、非常にシンプルな上に<br /> 巫女さんっぽくないです。本当に巫女さんなんでしょうか?<br /><br /> まさに「そこの紅白」って感じです。<br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Abilities: Flying in the air, manipulating auras<br />
<br />
The protagonist.<br />
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Chronologically, this title isn't too far from the previous title, thus her age stays the same as before.<br />
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There is nothing special about her being a [[shrine maiden]]. Or rather, she's a shrine maiden only because the [[Touhou]] series has become the "Shrine Maiden [[Shooting game|Shooting Game]]" series. It feels like the cart has been placed before the horse to me.<br/><br />
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This time, her outfit isn't overly intricate like typical [[shrine maiden]] clothing, but has become quite simple and only remotely resembles that of a shrine maiden. Is she really a shrine maiden?<br />
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She's more like "You, red-white!" in my opinion.<br/><br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] - Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。頭が普通そうだが、実は春満開。<br/><br />
神社は常に妖怪が跋扈していて、霊夢も妖怪達に馴染まれている。<br/><br />
割と巫女としての機能を持ち合わせていない。<br/><br />
修行嫌いでもちろん修行不足のため、そこそこの腕前である。<br/><br />
全ての物事に対し、一生懸命取り組むことを嫌う。<br/><br />
努力が報われることなど信じていないからである。<br/><br />
その為、博麗神社のおみくじには末吉はない。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
当たり判定が小さく、低速移動も非常<br/><br />
に精度が良い。<br/><br />
霊符の「博麗アミュレット」は使い勝手<br/><br />
が良い。弾避けに専念するための武器。<br/><br />
一方、夢符の「エクスターミネイション」<br/><br />
は最高クラスの破壊力を持つ。<br/><br />
ボスを瞬殺出来るが、ボムの無敵時間<br/><br />
は全キャラ中最短。攻撃範囲も威力も<br/><br />
無い。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[shrine maiden]], and the protagonist. Her mind might appear normal, but in fact it's like spring in full bloom.<br/><br />
The shrine is always haunted by [[youkai]], and they're very friendly to Reimu as well.<br/><br />
She's hardly performing the role of a shrine maiden at this point.<br/><br />
She hates training, and because of this, lacks ability. So her skill is quite so-so.<br/><br />
She hates to do her very best at anything that falls upon her.<br/><br />
That's because she doesn't believe that effort will be rewarded.<br/><br />
Because of that, the [[Hakurei Shrine]]'s paper fortune doesn't have {{nihongo|"Least luck"|末吉}}<br/><br />
''[Typically, a shrine's paper fortune has {{nihongo|Best luck|大吉}}, {{nihongo|Medium luck|中吉}}, {{nihongo|Little luck|小吉}}, {{nihongo|Least luck|末吉}}, {{nihongo|Misfortune|凶}} and {{nihongo|Worst misfortune|大凶}}. "{{lang|ja|末吉}}" is usually interpreted as "You'll get exactly as your effort"]''<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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:She has a smaller [[hit box]], and her focused movement allows player to dodge very precisely.<br />
:Spirit Sign's "Hakurei Amulet" is quite easy to use. It allows you to focus on dodging bullets.<br />
:On the other hand, Dream Sign's "Extermination" wields destructive power of the highest class.<br />
:Bosses are killed quickly, but the invincibility duration of her bombs is the shortest of all characters. It's also lacking in both effective radius and damage.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br /><br />
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基本的に巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
・・<br /> その境が博麗神社境内である。どちらからみても、人里離れた山奥に存在し、大きさもさほど無いし、御利益もゆかりも何も無い小さな神社なので、どのみち参拝客は殆ど来ない。<br /><br />
この神社の中では、殆どの結界は無効化される。それだけ、幻想郷と人間界の境、博麗大結界の力は大きいのである。<br /><br />
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幻想郷で唯一、博麗の者だけが規律を持つ。その為、霊夢は一応制服のような物を着用している(他にも規律はあるはずなのだが・・・)紅白の服を着て、幻想郷の端っこから、幻想郷の空を見つめつつ、お茶でも飲むのが日課である。<br /><br />
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元々、霊夢は不思議な力を色々使えるが、それを活用したり自慢したりはしない。すべては在るがままに、である。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
She possess the ability to mainly fly in the air.<br />
<br />
Basically, she's a [[shrine maiden]]. The shrine maiden of [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located on the boundary of [[Gensokyo]].<br/><br />
The Hakurei Shrine exists in both Gensokyo and the world of [[human]]s at the same time.<br/><br />
The boundary is the home territory of the Hakurei Shrine. From both sides, it's located at a very remote place from human villages, and is also kind of small, and has no known history or benefits. So it's no wonder that it rarely gets any visitors.<br/><br />
Inside the shrine, almost all foreign boundaries has been nullified. That alone should say that the Hakurei Boundary, the boundary between Gensokyo and the world of humans, is amazingly powerful.<br />
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Only those of the Hakurei have rules to follow in [[Gensokyo]]. Therefore, Reimu always wears clothes that's apparently some kind of uniform (she's supposed to have ''many'' other rules too, though...). Her daily routine consists of wearing red-white, staring at Gensokyo's sky from the edge of Gensokyo, and drinking tea.<br />
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By nature, Reimu can use various mysterious powers, but she doesn't use them or boast about them. Everything is, as is, after all.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br/><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
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種族:人間<br/><br />
住処:博麗神社<br/><br />
能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br/><br />
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いつもの博麗神社の巫女さん。何も考えずその場のノリで毎日を生きている。巫女さんらしい行動といえば、縁側でお茶を飲んで日和る位。<br/><br />
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非常に単純な思考の持ち主で、怒る時は怒り、笑う時は笑う。裏表のない性格は、人間妖怪問わず惹き付ける。その為、神社はいつも色んな者が集まるのである。<br/><br />
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体術にしても妖術にしても、修行は不足気味(というか殆どしない)だが、余りある天性のセンスでカバーしていて、もの凄く強い。それはもう、人とは思えない位に。ワープしていたり、ホーミングしていたりするが、本人はまっすぐ動いているつもり。ずるい巫女さん。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Location: [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
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A typical [[shrine maiden]] from Hakurei Shrine. She always lives on ideas off the top of her head, and doesn't consider something seriously. The only thing she does that actually resembles a shrine maiden's duties is enjoying tea and life on the veranda.<br />
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She's quite simple-minded, thus when she's angry she's angry, and when she smiles she smiles. Her open personality makes her well-liked by both [[human]]s and [[youkai]]. Due to that, many people stay close to the shrine.<br />
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She lacks training in both melee and spells (or rather, she rarely does them), but she covers that up with the numerous talents she's born with. So she's quite tough, enough to make you wonder if she's really a human. While she warps or uses guided shots, it's all straight from her perspective. What a mean shrine maiden.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br />
<br />
幻想郷の境にある(恐らく)由緒正しき博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
感情的で騒々しく、どんな場所でも存在感があるのだが、すぐに馴染む。<br/><br />
彼女の能力は空を飛ぶこと、つまり無重力。<br/><br />
地球の重力も、如何なる重圧も、力による脅しも、彼女には全く意味が無い。<br/><br />
身も心も、幻想の宙をふわふわと漂う不思議な巫女である。<br/><br />
相手がどんなに強大だとしても、彼女の前では意味をなさない。<br/><br />
相手の肩書きを平坦化する彼女は、時として人間、妖怪、種族を選ばず惹きつける事もある。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。虫にも刺されやすい。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
備考 <br/><br />
今回は八雲紫と組む。<br/><br />
低速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。<br/><br />
威力が若干劣る事もあるが基本的に使い<br/><br />
やすく、敵の場所を覚える必要も少ない。<br/><br />
かなり(雑魚に対しては特に)強い。<br/><br />
一言で言えば、卑怯。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[Shrine Maiden]].<br/><br />
A [[human]] that lives on the boundary. She has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
<br />
She's the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located at the edge of [[Gensokyo]] and (possibly) has ancient and honourable origins.<br/><br />
She's emotional and noisy, and has a presence wherever she is, but she merges into her surroundings quite easily.<br/><br />
Her ability is being able to fly, that is, being weightless.<br/><br />
The gravity of Earth, any level of stress, and threats of power all mean nothing to her.<br/><br />
Both her mind and body float in the sky of fantasy, a mysterious [[Shrine Maiden|shrine maiden]].<br/><br />
However powerful the opponent is, that means nothing in her presence.<br/><br />
As she evens out whatever status one has, she tends to attract anyone regardless of species, [[human]] or [[youkai]].<br />
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Her weapons are amulets and a [[Yin-Yang orb]]. She is also preferred by mosquitoes.<br />
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:''Notes''<br />
:She teams with [[Yukari Yakumo|Yukari]] this time.<br />
:Focused speed only applies when she's used as a solo character.<br />
:She lacks a bit in damage, but is quite easy to use and doesn't need much memorization.<br />
:She's quite strong, especially against smaller enemies.<br />
:In a word, dastardly.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格は、妖怪の様な普段畏れられている者からも好かれる。逆にいうと、誰に対しても仲間として見ない。周りに沢山人間や妖怪が居たり、一緒に行動を行っても、常に自分一人である。実は冷たい人間なのかも知れない。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br />
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She treats everyone fairly and equally, which makes her well-liked by even the feared being such as [[youkai]]. On the flip side, she doesn't see anyone as a comrade. Since there are a great number of humans and youkai around her, there are instances where she works together with them, but even so, she usually does things by herself alone. <br />
She might just truly be a cold-hearted kind of human...<br />
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| text = ○4面ボス 楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
普通に寝ていたが幾ら寝ても夜が明けない。幾らなんでもこれは異常すぎると思って、神社を飛び出してきた。夜中の出動は珍しくないが、十分すぎるほど睡眠を取った後の夜中の出動は珍しい。でもこの暗さはなんとなく眠く感じるものである。この騒動に決着がついたら、また一眠りしよう、と考えながら強い妖気を目指して竹林まで来たのだが、そこで見た犯人は良く見知った人間と妖怪だった。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden.<br />
<br />
The morning that she was expecting to see after a full night's sleep didn't greet her. She thought that something very strange was going on, so she left the shrine to investigate. It's not unusual for her to go out at night, but going out at midnight just after having taken a full night's rest was most unusual. Anyway, nights always make her sleepy, so she'll be going back to bed once the issue is resolved. She followed a trail of power into a bamboo forest, and what she found were very familiar faces...<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
のんきなのか何も考えていないのか、そういう巫女さん。<br/><br />
異変が起こるとすぐに駆けつけ解決しようとするが、彼女の周りには異変が絶えない。<br/><br />
むしろ、異変を呼び込んでいるのではと疑わしい。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
The [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br><br />
A [[human]] living at the boundary. She possesses the ability to fly in the air.<br><br />
She's the kind of shrine maiden that's ever-so-carefree and doesn't think about anything.<br><br />
Whenever a disturbance occurs, she'd immediately rush to resolve it. Nevertheless, she'd never manage to rid herself of all disturbances around her.<br><br />
Rather, it might be the case that she attracts disturbances to herself.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
いつも異変は勘で解決できる彼女だが、何故か花の異変は全く見当が付かなかった。<br /><br />
今回の様なプレイヤーが多いゲームだと、何が主人公なのか判らなくなってしまう。でも、霊夢だけは目立たなくても主人公っぽいのは何故だろうか。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Race: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br/><br />
<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br/><br />
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She has always been able to bring incidents to closure with her intuitions, but she hasn't the slightest idea of the cause of this flower incident.<br/><br />
In multiplayer games such as this installment of the Touhou Series, it's hard to pinpoint which character is the main character. However, even though Reimu doesn't stand out at all, why does she always look like one?<br />
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| image = [[File:Th10Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei MOF]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
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何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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ただ、今回は神様を巡っての騒動である。神様の代弁者としても、ただの妖怪退治とは勝手が違って、戸惑い気味。<br /><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。信仰心は薄そう。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
攻撃性能は、全体的に無難な挙動で安定感のある装備となっています。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise - Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
She treats everyone basically the same way. However, since her job is hunting [[youkai]], she takes a fairly strict stance against youkai, but she's actually equally uninterested in humans and youkai.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
This time, there's a conspiracy surrounding her gods. She may be their spokesperson, but her circumstances as a youkai hunter are different, so she feels a bit lost.<br/><br />
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Her weapons are amulets and yin-yang balls. Her piety seems light.<br/><br />
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Her fighting style generally relies on equipment that lends a sense of stability.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th105Reimu.png|256px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗 霊夢<br />種族 : 人間<br />職業 : 巫女さん<br />住家 : 博麗神社<br />能力 : 空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />性格 : 呑気で感情豊か。浮世離れしている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Race: Human<br />
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Occupation: Shrine Maiden<br />
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Place of residence: Hakurei Shrine<br />
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Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
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Personality: Carefree and sentimental. Not too attached to the world of the living.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
全般的に妖怪に好かれやすいが、特に力の強い妖怪に好かれる。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
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She is easily well-liked by youkais, especially the strong ones.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
地底よりは高いところの方が好き。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She prefers high places compared to the underground.<br />
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| image = [[File:SSiBWebReimu.jpg|Reimu]]<br />
| text = 博麗 霊夢 (はくれい れいむ)<br/>人間/主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
幻想郷と外の世界の境に建つ「博麗神社」の巫女さんで、<br/>人間・妖怪分け隔てなく平等に接するおかげで、人間よりも<br/>妖怪に懐かれているふしがある。<br/>のんびりと空を眺めつつお茶を飲むのが日課だが、巫女<br/>としての能力は高く、また非常に勘が鋭い。異変を即座に<br/>察知しては解決する。<br />
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| image = [[File:Th12Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei UFO]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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宝船と言えば七福神。神様と言えば彼女の出番と思っているが、七福神の殆どが日本の神様ではない。本当の目的は金銀財宝。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
Where there's a treasure ship, there has to be the seven gods of luck. She figures that where any gods are involved, it's a job for her, but most of the seven gods of luck aren't Japanese gods. Her true goal is the treasure.<br />
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| image = [[File:WaHHReimu.jpg|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗霊夢<br/>自由奔放な人間<br />
おなじみ博麗神社の巫女さん。神<br/>社に参拝客が増えないか、今日も<br/>思案中の様である。欲の塊という<br/>わけではなく、基本は天衣無縫な<br/>人柄。人間にも妖怪にも分け隔て<br/>ない。<br />
| translation = Reimu Hakurei<br />
The freewheeling human<br />
<br />
The familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
She appears pondering, like every other day, of how to get more visitors of her shrine.<br />
It's not that she's a clump of greed, but that she's only acting natural.<br />
She doesn't differentiate between humans and youkai.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th13Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei TD]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br />
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神霊にしちゃあ随分とちゃちで雑多な霊に何らかの危機感を感じ、調査に出かける。放って置いて何か起きた時に神社の所為だと思われると困る。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She goes off to investigate after being alerted by the odd divine spirits, that seemed far too shabby and numerous than they should. It'd be troublesome if she just left them alone and something happened, in which event her shrine would be blamed.<br />
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| text ='''DATA'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
職業:巫女さん<br /><br />
出身地:幻想郷<br /><br />
住処:博麗神社<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
趣味:宴会<br /><br />
最近の夢:妖怪の殲滅<br /><br />
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'''フレーバーテキスト'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
遙か東の国の人里離れた山の中。<br/><br />
幻想郷が妖怪の作った結界により外界と隔離されて久しい。<br/><br />
そこにはこの世から忘れたれた物、不要になった物が集まっ<br/><br />
ていた。その性質で幻想郷は妖怪の楽園となる筈だった。<br/><br />
妖怪退治を生業とする博麗霊夢も幻想郷に住む一人である。<br/><br />
「え? 何これインタビュー?<br/><br />
何か言わないといけないの? というかあんた誰?」<br />
| translation = '''DATA'''<br/><br />
<br /><br />
Occupation: Miss Shrine Maiden<br /><br />
Birthplace: Gensokyo<br/><br />
Residence: Hakurei Shrine<br /><br />
Ability: The Ability to Float<br /><br />
Hobby: Feasts<br /><br />
Recent Dream: The Annihilation of Youkai<br /><br />
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'''Flavor Text'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
It was there, within the mountain distance away from the human village, in the far off country in the East—Gensokyo. It has been a while since it was separated from the outside world by the Barrier, which the youkai made.<br/><br />
Things that were forgotten from this world, things that were no longer needed, have been gathered around at the place. Due to such nature, Gensokyo should have become a paradise for the youkai.<br/><br />
Reimu Hakurei is too, one of the people residing in Gensokyo, who makes her living by exterminating youkai.<br/><br />
"Huh? What's this, an interview?<br/><br />
Do I have to say something? I mean, who're you anyway?"<br />
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| image = [[File:Th135Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei HM]]<br />
| text =八百万の代弁者 博麗霊夢<br />
<br />
普段は大人しい人間もいつも元気な妖怪も、<br/><br />
皆一様に興奮しているように見える。<br/><br />
彼らが血気盛んな理由はただ一つ。<br/><br />
これから巫女とそのライバルによる決闘が 行われるというのだ。<br/><br />
この闘いに勝って人気を不動の物とせよ!<br />
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特技 万有霊力の法則<br />
<br />
霊力ゲージが他のキャラより長くなっており、<br/><br />
霊力最大値がアップします。<br/><br />
射撃攻撃や必殺技をより多く使用でき、<br/><br />
攻撃をガードして多少霊力を減らされても余裕が出ます。<br />
<br />
ラストワード 夢想天生<br />
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構えを取って相手の打撃を受け止めて隙を作り、<br/><br />
大量のお札で包囲して圧殺する霊夢の最終奥義です。<br/><br />
0距離であれば問答無用にガード不能で発動するため、<br/><br />
カウンターを恐れて萎縮する相手を突き崩すことも容易です。<br />
| translation ='''The Advocate of the Myriad Gods, Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
The normally calm humans and the always-energetic youkai<br/><br />
are both in a state of excitement.<br/><br />
Their blood is boiling for one reason.<br/><br />
From here on, the shrine maiden and her rivals will be battling it out.<br/><br />
Emerge victorious in this battle, and acquire unwavering popularity!<br />
<br />
'''Special skill: Law of Universal Spirit Power'''<br />
<br />
Reimu's spirit power guage is longer than the other characters',<br/><br />
so her maximum spirit power is increased.<br/><br />
She can use more ranged attacks and special attacks,<br/><br />
and even if she loses some spirit power while guarding attacks, she'll still have more in supply.<br/><br />
<br />
'''Last Word: Fantasy Nature'''<br />
<br />
Reimu adopts a stance, and by taking an enemy melee attack, she creates an opening,<br/><br />
and then surrounds the enemy with massive amounts of ofuda and annihilates them in her most powerful attack.<br/><br />
If it's at point-blank range, guarding against it is impossible,<br/><br />
so it's also easy to wear down and flatten opponents fearful of the counter.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th14Reimu.png|200px|Reimu DDC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
お祓い棒と読んでいるが正式名称は大幣(おおぬさ)。<br /><br />
勝手に敵をお祓いに行くが、若干追尾速度に難があるので敵の近くま<br /><br />
で持っていって投げつけてやる方が良い。<br />
<br />
なんかお祓い棒に使われているようで釈然としないが <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Her weapon's called a purification rod, but its formal name is the ''oonusa''.<br/><br />
It chases enemies on its own to purify them, but since its homing speed is somewhat bad,<br/><br />
she has more success carrying it up to the enemies and then throwing it.<br />
<br />
Somehow, it doesn't seem to be very satisfactory as a purification rod.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei ULiL]]<br />
| text =神秘!結界の巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
オカルト「隙間女」<br/><br />
<br />
毎度お馴染み幻想郷の素敵な巫女さん <br/><br />
バランスの良い射撃と打撃で戦うスタンダードなキャラ <br/><br />
この世界の決闘を学ぶ入門としてオススメです。 <br/><br />
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オカルトアタックは「博麗大結界の隙間」 <br/><br />
空中に隙間を開き、そこからの漂流物が相手へ飛び出す射撃技 <br/><br />
霊夢は開いた隙間と別に動けるので、同時攻撃も可能 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Arcane! Shrine Maiden of Barriers'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
'''Occult "Gap Woman"'''<br/><br />
The all-too familiar, wonderful Shrine Maiden of Gensokyo.<br/><br />
A well balanced standard character who fights with both projectiles and physical attacks.<br/><br />
Recommended to beginners who want to learn of the duels of this world.<br/><br />
<br />
Her Occult Attack is “The Gap in the Great Hakurei Barrier”.<br/><br />
It’s a projectile-type attack that opens a gap in mid-air, where from wreckage flies towards the opponent.<br />
Since Reimu herself moves independently from the gap, she can also attack simultaneously.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th15Reimu.png|200px|Reimu LoLK]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
ついに本格的に月の使者が現われた。<br /><br />
彼らの目的は判らないが、完全アウェイとなる彼女にとって<br /><br />
久しぶりに辛い闘いになるに違いない。<br />
<br />
今回はミスの許されない闘いを強いられる事となる。 <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
The lunar emissaries have at last arrived for real.<br /><br />
Their goals are unknown, but as she's fighting entirely away from home,<br /><br />
it's obvious that this will be the first truly difficult battle for her in a long while.<br />
<br />
This time, she's forced to fight a battle with no room for error.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei AoCF]]<br />
| text =自由奔放で無計画な巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
「肉体も精神も入れ替わる<br/><br />
これが完全憑依と呼ばれる物よ」<br/><br />
<br />
博麗神社の紅白な巫女さん <br/><br />
<br />
仙人と完全憑依異変の調査へ向かうものの <br/><br />
すぐにこの異変が一筋縄ではいかないと悟る <br/><br />
<br />
決闘では緩急の強い弾幕と体術を武器に立ち回るバランス型 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Freewheeling and Haphazard Shrine Maiden'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"One's body and mind both switch places.''<br/><br />
''That's what we're calling 'Perfect Possession'."''<br/><br />
<br />
The red-and-white shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
<br />
She sets out with a certain hermit to investigate the Perfect Possession incident, but quickly realizes that the incident can't be dealt with via usual means.<br/><br />
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In battle, she's a balanced fighter armed with both danmaku and melee moves of various speeds.<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Reimu.png|200px|Reimu HSiFS]]<br />
| text = ○春の陽に暢気な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
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正直言って、神社に桜が咲いていても困らないし、<br /><br />
今までも異常気象はよくあったので大して問題だと思っていない。<br /><br />
その慢心から異変の本質を見誤ってしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Carefree Shrine Maiden in the Spring Sun'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
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The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
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Frankly, the cherry blossoms blooming at the shrine don't bother her,<br/><br />
and there's been plenty of strange weather before, so she doesn't think that this is an issue.<br/><br />
That conceit leads her to severely misjudge the true nature of the incident.<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th17Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei WBaWC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
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種族:人間<br><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
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地獄から大量の動物霊が攻め込んできた。<br><br />
人間に協力的な動物霊が力になってくれると言うので地獄に行くことになる。<br><br />
動物霊の言っている事を全て鵜呑みにしては居なかったが、単身で行くより<br><br />
強力だし、いざとなればその動物霊ごと倒せば良いし、自分にはマイナスは<br><br />
ないと判断した。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Beast spirits had begun to invade from Hell en masse.<br><br />
A beast spirit that was cooperative with humans told her that it'd lend her its power, so she decided to go to Hell.<br><br />
She wasn't completely convinced by what the spirit had told her, but she would be more powerful than if she went to Hell by herself, and she could always just defeat the beast spirit itself if things came to that, so she decided that it didn't pose any disadvantage to her.<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*1997/08/15 '''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''' - 靈異伝.TXT<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''' - 封魔録.txt<br />
*1997/12/29 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]]''' - 夢時空.TXT<br />
*1998/08/14 '''[[Lotus Land Story]]''' - 幻想郷.TXT<br />
*1998/12/30 '''[[Mystic Square]]''' - 怪綺談.TXT<br />
*2002/08/11 '''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; おまけ.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/08/15 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' - Border Team's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/12/30 '''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''' - 上海アリス通信.txt<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Reimu|Article and Interview: Reimu]]<br />
*2005/08/14 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''' - Playable Character; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2005/08/25 ~ 2006/03/25 '''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2005/10/01 '''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'''<br />
*2006/05/26 ~ 2009/01/26 '''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Reimu Hakurei|Shrine Maiden of Paradise: Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
*2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'''<br />
*2007/08/17 '''[[Mountain of Faith]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; Manual (official profile)<br />
*2007/10/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 5<br />
*2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html (official profile)<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Subterranean Animism]]''' - Reimu & Yukari/Suika/Aya's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2009/03/25 ~ 2009/06/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - Chapter 8<br />
*2009/05/26 ~ present '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'''<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/08/15 '''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2010/07/24 ~ present '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'''<br />
*2011/08/13 '''[[Ten Desires]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2012/10/26 ~ present '''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'''<br />
*2013/05/26 - '''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2013/08/12 - '''[[Double Dealing Character]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2014/05/11 - '''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''' - Day 8 Boss<br />
*2014/11/16 - '''[[Gold Rush]]''' - Stage boss<br />
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| caption = Reimu Hakurei in [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Shrine Maiden of Paradise|楽園の巫女}}<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| abilities = Ability to Float<br />Aura Manipulation<br />Powers as the [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| occupation = [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| location = [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|東方妖恋談}}|Eastern Mystical Love Consultation}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]], [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Capriccio|Maiden's Capriccio}} ([[Lotus Land Story]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]])<br />
*Witching Dream ([[Lotus Land Story]])<ref>''[[Lotus Land Story]]'': th4_02.txt</ref><br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Ancients|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients}} ([[Shuusou Gyoku]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Red and White|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White}} ([[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Dream Battle|Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle}} ([[Imperishable Night]])<br />
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*''[[Lotus Land Story]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4 Boss)<br />
*''[[Mystic Square]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Suika Ibuki|Suika's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4A Midboss, Stage 4A Boss)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Afterword story)<br />
*''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi's]] and [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
*''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene EX-1, EX-4, EX-7 Boss)<br />
*''[[Fairy Wars]]'' (Route B1 ending)<br />
*''[[Ten Desires]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Hata no Kokoro|Kokoro]]'s Scenario)<br />
*''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' (Title screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (8th Day Boss)<br />
*''[[Gold Rush]]'' (Boss)<br />
*''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Violet Detector]]'' (Sunday Tutorial Boss, Wrong Sunday Tutorial Boss, Nightmare Saturday Boss)<br />
*''[[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
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*''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' (Interview)<br />
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*''[[Memorizable Gensokyo]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' (Article)<br />
*''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
*''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'' (Minor Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 (Profile section) and Vol. 2 (Cross review section)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]'' (Article)<br />
* [[The_Grimoire_of_Usami|The Grimoire of Usami ]]<br />
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*''[[References to Touhou#Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom|Graffiti Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[LORD of VERMILION]]'' (Playable Guest Character)<br />
*''[[Nendoroid Generation]]'' (Guest Party Member)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Reimu Hakurei'''|博麗 霊夢|Hakurei Reimu}} is the main protagonist of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' series along with the deuteragonist, [[Marisa Kirisame]]. As the [[shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], she manages the [[Hakurei Border]] of [[Gensokyo]] and exterminates troublesome [[youkai]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Her personality is straightforward, optimistic, and a bit curious. She's quick to anger if offended, but just as quick to offer help to those in need. According to [[Komachi]], Reimu has an innocent heart that can't truly hate anyone.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 5</ref> While rather lazy in her free time, she's highly devoted to her duties as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]], resulting in a "shoot first and ask questions later" attitude to youkai extermination. This makes her known to exterminate youkai indiscriminately, regardless of how much of a threat they represent to her or others. One example is [[Tokiko]], who was ambushed by Reimu while she was, in Reimu's own words, "reading and minding her own business".<br />
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Apparently, however, she actually helps youkai in trouble when it really matters. For instance, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', she kept [[Reisen]] (disguised as an earth [[youkai]]-[[rabbit]]) at her place to help healing her injuries, giving her the futon she uses to sleep and even going to [[Eientei]] to inform its residents that a wounded rabbit was at her shrine. She also treated [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]] well enough after the events of ''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' that the inchling gave her a matching kimono as a sign of gratitude. Since it was so small, Reimu had to wear it on the back of her head.<br />
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It has been stated that Reimu treats everyone the same, whether they are humans, youkai or gods, giving them no particular respect or disrespect. This habit has caused her to inadvertently befriend many youkai she defeats. While she tries to keep youkai away from her shrine, this is because it makes it harder to gather faith from humans rather than because she dislikes them. At the end of the symposium in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', when Reimu goes to break it up, Miko notes that though Reimu says she wants to eliminate all the youkai, she actually just wants to attain a peace in Gensokyo that doesn't require violence, like the others present wish.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Ability to float<br />
While many inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] are capable of flying, Reimu's ability extends beyond that; she is someone who excels at floating through ''life'', displaying a level of oneness with her surroundings that has been compared to a [[hermit]]. While she "goes with the flow" Reimu displays superhuman instincts and incredible luck, naturally ending up on the path of least resistance through most situations; conversely, when distracted or acting with impure motives she quickly loses her edge.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'': Chapter 18</ref> On one occasion observers saw Reimu dodging an attack "like she was made of air" while Reimu herself saw the attack swerving to avoid her;<ref>''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'': [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 03|Chapter 3]]</ref> on another Reimu unknowingly walked across a river without getting wet, by stepping on fish that swam beneath her feet.<ref>''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'': Chapter 2</ref> This also makes Reimu's techniques extremely hard for [[Marisa Kirisame]] to learn from, since even Reimu herself has trouble explaining what she's doing. The ultimate expression of this ability is ''Fantasy Nature'', which allows Reimu to float away from reality and become impossible to attack; this was considered too powerful for use as a [[spell card]] until Marisa gave it a name and time limit.<ref>''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'': [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]</ref><br />
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;Aura manipulation<br />
It's stated in the {{nihongo|omake.txt|おまけ.txt}} of ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' that Reimu can control the natural spirits of living things, an ability which isn't listed in any source afterwards. No clear instance of this ability has been displayed in canon.<br />
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;Powers as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]]<br />
[[File:SSIBCH10ReimuSummoning.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu summoning powers ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
As the [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]] shrine maiden, Reimu can handle the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, and is trained in [[youkai]] extermination techniques as well as standard duties like performing blessings. Reimu is also capable of invoking [[Gensokyo]]'s native [[god]]s into her body, but she isn't well-trained enough to do so reliably.<br />
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;Barrier techniques<br />
Reimu displays great aptitude with magical barriers (beyond that normally associated with [[shrine maiden]]s), presumably related to her work in maintaining the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]. Among her techniques are barriers that explode, push enemies (or herself), or act as portals for her other attacks. Reimu is capable of dismantling barriers and seals too complex for [[Marisa Kirisame]]<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Scenario|Marisa's scenario]]</ref><ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Scenario|Reimu's scenario]]</ref> and [[Patchouli Knowledge]]<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'': Chapter 15</ref> to understand, with what Marisa calls her "cheat technique".<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'': Chapter 7</ref><br />
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===Occupation===<br />
Reimu is the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and one of the main "incident resolvers" in Gensokyo. She and others characterize the time she spends at the shrine as largely boring and uneventful. While she is sometimes serious about her duties, she can't seem to get many worshippers at her shrine. It appears that youkai extermination is her only method of earning even a thin salary. [[Kanako Yasaka]] has stated that if she was to acquire a tremendous amount of faith, she could become a goddess, but at the moment she acts more like a youkai.<br />
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[[Yukari Yakumo]] describes Reimu's job as not being that of a youkai exterminator, but rather a "balancer between humans and youkai", who prevents youkai from attacking humans and humans from becoming youkai.<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]/Chapter 53''</ref><br />
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''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' depicts Reimu as frequently coming up with various schemes to make money, which generally fail due to her own lack of foresight.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
In most of the Touhou games, Reimu uses the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s in combat. In ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' they also functioned as communicators with people above the surface. In addition, she usually carries a [[gohei]], sometimes referred to as her [[purification rod]], originally prepared by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]].<br />
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She also possesses a great amount of [[ofuda]], sacred paper charms with anti-[[youkai]] properties that she uses to fight, seal or exterminate youkai of any kind in her [[danmaku]]. Apparently, she can also use them to create barriers and even clones of herself.<ref> ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]] - Skill Card: [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Spell Cards/Reimu Hakurei#Skill Card 11|Instant Dimensional Rift]]</ref> Like the Yin-Yang Orbs, she uses them in most, if not all, games she has appeared in, either as a normal shot (usually with homing properties) or as bullets for her [[spell card]]s. Aside from this, the other projectile she uses is a large collection of throwing needles hidden within her sleeves.<br />
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===Machinery===<br />
In PC-98 canon, she possesses a robot called [[Ruukoto]], given to her by [[Yumemi Okazaki]] as a reward for defeating her. Ruukoto has not been seen outside of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
Not much is known about Reimu's history prior to the events of the games. Her earliest mention in the Gensokyo timeline is four to five years prior to Chapter 22 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', which took place in 2006. [[ZUN]] does mention in one of his [[Shanghai Alice Correspondence]] documents that there was a previous Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and it's generally assumed that there's a line of them.<br />
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In Chapter 25 of [[Wild and Horned Hermit]], with night's darkness fast approaching, an annoyed Reimu remarks, "Believe not they will be around for you always: parents and daylight". The quote was thought to imply that Reimu knew her parents, but they're gone and she's rather bitter about it. However, her line was modified from a haiku about the transient, changing nature of things, the original subjects being parents and money ({{lang|jp|いつまでも / あると思うな / 親と金}}). In chapter 2 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', Marisa remarks, "She was an orphan", though the context of this scene suggests that this could just be a throwaway line.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:PMiSS reimu.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu, as illustrated in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]<br />
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===Origin===<br />
Reimu Hakurei as a [[Shrine Maiden]] in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' is based on the character Sayo-chan, who's the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:KiKi KaiKai|KiKi KaiKai]]''.<ref>[[wikipedia:File:Kikikaikai.gif|kikikaikai.gif]]</ref> The [[Bakebake]] are also based on this game. In general, [[ZUN]] thought it was a good idea to include a [[shrine maiden]] in an STG compared to other typical futuristic STGs simply because it was unusual at the time of her creation.{{citation needed}}<br />
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===Name===<br />
Reimu's full name is {{nihongo||博麗 霊夢|Reimu Hakurei}}. The characters for Reimu's last name {{nihongo||博麗|Hakurei}} literally mean something along the lines of "esteemed companion". The first word {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:博|博]]|Haku}} means "wide" or "exposition" while {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:麗|麗]]|Rei}} means "lovely", "graceful", or "beautiful". Her first name {{nihongo||霊夢|Reimu|lit. "spirit/soul dream"}} is a relevant Japanese word that refers to a "divine revelation made through dreams".<br />
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In the [[PC-98]] game era, her name was written with a slight difference. {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:靈|靈]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} was changed to {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:霊|霊]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} from ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' onwards. "{{lang|ja|靈}}" is an [[Wikipedia:Hyōgaiji|uncommon]] form of "{{lang|ja|霊}}" with identical meanings. In the Japanese community, "{{lang|ja|博麗靈夢}}" is used to refer to Reimu in the PC-98 era specifically. Incidentally, Chinese (Taiwanese) fans who use the [[wikipedia:Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese characters]] also adopt this style to refer to Reimu in general (old Japanese kanji form and traditional [[wikipedia:Chinese characters|hanzi]] are basically identical).<br />
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===Design===<br />
Reimu is of moderate height. In PC-98 canon, she is depicted as having purple hair and eyes, and she wears a large red ribbon at the back of her head, and red tubes on her sidelocks. From [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]] to [[Mystic Square]] she wears an outfit like a traditional shrine maiden uniform, with a red hakama over a white kimono.<br />
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However, her best known design is that of the Windows era. She has brown-black hair which varies in length and style between games (tending towards long and loose in later works), and her eyes vary from brown to red to even blue depending on the game, but she still wears a red ribbon and matching tubes on her sidelocks. She's still seen in her "shrine maiden uniform", but it now bears little in common with the standard uniform beyond the red-and-white colour scheme (which ZUN has acknowledged<ref>[[ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref>). This uniform consists of a red skirt (rather than the standard [[wikipedia:Hakama|hakama]]), a sleeveless red top with a white collar, tied with a yellow ribbon (a red ribbon in ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' and ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', a blue one in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Subterranean Animism]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''), and a pair of white detached sleeves which expose her armpits and [[wikipedia:sarashi|sarashi]]. Due to the color scheme, she's occasionally called the "red-white shrine maiden"<ref>''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' - Extra stage</ref>. Her shaman clothing and her [[purification rod]] came from [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], but it's unknown who designs them. In chapter 7 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', she used chopsticks with her left hand, and it was stated that she was left-handed (this statement was deleted in the collected edition), but she held a pen with her right hand in ''Subterranean Animism''. It has been speculated by fans that, assuming this wasn't an art error, she may be ambidextrous or just used to writing with her right hand.<br />
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==Reimu's Appearances==<br />
Unless specified, Reimu has always held the role of a playable character in the majority of the games.<br />
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===PC-98 Games===<br />
;''Highly Responsive to Prayers''<br />
:{{Main|Highly Responsive to Prayers#Story|l1=Highly Responsive to Prayers Story}}<br />
A lone shrine sits Far East: the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. The powerful seal placed there has worn away, and many strange creatures are starting to come out. Now Reimu, seeking revenge (or possibly just to sate her curiosity), and armed with the shrine's treasure, the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, goes to the gate to face the [[Youkai|non-human]] creatures inside. The gate will lead to either [[Makai]] or [[Hell]] depending on which route the player chooses.<br />
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;''Story of Eastern Wonderland''<br />
:{{Main|Story of Eastern Wonderland/Story|l1=Story of Eastern Wonderland Story}}<br />
Reimu is training intensely in the harsh extremities of a mountain (or taking it easy), but when she returns to the shrine, she finds it infested by [[youkai]], [[ghost]]s and other non-human creatures. With her faithful turtle [[Genjii]] and her trusty Yin-Yang Orbs, she sets out to find the one who caused the trouble. Her journey leads her to [[Rika]], the culprit, as well as [[Mima]], who has broken the seal placed on her in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', and desires the power of the Yin-Yang Orbs for herself. Reimu is victorious in battle and learns the truth behind the Yin-Yang Orbs.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream''<br />
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Things have been peaceful lately so Reimu has time to kill. When some old ruins appear near the shrine, promising a reward for whoever can manage to make it inside, she decides to enter a sort of tournament to decide who'll go in. This is the first time Reimu appeared as a [[boss]]. Assuming she's the player character, she defeats all six opponents and makes it inside to confront [[Chiyuri Kitashirakawa]] and [[Yumemi Okazaki]], who have come from the real world in search of proof of magic. As a reward for defeating her, Yumemi gives Reimu the housekeeping robot [[Ruukoto]].<br />
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;''Lotus Land Story''<br />
:{{Main|Lotus Land Story/Story|l1=Lotus Land Story Story}}<br />
Reimu mulls over on how quiet things have been, but soon enough, youkai and spirits start flooding out into [[Gensokyo]] again, putting her shrine in danger. She confronts a few, then realizes this must have been the work of something bigger, and decides to go straight to the source of the issue. She makes her way through to the [[Fantasy World]], where she finally meets [[Yuuka Kazami]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Mystic Square''<br />
:{{Main|Mystic Square/Translation/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Mystic Square Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
A large outpour of [[demon]]s are appearing throughout the land from [[Makai]], and Reimu sets out to exterminate them. She reaches the creator of Makai itself, [[Shinki]], and defeats her in battle. Afterwards, she learns that the youkai and demon overflow in [[Gensokyo]] is the fault of some kind of Makai travel agency. Shinki promises to do something about it, but the demons make their way back to the shrine anyway.<br />
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===Windows Games===<br />
;''Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil''<br />
[[File:Th06ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''EoSD'']]<br />
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[[File:079BAiJRspecialEoSD.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Scarlet Mist Incident]]<br />
A scarlet mist covers the sky of Gensokyo. Reimu, who's annoyed by the mist, sets out to stop the incident. Her travels lead her to the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]], whose owner, [[Remilia Scarlet]], has spread the mist to try and block out the sun's rays, as she is a [[vampire]]. After defeating her, Remilia soon comes to visit her at the shrine, but Reimu has to return to the mansion when an odd rain suddenly appears over it, in order to deal with [[Flandre Scarlet]].<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PCB'']]<br />
:{{Main|Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Perfect Cherry Blossom Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
[[File:081BAiJRspecialPCB.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Spring Snow Incident]]<br />
Even though it's May, spring shows no signs of coming, leaving the inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] in a cold winter weather that only gets worse. Reimu, noticing cherry petals blowing from the [[Netherworld]], decides to set out and stop the perpetrator from holding spring hostage. After making her way into the Netherworld, she comes to [[Hakugyokurou]], where the ghost [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] spends her time administrating the spirits of the dead. She was gathering the essence of spring to try and make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] bloom, but Reimu stops her before she completes it. Later on, Yuyuko asks Reimu to go deal with her friend [[Yukari Yakumo]], as she's the one who has been weakening the boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld, and she does so, after fierce combat. Yukari then restores the strength of the boundary.<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuSprite.png|frame|Reimu's sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
:{{Main|Imperishable Night/Story/Boundary Team's Scenario 1|l1=Imperishable Night Boundary Team's Scenario}}<br />
[[File:085BAiJRspecial IN.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Eternal Night Incident]]<br />
Yukari isn't able to sleep and discovers the full moon is nowhere to be found; it has been replaced with a fake moon, and the night appears to have stopped. She convinces Reimu into investigating the cause with her. After dealing with a few youkai, and [[Marisa Kirisame]] in particular, who demands to know why they've created this eternal night, they reach [[Eientei]], a house hidden in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]]. Once there, they either confront [[Eirin Yagokoro]] or [[Kaguya Houraisan]]. Eirin explains that she actually sealed the Earth away from the [[Moon]] in order to prevent the Lunarians from taking Kaguya back. Kaguya, however, has tired of hiding, and so challenges Reimu and Yukari to complete her five impossible requests. Once they're defeated, they undo the seal (and thus "return" the real moon to Gensokyo). Afterwards, they all decide to have a moon viewing. Later on, Kaguya sends them into another part of the Bamboo Forest of the Lost as a "test of guts" - but her true intentions are revealed to be trying to annoy [[Fujiwara no Mokou]], another immortal human, and her eternal rival.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
[[File:Th09ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PoFV'']]<br />
:{{Main|Phantasmagoria of Flower View/Story#Reimu's Story|l1=Phantasmagoria of Flower View Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
Reimu, who's usually easy-going, is disturbed by the amount of flowers blooming and, not to be the one who shrugs off her duties, goes on to search for answers. She fights through many opponents, including news reporter [[Aya Shameimaru]], in search of the truth. Eventually she reaches [[Muenzuka]], where the [[shinigami]] [[Komachi Onozuka]], who appears to have been slacking off on her job to manage said spirits. [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]] appears after Reimu beats Komachi up, and explains what's happening - an awful lot of spirits of the dead suddenly arrived from the [[Human World]], and they're having trouble accomodating all of them. After a lecture, they do battle, and Reimu emerges victorious. The three of them have a flower viewing later on, where it's explained that as the spirits of the dead cross the [[Sanzu River]], the flowers' blooming will settle down.<br />
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;''Mountain of Faith''<br />
:{{Main|Mountain of Faith/Story/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Mountain of Faith Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
Reimu's shrine has become a hotspot for [[youkai]], so she doesn't get many [[human]] visitors to do patronage. She receives a foreboding threat from a [[Sanae Kochiya|mysterious human visitor]], who demands that the [[Hakurei shrine]] be shut down and submit to another god. Reimu, always the optimist, decided to go to [[Youkai Mountain]] to face the goddess who's making these threats. She fights her way up to the [[Moriya Shrine]] and defeats its shrine maiden, [[Sanae Kochiya]], as well as its resident god, [[Kanako Yasaka]], thus saving her own shrine. Afterwards, Reimu summons everyone to the shrine to watch the autumn leaves, where she vouches for Sanae and Kanako and tells [[Nitori]] and [[Aya]] that they should invite them over for drinks sometime and generally get along. Sanae also tells Reimu that youkai are a good source of faith. A while later, Marisa brings Reimu the rumor that a second god is actually living at the Moriya Shrine, and she goes to check it out. She then meets [[Suwako Moriya]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<br />
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A geyser appears behind [[Hakurei Shrine]], and at first Reimu is happy, since its heat will alleviate the cold of winter. However, [[Evil spirit|evil spirit]]s begin emerging from the earth and loitering about [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu is sent to investigate with either [[Yukari Yakumo]], [[Suika Ibuki]], or [[Aya Shameimaru]], depending on what shot type the player chooses. She communicates them throughout her trip via her Yin-Yang Orbs. She heads straight to the [[Underworld]], and fights her way deeper and deeper until reaching the [[Palace of the Earth Spirits]]. There she meets [[Satori Komeiji]], whose two pets apparently have something to do with it. Reimu defeats [[Rin Kaenbyou]], then reaches [[Utsuho Reiuji]], who, with her newfound powers, is maintaining the hellfire that heats the Underground, and is responsible for the geysers that let the evil spirits leak out. She defeats her as well, then returns to the surface. Rin starts frequenting the shrine, though mostly for food, and eventually they make the geyser behind the shrine into a hot spring. Utsuho later explains how she came to possess such power, and it seems to point straight towards Kanako and Suwako, so Reimu sets off for the Youkai Mountain again. When she gets to the shrine, however, she meets [[Koishi Komeiji]], who was apparently also looking for who gave Utsuho those powers. Suwako comes out to meet them after they fight and explains it's all part of their "industrial revolution project".<br />
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;''Undefined Fantastic Object''<br />
:{{Main|Undefined Fantastic Object/Story/Reimu A's Scenario|l1=Reimu A Scenario|Undefined Fantastic Object/Story/Reimu B's Scenario|l2=Reimu B Scenario}}<br />
When the treasure ship appears in the skies of Gensokyo, Reimu decides to go after it. She forces her way into it only to discover that there's no treasure inside. However, [[Minamitsu Murasa]] tells her they're headed to [[Makai]] to revive a "saint" of some sort. She follows them there and meets [[Byakuren Hijiri]], a Buddhist monk that loves youkai and humans equally. That certainly won't do, so Reimu beats her up. She and Byakuren later fly around the skies on the ship, but afterwards the ship is landed and renovated into the [[Myouren Temple]]. A little later, she follows up on the strange light that was following her during the journey, and it turns out to be [[Nue Houjuu]], a straggler from Byakuren's group. Reimu defeats her and persuades her to visit the temple.<br />
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;''Ten Desires''<br />
:{{Main|Ten Desires/Story/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Ten Desires Story}}<br />
A large number of [[Divine spirit|divine spirit]]s appear, threatening the flower viewing, so it's up to Reimu to figure out what's causing it. She visits the [[Netherworld]] first; while [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] isn't the culprit, she points the shrine maiden towards the [[Myouren Temple]]. After forcing her way to the graveyard, she discovers the spirits all flocking to the [[Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum]]. Once inside, she defeats the newly resurrected [[Mononobe no Futo]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] in battle. When she finds that the temple is bringing in a youkai from the outside world for war against Miko, she finds and defeats [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]].<br />
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;''Double Dealing Character''<br />
[[File:Th14ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''DDC'']]<br />
:{{Main|Double Dealing Character/Story/Reimu A's Scenario|l1=Reimu A Scenario|Double Dealing Character/Story/Reimu B's Scenario|l2=Reimu B Scenario}}<br />
After discovering that previously docile youkai have become violent, Reimu learns from [[Yatsuhashi Tsukumo]] and [[Benben Tsukumo]] that a group of youkai are planning social upheaval. She travels to the [[Shining Needle Castle]] and defeats [[Seija Kijin]], who remarks that her allies can become as strong as they want to if they ignore the consequences. After being led by Seija to the inner parts of the castle, she defeats the Miracle Mallet-wielding [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]]. Afterwards, a magical storm similar to the one caused by the Miracle Mallet rages and Reimu finds that the cause is the tsukumogami [[Raiko Horikawa]], who had successfully changed her source of magic to that of the outside world. After beating Raiko, Reimu lets her go in exchange for not causing any problems in the future.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
:{{Main|Immaterial and Missing Power/Story#Reimu's Story|l1=Immaterial and Missing Power Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
[[File:083BAiJRspecial IaMP.jpg|thumb|200px||Reimu in the Night Parade of One Hundred Oni Every Four Days Incident]]<br />
As Reimu makes preparations for an upcoming feast, both [[human]]s and [[youkai]] are drawn to the feast and are unable to stop partying. Reimu is suspicious of a strange mist that covers Gensokyo and goes to investigate. She roams around, beating up various characters she suspects to be the culprit. She cannot find them; but on the day of the feast, [[Suika Ibuki]] finally makes herself known, and [[Yukari Yakumo]] shows Reimu to her. Suika soons becomes attached to hanging out at the [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br />
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;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
Reimu doesn't actually appear in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', but instead in a "Special story" that was added to the [[Shoot the Bullet/Translation/Afterword|afterword]]. It shows that she and [[Marisa Kirisame]] are talking about a notebook Marisa found.<br />
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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
:{{Main|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story#Reimu's Story|l1=Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
The [[Hakurei Shrine]] is suddenly destroyed by an earthquake, but upon consulting with Marisa, Reimu finds out that no one else felt it, so there must be something odd going on. She goes around to various suspicious characters, including [[Komachi Onodzuka]], who Reimu initially suspects. However, it's not her, so Reimu ends up making her way towards [[Heaven]], where the celestials [[Iku Nagae]] and [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] reside. Tenshi reveals she started the incident simply because she was bored watching everyone else getting involved in incidents and wanted to start her own. She also claims she destroyed Reimu's shrine so Reimu would be motivated to resolve the incident; Reimu promptly resolves the incident by defeating Tenshi. Afterwards, Tenshi has a legion of celestials help rebuild her shrine.<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
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Reimu, not the main character, is only playable via selectable character to play with. In Sanae's scenario, Reimu fights Sanae in the [[Underground Geyser Center]], but is defeated. Later on, she reads about [[Hisoutensoku]] later on in a newspaper in the ending. Also in Meiling's scenario, she doesn't actually appear here, to which is in fact a pseudo-Reimu who was sent by the [[Giant Catfish]] to [[assassin]]ate [[Hong Meiling]] in her dreams, but was defeated.<br />
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;''Double Spoiler''<br />
In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Reimu appeared as a [[stage]] Ex target, where she uses a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].<br />
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;''Fairy Wars''<br />
Reimu appeared in ''Fairy Wars'' as a cameo on the Route B1 ending. As [[Cirno]] and the [[Three Mischievous Fairies]] were terrorising Reimu when she's unaware of who's attacking her, she gets angry and shoots bullets omnidirectionally.<br />
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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
Reimu represents [[Shinto]]ism in the religious war between Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism. She finds that "hope" is being sapped from the village people by [[Hata no Kokoro]] and battles her to stop her.<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]], Reimu becomes one of the many strong [[youkai]] and [[human]]s to try and stop [[Seija Kijin]], appearing on day 8. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.<br />
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;''Gold Rush''<br />
Reimu appears as the [[boss]] in the one-[[stage]] minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''. Extending from ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[Seija Kijin]] somehow acquired the ultimate 10th "rule-breaking" item the Miracle Mallet (Real), which is capable of destroying danmaku, and decides to make use of it by robbing the [[Hakurei Shrine]] before its power runs out. Reimu uses three [[spell card]]s and non-spell cards on Seija before she's defeated.<br />
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;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Reimu appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''. Reimu finds [[Marisa Kirisame]] at [[Kourindou]] and wanted her to taste some mushrooms for poison, but Marisa attacked her with occult power. Reimu was confused, seeing a bizarre ball of sort. She then met [[Kasen Ibaraki]] who seemed to know about the ball. She finds out that Reimu has an [[Occult Ball]], to which she tries to take off her. After she was defeated, she warns that the ball is dangerous. Eventually that night, Reimu encounters [[Sumireko Usami|a mysterious figure]].<br />
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===Literature===<br />
;''Curiosities of Lotus Asia''<br />
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;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
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Shortly after the events of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] attends a flower viewing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], where she meets Reimu, who's in a foul mood since no one wants to help her clean up after event. Aya plies her with sake and questions her about the incident, commenting in the article that "Reimu just seems to be a laid-back drunkard".<br />
In the follow-up interview, Reimu claims Aya's paper is full of lies and insists her account of the incident is true, though Aya still doesn't recognize Reimu's deeds.<br />
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;''Silent Sinner in Blue''<br />
Sometime not long after the events of ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Reimu is recruited by the members of the Scarlet Devil Mansion to power their rocket to the moon. The group is defeated by the Watatsuki sisters, who keep Reimu on the moon for a short period of time to clear their names before returning her unharmed to Gensokyo. Unbeknownst to almost everyone involved, their voyage was simply one part of a complex ploy by Yukari to intimidate the residents of Eientei.<br />
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;''Eastern and Little Nature Deity'', ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'', and ''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru12.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in ''SoPm'', with her shrine destroyed]]<br />
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In ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', Reimu appeared on part 6 of the symposium. It was stated that Reimu was hiding and hearing over the whole symposium, that was attended by [[Hieda no Akyuu]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Kanako Yasaka]], [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]]. When she was revealed by Akyuu, Marisa noticed that she had an angry look on her face (although she seems to not be angry with Akyuu). That's because she's not happy with the discussion the group was having, believing that it's all nonsense. She slammed a pile of newspapers in front of them to prove how bad the [[youkai]] are and tells them to stop the symposium immediately. She was requested by the [[human]]s of the [[Human Village]] to stop this as they were aware – and felt uncomfortable – of "non-humans" discussing on changing the way of Gensokyo's life. The group were unhappy with her personality and her way of "fight-first, ask-later" attitude towards youkai, and can't even spend another minute finishing their sake.<br />
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There was also an article included, written by [[Aya Shameimaru]], that involved Reimu's broken-down [[Hakurei Shrine]] during the events of ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''. It stated that it collapsed due to a localised earthquake and that the roof caved into the shrine. Aya found it suspicious that a [[celestial]], that been [[Tenshi Hinanawi]], came to help and re-build it.<br />
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;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
Reimu finds her shrine frequented by a mysterious hermit going by the name of [[Kasen Ibaraki]]. ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' follows the various escapades and adventures of Reimu and her friends in concurrence to the timeline of the games. Reimu in ''WaHH'' is generally short-sighted and obsessed with making a profit.<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
When book-lender [[Kosuzu Motoori]] of the [[Human Village]] begins dabbling with demon books, Reimu finds herself frequently having to sort out the incidents caused by the youkai that are released from them. In contrast to ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', which is fairly lighthearted, ''Forbidden Scrollery'' depicts Reimu as a shrine maiden who struggles to maintain the image of a protector for the Human Village while maintaining the masquerade set in place by the youkai.<br />
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===Seihou Project===<br />
[[File:Sh01Reimu.png|thumb|Reimu as she appears in ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]''.]]<br />
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;''Shuusou Gyoku''<br />
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[[File:Sh01ReimuSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu sprite in ''SSG'']]<br />
Reimu has made a guest appearance as the second Extra stage [[boss]] of ''[[Seihou Project]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first work ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'', a [[danmaku]] game series by the junior doujin circle "[[Shunsatsu sare do?]]", where [[ZUN]] also contributed music and art to the game. It seems like ZUN put her in the game along with [[Marisa Kirisame]]. Her title was "Eternal Shrine Maiden" and her theme was "Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients". To add to this, [[Yuuka Kazami]] made a guest appearances in the following work, ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]''.<br />
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She seems to have no view towards the [[Seihou World]]; she doesn't know that there's no vegetation and has no thoughts about scientific machinery. After VIVIT defeated Marisa at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in [[Gensokyo]], Marisa was then thudded by Reimu for fighting at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Reimu attacked her with two [[purification rod]]s before she could explain what she was doing. After Reimu lost, VIVIT told her that she was looking for the [[Holy Grail]], causing Reimu to become confused and start asking questions.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
Although Reimu often shows up as the main character, she doesn't participate in mundane activities to the extent [[Marisa Kirisame]] does, limiting her familiarity with most of [[Gensokyo]]'s population. Nevertheless, she has interacted with almost every other character that has ever made a physical appearance, with a few exceptions such as the [[Giant Catfish]], [[Renko Usami]], and [[Maribel Hearn]].<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
[[File:SSiBArtWallpaper1.jpg|thumb|192px|Reimu and Marisa, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
Reimu's best friend is likely [[Marisa Kirisame]], who spends a lot of her time at the shrine. They're there together the majority of the time in various print works, prologues, and extra stage prologues, hanging out together and discussing or attending the latest events in [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu has known Marisa since ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', where [[Mima]] had Marisa fight Reimu. Their friendship may have started soon after that, as in all of the bad endings, Marisa decides she needs to train more, and drags Reimu along to train with her, much to Reimu's chagrin.<br />
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===Yukari Yakumo===<br />
Despite her antagonistic personality, [[Yukari Yakumo]] mentors Reimu by pushing her to increase her spiritual powers, such as learning how to invoke the gods in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. She also occasionally seeks Reimu's assistance in resolving incidents in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''.<br />
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===Rinnosuke Morichika===<br />
Reimu is familiar with [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], a shopkeeper who owns [[Kourindou]], who she sometimes visits to hang out or for wares (and sometimes shoplifts). She apparently has a large unpaid tab for requested items and services, but denies it since Rinnosuke "never accepts money" (which he denies being the case). Rinnosuke was also the one that originally prepared her [[purification rod]] for her use.<br />
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===Sanae Kochiya===<br />
Despite being the priestess of a rival shrine, [[Sanae Kochiya]] is on friendly terms with Reimu and appears frequently in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' alongside Reimu and Marisa. She came on a bit strongly when she and Reimu first met, but she really thought she was helping the Hakurei Shrine out by attempting to get it to switch gods to [[Kanako Yasaka]]. After ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Sanae offered to help Reimu as a fellow shrine maiden to gather faith for the shrine, and she appears to have been friends with Reimu since then. Nonetheless, the two have no qualms about antagonizing the other at times, though these quarrels are usually resolved by the next time they meet.<br />
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==Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
[[Kasen Ibaraki]] is a regular at the shrine and acts as a mentor (and sometimes guardian) of Reimu, whom she fears is too concerned with worldly desires. Kasen actually initially became Reimu's mentor as part of her own plan, but she continues to view herself as a mentor after her goals were achieved. Reimu mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties. In spite of this, Reimu views Kasen as a genuine friend. When fighting Kasen's arm, Reimu was unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realized that the arm battling her was actually a separate entity from Kasen. By the present day, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Genjii===<br />
In the [[PC-98]] [[canon]], Reimu used a [[turtle]] as a means for flight until the end of ''[[Mystic Square]]''; that turtle was [[Genjii]]. Reimu calls him "gramps".<br />
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===Three Fairies of Light===<br />
Reimu is often the target of pranks by the [[Three Fairies of Light]], and Reimu tends to exterminate them on sight whenever she catches them (unless Marisa's escorting them). As of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', the three fairies moved into a tree near the [[Hakurei Shrine]] and become Reimu's neighbors, increasing the amount of pranks even more. Reimu aims to evict the fairies, but cannot find their treehouse, which is actually located on the [[Hakurei Border]]. Eventually, in an attempt to befriend Reimu so she'll no longer threaten them, the three fairies challenge her to a battle, reasoning that Reimu tends to befriend many youkai after fighting them. After an intense battle, Reimu finally defeats the fairies (instantly), and points out that their line of reasoning is utterly ridiculous. Despite this, Marisa finds that Reimu befriended the fairies after all, and as of the end of Oriental Sacred Place, the fairies now happily openly spend time at the shrine while helping Reimu out with various chores.<br />
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===Byakuren Hijiri===<br />
Reimu views [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and the [[Myouren Temple]] as a rival of sorts to herself and the Hakurei Shrine. In ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] points out that Reimu is friendly towards Byakuren. Although Reimu says they're religious rivals, she doesn't seem to deny it. In one of her ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' endings, Reimu is depressed at how quickly Byakuren's temple is picking up followers compared to her own shrine. By the time of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', Reimu is angry at the temple for stealing away her shrine's followers (ignoring that her shrine never had (m)any followers in the first place), but Byakuren seems unaware of this.<br />
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===Kosuzu Motoori===<br />
[[Kosuzu Motoori]], the daughter of the book-lender in the Human Village, has a great deal of respect for Reimu. She is convinced that no harm will come to her from dealing with the youma books, because she is sure that Reimu will come save her if anything happens.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;The Hakurei God<br />
Reimu knows next to nothing about [[The Hakurei God|the god dwelling in her shrine]], making her unable to provide it with faith despite her efforts. Byakuren stated in one of the endings for ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' that the god is mad due to this.<br />
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;Ruukoto<br />
In the PC-98 canon, she obtains a [[robot]]ic maid named [[Ruukoto]] as a servant at the end of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' though no reference has been made to it since.<br />
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;Mima<br />
In the PC-98 canon, [[Mima]] is an [[Onryou#Akuryou|Akuryou]] who haunts the surroundings of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], after many confrontations and being resealed by Reimu, she decides to spend her days making fun of the shrine maiden.<br />
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;Suika Ibuki<br />
[[Suika Ibuki]], who often freeloads her shrine after the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' is also is her ally during ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Reimu saw Suika's presence as a nuisance at first, but never really bothered with driving her away.<br />
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;Aya Shameimaru<br />
[[Aya Shameimaru]], the [[tengu]] reporter was also her ally during the events of ''Subterranean Animism''.<br />
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;Unnamed kitsune & Unnamed kuda-gitsune<br />
In ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 8, The [[Unnamed kitsune]] offered to help Reimu gain worshipers after being caught disguised as Marisa during a party at Hakurei Shrine. She was, however, deceiving Reimu by letting her use the powers of her kuda-gitsune. Using her ability, they gathered worshipers. [[Kasen Ibaraki]] discovered that these fox youkai had been consuming Reimu's willpower and wealth as payment for their help. However, they managed to walk away from the Hakurei Shrine with all her wealth.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th01cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', featuring Reimu<br />
File:Th02cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', featuring Reimu, Marisa & Mima<br />
File:Th03cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', featuring Reimu & others<br />
File:Th04cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'', featuring Reimu & Marisa<br />
File:Th05cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Mystic Square]]'', featuring Reimu and Alice<br />
File:CoLAReimufull.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 03 01.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' with cooking apron<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 08 01.jpg|Reimu on the chapter 8 cover of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Seasonal dream vision 000a.png|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Seasonal Dream Vision]]''<br />
File:BAiJRcover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:066BAiJRReisen.jpg|Illustration of Reimu in Reisen's article from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:167BAiJRReimu.png|Sketch of Reimu from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:ELNDCH0Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:EotWReimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Extra of the Wind]]''<br />
File:Th06Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''<br />
File:Th07Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<br />
File:Th09FullReimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''<br />
File:Th09ReimuAlt.png|Alternate outfit from ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
File:Th10Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Mountain of Faith]]''<br />
File:Th11Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''<br />
File:Th12Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''<br />
File:00Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:Th13Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Ten Desires]]''<br />
File:00Reimu3.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''<br />
File:Th14Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Double Dealing Character]]''<br />
File:Th145Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:00Reimu5.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th15Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''<br />
File:ThGSCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''<br />
File:SBND16Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtChapter111.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBpencilboard.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtWallpaper2.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBCH9ReimuMarty.jpg|Reimu party outfit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SIBCH21ReimuSwimsuit.jpg|Reimu with swimsuit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:MOFI8.jpg|Illustration by ''[[TOKIAME]]'' for ''[[Chara☆Mel]]''<br />
File:OSPCH18Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:OSPCH4ReimuCostume.jpg|Reimu Ushi no toki mairi costume in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 08.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 19.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:ZCDS-0011.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Reimu.jpg|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:GoMIllus-Reimu.jpg|Illustration from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:ThGKCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon2 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon3 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:IMIEReimu.png|Reimu in ''[[Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]''<br />
File:Th123ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The middle top corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the right top corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette<br />
File:Th123ReimuSigil.png|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:CoverTH105demo.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' demo screen<br />
File:ThGI1cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 cover<br />
File:ThGI2cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 2 cover<br />
File:ThGI3Cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 3 cover<br />
File:ULiL-PlayStation-4-keyart.jpg|Artwork for the PlayStation 4 version of ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th155ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'',''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', and ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'', the first two color palettes are only seen in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'' demo, and the last two were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
File:Reimu_omikuji.png|Omikuji with Reimu's portrait made by ZUN for [[Reitaisai]] 15<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Reimu is the most frequent character to appear in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' games, with [[Marisa Kirisame]] coming second. Reimu appears in every Touhou game, two times more than Marisa, who didn't appear in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' and the minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''.<br />
*Reimu appears on the cover of all five [[PC-98]] games.<br />
*Reimu seems to be scared before and after the boss battle with the [[Five Magic Stones]], making this the only ever time that Reimu was scared and/or afraid of a boss before and after the battle.<br />
*Most of her theme from ''Lotus Land Story'' sounds similar to [[Elis]] and [[Kikuri]]'s theme from ''Highly Responsive to Prayers'', "Magic Mirror".<br />
*It was originally stated that she lives alone at the shrine, but other rarely seen characters ([[Mima]] and [[SinGyoku]]) are known to stay there or near there as well. Even then, Reimu claims that most youkai visitors are nuisances, and she'd prefer to be left alone. [[Marisa Kirisame]] seems to be one of the few who she wouldn't drive away.<br />
*[[Watatsuki no Yorihime]] from ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' – along with [[VIVIT]] from the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' – are thought to be the only ever known characters to have defeated Reimu. However, Yorihime's victory was from a manga, and VIVIT's victory was from a separate series.<br />
*In ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', Reimu is the only one whose partner doesn't mention the danger of the full moon.<br />
*Reimu's ultimate technique {{nihongo|'''Fantasy Nature'''|夢想天生|musou tensei|"innate fantasy gained at birth"}} is homophonous with the ultimate technique of the Hokuto Shinken school in ''[[wikipedia:Fist of the North Star|Fist of the North Star]]'', {{nihongo|'''Musou Tensei'''|無想転生|musou tensei|"nil-thought rebirth"}}, and has much the same effect.<br />
**In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', if you activate Fantasy Nature successfully in a 3rd round, a remix of "Eastern Mystical Love Consultation" will play which resembles ''Ai wo Torimodose'', the opening theme of the ''Fist of the North Star'' anime (an instrumental version of which usually plays whenever Kenshiro is about to win a fight).<br />
*In ''Touhou Hisoutensoku'', one of her alternative palettes looks similar to VIVIT. Also, one of her palettes seems to be another maid homage, [[Ruukoto]], or possibly [[Sanae Kochiya]]'s colours. The palette also seems to resemble Mima from ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''. Her white/light gray palette seems to resemble [[wikipedia:Toki (Fist of the North Star)#Toki|Toki]] from Hokuto no Ken and possibly somewhat similar to her white outfit from the fangame ''[[Concealed the Conclusion]]''. <!--And finally, her white/light blue palette looks like a tribute to [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi Nanoha], as they both tend to "befriend" their opponents with superior firepower.--><br />
*When playing Yukari's story mode in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', Reimu breaks down in tears in the ending after Yukari defeats [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi]] and reduces the Hakurei Shrine to rubble for the second time, with [[Sakuya Izayoi|Sakuya]] and [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]] looking on helplessly (although Suika offers to help rebuild it). This marks the first and only time where she's seen crying in a storyline scenario.<br />
*The shrine maiden at the end of ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' is probably Reimu. She has Reimu's title, "Shrine Maiden of Paradise" (and her personality), and according to [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Music Columns|''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Music Column]], the shrine maiden in the song that accompanies the ending section is Reimu (so basically, this shrine maiden has Reimu's song and title). However, only the shrine maiden at the end is referred to as the shrine maiden of paradise. Thus it's possible that the shrine maiden seen in the first half of the story is a different person altogether.<br />
*A "13th Shrine Maiden" signs off the Gensokyo Record in [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Prologue|''Perfect Cherry Blossom'''s prologue]]. [[ZUN]] has stated in [[ZUN's E-mails|an e-mail]] that the Gensokyo Record is unreliable (for one thing, the writing style of each section shows it was written by a different person each time), thus "there's a high possibility that Reimu isn't the 13th Hakurei shrine maiden." (technically, this also means there's no proof that the person who wrote that section of the record is a shrine maiden at all). <br />
*It' is shown in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that the shrine sometimes gets various donations (including wine) from unknown sources (implied to be from the [[Outside World|outside world]], as the [[Hakurei Shrine]] lies on the border) and Yukari is shown in ''Oriental Sacred Place'' to sneak yen donations into the offering box when Reimu isn't looking.<br />
*Although Reimu has successfully resolved the incidents in each major Touhou game, it is possible that her win rate throughout the actual events of the games wasn't 100%. ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'' states that Reimu likes to request rematches until she finally wins. In game terms, Reimu apparently has had to use a few continues every once in a while, but she still manages to get a good ending.<br />
**In [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], Reimu does not defeat [[Okina Matara]] at stage 6 initially, being led into a trap leading to her defeat. She challenges Okina to a rematch in the Extra Stage and, after devising a countermeasure, defeats her.<br />
*VIVIT made reference to Reimu in both ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' and ''[[Samidare]]'', believing she met her – when talking to [[Yuuka Kazami]] – in the former, and referring to her as "red-white" in the latter.<br />
*In [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] chapter 46, Reimu experiences a near-death experience because of food poisoning.<br />
**It is also revealed, in the same chapter, that she has trouble of taking care of herself.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| image =[[File:Th01Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。武器は最強の<br /> 陰陽玉だが、思うように操れずよく振り回される。<br /> それでも霊力があるので、かなりの腕前。<br /> お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’、体術。など今回の敵<br /> に対して無効だったので、ちょっと困りもん。<br /> 現在、この神社は彼女一人でもっている。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine, Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], She has some spirit-power by nature, but lacks training. Her weapon is the mighty [[Yin-Yang Orb]], but her control is somewhat unstable.<br /><br />
But anyway, with her spirit-power, she got quite some skills.<br /><br />
Her usual attacks -namely amulet-attacks, spirit-power discharging (霊撃 -Spirit strike-), melee skills- are useless to current enemies. She's in some trouble.<br /><br />
Currently, she's the only person in the shrine.<br />
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| image =[[File:Th02Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家で、今回の様な非常時でも全然心配などしておらず、自分の霊力で何とかなると思っている。<br /><br />
<br /> 今回は、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br /><br />
She's such an optimist that she doesn't worry at all even in this emergency, and believes she can solve all incidents with her power.<br /><br />
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This time, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br />
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| image =[[File:Th03Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]][[File:Th03ReimuAlt.png|Alternate outfit]]<br />
| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
例によって、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br /><br />
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今回もいかがわしいと思いつつ、ついわくわくしてしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who has the natural-born spiritual power and lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
As usual, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br><br />
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This time, she feels somewhat suspicious, yet she's excited about the incident.<br />
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| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /><br />
博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Due to her slightly emotional and simple character, she's always made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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| text = 博麗 靈夢(はくれいれいむ) ・・ 巫女さん<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden<br />Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Because of her slightly emotional and simple character, she's often made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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| text = ・永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイ レイム)<br/><br />
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博麗神社の巫女さん。才能はあるが修行不足。もともと修行は好きでない。強力な霊力でいままで幾多の魔法使い、悪霊、妖怪、そして神と闘ってきたらしい(理由、なんとなく)<br/><br />
いつも何か変な事に巻き込まれてしまうが、その半分は陰で魔理沙が引き起こしているらしい。霊夢は気づかないふりをしている。そんな魔理沙をしょうがない奴と考えている。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Talented, but lacks training. Basically, she doesn't like to train. They say she has fought plenty of [[magician]]s, evil spirits, [[youkai]] and even gods with her strong spiritual power (for no particular reason).<br><br />
She's always involved in some strange affairs, though she seems to be dragged into most of them due to [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]]. Reimu pretends not to notice this. She sees Marisa as essentially a hopeless case.<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイレイム) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。のんびりしてるようで、実にのんびりしてる。<br/><br />
人がほとんどこなくなった神社に住んでいて、本人は世間離れしすぎている。<br/><br />
本人は降りかかる火の粉を払っているだけなのだが、結果としてそれは、幻想郷の住人が人里に行かないように、また人間が幻想郷に迷い込まないように、という役目になっているらしい。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and protagonist of the [[Touhou]] series. She appears quite carefree on the outside, and indeed deep down, she really is carefree. She lives in her shrine and is rarely visited by anyone, which causes her to be out of touch with current social norms. Even though she only extinguished certain sparks of conflict because they seemed to befall her without warning, her actions have generally resulted in preventing the residents of [[Gensokyo]] from visiting [[human]] settlements, and keeping outsiders away from wandering into Gensokyo.<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女<br /> 博麗 霊夢(はくれい・れいむ)<br /><br /> 能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力、霊気を操る程度の能力<br /><br /><br /> 主人公です。<br /><br /> 時間的な流れでは前作から大して経ってなく、年齢も変化ありません。<br /><br /> 意味も無く巫女さんです。というか東方は巫女さんSTGなんで巫女さ<br /> んです。本末転倒気味。<br /> 今回の衣装は巫女さんらしいゴテゴテ感もなく、非常にシンプルな上に<br /> 巫女さんっぽくないです。本当に巫女さんなんでしょうか?<br /><br /> まさに「そこの紅白」って感じです。<br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Abilities: Flying in the air, manipulating auras<br />
<br />
The protagonist.<br />
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Chronologically, this title isn't too far from the previous title, thus her age stays the same as before.<br />
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There is nothing special about her being a [[shrine maiden]]. Or rather, she's a shrine maiden only because the [[Touhou]] series has become the "Shrine Maiden [[Shooting game|Shooting Game]]" series. It feels like the cart has been placed before the horse to me.<br/><br />
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This time, her outfit isn't overly intricate like typical [[shrine maiden]] clothing, but has become quite simple and only remotely resembles that of a shrine maiden. Is she really a shrine maiden?<br />
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She's more like "You, red-white!" in my opinion.<br/><br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。頭が普通そうだが、実は春満開。<br/><br />
神社は常に妖怪が跋扈していて、霊夢も妖怪達に馴染まれている。<br/><br />
割と巫女としての機能を持ち合わせていない。<br/><br />
修行嫌いでもちろん修行不足のため、そこそこの腕前である。<br/><br />
全ての物事に対し、一生懸命取り組むことを嫌う。<br/><br />
努力が報われることなど信じていないからである。<br/><br />
その為、博麗神社のおみくじには末吉はない。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
当たり判定が小さく、低速移動も非常<br/><br />
に精度が良い。<br/><br />
霊符の「博麗アミュレット」は使い勝手<br/><br />
が良い。弾避けに専念するための武器。<br/><br />
一方、夢符の「エクスターミネイション」<br/><br />
は最高クラスの破壊力を持つ。<br/><br />
ボスを瞬殺出来るが、ボムの無敵時間<br/><br />
は全キャラ中最短。攻撃範囲も威力も<br/><br />
無い。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[shrine maiden]], and the protagonist. Her mind might appear normal, but in fact it's like spring in full bloom.<br/><br />
The shrine is always haunted by [[youkai]], and they're very friendly to Reimu as well.<br/><br />
She's hardly performing the role of a shrine maiden at this point.<br/><br />
She hates training, and because of this, lacks ability. So her skill is quite so-so.<br/><br />
She hates to do her very best at anything that falls upon her.<br/><br />
That's because she doesn't believe that effort will be rewarded.<br/><br />
Because of that, the [[Hakurei Shrine]]'s paper fortune doesn't have {{nihongo|"Least luck"|末吉}}<br/><br />
''[Typically, a shrine's paper fortune has {{nihongo|Best luck|大吉}}, {{nihongo|Medium luck|中吉}}, {{nihongo|Little luck|小吉}}, {{nihongo|Least luck|末吉}}, {{nihongo|Misfortune|凶}} and {{nihongo|Worst misfortune|大凶}}. "{{lang|ja|末吉}}" is usually interpreted as "You'll get exactly as your effort"]''<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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:She has a smaller [[hit box]], and her focused movement allows player to dodge very precisely.<br />
:Spirit Sign's "Hakurei Amulet" is quite easy to use. It allows you to focus on dodging bullets.<br />
:On the other hand, Dream Sign's "Extermination" wields destructive power of the highest class.<br />
:Bosses are killed quickly, but the invincibility duration of her bombs is the shortest of all characters. It's also lacking in both effective radius and damage.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br /><br />
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基本的に巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
・・<br /> その境が博麗神社境内である。どちらからみても、人里離れた山奥に存在し、大きさもさほど無いし、御利益もゆかりも何も無い小さな神社なので、どのみち参拝客は殆ど来ない。<br /><br />
この神社の中では、殆どの結界は無効化される。それだけ、幻想郷と人間界の境、博麗大結界の力は大きいのである。<br /><br />
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幻想郷で唯一、博麗の者だけが規律を持つ。その為、霊夢は一応制服のような物を着用している(他にも規律はあるはずなのだが・・・)紅白の服を着て、幻想郷の端っこから、幻想郷の空を見つめつつ、お茶でも飲むのが日課である。<br /><br />
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元々、霊夢は不思議な力を色々使えるが、それを活用したり自慢したりはしない。すべては在るがままに、である。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
She possess the ability to mainly fly in the air.<br />
<br />
Basically, she's a [[shrine maiden]]. The shrine maiden of [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located on the boundary of [[Gensokyo]].<br/><br />
The Hakurei Shrine exists in both Gensokyo and the world of [[human]]s at the same time.<br/><br />
The boundary is the home territory of the Hakurei Shrine. From both sides, it's located at a very remote place from human villages, and is also kind of small, and has no known history or benefits. So it's no wonder that it rarely gets any visitors.<br/><br />
Inside the shrine, almost all foreign boundaries has been nullified. That alone should say that the Hakurei Boundary, the boundary between Gensokyo and the world of humans, is amazingly powerful.<br />
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Only those of the Hakurei have rules to follow in [[Gensokyo]]. Therefore, Reimu always wears clothes that's apparently some kind of uniform (she's supposed to have ''many'' other rules too, though...). Her daily routine consists of wearing red-white, staring at Gensokyo's sky from the edge of Gensokyo, and drinking tea.<br />
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By nature, Reimu can use various mysterious powers, but she doesn't use them or boast about them. Everything is, as is, after all.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br/><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
<br/><br />
種族:人間<br/><br />
住処:博麗神社<br/><br />
能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br/><br />
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いつもの博麗神社の巫女さん。何も考えずその場のノリで毎日を生きている。巫女さんらしい行動といえば、縁側でお茶を飲んで日和る位。<br/><br />
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非常に単純な思考の持ち主で、怒る時は怒り、笑う時は笑う。裏表のない性格は、人間妖怪問わず惹き付ける。その為、神社はいつも色んな者が集まるのである。<br/><br />
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体術にしても妖術にしても、修行は不足気味(というか殆どしない)だが、余りある天性のセンスでカバーしていて、もの凄く強い。それはもう、人とは思えない位に。ワープしていたり、ホーミングしていたりするが、本人はまっすぐ動いているつもり。ずるい巫女さん。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Location: [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
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A typical [[shrine maiden]] from Hakurei Shrine. She always lives on ideas off the top of her head, and doesn't consider something seriously. The only thing she does that actually resembles a shrine maiden's duties is enjoying tea and life on the veranda.<br />
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She's quite simple-minded, thus when she's angry she's angry, and when she smiles she smiles. Her open personality makes her well-liked by both [[human]]s and [[youkai]]. Due to that, many people stay close to the shrine.<br />
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She lacks training in both melee and spells (or rather, she rarely does them), but she covers that up with the numerous talents she's born with. So she's quite tough, enough to make you wonder if she's really a human. While she warps or uses guided shots, it's all straight from her perspective. What a mean shrine maiden.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br />
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幻想郷の境にある(恐らく)由緒正しき博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
感情的で騒々しく、どんな場所でも存在感があるのだが、すぐに馴染む。<br/><br />
彼女の能力は空を飛ぶこと、つまり無重力。<br/><br />
地球の重力も、如何なる重圧も、力による脅しも、彼女には全く意味が無い。<br/><br />
身も心も、幻想の宙をふわふわと漂う不思議な巫女である。<br/><br />
相手がどんなに強大だとしても、彼女の前では意味をなさない。<br/><br />
相手の肩書きを平坦化する彼女は、時として人間、妖怪、種族を選ばず惹きつける事もある。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。虫にも刺されやすい。<br/><br />
<br/><br />
備考 <br/><br />
今回は八雲紫と組む。<br/><br />
低速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。<br/><br />
威力が若干劣る事もあるが基本的に使い<br/><br />
やすく、敵の場所を覚える必要も少ない。<br/><br />
かなり(雑魚に対しては特に)強い。<br/><br />
一言で言えば、卑怯。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[Shrine Maiden]].<br/><br />
A [[human]] that lives on the boundary. She has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
<br />
She's the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located at the edge of [[Gensokyo]] and (possibly) has ancient and honourable origins.<br/><br />
She's emotional and noisy, and has a presence wherever she is, but she merges into her surroundings quite easily.<br/><br />
Her ability is being able to fly, that is, being weightless.<br/><br />
The gravity of Earth, any level of stress, and threats of power all mean nothing to her.<br/><br />
Both her mind and body float in the sky of fantasy, a mysterious [[Shrine Maiden|shrine maiden]].<br/><br />
However powerful the opponent is, that means nothing in her presence.<br/><br />
As she evens out whatever status one has, she tends to attract anyone regardless of species, [[human]] or [[youkai]].<br />
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Her weapons are amulets and a [[Yin-Yang orb]]. She is also preferred by mosquitoes.<br />
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:''Notes''<br />
:She teams with [[Yukari Yakumo|Yukari]] this time.<br />
:Focused speed only applies when she's used as a solo character.<br />
:She lacks a bit in damage, but is quite easy to use and doesn't need much memorization.<br />
:She's quite strong, especially against smaller enemies.<br />
:In a word, dastardly.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格は、妖怪の様な普段畏れられている者からも好かれる。逆にいうと、誰に対しても仲間として見ない。周りに沢山人間や妖怪が居たり、一緒に行動を行っても、常に自分一人である。実は冷たい人間なのかも知れない。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br />
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She treats everyone fairly and equally, which makes her well-liked by even the feared being such as [[youkai]]. On the flip side, she doesn't see anyone as a comrade. Since there are a great number of humans and youkai around her, there are instances where she works together with them, but even so, she usually does things by herself alone. <br />
She might just truly be a cold-hearted kind of human...<br />
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| text = ○4面ボス 楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
普通に寝ていたが幾ら寝ても夜が明けない。幾らなんでもこれは異常すぎると思って、神社を飛び出してきた。夜中の出動は珍しくないが、十分すぎるほど睡眠を取った後の夜中の出動は珍しい。でもこの暗さはなんとなく眠く感じるものである。この騒動に決着がついたら、また一眠りしよう、と考えながら強い妖気を目指して竹林まで来たのだが、そこで見た犯人は良く見知った人間と妖怪だった。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden.<br />
<br />
The morning that she was expecting to see after a full night's sleep didn't greet her. She thought that something very strange was going on, so she left the shrine to investigate. It's not unusual for her to go out at night, but going out at midnight just after having taken a full night's rest was most unusual. Anyway, nights always make her sleepy, so she'll be going back to bed once the issue is resolved. She followed a trail of power into a bamboo forest, and what she found were very familiar faces...<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
のんきなのか何も考えていないのか、そういう巫女さん。<br/><br />
異変が起こるとすぐに駆けつけ解決しようとするが、彼女の周りには異変が絶えない。<br/><br />
むしろ、異変を呼び込んでいるのではと疑わしい。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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The [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br><br />
A [[human]] living at the boundary. She possesses the ability to fly in the air.<br><br />
She's the kind of shrine maiden that's ever-so-carefree and doesn't think about anything.<br><br />
Whenever a disturbance occurs, she'd immediately rush to resolve it. Nevertheless, she'd never manage to rid herself of all disturbances around her.<br><br />
Rather, it might be the case that she attracts disturbances to herself.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
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いつも異変は勘で解決できる彼女だが、何故か花の異変は全く見当が付かなかった。<br /><br />
今回の様なプレイヤーが多いゲームだと、何が主人公なのか判らなくなってしまう。でも、霊夢だけは目立たなくても主人公っぽいのは何故だろうか。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
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Race: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br/><br />
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The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br/><br />
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She has always been able to bring incidents to closure with her intuitions, but she hasn't the slightest idea of the cause of this flower incident.<br/><br />
In multiplayer games such as this installment of the Touhou Series, it's hard to pinpoint which character is the main character. However, even though Reimu doesn't stand out at all, why does she always look like one?<br />
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| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
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何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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ただ、今回は神様を巡っての騒動である。神様の代弁者としても、ただの妖怪退治とは勝手が違って、戸惑い気味。<br /><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。信仰心は薄そう。<br /><br />
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攻撃性能は、全体的に無難な挙動で安定感のある装備となっています。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise - Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
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She treats everyone basically the same way. However, since her job is hunting [[youkai]], she takes a fairly strict stance against youkai, but she's actually equally uninterested in humans and youkai.<br/><br />
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This time, there's a conspiracy surrounding her gods. She may be their spokesperson, but her circumstances as a youkai hunter are different, so she feels a bit lost.<br/><br />
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Her weapons are amulets and yin-yang balls. Her piety seems light.<br/><br />
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Her fighting style generally relies on equipment that lends a sense of stability.<br />
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| text = 博麗 霊夢<br />種族 : 人間<br />職業 : 巫女さん<br />住家 : 博麗神社<br />能力 : 空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />性格 : 呑気で感情豊か。浮世離れしている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Race: Human<br />
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Occupation: Shrine Maiden<br />
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Place of residence: Hakurei Shrine<br />
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Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
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Personality: Carefree and sentimental. Not too attached to the world of the living.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
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何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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全般的に妖怪に好かれやすいが、特に力の強い妖怪に好かれる。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
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The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
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She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
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She is easily well-liked by youkais, especially the strong ones.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
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何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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地底よりは高いところの方が好き。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
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She prefers high places compared to the underground.<br />
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| text = 博麗 霊夢 (はくれい れいむ)<br/>人間/主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
幻想郷と外の世界の境に建つ「博麗神社」の巫女さんで、<br/>人間・妖怪分け隔てなく平等に接するおかげで、人間よりも<br/>妖怪に懐かれているふしがある。<br/>のんびりと空を眺めつつお茶を飲むのが日課だが、巫女<br/>としての能力は高く、また非常に勘が鋭い。異変を即座に<br/>察知しては解決する。<br />
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| image = [[File:Th12Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei UFO]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
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宝船と言えば七福神。神様と言えば彼女の出番と思っているが、七福神の殆どが日本の神様ではない。本当の目的は金銀財宝。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
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The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
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She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
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Where there's a treasure ship, there has to be the seven gods of luck. She figures that where any gods are involved, it's a job for her, but most of the seven gods of luck aren't Japanese gods. Her true goal is the treasure.<br />
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| text = 博麗霊夢<br/>自由奔放な人間<br />
おなじみ博麗神社の巫女さん。神<br/>社に参拝客が増えないか、今日も<br/>思案中の様である。欲の塊という<br/>わけではなく、基本は天衣無縫な<br/>人柄。人間にも妖怪にも分け隔て<br/>ない。<br />
| translation = Reimu Hakurei<br />
The freewheeling human<br />
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The familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
She appears pondering, like every other day, of how to get more visitors of her shrine.<br />
It's not that she's a clump of greed, but that she's only acting natural.<br />
She doesn't differentiate between humans and youkai.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th13Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei TD]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
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種族:人間<br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
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何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br />
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神霊にしちゃあ随分とちゃちで雑多な霊に何らかの危機感を感じ、調査に出かける。放って置いて何か起きた時に神社の所為だと思われると困る。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
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She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
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She goes off to investigate after being alerted by the odd divine spirits, that seemed far too shabby and numerous than they should. It'd be troublesome if she just left them alone and something happened, in which event her shrine would be blamed.<br />
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| text ='''DATA'''<br /><br />
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職業:巫女さん<br /><br />
出身地:幻想郷<br /><br />
住処:博麗神社<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
趣味:宴会<br /><br />
最近の夢:妖怪の殲滅<br /><br />
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'''フレーバーテキスト'''<br /><br />
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遙か東の国の人里離れた山の中。<br/><br />
幻想郷が妖怪の作った結界により外界と隔離されて久しい。<br/><br />
そこにはこの世から忘れたれた物、不要になった物が集まっ<br/><br />
ていた。その性質で幻想郷は妖怪の楽園となる筈だった。<br/><br />
妖怪退治を生業とする博麗霊夢も幻想郷に住む一人である。<br/><br />
「え? 何これインタビュー?<br/><br />
何か言わないといけないの? というかあんた誰?」<br />
| translation = '''DATA'''<br/><br />
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Occupation: Miss Shrine Maiden<br /><br />
Birthplace: Gensokyo<br/><br />
Residence: Hakurei Shrine<br /><br />
Ability: The Ability to Float<br /><br />
Hobby: Feasts<br /><br />
Recent Dream: The Annihilation of Youkai<br /><br />
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'''Flavor Text'''<br /><br />
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It was there, within the mountain distance away from the human village, in the far off country in the East—Gensokyo. It has been a while since it was separated from the outside world by the Barrier, which the youkai made.<br/><br />
Things that were forgotten from this world, things that were no longer needed, have been gathered around at the place. Due to such nature, Gensokyo should have become a paradise for the youkai.<br/><br />
Reimu Hakurei is too, one of the people residing in Gensokyo, who makes her living by exterminating youkai.<br/><br />
"Huh? What's this, an interview?<br/><br />
Do I have to say something? I mean, who're you anyway?"<br />
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| image = [[File:Th135Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei HM]]<br />
| text =八百万の代弁者 博麗霊夢<br />
<br />
普段は大人しい人間もいつも元気な妖怪も、<br/><br />
皆一様に興奮しているように見える。<br/><br />
彼らが血気盛んな理由はただ一つ。<br/><br />
これから巫女とそのライバルによる決闘が 行われるというのだ。<br/><br />
この闘いに勝って人気を不動の物とせよ!<br />
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特技 万有霊力の法則<br />
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霊力ゲージが他のキャラより長くなっており、<br/><br />
霊力最大値がアップします。<br/><br />
射撃攻撃や必殺技をより多く使用でき、<br/><br />
攻撃をガードして多少霊力を減らされても余裕が出ます。<br />
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ラストワード 夢想天生<br />
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構えを取って相手の打撃を受け止めて隙を作り、<br/><br />
大量のお札で包囲して圧殺する霊夢の最終奥義です。<br/><br />
0距離であれば問答無用にガード不能で発動するため、<br/><br />
カウンターを恐れて萎縮する相手を突き崩すことも容易です。<br />
| translation ='''The Advocate of the Myriad Gods, Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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The normally calm humans and the always-energetic youkai<br/><br />
are both in a state of excitement.<br/><br />
Their blood is boiling for one reason.<br/><br />
From here on, the shrine maiden and her rivals will be battling it out.<br/><br />
Emerge victorious in this battle, and acquire unwavering popularity!<br />
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'''Special skill: Law of Universal Spirit Power'''<br />
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Reimu's spirit power guage is longer than the other characters',<br/><br />
so her maximum spirit power is increased.<br/><br />
She can use more ranged attacks and special attacks,<br/><br />
and even if she loses some spirit power while guarding attacks, she'll still have more in supply.<br/><br />
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'''Last Word: Fantasy Nature'''<br />
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Reimu adopts a stance, and by taking an enemy melee attack, she creates an opening,<br/><br />
and then surrounds the enemy with massive amounts of ofuda and annihilates them in her most powerful attack.<br/><br />
If it's at point-blank range, guarding against it is impossible,<br/><br />
so it's also easy to wear down and flatten opponents fearful of the counter.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th14Reimu.png|200px|Reimu DDC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
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お祓い棒と読んでいるが正式名称は大幣(おおぬさ)。<br /><br />
勝手に敵をお祓いに行くが、若干追尾速度に難があるので敵の近くま<br /><br />
で持っていって投げつけてやる方が良い。<br />
<br />
なんかお祓い棒に使われているようで釈然としないが <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
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The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
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Her weapon's called a purification rod, but its formal name is the ''oonusa''.<br/><br />
It chases enemies on its own to purify them, but since its homing speed is somewhat bad,<br/><br />
she has more success carrying it up to the enemies and then throwing it.<br />
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Somehow, it doesn't seem to be very satisfactory as a purification rod.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei ULiL]]<br />
| text =神秘!結界の巫女<br />
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博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
オカルト「隙間女」<br/><br />
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毎度お馴染み幻想郷の素敵な巫女さん <br/><br />
バランスの良い射撃と打撃で戦うスタンダードなキャラ <br/><br />
この世界の決闘を学ぶ入門としてオススメです。 <br/><br />
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オカルトアタックは「博麗大結界の隙間」 <br/><br />
空中に隙間を開き、そこからの漂流物が相手へ飛び出す射撃技 <br/><br />
霊夢は開いた隙間と別に動けるので、同時攻撃も可能 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Arcane! Shrine Maiden of Barriers'''<br />
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'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
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'''Occult "Gap Woman"'''<br/><br />
The all-too familiar, wonderful Shrine Maiden of Gensokyo.<br/><br />
A well balanced standard character who fights with both projectiles and physical attacks.<br/><br />
Recommended to beginners who want to learn of the duels of this world.<br/><br />
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Her Occult Attack is “The Gap in the Great Hakurei Barrier”.<br/><br />
It’s a projectile-type attack that opens a gap in mid-air, where from wreckage flies towards the opponent.<br />
Since Reimu herself moves independently from the gap, she can also attack simultaneously.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
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ついに本格的に月の使者が現われた。<br /><br />
彼らの目的は判らないが、完全アウェイとなる彼女にとって<br /><br />
久しぶりに辛い闘いになるに違いない。<br />
<br />
今回はミスの許されない闘いを強いられる事となる。 <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
The lunar emissaries have at last arrived for real.<br /><br />
Their goals are unknown, but as she's fighting entirely away from home,<br /><br />
it's obvious that this will be the first truly difficult battle for her in a long while.<br />
<br />
This time, she's forced to fight a battle with no room for error.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei AoCF]]<br />
| text =自由奔放で無計画な巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
「肉体も精神も入れ替わる<br/><br />
これが完全憑依と呼ばれる物よ」<br/><br />
<br />
博麗神社の紅白な巫女さん <br/><br />
<br />
仙人と完全憑依異変の調査へ向かうものの <br/><br />
すぐにこの異変が一筋縄ではいかないと悟る <br/><br />
<br />
決闘では緩急の強い弾幕と体術を武器に立ち回るバランス型 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Freewheeling and Haphazard Shrine Maiden'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"One's body and mind both switch places.''<br/><br />
''That's what we're calling 'Perfect Possession'."''<br/><br />
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The red-and-white shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
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She sets out with a certain hermit to investigate the Perfect Possession incident, but quickly realizes that the incident can't be dealt with via usual means.<br/><br />
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In battle, she's a balanced fighter armed with both danmaku and melee moves of various speeds.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th16Reimu.png|200px|Reimu HSiFS]]<br />
| text = ○春の陽に暢気な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
正直言って、神社に桜が咲いていても困らないし、<br /><br />
今までも異常気象はよくあったので大して問題だと思っていない。<br /><br />
その慢心から異変の本質を見誤ってしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Carefree Shrine Maiden in the Spring Sun'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Frankly, the cherry blossoms blooming at the shrine don't bother her,<br/><br />
and there's been plenty of strange weather before, so she doesn't think that this is an issue.<br/><br />
That conceit leads her to severely misjudge the true nature of the incident.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th17Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei WBaWC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
地獄から大量の動物霊が攻め込んできた。<br><br />
人間に協力的な動物霊が力になってくれると言うので地獄に行くことになる。<br><br />
動物霊の言っている事を全て鵜呑みにしては居なかったが、単身で行くより<br><br />
強力だし、いざとなればその動物霊ごと倒せば良いし、自分にはマイナスは<br><br />
ないと判断した。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Beast spirits had begun to invade from Hell en masse.<br><br />
A beast spirit that was cooperative with humans told her that it'd lend her its power, so she decided to go to Hell.<br><br />
She wasn't completely convinced by what the spirit had told her, but she would be more powerful than if she went to Hell by herself, and she could always just defeat the beast spirit itself if things came to that, so she decided that it didn't pose any disadvantage to her.<br />
}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''' - 靈異伝.TXT<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''' - 封魔録.txt<br />
*1997/12/29 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]]''' - 夢時空.TXT<br />
*1998/08/14 '''[[Lotus Land Story]]''' - 幻想郷.TXT<br />
*1998/12/30 '''[[Mystic Square]]''' - 怪綺談.TXT<br />
*2002/08/11 '''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; おまけ.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/08/15 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' - Border Team's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/12/30 '''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''' - 上海アリス通信.txt<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Reimu|Article and Interview: Reimu]]<br />
*2005/08/14 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''' - Playable Character; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2005/08/25 ~ 2006/03/25 '''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2005/10/01 '''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'''<br />
*2006/05/26 ~ 2009/01/26 '''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Reimu Hakurei|Shrine Maiden of Paradise: Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
*2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'''<br />
*2007/08/17 '''[[Mountain of Faith]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; Manual (official profile)<br />
*2007/10/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 5<br />
*2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html (official profile)<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Subterranean Animism]]''' - Reimu & Yukari/Suika/Aya's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2009/03/25 ~ 2009/06/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - Chapter 8<br />
*2009/05/26 ~ present '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'''<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/08/15 '''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2010/07/24 ~ present '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'''<br />
*2011/08/13 '''[[Ten Desires]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2012/10/26 ~ present '''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'''<br />
*2013/05/26 - '''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2013/08/12 - '''[[Double Dealing Character]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2014/05/11 - '''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''' - Day 8 Boss<br />
*2014/11/16 - '''[[Gold Rush]]''' - Stage boss<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|博麗|はくれい}} {{ruby-ja|霊夢|れいむ}}<br />
| nameEn = Reimu Hakurei<br />
| nameIPA = hakɯɽeː ɽeːmɯ [[Media:Reimu.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| image = [[File:Th17Reimu.png|x340px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| caption = Reimu Hakurei in [[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Shrine Maiden of Paradise|楽園の巫女}}<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| abilities = Ability to Float<br />Aura Manipulation<br />Powers as the [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| occupation = [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]]<br />
| location = [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|東方妖恋談}}|Eastern Mystical Love Consultation}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]], [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Capriccio|Maiden's Capriccio}} ([[Lotus Land Story]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]])<br />
*Witching Dream ([[Lotus Land Story]])<ref>''[[Lotus Land Story]]'': th4_02.txt</ref><br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Ancients|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients}} ([[Shuusou Gyoku]], [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|二色蓮花蝶 ~}} Red and White|Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White}} ([[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|少女綺想曲 ~}} Dream Battle|Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle}} ([[Imperishable Night]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|春色小径 ~}} Colorful Path|Spring Lane ~ Colorful Path}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' (Cover, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Lotus Land Story]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4 Boss)<br />
*''[[Mystic Square]]'' (Cover, Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Suika Ibuki|Suika's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Stage 4A Midboss, Stage 4A Boss)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Afterword story)<br />
*''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi's]] and [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya's]] Scenario)<br />
*''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
*''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene EX-1, EX-4, EX-7 Boss)<br />
*''[[Fairy Wars]]'' (Route B1 ending)<br />
*''[[Ten Desires]]'' (Title Screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent, Final Boss of [[Hata no Kokoro|Kokoro]]'s Scenario)<br />
*''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' (Title screen, Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (8th Day Boss)<br />
*''[[Gold Rush]]'' (Boss)<br />
*''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Violet Detector]]'' (Sunday Tutorial Boss, Wrong Sunday Tutorial Boss, Nightmare Saturday Boss)<br />
*''[[Wily Beast and Weakest Creature]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' (Interview)<br />
**''[[Extra of the Wind]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Memorizable Gensokyo]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' (Article)<br />
*''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
*''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]'' (Minor Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 (Profile section) and Vol. 2 (Cross review section)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]'' (Article)<br />
* [[The_Grimoire_of_Usami|The Grimoire of Usami ]]<br />
| appMusicCDs = *''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' (Referenced in Story)<br />
*''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.4]]'' (CD cover)<br />
*''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]'' (CD cover) <br />
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| appMiscworks = *[[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Circle Cut|Circle Cut]] (C52, C53, C54, C55, C66, C68, C70, C72, C74)<br />
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*[[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records|Hakurei Festival Records]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records - Flower Spelling|Hakurei Festival Records - Flower Spelling]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Touhou Lastword Collection|Touhou Lastword Collection]], [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Hakurei Festival Records - Distant, Hazy Moon|Hakurei Festival Records - Distant, Hazy Moon]]<br />
| appOther = *''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' (Extra Stage Boss #2)<br />
*''[[References to Touhou#Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom|Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color]]'' (Hidden Boss)<br />
*''[[References to Touhou#Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom|Graffiti Kingdom]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[LORD of VERMILION]]'' (Playable Guest Character)<br />
*''[[Nendoroid Generation]]'' (Guest Party Member)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Reimu Hakurei'''|博麗 霊夢|Hakurei Reimu}} is the main protagonist of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' series along with the deuteragonist, [[Marisa Kirisame]]. As the [[shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], she manages the [[Hakurei Border]] of [[Gensokyo]] and exterminates troublesome [[youkai]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Her personality is straightforward, optimistic, and a bit curious. She's quick to anger if offended, but just as quick to offer help to those in need. According to [[Komachi]], Reimu has an innocent heart that can't truly hate anyone.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 5</ref> While rather lazy in her free time, she's highly devoted to her duties as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]], resulting in a "shoot first and ask questions later" attitude to youkai extermination. This makes her known to exterminate youkai indiscriminately, regardless of how much of a threat they represent to her or others. One example is [[Tokiko]], who was ambushed by Reimu while she was, in Reimu's own words, "reading and minding her own business".<br />
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Apparently, however, she actually helps youkai in trouble when it really matters. For instance, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', she kept [[Reisen]] (disguised as an earth [[youkai]]-[[rabbit]]) at her place to help healing her injuries, giving her the futon she uses to sleep and even going to [[Eientei]] to inform its residents that a wounded rabbit was at her shrine. She also treated [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]] well enough after the events of ''[[Double Dealing Character]]'' that the inchling gave her a matching kimono as a sign of gratitude. Since it was so small, Reimu had to wear it on the back of her head.<br />
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It has been stated that Reimu treats everyone the same, whether they are humans, youkai or gods, giving them no particular respect or disrespect. This habit has caused her to inadvertently befriend many youkai she defeats. While she tries to keep youkai away from her shrine, this is because it makes it harder to gather faith from humans rather than because she dislikes them. At the end of the symposium in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', when Reimu goes to break it up, Miko notes that though Reimu says she wants to eliminate all the youkai, she actually just wants to attain a peace in Gensokyo that doesn't require violence, like the others present wish.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Ability to float<br />
While many inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] are capable of flying, Reimu's ability extends beyond that; she is someone who excels at floating through ''life'', displaying a level of oneness with her surroundings that has been compared to a [[hermit]]. While she "goes with the flow" Reimu displays superhuman instincts and incredible luck, naturally ending up on the path of least resistance through most situations; conversely, when distracted or acting with impure motives she quickly loses her edge.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'': Chapter 18</ref> On one occasion observers saw Reimu dodging an attack "like she was made of air" while Reimu herself saw the attack swerving to avoid her;<ref>''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'': [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 03|Chapter 3]]</ref> on another Reimu unknowingly walked across a river without getting wet, by stepping on fish that swam beneath her feet.<ref>''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'': Chapter 2</ref> This also makes Reimu's techniques extremely hard for [[Marisa Kirisame]] to learn from, since even Reimu herself has trouble explaining what she's doing. The ultimate expression of this ability is ''Fantasy Nature'', which allows Reimu to float away from reality and become impossible to attack; this was considered too powerful for use as a [[spell card]] until Marisa gave it a name and time limit.<ref>''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'': [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]</ref><br />
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;Aura manipulation<br />
It's stated in the {{nihongo|omake.txt|おまけ.txt}} of ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' that Reimu can control the natural spirits of living things, an ability which isn't listed in any source afterwards. No clear instance of this ability has been displayed in canon.<br />
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;Powers as the [[Hakurei]] [[Shrine Maiden]]<br />
[[File:SSIBCH10ReimuSummoning.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu summoning powers ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
As the [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei]] shrine maiden, Reimu can handle the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, and is trained in [[youkai]] extermination techniques as well as standard duties like performing blessings. Reimu is also capable of invoking [[Gensokyo]]'s native [[god]]s into her body, but she isn't well-trained enough to do so reliably.<br />
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;Barrier techniques<br />
Reimu displays great aptitude with magical barriers (beyond that normally associated with [[shrine maiden]]s), presumably related to her work in maintaining the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]. Among her techniques are barriers that explode, push enemies (or herself), or act as portals for her other attacks. Reimu is capable of dismantling barriers and seals too complex for [[Marisa Kirisame]]<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Marisa's Scenario|Marisa's scenario]]</ref><ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Reimu's Scenario|Reimu's scenario]]</ref> and [[Patchouli Knowledge]]<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'': Chapter 15</ref> to understand, with what Marisa calls her "cheat technique".<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'': Chapter 7</ref><br />
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===Occupation===<br />
Reimu is the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and one of the main "incident resolvers" in Gensokyo. She and others characterize the time she spends at the shrine as largely boring and uneventful. While she is sometimes serious about her duties, she can't seem to get many worshippers at her shrine. It appears that youkai extermination is her only method of earning even a thin salary. [[Kanako Yasaka]] has stated that if she was to acquire a tremendous amount of faith, she could become a goddess, but at the moment she acts more like a youkai.<br />
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[[Yukari Yakumo]] describes Reimu's job as not being that of a youkai exterminator, but rather a "balancer between humans and youkai", who prevents youkai from attacking humans and humans from becoming youkai.<ref>''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]/Chapter 53''</ref><br />
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''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' depicts Reimu as frequently coming up with various schemes to make money, which generally fail due to her own lack of foresight.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
In most of the Touhou games, Reimu uses the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s in combat. In ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' they also functioned as communicators with people above the surface. In addition, she usually carries a [[gohei]], sometimes referred to as her [[purification rod]], originally prepared by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]].<br />
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She also possesses a great amount of [[ofuda]], sacred paper charms with anti-[[youkai]] properties that she uses to fight, seal or exterminate youkai of any kind in her [[danmaku]]. Apparently, she can also use them to create barriers and even clones of herself.<ref> ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]] - Skill Card: [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Spell Cards/Reimu Hakurei#Skill Card 11|Instant Dimensional Rift]]</ref> Like the Yin-Yang Orbs, she uses them in most, if not all, games she has appeared in, either as a normal shot (usually with homing properties) or as bullets for her [[spell card]]s. Aside from this, the other projectile she uses is a large collection of throwing needles hidden within her sleeves.<br />
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===Machinery===<br />
In PC-98 canon, she possesses a robot called [[Ruukoto]], given to her by [[Yumemi Okazaki]] as a reward for defeating her. Ruukoto has not been seen outside of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
Not much is known about Reimu's history prior to the events of the games. Her earliest mention in the Gensokyo timeline is four to five years prior to Chapter 22 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', which took place in 2006. [[ZUN]] does mention in one of his [[Shanghai Alice Correspondence]] documents that there was a previous Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and it's generally assumed that there's a line of them.<br />
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In Chapter 25 of [[Wild and Horned Hermit]], with night's darkness fast approaching, an annoyed Reimu remarks, "Believe not they will be around for you always: parents and daylight". The quote was thought to imply that Reimu knew her parents, but they're gone and she's rather bitter about it. However, her line was modified from a haiku about the transient, changing nature of things, the original subjects being parents and money ({{lang|jp|いつまでも / あると思うな / 親と金}}). In chapter 2 of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'', Marisa remarks, "She was an orphan", though the context of this scene suggests that this could just be a throwaway line.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:PMiSS reimu.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reimu, as illustrated in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.]]<br />
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===Origin===<br />
Reimu Hakurei as a [[Shrine Maiden]] in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' is based on the character Sayo-chan, who's the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia:KiKi KaiKai|KiKi KaiKai]]''.<ref>[[wikipedia:File:Kikikaikai.gif|kikikaikai.gif]]</ref> The [[Bakebake]] are also based on this game. In general, [[ZUN]] thought it was a good idea to include a [[shrine maiden]] in an STG compared to other typical futuristic STGs simply because it was unusual at the time of her creation.{{citation needed}}<br />
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===Name===<br />
Reimu's full name is {{nihongo||博麗 霊夢|Reimu Hakurei}}. The characters for Reimu's last name {{nihongo||博麗|Hakurei}} literally mean something along the lines of "esteemed companion". The first word {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:博|博]]|Haku}} means "wide" or "exposition" while {{nihongo||[[wiktionary:麗|麗]]|Rei}} means "lovely", "graceful", or "beautiful". Her first name {{nihongo||霊夢|Reimu|lit. "spirit/soul dream"}} is a relevant Japanese word that refers to a "divine revelation made through dreams".<br />
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In the [[PC-98]] game era, her name was written with a slight difference. {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:靈|靈]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} was changed to {{lang|ja|博麗}}<big>'''{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:霊|霊]]}}'''</big>{{lang|ja|夢}} from ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'' onwards. "{{lang|ja|靈}}" is an [[Wikipedia:Hyōgaiji|uncommon]] form of "{{lang|ja|霊}}" with identical meanings. In the Japanese community, "{{lang|ja|博麗靈夢}}" is used to refer to Reimu in the PC-98 era specifically. Incidentally, Chinese (Taiwanese) fans who use the [[wikipedia:Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese characters]] also adopt this style to refer to Reimu in general (old Japanese kanji form and traditional [[wikipedia:Chinese characters|hanzi]] are basically identical).<br />
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===Design===<br />
Reimu is of moderate height. In PC-98 canon, she is depicted as having purple hair and eyes, and she wears a large red ribbon at the back of her head, and red tubes on her sidelocks. From [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]] to [[Mystic Square]] she wears an outfit like a traditional shrine maiden uniform, with a red hakama over a white kimono.<br />
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However, her best known design is that of the Windows era. She has brown-black hair which varies in length and style between games (tending towards long and loose in later works), and her eyes vary from brown to red to even blue depending on the game, but she still wears a red ribbon and matching tubes on her sidelocks. She's still seen in her "shrine maiden uniform", but it now bears little in common with the standard uniform beyond the red-and-white colour scheme (which ZUN has acknowledged<ref>[[ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref>). This uniform consists of a red skirt (rather than the standard [[wikipedia:Hakama|hakama]]), a sleeveless red top with a white collar, tied with a yellow ribbon (a red ribbon in ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' and ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', a blue one in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], [[Subterranean Animism]], [[Hopeless Masquerade]], [[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''), and a pair of white detached sleeves which expose her armpits and [[wikipedia:sarashi|sarashi]]. Due to the color scheme, she's occasionally called the "red-white shrine maiden"<ref>''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' - Extra stage</ref>. Her shaman clothing and her [[purification rod]] came from [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], but it's unknown who designs them. In chapter 7 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', she used chopsticks with her left hand, and it was stated that she was left-handed (this statement was deleted in the collected edition), but she held a pen with her right hand in ''Subterranean Animism''. It has been speculated by fans that, assuming this wasn't an art error, she may be ambidextrous or just used to writing with her right hand.<br />
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==Reimu's Appearances==<br />
Unless specified, Reimu has always held the role of a playable character in the majority of the games.<br />
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===PC-98 Games===<br />
;''Highly Responsive to Prayers''<br />
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A lone shrine sits Far East: the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. The powerful seal placed there has worn away, and many strange creatures are starting to come out. Now Reimu, seeking revenge (or possibly just to sate her curiosity), and armed with the shrine's treasure, the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, goes to the gate to face the [[Youkai|non-human]] creatures inside. The gate will lead to either [[Makai]] or [[Hell]] depending on which route the player chooses.<br />
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;''Story of Eastern Wonderland''<br />
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Reimu is training intensely in the harsh extremities of a mountain (or taking it easy), but when she returns to the shrine, she finds it infested by [[youkai]], [[ghost]]s and other non-human creatures. With her faithful turtle [[Genjii]] and her trusty Yin-Yang Orbs, she sets out to find the one who caused the trouble. Her journey leads her to [[Rika]], the culprit, as well as [[Mima]], who has broken the seal placed on her in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', and desires the power of the Yin-Yang Orbs for herself. Reimu is victorious in battle and learns the truth behind the Yin-Yang Orbs.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream''<br />
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Things have been peaceful lately so Reimu has time to kill. When some old ruins appear near the shrine, promising a reward for whoever can manage to make it inside, she decides to enter a sort of tournament to decide who'll go in. This is the first time Reimu appeared as a [[boss]]. Assuming she's the player character, she defeats all six opponents and makes it inside to confront [[Chiyuri Kitashirakawa]] and [[Yumemi Okazaki]], who have come from the real world in search of proof of magic. As a reward for defeating her, Yumemi gives Reimu the housekeeping robot [[Ruukoto]].<br />
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;''Lotus Land Story''<br />
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Reimu mulls over on how quiet things have been, but soon enough, youkai and spirits start flooding out into [[Gensokyo]] again, putting her shrine in danger. She confronts a few, then realizes this must have been the work of something bigger, and decides to go straight to the source of the issue. She makes her way through to the [[Fantasy World]], where she finally meets [[Yuuka Kazami]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Mystic Square''<br />
:{{Main|Mystic Square/Translation/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Mystic Square Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
A large outpour of [[demon]]s are appearing throughout the land from [[Makai]], and Reimu sets out to exterminate them. She reaches the creator of Makai itself, [[Shinki]], and defeats her in battle. Afterwards, she learns that the youkai and demon overflow in [[Gensokyo]] is the fault of some kind of Makai travel agency. Shinki promises to do something about it, but the demons make their way back to the shrine anyway.<br />
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===Windows Games===<br />
;''Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil''<br />
[[File:Th06ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''EoSD'']]<br />
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[[File:079BAiJRspecialEoSD.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Scarlet Mist Incident]]<br />
A scarlet mist covers the sky of Gensokyo. Reimu, who's annoyed by the mist, sets out to stop the incident. Her travels lead her to the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]], whose owner, [[Remilia Scarlet]], has spread the mist to try and block out the sun's rays, as she is a [[vampire]]. After defeating her, Remilia soon comes to visit her at the shrine, but Reimu has to return to the mansion when an odd rain suddenly appears over it, in order to deal with [[Flandre Scarlet]].<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PCB'']]<br />
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[[File:081BAiJRspecialPCB.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Spring Snow Incident]]<br />
Even though it's May, spring shows no signs of coming, leaving the inhabitants of [[Gensokyo]] in a cold winter weather that only gets worse. Reimu, noticing cherry petals blowing from the [[Netherworld]], decides to set out and stop the perpetrator from holding spring hostage. After making her way into the Netherworld, she comes to [[Hakugyokurou]], where the ghost [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] spends her time administrating the spirits of the dead. She was gathering the essence of spring to try and make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] bloom, but Reimu stops her before she completes it. Later on, Yuyuko asks Reimu to go deal with her friend [[Yukari Yakumo]], as she's the one who has been weakening the boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld, and she does so, after fierce combat. Yukari then restores the strength of the boundary.<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
[[File:Th08ReimuSprite.png|frame|Reimu's sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
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[[File:085BAiJRspecial IN.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in the Eternal Night Incident]]<br />
Yukari isn't able to sleep and discovers the full moon is nowhere to be found; it has been replaced with a fake moon, and the night appears to have stopped. She convinces Reimu into investigating the cause with her. After dealing with a few youkai, and [[Marisa Kirisame]] in particular, who demands to know why they've created this eternal night, they reach [[Eientei]], a house hidden in the [[Bamboo Forest of the Lost]]. Once there, they either confront [[Eirin Yagokoro]] or [[Kaguya Houraisan]]. Eirin explains that she actually sealed the Earth away from the [[Moon]] in order to prevent the Lunarians from taking Kaguya back. Kaguya, however, has tired of hiding, and so challenges Reimu and Yukari to complete her five impossible requests. Once they're defeated, they undo the seal (and thus "return" the real moon to Gensokyo). Afterwards, they all decide to have a moon viewing. Later on, Kaguya sends them into another part of the Bamboo Forest of the Lost as a "test of guts" - but her true intentions are revealed to be trying to annoy [[Fujiwara no Mokou]], another immortal human, and her eternal rival.<br />
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;''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
[[File:Th09ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''PoFV'']]<br />
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Reimu, who's usually easy-going, is disturbed by the amount of flowers blooming and, not to be the one who shrugs off her duties, goes on to search for answers. She fights through many opponents, including news reporter [[Aya Shameimaru]], in search of the truth. Eventually she reaches [[Muenzuka]], where the [[shinigami]] [[Komachi Onozuka]], who appears to have been slacking off on her job to manage said spirits. [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]] appears after Reimu beats Komachi up, and explains what's happening - an awful lot of spirits of the dead suddenly arrived from the [[Human World]], and they're having trouble accomodating all of them. After a lecture, they do battle, and Reimu emerges victorious. The three of them have a flower viewing later on, where it's explained that as the spirits of the dead cross the [[Sanzu River]], the flowers' blooming will settle down.<br />
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;''Mountain of Faith''<br />
:{{Main|Mountain of Faith/Story/Reimu's Scenario|l1=Mountain of Faith Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
Reimu's shrine has become a hotspot for [[youkai]], so she doesn't get many [[human]] visitors to do patronage. She receives a foreboding threat from a [[Sanae Kochiya|mysterious human visitor]], who demands that the [[Hakurei shrine]] be shut down and submit to another god. Reimu, always the optimist, decided to go to [[Youkai Mountain]] to face the goddess who's making these threats. She fights her way up to the [[Moriya Shrine]] and defeats its shrine maiden, [[Sanae Kochiya]], as well as its resident god, [[Kanako Yasaka]], thus saving her own shrine. Afterwards, Reimu summons everyone to the shrine to watch the autumn leaves, where she vouches for Sanae and Kanako and tells [[Nitori]] and [[Aya]] that they should invite them over for drinks sometime and generally get along. Sanae also tells Reimu that youkai are a good source of faith. A while later, Marisa brings Reimu the rumor that a second god is actually living at the Moriya Shrine, and she goes to check it out. She then meets [[Suwako Moriya]] and defeats her.<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<br />
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A geyser appears behind [[Hakurei Shrine]], and at first Reimu is happy, since its heat will alleviate the cold of winter. However, [[Evil spirit|evil spirit]]s begin emerging from the earth and loitering about [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu is sent to investigate with either [[Yukari Yakumo]], [[Suika Ibuki]], or [[Aya Shameimaru]], depending on what shot type the player chooses. She communicates them throughout her trip via her Yin-Yang Orbs. She heads straight to the [[Underworld]], and fights her way deeper and deeper until reaching the [[Palace of the Earth Spirits]]. There she meets [[Satori Komeiji]], whose two pets apparently have something to do with it. Reimu defeats [[Rin Kaenbyou]], then reaches [[Utsuho Reiuji]], who, with her newfound powers, is maintaining the hellfire that heats the Underground, and is responsible for the geysers that let the evil spirits leak out. She defeats her as well, then returns to the surface. Rin starts frequenting the shrine, though mostly for food, and eventually they make the geyser behind the shrine into a hot spring. Utsuho later explains how she came to possess such power, and it seems to point straight towards Kanako and Suwako, so Reimu sets off for the Youkai Mountain again. When she gets to the shrine, however, she meets [[Koishi Komeiji]], who was apparently also looking for who gave Utsuho those powers. Suwako comes out to meet them after they fight and explains it's all part of their "industrial revolution project".<br />
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;''Undefined Fantastic Object''<br />
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When the treasure ship appears in the skies of Gensokyo, Reimu decides to go after it. She forces her way into it only to discover that there's no treasure inside. However, [[Minamitsu Murasa]] tells her they're headed to [[Makai]] to revive a "saint" of some sort. She follows them there and meets [[Byakuren Hijiri]], a Buddhist monk that loves youkai and humans equally. That certainly won't do, so Reimu beats her up. She and Byakuren later fly around the skies on the ship, but afterwards the ship is landed and renovated into the [[Myouren Temple]]. A little later, she follows up on the strange light that was following her during the journey, and it turns out to be [[Nue Houjuu]], a straggler from Byakuren's group. Reimu defeats her and persuades her to visit the temple.<br />
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;''Ten Desires''<br />
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A large number of [[Divine spirit|divine spirit]]s appear, threatening the flower viewing, so it's up to Reimu to figure out what's causing it. She visits the [[Netherworld]] first; while [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] isn't the culprit, she points the shrine maiden towards the [[Myouren Temple]]. After forcing her way to the graveyard, she discovers the spirits all flocking to the [[Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum]]. Once inside, she defeats the newly resurrected [[Mononobe no Futo]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] in battle. When she finds that the temple is bringing in a youkai from the outside world for war against Miko, she finds and defeats [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]].<br />
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;''Double Dealing Character''<br />
[[File:Th14ReimuBackSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu's back sprite in ''DDC'']]<br />
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After discovering that previously docile youkai have become violent, Reimu learns from [[Yatsuhashi Tsukumo]] and [[Benben Tsukumo]] that a group of youkai are planning social upheaval. She travels to the [[Shining Needle Castle]] and defeats [[Seija Kijin]], who remarks that her allies can become as strong as they want to if they ignore the consequences. After being led by Seija to the inner parts of the castle, she defeats the Miracle Mallet-wielding [[Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]]. Afterwards, a magical storm similar to the one caused by the Miracle Mallet rages and Reimu finds that the cause is the tsukumogami [[Raiko Horikawa]], who had successfully changed her source of magic to that of the outside world. After beating Raiko, Reimu lets her go in exchange for not causing any problems in the future.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
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[[File:083BAiJRspecial IaMP.jpg|thumb|200px||Reimu in the Night Parade of One Hundred Oni Every Four Days Incident]]<br />
As Reimu makes preparations for an upcoming feast, both [[human]]s and [[youkai]] are drawn to the feast and are unable to stop partying. Reimu is suspicious of a strange mist that covers Gensokyo and goes to investigate. She roams around, beating up various characters she suspects to be the culprit. She cannot find them; but on the day of the feast, [[Suika Ibuki]] finally makes herself known, and [[Yukari Yakumo]] shows Reimu to her. Suika soons becomes attached to hanging out at the [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br />
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;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
Reimu doesn't actually appear in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', but instead in a "Special story" that was added to the [[Shoot the Bullet/Translation/Afterword|afterword]]. It shows that she and [[Marisa Kirisame]] are talking about a notebook Marisa found.<br />
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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
:{{Main|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story#Reimu's Story|l1=Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Reimu's Scenario}}<br />
The [[Hakurei Shrine]] is suddenly destroyed by an earthquake, but upon consulting with Marisa, Reimu finds out that no one else felt it, so there must be something odd going on. She goes around to various suspicious characters, including [[Komachi Onodzuka]], who Reimu initially suspects. However, it's not her, so Reimu ends up making her way towards [[Heaven]], where the celestials [[Iku Nagae]] and [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] reside. Tenshi reveals she started the incident simply because she was bored watching everyone else getting involved in incidents and wanted to start her own. She also claims she destroyed Reimu's shrine so Reimu would be motivated to resolve the incident; Reimu promptly resolves the incident by defeating Tenshi. Afterwards, Tenshi has a legion of celestials help rebuild her shrine.<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
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Reimu, not the main character, is only playable via selectable character to play with. In Sanae's scenario, Reimu fights Sanae in the [[Underground Geyser Center]], but is defeated. Later on, she reads about [[Hisoutensoku]] later on in a newspaper in the ending. Also in Meiling's scenario, she doesn't actually appear here, to which is in fact a pseudo-Reimu who was sent by the [[Giant Catfish]] to [[assassin]]ate [[Hong Meiling]] in her dreams, but was defeated.<br />
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;''Double Spoiler''<br />
In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Reimu appeared as a [[stage]] Ex target, where she uses a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].<br />
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;''Fairy Wars''<br />
Reimu appeared in ''Fairy Wars'' as a cameo on the Route B1 ending. As [[Cirno]] and the [[Three Mischievous Fairies]] were terrorising Reimu when she's unaware of who's attacking her, she gets angry and shoots bullets omnidirectionally.<br />
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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
Reimu represents [[Shinto]]ism in the religious war between Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism. She finds that "hope" is being sapped from the village people by [[Hata no Kokoro]] and battles her to stop her.<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]], Reimu becomes one of the many strong [[youkai]] and [[human]]s to try and stop [[Seija Kijin]], appearing on day 8. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.<br />
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;''Gold Rush''<br />
Reimu appears as the [[boss]] in the one-[[stage]] minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''. Extending from ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[Seija Kijin]] somehow acquired the ultimate 10th "rule-breaking" item the Miracle Mallet (Real), which is capable of destroying danmaku, and decides to make use of it by robbing the [[Hakurei Shrine]] before its power runs out. Reimu uses three [[spell card]]s and non-spell cards on Seija before she's defeated.<br />
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;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Reimu appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''. Reimu finds [[Marisa Kirisame]] at [[Kourindou]] and wanted her to taste some mushrooms for poison, but Marisa attacked her with occult power. Reimu was confused, seeing a bizarre ball of sort. She then met [[Kasen Ibaraki]] who seemed to know about the ball. She finds out that Reimu has an [[Occult Ball]], to which she tries to take off her. After she was defeated, she warns that the ball is dangerous. Eventually that night, Reimu encounters [[Sumireko Usami|a mysterious figure]].<br />
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===Literature===<br />
;''Curiosities of Lotus Asia''<br />
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;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
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Shortly after the events of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] attends a flower viewing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], where she meets Reimu, who's in a foul mood since no one wants to help her clean up after event. Aya plies her with sake and questions her about the incident, commenting in the article that "Reimu just seems to be a laid-back drunkard".<br />
In the follow-up interview, Reimu claims Aya's paper is full of lies and insists her account of the incident is true, though Aya still doesn't recognize Reimu's deeds.<br />
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;''Silent Sinner in Blue''<br />
Sometime not long after the events of ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Reimu is recruited by the members of the Scarlet Devil Mansion to power their rocket to the moon. The group is defeated by the Watatsuki sisters, who keep Reimu on the moon for a short period of time to clear their names before returning her unharmed to Gensokyo. Unbeknownst to almost everyone involved, their voyage was simply one part of a complex ploy by Yukari to intimidate the residents of Eientei.<br />
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;''Eastern and Little Nature Deity'', ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'', and ''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru12.jpg|thumb|200px|Reimu in ''SoPm'', with her shrine destroyed]]<br />
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In ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', Reimu appeared on part 6 of the symposium. It was stated that Reimu was hiding and hearing over the whole symposium, that was attended by [[Hieda no Akyuu]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Kanako Yasaka]], [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]]. When she was revealed by Akyuu, Marisa noticed that she had an angry look on her face (although she seems to not be angry with Akyuu). That's because she's not happy with the discussion the group was having, believing that it's all nonsense. She slammed a pile of newspapers in front of them to prove how bad the [[youkai]] are and tells them to stop the symposium immediately. She was requested by the [[human]]s of the [[Human Village]] to stop this as they were aware – and felt uncomfortable – of "non-humans" discussing on changing the way of Gensokyo's life. The group were unhappy with her personality and her way of "fight-first, ask-later" attitude towards youkai, and can't even spend another minute finishing their sake.<br />
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There was also an article included, written by [[Aya Shameimaru]], that involved Reimu's broken-down [[Hakurei Shrine]] during the events of ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''. It stated that it collapsed due to a localised earthquake and that the roof caved into the shrine. Aya found it suspicious that a [[celestial]], that been [[Tenshi Hinanawi]], came to help and re-build it.<br />
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;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
Reimu finds her shrine frequented by a mysterious hermit going by the name of [[Kasen Ibaraki]]. ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' follows the various escapades and adventures of Reimu and her friends in concurrence to the timeline of the games. Reimu in ''WaHH'' is generally short-sighted and obsessed with making a profit.<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
When book-lender [[Kosuzu Motoori]] of the [[Human Village]] begins dabbling with demon books, Reimu finds herself frequently having to sort out the incidents caused by the youkai that are released from them. In contrast to ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', which is fairly lighthearted, ''Forbidden Scrollery'' depicts Reimu as a shrine maiden who struggles to maintain the image of a protector for the Human Village while maintaining the masquerade set in place by the youkai.<br />
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===Seihou Project===<br />
[[File:Sh01Reimu.png|thumb|Reimu as she appears in ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]''.]]<br />
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;''Shuusou Gyoku''<br />
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[[File:Sh01ReimuSprite.png|frame|left|Reimu sprite in ''SSG'']]<br />
Reimu has made a guest appearance as the second Extra stage [[boss]] of ''[[Seihou Project]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first work ''[[Shuusou Gyoku]]'', a [[danmaku]] game series by the junior doujin circle "[[Shunsatsu sare do?]]", where [[ZUN]] also contributed music and art to the game. It seems like ZUN put her in the game along with [[Marisa Kirisame]]. Her title was "Eternal Shrine Maiden" and her theme was "Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients". To add to this, [[Yuuka Kazami]] made a guest appearances in the following work, ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]''.<br />
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She seems to have no view towards the [[Seihou World]]; she doesn't know that there's no vegetation and has no thoughts about scientific machinery. After VIVIT defeated Marisa at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in [[Gensokyo]], Marisa was then thudded by Reimu for fighting at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Reimu attacked her with two [[purification rod]]s before she could explain what she was doing. After Reimu lost, VIVIT told her that she was looking for the [[Holy Grail]], causing Reimu to become confused and start asking questions.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
Although Reimu often shows up as the main character, she doesn't participate in mundane activities to the extent [[Marisa Kirisame]] does, limiting her familiarity with most of [[Gensokyo]]'s population. Nevertheless, she has interacted with almost every other character that has ever made a physical appearance, with a few exceptions such as the [[Giant Catfish]], [[Renko Usami]], and [[Maribel Hearn]].<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
[[File:SSiBArtWallpaper1.jpg|thumb|192px|Reimu and Marisa, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''.]]<br />
Reimu's best friend is likely [[Marisa Kirisame]], who spends a lot of her time at the shrine. They're there together the majority of the time in various print works, prologues, and extra stage prologues, hanging out together and discussing or attending the latest events in [[Gensokyo]]. Reimu has known Marisa since ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', where [[Mima]] had Marisa fight Reimu. Their friendship may have started soon after that, as in all of the bad endings, Marisa decides she needs to train more, and drags Reimu along to train with her, much to Reimu's chagrin.<br />
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===Yukari Yakumo===<br />
Despite her antagonistic personality, [[Yukari Yakumo]] mentors Reimu by pushing her to increase her spiritual powers, such as learning how to invoke the gods in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''. She also occasionally seeks Reimu's assistance in resolving incidents in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''.<br />
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===Rinnosuke Morichika===<br />
Reimu is familiar with [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], a shopkeeper who owns [[Kourindou]], who she sometimes visits to hang out or for wares (and sometimes shoplifts). She apparently has a large unpaid tab for requested items and services, but denies it since Rinnosuke "never accepts money" (which he denies being the case). Rinnosuke was also the one that originally prepared her [[purification rod]] for her use.<br />
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===Sanae Kochiya===<br />
Despite being the priestess of a rival shrine, [[Sanae Kochiya]] is on friendly terms with Reimu and appears frequently in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' alongside Reimu and Marisa. She came on a bit strongly when she and Reimu first met, but she really thought she was helping the Hakurei Shrine out by attempting to get it to switch gods to [[Kanako Yasaka]]. After ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', Sanae offered to help Reimu as a fellow shrine maiden to gather faith for the shrine, and she appears to have been friends with Reimu since then. Nonetheless, the two have no qualms about antagonizing the other at times, though these quarrels are usually resolved by the next time they meet.<br />
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==Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
Kasen became a mentor of sorts for Reimu, initially due to her own plan, but she continues to view herself as a mentor after her goals were achieved. Reimu mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties. In spite of this, Reimu views Kasen as a genuine friend. When fighting Kasen's arm, Reimu was unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realized that the arm battling her was actually a separate entity from Kasen. By the present day, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Genjii===<br />
In the [[PC-98]] [[canon]], Reimu used a [[turtle]] as a means for flight until the end of ''[[Mystic Square]]''; that turtle was [[Genjii]]. Reimu calls him "gramps".<br />
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===Three Fairies of Light===<br />
Reimu is often the target of pranks by the [[Three Fairies of Light]], and Reimu tends to exterminate them on sight whenever she catches them (unless Marisa's escorting them). As of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', the three fairies moved into a tree near the [[Hakurei Shrine]] and become Reimu's neighbors, increasing the amount of pranks even more. Reimu aims to evict the fairies, but cannot find their treehouse, which is actually located on the [[Hakurei Border]]. Eventually, in an attempt to befriend Reimu so she'll no longer threaten them, the three fairies challenge her to a battle, reasoning that Reimu tends to befriend many youkai after fighting them. After an intense battle, Reimu finally defeats the fairies (instantly), and points out that their line of reasoning is utterly ridiculous. Despite this, Marisa finds that Reimu befriended the fairies after all, and as of the end of Oriental Sacred Place, the fairies now happily openly spend time at the shrine while helping Reimu out with various chores.<br />
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===Byakuren Hijiri===<br />
Reimu views [[Byakuren Hijiri]] and the [[Myouren Temple]] as a rival of sorts to herself and the Hakurei Shrine. In ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] points out that Reimu is friendly towards Byakuren. Although Reimu says they're religious rivals, she doesn't seem to deny it. In one of her ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' endings, Reimu is depressed at how quickly Byakuren's temple is picking up followers compared to her own shrine. By the time of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', Reimu is angry at the temple for stealing away her shrine's followers (ignoring that her shrine never had (m)any followers in the first place), but Byakuren seems unaware of this.<br />
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===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
[[Kasen Ibaraki]] is a regular at the shrine and acts as a mentor (and sometimes guardian) of Reimu, whom she fears is too concerned with worldly desires.<br />
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===Kosuzu Motoori===<br />
[[Kosuzu Motoori]], the daughter of the book-lender in the Human Village, has a great deal of respect for Reimu. She is convinced that no harm will come to her from dealing with the youma books, because she is sure that Reimu will come save her if anything happens.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;The Hakurei God<br />
Reimu knows next to nothing about [[The Hakurei God|the god dwelling in her shrine]], making her unable to provide it with faith despite her efforts. Byakuren stated in one of the endings for ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' that the god is mad due to this.<br />
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;Ruukoto<br />
In the PC-98 canon, she obtains a [[robot]]ic maid named [[Ruukoto]] as a servant at the end of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' though no reference has been made to it since.<br />
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;Mima<br />
In the PC-98 canon, [[Mima]] is an [[Onryou#Akuryou|Akuryou]] who haunts the surroundings of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], after many confrontations and being resealed by Reimu, she decides to spend her days making fun of the shrine maiden.<br />
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;Suika Ibuki<br />
[[Suika Ibuki]], who often freeloads her shrine after the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' is also is her ally during ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Reimu saw Suika's presence as a nuisance at first, but never really bothered with driving her away.<br />
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;Aya Shameimaru<br />
[[Aya Shameimaru]], the [[tengu]] reporter was also her ally during the events of ''Subterranean Animism''.<br />
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;Unnamed kitsune & Unnamed kuda-gitsune<br />
In ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 8, The [[Unnamed kitsune]] offered to help Reimu gain worshipers after being caught disguised as Marisa during a party at Hakurei Shrine. She was, however, deceiving Reimu by letting her use the powers of her kuda-gitsune. Using her ability, they gathered worshipers. [[Kasen Ibaraki]] discovered that these fox youkai had been consuming Reimu's willpower and wealth as payment for their help. However, they managed to walk away from the Hakurei Shrine with all her wealth.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th01cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', featuring Reimu<br />
File:Th02cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', featuring Reimu, Marisa & Mima<br />
File:Th03cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', featuring Reimu & others<br />
File:Th04cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'', featuring Reimu & Marisa<br />
File:Th05cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Mystic Square]]'', featuring Reimu and Alice<br />
File:CoLAReimufull.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 03 01.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' with cooking apron<br />
File:Curiosities of lotus asia 08 01.jpg|Reimu on the chapter 8 cover of ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Seasonal dream vision 000a.png|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Seasonal Dream Vision]]''<br />
File:BAiJRcover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:066BAiJRReisen.jpg|Illustration of Reimu in Reisen's article from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:167BAiJRReimu.png|Sketch of Reimu from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:ELNDCH0Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:EotWReimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Extra of the Wind]]''<br />
File:Th06Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''<br />
File:Th07Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<br />
File:Th09FullReimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''<br />
File:Th09ReimuAlt.png|Alternate outfit from ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
File:Th10Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Mountain of Faith]]''<br />
File:Th11Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''<br />
File:Th12Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''<br />
File:00Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:Th13Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Ten Desires]]''<br />
File:00Reimu3.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''<br />
File:Th14Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Double Dealing Character]]''<br />
File:Th145Reimu2.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:00Reimu5.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th15Reimu.png|Reimu artwork from ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''<br />
File:ThGSCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''<br />
File:SBND16Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtChapter111.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBpencilboard.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSiBArtWallpaper2.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBCH9ReimuMarty.jpg|Reimu party outfit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SIBCH21ReimuSwimsuit.jpg|Reimu with swimsuit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:MOFI8.jpg|Illustration by ''[[TOKIAME]]'' for ''[[Chara☆Mel]]''<br />
File:OSPCH18Reimu.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:OSPCH4ReimuCostume.jpg|Reimu Ushi no toki mairi costume in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 08.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH8 19.jpg|Reimu in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:ZCDS-0011.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Reimu.jpg|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:GoMIllus-Reimu.jpg|Illustration from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:ThGKCover.jpg|Reimu on the cover of ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon2 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:FS Tankebon3 cover.jpg|Reimu on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]''<br />
File:IMIEReimu.png|Reimu in ''[[Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]''<br />
File:Th123ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The middle top corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the right top corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette<br />
File:Th123ReimuSigil.png|Reimu's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:CoverTH105demo.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' demo screen<br />
File:ThGI1cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 1 cover<br />
File:ThGI2cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 2 cover<br />
File:ThGI3Cover.jpg|Reimu in the ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 3 cover<br />
File:ULiL-PlayStation-4-keyart.jpg|Artwork for the PlayStation 4 version of ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:Th155ReimuColors.png|Reimu's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'',''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', and ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'', the first two color palettes are only seen in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade|HM]]'' demo, and the last two were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
File:Reimu_omikuji.png|Omikuji with Reimu's portrait made by ZUN for [[Reitaisai]] 15<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Reimu is the most frequent character to appear in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' games, with [[Marisa Kirisame]] coming second. Reimu appears in every Touhou game, two times more than Marisa, who didn't appear in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'' and the minigame ''[[Gold Rush]]''.<br />
*Reimu appears on the cover of all five [[PC-98]] games.<br />
*Reimu seems to be scared before and after the boss battle with the [[Five Magic Stones]], making this the only ever time that Reimu was scared and/or afraid of a boss before and after the battle.<br />
*Most of her theme from ''Lotus Land Story'' sounds similar to [[Elis]] and [[Kikuri]]'s theme from ''Highly Responsive to Prayers'', "Magic Mirror".<br />
*It was originally stated that she lives alone at the shrine, but other rarely seen characters ([[Mima]] and [[SinGyoku]]) are known to stay there or near there as well. Even then, Reimu claims that most youkai visitors are nuisances, and she'd prefer to be left alone. [[Marisa Kirisame]] seems to be one of the few who she wouldn't drive away.<br />
*[[Watatsuki no Yorihime]] from ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' – along with [[VIVIT]] from the ''[[Seihou Project]]'' – are thought to be the only ever known characters to have defeated Reimu. However, Yorihime's victory was from a manga, and VIVIT's victory was from a separate series.<br />
*In ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', Reimu is the only one whose partner doesn't mention the danger of the full moon.<br />
*Reimu's ultimate technique {{nihongo|'''Fantasy Nature'''|夢想天生|musou tensei|"innate fantasy gained at birth"}} is homophonous with the ultimate technique of the Hokuto Shinken school in ''[[wikipedia:Fist of the North Star|Fist of the North Star]]'', {{nihongo|'''Musou Tensei'''|無想転生|musou tensei|"nil-thought rebirth"}}, and has much the same effect.<br />
**In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', if you activate Fantasy Nature successfully in a 3rd round, a remix of "Eastern Mystical Love Consultation" will play which resembles ''Ai wo Torimodose'', the opening theme of the ''Fist of the North Star'' anime (an instrumental version of which usually plays whenever Kenshiro is about to win a fight).<br />
*In ''Touhou Hisoutensoku'', one of her alternative palettes looks similar to VIVIT. Also, one of her palettes seems to be another maid homage, [[Ruukoto]], or possibly [[Sanae Kochiya]]'s colours. The palette also seems to resemble Mima from ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''. Her white/light gray palette seems to resemble [[wikipedia:Toki (Fist of the North Star)#Toki|Toki]] from Hokuto no Ken and possibly somewhat similar to her white outfit from the fangame ''[[Concealed the Conclusion]]''. <!--And finally, her white/light blue palette looks like a tribute to [http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Nanoha_Takamachi Nanoha], as they both tend to "befriend" their opponents with superior firepower.--><br />
*When playing Yukari's story mode in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', Reimu breaks down in tears in the ending after Yukari defeats [[Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi]] and reduces the Hakurei Shrine to rubble for the second time, with [[Sakuya Izayoi|Sakuya]] and [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]] looking on helplessly (although Suika offers to help rebuild it). This marks the first and only time where she's seen crying in a storyline scenario.<br />
*The shrine maiden at the end of ''[[Dolls in Pseudo Paradise]]'' is probably Reimu. She has Reimu's title, "Shrine Maiden of Paradise" (and her personality), and according to [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Music Columns|''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Music Column]], the shrine maiden in the song that accompanies the ending section is Reimu (so basically, this shrine maiden has Reimu's song and title). However, only the shrine maiden at the end is referred to as the shrine maiden of paradise. Thus it's possible that the shrine maiden seen in the first half of the story is a different person altogether.<br />
*A "13th Shrine Maiden" signs off the Gensokyo Record in [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Story/Prologue|''Perfect Cherry Blossom'''s prologue]]. [[ZUN]] has stated in [[ZUN's E-mails|an e-mail]] that the Gensokyo Record is unreliable (for one thing, the writing style of each section shows it was written by a different person each time), thus "there's a high possibility that Reimu isn't the 13th Hakurei shrine maiden." (technically, this also means there's no proof that the person who wrote that section of the record is a shrine maiden at all). <br />
*It' is shown in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that the shrine sometimes gets various donations (including wine) from unknown sources (implied to be from the [[Outside World|outside world]], as the [[Hakurei Shrine]] lies on the border) and Yukari is shown in ''Oriental Sacred Place'' to sneak yen donations into the offering box when Reimu isn't looking.<br />
*Although Reimu has successfully resolved the incidents in each major Touhou game, it is possible that her win rate throughout the actual events of the games wasn't 100%. ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'' states that Reimu likes to request rematches until she finally wins. In game terms, Reimu apparently has had to use a few continues every once in a while, but she still manages to get a good ending.<br />
**In [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], Reimu does not defeat [[Okina Matara]] at stage 6 initially, being led into a trap leading to her defeat. She challenges Okina to a rematch in the Extra Stage and, after devising a countermeasure, defeats her.<br />
*VIVIT made reference to Reimu in both ''[[Kioh Gyoku]]'' and ''[[Samidare]]'', believing she met her – when talking to [[Yuuka Kazami]] – in the former, and referring to her as "red-white" in the latter.<br />
*In [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] chapter 46, Reimu experiences a near-death experience because of food poisoning.<br />
**It is also revealed, in the same chapter, that she has trouble of taking care of herself.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。武器は最強の<br /> 陰陽玉だが、思うように操れずよく振り回される。<br /> それでも霊力があるので、かなりの腕前。<br /> お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’、体術。など今回の敵<br /> に対して無効だったので、ちょっと困りもん。<br /> 現在、この神社は彼女一人でもっている。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine, Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], She has some spirit-power by nature, but lacks training. Her weapon is the mighty [[Yin-Yang Orb]], but her control is somewhat unstable.<br /><br />
But anyway, with her spirit-power, she got quite some skills.<br /><br />
Her usual attacks -namely amulet-attacks, spirit-power discharging (霊撃 -Spirit strike-), melee skills- are useless to current enemies. She's in some trouble.<br /><br />
Currently, she's the only person in the shrine.<br />
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| text = ★ 主人公 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家で、今回の様な非常時でも全然心配などしておらず、自分の霊力で何とかなると思っている。<br /><br />
<br /> 今回は、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br />
| translation ='''Heroine<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br /><br />
She's such an optimist that she doesn't worry at all even in this emergency, and believes she can solve all incidents with her power.<br /><br />
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This time, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]] - 夢時空.TXT|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
例によって、(なぜか)亀に乗ってたたかう。<br /><br />
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今回もいかがわしいと思いつつ、ついわくわくしてしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who has the natural-born spiritual power and lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking with amulets, firing her spiritual power called ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
As usual, she (somehow) fights riding on the turtle.<br><br />
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This time, she feels somewhat suspicious, yet she's excited about the incident.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Lotus Land Story]] - 幻想郷.TXT|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| image =[[File:Th04Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ★ 夢と伝統を保守する巫女 ・・・ 博麗 靈夢<br /><br /><br />
博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden who Protects Dream and Tradition<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Due to her slightly emotional and simple character, she's always made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Mystic Square]] - 怪綺談.TXT|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = 博麗 靈夢(はくれいれいむ) ・・ 巫女さん<br /><br /> 博麗神社の巫女、生まれ付き霊力はあるが修業不足。お札による攻撃と、霊力の放出による‘霊撃’。それに、‘陰陽玉’の力で妖怪を退治している。<br /><br />
性格は楽天家である。靈夢の周りでは変なことが色々起こるが、本人はそれを楽しんでいる。<br /><br />
ちょっと感情的で単純なので、よく魔理沙におちょくられている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden<br />Reimu Hakurei'''<br /><br />
A [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]], who possesses natural-born spiritual power but lacks training. She exterminates [[youkai]] by attacking them with amulets, firing her spiritual power in a ''Spiritual Attack'' and releasing the power of the ''[[Yin-Yang Orb]]''.<br><br />
She's an optimist. She faces some strange incidents, but still she enjoys them.<br><br />
Because of her slightly emotional and simple character, she's often made fun of by [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]].<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Shuusou Gyoku]] - 創曲幻想.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ・永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイ レイム)<br/><br />
<br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。才能はあるが修行不足。もともと修行は好きでない。強力な霊力でいままで幾多の魔法使い、悪霊、妖怪、そして神と闘ってきたらしい(理由、なんとなく)<br/><br />
いつも何か変な事に巻き込まれてしまうが、その半分は陰で魔理沙が引き起こしているらしい。霊夢は気づかないふりをしている。そんな魔理沙をしょうがない奴と考えている。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden<br>Reimu Hakurei'''<br><br />
The [[shrine maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Talented, but lacks training. Basically, she doesn't like to train. They say she has fought plenty of [[magician]]s, evil spirits, [[youkai]] and even gods with her strong spiritual power (for no particular reason).<br><br />
She's always involved in some strange affairs, though she seems to be dragged into most of them due to [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]]. Reimu pretends not to notice this. She sees Marisa as essentially a hopeless case.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]] - Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女 博麗 霊夢(ハクレイレイム) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。のんびりしてるようで、実にのんびりしてる。<br/><br />
人がほとんどこなくなった神社に住んでいて、本人は世間離れしすぎている。<br/><br />
本人は降りかかる火の粉を払っているだけなのだが、結果としてそれは、幻想郷の住人が人里に行かないように、また人間が幻想郷に迷い込まないように、という役目になっているらしい。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], and protagonist of the [[Touhou]] series. She appears quite carefree on the outside, and indeed deep down, she really is carefree. She lives in her shrine and is rarely visited by anyone, which causes her to be out of touch with current social norms. Even though she only extinguished certain sparks of conflict because they seemed to befall her without warning, her actions have generally resulted in preventing the residents of [[Gensokyo]] from visiting [[human]] settlements, and keeping outsiders away from wandering into Gensokyo.<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]] - おまけ.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○永遠の巫女<br /> 博麗 霊夢(はくれい・れいむ)<br /><br /> 能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力、霊気を操る程度の能力<br /><br /><br /> 主人公です。<br /><br /> 時間的な流れでは前作から大して経ってなく、年齢も変化ありません。<br /><br /> 意味も無く巫女さんです。というか東方は巫女さんSTGなんで巫女さ<br /> んです。本末転倒気味。<br /> 今回の衣装は巫女さんらしいゴテゴテ感もなく、非常にシンプルな上に<br /> 巫女さんっぽくないです。本当に巫女さんなんでしょうか?<br /><br /> まさに「そこの紅白」って感じです。<br />
| translation = '''Eternal Shrine Maiden'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Abilities: Flying in the air, manipulating auras<br />
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The protagonist.<br />
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Chronologically, this title isn't too far from the previous title, thus her age stays the same as before.<br />
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There is nothing special about her being a [[shrine maiden]]. Or rather, she's a shrine maiden only because the [[Touhou]] series has become the "Shrine Maiden [[Shooting game|Shooting Game]]" series. It feels like the cart has been placed before the horse to me.<br/><br />
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This time, her outfit isn't overly intricate like typical [[shrine maiden]] clothing, but has become quite simple and only remotely resembles that of a shrine maiden. Is she really a shrine maiden?<br />
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She's more like "You, red-white!" in my opinion.<br/><br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] - Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さんで主人公。頭が普通そうだが、実は春満開。<br/><br />
神社は常に妖怪が跋扈していて、霊夢も妖怪達に馴染まれている。<br/><br />
割と巫女としての機能を持ち合わせていない。<br/><br />
修行嫌いでもちろん修行不足のため、そこそこの腕前である。<br/><br />
全ての物事に対し、一生懸命取り組むことを嫌う。<br/><br />
努力が報われることなど信じていないからである。<br/><br />
その為、博麗神社のおみくじには末吉はない。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。あとは、空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
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当たり判定が小さく、低速移動も非常<br/><br />
に精度が良い。<br/><br />
霊符の「博麗アミュレット」は使い勝手<br/><br />
が良い。弾避けに専念するための武器。<br/><br />
一方、夢符の「エクスターミネイション」<br/><br />
は最高クラスの破壊力を持つ。<br/><br />
ボスを瞬殺出来るが、ボムの無敵時間<br/><br />
は全キャラ中最短。攻撃範囲も威力も<br/><br />
無い。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[shrine maiden]], and the protagonist. Her mind might appear normal, but in fact it's like spring in full bloom.<br/><br />
The shrine is always haunted by [[youkai]], and they're very friendly to Reimu as well.<br/><br />
She's hardly performing the role of a shrine maiden at this point.<br/><br />
She hates training, and because of this, lacks ability. So her skill is quite so-so.<br/><br />
She hates to do her very best at anything that falls upon her.<br/><br />
That's because she doesn't believe that effort will be rewarded.<br/><br />
Because of that, the [[Hakurei Shrine]]'s paper fortune doesn't have {{nihongo|"Least luck"|末吉}}<br/><br />
''[Typically, a shrine's paper fortune has {{nihongo|Best luck|大吉}}, {{nihongo|Medium luck|中吉}}, {{nihongo|Little luck|小吉}}, {{nihongo|Least luck|末吉}}, {{nihongo|Misfortune|凶}} and {{nihongo|Worst misfortune|大凶}}. "{{lang|ja|末吉}}" is usually interpreted as "You'll get exactly as your effort"]''<br />
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Charms and the yin-yang orb are her weapons. Additionally, she has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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:She has a smaller [[hit box]], and her focused movement allows player to dodge very precisely.<br />
:Spirit Sign's "Hakurei Amulet" is quite easy to use. It allows you to focus on dodging bullets.<br />
:On the other hand, Dream Sign's "Extermination" wields destructive power of the highest class.<br />
:Bosses are killed quickly, but the invincibility duration of her bombs is the shortest of all characters. It's also lacking in both effective radius and damage.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] - キャラ設定.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th07Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei PCB]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br /><br />
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主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br /><br />
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基本的に巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
・・<br /> その境が博麗神社境内である。どちらからみても、人里離れた山奥に存在し、大きさもさほど無いし、御利益もゆかりも何も無い小さな神社なので、どのみち参拝客は殆ど来ない。<br /><br />
この神社の中では、殆どの結界は無効化される。それだけ、幻想郷と人間界の境、博麗大結界の力は大きいのである。<br /><br />
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幻想郷で唯一、博麗の者だけが規律を持つ。その為、霊夢は一応制服のような物を着用している(他にも規律はあるはずなのだが・・・)紅白の服を着て、幻想郷の端っこから、幻想郷の空を見つめつつ、お茶でも飲むのが日課である。<br /><br />
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元々、霊夢は不思議な力を色々使えるが、それを活用したり自慢したりはしない。すべては在るがままに、である。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
She possess the ability to mainly fly in the air.<br />
<br />
Basically, she's a [[shrine maiden]]. The shrine maiden of [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located on the boundary of [[Gensokyo]].<br/><br />
The Hakurei Shrine exists in both Gensokyo and the world of [[human]]s at the same time.<br/><br />
The boundary is the home territory of the Hakurei Shrine. From both sides, it's located at a very remote place from human villages, and is also kind of small, and has no known history or benefits. So it's no wonder that it rarely gets any visitors.<br/><br />
Inside the shrine, almost all foreign boundaries has been nullified. That alone should say that the Hakurei Boundary, the boundary between Gensokyo and the world of humans, is amazingly powerful.<br />
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Only those of the Hakurei have rules to follow in [[Gensokyo]]. Therefore, Reimu always wears clothes that's apparently some kind of uniform (she's supposed to have ''many'' other rules too, though...). Her daily routine consists of wearing red-white, staring at Gensokyo's sky from the edge of Gensokyo, and drinking tea.<br />
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By nature, Reimu can use various mysterious powers, but she doesn't use them or boast about them. Everything is, as is, after all.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Immaterial and Missing Power]] - 上海アリス通信.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br/><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
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種族:人間<br/><br />
住処:博麗神社<br/><br />
能力:空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br/><br />
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いつもの博麗神社の巫女さん。何も考えずその場のノリで毎日を生きている。巫女さんらしい行動といえば、縁側でお茶を飲んで日和る位。<br/><br />
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非常に単純な思考の持ち主で、怒る時は怒り、笑う時は笑う。裏表のない性格は、人間妖怪問わず惹き付ける。その為、神社はいつも色んな者が集まるのである。<br/><br />
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体術にしても妖術にしても、修行は不足気味(というか殆どしない)だが、余りある天性のセンスでカバーしていて、もの凄く強い。それはもう、人とは思えない位に。ワープしていたり、ホーミングしていたりするが、本人はまっすぐ動いているつもり。ずるい巫女さん。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Location: [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
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A typical [[shrine maiden]] from Hakurei Shrine. She always lives on ideas off the top of her head, and doesn't consider something seriously. The only thing she does that actually resembles a shrine maiden's duties is enjoying tea and life on the veranda.<br />
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She's quite simple-minded, thus when she's angry she's angry, and when she smiles she smiles. Her open personality makes her well-liked by both [[human]]s and [[youkai]]. Due to that, many people stay close to the shrine.<br />
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She lacks training in both melee and spells (or rather, she rarely does them), but she covers that up with the numerous talents she's born with. So she's quite tough, enough to make you wonder if she's really a human. While she warps or uses guided shots, it's all straight from her perspective. What a mean shrine maiden.<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Imperishable Night]] - Manual|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ) <br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br />
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幻想郷の境にある(恐らく)由緒正しき博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
感情的で騒々しく、どんな場所でも存在感があるのだが、すぐに馴染む。<br/><br />
彼女の能力は空を飛ぶこと、つまり無重力。<br/><br />
地球の重力も、如何なる重圧も、力による脅しも、彼女には全く意味が無い。<br/><br />
身も心も、幻想の宙をふわふわと漂う不思議な巫女である。<br/><br />
相手がどんなに強大だとしても、彼女の前では意味をなさない。<br/><br />
相手の肩書きを平坦化する彼女は、時として人間、妖怪、種族を選ばず惹きつける事もある。<br/><br />
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武器は御札と陰陽玉。虫にも刺されやすい。<br/><br />
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備考 <br/><br />
今回は八雲紫と組む。<br/><br />
低速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。<br/><br />
威力が若干劣る事もあるが基本的に使い<br/><br />
やすく、敵の場所を覚える必要も少ない。<br/><br />
かなり(雑魚に対しては特に)強い。<br/><br />
一言で言えば、卑怯。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
[[Hakurei Shrine]]'s [[Shrine Maiden]].<br/><br />
A [[human]] that lives on the boundary. She has the ability to fly in the air.<br />
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She's the shrine maiden of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], which is located at the edge of [[Gensokyo]] and (possibly) has ancient and honourable origins.<br/><br />
She's emotional and noisy, and has a presence wherever she is, but she merges into her surroundings quite easily.<br/><br />
Her ability is being able to fly, that is, being weightless.<br/><br />
The gravity of Earth, any level of stress, and threats of power all mean nothing to her.<br/><br />
Both her mind and body float in the sky of fantasy, a mysterious [[Shrine Maiden|shrine maiden]].<br/><br />
However powerful the opponent is, that means nothing in her presence.<br/><br />
As she evens out whatever status one has, she tends to attract anyone regardless of species, [[human]] or [[youkai]].<br />
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Her weapons are amulets and a [[Yin-Yang orb]]. She is also preferred by mosquitoes.<br />
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:''Notes''<br />
:She teams with [[Yukari Yakumo|Yukari]] this time.<br />
:Focused speed only applies when she's used as a solo character.<br />
:She lacks a bit in damage, but is quite easy to use and doesn't need much memorization.<br />
:She's quite strong, especially against smaller enemies.<br />
:In a word, dastardly.<br />
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| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
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何者に対しても平等に見る性格は、妖怪の様な普段畏れられている者からも好かれる。逆にいうと、誰に対しても仲間として見ない。周りに沢山人間や妖怪が居たり、一緒に行動を行っても、常に自分一人である。実は冷たい人間なのかも知れない。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br />
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She treats everyone fairly and equally, which makes her well-liked by even the feared being such as [[youkai]]. On the flip side, she doesn't see anyone as a comrade. Since there are a great number of humans and youkai around her, there are instances where she works together with them, but even so, she usually does things by herself alone. <br />
She might just truly be a cold-hearted kind of human...<br />
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| image = [[File:Th08Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei IN]]<br />
| text = ○4面ボス 楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Reimu Hakurei<br /><br />
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種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。<br /><br />
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普通に寝ていたが幾ら寝ても夜が明けない。幾らなんでもこれは異常すぎると思って、神社を飛び出してきた。夜中の出動は珍しくないが、十分すぎるほど睡眠を取った後の夜中の出動は珍しい。でもこの暗さはなんとなく眠く感じるものである。この騒動に決着がついたら、また一眠りしよう、と考えながら強い妖気を目指して竹林まで来たのだが、そこで見た犯人は良く見知った人間と妖怪だった。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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Species: [[Human]]<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden.<br />
<br />
The morning that she was expecting to see after a full night's sleep didn't greet her. She thought that something very strange was going on, so she left the shrine to investigate. It's not unusual for her to go out at night, but going out at midnight just after having taken a full night's rest was most unusual. Anyway, nights always make her sleepy, so she'll be going back to bed once the issue is resolved. She followed a trail of power into a bamboo forest, and what she found were very familiar faces...<br />
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| image = [[File:Th09Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女 博麗 霊夢(はくれいれいむ)<br/><br />
博麗神社の巫女さん。<br/><br />
境界に住む人間。空を飛ぶ程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
のんきなのか何も考えていないのか、そういう巫女さん。<br/><br />
異変が起こるとすぐに駆けつけ解決しようとするが、彼女の周りには異変が絶えない。<br/><br />
むしろ、異変を呼び込んでいるのではと疑わしい。<br/><br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
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The [[Shrine Maiden]] of [[Hakurei Shrine]].<br><br />
A [[human]] living at the boundary. She possesses the ability to fly in the air.<br><br />
She's the kind of shrine maiden that's ever-so-carefree and doesn't think about anything.<br><br />
Whenever a disturbance occurs, she'd immediately rush to resolve it. Nevertheless, she'd never manage to rid herself of all disturbances around her.<br><br />
Rather, it might be the case that she attracts disturbances to herself.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th09Reimu.png|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
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<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。幻想郷の境にある博麗神社の巫女さん。博麗神社自体は、幻想郷と人間界の両方に位置する。<br /><br />
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いつも異変は勘で解決できる彼女だが、何故か花の異変は全く見当が付かなかった。<br /><br />
今回の様なプレイヤーが多いゲームだと、何が主人公なのか判らなくなってしまう。でも、霊夢だけは目立たなくても主人公っぽいのは何故だろうか。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Race: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br/><br />
<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine located on the border of Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine itself exists simultaneously in both Gensokyo and the Outside World.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
She has always been able to bring incidents to closure with her intuitions, but she hasn't the slightest idea of the cause of this flower incident.<br/><br />
In multiplayer games such as this installment of the Touhou Series, it's hard to pinpoint which character is the main character. However, even though Reimu doesn't stand out at all, why does she always look like one?<br />
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| image = [[File:Th10Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei MOF]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
ただ、今回は神様を巡っての騒動である。神様の代弁者としても、ただの妖怪退治とは勝手が違って、戸惑い気味。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
武器は御札と陰陽玉。信仰心は薄そう。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
攻撃性能は、全体的に無難な挙動で安定感のある装備となっています。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise - Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
She treats everyone basically the same way. However, since her job is hunting [[youkai]], she takes a fairly strict stance against youkai, but she's actually equally uninterested in humans and youkai.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
This time, there's a conspiracy surrounding her gods. She may be their spokesperson, but her circumstances as a youkai hunter are different, so she feels a bit lost.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Her weapons are amulets and yin-yang balls. Her piety seems light.<br/><br />
<br/><br />
Her fighting style generally relies on equipment that lends a sense of stability.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th105Reimu.png|256px|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗 霊夢<br />種族 : 人間<br />職業 : 巫女さん<br />住家 : 博麗神社<br />能力 : 空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />性格 : 呑気で感情豊か。浮世離れしている。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Race: Human<br />
<br />
Occupation: Shrine Maiden<br />
<br />
Place of residence: Hakurei Shrine<br />
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Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
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Personality: Carefree and sentimental. Not too attached to the world of the living.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
全般的に妖怪に好かれやすいが、特に力の強い妖怪に好かれる。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She is easily well-liked by youkais, especially the strong ones.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th11Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei SA]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
地底よりは高いところの方が好き。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air.<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She prefers high places compared to the underground.<br />
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| image = [[File:SSiBWebReimu.jpg|Reimu]]<br />
| text = 博麗 霊夢 (はくれい れいむ)<br/>人間/主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
幻想郷と外の世界の境に建つ「博麗神社」の巫女さんで、<br/>人間・妖怪分け隔てなく平等に接するおかげで、人間よりも<br/>妖怪に懐かれているふしがある。<br/>のんびりと空を眺めつつお茶を飲むのが日課だが、巫女<br/>としての能力は高く、また非常に勘が鋭い。異変を即座に<br/>察知しては解決する。<br />
| translation = <br />
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| image = [[File:Th12Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei UFO]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br /><br />
<br /><br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br /><br />
<br /><br />
宝船と言えば七福神。神様と言えば彼女の出番と思っているが、七福神の殆どが日本の神様ではない。本当の目的は金銀財宝。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
Where there's a treasure ship, there has to be the seven gods of luck. She figures that where any gods are involved, it's a job for her, but most of the seven gods of luck aren't Japanese gods. Her true goal is the treasure.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:WaHHReimu.jpg|Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
| text = 博麗霊夢<br/>自由奔放な人間<br />
おなじみ博麗神社の巫女さん。神<br/>社に参拝客が増えないか、今日も<br/>思案中の様である。欲の塊という<br/>わけではなく、基本は天衣無縫な<br/>人柄。人間にも妖怪にも分け隔て<br/>ない。<br />
| translation = Reimu Hakurei<br />
The freewheeling human<br />
<br />
The familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
She appears pondering, like every other day, of how to get more visitors of her shrine.<br />
It's not that she's a clump of greed, but that she's only acting natural.<br />
She doesn't differentiate between humans and youkai.<br />
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| image = [[File:Th13Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei TD]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
何者に対しても平等に見る性格である。ただ、仕事は妖怪退治である為、妖怪に対しては厳しいポーズを取っているが、実際は人間にも妖怪にもさほど興味はない。<br />
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神霊にしちゃあ随分とちゃちで雑多な霊に何らかの危機感を感じ、調査に出かける。放って置いて何か起きた時に神社の所為だと思われると困る。<br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
She treats everyone the same. However, since her job is youkai-hunting, she acts particularly strict with youkai, but she doesn't really care much about humans or youkai.<br />
<br />
She goes off to investigate after being alerted by the odd divine spirits, that seemed far too shabby and numerous than they should. It'd be troublesome if she just left them alone and something happened, in which event her shrine would be blamed.<br />
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| text ='''DATA'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
職業:巫女さん<br /><br />
出身地:幻想郷<br /><br />
住処:博麗神社<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br /><br />
趣味:宴会<br /><br />
最近の夢:妖怪の殲滅<br /><br />
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'''フレーバーテキスト'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
遙か東の国の人里離れた山の中。<br/><br />
幻想郷が妖怪の作った結界により外界と隔離されて久しい。<br/><br />
そこにはこの世から忘れたれた物、不要になった物が集まっ<br/><br />
ていた。その性質で幻想郷は妖怪の楽園となる筈だった。<br/><br />
妖怪退治を生業とする博麗霊夢も幻想郷に住む一人である。<br/><br />
「え? 何これインタビュー?<br/><br />
何か言わないといけないの? というかあんた誰?」<br />
| translation = '''DATA'''<br/><br />
<br /><br />
Occupation: Miss Shrine Maiden<br /><br />
Birthplace: Gensokyo<br/><br />
Residence: Hakurei Shrine<br /><br />
Ability: The Ability to Float<br /><br />
Hobby: Feasts<br /><br />
Recent Dream: The Annihilation of Youkai<br /><br />
<br /><br />
'''Flavor Text'''<br /><br />
<br /><br />
It was there, within the mountain distance away from the human village, in the far off country in the East—Gensokyo. It has been a while since it was separated from the outside world by the Barrier, which the youkai made.<br/><br />
Things that were forgotten from this world, things that were no longer needed, have been gathered around at the place. Due to such nature, Gensokyo should have become a paradise for the youkai.<br/><br />
Reimu Hakurei is too, one of the people residing in Gensokyo, who makes her living by exterminating youkai.<br/><br />
"Huh? What's this, an interview?<br/><br />
Do I have to say something? I mean, who're you anyway?"<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th135Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei HM]]<br />
| text =八百万の代弁者 博麗霊夢<br />
<br />
普段は大人しい人間もいつも元気な妖怪も、<br/><br />
皆一様に興奮しているように見える。<br/><br />
彼らが血気盛んな理由はただ一つ。<br/><br />
これから巫女とそのライバルによる決闘が 行われるというのだ。<br/><br />
この闘いに勝って人気を不動の物とせよ!<br />
<br />
特技 万有霊力の法則<br />
<br />
霊力ゲージが他のキャラより長くなっており、<br/><br />
霊力最大値がアップします。<br/><br />
射撃攻撃や必殺技をより多く使用でき、<br/><br />
攻撃をガードして多少霊力を減らされても余裕が出ます。<br />
<br />
ラストワード 夢想天生<br />
<br />
構えを取って相手の打撃を受け止めて隙を作り、<br/><br />
大量のお札で包囲して圧殺する霊夢の最終奥義です。<br/><br />
0距離であれば問答無用にガード不能で発動するため、<br/><br />
カウンターを恐れて萎縮する相手を突き崩すことも容易です。<br />
| translation ='''The Advocate of the Myriad Gods, Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
The normally calm humans and the always-energetic youkai<br/><br />
are both in a state of excitement.<br/><br />
Their blood is boiling for one reason.<br/><br />
From here on, the shrine maiden and her rivals will be battling it out.<br/><br />
Emerge victorious in this battle, and acquire unwavering popularity!<br />
<br />
'''Special skill: Law of Universal Spirit Power'''<br />
<br />
Reimu's spirit power guage is longer than the other characters',<br/><br />
so her maximum spirit power is increased.<br/><br />
She can use more ranged attacks and special attacks,<br/><br />
and even if she loses some spirit power while guarding attacks, she'll still have more in supply.<br/><br />
<br />
'''Last Word: Fantasy Nature'''<br />
<br />
Reimu adopts a stance, and by taking an enemy melee attack, she creates an opening,<br/><br />
and then surrounds the enemy with massive amounts of ofuda and annihilates them in her most powerful attack.<br/><br />
If it's at point-blank range, guarding against it is impossible,<br/><br />
so it's also easy to wear down and flatten opponents fearful of the counter.<br />
}}<br />
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| image = [[File:Th14Reimu.png|200px|Reimu DDC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
お祓い棒と読んでいるが正式名称は大幣(おおぬさ)。<br /><br />
勝手に敵をお祓いに行くが、若干追尾速度に難があるので敵の近くま<br /><br />
で持っていって投げつけてやる方が良い。<br />
<br />
なんかお祓い棒に使われているようで釈然としないが <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Her weapon's called a purification rod, but its formal name is the ''oonusa''.<br/><br />
It chases enemies on its own to purify them, but since its homing speed is somewhat bad,<br/><br />
she has more success carrying it up to the enemies and then throwing it.<br />
<br />
Somehow, it doesn't seem to be very satisfactory as a purification rod.<br />
}}<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei ULiL]]<br />
| text =神秘!結界の巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
オカルト「隙間女」<br/><br />
<br />
毎度お馴染み幻想郷の素敵な巫女さん <br/><br />
バランスの良い射撃と打撃で戦うスタンダードなキャラ <br/><br />
この世界の決闘を学ぶ入門としてオススメです。 <br/><br />
<br />
オカルトアタックは「博麗大結界の隙間」 <br/><br />
空中に隙間を開き、そこからの漂流物が相手へ飛び出す射撃技 <br/><br />
霊夢は開いた隙間と別に動けるので、同時攻撃も可能 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Arcane! Shrine Maiden of Barriers'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
'''Occult "Gap Woman"'''<br/><br />
The all-too familiar, wonderful Shrine Maiden of Gensokyo.<br/><br />
A well balanced standard character who fights with both projectiles and physical attacks.<br/><br />
Recommended to beginners who want to learn of the duels of this world.<br/><br />
<br />
Her Occult Attack is “The Gap in the Great Hakurei Barrier”.<br/><br />
It’s a projectile-type attack that opens a gap in mid-air, where from wreckage flies towards the opponent.<br />
Since Reimu herself moves independently from the gap, she can also attack simultaneously.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th15Reimu.png|200px|Reimu LoLK]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
ついに本格的に月の使者が現われた。<br /><br />
彼らの目的は判らないが、完全アウェイとなる彼女にとって<br /><br />
久しぶりに辛い闘いになるに違いない。<br />
<br />
今回はミスの許されない闘いを強いられる事となる。 <br />
| translation = '''Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Flying in the air<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
The lunar emissaries have at last arrived for real.<br /><br />
Their goals are unknown, but as she's fighting entirely away from home,<br /><br />
it's obvious that this will be the first truly difficult battle for her in a long while.<br />
<br />
This time, she's forced to fight a battle with no room for error.<br />
}}<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei AoCF]]<br />
| text =自由奔放で無計画な巫女<br />
<br />
博麗 霊夢<br/><br />
<br />
「肉体も精神も入れ替わる<br/><br />
これが完全憑依と呼ばれる物よ」<br/><br />
<br />
博麗神社の紅白な巫女さん <br/><br />
<br />
仙人と完全憑依異変の調査へ向かうものの <br/><br />
すぐにこの異変が一筋縄ではいかないと悟る <br/><br />
<br />
決闘では緩急の強い弾幕と体術を武器に立ち回るバランス型 <br/><br />
| translation ='''Freewheeling and Haphazard Shrine Maiden'''<br />
<br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"One's body and mind both switch places.''<br/><br />
''That's what we're calling 'Perfect Possession'."''<br/><br />
<br />
The red-and-white shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br/><br />
<br />
She sets out with a certain hermit to investigate the Perfect Possession incident, but quickly realizes that the incident can't be dealt with via usual means.<br/><br />
<br />
In battle, she's a balanced fighter armed with both danmaku and melee moves of various speeds.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Reimu.png|200px|Reimu HSiFS]]<br />
| text = ○春の陽に暢気な巫女<br /><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br /><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br /><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
正直言って、神社に桜が咲いていても困らないし、<br /><br />
今までも異常気象はよくあったので大して問題だと思っていない。<br /><br />
その慢心から異変の本質を見誤ってしまう。<br />
| translation = '''Carefree Shrine Maiden in the Spring Sun'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Frankly, the cherry blossoms blooming at the shrine don't bother her,<br/><br />
and there's been plenty of strange weather before, so she doesn't think that this is an issue.<br/><br />
That conceit leads her to severely misjudge the true nature of the incident.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th17Reimu.png|200px|Reimu Hakurei WBaWC]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の素敵な巫女<br><br />
博麗 霊夢(はくれい れいむ)<br><br />
Hakurei Reimu<br />
<br />
種族:人間<br><br />
能力:主に空を飛ぶ程度の能力<br />
<br />
毎度お馴染みの巫女さん。博麗神社の巫女さん。<br />
<br />
地獄から大量の動物霊が攻め込んできた。<br><br />
人間に協力的な動物霊が力になってくれると言うので地獄に行くことになる。<br><br />
動物霊の言っている事を全て鵜呑みにしては居なかったが、単身で行くより<br><br />
強力だし、いざとなればその動物霊ごと倒せば良いし、自分にはマイナスは<br><br />
ないと判断した。<br />
| translation = '''Wonderful Shrine Maiden of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Reimu Hakurei'''<br />
<br />
Species: Human<br/><br />
Ability: Mainly capable of flying in the sky<br />
<br />
The all-too-familiar shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.<br />
<br />
Beast spirits had begun to invade from Hell en masse.<br><br />
A beast spirit that was cooperative with humans told her that it'd lend her its power, so she decided to go to Hell.<br><br />
She wasn't completely convinced by what the spirit had told her, but she would be more powerful than if she went to Hell by herself, and she could always just defeat the beast spirit itself if things came to that, so she decided that it didn't pose any disadvantage to her.<br />
}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]''' - 靈異伝.TXT<br />
*1997/08/15 '''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''' - 封魔録.txt<br />
*1997/12/29 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream]]''' - 夢時空.TXT<br />
*1998/08/14 '''[[Lotus Land Story]]''' - 幻想郷.TXT<br />
*1998/12/30 '''[[Mystic Square]]''' - 怪綺談.TXT<br />
*2002/08/11 '''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; おまけ.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/08/15 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' - Border Team's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2004/12/30 '''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''' - 上海アリス通信.txt<br />
*2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Reimu|Article and Interview: Reimu]]<br />
*2005/08/14 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''' - Playable Character; キャラ設定.txt (official profile); Manual<br />
*2005/08/25 ~ 2006/03/25 '''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2005/10/01 '''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'''<br />
*2006/05/26 ~ 2009/01/26 '''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'''<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Reimu Hakurei|Shrine Maiden of Paradise: Reimu Hakurei]]<br />
*2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'''<br />
*2007/08/17 '''[[Mountain of Faith]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; Manual (official profile)<br />
*2007/10/22 '''[[Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth]]''' - Chapter 5<br />
*2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html (official profile)<br />
*2008/08/16 '''[[Subterranean Animism]]''' - Reimu & Yukari/Suika/Aya's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2009/03/25 ~ 2009/06/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - Chapter 8<br />
*2009/05/26 ~ present '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'''<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards|Reimu Hakurei's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/08/15 '''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2010/07/24 ~ present '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'''<br />
*2011/08/13 '''[[Ten Desires]]''' - Reimu's Scenario & Extra Stage; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2012/10/26 ~ present '''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'''<br />
*2013/05/26 - '''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2013/08/12 - '''[[Double Dealing Character]]''' - Playable character<br />
*2014/05/11 - '''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''' - Day 8 Boss<br />
*2014/11/16 - '''[[Gold Rush]]''' - Stage boss<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, Chapter 6, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
<br />
Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
<br />
===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
<br />
;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
<br />
On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
<br />
;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
<br />
;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
<br />
When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
<br />
;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
<br />
After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
<br />
;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
<br />
===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
<br />
===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
<br />
In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
<br />
The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
<br />
As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and sealed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
<br />
==Backstory==<br />
<br />
Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
<br />
Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier.<br />
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Unknown to the public, long ago in the past she was actually a wicked oni. However, all her malevolence was contained in her right arm before it was cut off and sealed by the youkai blade Oni-Cutter, and Kasen's arm was replaced with an artificial one. When the seal on the wicked arm finally began to weaken, Kasen found herself at a decisive crossroads. Thus, she travelled down the mountain to see the shrine maiden...<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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In truth, Kasen was mentoring and training Reimu specifically so that Reimu could be strong and wise enough to seal away Kasen's wicked arm some day. However, it appears that her fondness of Reimu grew beyond that purpose, as during Reimu's climactic battle with her arm, Kasen smiles wistfully thinking that she must train Reimu further even as Reimu failed to take advantage of Kasen's aid.<br />
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Reimu too has begun to view Kasen as a genuine friend, unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realizes that the arm battling her is actually a separate entity from Kasen. When she sees that Kasen survived the battle, Reimu expresses relief.<br />
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By the end of things, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}} {{hidden end}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] official website<ref name="ibarakasen" />|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
<br />
'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
<br />
A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, Chapter 6, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and sealed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier.<br />
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Unknown to the public, long ago in the past she was actually a wicked oni. However, all her malevolence was contained in her right arm before it was cut off and sealed by the youkai blade Oni-Cutter, and Kasen's arm was replaced with an artificial one. When the seal on the wicked arm finally began to weaken, Kasen found herself at a decisive crossroads. Thus, she travelled down the mountain to see the shrine maiden...<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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In truth, Kasen was mentoring and training Reimu specifically so that Reimu could be strong and wise enough to seal away Kasen's wicked arm some day. However, it appears that her fondness of Reimu grew beyond that purpose, as during Reimu's climactic battle with her arm, Kasen smiles wistfully thinking that she must train Reimu further even as Reimu failed to take advantage of Kasen's aid.<br />
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Reimu too has begun to view Kasen as a genuine friend, unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realizes that the arm battling her is actually a separate entity from Kasen.<br />
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By the end of things, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
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A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
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*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and sealed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier.<br />
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Unknown to the public, long ago in the past she was actually a wicked oni. However, all her malevolence was contained in her right arm before it was cut off and sealed by the youkai blade Oni-Cutter, and Kasen's arm was replaced with an artificial one. When the seal on the wicked arm finally began to weaken, Kasen found herself at a decisive crossroads. Thus, she travelled down the mountain to see the shrine maiden...<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
:{{Main|Wild and Horned Hermit}}<br />
Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] official website<ref name="ibarakasen" />|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
}} <br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
<br />
A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, Chapter 6, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and sealed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier.<br />
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Unknown to the public, long ago in the past she was actually a wicked oni. However, all her malevolence was contained in her right arm before it was cut off and sealed by the youkai blade Oni-Cutter. When the seal on the arm finally began to weaken, Kasen found herself at a decisive crossroads. Thus, she travelled down the mountain to see the shrine maiden...<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
<br />
A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, Chapter 6, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and selaed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier.<br />
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Unknown to the public, long ago in the past she was actually a wicked oni. However, all her malevolence was contained in her right arm before it was cut off and sealed by the youkai blade Oni-Cutter. When the seal on the arm finally began to weaken, Kasen found herself at a decisive crossroads. Thus, she travelled down the mountain to see the shrine maiden...<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}} {{hidden end}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] official website<ref name="ibarakasen" />|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
<br />
'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
<br />
A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, Chapter 6, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] (Chapter 29, 33)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and selaed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier. It is also known that Kasen lost her arm at some point in the past and replaced it with a artificial one, although she got her arm back in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
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A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| chartitle = {{H:title|The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice|断善修悪の怪腕}}<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki-douji's Arm'''|茨木童子の腕|Ibaraki-douji no Ude}} is [[Kasen Ibaraki|Kasen Ibaraki's]] formerly severed arm. She consistutes the [[oni]] essense of Kasen, allowing for Kasen to return to her true form after fusing with her.<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As an oni, Ibaraki-douji's Arm possessea incredible strength, able to rupture the entire floor with a single punch, generating a shockwave stromg enough to send [[Reimu]] flying. She relies on sheer brute force. Reimu notes that there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen's malevolence was contained in her arm before it was severed from her, eventually becoming its own entity. As her title suggests, Ibaraki-douji's arm appears to be purely evil. She had every intent to kill and eat Reimu, even implying that she'd use her reanimated skeleton as a servant. In the same instance, she claims a mound of inumerous skulls as all of her past victims that she's eaten, and Kasen reflects that even as just a severed arm she continued eating people.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm is, in fact, the formerly missing right arm of [[Kasen Ibaraki]], sealed off from Kasen with the youkai blade Oni-Cutter after containing Kasen's malevolence. Reimu found the cursed box containing the arm near the shed of her shrine. After picking it up, she was transported to [[Hell]], where the disembodied arm planned to attack and kill her.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Her namesake is derived from the legendary oni, ''Ibaraki-douji'', one of the members of the [[Big Four of the Mountain|Four Heavenly Kings]]. Kasen Ibaraki is, indeed, one in the same with Ibaraki-douji. <br />
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===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like Kasen, with nigh-identical clothes. Differences include her visible horns, her right arm being fully visible with a matching shackle and chain and the pressence of steel balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral expressions compared to Kasen and shows bestial characteristics such as sharper-looking hair, slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand and a noticeable fang when smirking. Of note is that her tabard and skirt is not magenta and green, but two shades of navy blue instead.<br />
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==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
In Chapter 47, [[Reimu]] fell into a death-like state as a result of picking up a box in or near her shrine's shed labeled "Oni's Arm". Picking up the box transpoted her to [[Hell]]. In Chapter 49 Part 1, Ibaraki-douji's arm revealed herself and began to attack Reimu, constantly taunting her with threats of death and of being eaten. In Part 2 of the chapter, the arm buried Reimu in an avalanche of skulls, intending to finish her off. However, she was then distracted by [[Kasen]].<br />
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Kasen revealed that she deliberately placed her arm near the shrine so that Reimu could pick it up and get trapped in Hell. Her arm, delighted to see her, then accepted Kasen's proposal to reunite, create Kasen's true form. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away, going as far as hiding a fragment of the original Oni-Cutter blade in some dumpling wrappings given to Reimu so Reimu could do the deed. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body to fight Reimu, but Reimu managed to successfully sever off and seal her again.<br />
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Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
Ibaraki's Arm is Kasen Ibaraki's arm. She actually contains all of Kasen's malevolence, forced into Kasen's arm before the arm was cut off with a youkai blade. As revealed in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', she appears to be in great terms with her. Kasen refers to her arm as her "partner" and uses the dignified pronoun "waga" for her. They both acted as if re-fusing was something they've wanted to do for a long time. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts as well as a reminder, comparing it to being able to see your own death close by.<br />
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===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm seemed intent to kill and eat Reimu. Reimu, on the other hand, seemed intent to exterminate her, exclaiming that she hates oni. Things became significantly murkier when Kasen and her arm merged together. Hesitant to fight her former friend, Reimu initially couldn't bring herself to fight the arm at full strength. Upon realizing that Kasen herself was a distinct separate being from the arm and still on Reimu's side, however, she was able to fight with renewed determination and seal it off.<br />
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File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full profile, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
File:WaHH_CH49-2_Cover.png|''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2 cover page displaying blue clothing<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and selaed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier. It is also known that Kasen lost her arm at some point in the past and replaced it with a artificial one, although she got her arm back in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji's Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it, but this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence remain sealed away. After Reimu successfully seals her arm, Kasen keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}} {{hidden end}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] official website<ref name="ibarakasen" />|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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{{hidden begin|title = [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
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A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|摩多羅|またら}} {{ruby-ja|隠岐奈|おきな}}<br />
| nameEn = Okina Matara<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Okina-Ex.png|275px|Matara Okina]]<br />
| caption = Okina Matara as the Extra Stage Boss of [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God|究極の絶対秘神}}<br />
| species = Secret [[God]]<br />
| abilities = Creating doors on the back of anything<br />Manipulation of life energy<br />Manipulation of mental energy<br />
| age = Older than [[Gensokyo]] itself<br />
| occupation = [[Sage]]; maintains Gensokyo's balance<br />
| location = [[Land of the Back Door]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|秘匿されたフォーシーズンズ}}|The Concealed Four Seasons}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]) <br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|秘神マターラ ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons.}}|Secret God Matara ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons.}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Stage 6 and Extra Stage Boss)<br />
*''[[Violet Detector]]'' (Wrong Saturday Boss, Nightmare Saturday Boss)<br />
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| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 42)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 8 cameo, Chapter 12 cameo, Chapter 14)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Usami]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Okina Matara'''|摩多羅 隠岐奈|Matara Okina}} is the main antagonist of ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''. She is a secret [[god]] and one of the [[Sages of Gensokyo]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
Okina first appears as both the final boss and extra stage boss in ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''. <br />
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A hidden god of multiple faces and roles, she has remained out of sight for some time until the events of ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''. As one of the [[Sages]], she has helped to create the [[Gensokyo]] of today. Currently, she maintains its balance and protects it from the [[Outside World]]. <br />
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===Personality===<br />
She is said to be a the spitting image of a classic god, having no mercy for those who disrespect her and graciously blessing those who revere her. Though described as "hidden", her true form is the same as the face she shows publicly, a chaotic mashup of the aspects of several gods. During and after the [[Incident#List_of_Game_Incidents|Four Seasons Incident]], her personality is shown to be that of an ostentatious, confident, and prideful person, making magnificent displays of her power in order to bring attention to herself. Okina seems to somewhat pity her servants, wishing to release them from their position (although it's unknown whether she actually feels this way, as it's revealed in ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' that she may not have even intended to replace them at all).<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
'''Creating doors on the backs of anything'''<br />
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Okina can create doors back of anything, even living beings. The back doors act like portals and allow her to travel wherever she wishes, or to send something to somewhere else. Creating a back door on a living being allows her access to the energy of said living being. The [[Incident#List_of_Game_Incidents|Four Seasons Incident]] started when Okina powered up the denizens of Gensokyo by pouring life energy into the doors on their back. The effect was particularly pronounced when Okina powered up [[fairies]], beings who are intrinsically tied to nature. Those with Okina's back doors on their bodies are able to further power themselves up by collecting seasonal energy. Okina can take away the seasonal energy from those using her doors and expell them from the [[Land of the Back Door]]. She is unable to collect the energy of ''doyou'', the period between seasons, as it would harm her. Each being in Gensokyo has a corresponding seasonal door. For example, fairies like [[Cirno]] and [[Eternity Larva]] should have summer doors (though, in the case of Eternity, her door actually corresponded to doyou, implying that she may not be a fairy at all). It may be that seasonal doors are interpersonal even within species, however, as [[Reimu]] and [[Marisa]] (both [[human]]), have different seasonal doors in the forms of spring and winter respectively. <br />
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The doors can act as portals and connect to the extradimensional [[Land of the Back Door]], through which a number of other doors of Okina's creation are accessible. These doors all connect to various places in Gensokyo and it seems anyone can go through them. It's currently unknown if Okina can control who can go through her doors, however it's implied that she can as she is able to cut off access to them at any point according to [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya Shameimaru's]] [[Hidden_Star_in_Four_Seasons/Story/Aya's_Extra|Extra Scenario]] in ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''. <br />
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'''Manipulating life energy and mental energy'''<br />
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Okina possesses the abillty to manipulate both life energy and mental energy. She lends this power to her servants [[Satono Nishida]] (mental energy) and [[Mai Teireida]] (life energy). The two are described as "extensions" of Okina's power. Okina's profile states that she suddenly gained these abilities at some point in the past, likely before the creation of Gensokyo. <br />
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Life energy is primarily used by Okina to tamper with nature. In ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons'', she poured life energy into the backs of Gensokyo's residents, powering them up temporarily. When Gensokyo's fairies were powered up, the seasons began to wildly fluctuate throughout the land. The seasonal energy that this created can also be manipulated by Okina. In [[Wild and Horned Hermit/Volume 9#Chapter Forty Two: Take Back the Four Seasons (October 13, 2017)|Chapter 42]] of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'', Okina was revealed to be able to create youkai by using life energy. She created [[Aunn Komano|Aunn]] by opening a back door on a [[wikipedia:komainu|komainu]] statue and pouring life energy into it, turning the [[divine spirit]] of the statue into an actual living being. In the same chapter she offers to make it spring so that the flowers could bloom, affirming that she has direct control over the seasons. She also boastfully states that she can recreate the entirety of Gensokyo if she so pleases. In this light, it appears Okina's manipulation of life energy allows her to create life or take life at will. <br />
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Okina's manipulation of mental energy has never been demonstrated or mentioned so far, so its mechanics are unknown. It may, however, have to do with the slave-like devotion her servants have for her as well as the protagonists having slight amnesia about what happened during their first battle with Okina.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Okina Matara''|摩多羅 隠岐奈}}. The first kanji in ''Okina'', 隠 (''o''), means "hidden". 岐 (''ki'') could mean either "crossroads" or "theatre". 奈 (''na'') can refer to [[wikipedia:Naraka|Naraka]] (''Naraku'' 奈落), the Hindu and Buddhist version of hell (also known as ''Jigoku'' 地獄 in Japan), or to "the basement of a theatre". Altogether, Okina (隠岐奈) translates to something like "hidden hell theatre" or "hidden crossroads [in] hell/a theatre's basement". Of note is that 隠岐 (''oki'') sounds similar to 奥 (''oku'' lit. "backside"). Additionally, Okina (隠岐奈) is homophonous to ''Okina'' (翁 lit. "old man"), the name of a [http://db2.the-noh.com/edic/2013/02/matarajin.html mask], used in [[wikipedia:Noh|Noh]], [[wikipedia:Kyogen|Kyogen]], and [[wikipedia:Sarugaku|Sarugaku]] performance. In Japanese [[Buddhist]] religious performances the mask represents a [http://www.lincolncenter.org/article/masks-of-noh god of the same name] often conflated with Matarajin. ''Matara'' (摩多羅) comes from the first three kanji of Matarajin (摩多羅神 lit. "god of matara") and is the Japanese transcription of the Sanskrit plural for "mother", [[wiktionary:मातृ|"mā́taraḥ" (मातर)]]. Thus, the kanji in Matara/Matarajin have no real meaning besides to mimic the sounds of the foreign "mā́taraḥ". Matarajin contains the Sanskrit plural for mother in his name due to his association with several female deities including, but not limited to: the [[wikipedia:Dakini|dakini]], [https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/荼枳尼天 Dakiniten], [[wikipedia:Benzaiten|Benzaiten]], [http://seesaawiki.jp/toho-motoneta_2nd/d/%C8%EB%B5%B7%A1%D6%E3%D2%C6%E1%A4%CE%B2%D0%A1%D7 Ena-Tenjin], [[wikipedia:Hariti|Hariti (Kishimojin)]], [[wikipedia:Mahakali|Mahakali]], [https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2017/08/chijin-earth-god.html?m=1 Kenro Jijin/Kenro Jiten (Prithvi)], and, mainly, the [[wikipedia:Matrikas|Saptamatara/Saptamatrika (Shichimoten)]].<ref>[http://www.kawade.co.jp/np/isbn/9784309224947] "闇の摩多羅神/Yami no Matarajin" by Minato Kawamura</ref><ref name="faure">[https://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/protectors-and-predators-gods-of-medieval-japan-volume-2] "Protectors and Predators: Medieval Gods of Japan Volume 2" by Bernard Faure</ref><ref name="daikoku">[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/Daikokuten] "Daikokuten Iconography" by Mark Schumacher</ref><br />
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'''Okina's name in relation to the Oki Islands'''<br />
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The first two kanji in ''Okina'', 隠岐 (''oki''), make up the name of the [[wikipedia:Oki_Islands|Oki Islands (隠岐諸島)]]. The Oki islands is where the story of the [[wikipedia:Hare_of_Inaba|White Hare of Inaba]] supposedly took place. In said story, the god [[wikipedia:Okuninushi|Okuninushi]] helps direct the hare to heal himself after noticing the hare was flayed. Okuninushi is said to be one in the same with the god [[wikipedia:Daikokuten|Daikokuten]], who is the Japanized version of Indian god [[wikipedia:Shiva|Shiva's]] ultimate form, [[wikipedia:Mahakala|Mahakala]].<ref name="daikoku" /> Early on, Mahakala/Daikokuten was associated with a retinue of demonesses including the dakini and the seven mothers (Saptamatara/Shichimoten). The first time the name "Matarajin" appears in Japanese records it was used to describe a demonic three-headed yashajin (夜叉神 lit. "[[wikipedia:Yaksha|yaksha]] god") of [[wikipedia:Tō-ji|Toji]], who appears to be modeled after Mahakala. Several Buddhist texts identify Mahakala/Daikokuten and Matarajin to be one in the same.<ref name="faure" /> Interestingly, [[wikipedia:Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn]] (who is related to [[Yukari Yakumo|another character]]) wrote part of ''Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan'' while visiting the Oki Islands. The islands also contain Myokensan (妙見山 lit. "[[wikipedia:Myoken|Myoken]] Mountain") and two of its places of worship, 妙見神社 (Myoken-jinja lit. "Myoken Shrine") and 妙見堂 (Myoken-ji lit. "Myoken Temple"). Myoken is another deification of the [[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] with connections to Matarajin.<br />
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'''Okina's name in relation to Kunado no Kami and Dosojin'''<br />
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The 岐 (''ki'') in ''Okina'' may derive from [[wikipedia:Kunado-No-Kami|Kunado no Kami]] (岐の神 lit. "god[s] of crossroads") and its derivative, [[wikipedia:Dosojin|Dosojin]] (道祖神 lit. "ancestral road god[s]"), also called Chimata no Kami (岐の神). Both types of gods are associated and identified with Matarajin because their purpose is to ward off pestilence and to remove hindrances, something that Matarajin is also responsible for. Dosojin also share the title of Shukujin (宿神 lit. "indwelling god", "god of destiny") with Matarajin. Additionally, both Kunado no Kami and Dosojin and are tied in with the [[wikipedia:Koshin|Koshin]] (庚申) ritual, something practiced heavily by the monks of the temples and shrines of [[wikipedia:Mount Hiei|Mount Hiei]], the center of [[wikipedia:Tendai|Tendai Buddhism]] and birthplace of the modern image of Matarajin. <br />
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===Origin===<br />
She is based on {{nihongo|[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/monkey-koushin-p3.html#shinraMYOUJIN Matara-jin]|摩多羅神}}, an obscure, multifaceted God primarily of the esoteric [[wikipedia:Tendai|Tendai Buddhism]] sect, introduced by [[wikipedia:Ennin|Ennin]]. Commonly seen with two servants, Teireita and Nishita, Matara-jin came to be called many names, conflated with other deities, or associated with or became the patron of multiple things.<br />
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===Design===<br />
She has long, blonde hair and yellow eyes, which eye color changes into orange in the Extra Stage. She wears a yellow tabard adorned with a constellation pattern of stars representing the [[:wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. She wears a green skirt and black boots, and on her head is a three-point hat.<br />
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Her stage 6 portraits depicts her sitting on a "throne" and bearing a mirror-like drum. The throne has a backdoor installed in it, out of which flames in four colors emerge, each representing one of the four seasons.<br />
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Her extra stage portrait no longer has the throne and mirror, but the flames are still present. Instead, she has a wireframe-like door in front of her that she is looking through.<br />
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==Story==<br />
===Games===<br />
;''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''<br />
[[File:Th16FinalStageOkinaSprite.png|frame|Okina's final stage boss sprite in ''HSiFS'']]<br />
[[File:Th16ExtraStageOkinaSprite.png|frame|Okina's extra stage boss sprite in ''HSiFS'']]<br />
:{{Main|Hidden Star in Four Seasons#Story|l1=Hidden Star in Four Seasons: Story}}<br />
Okina emerges from obscurity, wanting to find new replacements for her servants, Satono and Mai. She orders her servants to plant doors on the backs of others and empower them, with the purpose of bringing out their best to see if they are worthy of being Okina's servant. Empowered [[Fairy|fairies]] cause the seasons to go haywire, which causes the player characters to act. Deeming the player characters unworthy, she defeats them by taking the power they've gathered and expelling them to the beginning using the "door of seasons" planted on their backs. After gathering the lifeless boundary between seasons instead, preventing Okina from ejecting them again, the player returns and manages to defeat her. However, Okina's true goal is simply to stand out and make a show of her power, to engrave herself in the hearts and minds of everyone in Gensokyo once again.<br />
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;''Violet Detector''<br />
:{{Main|Violet Detector#Story|l1=Violet Detector: Story}}<br />
Okina confronts [[Sumireko Usami]] in the [[Dream World]]. She is fascinated by her struggle and decides to help her through her ordeal by lending some power. When the Sumireko she helped finally meet with her other self, the real Sumireko, Okina takes back the power she lent her to make the fight fair.<br />
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===Literature===<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
:{{Main|Wild and Horned Hermit}}<br />
Okina makes her manga debut in chapter 42, directly following the events of ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''. After revealing that she created [[Aunn]], she joins [[Reimu]] and [[Marisa]] in one of the [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei Shrine's]] regular flower-viewing parties. There, she boasts about her power over life energy, bragging that she could create youkai with a snap of her fingers, make the flowers bloom and seasons change at her will and even recreate [[Gensokyo]] if she so pleased. <br />
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;''Visionary Fairies in Shrine''<br />
:{{Main|Visionary Fairies in Shrine}}<br />
In chapter 14, [[Cirno]] and the other [[fairy|fairies]] make their way into the [[Land of the Back Door]], having decided that Okina was responsible for turning some other fairies into pure crystalized life force. Okina, nonchalantly sitting in a wheelchair-like seat, neither confirms nor denies the accusation. Rather, she is amused by Cirno and her friends and the prospect of battling them. The chapter ends with the fairies charging at Okina, still lounging in her chair.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
;[[Satono Nishida]] and [[Mai Teireida]]<br />
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Loyal servants of Okina. Vessels of her power, they act as extensions of her and unflinchingly obey her orders. They seemingly lack the free will to question otherwise. They are becoming less human due to Okina's influence and have little memory of their past, yet maintain their personalities. Whether because they're no longer useful or she pities them, Okina seeks to replace them, which she has periodically. However, after failing to find any, she says she is fine with retaining them. Satono and Mai do not know they are even searching for their own successors.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. During the fire works festival that Usami wrote about in [[The Grimoire of Usami]], the two banter about things as equals.<br />
;[[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
In chapter 42 of [[Wild and Horned Hermit]], Kasen reveals to [[Aya Shameimaru]] that Okina is one of her old acquaintances, and commented how it was a misfortune that she had known her.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th16Okina.png|Okina Matara as the Stage 6 Boss of ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''<br />
File:WaHH_Okina_Bromide.jpg|''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' promotional bomide card portraying Okina Matara, [[Hakurei Reimu]], [[Kirisame Marisa]], [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Aunn Komano]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Okina Matara]]}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*The silhouette of Okina's Extra Stage appearance, along with [[Mai Teireida]] and [[Satono Nishida]], appear on the jewel case for Hidden Star in Four Seasons.<br />
*Okina is one of the four Touhou characters in the entire series to be both a maingame [[stage]] boss and the Extra Stage boss, with the other three being [[Rika]] in ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', [[Alice Margatroid|Alice]] in ''[[Mystic Square]]'' and [[Junko]], partially, in ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''. <br />
**Okina, however, is both the sole Windows-era boss and final boss to fully share these roles.<br />
**She is also the first character since [[Yuuka Kazami]] from ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'' to fully be the boss of two consecutive stages. Plus they both have the season theme in common.<br />
*Okina in the Extra Stage shares a spell background with [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]].<br />
**The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmachakra wheel of Dhamma] is shown in one of her spell card backgrounds.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Hidden Star in Four Seasons#Okina Matara|l1=Fandom: Okina Matara}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt (Stage 6)|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○6面ボス 究極の絶対秘神<br /><br />
摩多羅 隠岐奈<br /><br />
Matara Okina<br /><br /><br />
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種族:秘神<br /><br />
能力:あらゆるものの背中に扉を作る程度の能力<br /><br /><br />
<br />
万物の背中に潜む秘神。<br /><br />
表の顔は、地母神、能楽の神、星の神、養蚕の神、障碍の神、被差別民の神、等多岐にわたる。<br /><br /><br />
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本当の正体は誰も知らない。<br /><br />
その正体を見てはいけない、聞いてはいけない、語ってはいけない、究極の秘神である。<br /><br /><br />
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しかし、秘神とはいえ隠れている訳では無い。<br /><br />
時として大々的に表に出てきて、存在を誇示するのである。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
今回の目的は、里乃と舞の後継者を探すためと言っているが、後継者など、見つから<br /><br />
なければそのまま二人にやらせれば良いのだ。<br /><br /><br />
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本当の目的は目立つことである。<br /><br />
目立って、幻想郷の人間、妖怪、そして賢者達の記憶に刻み込むのである。<br /><br />
後継者は見つからなかったようだが、そちらの目的は達成されたように見える。<br /><br /><br />
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そして彼女は今の幻想郷を作った賢者の一人でもある。<br /><br />
幻想郷を外の世界から守り、その何処にでも移動出来て、気付かないうちに生命力も<br /><br />
精神力もコントロールしてしまう不思議な能力で、幻想郷のバランスを取る役目を<br /><br />
負っている。<br /><br />
普段の雑用は手足となる二童子(里乃と舞)に任せている。<br /><br /><br />
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ぞんざいに扱うものには容赦無く、うやうやしく扱ってくれるものには恩恵を授ける。<br /><br />
敵にすると恐ろしく、味方にすると頼もしい典型的な神様である。<br />
| translation ='''Stage 6 Boss: The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God'''<br /><br />
Okina Matara<br/ ><br /><br />
<br />
Species: Secret God<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of creating doors on the back of anything<br /><br /><br />
<br />
A hidden god who lurks behind all things in creation.<br /><br />
She has a wide range of public faces-- an Earth mother goddess, a god of ''noh'', a god of stars, a god of silkworm breeding, a god of hindrances, a god of [[wikipedia:Burakumin|discriminated peoples]], et cetera.<br /><br /><br />
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Nobody knows what her true nature really is.<br /><br />
She's the ultimate secret god, whose true form must never be seen, heard, or spoken of.<br /><br /><br />
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Her status as a "secret god" doesn't mean she's hiding or anything, though.<br /><br />
At times, she makes ostentatious public appearances to show off her grand presence.<br /><br /><br />
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She claims that her objective was to find successors for Satono and Mai, but if she ended up unable to find any suitable successors, she'd be fine making the two servants continue to work for her.<br /><br /><br />
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Her true goal was to stand out.<br /><br />
To make a big show of herself, and engrave herself into the memories of every human, youkai, and sage in Gensokyo.<br /><br />
It seems she didn't find any successor servants in the end, but it appears that her latter goal was well and truly achieved.<br /><br /><br />
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She is also one of the sages who created the Gensokyo of today.<br /><br />
She protects Gensokyo from the outside world, can move anywhere she likes, and at some point without realizing it at first, she gained a mysterious power to control both vitality and mental energy, which she uses for her duty of keeping Gensokyo's balance intact.<br /><br />
Her menial tasks are usually entrusted to her two ''douji'' servants that wait upon her (ie. Satono and Mai).<br /><br /><br />
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She shows no mercy to those who act rudely to her, and grants blessings to those who treat her with reverence.<br /><br />
Fearsome as an enemy and reliable as an ally, she's the classic example of a god.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt (Extra Stage)|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina-Ex.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○エキストラボス 究極の絶対秘神<br /><br />
摩多羅 隠岐奈<br /><br />
Matara Okina<br /><br /><br />
<br />
背中の季節は彼女の用意した罠であった。<br /><br />
主人公は隠岐奈の用意した季節の罠を逆に利用して再戦に挑む。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
その事態に、季節の魔力で追い返すことは諦め、究極の秘神は真の正体を現した。<br /><br />
それはまさに表の顔のままの、混沌とした神の姿の集合体であった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
そういえば、秘神ではあるが彼女は隠れているわけでは無いのだ。<br /><br />
最初から、全てを見せている秘神なのだ。<br />
| translation ='''Extra Boss: The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God'''<br /><br />
Okina Matara<br/ ><br /><br />
<br />
The seasons on our heroines' backs were a trap that Okina had arranged.<br /><br />
Our protagonist used Okina's season trap to her own advantage, and challenged her for a rematch.<br /><br /><br />
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At this, the ultimate secret god agreed to refrain from chasing the protagonist off with the seasons' magic power, and revealed her true form.<br /><br />
It was a chaotic fusion of many gods' forms, every bit the same as the face she shows publicly.<br /><br /><br />
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Speaking of which, she may be a "secret god," but she's not hiding.<br /><br />
From the very beginning, she was a secret god who put everything she has out in plain sight.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* 2017/08/11 '''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''' - omake.txt (profile, stage 6 and EX dialogue)<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Okina_Matara&diff=403920Okina Matara2019-06-14T20:08:11Z<p>TiamatRoar: Yukari and Okina from Grimoire of Usami. I guess "banter together as equals" is the best way to describe it.</p>
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|摩多羅|またら}} {{ruby-ja|隠岐奈|おきな}}<br />
| nameEn = Okina Matara<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Okina-Ex.png|275px|Matara Okina]]<br />
| caption = Okina Matara as the Extra Stage Boss of [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God|究極の絶対秘神}}<br />
| species = Secret [[God]]<br />
| abilities = Creating doors on the back of anything<br />Manipulation of life energy<br />Manipulation of mental energy<br />
| age = Older than [[Gensokyo]] itself<br />
| occupation = [[Sage]]; maintains Gensokyo's balance<br />
| location = [[Land of the Back Door]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|秘匿されたフォーシーズンズ}}|The Concealed Four Seasons}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]) <br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|秘神マターラ ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons.}}|Secret God Matara ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons.}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Stage 6 and Extra Stage Boss)<br />
*''[[Violet Detector]]'' (Wrong Saturday Boss, Nightmare Saturday Boss)<br />
| appMusicCDs = <br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 42)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 8 cameo, Chapter 12 cameo, Chapter 14)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Usami]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Okina Matara'''|摩多羅 隠岐奈|Matara Okina}} is the main antagonist of ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''. She is a secret [[god]] and one of the [[Sages of Gensokyo]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
Okina first appears as both the final boss and extra stage boss in ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''. <br />
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A hidden god of multiple faces and roles, she has remained out of sight for some time until the events of ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''. As one of the [[Sages]], she has helped to create the [[Gensokyo]] of today. Currently, she maintains its balance and protects it from the [[Outside World]]. <br />
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===Personality===<br />
She is said to be a the spitting image of a classic god, having no mercy for those who disrespect her and graciously blessing those who revere her. Though described as "hidden", her true form is the same as the face she shows publicly, a chaotic mashup of the aspects of several gods. During and after the [[Incident#List_of_Game_Incidents|Four Seasons Incident]], her personality is shown to be that of an ostentatious, confident, and prideful person, making magnificent displays of her power in order to bring attention to herself. Okina seems to somewhat pity her servants, wishing to release them from their position (although it's unknown whether she actually feels this way, as it's revealed in ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' that she may not have even intended to replace them at all).<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
'''Creating doors on the backs of anything'''<br />
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Okina can create doors back of anything, even living beings. The back doors act like portals and allow her to travel wherever she wishes, or to send something to somewhere else. Creating a back door on a living being allows her access to the energy of said living being. The [[Incident#List_of_Game_Incidents|Four Seasons Incident]] started when Okina powered up the denizens of Gensokyo by pouring life energy into the doors on their back. The effect was particularly pronounced when Okina powered up [[fairies]], beings who are intrinsically tied to nature. Those with Okina's back doors on their bodies are able to further power themselves up by collecting seasonal energy. Okina can take away the seasonal energy from those using her doors and expell them from the [[Land of the Back Door]]. She is unable to collect the energy of ''doyou'', the period between seasons, as it would harm her. Each being in Gensokyo has a corresponding seasonal door. For example, fairies like [[Cirno]] and [[Eternity Larva]] should have summer doors (though, in the case of Eternity, her door actually corresponded to doyou, implying that she may not be a fairy at all). It may be that seasonal doors are interpersonal even within species, however, as [[Reimu]] and [[Marisa]] (both [[human]]), have different seasonal doors in the forms of spring and winter respectively. <br />
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The doors can act as portals and connect to the extradimensional [[Land of the Back Door]], through which a number of other doors of Okina's creation are accessible. These doors all connect to various places in Gensokyo and it seems anyone can go through them. It's currently unknown if Okina can control who can go through her doors, however it's implied that she can as she is able to cut off access to them at any point according to [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya Shameimaru's]] [[Hidden_Star_in_Four_Seasons/Story/Aya's_Extra|Extra Scenario]] in ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''. <br />
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'''Manipulating life energy and mental energy'''<br />
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Okina possesses the abillty to manipulate both life energy and mental energy. She lends this power to her servants [[Satono Nishida]] (mental energy) and [[Mai Teireida]] (life energy). The two are described as "extensions" of Okina's power. Okina's profile states that she suddenly gained these abilities at some point in the past, likely before the creation of Gensokyo. <br />
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Life energy is primarily used by Okina to tamper with nature. In ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons'', she poured life energy into the backs of Gensokyo's residents, powering them up temporarily. When Gensokyo's fairies were powered up, the seasons began to wildly fluctuate throughout the land. The seasonal energy that this created can also be manipulated by Okina. In [[Wild and Horned Hermit/Volume 9#Chapter Forty Two: Take Back the Four Seasons (October 13, 2017)|Chapter 42]] of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'', Okina was revealed to be able to create youkai by using life energy. She created [[Aunn Komano|Aunn]] by opening a back door on a [[wikipedia:komainu|komainu]] statue and pouring life energy into it, turning the [[divine spirit]] of the statue into an actual living being. In the same chapter she offers to make it spring so that the flowers could bloom, affirming that she has direct control over the seasons. She also boastfully states that she can recreate the entirety of Gensokyo if she so pleases. In this light, it appears Okina's manipulation of life energy allows her to create life or take life at will. <br />
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Okina's manipulation of mental energy has never been demonstrated or mentioned so far, so its mechanics are unknown. It may, however, have to do with the slave-like devotion her servants have for her as well as the protagonists having slight amnesia about what happened during their first battle with Okina.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Okina Matara''|摩多羅 隠岐奈}}. The first kanji in ''Okina'', 隠 (''o''), means "hidden". 岐 (''ki'') could mean either "crossroads" or "theatre". 奈 (''na'') can refer to [[wikipedia:Naraka|Naraka]] (''Naraku'' 奈落), the Hindu and Buddhist version of hell (also known as ''Jigoku'' 地獄 in Japan), or to "the basement of a theatre". Altogether, Okina (隠岐奈) translates to something like "hidden hell theatre" or "hidden crossroads [in] hell/a theatre's basement". Of note is that 隠岐 (''oki'') sounds similar to 奥 (''oku'' lit. "backside"). Additionally, Okina (隠岐奈) is homophonous to ''Okina'' (翁 lit. "old man"), the name of a [http://db2.the-noh.com/edic/2013/02/matarajin.html mask], used in [[wikipedia:Noh|Noh]], [[wikipedia:Kyogen|Kyogen]], and [[wikipedia:Sarugaku|Sarugaku]] performance. In Japanese [[Buddhist]] religious performances the mask represents a [http://www.lincolncenter.org/article/masks-of-noh god of the same name] often conflated with Matarajin. ''Matara'' (摩多羅) comes from the first three kanji of Matarajin (摩多羅神 lit. "god of matara") and is the Japanese transcription of the Sanskrit plural for "mother", [[wiktionary:मातृ|"mā́taraḥ" (मातर)]]. Thus, the kanji in Matara/Matarajin have no real meaning besides to mimic the sounds of the foreign "mā́taraḥ". Matarajin contains the Sanskrit plural for mother in his name due to his association with several female deities including, but not limited to: the [[wikipedia:Dakini|dakini]], [https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/荼枳尼天 Dakiniten], [[wikipedia:Benzaiten|Benzaiten]], [http://seesaawiki.jp/toho-motoneta_2nd/d/%C8%EB%B5%B7%A1%D6%E3%D2%C6%E1%A4%CE%B2%D0%A1%D7 Ena-Tenjin], [[wikipedia:Hariti|Hariti (Kishimojin)]], [[wikipedia:Mahakali|Mahakali]], [https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2017/08/chijin-earth-god.html?m=1 Kenro Jijin/Kenro Jiten (Prithvi)], and, mainly, the [[wikipedia:Matrikas|Saptamatara/Saptamatrika (Shichimoten)]].<ref>[http://www.kawade.co.jp/np/isbn/9784309224947] "闇の摩多羅神/Yami no Matarajin" by Minato Kawamura</ref><ref name="faure">[https://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/protectors-and-predators-gods-of-medieval-japan-volume-2] "Protectors and Predators: Medieval Gods of Japan Volume 2" by Bernard Faure</ref><ref name="daikoku">[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/Daikokuten] "Daikokuten Iconography" by Mark Schumacher</ref><br />
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'''Okina's name in relation to the Oki Islands'''<br />
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The first two kanji in ''Okina'', 隠岐 (''oki''), make up the name of the [[wikipedia:Oki_Islands|Oki Islands (隠岐諸島)]]. The Oki islands is where the story of the [[wikipedia:Hare_of_Inaba|White Hare of Inaba]] supposedly took place. In said story, the god [[wikipedia:Okuninushi|Okuninushi]] helps direct the hare to heal himself after noticing the hare was flayed. Okuninushi is said to be one in the same with the god [[wikipedia:Daikokuten|Daikokuten]], who is the Japanized version of Indian god [[wikipedia:Shiva|Shiva's]] ultimate form, [[wikipedia:Mahakala|Mahakala]].<ref name="daikoku" /> Early on, Mahakala/Daikokuten was associated with a retinue of demonesses including the dakini and the seven mothers (Saptamatara/Shichimoten). The first time the name "Matarajin" appears in Japanese records it was used to describe a demonic three-headed yashajin (夜叉神 lit. "[[wikipedia:Yaksha|yaksha]] god") of [[wikipedia:Tō-ji|Toji]], who appears to be modeled after Mahakala. Several Buddhist texts identify Mahakala/Daikokuten and Matarajin to be one in the same.<ref name="faure" /> Interestingly, [[wikipedia:Lafcadio Hearn|Lafcadio Hearn]] (who is related to [[Yukari Yakumo|another character]]) wrote part of ''Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan'' while visiting the Oki Islands. The islands also contain Myokensan (妙見山 lit. "[[wikipedia:Myoken|Myoken]] Mountain") and two of its places of worship, 妙見神社 (Myoken-jinja lit. "Myoken Shrine") and 妙見堂 (Myoken-ji lit. "Myoken Temple"). Myoken is another deification of the [[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] with connections to Matarajin.<br />
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'''Okina's name in relation to Kunado no Kami and Dosojin'''<br />
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The 岐 (''ki'') in ''Okina'' may derive from [[wikipedia:Kunado-No-Kami|Kunado no Kami]] (岐の神 lit. "god[s] of crossroads") and its derivative, [[wikipedia:Dosojin|Dosojin]] (道祖神 lit. "ancestral road god[s]"), also called Chimata no Kami (岐の神). Both types of gods are associated and identified with Matarajin because their purpose is to ward off pestilence and to remove hindrances, something that Matarajin is also responsible for. Dosojin also share the title of Shukujin (宿神 lit. "indwelling god", "god of destiny") with Matarajin. Additionally, both Kunado no Kami and Dosojin and are tied in with the [[wikipedia:Koshin|Koshin]] (庚申) ritual, something practiced heavily by the monks of the temples and shrines of [[wikipedia:Mount Hiei|Mount Hiei]], the center of [[wikipedia:Tendai|Tendai Buddhism]] and birthplace of the modern image of Matarajin. <br />
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===Origin===<br />
She is based on {{nihongo|[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/monkey-koushin-p3.html#shinraMYOUJIN Matara-jin]|摩多羅神}}, an obscure, multifaceted God primarily of the esoteric [[wikipedia:Tendai|Tendai Buddhism]] sect, introduced by [[wikipedia:Ennin|Ennin]]. Commonly seen with two servants, Teireita and Nishita, Matara-jin came to be called many names, conflated with other deities, or associated with or became the patron of multiple things.<br />
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===Design===<br />
She has long, blonde hair and yellow eyes, which eye color changes into orange in the Extra Stage. She wears a yellow tabard adorned with a constellation pattern of stars representing the [[:wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. She wears a green skirt and black boots, and on her head is a three-point hat.<br />
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Her stage 6 portraits depicts her sitting on a "throne" and bearing a mirror-like drum. The throne has a backdoor installed in it, out of which flames in four colors emerge, each representing one of the four seasons.<br />
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Her extra stage portrait no longer has the throne and mirror, but the flames are still present. Instead, she has a wireframe-like door in front of her that she is looking through.<br />
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==Story==<br />
===Games===<br />
;''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''<br />
[[File:Th16FinalStageOkinaSprite.png|frame|Okina's final stage boss sprite in ''HSiFS'']]<br />
[[File:Th16ExtraStageOkinaSprite.png|frame|Okina's extra stage boss sprite in ''HSiFS'']]<br />
:{{Main|Hidden Star in Four Seasons#Story|l1=Hidden Star in Four Seasons: Story}}<br />
Okina emerges from obscurity, wanting to find new replacements for her servants, Satono and Mai. She orders her servants to plant doors on the backs of others and empower them, with the purpose of bringing out their best to see if they are worthy of being Okina's servant. Empowered [[Fairy|fairies]] cause the seasons to go haywire, which causes the player characters to act. Deeming the player characters unworthy, she defeats them by taking the power they've gathered and expelling them to the beginning using the "door of seasons" planted on their backs. After gathering the lifeless boundary between seasons instead, preventing Okina from ejecting them again, the player returns and manages to defeat her. However, Okina's true goal is simply to stand out and make a show of her power, to engrave herself in the hearts and minds of everyone in Gensokyo once again.<br />
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;''Violet Detector''<br />
:{{Main|Violet Detector#Story|l1=Violet Detector: Story}}<br />
Okina confronts [[Sumireko Usami]] in the [[Dream World]]. She is fascinated by her struggle and decides to help her through her ordeal by lending some power. When the Sumireko she helped finally meet with her other self, the real Sumireko, Okina takes back the power she lent her to make the fight fair.<br />
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===Literature===<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
:{{Main|Wild and Horned Hermit}}<br />
Okina makes her manga debut in chapter 42, directly following the events of ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''. After revealing that she created [[Aunn]], she joins [[Reimu]] and [[Marisa]] in one of the [[Hakurei Shrine|Hakurei Shrine's]] regular flower-viewing parties. There, she boasts about her power over life energy, bragging that she could create youkai with a snap of her fingers, make the flowers bloom and seasons change at her will and even recreate [[Gensokyo]] if she so pleased. <br />
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;''Visionary Fairies in Shrine''<br />
:{{Main|Visionary Fairies in Shrine}}<br />
In chapter 14, [[Cirno]] and the other [[fairy|fairies]] make their way into the [[Land of the Back Door]], having decided that Okina was responsible for turning some other fairies into pure crystalized life force. Okina, nonchalantly sitting in a wheelchair-like seat, neither confirms nor denies the accusation. Rather, she is amused by Cirno and her friends and the prospect of battling them. The chapter ends with the fairies charging at Okina, still lounging in her chair.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
;[[Satono Nishida]] and [[Mai Teireida]]<br />
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Loyal servants of Okina. Vessels of her power, they act as extensions of her and unflinchingly obey her orders. They seemingly lack the free will to question otherwise. They are becoming less human due to Okina's influence and have little memory of their past, yet maintain their personalities. Whether because they're no longer useful or she pities them, Okina seeks to replace them, which she has periodically. However, after failing to find any, she says she is fine with retaining them. Satono and Mai do not know they are even searching for their own successors.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. During the fire works festival that Usami wrote about in "The Grimoire of Usami", the two banter about things as equals.<br />
;[[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
In chapter 42 of [[Wild and Horned Hermit]], Kasen reveals to [[Aya Shameimaru]] that Okina is one of her old acquaintances, and commented how it was a misfortune that she had known her.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th16Okina.png|Okina Matara as the Stage 6 Boss of ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''<br />
File:WaHH_Okina_Bromide.jpg|''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' promotional bomide card portraying Okina Matara, [[Hakurei Reimu]], [[Kirisame Marisa]], [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Aunn Komano]]<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Okina Matara]]}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*The silhouette of Okina's Extra Stage appearance, along with [[Mai Teireida]] and [[Satono Nishida]], appear on the jewel case for Hidden Star in Four Seasons.<br />
*Okina is one of the four Touhou characters in the entire series to be both a maingame [[stage]] boss and the Extra Stage boss, with the other three being [[Rika]] in ''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]'', [[Alice Margatroid|Alice]] in ''[[Mystic Square]]'' and [[Junko]], partially, in ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''. <br />
**Okina, however, is both the sole Windows-era boss and final boss to fully share these roles.<br />
**She is also the first character since [[Yuuka Kazami]] from ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'' to fully be the boss of two consecutive stages. Plus they both have the season theme in common.<br />
*Okina in the Extra Stage shares a spell background with [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]].<br />
**The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmachakra wheel of Dhamma] is shown in one of her spell card backgrounds.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Hidden Star in Four Seasons#Okina Matara|l1=Fandom: Okina Matara}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt (Stage 6)|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○6面ボス 究極の絶対秘神<br /><br />
摩多羅 隠岐奈<br /><br />
Matara Okina<br /><br /><br />
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種族:秘神<br /><br />
能力:あらゆるものの背中に扉を作る程度の能力<br /><br /><br />
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万物の背中に潜む秘神。<br /><br />
表の顔は、地母神、能楽の神、星の神、養蚕の神、障碍の神、被差別民の神、等多岐にわたる。<br /><br /><br />
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本当の正体は誰も知らない。<br /><br />
その正体を見てはいけない、聞いてはいけない、語ってはいけない、究極の秘神である。<br /><br /><br />
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しかし、秘神とはいえ隠れている訳では無い。<br /><br />
時として大々的に表に出てきて、存在を誇示するのである。<br /><br /><br />
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今回の目的は、里乃と舞の後継者を探すためと言っているが、後継者など、見つから<br /><br />
なければそのまま二人にやらせれば良いのだ。<br /><br /><br />
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本当の目的は目立つことである。<br /><br />
目立って、幻想郷の人間、妖怪、そして賢者達の記憶に刻み込むのである。<br /><br />
後継者は見つからなかったようだが、そちらの目的は達成されたように見える。<br /><br /><br />
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そして彼女は今の幻想郷を作った賢者の一人でもある。<br /><br />
幻想郷を外の世界から守り、その何処にでも移動出来て、気付かないうちに生命力も<br /><br />
精神力もコントロールしてしまう不思議な能力で、幻想郷のバランスを取る役目を<br /><br />
負っている。<br /><br />
普段の雑用は手足となる二童子(里乃と舞)に任せている。<br /><br /><br />
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ぞんざいに扱うものには容赦無く、うやうやしく扱ってくれるものには恩恵を授ける。<br /><br />
敵にすると恐ろしく、味方にすると頼もしい典型的な神様である。<br />
| translation ='''Stage 6 Boss: The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God'''<br /><br />
Okina Matara<br/ ><br /><br />
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Species: Secret God<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of creating doors on the back of anything<br /><br /><br />
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A hidden god who lurks behind all things in creation.<br /><br />
She has a wide range of public faces-- an Earth mother goddess, a god of ''noh'', a god of stars, a god of silkworm breeding, a god of hindrances, a god of [[wikipedia:Burakumin|discriminated peoples]], et cetera.<br /><br /><br />
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Nobody knows what her true nature really is.<br /><br />
She's the ultimate secret god, whose true form must never be seen, heard, or spoken of.<br /><br /><br />
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Her status as a "secret god" doesn't mean she's hiding or anything, though.<br /><br />
At times, she makes ostentatious public appearances to show off her grand presence.<br /><br /><br />
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She claims that her objective was to find successors for Satono and Mai, but if she ended up unable to find any suitable successors, she'd be fine making the two servants continue to work for her.<br /><br /><br />
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Her true goal was to stand out.<br /><br />
To make a big show of herself, and engrave herself into the memories of every human, youkai, and sage in Gensokyo.<br /><br />
It seems she didn't find any successor servants in the end, but it appears that her latter goal was well and truly achieved.<br /><br /><br />
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She is also one of the sages who created the Gensokyo of today.<br /><br />
She protects Gensokyo from the outside world, can move anywhere she likes, and at some point without realizing it at first, she gained a mysterious power to control both vitality and mental energy, which she uses for her duty of keeping Gensokyo's balance intact.<br /><br />
Her menial tasks are usually entrusted to her two ''douji'' servants that wait upon her (ie. Satono and Mai).<br /><br /><br />
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She shows no mercy to those who act rudely to her, and grants blessings to those who treat her with reverence.<br /><br />
Fearsome as an enemy and reliable as an ally, she's the classic example of a god.<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina-Ex.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○エキストラボス 究極の絶対秘神<br /><br />
摩多羅 隠岐奈<br /><br />
Matara Okina<br /><br /><br />
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背中の季節は彼女の用意した罠であった。<br /><br />
主人公は隠岐奈の用意した季節の罠を逆に利用して再戦に挑む。<br /><br /><br />
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その事態に、季節の魔力で追い返すことは諦め、究極の秘神は真の正体を現した。<br /><br />
それはまさに表の顔のままの、混沌とした神の姿の集合体であった。<br /><br /><br />
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そういえば、秘神ではあるが彼女は隠れているわけでは無いのだ。<br /><br />
最初から、全てを見せている秘神なのだ。<br />
| translation ='''Extra Boss: The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God'''<br /><br />
Okina Matara<br/ ><br /><br />
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The seasons on our heroines' backs were a trap that Okina had arranged.<br /><br />
Our protagonist used Okina's season trap to her own advantage, and challenged her for a rematch.<br /><br /><br />
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At this, the ultimate secret god agreed to refrain from chasing the protagonist off with the seasons' magic power, and revealed her true form.<br /><br />
It was a chaotic fusion of many gods' forms, every bit the same as the face she shows publicly.<br /><br /><br />
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Speaking of which, she may be a "secret god," but she's not hiding.<br /><br />
From the very beginning, she was a secret god who put everything she has out in plain sight.<br />
}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* 2017/08/11 '''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''' - omake.txt (profile, stage 6 and EX dialogue)<br />
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[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Yukari_Yakumo&diff=403919Yukari Yakumo2019-06-14T20:07:34Z<p>TiamatRoar: Yukari and Okina from Grimoire of Usami. I guess "banter together as equals" is the best way to describe it.</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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*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
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*''[[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]]'' (Secondary Character)<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]]'' (Article)<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 potency of her ability is beyond imagination"''.<ref>[[Imperishable Night]] - Manual: The danger and potency of the power to manipulate boundaries is beyond imagination. In order to wield it, you'd have to either be a somewhat-weird [[youkai]] like Yukari, or someone who can withstand the power's pressure.</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, which is probably how she was able to drag the real [[Sumireko Usami]] out of the [[Dream World]] in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]. 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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Although Yukari's gaps can ultimately connect any kind of place, in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' she could only create a gap to the [[Moon]] under highly specific circumstances. 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 the 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". Yukari is also capable of sensing and repairing damage to the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]], and although in ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] doubts Yukari could make such a strong barrier,<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> she has been refered to as its creator in various occasions.<ref name ="Wahh25">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - '''Chapter 25:''' Reimu refers to Yukari as the creator of the barrier.</ref><ref name="CoLA26">[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]] - '''Chapter 26:''' Prologue and Rinnosuke's monologue.</ref> 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 the sages who suggested the creation of the [[Great Hakurei Barrier]] 120 years ago, and is believed to be its creator,<ref name ="Wahh25" /> or at least one of its creators<ref name="PMiSSYukari" /><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 the prologue of [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 26|''Curiosities of Lotus Asia'', Chapter 26]],<ref name="CoLA26" />. states that Yukari being the creator of the barrier that separates the human world and Gensokyo is an ongoing rumor. According to Rinnosuke, Yukari's power is what separates Gensokyo from the outside world,<ref name="CoLA26" /> and Reimu refered to Yukari as the creator of the barrier when explaining its properties to [[Kasen Ibaraki]] and [[Marisa Kirisame]].<ref name = Wahh25 /><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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==Story==<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08YukariBackSprite.png|frame|Yukari's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<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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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''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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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<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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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
[[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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;''Antinomy of Common Flowers''<br />
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Yukari is investigating the "Perfect Possession" phenomenon. She already knows who the culprits are and she is looking for a way to deal with them, but many people think that she is involved and fight her.<br />
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;''Violet Detector''<br />
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Yukari appears as a boss along with other characters but does not have any dialogue.<br />
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===Literature===<br />
[[File:041BAiJRYukari.jpg|thumb|left|Yukari with [[Aya Shameimaru]] in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]].'']]<br />
;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
:''Main article: [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari]]''<br />
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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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Many of her fighting game win quotes make references to the outside world.<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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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[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. During the fire works festival that Usami wrote about in [[The Grimoire of Usami]], the two banter about things as equals.<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 on Remilia's part, though 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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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Th075Yukari.png|Yukari in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', and ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
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:Th155Yukari2.png|Yukari's portrait from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''<br />
File:Th155Yukari3.png|Yukari's pre-battle portrait from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''<br />
File:Th155YukariColors.png|Yukari's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', the last two were added in v1.10<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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==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 />
*In [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]], Yukari has an alternate color palette that resembles [[Ran Yakumo]]'s color scheme, one that resembles [[Patchouli Knowledge]]'s, another resembling [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]'s with Ran resembling [[Youmu Konpaku]], and another that resembles [[Lunasa Prismriver]]'s.<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| 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 possesses 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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| 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 />
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'''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 wield it, you'd have to either be a somewhat-weird [[youkai]] like Yukari, or someone who can withstand the power's pressure.<br />
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Her weapon is her [[shikigami]]. (Basically treated like a tool.)<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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| 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 />
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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 />
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'''Youkai that lurks in the boundary'''<br/><br />
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'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
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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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| 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 />
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'''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 />
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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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・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 />
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&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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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 />
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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 />
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'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br/><br />
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''"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 />
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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 />
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*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 />
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*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 />
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*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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| image = [[File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm.png|x200px|Ibaraki-douji's Arm]]<br />
| caption = Ibaraki-douji's Arm in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice|断善修悪の怪腕}}<br />
| species = [[Oni]] <ref>[[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 49: "I should be a proper oni and devour you, flesh and all!"]].</ref><br />
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{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki-douji's Arm'''|茨木童子の腕|Ibaraki-douji no Ude}} is [[Kasen Ibaraki|Kasen Ibaraki's]] formerly severed arm. She consistutes the [[oni]] essense of Kasen, allowing for Kasen to return to her true form after fusing with her.<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As an oni, Ibaraki-douji's Arm possessea incredible strength, able to rupture the entire floor with a single punch, generating a shockwave stromg enough to send [[Reimu]] flying. She relies on sheer brute force. Reimu notes that there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
As her title suggests, Ibaraki-douji's arm appears to be purely evil. She had every intent to kill and eat Reimu, even implying that she'd use her reanimated skeleton as a servant. In the same instance, she claims a mound of inumerous skulls as all of her past victims that she's eaten.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm is, in fact, the formerly missing right arm of [[Kasen Ibaraki]]. Reimu found the cursed box containing the arm near the shed of her shrine. After picking it up, she was transported to [[Hell]], where the disembodied arm planned to attack and kill her.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Her namesake is derived from the legendary oni, ''Ibaraki-douji'', one of the members of the [[Big Four of the Mountain|Four Heavenly Kings]]. Kasen Ibaraki is, indeed, one in the same with Ibaraki-douji. <br />
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===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like Kasen, with nigh-identical clothes. Differences include her visible horns, her right arm being fully visible with a matching shackle and chain and the pressence of steel balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral expressions compared to Kasen and shows bestial characteristics such as sharper-looking hair, slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand and a noticeable fang when smirking. Of note is that her tabard and skirt is not magenta and green, but two shades of navy blue instead.<br />
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==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
In Chapter 47, [[Reimu]] fell into a death-like state as a result of picking up a box in or near her shrine's shed labeled "Oni's Arm". Picking up the box transpoted her to [[Hell]]. In Chapter 49 Part 1, Ibaraki-douji's arm revealed herself and began to attack Reimu, constantly taunting her with threats of death and of being eaten. In Part 2 of the chapter, the arm buried Reimu in an avalanche of skulls, intending to finish her off. However, she was then distracted by [[Kasen]].<br />
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Kasen revealed that she deliberately placed her arm near the shrine so that Reimu could pick it up and get trappes in Hell. Her arm, delighted to see her, then accepted Kasen's proposal to reunite, create Kasen's true form. As of now the character of Kasen's arm is seemingly permanently absorbed into the whole Kasen.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
Ibaraki's Arm is Kasen Ibaraki's arm. She actually contains all of Kasen's malevolence, forced into Kasen's arm before the arm was cut off with a youkai blade. As revealed in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', she appears to be in great terms with her. Kasen refers to her arm as her "partner" and uses the dignified pronoun "waga" for her. They both acted as if re-fusing was something they've wanted to do for a long time. However, this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence and her arm remain sealed away. Upon realizing this, Ibaraki's Arm forcefully took control of Kasen's entire body before Reimu managed to cut off and seal her again. Kasen currently keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts.<br />
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===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Ibaraki-douji's arm seemed intent to kill and eat Reimu. Reimu, on the other hand, seemed intent to exterminate her, exclaiming that she hates oni.<br />
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File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full profile, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
File:WaHH_CH49-2_Cover.png|''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2 cover page displaying blue clothing<br />
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| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
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| chartitle = {{H:title|The One-Armed, Horned Hermit|片腕有角の仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = [[Oni]]/[[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]], [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]])<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}, who also goes by the pseudonym '''Ibarakasen''' (茨華仙) or just '''Kasen''' (華仙), is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various special abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], [[Sanae Kochiya]] and others. <br />
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Kasen is also a [[Sages|Sage of Gensokyo]] and, as of ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 49 Part 2, is confirmed to be an [[oni]] and one of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
This ability Kasen uses is probably only one aspect of fangshu (方書), it's unknown whether she's skilled in the other parts of the art. One must use this sorcery reach Kasen's hidden house, as it is only accessible through a special path opened by fangshu. Even when a blizzard occurs outside, the area around her house was in a clearing. Marisa remarked that it looks as of it were in another world or different plane. <br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in ''Wild and Horned Hermit'' Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which can cure all illnesses or heal any injury to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
She appeared to have two arms, however, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she it bent flabbily and smoked leaked out of the gaps in her bandages. In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' and ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'', Kasen's artificial right arm contorts and uses the smoke within to attack. <br />
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In one instance, this arm touched Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb|yin-yang orb]] and reacted violently, scattering away. Consequently, Kasen immediately reconstructed her annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], it is likely that Kasen's arm was made from some sort of youkai essence. When she had the artificial arm, she needed to drink from the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]] regularly so the arm didn't rot. <br />
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The "horned" in her title was long since speculated to be related to her hair buns possibly hiding horns of some sort. <br />
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As of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49 Part 2, Kasen rejoined with her actual right arm and returned to her true form as an [[oni]]. As a part of this transformation, actual horns bursted from the buns on her head, destroying the headwear in the process. After having her arm cut off and selaed away again, Kasen is shown having smaller horns instead.<ref name=wahh50">[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 50</ref><br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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Kasen is one of the [[Sages|Sages of Gensokyo]] and was apart of the now disbanded [[Big Four of the Mountain]]. <br />
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Little else is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' reveals that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier. It is also known that Kasen lost her arm at some point in the past and replaced it with a artificial one, although she got her arm back in Chapter 49 Part 2 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]]. Ibaraki-douji was one of the oni who ran the oni headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji is most commonly portrayed as a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is based on), there are also variations to the myth such as Ibaraki-douji being the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji was the only female oni present, there was a variation where she was his lover.<br />
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While Shuten-douji's gang was being massacred by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-douji fought with one of his allies,[[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]], but fled when she saw Shuten-douji fall in battle. <br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, Tsuna was able to cut off the arm of Ibaraki-douji, sending the oni running away once again. This is the likely basis for Kasen (formerly) missing her right arm.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]. Her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her surname, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} comes from Ibaraki-douji and means "thorn bush" (rose bush), while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is a real, commonly used Japanese name written with the characters for "flower" and "fan".<br />
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Her hermit name, {{nihongo|茨華仙||Ibarakasen}} translates to "rose-flower hermit" and is often just shortened to 華仙 (Kasen lit. "flower hermit", a homophone of her actual name, 華扇 Kasen lit. "flower fan"). "Kasen" is also homophonous with the first two characters in 何仙姑 ([[wikipedia:He_Xiangu|He Xiangu]], JP: Kasenko), the only female member of the [[wikipedia:Eight Immortals|Eight Immortals]] of [[Taoist]] mythology. Xiangu owns a [[wikipedia:fenghuang|fenghuang]], making it likely to be the basis of Kasen's affinity with animals. The name "Kasen" (何仙) also appears in the Japanese detective novel series, ''塗仏の宴 宴の支度'' (Nuribotoke no Utage, Utage no Shitaku lit. "[[wikipedia:Nuribotoke|Nuribotoke's]] Banquet, Banquet in Preparation"). It's plausible that ZUN, as a lover of mystery novels, may have taken inspiration from there.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-styled buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages, concealing a gaseous black smoke. She wears a white top and a green skirt. Over her top is a maroon tabard with that has a thorny vine motif and large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. Her single-strap shoes are colored the same as her tabard and a shackle lays on her left wrist.<br />
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Her [[Ibaraki-douji's Arm|severed arm]] is generally the same in terms of design, with the only notable differences being the pressence of horns, fangs, slit-pupil eyes, claw-like nails and sharper hair. The tabard and skirt she wears is colored different from Kasen's, being two seperate shades of blue. Shackles are present on all four of her limbs, with her leg shackles having iron ball-and-chains attached to them.<br />
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Kasen's true form, with her right arm reconnected to her body, has her gain horns were her buns previously were and grow knee-length hair. Both her tabard, now black and golden, and her skirt, now white, are noticeably longer, and her top becomes sleeveless. She retains her shackles on all four limbs, with iron bearings attached to all of them and her slit-eyed pupils.<br />
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==Other Information==<br />
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===Species===<br />
[[File:OniKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen's true form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 49]]<br />
In chapter 49 of the final WaHH arc, Kasen fuses with her separated arm, thus confirming once and for all her true name and title: '''Kasen Ibaraki - Wile and Heinous Oni'''. However, this does not mean that she cannot be a [[hermit]] as well. She may very well be an oni who wants to take the path of a hermit. But, she could also very well be just an oni who knows hermit techniques.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, meaning that doesn't mean that not all hermits need to appear aged.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen not only eats food ordinarily but also seems to have a sweet tooth. She is frequently shown eating sweets in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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She proposed having hot pot in chapter 2 and ate dango in chapter 7 of ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, Kasen treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], suggesting that Kasen normally keeps a supply of food in her home. Even if supposing she have not reached five hundred years of age, this can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
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[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
Kasen's first in-game appearance is in the fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Ibaraki-douji%27s_Arm===<br />
This is Kasen's right arm, cut off by a youkai blade long ago after all Kasen's malevolence was moved to it. Ibaraki's arm is sentient and has a mind of her own to the point where she can be considered a separate entity of sorts even after the two are re-combined. She even managed to forcefully take control of Kasen's entire body after she realized Kasen's true intentions. Initially Kasen was overjoyed to be re-united with it, but this was a front, as Kasen actually wished that her malevolence remain sealed away. After Reimu successfully seals her arm, Kasen keeps the arm physically near by in mummified-arm form as a trophy of sorts.<br />
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===Sages of Gensokyo===<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
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. This caused Yukari a brief visible moment of distress before she regained her composure, but she also 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 [[Antinomy 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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage, and commented how it was a misfortune getting to know her. She also claims to know how Okina works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
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;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue<br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
File:Th155KasenColors.png|Kasen's different color palettes from ''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers|AoCF]]'' and ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo|ULiL]]'', alongside with [[Minor Characters#Kume|Kume]]. The last two palettes were added in AoCF v1.10<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}} {{hidden end}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishi]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] official website<ref name="ibarakasen" />|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
<br />
'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
<br />
A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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;Super Strength<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
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This character looks almost exactly like [[Kasen Ibaraki]], and has identical clothes. Notable differences are the visible horns on her head, her right arm being fully visible and with a matching shackle and chain, and the balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral and sinister expressions compared to Kasen, and shows animalesque characteristics such as slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand, and a noticeable fang when smirking.<br />
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==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full appearance, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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* '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] Chapter 49'''<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As befitting an oni, Ibaraki-Douji's Arm is incredibly strong, able to rupture the entire floor of the area she attacked Reimu in and damaging and sending Reimu flying with just the shockwave from the aftermath of her punch, despite Reimu dodging the punch itself. She relies on sheer brute force, as Reimu notes there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
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===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like [[Kasen Ibaraki]], and has identical clothes. Notable differences are the visible horns on her head, her right arm being fully visible and with a matching shackle and chain, and the balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral and sinister expressions compared to Kasen, and shows animalesque characteristics such as slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand, and a noticeable fang when smirking.<br />
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==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full appearance, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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;Super Strength<br />
As befitting an oni, Ibaraki-Douji's Arm is incredibly strong, able to rupture the entire floor of the area she attacked Reimu in and damaging and sending Reimu flying with just the shockwave from the aftermath of her punch, despite Reimu dodging the punch itself. She relies on sheer brute force, as Reimu notes there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite only using her right arm to do all the fighting, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
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This character looks almost exactly like [[Kasen Ibaraki]], and has identical clothes. Notable differences are the visible horns on her head, her right arm being fully visible and with a matching shackle and chain, and the balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral and sinister expressions compared to Kasen, and shows animalesque characteristics such as slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand, and a noticeable fang when smirking.<br />
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==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full appearance, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
;Super Strength<br />
As befitting an oni, Ibaraki-Douji's Arm is incredibly strong, able to rupture the entire floor of the area she attacked Reimu in and damaging and sending Reimu flying with just the shockwave from the aftermath of her punch, despite Reimu dodging the punch itself. She relies on sheer brute force, as Reimu notes there is no beauty in her attacks. Despite being just an arm and fighting using just her right arm, her strength is more than enough for Reimu to call her ridiculously powerful.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
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===Design===<br />
This character looks almost exactly like [[Kasen Ibaraki]], and has identical clothes. Notable differences are the visible horns on her head, her right arm being fully visible and with a matching shackle and chain, and the balls connected to both her legs with chains. She also seems to have more feral and sinister expressions compared to Kasen, and shows animalesque characteristics such as slit pupils, long nails exclusively on her right hand, and a noticeable fang when smirking.<br />
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==Story==<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Kasen Ibaraki===<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:WaHH49_Ibaraki_Arm_Full.png|Full appearance, from ''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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The {{nihongo|'''Great Hakurei Barrier'''|博麗大結界|''Hakurei Dai-Kekkai''}} is the border between [[Gensokyo]] and the [[Outside World]], which allows [[youkai]] to survive within Gensokyo even when outside humans no longer believe in them. It is known that the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is located on the border and believed that [[Yukari Yakumo]] lives somewhere along the border as well (though not near the shrine).<br />
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== History ==<br />
The barrier was first created by [[human]]s in Meiji 18 (CE 1885), and later reinforced by [[youkai]]. While the idea was at first highly controversial among youkai, and led to much infighting between them, it is now almost universally accepted. [[Yukari Yakumo]] is widely acknowledged as the architect of the barrier, and is said to have first motioned for it around 400 years before its actual creation<ref>''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'': [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yukari Yakumo|Yukari Yakumo]] - Great Youkai Expansion Project section</ref>, though after seeing it for herself after the [[Perfect Cherry Blossom|Spring Snow incident]], [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] has speculated that not even Yukari could create a barrier of this level by herself.<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''— Ending 5 Reimu B. "I don't think even SHE can form such a strong barrier."</ref><br />
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So important is the barrier to Gensokyo that its creation marks year 0 of the [[Gensokyo Timeline|Gensokyo Calendar]].<br />
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== Modern Era ==<br />
The [[Hakurei Shrine]], which exists on both sides of the border, is ''supposed'' to be its only gateway. However, the phenomenon of "spiriting away" can also cause objects and even living beings to slip through the border at random, particularly if they have started to be forgotten by the outside world. For instance the [[wikipedia:crested ibis|crested ibis]] started to become more common in Gensokyo after the Japanese variety were recognised as extinct, and paper started showing up more frequently with the rise of digital storage. Outside humans are not protected by the [[Spell Card]] rules and thus can be freely preyed on by youkai, but they may choose to become citizens of the [[Human Village]] or request for the Hakurei shrine maiden to send them home.<br />
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Even in modern times, it is still possible for youkai, gods and even entire locations (such as the [[Ruined Western Mansion]], [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]] and [[Moriya Shrine]]) to pass through the border and enter Gensokyo.<br />
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While some youkai (most notably [[Yukari Yakumo]], [[Nue Houjuu]] and the [[zashiki-warashi]]) have shown the ability to exit Gensokyo and travel to the outside world, it appears that this requires uncommon knowledge, abilities and/or conditions, as other characters seem to think of it as nigh-impossible. It is believed that youkai go on "hunting trips" through the border to gather humans from the outside world as food, disguising the kidnappings as stories of people running away from home,<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'': [[Perfect_Cherry_Blossom/Story/Prologue|Prologue]]</ref> but it is unclear how and when these are performed.<br />
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== Structure ==<br />
[[File:SaBND_Hakurei_Barrier_ch25.png|200px|thumb|left|A tear in the barrier, from ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'': Chapter 25.]]<br />
As a "boundary of common sense" the barrier is designed to affect only living things and their creations, while allowing natural forces to pass through (hence the barrier is permeable to sunlight, and Gensokyo's rivers are connected to those of the Outside World). The space on the edges of the barrier is [[wikipedia:non-Euclidean geometry|non-Euclidean]] - humans who attempt to leave the barrier will find themselves encountering the same landmarks over and over, without ever getting any further from where they started.<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'': Chapter 25</ref><br />
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''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' describes two ways of travelling through the Barrier. True, complete passage can be achieved by punching a hole in the barrier and walking through. However, beings may also enter or leave Gensokyo by being "spirited away" - most such travellers have little physical presence (sometimes to the point of appearing only as a shadow) and will eventually be pulled back home, remembering their trip as if it were only a dream. In fact at least some of these trips have taken the form of literal dreams, with the traveller's mind returning to their body when they awake. It is possible for a dreamer in the Outside World to bring back objects from Gensokyo in this manner.<br />
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The barrier is weaker around objects which carry the spiritual energy of the Outside World. Usually this effect is barely noticable, outside of concentrated sources like the [[Occult Ball]]s. However, when one of the trees around the Hakurei Shrine was killed, a tree from the Outside World was drawn in to replace it, causing the surrounding area to become distorted.<ref>''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'': Chapters 23-25</ref> On another occasion [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] was briefly drawn into the Outside World due to concentrating on an MP3 player while Reimu was nearby tampering with the barrier.<ref>''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'': [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 11|Chapter 11]]</ref><br />
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As shown in ''[[Touhou Bougetsushou]]'', the similarity of the Great Hakurei Barrier to the barrier which surrounds the [[Lunar Capital]] means that it is possible to travel between them with a [[Lunar Veil]], or even a specially-constructed rocket, without ever passing through the [[Outside World]]. As Yukari's first attempt at invading the Moon predates the barrier's construction, it is possible that Gensokyo's barrier was at least partially based on that of the Lunar Capital.<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 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, repairing the border between the present world and the [[Netherworld]], i.e the boundary between life and death that has become thin (''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'')<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 />
*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.<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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==Story==<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<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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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<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 />
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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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==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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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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| 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 />
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'''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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| 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 />
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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 />
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'''Youkai that lurks in the boundary'''<br/><br />
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'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
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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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| 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 />
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'''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 />
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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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| 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 />
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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 />
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''"That's one choice available in the worst possible set of choices.''<br/><br />
''A set provided with malicious intent, at that."''<br/><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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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit|神仙思想で動物好きな仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = Unknown, posing as a [[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 Cameo, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}} (with pseudonyms {{nihongo|'''Ibarakasen'''|茨華仙}} and {{nihongo|'''Kasen'''|華仙}}) is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], and [[Sanae Kochiya]].<br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
The ability Kasen uses is probably just one part of fangshu, but since a general ability to use fangshu has not been stated, presently, it is only this ability. Using this sorcery, in order to finally reach Kasen's hidden house, it is necessary to use a special path. Even when it is a blizzard outside, only around her house snow doesn't fall, protecting its calm, which Marisa compared to as being another world.<br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]]. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possession===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which cures all illnesses or heals any injuries to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
Concerning the "one armed" in her title, her usual appearance is with two arms. However, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she was defeated by Reimu's grasping power, it bent flabbily, and in the gaps of the bandages leaked out some smoke. Combined with the instance when she seemed to be looking for an arm, Kasen has originally lost her right arm, so she might have possibly used a kind of sorcery to use bandages to help.<br />
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When this arm touched with Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb]], the right arm responded violently and scattered away. The principles behind this unknown, but Kasen immediately reconstructed the annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], she said something the main point of which was that carelessly touching it is dangerous, and since Kasen is a youkai or similar to youkai, it can be thus seen that the power which Kasen uses to make her right arm is of such (youkai) power. In chapter 16, she states that if she stopped drinking from the "[[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]]", her arm will rot.<br />
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Concerning the "horned" in her title, at least in the range of what can be seen, nothing horn-like can be confirmed. Since she has chignon caps that could possibly hide them, it is currently unknown if they really are there.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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(Spoilers for Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35)<br />
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In the past, Kasen was one of the youkai sages, although as of Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35, only Yukari so far has been shown to be aware of this.<br />
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Little is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far, other than that she seems to be hiding some secret which [[Suika Ibuki]] is either privy to or related to. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' shows that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier. It is known that Kasen lost her arm at some point in the past and replaced it with a artificial one.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is probably based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-doji]]. Ibaraki-doji was one of the oni who had headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji was a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-doji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is likely to be based on) who was a typical leader, there are also theories that Ibaraki-doji was the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji might be a female oni, there was also a theory that she was his lover. At any rate, Ibaraki-doji seems different from the other [[Big Four of the Mountain|big four]] subordinates and seems to have a special relation with Shuten-doji.<br />
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At any rate, when the crew of Shuten-doji and the others were exterminated simultaneously by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-doji fought with one of his allies [[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]] without falling into a deep sleep, but upon seeing Shuten-doji being defeated and deciding that he/she was no match, fled.<br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, when Tsuna turned the tables and cut off one arm, Ibaraki-doji once again took flight.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]; her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=Japanese|trans_title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her family name, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} could mean "rose bush", while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is written with the characters for "flower fan". The name Ibaraki is also likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-dōji]].<br />
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In her pseudonym, {{nihongo|茨||ibara}} refers to a thorny wild rose, hence the rose brooch and thorn motif on her dress. The character {{nihongo|華||ka}} means "flower", "petal" or "beauty", while {{nihongo|仙||sen}} is the first character of [[hermit]] (and its Chinese reading is the Chinese word for hermit). Thus "Ibarakasen" could translate roughly as "Rose-flower hermit".<br />
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===Design===<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes, and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-style double buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages. She wears a white shirt and a green skirt, over those a brown front panel that has a thorny vine motif and a large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. She also appears to have a shackle on her left wrist.<br />
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==Kasen's Species==<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
It's been said on many occasions that Kasen is a [[hermit]]. However, from things suggested by her own speech and conduct, there's a theory that Kasen is not truly a hermit. However, there are also several things that seem like she has the existence of a hermit, and so there is presently not enough information to be definitive. Also, due to having a possibility of been based on [[wikipedia:ja:茨木童子|Ibaraki Douji]], having something that would seem like horns, and things that are symbolic of oni in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' like the chains and shackles, there is a strong orientation towards the consideration that Kasen is an [[oni]]. Here, examples for both sides are presented.<br />
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Regarding the characters they were apparently based on, Ibaraki Douji was a direct subordinate of Shuten Douji, and since Hoshikuma Douji (the one Yuugi is probably based on, and was also one of the "big four" subordinates of Shuten Douji) would thereby have the same standpoint, this suggests that Kasen is one of the "[[Big Four of the Mountain|big four]]".<br />
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===Her own sayings===<br />
In chapter 2, when Sanae said, "as expected of a hermit" as a word of admiration, Kasen then began to say, "even living as a hermit like this, I am just a..." and then in a rush, shut her mouth. If one takes this to be frank, then Kasen is only in a hermit's clothing, and to call herself a hermit would also be a lie. In this, Kasen said, "by driving away the envoys of hell, I have lived several times more than humans," and on this point, it has a consistency with what is mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' regarding hermits. If this is related, if Kasen is a kind of youkai, especially if she is an oni, there is an opinion that even if she would have no hermit-style means of driving away [[assassin]]s from hell. Species-wise, there's a possibility that she has lived even longer than humans.<br />
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===Oni suspicions===<br />
As stated previously, there is a suspicion that Kasen might be an oni. In reality, although in the legends and classics, there were frequently hermits who had human origins, and although there is a theory that Kasen is an oni who became hermit, according to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', hermits are something that humans become, and in the worldview of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'', there are presently nothing that shows that non-humans can become hermits. Some of her behaviour suggests that like her namesake she is actually an oni and/or a member of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]], but the truth of her past is currently a mystery.<br />
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Also, when Reimu in Chapter 9 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' declares that she will exterminate anything that isn't human, the remark is immediately followed by a scene of Kasen sneezing and wondering why she feels a chill. In Japan, it's a common myth that when a person sneezes and feels an ominous feeling, it's because someone else said something that could be referring to them. This would heavily imply that Kasen is not human.<br />
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In Chapter 16, [[Sanae Kochiya]] asked why Kasen was drinking a lot of sake from the "[[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]]" with a suspicious look, where Kasen was quick to answer that because her arm will never heal and thus without the box it'll rot. It also made various other characters, whether they'd be human or youkai, to temporarily gain the personality of an oni. Also in the same chapter, it's revealed that [[Suika Ibuki]] knows her true form and states that she's pretending to be a hermit. <br />
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In chapter 21, Kasen reacts weirdly when Reimu throws some beans at her, and [[Komachi Onozuka]] bursts into laughter after Reimu invites Kasen at throwing beans during [[wikipedia:Setsubun|setsubun]], declaring that it would be ''hilarious'' if she did something like this. Kasen says that while she doesn't mind about setsubun itself, she thinks that she would never get used to mamemaki (the bean-throwing ritual). She also explains that she has some kind of psychological weakness to it, and that her body would start shaking when beans are thrown at her. Mamemaki being one of the Oni's weaknessess, it could be yet another hint of Kasen having oni origins.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, so this doesn't mean that all hermits need to appear aged, and also revealed that not only Kasen has an exceptional existence.<br />
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===Fangshu===<br />
Kasen is able to use {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]|方術}}. Fangshu is an art used by [[Taoism|Taoist]] immortals, and according to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', hermits are able to learn sorcery, probably pointing towards fangshu. As Kasen is able to use this kind of sorcery, Kasen would thus have a close existence to that of hermits, so it probably isn't that she has no relation to hermits.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen ordinarily does eat food, and other than in chapter 2 when she proposed having hot pot, there was a scene in chapter 7 when she ate dango. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, she treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], which can lead one to guess that in ordinary times, she usually has a supply of food in her home. Even if for argument's sake, she has not reached the age of five hundred, it can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
:{{Main|Wild and Horned Hermit}}<br />
Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
It's been revealed that Kasen, for the first time, appears in the latest fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
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;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
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;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
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;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
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;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
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;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<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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;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage. She also claims to know how she works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
[[File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|thumb|175px|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue.]]<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishika]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
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'''茨木華扇'''<br />
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'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
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変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
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''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
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'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
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'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
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Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<br />
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| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
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茨木華扇<br/><br />
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「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
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動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
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完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
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「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
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'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
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''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
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A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
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She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
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Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| 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 />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Phantasm Boss)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Stage 6 Boss)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Playable Character, Last Word Boss)<br />
*''[[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 />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
**''[[Extra of the Wind]]'' (Cameo)<br />
*''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity/Fairy of the Moon]]''<br />
*''[[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 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, repairing the border between the present world and the [[Netherworld]], i.e the boundary between life and death that has become thin (''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'')<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 />
*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 />
;Onmyoudou<br />
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.<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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;Hexagram<br />
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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==Story==<br />
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;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08YukariBackSprite.png|frame|Yukari's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<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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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''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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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<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 />
;''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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;''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 even 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 />
<gallery><br />
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 />
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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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==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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| 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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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 />
<br />
Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Location: Unknown<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulate boundaries<br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
However, no one can match her in sincerely caring about Gensokyo, and loving it with all her heart.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:YukariIN.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo IN]]<br />
| 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 />
<br />
武器は式神。道具扱い。<br />
<br />
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 />
| translation =<br />
'''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 />
<br />
A [[shikigami]] is a potent weapon. Yukari treats hers like an item.<br />
<br />
:''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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{{Profile Quote<br />
| 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
}}<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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
}}<br />
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| image =<br />
| text = ○境界の妖怪<br/><br />
八雲 紫(やくも ゆかり)<br/><br />
Yakumo Yukari<br />
<br />
種族:妖怪<br/><br />
能力:境界を操る程度の能力<br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
Species: youkai<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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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| image = [[File:SSiBWebYukari.jpg|Yukari]]<br />
| 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 />
| translation =<br />
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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:MAGNet 20100502 1 Yukari.jpg|200px|Yukari Yakumo MAGNet interview]]<br />
| 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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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Yukari.png|200px|Yukari Yakumo AoCF]]<br />
| text =神出鬼没で裹表のある妖怪 <br />
<br />
八雲紫<br/><br />
<br />
「それは悪意で仕込まれた<br/><br />
最悪の選択の一つよ」<br/><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 choice available in the worst possible set of choices.''<br/><br />
''A set provided with malicious intent, at that."''<br/><br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
}}<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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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| 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 />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Phantasm Boss)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Stage 6 Boss)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Playable Character, Last Word Boss)<br />
*''[[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 />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
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*''[[Eastern and Little Nature Deity/Fairy of the Moon]]''<br />
*''[[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 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 />
<br />
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, repairing the border between the present world and the [[Netherworld]], i.e the boundary between life and death that has become thin (''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'')<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 />
*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.<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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;Hexagram<br />
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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;''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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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
:{{Main|Immaterial and Missing Power/Story#Yukari's Story|l1=Immaterial and Missing Power Story}}<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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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
:{{Main|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story#Yukari's Story|l1=Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Story}}<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
:{{Main|Touhou Hisoutensoku/Translation/Yuyuko's Script|l1=Touhou Hisoutensoku Story}}<br />
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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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
[[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 />
:{{Main|Impossible Spell Card#Story|l1=Impossible Spell Card: Story}}<br />
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 />
;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
:''Main article: [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari]]''<br />
:{{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 />
:{{Main|Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 3|l1=Symposium of Post-mysticism: Skeletal Remains Found from the Dry Well}}<br />
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.<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 />
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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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==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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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
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| 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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| 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 />
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'''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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| 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 />
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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 />
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'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
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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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| 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 />
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'''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 />
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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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・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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| 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 />
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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 />
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'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br/><br />
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''"That's one choice available in the worst possible set of choices.''<br/><br />
''A set provided with malicious intent, at that."''<br/><br />
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A gap youkai who can manipulate the boundaries between anything and everything.<br/><br />
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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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[[Category:Untranslated]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Kasen_Ibaraki&diff=380023Kasen Ibaraki2018-01-03T00:21:46Z<p>TiamatRoar: Kasen Yukari AoCF update. Also, it's been long enough that the spoiler tag can probably be removed.</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|茨木|いばらき}} {{ruby-ja|華扇|かせん}}<br />
| nameEn = Kasen Ibaraki<br />
| nameIPA = ibaɽakʲi kaseɴ<br />
| image = [[File:Th155Kasen.png|x330px|Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
| caption = Kasen Ibaraki in [[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit|神仙思想で動物好きな仙人}}<br />
| nickname = {{ruby-ja|茨華仙|いばらかせん}} (Ibarakasen)<br/>{{ruby-ja|華仙|かせん}} (Kasen)<br />
| species = Unknown, posing as a [[Hermit]]<br />
| abilities = Guiding animals<br />
| location = [[Youkai Mountain]] ([[Senkai]]), also seen at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|華狭間のバトルフィールド}}|Battlefield of the Flower Threshold}} ([[Urban Legend in Limbo]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Antinomy of Common Flowers]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Main Character)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 16, 17)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 Cameo, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 Cameo)<br />
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]''<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Kasen Ibaraki'''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}} (with pseudonyms {{nihongo|'''Ibarakasen'''|茨華仙}} and {{nihongo|'''Kasen'''|華仙}}) is the main protagonist of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''. She is a mysterious self-proclaimed [[hermit]] living in the mountains. Possessing an artificial arm and various abilities, she can often be seen dispensing knowledge to [[Reimu Hakurei]], [[Marisa Kirisame]], and [[Sanae Kochiya]].<br />
==General Information==<br />
Kasen has appeared as the main protagonist in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and has appeared in Chapter 16 and 17 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''. She also appears as a playable character in ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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===Personality===<br />
Kasen is kind and polite to nearly everyone. She is always willing to lend a word of advice or teach a lesson, but is often seen as preachy and overly critical of others.<br />
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===Abilities===<br />
When she informed [[Reimu Hakurei]] about what she can do, she answered "secret" and "I can do various things", but since in her character settings and captions there have been no explanations about her abilities, and what ability she possesses is unclear. Although there are several things that can be seen as ability-like, it's not definite whether the ones listed below are because of an "ability to <do something>" or if it is an innate ability of her race, or if it is a kind of sorcery that [[hermit]]s can learn as mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.<br />
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;Guiding of animals<br />
Kasen is able to communicate with animals, including [[cryptid]]s, [[beast youkai]] and [[Dragon (species)|dragons]], along with having a great deal of knowledge about them. She knows the antidotes to obscure venoms, as well as the processes that lead an animal to become various types of youkai and how to affect them. She also employs a number of trained animals as servants, whom she can apparently summon to her side. In addition to regular animals like monkeys, snakes and birds, Kasen and Reimu rode on the back of the [[Unnamed Dapeng]], and is even able to use such uncommon creatures like the children of dragons. Especially concerning the children of dragons, she even said, "whatever I say, they will listen". According to Komachi, the employment of animals is Kasen's signature move.<br />
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On the official site, it was stated that she possessed the ability to guide animals, but since it was not stated as "ability to guiding animals", it is probably not an ability name.<br />
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;Artificial arm<br />
Kasen's bandaged right arm is secretly an artificial one, apparently consisting of vapourous black smoke, and Kasen is capable of remotely controlling it and detaching it to act independently. Her arm is also capable of crushing [[vengeful spirit]]s, removing them from the cycle of reincarnation entirely; [[Komachi Onozuka]] appears unsure how exactly Kasen does this. Of note, her arm is blown apart when it touches the Hakurei [[Yin-Yang Orb]], implying that it has [[youkai]] properties.<br />
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;To guide and transfigure youkai<br />
It was shown in chapter 16 of ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' that she herself said that she admonished the [[Unnamed Okuri-inu|yamainu]] who attacked [[human]]s and turned them into [[youkai]], gave a recommendation to be a youkai whose stomach is satisfied even without attacking humans, and transfigured the human-protecting youkai into an okuri-inu. Afterwards, the yamainu, who was actually transfigured into a protective dog, in order to protect humans, drove away the [[Three Fairies of Light]] who were scheming mischief.<br />
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When Kasen said that she did something to the yamainu and hoisted her bandaged right arm in a meaningful manner, even [[Luna Child]] felt a sense of doubt that a human-eating beast would listen to preaching, so therefore it's probably not simply due to preaching, but a kind of ability. Of course, this could possibly just be a part of her ability to use animals.<br />
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;To hide her home using [[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]<br />
The ability Kasen uses is probably just one part of fangshu, but since a general ability to use fangshu has not been stated, presently, it is only this ability. Using this sorcery, in order to finally reach Kasen's hidden house, it is necessary to use a special path. Even when it is a blizzard outside, only around her house snow doesn't fall, protecting its calm, which Marisa compared to as being another world.<br />
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After the incident in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', [[Toyosatomimi no Miko]] and [[Mononobe no Futo]] created another world called [[Senkai]] and moved there, but it is not known whether or not the sorcery that Kasen used to hide her home and the sorcery used to create Senkai are of the same kind.<br />
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;Miscellaneous<br />
*'''[[Hermit]] arts''': While she may or may not be a real hermit, Kasen has used the common hermit technique of hiding her dwelling place, preventing anyone from reaching it unless they follow a specific (regularly changed) route.<br />
*'''Creating light orbs''': In chapter 10 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Kasen creates orbs of light from her right hand that last for a long time move them by mere thought. This appears to be a generic application of mystic power, rather than a specific ability of Kasen's. Since she can freely use light orbs of the size and number she wants, it an be seen that she used a massive quantity of small ones as well as single big ones.<br />
*'''Instant movement''': In the second chapter, she appeared in the background of the offertory box in the Hakurei Shrine without warning, surprising [[Sanae Kochiya]] who came to visit. It has not been specified what range of distance she is able to move, or if she can move anywhere. Also, in the seventh chapter, she performed a movement such that she was in the background of the offertory box without being noticed.<br />
*'''The Hakurei Barrier''' Kasen is capable of creating openings in the barrier to and from the outside world, which she does repeatedly in [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] as well as "off-panel" a few times in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]]. Notably, in Marisa's storyline in Urban Legend in Limbo, her incantation for opening it up is "In the name of the Sage XXXX, I command: Release the ban of 130 years!" This possibly was a foreshadowing to the reveal of her position in Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35.<br />
*'''Her true strength''': In ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]'', after fighting Reimu, she said to herself that using her full strength, in that case, would be risky for "various reasons". It's unknown if this means that it could be dangerous doing it near the shrine (because of the Barrier) or against Reimu, or if it would be risky for ''herself'' since she is probably just pretending to be a hermit without being one.<br />
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===Possession===<br />
Kasen owns the [[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]], which cures all illnesses or heals any injuries to the person who drinks from it.<br />
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===One Armed, Horned===<br />
Concerning the "one armed" in her title, her usual appearance is with two arms. However, when [[Reimu Hakurei]] seized her right arm, as if she was defeated by Reimu's grasping power, it bent flabbily, and in the gaps of the bandages leaked out some smoke. Combined with the instance when she seemed to be looking for an arm, Kasen has originally lost her right arm, so she might have possibly used a kind of sorcery to use bandages to help.<br />
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When this arm touched with Reimu's [[Yin-Yang Orb]], the right arm responded violently and scattered away. The principles behind this unknown, but Kasen immediately reconstructed the annihilated right arm. As the yin-yang orb is the [[wikipedia:Shintai|shintai]] of the shrine blessed with exterminating [[youkai]], she said something the main point of which was that carelessly touching it is dangerous, and since Kasen is a youkai or similar to youkai, it can be thus seen that the power which Kasen uses to make her right arm is of such (youkai) power. In chapter 16, she states that if she stopped drinking from the "[[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]]", her arm will rot.<br />
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Concerning the "horned" in her title, at least in the range of what can be seen, nothing horn-like can be confirmed. Since she has chignon caps that could possibly hide them, it is currently unknown if they really are there.<br />
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==Backstory==<br />
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{{spoiler}}<br />
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(Spoilers for Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35)<br />
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In the past, Kasen was one of the youkai sages, although as of Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35, only Yukari so far has been shown to be aware of this.<br />
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{{Endspoiler}}<br />
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Little is known about any other details of Kasen's history so far, other than that she seems to be hiding some secret which [[Suika Ibuki]] is either privy to or related to. However, a [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_13|newspaper article]] in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' shows that she has been known as a hermit at [[Youkai Mountain]] since at least 1980, if not earlier. It is known that Kasen lost her arm at some point in the past and replaced it with a artificial one.<br />
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==Character Design==<br />
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru13.jpg|thumb|right|Kasen makes an appearance in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]<br />
===Origin===<br />
Kasen is probably based on the [[oni]] [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-doji]]. Ibaraki-doji was one of the oni who had headquarters on Mt. Ooe and broke into Japan on a rampage. Although Ibaraki-doji was a subordinate to [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-doji]] (who [[Suika Ibuki]] is likely to be based on) who was a typical leader, there are also theories that Ibaraki-doji was the daugher of Shuten-doji, or as Ibaraki-doji might be a female oni, there was also a theory that she was his lover. At any rate, Ibaraki-doji seems different from the other [[Big Four of the Mountain|big four]] subordinates and seems to have a special relation with Shuten-doji.<br />
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At any rate, when the crew of Shuten-doji and the others were exterminated simultaneously by [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yorimitsu|Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Ibaraki-doji fought with one of his allies [[wikipedia:Watanabe no Tsuna|Watanabe no Tsuna]] without falling into a deep sleep, but upon seeing Shuten-doji being defeated and deciding that he/she was no match, fled.<br />
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The survivor Ibaraki-doji assailed humans once again afterwards, and in doing so, even assailed Watanabe no Tsuna. However, when Tsuna turned the tables and cut off one arm, Ibaraki-doji once again took flight.<br />
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===Name===<br />
Although she introduces herself in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' as {{nihongo|''Ibarakasen''|茨華仙}}, or {{nihongo|''Kasen''|華仙}} for short, this is merely her [[wikipedia:Art name|pseudonym]]; her real name is {{nihongo|''Kasen Ibaraki''|茨木 華扇|Ibaraki Kasen}}<ref name="ibarakasen">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/toho_ibarakasen/|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Ichijinsha]]|language=Japanese|trans_title=Character Introduction|year=2011|month=June}}</ref><ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16</ref>; note the different spellings of "Kasen". Her family name, {{nihongo|Ibaraki|茨木}} could mean "rose bush", while {{nihongo|Kasen|華扇}} is written with the characters for "flower fan". The name Ibaraki is also likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-dōji]].<br />
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In her pseudonym, {{nihongo|茨||ibara}} refers to a thorny wild rose, hence the rose brooch and thorn motif on her dress. The character {{nihongo|華||ka}} means "flower", "petal" or "beauty", while {{nihongo|仙||sen}} is the first character of [[hermit]] (and its Chinese reading is the Chinese word for hermit). Thus "Ibarakasen" could translate roughly as "Rose-flower hermit".<br />
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===Design===<br />
In her original appearance, she has red eyes, and shoulder-length pink hair with Chinese-style double buns. Her right arm is wrapped in bandages. She wears a white shirt and a green skirt, over those a brown front panel that has a thorny vine motif and a large rose-shaped ornament just below collar level. She also appears to have a shackle on her left wrist.<br />
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==Kasen's Species==<br />
[[File:OSPKasen.png|thumb|150px|Kasen Ibaraki in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 16]]<br />
It's been said on many occasions that Kasen is a [[hermit]]. However, from things suggested by her own speech and conduct, there's a theory that Kasen is not truly a hermit. However, there are also several things that seem like she has the existence of a hermit, and so there is presently not enough information to be definitive. Also, due to having a possibility of been based on [[wikipedia:ja:茨木童子|Ibaraki Douji]], having something that would seem like horns, and things that are symbolic of oni in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' like the chains and shackles, there is a strong orientation towards the consideration that Kasen is an [[oni]]. Here, examples for both sides are presented.<br />
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Regarding the characters they were apparently based on, Ibaraki Douji was a direct subordinate of Shuten Douji, and since Hoshikuma Douji (the one Yuugi is probably based on, and was also one of the "big four" subordinates of Shuten Douji) would thereby have the same standpoint, this suggests that Kasen is one of the "[[Big Four of the Mountain|big four]]".<br />
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===Her own sayings===<br />
In chapter 2, when Sanae said, "as expected of a hermit" as a word of admiration, Kasen then began to say, "even living as a hermit like this, I am just a..." and then in a rush, shut her mouth. If one takes this to be frank, then Kasen is only in a hermit's clothing, and to call herself a hermit would also be a lie. In this, Kasen said, "by driving away the envoys of hell, I have lived several times more than humans," and on this point, it has a consistency with what is mentioned in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' regarding hermits. If this is related, if Kasen is a kind of youkai, especially if she is an oni, there is an opinion that even if she would have no hermit-style means of driving away [[assassin]]s from hell. Species-wise, there's a possibility that she has lived even longer than humans.<br />
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===Oni suspicions===<br />
As stated previously, there is a suspicion that Kasen might be an oni. In reality, although in the legends and classics, there were frequently hermits who had human origins, and although there is a theory that Kasen is an oni who became hermit, according to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', hermits are something that humans become, and in the worldview of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'', there are presently nothing that shows that non-humans can become hermits. Some of her behaviour suggests that like her namesake she is actually an oni and/or a member of the [[Big Four of the Mountain]], but the truth of her past is currently a mystery.<br />
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Also, when Reimu in Chapter 9 of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' declares that she will exterminate anything that isn't human, the remark is immediately followed by a scene of Kasen sneezing and wondering why she feels a chill. In Japan, it's a common myth that when a person sneezes and feels an ominous feeling, it's because someone else said something that could be referring to them. This would heavily imply that Kasen is not human.<br />
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In Chapter 16, [[Sanae Kochiya]] asked why Kasen was drinking a lot of sake from the "[[Ibaraki Box of a Hundred Medicines]]" with a suspicious look, where Kasen was quick to answer that because her arm will never heal and thus without the box it'll rot. It also made various other characters, whether they'd be human or youkai, to temporarily gain the personality of an oni. Also in the same chapter, it's revealed that [[Suika Ibuki]] knows her true form and states that she's pretending to be a hermit. <br />
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In chapter 21, Kasen reacts weirdly when Reimu throws some beans at her, and [[Komachi Onozuka]] bursts into laughter after Reimu invites Kasen at throwing beans during [[wikipedia:Setsubun|setsubun]], declaring that it would be ''hilarious'' if she did something like this. Kasen says that while she doesn't mind about setsubun itself, she thinks that she would never get used to mamemaki (the bean-throwing ritual). She also explains that she has some kind of psychological weakness to it, and that her body would start shaking when beans are thrown at her. Mamemaki being one of the Oni's weaknessess, it could be yet another hint of Kasen having oni origins.<br />
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===Young appearance===<br />
According to something Reimu said in the first chapter and ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', appearance-wise hermits look like aged. Among this, as Kasen has a juvenile appearance; this is the basis that her existence is different from that of an ordinary hermit. However, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', the appearance-wise young hermit [[Seiga Kaku]] appeared, so this doesn't mean that all hermits need to appear aged, and also revealed that not only Kasen has an exceptional existence.<br />
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===Fangshu===<br />
Kasen is able to use {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Fangshi|fangshu]]|方術}}. Fangshu is an art used by [[Taoism|Taoist]] immortals, and according to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', hermits are able to learn sorcery, probably pointing towards fangshu. As Kasen is able to use this kind of sorcery, Kasen would thus have a close existence to that of hermits, so it probably isn't that she has no relation to hermits.<br />
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===Food===<br />
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', pretty much all hermits who have passed five hundred years of age don't need food, and simply ingesting fog or haze will be enough. However, Kasen ordinarily does eat food, and other than in chapter 2 when she proposed having hot pot, there was a scene in chapter 7 when she ate dango. Also, in chapter 10, when the stranded [[Marisa Kirisame]] strayed into her home, she treated her to something like [[wikipedia:Nikuman|nikuman]], which can lead one to guess that in ordinary times, she usually has a supply of food in her home. Even if for argument's sake, she has not reached the age of five hundred, it can be said to be a non-hermit-like trait.<br />
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==Kasen's Appearances==<br />
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===Literature===<br />
[[File:WaHH3 Kasen.png|thumb|200px|Kasen from ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'']]<br />
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''<br />
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Kasen meets [[Marisa Kirisame]] outside the [[Human Village]] as the latter was running an errand for [[Reimu Hakurei]]. In the beginning, she appears to be nothing but a simple, strange ascetic, but it's all a guise. Her real motive for appearing at the [[Hakurei Shrine]] is to search for the [[Kappa]]'s Arm, thought by her to be at the Hakurei Shrine. Second, according to her, her objective is to shut down the connection between [[human]]s and the [[Former Hell]]. What that means is unclear, but she takes great interest in the runaway [[evil spirit]]s at the [[Underground Geyser Center]], and is able to destroy them with her bandaged arm which, when unwrapped, takes the form of black ash or smoke. This brings her to the attention of [[Komachi Onozuka]], whose superiors are concerned about Kasen's movements. As she continues to act in secret, she also attempts to teach Reimu, [[Sanae Kochiya]], and Marisa how to be better people, investigates and wraps herself up in various small time incidents, and introduces Reimu and the others to her power to control various [[beast]]s.<br />
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;''Oriental Sacred Place''<br />
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;''Forbidden Scrollery''<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Urban Legend in Limbo''<br />
It's been revealed that Kasen, for the first time, appears in the latest fighting game ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
===Reimu Hakurei===<br />
Kasen remembers [[Reimu Hakurei]] from long before, having visited the [[Hakurei Shrine]] many times in the past, although Reimu's memory failed her and she had to be reminded who Kasen was. She's mostly earned Reimu's annoyance, who dislikes sermons and doesn't want her shrine to smell of them. She mostly thinks of Kasen as a nagging, preachy busybody. However, Reimu often concedes, either because Kasen is usually right or she doesn't want to deal with her. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties.<br />
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===Marisa Kirisame===<br />
Initially thinking she was just a strange hermit, [[Marisa Kirisame]] also met Kasen some time before ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' and is the first to remember who she was. Once reunited, Kasen is invited by Marisa to visit more often, to the disdain of Reimu. Marisa hopes that Kasen will teach her any life extending techniques and is more than willing to listen to Kasen's preaching in exchange.<br />
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===Kasen's Pets===<br />
Kasen's pets include the [[Unnamed Dragon]], [[Unnamed Dapeng]], [[Mukou]], Saouchi, Kanda and Kume. They're mostly [[cryptid]]s who can be summoned at any time, such as when she called on the child dragon to abduct Reimu and used the dapeng for transportation. However, there was a point at which the raijuu she captured previously felt lonesome and ran away. She is also shown to have a snake and monkey.<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Sanae Kochiya]]<br />
Sanae Kochiya lives on the [[Youkai Mountain]] near to Kasen and are considered neighbors. They meet fairly often and are on friendly enough terms. Kasen is a bit critical of Sanae as well, albeit to a much lesser extent than Reimu. Sanae describes her as living in a large mansion, corrected by Kasen as being a training dojo.<br />
<br />
;[[Kanako Yasaka]] and [[Suwako Moriya]]<br />
Despite being friendly enough with Sanae, she is highly suspicious of Kanako and Suwako's schemes to attain faith and their inability to handle the [[Underground Geyser Center]]'s dangers.<br />
<br />
;[[Komachi Onozuka]]<br />
Komachi Onozuka and Kasen are slightly antagonistic toward each other. Ordered to keep Kasen under surveillance, Komachi is distrusting of her, even to the point of threatening her with her scythe – although the death god doesn't appear to be serious about it.<br />
<br />
;[[Suika Ibuki]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]<br />
When Suika Ibuki appeared at the Hakurei Shrine, Kasen quickly fled the scene in order to avoid her. She appears familiar with Suika, but her relationship with her is unknown, and she appears hesitant about letting Suika know about her current status. However, after learning that Kasen borrowed some sake from Yuugi, Suika realised that Kasen was planning something and decided to leave her alone. She also knows Kasen's true form.<br />
<br />
;[[Seiga Kaku]]<br />
<br />
;[[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]]<br />
<br />
;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
;[[Okina Matara]]<br />
Kasen has known Okina since a while back as a fellow sage. She also claims to know how she works and acts around others, but any actual interaction has not been shown.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th145Kasen2.png|Kasen art from ''[[Urban Legend in Limbo]]''<br />
File:OSPCH17KasenWithpets.jpg|Kasen with her pets as seen in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Wild and Horned Hermit vol1.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 1 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH2 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 2 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 3 Limited.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Kasen on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH5Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 5 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH 6 Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 6 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH07Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 7 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:WaHH08Cover.jpg|Kasen on the Vol. 8 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''<br />
File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Kasen in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Skills==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Skills|titlestyle = background:paleturquoise; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Kasen Ibaraki]]}} {{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
[[File:NikenmeRex100thSketch.jpg|thumb|175px|A sketch of Kasen Ibaraki by [[Aya Azuma]] and Tanabe during Nikenme to celebrate Rex Magazine 100th issue.]]<br />
*Kasen was one of the possibilities [[ZUN]] had in mind for the Extra Stage boss of ''[[Ten Desires]]'', along with [[Byakuren Hijiri]]. [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] took that place.<br />
*Kasen is mentioned in ''[[Ten Desires]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ending no.4, where it's explaining that Marisa heard from Kasen that the ultimate goal of [[Taoism]] is to achieve immortality.<br />
*Kasen's title of {{Nihongo|"The One-armed Horned Hermit"|片腕有角の仙人}} appears to be derived from the titular character of the Noh play {{Nihongo|"One-horned Hermit"|一角仙人|Ikkaku Sennin}}.<br />
*From a historical perspective, the Noh play suggests that Kasen may not exactly be a hermit, but a [[wikipedia:rishi|rishika]], a person who gives wisdom. They are different from hermits in that they are sometimes regarded as ''[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] saints''.<br />
*Kasen recites one of Miyako no Yoshika's poetry in her first appearance. According to legends, Ibaraki-douji was deeply impressed after reading Miyako no Yoshika's works.<br />
*Kasen is one of the few manga-débuted characters to become a major character in a game. Some others are [[Aya Shameimaru]] and the [[Three Fairies of Light]].<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Print Works#Kasen Ibaraki|l1=Fandom: Kasen Ibaraki}}<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] official website<ref name="ibarakasen" />|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:WaHHKasen.jpg|Kasen Ibaraki WaHH]]<br />
| text = 茨木華扇(号:茨華仙)<br/>片腕有角の仙人<br />
山に棲み、修行を重ねる仙人。し<br/>ばしば里や神社に現れては、あり<br/>がたいお説教をしてくれるらしい。<br/>動物を導く能力を持っており、龍や<br/>大鵬といった幻獣すらも自在に操<br/>る。<br />
| translation = Ibaraki Kasen (Pseudonym: Ibarakasen)<br/>One-armed horned hermit<br />
A hermit living in the mountains, repeatedly training. She's said to appear frequently in the village and shrine and give them a nice scold. Having the ability to guide animals, even controling such fantastic beasts as [[Dragon (Species)|dragon]]s and the [[cryptid]] [[Dapeng]].<br />
}} <br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Urban Legend in Limbo]] official website|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki ULiL]]<br />
| text ='''脅威!願いを訊く仙人'''<br />
<br />
'''茨木華扇'''<br />
<br />
'''オカルト「猿の手」'''<br />
<br />
変幻自在の腕とペットの動物達を活用した広い射程が <br/><br />
自慢の仙人、スピードに抱える難を有利な間合いでカバーする <br/><br />
<br />
''オカルトアタック「逃れられない猿の手」''は <br/><br />
遠隔操作が可能な猿の手で <br/><br />
遠くの敵へ掴みかかる便利な攻撃だぞ <br/><br />
| translation ='''Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes'''<br />
<br />
'''Ibaraki Kasen'''<br />
<br />
'''Occult "Monkey's Paw"'''<br><br />
A hermit who takes pride in her broad range, utilizing her phantasmagoric arm and the animals she keeps as pets, which compensates for the drawbacks of her speed.<br><br />
<br />
Her Occult Attack “The Inescapable Monkey’s Paw”, is a monkey’s paw that allows for remote control; a super convenient attack that grips a hold of far-away enemies!<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:Th145Kasen.png|200px|Kasen Ibaraki AoCF]]<br />
| text =神仙思想で動物好きな仙人<br />
<br />
茨木華扇<br/><br />
<br />
「誰がこんな噂を広めたのかを探るには<br/><br />
内側に飛び込むしかないわね」<br/><br />
<br />
動物に好かれるお節介な仙人<br/><br />
<br />
完全憑依異変にいち早く反応し霊夢と組むも<br/><br />
一筋縄でいかないと判断した彼女は巫女の特訓を開始する<br/><br />
<br />
「腕」による変則的な打撃と、ペットによる多彩な攻撃が売り<br/><br />
| translation ='''Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit'''<br />
<br />
'''Kasen Ibaraki'''<br/><br />
<br />
''"If we want to find out who spread this rumor,''<br/><br />
''our only option is to jump into the thick of things."''<br/><br />
<br />
A meddlesome Taoist hermit who's loved by animals.<br/><br />
<br />
She quickly responds to the Perfect Possession incident and teams up with Reimu, but after realizing that the usual approach won't work, she starts the shrine maiden on some special training.<br/><br />
<br />
Her biggest selling points are her "arm's" irregular melee moves, and her pets' colorful variety of attacks.<br/><br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
*2010/07/24 ~ current '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - All chapters<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Ten Desires special and two-part interview with ZUN]]'''<br />
*2011/10/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 16<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
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[[fr:Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
[[ru:Касэн Ибараки]]<br />
[[vi:Ibaraki Kasen]]<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]<br />
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<div>== Naming ==<br />
Who came up with the name for this section? Wouldn't something like "Gensokyo Human-Youkai Dictionary" be more precise than "Who's Who of Humans & Youkai in Gensokyo"? ✝[[User:NamelessRumia|NamelessRumia]] ([[User talk:NamelessRumia|talk]]) 16:17, 12 December 2017 (UTC)<br />
*Possibly "Who's who" sounds more tabloid-ish, maybe, I guess. [[User:TiamatRoar|TiamatRoar]] ([[User talk:TiamatRoar|talk]]) 00:59, 13 December 2017 (UTC)</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Narumi_Yatadera&diff=378757Narumi Yatadera2017-11-28T00:27:45Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Additional Information */</p>
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{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|矢田寺|やたでら}} {{ruby-ja|成美|なるみ}}<br />
| nameEn = Narumi Yatadera<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| nameAlt = Naruko Yatadera<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Narumi.png|275px|Narumi Yatadera]]<br />
| caption = Narumi Yatadera in [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Magical Jizō who Manifested in the Forest|森で垂迹した魔法地蔵}}<br />
| species = [[Magician]] (animated Jizo statue)<br />
| abilities = Capable of using magic (control of life)<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Forest of Magic]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|魔法の笠地蔵}}|The Magic Straw-Hat Jizo}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] ([[Stage]] 4 [[boss]])<br />
| appMusicCDs = <br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 42 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 8 cameo) <br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' (Chapter 31)<br />
| appMiscworks = <br />
| appOther = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Narumi Yatadera''' (矢田寺 成美 ''Yatadera Narumi'') is a [[:wikipedia:Kshitigarbha|Jizo]] statue that came to life as a [[Magician]] youkai due to the [[Forest of Magic]]'s energy.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Capable of using magic (control of life)<br />
Narumi embodies the Buddha of salvation. According to herself, her ability can allow her to essentially obliterate a fairy's existence entirely.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Narumi's snow-covered,hatted appearance is based on the popular folk tale of the hatted Jizo statue, wherein a poor man heads out to sell cloth on New Year's Eve, but notices a man selling five straw hats out-of-season. Taking pity on him, the poor man exchanges the cloth for the hats. On the way home, the man notices six Jizo statues sitting out in the cold. He decides to cover each one with one of the hats, and to the sixth, gives his own. He goes home empty-handed, but is visited by the six Jizo the next evening who reward him for his generosity.<br />
<br />
===Name===<br />
<br />
Her full name is Narumi Yatadera (矢田寺 成美). The kanji in 'Narumi' mean 'to become/attain/grow into', referencing her magical transformation from a statue, and 'beauty', respectively. Her first name could therefore mean something along the lines of 'attaining beauty'.<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<br />
Narumi has black hair in two long braids, dark brown eyes, and long earlobes typical of Jizo statues. She wears a long gray dress with a stone texture, with red circular buttons on the front, and a red capelet covering her left shoulder. She wears black sandals with red socks, and has a frilly, snow-covered conical straw hat.<br />
<br />
The capelet and hat are both items Jizo statues are typically adorned with to convey gratitude or to ward off evil. The capelet has the phrase ''"hikkyō jōbutsu"'' ({{lang|ja|畢竟成佛}}, meaning 'ultimate attainment of Buddhahood') written on it. The text on her hat is taken from a poem, and while partially obscured by the snow, is taken from a poem, which reads {{lang|ja|「迷故三界城 悟故十方空 本來無東西 何處有南北 」}}, which roughly translates to <i>'Bewilderment [is akin to being lost] in the City of Three Realms. Enlightenment [is as if there] is emptiness in ten directions. Originally there was no East or West, so where do South and North exist?'</i>.<br />
<br />
The hat, including the poem text, is part of a traditional uniform for pilgrims undergoing the [[:wikipedia:Shikoku Pilgrimage|Shikoku Pilgrimage]], a 1000 km route of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk [[:wikipedia:Kūkai|Kōbō-Daishi]]. It was a dangerous journey, and pilgrims embarked on it aware of the possibility they may die. The poem on the hat was traditionally written on the coffins of priests, so by writing them on the hat, it could serve as their casket if they were to die.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Marisa Kirisame]]<br />
Narumi and Marisa knew each other before the events of [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], and are on friendly terms.<br />
[[Strange Creators of Outer World/Hidden Star in Four Seasons Interview with ZUN|According to ZUN]], Marisa's quote about Alice putting hats on statues before her fight against Reimu in Imperishable Night was a hint to this (although ZUN might not have been serious).<br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Narumi Yatadera]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*In Hidden Star in Four Seasons, she is also referred to as Naruko (成子), such as during Marisa's scenario as well as in the upper-left corner of the screen when fought as a boss. [[Strange Creators of Outer World/Hidden Star in Four Seasons Interview with ZUN|According to ZUN]], Naruko was her original name and made it into the game originally (hence why it's still in some areas) but he later changed it to Narumi, partly because too many characters had names ending with 'ko'.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
<br />
Narumi has proven popular with Chinese fans, with the catchphrase "我永远喜欢矢田寺成美" or "I'll always love Narumi Yatadera" becoming a popular copypasted meme<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Narumi.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○4面ボス 森で垂迹した魔法地蔵<br /><br />
矢田寺 成美<br /><br />
Yatadera Narumi<br /><br /><br />
<br />
種族:魔法使い(地蔵)<br /><br />
能力:魔法を使う程度の能力(生命操作)<br /><br /><br />
<br />
<br />
元々魔法の森にあったお地蔵さんが、森の魔力で命を得た生命体である。<br /><br />
魔法の森が季節外れの雪に悩まされていたが、元々出不精なので森を出て調査する気は無かった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔法の森には存在その物を変容させる魔力がある。<br /><br />
地蔵と言っても、地蔵菩薩本体ではなく、元々はお地蔵さん、つまり石像である。<br /><br />
元々は石像が生命を得たものなので、ゴーレムのような存在である。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔力には敏感で、自分の背中の方から異常な魔力が湧き出ていることに気付いていた。<br /><br />
だが、それは四季異変の影響だろうと思っていたが、それ自体が異変を起こしていたとは<br /><br />
全く気が付かなかった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔理沙から隠岐奈の話を聞いて、秘策を思いつき、魔理沙に託したのは彼女である。<br /><br />
| translation =Stage 4 Boss: Magical Jizo who Manifested in the Forest<br /><br />
Narumi Yatadera<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Species: Magician (Jizo)<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of using magic (control of life)<br /><br /><br />
<br />
A living creature who used to be a jizo statue in the Forest of Magic, but gained life from the forest's magic power.<br /><br />
She was troubled by the Forest's unseasonable snowfall, but she was a stay-at-home kind of person to begin with, so she didn't bother to leave the forest and investigate.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
The Forest of Magic has the power to change the very nature of the beings within it.<br /><br />
She may be a "Jizo," but she's not the Jizo Bodhisattva or anything; she started off as just a stone jizo statue.<br /><br />
Since she's a stone statue that gained a life of its own, she's somewhat like a golem.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Because she's sensitive to magic, she noticed that an abnormal magic power was flowing forth from her own back.<br /><br />
However, she thought that it was due to the influence of the Four Seasons Incident; she had no idea that her own power<br /><br />
was causing part of said incident in the first place.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
She's also the one who, after hearing about Okina from Marisa, came up with a secret counter-strategy to entrust Marisa with.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
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{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox HSiFS}}<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
[[ru: Наруми Ятадера]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Narumi_Yatadera&diff=378756Narumi Yatadera2017-11-28T00:27:30Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Additional Information */</p>
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{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|矢田寺|やたでら}} {{ruby-ja|成美|なるみ}}<br />
| nameEn = Narumi Yatadera<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| nameAlt = Naruko Yatadera<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Narumi.png|275px|Narumi Yatadera]]<br />
| caption = Narumi Yatadera in [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Magical Jizō who Manifested in the Forest|森で垂迹した魔法地蔵}}<br />
| species = [[Magician]] (animated Jizo statue)<br />
| abilities = Capable of using magic (control of life)<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Forest of Magic]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|魔法の笠地蔵}}|The Magic Straw-Hat Jizo}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] ([[Stage]] 4 [[boss]])<br />
| appMusicCDs = <br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 42 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 8 cameo) <br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' (Chapter 31)<br />
| appMiscworks = <br />
| appOther = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Narumi Yatadera''' (矢田寺 成美 ''Yatadera Narumi'') is a [[:wikipedia:Kshitigarbha|Jizo]] statue that came to life as a [[Magician]] youkai due to the [[Forest of Magic]]'s energy.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Capable of using magic (control of life)<br />
Narumi embodies the Buddha of salvation. According to herself, her ability can allow her to essentially obliterate a fairy's existence entirely.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Narumi's snow-covered,hatted appearance is based on the popular folk tale of the hatted Jizo statue, wherein a poor man heads out to sell cloth on New Year's Eve, but notices a man selling five straw hats out-of-season. Taking pity on him, the poor man exchanges the cloth for the hats. On the way home, the man notices six Jizo statues sitting out in the cold. He decides to cover each one with one of the hats, and to the sixth, gives his own. He goes home empty-handed, but is visited by the six Jizo the next evening who reward him for his generosity.<br />
<br />
===Name===<br />
<br />
Her full name is Narumi Yatadera (矢田寺 成美). The kanji in 'Narumi' mean 'to become/attain/grow into', referencing her magical transformation from a statue, and 'beauty', respectively. Her first name could therefore mean something along the lines of 'attaining beauty'.<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<br />
Narumi has black hair in two long braids, dark brown eyes, and long earlobes typical of Jizo statues. She wears a long gray dress with a stone texture, with red circular buttons on the front, and a red capelet covering her left shoulder. She wears black sandals with red socks, and has a frilly, snow-covered conical straw hat.<br />
<br />
The capelet and hat are both items Jizo statues are typically adorned with to convey gratitude or to ward off evil. The capelet has the phrase ''"hikkyō jōbutsu"'' ({{lang|ja|畢竟成佛}}, meaning 'ultimate attainment of Buddhahood') written on it. The text on her hat is taken from a poem, and while partially obscured by the snow, is taken from a poem, which reads {{lang|ja|「迷故三界城 悟故十方空 本來無東西 何處有南北 」}}, which roughly translates to <i>'Bewilderment [is akin to being lost] in the City of Three Realms. Enlightenment [is as if there] is emptiness in ten directions. Originally there was no East or West, so where do South and North exist?'</i>.<br />
<br />
The hat, including the poem text, is part of a traditional uniform for pilgrims undergoing the [[:wikipedia:Shikoku Pilgrimage|Shikoku Pilgrimage]], a 1000 km route of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk [[:wikipedia:Kūkai|Kōbō-Daishi]]. It was a dangerous journey, and pilgrims embarked on it aware of the possibility they may die. The poem on the hat was traditionally written on the coffins of priests, so by writing them on the hat, it could serve as their casket if they were to die.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Marisa Kirisame]]<br />
Narumi and Marisa knew each other before the events of [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], and are on friendly terms.<br />
[[Strange Creators of Outer World/Hidden Star in Four Seasons Interview with ZUN|According to ZUN]], Marisa's quote about Alice putting hats on statues before her fight against Reimu in Imperishable Night was a hint to this (although ZUN might not have been serious).<br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Narumi Yatadera]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*In Hidden Star in Four Seasons, she is also referred to as Naruko (成子), such as during Marisa's scenario as well as in the upper-left corner of the screen when fought as a boss. [[[[Strange Creators of Outer World/Hidden Star in Four Seasons Interview with ZUN|According to ZUN]], Naruko was her original name and made it into the game originally (hence why it's still in some areas) but he later changed it to Narumi, partly because too many characters had names ending with 'ko'.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
<br />
Narumi has proven popular with Chinese fans, with the catchphrase "我永远喜欢矢田寺成美" or "I'll always love Narumi Yatadera" becoming a popular copypasted meme<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Narumi.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○4面ボス 森で垂迹した魔法地蔵<br /><br />
矢田寺 成美<br /><br />
Yatadera Narumi<br /><br /><br />
<br />
種族:魔法使い(地蔵)<br /><br />
能力:魔法を使う程度の能力(生命操作)<br /><br /><br />
<br />
<br />
元々魔法の森にあったお地蔵さんが、森の魔力で命を得た生命体である。<br /><br />
魔法の森が季節外れの雪に悩まされていたが、元々出不精なので森を出て調査する気は無かった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔法の森には存在その物を変容させる魔力がある。<br /><br />
地蔵と言っても、地蔵菩薩本体ではなく、元々はお地蔵さん、つまり石像である。<br /><br />
元々は石像が生命を得たものなので、ゴーレムのような存在である。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔力には敏感で、自分の背中の方から異常な魔力が湧き出ていることに気付いていた。<br /><br />
だが、それは四季異変の影響だろうと思っていたが、それ自体が異変を起こしていたとは<br /><br />
全く気が付かなかった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔理沙から隠岐奈の話を聞いて、秘策を思いつき、魔理沙に託したのは彼女である。<br /><br />
| translation =Stage 4 Boss: Magical Jizo who Manifested in the Forest<br /><br />
Narumi Yatadera<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Species: Magician (Jizo)<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of using magic (control of life)<br /><br /><br />
<br />
A living creature who used to be a jizo statue in the Forest of Magic, but gained life from the forest's magic power.<br /><br />
She was troubled by the Forest's unseasonable snowfall, but she was a stay-at-home kind of person to begin with, so she didn't bother to leave the forest and investigate.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
The Forest of Magic has the power to change the very nature of the beings within it.<br /><br />
She may be a "Jizo," but she's not the Jizo Bodhisattva or anything; she started off as just a stone jizo statue.<br /><br />
Since she's a stone statue that gained a life of its own, she's somewhat like a golem.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Because she's sensitive to magic, she noticed that an abnormal magic power was flowing forth from her own back.<br /><br />
However, she thought that it was due to the influence of the Four Seasons Incident; she had no idea that her own power<br /><br />
was causing part of said incident in the first place.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
She's also the one who, after hearing about Okina from Marisa, came up with a secret counter-strategy to entrust Marisa with.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox HSiFS}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
[[ru: Наруми Ятадера]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Narumi_Yatadera&diff=378755Narumi Yatadera2017-11-28T00:25:33Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Minor Relationships */</p>
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{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|矢田寺|やたでら}} {{ruby-ja|成美|なるみ}}<br />
| nameEn = Narumi Yatadera<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| nameAlt = Naruko Yatadera<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Narumi.png|275px|Narumi Yatadera]]<br />
| caption = Narumi Yatadera in [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Magical Jizō who Manifested in the Forest|森で垂迹した魔法地蔵}}<br />
| species = [[Magician]] (animated Jizo statue)<br />
| abilities = Capable of using magic (control of life)<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Forest of Magic]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|魔法の笠地蔵}}|The Magic Straw-Hat Jizo}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] ([[Stage]] 4 [[boss]])<br />
| appMusicCDs = <br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 42 cameo)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 8 cameo) <br />
*''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' (Chapter 31)<br />
| appMiscworks = <br />
| appOther = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Narumi Yatadera''' (矢田寺 成美 ''Yatadera Narumi'') is a [[:wikipedia:Kshitigarbha|Jizo]] statue that came to life as a [[Magician]] youkai due to the [[Forest of Magic]]'s energy.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Capable of using magic (control of life)<br />
Narumi embodies the Buddha of salvation. According to herself, her ability can allow her to essentially obliterate a fairy's existence entirely.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Narumi's snow-covered,hatted appearance is based on the popular folk tale of the hatted Jizo statue, wherein a poor man heads out to sell cloth on New Year's Eve, but notices a man selling five straw hats out-of-season. Taking pity on him, the poor man exchanges the cloth for the hats. On the way home, the man notices six Jizo statues sitting out in the cold. He decides to cover each one with one of the hats, and to the sixth, gives his own. He goes home empty-handed, but is visited by the six Jizo the next evening who reward him for his generosity.<br />
<br />
===Name===<br />
<br />
Her full name is Narumi Yatadera (矢田寺 成美). The kanji in 'Narumi' mean 'to become/attain/grow into', referencing her magical transformation from a statue, and 'beauty', respectively. Her first name could therefore mean something along the lines of 'attaining beauty'.<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<br />
Narumi has black hair in two long braids, dark brown eyes, and long earlobes typical of Jizo statues. She wears a long gray dress with a stone texture, with red circular buttons on the front, and a red capelet covering her left shoulder. She wears black sandals with red socks, and has a frilly, snow-covered conical straw hat.<br />
<br />
The capelet and hat are both items Jizo statues are typically adorned with to convey gratitude or to ward off evil. The capelet has the phrase ''"hikkyō jōbutsu"'' ({{lang|ja|畢竟成佛}}, meaning 'ultimate attainment of Buddhahood') written on it. The text on her hat is taken from a poem, and while partially obscured by the snow, is taken from a poem, which reads {{lang|ja|「迷故三界城 悟故十方空 本來無東西 何處有南北 」}}, which roughly translates to <i>'Bewilderment [is akin to being lost] in the City of Three Realms. Enlightenment [is as if there] is emptiness in ten directions. Originally there was no East or West, so where do South and North exist?'</i>.<br />
<br />
The hat, including the poem text, is part of a traditional uniform for pilgrims undergoing the [[:wikipedia:Shikoku Pilgrimage|Shikoku Pilgrimage]], a 1000 km route of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk [[:wikipedia:Kūkai|Kōbō-Daishi]]. It was a dangerous journey, and pilgrims embarked on it aware of the possibility they may die. The poem on the hat was traditionally written on the coffins of priests, so by writing them on the hat, it could serve as their casket if they were to die.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Marisa Kirisame]]<br />
Narumi and Marisa knew each other before the events of [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]], and are on friendly terms.<br />
[[Strange Creators of Outer World/Hidden Star in Four Seasons Interview with ZUN|According to ZUN]], Marisa's quote about Alice putting hats on statues before her fight against Reimu in Imperishable Night was a hint to this (although ZUN might not have been serious).<br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Narumi Yatadera]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*In Hidden Star in Four Seasons, she is also referred to as Naruko (成子), such as during Marisa's scenario as well as in the upper-left corner of the screen when fought as a boss. It is not known whether this is a nickname or an oversight by ZUN.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
<br />
Narumi has proven popular with Chinese fans, with the catchphrase "我永远喜欢矢田寺成美" or "I'll always love Narumi Yatadera" becoming a popular copypasted meme<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Narumi.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○4面ボス 森で垂迹した魔法地蔵<br /><br />
矢田寺 成美<br /><br />
Yatadera Narumi<br /><br /><br />
<br />
種族:魔法使い(地蔵)<br /><br />
能力:魔法を使う程度の能力(生命操作)<br /><br /><br />
<br />
<br />
元々魔法の森にあったお地蔵さんが、森の魔力で命を得た生命体である。<br /><br />
魔法の森が季節外れの雪に悩まされていたが、元々出不精なので森を出て調査する気は無かった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔法の森には存在その物を変容させる魔力がある。<br /><br />
地蔵と言っても、地蔵菩薩本体ではなく、元々はお地蔵さん、つまり石像である。<br /><br />
元々は石像が生命を得たものなので、ゴーレムのような存在である。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔力には敏感で、自分の背中の方から異常な魔力が湧き出ていることに気付いていた。<br /><br />
だが、それは四季異変の影響だろうと思っていたが、それ自体が異変を起こしていたとは<br /><br />
全く気が付かなかった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
魔理沙から隠岐奈の話を聞いて、秘策を思いつき、魔理沙に託したのは彼女である。<br /><br />
| translation =Stage 4 Boss: Magical Jizo who Manifested in the Forest<br /><br />
Narumi Yatadera<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Species: Magician (Jizo)<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of using magic (control of life)<br /><br /><br />
<br />
A living creature who used to be a jizo statue in the Forest of Magic, but gained life from the forest's magic power.<br /><br />
She was troubled by the Forest's unseasonable snowfall, but she was a stay-at-home kind of person to begin with, so she didn't bother to leave the forest and investigate.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
The Forest of Magic has the power to change the very nature of the beings within it.<br /><br />
She may be a "Jizo," but she's not the Jizo Bodhisattva or anything; she started off as just a stone jizo statue.<br /><br />
Since she's a stone statue that gained a life of its own, she's somewhat like a golem.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Because she's sensitive to magic, she noticed that an abnormal magic power was flowing forth from her own back.<br /><br />
However, she thought that it was due to the influence of the Four Seasons Incident; she had no idea that her own power<br /><br />
was causing part of said incident in the first place.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
She's also the one who, after hearing about Okina from Marisa, came up with a secret counter-strategy to entrust Marisa with.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox HSiFS}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
[[ru: Наруми Ятадера]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Jizou&diff=376479Jizou2017-08-23T18:09:06Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>{{nihongo|'''Jizou'''|地蔵}}, originally [[wikipedia:Ksitigarbha|Ksitigarbha]], is a [[wikipedia:bodhisattva|bodhisattva]] revered in [[Buddhism]] with the appearance of a Buddhist monk. In Japan, he is seen as bodhisattva of the dead, guardian of children and patron deity of deceased young. He is also a guardian of travelers. Statues of him are commonly seen roadside or in cemeteries. These statues may be dressed in bibs and hankerchiefs or have childrens' toys such as pinwheels placed with them by visitors praying for their children. They are also prayed to by those wishing for safe travel.<br />
<br />
==Jizou in Touhou==<br />
In ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', [[Marisa Kirisame]] picked up a jizou from the side of a road and brought it to the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. [[Reimu Hakurei]] tells her it can't help her with her desire for long life, better fortune and business, things [[Byakuren Hijiri]] said they are useful for, due to no god being inside (yet). They leave it beside the [[Three Fairies of Light|Three Fairies']] tree behind the shrine, which the Fairies believe is a marker placed there to signal treasure.<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 5</ref><br />
<br />
Before long, [[Komachi Onozuka]] comes looking for it. She confronts Reimu and Marisa and says it is useless where it is. Marisa is convinced to retrive it after being told retribution from [[Hell]] may come to Marisa. As Marisa approaches the jizou, she falls into a hole turned hidden trap the Fairies dug to the find the treasure, receiving her retribution. <br />
<br />
In the course of the story, Komachi notes [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]] was originally a jizou who gained enough faith to eventually become [[Yama]].<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 6</ref> According to [[Hieda no Akyuu]], almost all Yama were formerly old jizou.<ref>[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yama|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Yama]]</ref><br />
<br />
Later in ''Oriental Sacred Place'', the road to the [[Myouren Temple]] is shown lined with jizou.<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
In ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'', {{nihongo|'''Substitute Jizou'''|身代わり地蔵}} is one of [[Seija Kijin]]'s usable items.<br />
<br />
[[Narumi Yatadera]], a jizou statue in the [[Forest of Magic]], became sentient from the forest's magic powers. The exact date is unknown, but [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa Kirisame's]] familiarity with her means it was a significant amount of time before ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Navbox Objects}}<br />
[[Category: Objects]]<br />
[[fr:Jizô]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Jizou&diff=376478Jizou2017-08-23T18:07:28Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>{{nihongo|'''Jizou'''|地蔵}}, originally [[wikipedia:Ksitigarbha|Ksitigarbha]], is a [[wikipedia:bodhisattva|bodhisattva]] revered in [[Buddhism]] with the appearance of a Buddhist monk. In Japan, he is seen as bodhisattva of the dead, guardian of children and patron deity of deceased young. He is also a guardian of travelers. Statues of him are commonly seen roadside or in cemeteries. These statues may be dressed in bibs and hankerchiefs or have childrens' toys such as pinwheels placed with them by visitors praying for their children. They are also prayed to by those wishing for safe travel.<br />
<br />
==Jizou in Touhou==<br />
In ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', [[Marisa Kirisame]] picked up a jizou from the side of a road and brought it to the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. [[Reimu Hakurei]] tells her it can't help her with her desire for long life, better fortune and business, things [[Byakuren Hijiri]] said they are useful for, due to no god being inside (yet). They leave it beside the [[Three Fairies of Light|Three Fairies']] tree behind the shrine, which the Fairies believe is a marker placed there to signal treasure.<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 5</ref><br />
<br />
Before long, [[Komachi Onozuka]] comes looking for it. She confronts Reimu and Marisa and says it is useless where it is. Marisa is convinced to retrive it after being told retribution from [[Hell]] may come to Marisa. As Marisa approaches the jizou, she falls into a hole turned hidden trap the Fairies dug to the find the treasure, receiving her retribution. <br />
<br />
In the course of the story, Komachi notes [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]] was originally a jizou who gained enough faith to eventually become [[Yama]].<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 6</ref> According to [[Hieda no Akyuu]], almost all Yama were formerly old jizou.<ref>[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yama|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Yama]]</ref><br />
<br />
Later in ''Oriental Sacred Place'', the road to the [[Myouren Temple]] is shown lined with jizou.<ref>''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' chapter 12</ref><br />
<br />
In ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'', {{nihongo|'''Substitute Jizou'''|身代わり地蔵}} is one of [[Seija Kijin]]'s usable items.<br />
<br />
[[Narumi Yatadera]], a jizou statue in the [[Forest of Magic]], became sentient from the forest's magic powers. The exact date is unknown, but Marisa's familiarity with her means it was a significant amount of time before ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Navbox Objects}}<br />
[[Category: Objects]]<br />
[[fr:Jizô]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Talk:Okina_Matara&diff=376258Talk:Okina Matara2017-08-18T19:01:34Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>==Age==<br />
Since it is confirmed that she is one of the sages of Gensokyo and help create it. She has more than 130 years old (since the games universes is at the same year in our world), so this could be added to the characters section... <br />
[[User:Totalheartsboy|Totalheartsboy]] ([[User talk:Totalheartsboy|talk]]) 02:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)<br />
:It's not really that common to add vague ages, especially when the time frame is so short. Over 1100 like Byakuren, or over 1300 like Tewi is a little more notable so they warrant inclusion. But there are frankly a lot of characters over 130, so it's simply not that special. [[User:UTW|UTW]] 13:32, 16 August 2017 (UTC)<br />
:IIRC, she's based after the person who created Noh (IE, Kokoro) and was a subordinate to Prince Shokoku, making her possibly around the same age as Miko. I don't think there's any proof that she is that same person in Touhou's canon yet, though, but it does mean that saying she's "over 130" would turn out to be a hilariously huge understatement if that's the case. [[User:TiamatRoar|TiamatRoar]] ([[User talk:TiamatRoar|talk]]) 14:34, 16 August 2017 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==Extra Origins==<br />
<br />
I'm leaving this link here so I or someone else can get back to it if anyone has the time. Cuc posted a list of references here (https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/topic,20979.30.html) which also includes the likely place where ZUN got each of Okina's aspects in her profile. "She has a wide range of public faces-- an Earth mother goddess, a god of noh, a god of stars, a god of silkworm breeding, a god of hindrances, a god of discriminated peoples, et cetera." Cuc also included the likely explanation for why Okina is considered an enemy of the Tengu (the "Cow Festival" which apparently includes a dance meant to ward off Tengu).<br />
<br />
I started trying to add it to Okina's origin page but then realized I needed citations. In particular, I can't seem to find a citation about anti-Tengu dances being included in the Cow Festival (the Cow Festival itself definately exists and includes lots of dances though so it's likely that there's just no website that bothered to mention the Tengu dance among others)<br />
<br />
(there's a whole bunch of other amazing Hidden Star in Four Seasons references that Cuc figured out there too, of course)<br />
<br />
Real life has deadlines for me at the moment so I don't really have time at the moment to add this while also finding and adding citations though. So... yea, I'll just leave this here for now until I or someone else can get back to it. [[User:TiamatRoar|TiamatRoar]] ([[User talk:TiamatRoar|talk]]) 19:01, 18 August 2017 (UTC)</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Eternity_Larva&diff=376197Eternity Larva2017-08-17T15:12:52Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Additional Information */ Adding the likely basis/inspiration ZUN took for Okina's speculations about Eternity (credit to Cuc)</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|エタニティラルバ|}}<br />
| nameEn = Eternity Larva<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| image = [[File:Th16Eternity.png|x300px|Eternity Larva]]<br />
| caption = Eternity Larva in [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Butterfly Fairy who Approaches God|神に近づく蝶の妖精}}<br />
| species = [[Fairy]]<br />
| abilities = Scattering scales<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location =<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|真夏の妖精の夢}}|A Midsummer Fairy's Dream}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Stage 1 Boss)<br />
| appMusicCDs = <br />
| appPrintworks =<br />
| appMiscworks = <br />
| appOther = <br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Eternity Larva'''|エタニティラルバ|Etanitiraruba}} is a [[fairy]] embodying the growth, rebirth, and metamorphosis of insects.<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
Eternity appeared as the Stage 1 midboss and [[Boss]] in ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''.<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
;Scattering scales<br />
Her ability refers to the feature of most [[wikipedia:Lepidoptera|Lepidoptera]] of having scales covering their bodies and wings. The wings, head, and parts of the thorax and abdomen of butterflies and moths are covered with minute scales which give them an extraordinary variety of colors and patterns. Most scales are lamellar, or blade-like.<br />
<br />
Eternity uses her scales as projectiles in [[danmaku]] patterns.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
Her full name is Eternity Larva (エタニティラルバ). 'Eternity' may signify her theme of metamorphosis and rebirth, while 'Larva' is the juvenile life stage of [[wikipedia:Holometabolism|holometaboulous]] insects like moths and butterflies. In the HSiFS demo, her name was given as both ''Etarnity Larva'' in-game and ''Etanity Larva'' in the omake; both being more direct transliterations of エタニティ (eternity). These were corrected in the full version.<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
Eternity has peach-colored eyes and short light blue hair. She is modeled after an [[Wikipedia:Papilio xuthus|Asian swallowtail]], having a pair of very large black and yellow wings, spotted with bits of blue and purple and a large two-pronged yellow [[wikipedia:osmeterium|osmeterium]] on her head which is a defensive organ found on all [[wikipedia:Papilionidae|Swallowtail butterfly]] larvae. She wears a black shirt with black and yellow swallowtail-inspired sleeves and collar, a line of blue spots down the left side, and a large green leaf that encompasses her torso, resembling a pupa. She wears a light green skirt showing two thin irregular black rings and one ring of white spots of various alternating sizes at the edge. Eternity wears a crown of leaves atop her head. She does not wear any footwear.<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
;''Hidden Star in Four Seasons''<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Eternity Larva]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*In [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons/Story/Cirno's Extra|Cirno's Extra stage scenario]], [[Okina Matara]] notes that [[Cirno]] managed to unknowingly gather energy from the border between seasons after travelling through the season door on Eternity's back. Since Cirno was too simple to have figured this tactic out on her own, this led Okina to believe that Eternity was actually more than just a fairy, speculating that she may actually be a [https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/60.3.182 Tokoyo] god, and one of her enemies. It is unknown how much truth Okina's suspicions hold, but she goes on to state that it seems like more than just a coincidence. Okina and Tokoy's enmity towards each other may be based off of how Hata no Kawakatsu (of whom the god Matara-Jin is worshiped as a manifestation of) once found and destroyed a cult that worshiped a swallowtail caterpillar as "Tokoyo Kami", about 20 years after [[Miko|Prince Shoutoko's]] death. <br />
*Eternity Larva appears on the demo CD cover of ''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Hidden Star in Four Seasons#Eternity Larva|l1=Fandom: Eternity Larva}}<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] trial - omake.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Eternity.png|200px|Eternity Larva]]<br />
| text = ○1面ボス 神に近づく蝶の妖精<br /><br />
エタニティラルバ<br /><br />
Etanity Larva<br /><br /><br />
<br />
種族:妖精<br /><br />
能力:鱗粉をまき散らす程度の能力<br /><br /><br />
<br />
アゲハ蝶の妖精。<br /><br />
といっても成虫だけでは無く、幼虫やサナギも含めての言わば<br /><br />
昆虫の成長と再生と変態の妖精である。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
チルノと同じく、何らかの力でいつもより力を持っている。言わば暴走状態である。<br /><br />
妖精はそもそも異変時には暴走するものである。<br /><br />
普段の性格は極めて温厚で、何処かで戦闘があってもパワーアップアイテムを数個<br /><br />
持参して遊びに行く程度である。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
危険を察知すると、触角から弾幕と臭い匂いを出すらしい。<br />
| translation ='''Stage 1 Boss: The Butterfly Fairy who Approaches God'''<br /><br />
Etanity Larva<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Species: Fairy<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of scattering scales<br /><br /><br />
<br />
A swallowtail butterfly fairy.<br /><br />
But with that said, she doesn't just embody grown butterflies, but also caterpillars and chrysalids;<br /><br />
she can be said to be a fairy embodying insect growth, rebirth, and metamorphosis.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Like Cirno, she's stronger than usual due to some strange force. She's in berserk mode, basically.<br /><br />
Fairies typically go berserk during most incidents anyway.<br /><br /><br />
Her regular personality is extremely gentle-- no matter where a fight breaks out, she'll head over<br /><br />
to play with a few power items in hand.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Apparently when she senses danger, she spews danmaku and a foul stench from her antennae.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* 2017/05/07 '''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] trial''' - omake.txt (trial profile, stage 1 dialogue)<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox HSiFS}}<br />
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[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]<br />
<br />
[[ru:Этернити Ларва]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Sages_of_Gensokyo&diff=376151Sages of Gensokyo2017-08-16T14:42:20Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
The {{nihongo|'''Sages of Gensokyo'''|幻想郷の賢者|Gensoukyou no Kenja}}, also known as the {{nihongo|'''[[Youkai]] Sages'''|妖怪の賢者|Youkai no Kenja}}, are a mysterious group responsible for the creation of [[Gensokyo]], both separating it from the [[Outside World]] and establishing its current social order. One of their most famous actions was the proposal of the [[Hakurei Barrier]]. Upon its creation, the [[Dragon God]] made its last known appearance and the sages pledged eternal peace to it. The sages also maintain Gensokyo's segregation pact with the denizens of the [[Underworld]].<br />
<br />
By the present day, the sages had fallen out of touch with each other. [[Yukari Yakumo]] had been the only publically active sage for a long time. As of Spring 2010, [[Kasen Ibaraki]] has come down from [[Youkai Mountain]] and taken a more active role in Gensokyo under an alias for unknown reasons, and currently only Yukari is confirmed to be aware of her previous identity as a sage. In the midsummer of 2017, [[Okina Matara]] returned to the open public by causing an incident designed to catch everyones' attention, particularly that of the other sages.<br />
<br />
Note: Although they were originally referred to as the "Youkai Sages", at least one of them, the [[God]] Okina Matara, insists on more accurately being termed a God instead of a [[Youkai]].<br />
<br />
== Known Members ==<br />
* [[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
* [[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
* [[Okina Matara]]<br />
<br />
== Related ==<br />
* [[Dragon (God)]]<br />
* [[Gensokyo]]<br />
* [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]<br />
* [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Monologue]]<br />
* [[Subterranean Animism/Story/Reimu_and_Suika%27s_Scenario|Subterranean Animism, Reimu and Suika's Scenario]] (Conversation with Yuugi)<br />
* [[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35]]<br />
* [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons/Story/Reimu%27s_Extra|Hidden Star in Four Seasons, Reimu's Extra Stage]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Groups of characters]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Talk:Okina_Matara&diff=376150Talk:Okina Matara2017-08-16T14:34:39Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>==Age==<br />
Since it is confirmed that she is one of the sages of Gensokyo and help create it. She has more than 130 years old (since the games universes is at the same year in our world), so this could be added to the characters section... <br />
[[User:Totalheartsboy|Totalheartsboy]] ([[User talk:Totalheartsboy|talk]]) 02:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)<br />
:It's not really that common to add vague ages, especially when the time frame is so short. Over 1100 like Byakuren, or over 1300 like Tewi is a little more notable so they warrant inclusion. But there are frankly a lot of characters over 130, so it's simply not that special. [[User:UTW|UTW]] 13:32, 16 August 2017 (UTC)<br />
:IIRC, she's based after the person who created Noh (IE, Kokoro) and was a subordinate to Prince Shokoku, making her possibly around the same age as Miko. I don't think there's any proof that she is that same person in Touhou's canon yet, though, but it does mean that saying she's "over 130" would turn out to be a hilariously huge understatement if that's the case. [[User:TiamatRoar|TiamatRoar]] ([[User talk:TiamatRoar|talk]]) 14:34, 16 August 2017 (UTC)</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Sages_of_Gensokyo&diff=376138Sages of Gensokyo2017-08-16T02:21:19Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
The {{nihongo|'''Sages of Gensokyo'''|幻想郷の賢者|Gensoukyou no Kenja}}, also known as the {{nihongo|'''[[Youkai]] Sages'''|妖怪の賢者|Youkai no Kenja}}, are a mysterious group responsible for the creation of [[Gensokyo]], both separating it from the [[Outside World]] and establishing its current social order. One of their most famous actions was the proposal of the [[Hakurei Barrier]]. They also maintain Gensokyo's segregation pact with the denizens of the [[Underworld]].<br />
<br />
By the present day, the sages had fallen out of touch with each other. [[Yukari Yakumo]] had been the only publically active sage for a long time. As of Spring 2010, [[Kasen Ibaraki]] has come down from [[Youkai Mountain]] and taken a more active role in Gensokyo under an alias for unknown reasons, and currently only Yukari is confirmed to be aware of her previous identity as a sage. In the midsummer of 2017, [[Okina Matara]] returned to the open public by causing an incident designed to catch everyones' attention, particularly that of the other sages.<br />
<br />
Note: Although they were originally referred to as the "Youkai Sages", at least one of them, the [[God]] Okina Matara, insists on more accurately being termed a God instead of a [[Youkai]].<br />
<br />
== Known Members ==<br />
* [[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
* [[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
* [[Okina Matara]]<br />
<br />
== Related ==<br />
* [[Dragon (God)]]<br />
* [[Gensokyo]]<br />
* [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]<br />
* [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Monologue]]<br />
* [[Subterranean Animism/Story/Reimu_and_Suika%27s_Scenario|Subterranean Animism, Reimu and Suika's Scenario]] (Conversation with Yuugi)<br />
* [[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35]]<br />
* [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons/Story/Reimu%27s_Extra|Hidden Star in Four Seasons, Reimu's Extra Stage]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Groups of characters]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Sages_of_Gensokyo&diff=376137Sages of Gensokyo2017-08-16T02:14:58Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
The {{nihongo|'''Sages of Gensokyo'''|幻想郷の賢者|Gensoukyou no Kenja}}, also known as the {{nihongo|'''[[Youkai]] Sages'''|妖怪の賢者|Youkai no Kenja}}, are a mysterious group responsible for the creation of [[Gensokyo]], both separating it from the [[Outside World]] and establishing its current social order. One of their most famous actions was the proposal of the [[Hakurei Barrier]]. They also maintain Gensokyo's segregation pact with the denizens of the [[Underworld]].<br />
<br />
By the present day, the sages had fallen out of touch with each other. [[Yukari Yakumo]] had been the only publically active sage for a long time. As of Spring 2010, [[Kasen Ibaraki]] has come down from [[Youkai Mountain]] and taken a more active role in Gensokyo under an alias for unknown reasons, and currently only Yukari is confirmed to be aware of her previous identity as a sage. In the midsummer of 2017, [[Okina Matara]] returned to the open public by causing an incident designed to catch everyones' attention, particularly that of the other sages.<br />
<br />
Note: Although they were originally referred to as the "Youkai Sages", at least one of them, the [[God]] Okina Matara, insists on more accurately being termed a God instead of a [[Youkai]]. [[Reimu Hakurei]] continues to refer to her as a youkai anyways.<br />
<br />
== Known Members ==<br />
* [[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
* [[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
* [[Okina Matara]]<br />
<br />
== Related ==<br />
* [[Dragon (God)]]<br />
* [[Gensokyo]]<br />
* [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]<br />
* [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Monologue]]<br />
* [[Subterranean Animism/Story/Reimu_and_Suika%27s_Scenario|Subterranean Animism, Reimu and Suika's Scenario]] (Conversation with Yuugi)<br />
* [[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35]]<br />
* [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons/Story/Reimu%27s_Extra|Hidden Star in Four Seasons, Reimu's Extra Stage]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Groups of characters]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Sages_of_Gensokyo&diff=376136Sages of Gensokyo2017-08-16T01:43:50Z<p>TiamatRoar: </p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
The {{nihongo|'''Sages of Gensokyo'''|幻想郷の賢者|Gensoukyou no Kenja}}, also known as the {{nihongo|'''[[Youkai]] Sages'''|妖怪の賢者|Youkai no Kenja}}, are a mysterious group responsible for the creation of [[Gensokyo]], both separating it from the [[Outside World]] and establishing its current social order. One of their most famous actions was the proposal of the [[Hakurei Barrier]].<br />
<br />
By the present day, the sages had fallen out of touch with each other. [[Yukari Yakumo]] had been the only publically active sage for a long time. As of Spring 2010, [[Kasen Ibaraki]] has come down from [[Youkai Mountain]] and taken a more active role in Gensokyo under an alias for unknown reasons, and currently only Yukari is confirmed to be aware of her previous identity as a sage. In the midsummer of 2017, [[Okina Matara]] returned to the open public by causing an incident designed to catch everyones' attention, particularly that of the other sages.<br />
<br />
Note: Although they were originally referred to as the "Youkai Sages", at least one of them, the [[God]] Okina Matara, insists on more accurately being termed a God instead of a [[Youkai]]. [[Reimu Hakurei]] continues to refer to her as a youkai anyways.<br />
<br />
== Known Members ==<br />
* [[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
* [[Kasen Ibaraki]]<br />
* [[Okina Matara]]<br />
<br />
== Related ==<br />
* [[Dragon (God)]]<br />
* [[Gensokyo]]<br />
* [[Great Hakurei Barrier]]<br />
* [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Monologue]]<br />
* [[Wild and Horned Hermit|Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35]]<br />
* [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons/Story/Reimu%27s_Extra|Hidden Star in Four Seasons, Reimu's Extra Stage]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Groups of characters]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Okina_Matara&diff=375853Okina Matara2017-08-12T04:30:35Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Minor Relationships */ Yukari Yakumo</p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|摩多羅|またら}} {{ruby-ja|隠岐奈|おきな}}<br />
| nameEn = Okina Matara<br />
| nameIPA =<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina.png|275px|Matara Okina]]<br />
| caption = <br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God|究極の絶対秘神}}<br />
| species = Secret God<br />
| abilities = Creating doors on the back of anything<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location =<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|秘匿されたフォーシーズンズ}}|The Concealed Four Seasons}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]) <br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|秘神マターラ ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons }}|Secret God Matara ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons}} ([[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' (Stage 6 and Extra Stage Boss)<br />
| appMusicCDs = <br />
| appPrintworks =<br />
| appMiscworks = <br />
| appOther = <br />
}}<br />
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==General Information==<br />
<br />
===Abilities===<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<br />
==Story==<br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
===Minor Relationships===<br />
<br />
;Yukari Yakumo<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.<br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt (Stage 6)|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○6面ボス 究極の絶対秘神<br /><br />
摩多羅 隠岐奈<br /><br />
Matara Okina<br /><br /><br />
<br />
種族:秘神<br /><br />
能力:あらゆるものの背中に扉を作る程度の能力<br /><br /><br />
<br />
万物の背中に潜む秘神。<br /><br />
表の顔は、地母神、能楽の神、星の神、養蚕の神、障碍の神、被差別民の神、等多岐にわたる。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
本当の正体は誰も知らない。<br /><br />
その正体を見てはいけない、聞いてはいけない、語ってはいけない、究極の秘神である。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
しかし、秘神とはいえ隠れている訳では無い。<br /><br />
時として大々的に表に出てきて、存在を誇示するのである。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
今回の目的は、里乃と舞の後継者を探すためと言っているが、後継者など、見つから<br /><br />
なければそのまま二人にやらせれば良いのだ。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
本当の目的は目立つことである。<br /><br />
目立って、幻想郷の人間、妖怪、そして賢者達の記憶に刻み込むのである。<br /><br />
後継者は見つからなかったようだが、そちらの目的は達成されたように見える。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
そして彼女は今の幻想郷を作った賢者の一人でもある。<br /><br />
幻想郷を外の世界から守り、その何処にでも移動出来て、気付かないうちに生命力も<br /><br />
精神力もコントロールしてしまう不思議な能力で、幻想郷のバランスを取る役目を<br /><br />
負っている。<br /><br />
普段の雑用は手足となる二童子(里乃と舞)に任せている。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
ぞんざいに扱うものには容赦無く、うやうやしく扱ってくれるものには恩恵を授ける。<br /><br />
敵にすると恐ろしく、味方にすると頼もしい典型的な神様である。<br />
| translation ='''Stage 6 Boss: The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God'''<br /><br />
Okina Matara<br/ ><br /><br />
<br />
Species: Secret God<br /><br />
Ability: Capable of creating doors on the back of anything<br /><br /><br />
<br />
A hidden god who lurks behind all things in creation.<br /><br />
She has a wide range of public faces-- an Earth mother goddess, a god of ''noh'', a god of stars, a god of silkworm breeding, a god of hindrances, a god of [[wikipedia:Burakumin|discriminated peoples]], et cetera.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Nobody knows what her true nature really is.<br /><br />
She's the ultimate secret god, whose true form must never be seen, heard, or spoken of.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Her status as a "secret god" doesn't mean she's hidden or anything, though.<br /><br />
At times, she makes ostentatious public appearances to show off her grand presence.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
She claims that her objective was to find successors for Satono and Mai, but if she ended up unable to find any suitable successors, she'd be fine making the two servants continue to work for her.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Her true goal was to stand out.<br /><br />
To make a big show of herself, and engrave herself into the memories of every human, youkai, and sage in Gensokyo.<br /><br />
It seems she didn't find any successor servants in the end, but it appears that her latter goal was well and truly achieved.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
She is also one of the sages who created the Gensokyo of today.<br /><br />
She protects Gensokyo from the outside world, can move anywhere she likes, and at some point without realizing it at first, she gained a mysterious power to control both vitality and mental energy, which she uses for her duty of keeping Gensokyo's balance intact.<br /><br />
Her menial tasks are usually entrusted to her two ''douji'' servants that wait upon her (ie. Satono and Mai).<br /><br /><br />
<br />
She shows no mercy to those who act rudely to her, and grants blessings to those who treat her with reverence.<br /><br />
Fearsome as an enemy and reliable as an ally, she's the classic example of a god.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]] - omake.txt (Extra Stage)|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:Th16Okina-Ex.png|200px|name]]<br />
| text = ○エキストラボス 究極の絶対秘神<br /><br />
摩多羅 隠岐奈<br /><br />
Matara Okina<br /><br /><br />
<br />
背中の季節は彼女の用意した罠であった。<br /><br />
主人公は隠岐奈の用意した季節の罠を逆に利用して再戦に挑む。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
その事態に、季節の魔力で追い返すことは諦め、究極の秘神は真の正体を現した。<br /><br />
それはまさに表の顔のままの、混沌とした神の姿の集合体であった。<br /><br /><br />
<br />
そういえば、秘神ではあるが彼女は隠れているわけでは無いのだ。<br /><br />
最初から、全てを見せている秘神なのだ。<br />
| translation ='''Extra Boss: The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God'''<br /><br />
Okina Matara<br/ ><br /><br />
<br />
The seasons on our heroines' backs were a trap that Okina had arranged.<br /><br />
Our protagonist used Okina's season trap to her own advantage, and challenged her for a rematch.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
At this, the ultimate secret god agreed to refrain from chasing the protagonist off with the seasons' magic power, and revealed her true form.<br /><br />
It was a chaotic fusion of many gods' forms, every bit the same as the face she shows publicly.<br /><br /><br />
<br />
Speaking of which, she may be a "secret god," but she's not hiding anything.<br /><br />
From the very beginning, she was a secret god who put everything she has out in plain sight.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* 2017/08/11 '''[[Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]''' - omake.txt (profile, stage 6 and EX dialogue)<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox HSiFS}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Yukari_Yakumo&diff=375852Yukari Yakumo2017-08-12T04:30:16Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Minor Relationships */ Okina Matara</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| 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 />
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| caption = Yukari Yakumo in [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Border of Phantasm|幻想の境界}}<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 />
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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 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, repairing the border between the present world and the [[Netherworld]], i.e the boundary between life and death that has become thin (''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'')<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 />
*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.<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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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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;Hexagram<br />
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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==Story==<br />
===Games===<br />
;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07YukariSprite.png|frame|Yukari's sprite in ''PCB'']]<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08YukariBackSprite.png|frame|Yukari's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
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;''Subterranean Animism''<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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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
:{{Main|Immaterial and Missing Power/Story#Yukari's Story|l1=Immaterial and Missing Power Story}}<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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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
:{{Main|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story#Yukari's Story|l1=Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Story}}<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
:{{Main|Touhou Hisoutensoku/Translation/Yuyuko's Script|l1=Touhou Hisoutensoku Story}}<br />
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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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
[[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 />
:{{Main|Impossible Spell Card#Story|l1=Impossible Spell Card: Story}}<br />
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 />
;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''<br />
:''Main article: [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari]]''<br />
:{{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 />
:{{Main|Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 3|l1=Symposium of Post-mysticism: Skeletal Remains Found from the Dry Well}}<br />
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]]. Yukari is the one who's given Ran her current name. An interview in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' with [[Aya Shameimaru]] implies Ran came to be Yukari's shikigami because of all 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|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 tool they own.<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. It's implied she's quite a handful, and 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 />
[[Yukari's crows|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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;Yuyuko Saigyouji<br />
Yukari and [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] 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 Konpaku]] 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 Hoshiguma]] 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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(spoilers for Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 35)<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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===Residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion===<br />
;Remilia Scarlet<br />
Yukari uses [[Remilia Scarlet]] 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 Knowledge]] 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 Morichika]] 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|outside world]].<br />
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;Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu<br />
When Yukari senses [[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Eiki Shiki]] 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 Kamishirasawa]] 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.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
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 21 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 />
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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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==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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| 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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| 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 />
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'''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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| 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 />
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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 />
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'''Youkai that lurks in the boundary'''<br/><br />
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'''Yukari Yakumo'''<br />
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Species: [[Youkai]]<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating boundaries<br />
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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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| 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 />
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'''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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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 />
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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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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:SSiBWebYukari.jpg|Yukari]]<br />
| 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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{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:MAGNet 20100502 1 Yukari.jpg|200px|Yukari Yakumo MAGNet interview]]<br />
| 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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==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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<div>{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|西行寺|さいぎょうじ}} {{ruby-ja|幽々子|ゆゆこ}}<br />
| nameEn = Yuyuko Saigyouji<br />
| nameIPA = saigʲoːd͡ʑi jɯjɯko [[Media:Pronunciation_Yuyuko_Saigyouji.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| nameAlt = Yuyuko Saigyouzi<br />
| image = [[File:Th13Yuyuko.png|x325px|Yuyuko Saigyouji]]<br />
| caption = Yuyuko Saigyouji in [[Ten Desires]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Dreaming Ghost|華胥の亡霊}}<br />
| species = [[Ghost]]<br />
| abilities = Manipulation of death, Manipulation of departed souls<br />
| age = Dead/Immortal (Existed for at least 1000 years)<br />
| occupation = Departed spirit princess<br />
| location = [[Hakugyokurou]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|幽雅に咲かせ、墨染の桜 ~}} Border of Life|Bloom Nobly, Ink-black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life}} ([[Perfect Cherry Blossom]], [[Immaterial and Missing Power]], [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|ボーダーオブライフ}}|Border of Life}} ([[Perfect Cherry Blossom]])<br />
*{{H:title|{{lang|ja|ゴーストリード}}|Ghost Lead}} ([[Ten Desires]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' (Final Boss)<br />
*''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Imperishable Night]]'' (Playable Character)<br />
*''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (Ending No. 4)<br />
*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Stage 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-8 Boss)<br />
*''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)<br />
*''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode)<br />
*''[[Ten Desires]]'' (Stage 1 Boss)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Background Character)<br />
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (4th Day Boss)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
**''[[Extra of the Wind]]'' (Cameo)<br />
*''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' (Article)<br />
*''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]'' (Secondary Character)<br />
*''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Chapter 4 cameo, 8 cameo)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Minor Character)<br />
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 9 cameo, 16, 19 cameo, 27 cameo)<br />
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' (Part 2 Cameo)<br />
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo, 30 cameo, 42 cameo)<br />
*''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 2 (Profile Section, Cross Review Section)<br />
*''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2)<br />
| appMiscworks = *[[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#Circle Cut|Circle Cut]] (C65)<br />
| appOther = *''[[LORD of VERMILION]]'' (Playable Guest Character)<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Yuyuko Saigyouji'''|西行寺 幽々子|Saigyouji Yuyuko}} is the [[ghost]] "princess" head of [[Hakugyokurou]] in the [[Netherworld]].<br />
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==General Information==<br />
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She first appeared as the Final Boss of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', later becoming a playable character along with [[Youmu Konpaku]] (as a duo) in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' and showing up as an expansion character in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', and ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. She would eventually also appear as the Stage 1 boss in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', and as a Day 4 boss in ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''.<br />
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Unlike many departed spirits, Yuyuko resembles a living [[human]]; a [[humanoid]]. She is very cheerful and friendly: Her playful, good-humored personality, otherworldly beauty, and courtesan charm can have a disarming effect. She often makes bizarre and apparently nonsensical remarks and sometimes seems to overlook the obvious, leading to her characterization as an airhead or a ditz. As an instance, in ''[[Touhou Bougetsushou]]'', she toyed with [[Youmu Konpaku]] as a daily occurrence even with [[Ran Yakumo]] present.<br />
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However, at other times she will reveal an extremely cunning and perceptive side and will also sometimes display an extraordinary level of knowledge. For instance, in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', she was the quickest character to identify the culprit as [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] when the incident was in the omen stage ([[Yukari Yakumo]] spoke of the dwindling of phantoms as [[Komachi Onozuka]]'s negligence, but Yuyuko guessed correctly). Additionally, in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', she obliquely informed the playable character about the location of the incident regarding the [[divine spirit]]s. She is also known for her incredible appetite.<br />
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===Ability===<br />
;Manipulating death<br />
This is the ability to, without exception and without permitting any resistance, end the life of any living being, whether it be [[human]] or [[youkai]]. The only kind of creatures immune from this are [[Immortal|Hourai Immortals]]. Clearly and simply, it is an unusually and dreadfully powerful ability. Although this ability is what drove her to commit suicide and become a [[ghost]], it seems that she hasn't forgotten this ability since then, and it seems that she can use this ability in a carefree manner (though she doesn't act carelessly in the usage of this ability). However, whether she's able to end life only to the extent of fainting, or if she invites one to death gently, is unclear. During her lifetime, the latter was true. Her Last Word "''Saigyouji Flawless Nirvana''" is said to be the very incarnation of this ability.<br />
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;Manipulating departed souls<br />
This is the ability that enables her to manipulate ghosts and spirits, an ability she possessed even while she was alive. Although it's unclear what one is exactly able to accomplish with this ability, it seems to place Yuyuko on the role of the manager of the ghosts who stay for a while in the [[Netherworld]]. Because of this ability, she is able to let those from [[Hell]] stay eternally in the Netherworld.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
===Name===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Yuyuko Saigyouji''|西行寺 幽々子}}. Her surname {{nihongo||西行寺|Saigyouji|lit. "West journey temple"}} comes from her motif as a daughter of the famous Japanese poet {{nihongo||西行 法師|[[wikipedia:Saigyō Hōshi|Saigyō Hōshi]]}}, who lived in the late [[wikipedia:Heian period|Heian period]] and the early [[wikipedia:Kamakura period|Kamakura period]]. He passed away in the {{nihongo|Hirokawa Temple|弘川寺|Hirokawadera}}, which could be where the character {{nihongo||寺|ji}} came from.<br />
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Her first name {{nihongo||幽々子|Yuyuko}} actually doesn't have much meaning but can be literally translated to "ghostly child" or "ghost ghost child". The ''-ko'' is a common suffix in Japanese that's used in female names which literally means "child". The iteration mark "{{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:々|々]]}}", casually called a {{nihongo||ノマ|noma}}, is used to indicate that the previous kanji should be repeated, thus her name's equivalent to "{{lang|ja|幽幽子}}". It's seen in the Japanese main title of {{nihongo|''Perfect Cherry Blossom''|東方妖'''々'''夢}}.<br />
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===Design===<br />
[[File:PMiSS yuyuko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yuyuko's depiction in ''[[PMiSS]]''.]]<br />
In ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' she has maroon eyes, short wavy pink hair, and is surrounded by several small formless [[Phantom]]s. In all of the games, she wears a light blue and white kimono with dark blue trim and white designs; a blue mob cap on the front of which is a [[wikipedia:Hitaikakushi|hitaikakushi]] with a red ghost insignia; and a veil of the same color of the kimono behind her head. She wears dark shoes with blue ribbons attached. In ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', her hair's slightly longer than normal, and her veil's more white than blue.<br />
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In ''[[Ten Desires]]'', her hair's a paler shade of pink, her kimono's still a light pale blue, and the ribbon around her waist, the ribbon going down her kimono, and the bands and lacing on her arms and collar are black instead of white and blue. She now wears a transparent layer underneath, her mob cap lacks the veil it had in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''; and her hitaikakushi's insignia has changed shape. Her black shoes also lack the blue ribbons.<br />
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Throughout the games, the designs on her kimono change. In ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', it has floral designs; in ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', the designs are of butterflies and flowers; in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', the butterflies and flowers design is replaced with a clouds and moon design; and in ''Ten Desires'', the designs are of ghosts.<br />
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The phantoms surrounding her sometimes carry an object. In ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', one of the phantoms carries a cherry blossom twig; in ''Imperishable Night'', one carries a small blue lantern; and in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'' onwards, they no longer carry anything.<br />
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In [[ZUN's E-mails]], ZUN described her as having a slightly tall height.<br />
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==Yuyuko's Appearances==<br />
===Games===<br />
;''Perfect Cherry Blossom''<br />
[[File:Th07YuyukoSprite.png|frame|Yuyuko's sprite in ''PCB'' & ''StB'']]<br />
Yuyuko is the final [[boss]] of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''. During its events, she made [[Youmu Konpaku]] find a way to make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] bloom to resurrect the corpse buried beneath it, apparently unaware that it was her own body. Forced to abandon her plan due to obstruction by Reimu and the gang, she resigned herself to continuing her existence as a ghost.<br />
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;''Imperishable Night''<br />
[[File:Th08YuyukoBackSprite.png|frame|left|Yuyuko's back sprite in ''IN'']]<br />
:{{Main|Imperishable Night/Story/Ghost Team's Scenario 1|l1=Imperishable Night Story}}<br />
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;''Ten Desires''<br />
:{{Main|Ten Desires/Story/Reimu's Scenario#Stage 1|Ten Desires/Story/Marisa's Scenario#Stage 1|Ten Desires/Story/Sanae's Scenario#Stage 1|Ten Desires/Story/Youmu's Scenario#Stage 1|l1=Reimu Arc|l2=Marisa Arc|l3=Sanae Arc|l4=Youmu Arc}}<br />
[[File:Th13YuyukoSprite.png|frame|Yuyuko's sprite in ''TD'' & ''ISC'']]<br />
Yuyuko made her appearance as the [[stage]] 1 [[boss]] of ''[[Ten Desires]]''. Her in-game sprite was re-used from ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' with minor adjustments. The heroines come to the [[Netherworld]] believing that Yuyuko's the cause of the mass or [[divine spirit]]s. Yuyuko insists that they duel if the heroine wants to know about the incident. After she's defeated, Yuyuko doesn't appear injured and explains what the spirits are. She also redirects the heroine to the [[Myouren Temple]], the location where all the divine spirits are heading. With [[Youmu Konpaku]]'s scenario however, she wishes to investigate, but isn't allowed out of the Netherworld unless she defeats Yuyuko.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
;''Immaterial and Missing Power''<br />
:{{Main|Immaterial and Missing Power/Story#Yuyuko's Story|l1=Immaterial and Missing Power Story}}<br />
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;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', Yuyuko is a target level 8, where she'll use [[spell card]]s when [[Aya Shameimaru]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].<br />
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;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''<br />
:{{Main|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story#Yuyuko's Story|l1=Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Story}}<br />
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;''Touhou Hisoutensoku''<br />
:{{Main|Touhou Hisoutensoku/Translation/Yuyuko's Script|l1=Touhou Hisoutensoku Story}}<br />
If connecting ''SWR'' with ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', then Yuyuko can become a selectable character to play with, although she appears in no scenarios.<br />
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;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
[[File:Th135Youmu&Yuyuko.gif|frame|Anigif of Yuyuko w/ Youmu in ''HM'']]<br />
Yuyuko appears as a background cameo in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Divine Spirit Mausoleum]] [[stage]]. She is seen with [[Youmu Konpaku]] as she endlessly feeds her rice balls.<br />
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;''Impossible Spell Card''<br />
Presumably from hearing or seeing a wanted sign about the mischief-making [[amanojaku]] [[Seija Kijin]], Yuyuko appears to be one of the many [[youkai]] that tries to capture her. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge. She is shown to be located at the [[Myouren Temple Cemetery]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:07Yuyuko2.png|Yuyuko art from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Yuyuko.jpg|Yuyuko's sigil from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:GoMIllus-Yuyuko.jpg|Yuyuko illustration in the''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:BAiJRYuyuko1.JPG|Illustration of Yuyuko in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:BAiJRYuyuko2.JPG|Another illustration of Yuyuko from ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''<br />
File:Ssib3 cover.jpg|Yuyuko on the Vol. 3 cover of ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBCH20Yuyuyko.jpg|Yuyuko in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:SSIBYuyuykoParty.jpg|Yuyuko party outfit in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''<br />
File:Cage in Lunatic Runagate CH71.jpg|Yuyuko in ''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''<br />
File:OSPCH4Yuyuko.jpg|Yuyuko in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
File:Th123YuyukoColors.png|Yuyuko'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:Th123YuyukoSigil.png|Yuyuko's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''<br />
File:ThGKPartII.png|Yuyuko in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Relationships==<br />
;[[Youmu Konpaku]]<br />
Youmu is Yuyuko's gardener, bodyguard and fencing instructor. Youmu is unquestioningly loyal to her master, though she has a hard time understanding Yuyuko's riddles.<br />
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;[[Youki Konpaku]]<br />
Youki is Youmu's predecessor, who taught Youmu all that she knows. He also knew the full story of Yuyuko's connection to the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] even after Yuyuko herself had forgotten. Yuyuko found him harder to rely on than Youmu.<br />
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;[[Yukari Yakumo]]<br />
Yuyuko has been friends with Yukari since before her death, and is one of the few people who can see through her plans.<br />
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;[[Eiki Shiki]]<br />
According to [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]], Yuyuko was appointed her position by the yama, therefore it can be assumed that Eiki outranks her (Yuyuko also refers to Eiki as "Eiki-Sama" in [[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]). Yuyuko knows Eiki personally, as Eiki dropped by to push her to teach [[Youmu]] more in Youmu's ending in [[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]].<br />
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===Minor Relationships===<br />
;[[Saigyou Ayakashi]] ([[Youkai]] Tree in her Garden)<br />
Refer to the [[#Saigyou Ayakashi|Saigyou Ayakashi]] section<br />
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;[[Prismriver Sisters|Lunasa]], [[Prismriver Sisters|Lyrica]], and [[Prismriver Sisters|Merlin Prismriver]] (Regular performers)<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou_Project_1|[[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*Excluding spin-off games, Yuyuko is the first, and currently only, character in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' to first appear as a final boss, then later in [[Ten Desires|another game]] as a Stage 1 boss.<br />
*[[ZUN]] originally wanted to arrange her theme from ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' and implement it into ''Ten Desires'', but he ended up choosing against it because Yuyuko is only a Stage 1 boss in the newer game; hence why she ended up with a unique theme.<br />
*She has the highest number of [[spell card]]s as a Stage 1 boss; even more so than the Stage 2 and Stage 3 bosses in ''[[Ten Desires]]''.<br />
*Her sixth palette in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' seems to resemble [[Hong Meiling]], and there's another palette that resembles [[Ran Yakumo]].<br />
*Assuming that Yuyuko ''is'' the daughter of [[Wikipedia:Saigyō Hōshi|Saigyō Hōshi]], she and [[Fujiwara no Mokou]] are actually distant relatives, since Saigyō is a descendant of Mokou's supposed father [[wikipedia:Fujiwara no Fuhito|Fujiwara no Fuhito]].<br />
*Yuyuko's one of the few final bosses in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' who, upon defeat, revives for a final spell card. Others are [[Eirin Yagokoro]], [[Kaguya Houraisan]], and [[Tenshi Hinanawi]].<br />
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○幽冥楼閣の亡霊少女<br/><br />
西行寺 幽々子(さいぎょうじ・ゆゆこ)<br/><br />
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ラスボス、伝統ある西行寺家のお嬢様、今は亡霊の姫である。<br/><br />
主に死を操る程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
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その昔、幻想郷には一人の歌聖が居た。歌聖は自然を愛し死ぬまで旅してまわったという。自分の死期を悟ると、己の願い通り最も見事な桜の木の下で永遠の眠りについた。<br/><br />
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それ以来その桜はますます見事に咲き誇り、多くの人を魅了し、多くの人が永遠の眠りについた。そうした死の魅力を持つ桜は、いつしか妖力を持つようになっていたのだ。<br/><br />
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それから千年余り経った。<br/><br />
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西行寺家にはいわく付きの妖怪桜「西行妖(さいぎょうあやかし)」がある。この桜は、幽々子がここに来てから、どんな春になっても、開花する事は無かったのだ。<br/><br />
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ある日、幽々子はいつもの様に書見を楽しんでいると、書架から古い記録を発見した。それには、何時の物とも分らぬ記述で、<br/><br />
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「富士見の娘、西行妖満開の時、幽<br/><br />
明境を分かつ(死んだという事)、<br/><br />
その魂、白玉楼中で安らむ様、<br/><br />
西行妖の花を封印しこれを持って結<br/><br />
界とする。願うなら、二度と苦しみ<br/><br />
を味わうことの無い様、永久に転生<br/><br />
することを忘れ・・・」<br/><br />
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と書かれていた。<br/><br />
幽々子は、西行妖の封印を解き、花を満開にすることが出来れば何者かが復活すると考え、興味本位で春度を集めることにした。<br/><br />
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本来、冥界に存在するものは殆ど霊体である。その為彼女は、冥界の西行妖の下に眠るとされる亡骸に疑問と興味を持ち、それでその封印を解こうと考えた。彼女は普段、人や妖怪を死に誘う事しか出来ない。その彼女が初めて死者を復活させようとしているのである。<br/><br />
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庭師の妖夢の懸命の努力により西行妖以外の桜は満開になっていて、西行妖も花が開きかけていた。あと一押しというところで、元々狭い幻想郷の春はほぼ尽きてしまう。<br/><br />
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そこに、僅かの春を持った人間が訪れるとは誰も予想してなかった。<br/><br />
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そして、残りの春を手に入れるために闘うこととなる。<br/><br />
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しかし幽々子は、普段の生活に安らみ過ぎた為か、はたまた、記録が余りに古い文献だった為か、文中にあった亡くなった娘というのが、自分の事だということに、最後まで気付かなかったのである。<br/><br />
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元々、幽々子は死霊を操る程度の人間だった。それがいつしか、死に誘う程度の能力を持つ様になり、簡単に人を死に追いやる事が出来るようになっていった。彼女はその自分の能力を疎い自尽した。<br/><br />
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亡霊になってからは、生前の事等すっかり忘れ、それはもう死に誘う事を楽しむようになっていたのだから世話も無い。<br/><br />
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幽 々子が転生も消滅もせずに楼中に留まっているのも、西行妖の封印があるためである。この結界が解けたとたん、止まっていた時間は止め処なく流れることにな り、それは、再び幽々子の死に繋がる。自分を復活させることも白玉楼にいる自分の消滅にも繋がる為、復活は寸前で失敗するのは当然である。<br/><br />
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やはり幽々子は死を操ることしか出来ないのだ。<br/><br />
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唯一そのことを知る先代魂魄妖忌は、半分人間という性質上ゆっくり年を取り、妖夢に幽々子の事を伝えたつもりで消えた。<br/><br />
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何時までも幽々子は、冥界のお姫様として、死に絶えた西行寺家のお嬢様として暮すのである。<br/><br />
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幽々子が西行妖の開花を見ることは、決して無い。<br/><br />
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'''Ghost Girl in the Netherworld Tower'''<br/><br />
'''Yuyuko Saigyouji'''<br />
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Final boss, formerly the mistress of old Saigyouji clan, currently the [[ghost]] princess.<br/><br />
Mainly she possesses the ability to manipulate death.<br />
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Long ago, there was a divinely talented poet in [[Gensokyo]]. He loved nature and spent most of his time traveling. When he became aware that the hour of his death drew near, he chose to begin his eternal rest under the most beautiful cherry tree he could find..<br />
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That cherry tree has grown even more beautiful since then, charming many people into resting in peace beneath its blossoms. The tree with the mortuary charm developed the powers of a [[youkai]] after a while.<br />
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A thousand years have passed.<br />
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In the garden of the Saigyouji clan, there exists a [[youkai]] cherry blossom with a story behind it; it is called the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]]. For as long as Yuyuko had been there, this cherry tree has never bloomed, even in spring.<br />
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One day, while browsing through the library as usual, Yuyuko found an old record. It looked so old that it was practically ageless; within it, the following was written...<br />
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:"The girl who bears witness to death, at the time of the Saigyou Ayakashi's full bloom, shall be bound by mortality. So that her soul may rest in peace within [[Hakugyokurou]], I will seal the cherry blossoms, and make it the barrier. My wish... is that she will never again reincarnate, and never again suffer pain..."<br />
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Yuyuko had read that breaking the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi, making it bloom fully, would cause ''a certain someone'' to be resurrected; she started gathering spring's essence out of curiosity.<br />
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Basically, those present in the [[Netherworld]] are mostly spirit beings. It is for that reason that she wondered about the corpse lying under the Saigyou Ayakashi with great interest, going as far as to consider breaking the seal. Her ability only enables her invite people to their death. Bringing life to something already dead would be a first.<br />
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Thanks to an all-out effort put forth by [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]], the gardener, every cherry blossom bloomed perfectly; every cherry blossom except for the Saigyou Ayakashi, which still bordered on blooming. By that point, [[Gensokyo]]'s spring had almost been completely drained.<br />
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No one would have imagined that a living [[human]], bearing a tiny drop of spring, would visit.<br />
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A battle for that last remaining bit of spring ensued...<br />
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Perhaps it was because of her carefree afterlife, or maybe the record had aged beyond recognition, but Yuyuko ultimately failed to realize that the girl who was written about in the record... was herself.<br />
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In the beginning, Yuyuko only possessed the ability to manipulate departed souls. Unconsciously, that power grew stronger, that eventually she possessed the ability to invite others to death. Terrified by her own ability, she committed suicide.<br />
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After becoming a [[ghost]], she thoroughly forgot everything about the time she was alive, and started to enjoy being able to invoke death.<br />
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The reason Yuyuko can neither reincarnate nor vanish is because of the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi. Once the boundary is breached, the time that was frozen will continue to flow, resulting in her death again. Reviving the corpse will destroy Yuyuko's ghost, so it's no wonder that the near-success of the revival ended in inevitable failure.<br />
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After all, Yuyuko is not able to manipulate anything but death.<br />
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The only person who knew the whole story, [[Youki Konpaku]], grew slowly older due to the nature of half-[[human]]s, and disappeared with the belief that Youmu could inherit the truth about Yuyuko.<br />
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For all time, Yuyuko will remain as the princess of [[Netherworld]] and mistress of long-dead Saigyouji clan.<br />
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:She shall never bear witness to the blooming of the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]].<br />
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○天衣無縫の亡霊<br/><br />
西行寺 幽々子(さいぎょうじゆゆこ)<br/><br />
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種族:亡霊<br/><br />
住処:冥界にある白玉楼<br/><br />
能力:死を操る程度の能力<br/><br />
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あの世で成仏もせずのほほんと暮らす亡霊少女。いつ死んだのか、昔過ぎてもう思い出せない。成仏できないのは顕界に未練がある為か。<br/><br />
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性格は何を考えているのか判らなく、かなり困った行動を取る。真面目な性格の妖夢は、このお嬢様に振り回されっぱなしである。でも実は幻想郷の外のこの国を心から愛する愛国者である。<br/><br />
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生前も没後も体術の心得は余り無く、亡霊らしくふわふわしている。<br/><br />
動きも全体的にしなやかに動き、曲線が多い。何を考えているのか判らないつかみ所が無い攻撃は、気が付いたらいつの間にかやられていると感じてしまう。<br/><br />
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'''The Ghost of Flawless Immaculate Beauty'''<br><br />
'''Saigyouji Yuyuko'''<br><br />
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Species: [[Ghost]]<br><br />
Location: [[Hakugyokurou]] in the [[Netherworld]]<br><br />
Ability: Manipulating death<br><br />
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A cheerful ghost maiden who won't go to Heaven and lives in the Netherworld. She can't remember when she died, because she's been dead for a long time. The reason why she can't rest in peace is that she must have left her regret in the human world.<br><br />
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She's so carefree that she often acts tricky. Because of this, the straightforward Youmu is always troubled by this princess. But to tell the truth, she loves this nation outside of [[Gensokyo]] from the bottom of her heart.<br><br />
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She's not good at physical attacks before and after death. Like other ghosts, she's always floating. She moves smoothly like a curve. You'll find yourself being defeated all of a sudden since her attack is too mysterious.<br><br />
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○華胥の亡霊 西行寺 幽々子<br/><br />
冥界にすむ亡霊少女。<br/><br />
死を操る程度の能力を持つ。死んでから随分経つ。<br/><br />
幻想郷では死ぬと妙に陽気になる事が多い気がするのは何故だろう。<br/><br />
彼女も陽気な亡霊である。<br/><br />
しかも、天然なのかわざとなのか判らないような、惚けた性格をしている。<br/><br />
彼女の場合、亡くなる時に何か大切な物を置いて来てしまったのでは無かろうか。<br/><br />
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武器は幻の蝶。とりあえず辺りかまわず発射。<br/><br />
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備考<br/><br />
今回は妖夢と組む。<br/><br />
高速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。<br/><br />
使いやすいワイドショットである。前方はほぼ<br/><br />
全てをカバーする。<br/><br />
ただ、威力面では劣る部分もあるため、その<br/><br />
時は妖夢に切り替えてしまうといいかも。<br/><br />
何にも考えていない、と言う人に。<br/><br />
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*'''Dreaming Ghost, Yuyuko Saigyouji'''<br/><br />
She exists in the [[Netherworld]] as a [[ghost]] maiden.<br/><br />
She can manipulate death, and she has been existing as a ghost since ancient times.<br/><br />
It is said that experiencing death in [[Gensokyo]] is strangely cheerful in many cases.<br/><br />
And she is also a cheerful ghost, too.<br/><br />
Moreover, she is an airhead. Nobody knows whether she is usually like this or she just pretends to be.<br/><br />
When she passed away, she may have forgotten one important thing.<br/><br />
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Her favorite weapon is the Phantom Butterflies. She uses it as an indiscriminate attack, because she doesn't consider the situation at hand at all.<br />
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:''Notes''<br />
:She teams up with [[Youmu Konpaku]] in this title.<br />
:Normal speed only applies when she is used as a solo character.<br />
:Her missile's wide shot is easy to use, it can attack in almost all angles, if an enemy doesn't appear from behind.<br />
:However, it's inferior in destructive power. If you want something stronger, let's consider changing to Youmu.<br />
:Recommended for players who don't consider at all.<br />
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○華胥の亡霊<br/><br />
西行寺 幽々子(さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ)<br/><br />
Yuyuko Saigyouzi<br/><br />
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種族:亡霊<br/><br />
能力:死を操る程度の能力<br/><br />
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冥界に住む、亡霊お嬢様。<br/><br />
霊体らしく、ちょっと地に足の着かない行動を取るので大迷惑。<br/><br />
でも足はある。<br/><br />
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亡霊は死んだ人間の霊である。幽々子は特に何にも考えていない様に見えるが、誰も否定しない。好き勝手し放題だが、その死の能力は好き勝手使わないので、人間や妖怪に退治される事も無い。でも、心の奥底で幽々子に対し恐怖心を抱いている者も少なくない。<br/><br />
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'''Dreaming Ghost'''<br /><br />
'''Yuyuko Saigyouji'''<br />
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Species: [[Ghost]]<br /><br />
Ability: Manipulating death<br />
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Yuyuko is a ghost princess who lives in the [[Netherworld]].<br />
Like typical ghosts, she is quite the opposite of what [[human]]s call "down-to-earth", and her whims distract [[Youmu Konpaku|Youmu]] all the time.<br />
Unlike typical ghosts, her form has legs and feet.<br />
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She is a ghost&mdash;the form of humans after death.<br />
There is no doubt that Yuyuko "lives" a whimsical life, but she doesn't unleash her ability lightly, so neither humans nor [[youkai]] have a reason to attack her.<br />
Still, many beings across the land fear her within their hearts.<br />
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| text = ○''天衣無縫の亡霊''<br/><br />
西行寺 幽々子(さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ)<br />
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種族:亡霊<br />
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職業:お嬢様<br />
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住家:あの世に存在する白玉楼<br />
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能力:死を操る程度の能力<br />
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性格:惚けているが、余裕のある落ち着いた物腰<br />
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''The Ghost of Flawless Immaculate Beauty''<br/><br />
'''Yuyuko Saigyouji'''<br />
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Race: [[Ghost]]<br />
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Occupation: Lady<br />
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Residence: Hakugyokurou, in the afterlife<br />
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Ability: Manipulating death<br />
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Personality: an airhead, but has an incredibly calm demeanor.<br />
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| text = 西行寺 幽々子(さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ)<br/>亡霊/死を操る程度の能力<br />
千年以上も亡霊のまま冥界に留まっている西行寺家のお<br/>嬢様。非常にのんきな性格で独特の間を持っており、つね<br/>に呆けているのか深淵な思慮があるのか区別がつかず会<br/>話の真意をはかりづらい。<br/>他人の死を操るだけでなく、死んだ後の幽霊も操ることが<br/>出来ることから、閻魔様から幽霊の管理を命じられている<br/>らしい。 <br />
| translation = '''Yuyuko Saigyouji'''<br>Ability to manipulate ghosts/death<br />
A young lady-like ghost, Saigyouji has remained a ghost for more than a thousand years in the<br>Netherworld. She has between a unique and a very easy-going personality. She<br>is either always profound or thoughtful as it is difficult to have a conversation that does not have discretion with a spirit.<br>Not only can she manipulate the death of others, there's also a possible fact that she can<br>manipulate ghosts after they die, and she seems to have been ordered by the Yama to manage<br>the ghosts.<br />
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○1面ボス 戸惑わない亡霊<br/><br />
西行寺 幽々子(さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ)<br/><br />
Saigyouzi Yuyuko<br />
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種族:亡霊<br/><br />
能力:死を操る程度の能力<br />
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冥界のお嬢様で妖夢のご主人様。<br/><br />
神霊には大した関心も無いが、何やら神霊が向いている方向に少し興味があった。<br/><br />
その先は新しく出来たばっかのお寺、命蓮寺だった。欲を殺す修行をしている輩が、欲の塊である神霊だなんて……。<br/><br />
とてもお寺の仕業だとは思えない。<br />
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そう考えていた時だった。<br />
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人間が自分の元に神霊の調査に来たのだ。その人間を見て、自分が出るまでもないと安心して彼女は花見を続ける事にした。<br />
| translation = 1st stage boss - '''Ghost who is not swayed'''<br/><br />
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'''Yuyuko Saigyouji'''<br/><br />
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Species: [[Ghost]]<br/><br />
Ability: Manipulating death<br />
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Yuyuko is a ghost princess who lives in the [[Netherworld]], and is Youmu's mistress. She doesn't have too much of an interest in divine spirits, but the direction in which the divine spirits are headed intrigued her a little. This direction was [[Myouren Temple]], a temple that was just recently constructed. It was a place for those who want to meditate to suppress their inner desires, but for divine spirits, which are the essence of desires, to congregate there... It surely didn't seem like the conduct of a typical temple.<br />
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And it happened when she was thinking about that.<br />
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Some humans were intruding her properties to investigate about divine spirits. After seeing them, she was relaxed that there was no need for her to do anything, and decided to continue with her flower viewing.<br />
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職業:亡霊<br/><br />
出身地?:冥界<br /><br />
住処:白玉楼<br/><br />
能力:死を操る程度の能力<br /><br />
趣味:アンチエイジング<br /><br />
生前の夢:安らかな死<br /><br />
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'''フレーバーテキスト'''<br /><br />
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死んでから何度目の桜だろうか。<br/><br />
9回で数えるのが面倒になり一桁でカンストという事にした。<br/><br />
しかし今は9999回くらいまで数えても良かったと後悔し、<br/><br />
カウントしていなかった期間を補うように、毎年ランダムに<br/><br />
数え上げている。<br/><br />
「妖夢、今年で5873回目の桜だわ~、綺麗ね」<br/><br />
「いくら何でも盛りすぎじゃないですか? 幽々子様」<br />
| translation ='''Data'''<br/><br />
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Occupation: Ghost<br/><br />
Birthplace?: Netherworld<br/><br />
Residence: Hakugyokurou<br/><br />
Ability: The Ability to Manipulate death<br /><br />
Hobby: Anti-aging<br /><br />
Dream When Alive: Peaceful Death<br /><br />
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'''Flavor Text'''<br /><br />
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How many times has she seen this cherry blossom flowering since she died?<br/><br />
She got bored by the time she counted nine, and thought to stop there at one digit.<br/><br />
But then she regretted that she should have at least tried to count up to somewhere around 9999, and now counts a random number every year, as if to make up for the past she hadn't counted.<br/><br />
"Youmu, that will be the 5,873rd cherry blossom flowering by this year. Isn't it beautiful?"<br/><br />
"Don't you think that's exaggerating too much, Lady Yuyuko?"<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2003/08/17 '''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''' - Stage 6 dialogue; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2004/08/15 '''[[Imperishable Night]]''' Ghost Team Scenario; Ghost Team Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<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/Yuyuko|Article and Interview: Yuyuko]]<br />
*2005/10/01 '''[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]'''<br />
*2005/12/30 '''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''' - Stage 8 Spell Card comments<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yuyuko Saigyouji|The Elegant Ghost: Yuyuko Saigyouji]]<br />
*2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'''<br />
*2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html (official profile)<br />
*2008/12/25 '''[[Cage in Lunatic Runagate]]''' - Chapter 7<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Yuyuko Saigyouji's Spell Cards|Yuyuko Saigyouji's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/08/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 4<br />
*2011/08/13 '''[[Ten Desires]]''' - Stage 1 dialogue; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)<br />
*2011/11/25 '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - Chapter 9 (cameo)<br />
*2012/04/27 '''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''' - [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Part_2|Part 2]]<br />
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[[Category:Returning 1st Windows Generation Characters]]</div>TiamatRoarhttps://en.touhouwiki.net/index.php?title=Eiki_Shiki,_Yamaxanadu&diff=365954Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu2017-01-27T02:20:57Z<p>TiamatRoar: /* Relationships */</p>
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| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|四季映姫|しきえいき}}・ヤマザナドゥ<br />
| nameEn = Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu<br />
| nameIPA = ɕikie̞ːki ja̠ma̠za̠na̠dɯᵝ [[Media:Pronunciation_EikiShikiYamaxanadu.ogg|(♫)]]<br />
| nameAlt = Sikieiki Yamaxanadu; Shikieiki Yamaxanadu<br />
| image = [[File:Th09ShikieikiYamaxanadu.png|Eiki Shiki]]<br />
| caption = Eiki Shiki in [[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Supreme Judge of Paradise|楽園の最高裁判長}}<br />
| species = [[Yama]]<br />
| abilities = Can distinctly judge anything to be good or evil<br />
| age = Immortal (Age is presently unknown)<br />
| occupation = Judge of the Dead<br />
| location = [[Hell]], sometimes [[Higan]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|六十年目の東方裁判 ~}} Fate of Sixty Years|Eastern Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years}} ([[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]])<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'' (Playable Character, Final Boss for most scenarios)<br />
*''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Stage 10-2, 10-4, 10-6, 10-8 Boss)<br />
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Background Character)<br />
| appPrintworks = *''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' (Article)<br />
*''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Prologue Cameo, Chapter 9 Cameo)<br />
*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 6 cameo)<br />
*''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
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{{nihongo|'''Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu'''|四季映姫・ヤマザナドゥ|Shiki Eiki Yamazanadu|extra=given name "Eiki", surname "Shiki"}} is one of the [[Yama]] who judge the dead and decide whether they go to [[Heaven]], [[Hell]], the [[Netherworld]], or get reincarnated. She currently resides in Hell. Whether it's because she simply has a habit of lecturing or because she genuinely wants others to change for the better, she's become well known in [[Gensokyo]] for lecturing anyone and everyone about their faults. The souls of the dead are brought to her by [[Komachi Onozuka]], who ferries them over the [[Sanzu River]] to [[Higan]]. However, not every soul makes it all the way across without being tired out from the journey or being extinguished by Komachi.<br />
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==General Information==<br />
She first appeared in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', where she served as final [[boss]] for most of the Story Mode scenarios and could be unlocked as a playable character. She later re-appeared as one of the stage 10 targets in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''.<br />
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===Occupation===<br />
[[File:GoMIllus-Shikieiki.jpg|thumb|180px||left|Eiki illustration in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]'']]<br />
Eiki is a [[yama]] who belongs to the [[Ministry of Right and Wrong]] located at [[Hell]].<ref>''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'': [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Yama|Yama's article]].</ref> Although there are many yamas, Eiki is the one in charge of [[Gensokyo]]. She, like the other yamas, holds the [[Cleansed Crystal Mirror]] that lets them look into a person's past, learn anything they want to know about him/her, and then use that knowledge to make fair judgements.<br />
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Eiki does have work breaks, but even during these she doesn't pass up chances to lecture people in the hope that they will change for the better and so she won't have to send them to Hell. For people with particularly bad karma, she will go directly to that person to warn them, sometimes by exaggerating the punishment that they would receive. It's implied that [[youkai]] tend to avoid her because of this habit.<br />
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Eiki was not always the Yamaxanadu. According to Komachi in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', she was originally a [[wikipedia:Ksitigarbha|jizou statue]], who received enough faith to gain divine powers, and was promoted.<br />
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===Ability===<br />
;Establishing as clear good and evil (black and white)<br />
This is as literally stated. With this power, in order to hand down judgements, the charges that have been established once as clear good and evil cannot, no matter what measures the judged person takes, be overturned. The reason why [[Yukari Yakumo]] is not good at dealing with Eiki<ref>[[Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years]]</ref> is probably not just because she dislikes preaching, but also because the Yukari that loves chaos and disorder can be said to dislike things to be established as clear good and evil.<br />
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===Possessions===<br />
;[[Rod of Remorse]]<br />
Always in Eiki's possession, it can be said to be a rod or a piece of wood. Upon writing the charges on this rod, the weight of the rod changes according to the weight of the sins, and the number of times to beat the sinner is also decided, after which Eiki proceeds to do the beating. This is one of the necessary items for use by [[Yama]] for punishment. As explained in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', she carries this rod with her everywhere.<br />
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In the past, each rod was used for one person, and thrown away after its usage was finished. However, for the sake of the environment, it seems that they've been changed to use new material that can be erased and reused.<br />
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;[[Cleansed Crystal Mirror]]<br />
This is also an item meant for Yama to perform judgement. When a sinner is reflected in the mirror, it reflects all of the sinner's past deeds, though it is tiring to use. It is a dreadful tool for which privacy is even less than worthless, but perhaps because it does not show up in Eiki's sprite, it has a tendency to be forgotten. It can be said that the mirror of the Yama can change shape as they please, but Eiki's mirror takes the form of a hand mirror.<br />
<br />
It can even turn these deeds against the person in question, as shown in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' when Eiki uses the [[spell card]] [[Shoot the Bullet/Spell Cards/Level 10#Spell Card 10 - 8|Judgement "Cleansed Crystal Judgement -Aya Shameimaru-"]] to pit [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya]] against herself. The "-Aya Shameimaru-" subscript in the card's name suggests that she can create other versions of this card for use against other characters.<br />
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==Background Information==<br />
[[File:PMiSS sikieiki.jpg|thumb|180px|Eiki, as illustrated in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'']]<br />
===Name===<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo||四季映姫|Eiki Shiki}}; ''Eiki Shiki'' (using Western name order) would be her romanized name. The kanji for {{nihongo||映姫|Eiki}} literally means "reflection/projection/casting princess", while {{nihongo||四季|Shiki}} is the Japanese word for "the four seasons". Her {{nihongo||ヤマザナドゥ|Yamaxanadu}} title is considered to be a combination of [[wikipedia:Xanadu|Xanadu]] (an ancient palace of the Mongol warlord [[wikipedia:Kublai Khan|Kublai Khan]], which was later used as meaning a "Pleasure Palace" in a [[wikipedia:Kubla Khan|poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]) and her status as Yama, and can mean something along the lines of "Yama of Paradise". This title can be read as "{{ruby-ja|閻魔楽園|ヤマザナドゥ}}", which has roughly the same meaning as the above. <br />
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In the data files for ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'', {{nihongo||映姫|Eiki}} was misspelt with the kanji "{{lang|ja|映季}}"; the latter kanji means "season". This is a common mistake in the fanbase because the reading of "ki" in {{lang|ja|姫}} is rarely used, so [[wikipedia:Input method|IME]] commonly converts it into the former one.<br />
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===Design===<br />
In ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'''s official art, Eiki has blue eyes and green hair that is longer on the right side. She wears a dark blue, black and white dress with gold decorations and one ribbon on both sleeves. She wears a blue and white hat with a gold emblem in front and a red and white bow on the back; the emblem and bow are balanced equally. She also wears black shoes with a red bow on them, and frilly socks. Furthermore, there seems to be a pattern on her uniform that seems balanced and she carries the [[Rod of Remorse]], described above.<br />
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Her alternative outfit in ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' is the same as her usual outfit, but her hat and dress are red, and her white shirt is purple.<br />
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==Eiki's Appearances==<br />
===Game===<br />
;''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
[[File:Th09EikibackSprite.png|frame|left|Eiki's back sprite in ''PoFV'']]<br />
[[File:Th09EikiSprite.png|frame|Eiki's sprite in ''PoFV'']]<br />
:{{Main|Phantasmagoria of Flower View/Story#Eiki's Story|l1=Phantasmagoria of Flower View Story}}<br />
Eiki's role was to judge the souls that managed to cross the [[Sanzu River]], but unfortunately couldn't do any major work due to [[Komachi Onozuka]] slacking off in the face of the sheer mass of ghosts that were coming through to [[Gensokyo]]. Meanwhile, Eiki's interrupted by various residents because they were curious about the huge number of flowers blooming, and Eiki started lecturing them on what negative personalities they've got. She also later researches how many of those people have taken her advice on doing good deeds, in which many of them haven't.<br />
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===Spin-offs===<br />
[[File:Th135Eiki.png|frame|Eiki in ''HM'']]<br />
;''Shoot the Bullet''<br />
In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] encountered Eiki on [[stage]] 10 and took photos of her [[danmaku]].<br />
<br />
;''Hopeless Masquerade''<br />
Eiki made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Divine Spirit Mausoleum]] stage. She is seen standing still on top of the mausoleum.<br />
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==Relationships==<br />
She is known and feared among [[human]]s and [[youkai]] alike for her lectures.<br />
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;[[Komachi Onozuka]] <br />
She has [[Komachi Onozuka]] as her subordinate, who she regularly scolds for slacking off.<br />
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;[[Hecatia]]<br />
Eiki tells Reimu in [[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] chapter 5 that Hecatia is one of the leaders of her organization. She has only heard of her and her eccentricities, and has yet to meet her personally.<br />
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;[[Yuyuko]] and [[Youmu]]<br />
According to [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]], Yuyuko was appointed her position by the yama, therefore it can be assumed that Eiki outranks her (Yuyuko also refers to Eiki as "Eiki-Sama" in [[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]). Yuyuko knows Eiki personally, as Eiki dropped by to push her to teach [[Youmu]] more in Youmu's ending in [[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]], which also seems to be the first time Youmu and Eiki met in person.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Th09cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', featuring Eiki's silhouette.<br />
File:Th09FullEiki.png|Eiki artwork from ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''<br />
File:Th09EikiAlt.png|Alternate outfit from ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''<br />
File:GoMSigil-Shikieiki.jpg|Eiki's sigil in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''<br />
File:OSPCH6Eiki.jpg|Eiki cameo in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''<br />
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==Skills==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]]}}<br />
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==Spell Cards==<br />
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{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 1|[[Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]]}}<br />
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==Additional Information==<br />
*The [[fairy|fairies]] in Eiki's stage in ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'' are dressed in dark blue uniforms and wear similar hats; and [[Lily White]]'s normally white dress and hat are colored black. [[ZUN]] has said that these fairies and "Lily Black" are all cosplaying as Eiki.<ref>[[Lily_White#Lily_Black|Lily White; section on Lily Black]]</ref><br />
*A silhouette of Eiki occupies the front of ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'''s jewel case.<br />
*In Eiki's [[spell card]]s, the background is [[wikipedia:The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)|''The Last Judgment'']] by Michelangelo.<br />
*Based on her conversations with the many playable characters in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', she is seen as a compassionate individual, though her conversations with [[Komachi Onozuka]] can seem quite harsh. Despite all this scolding, however, Komachi remains a slacker.<br />
*She tells [[Yuuka Kazami]] to "scare humans" like a regular youkai and tells [[Reimu Hakurei]] to "exterminate youkai more." Both of these cases can be simplified to "do your job" and it showed she does not discriminate [[youkai]] and [[human]].<br />
*The phrase "Eastern Judgement", {{nihongo||東方裁判|touhou saiban}}, in the title of Eiki's [[Phantasmagoria_of_Flower_View/Music#Eiki_Shiki.2C_Yamaxanadu.27s_theme|music theme]] is very similar to a Japanese term for the [[wikipedia:International Military Tribunal for the Far East|Tokyo Tribunal]], {{nihongo||東京裁判|Tokyo saiban}}. The end of World War II and the start of the ensuing tribunal took place 60 years before the events of ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', and this similarity in pronunciation is likely intentional.<br />
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==Fandom==<br />
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==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = [[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]] - キャラ設定.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image = [[File:Th09ShikieikiYamaxanadu.png|200px|Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu PoFV]]<br />
| text = ○楽園の最高裁判長<br/><br />
四季映姫・ヤマザナドゥ(しきえいき)<br />
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種族:閻魔様<br/><br />
能力:白黒はっきりつける程度の能力<br />
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地獄に住む死者を裁く神。白黒はっきりつける程度の能力を持つ。<br/><br />
彼女の名前は、四季・映姫であり、ヤマザナドゥは閻魔様の役職の<br/><br />
一つ様なものである。基本的には担当部門を表した名前が付けられる。<br />
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人間とは異なり、物事の善悪の基準を自分の内に持つ。その判決は<br/><br />
死者には覆すことが出来ない。その善悪の基準は非常に複雑であり、<br/><br />
事件の成り立ちから、関係者の生い立ちまで全てが罪の重さに影響す<br/><br />
る。<br />
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彼女に嘘を吐くことは、ばれない事が自分を善人に見せる絶対条件<br/><br />
となる。ばれると大きなマイナスとなる。<br />
<br />
彼女は普段、死者の罪を咎め、地獄か天界かそれとも別の所の何処<br/><br />
へ行くのかを判断する。その仕事の影響か、少し説教くさい。<br />
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彼女が幻想郷の異変に気がついたのは、小町がなかなか死者を運ん<br/><br />
でこなかった時だった。怪しく思った彼女が幻想郷を見てみると既に<br/><br />
一面の花で埋め尽くされていた。<br />
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彼岸花、向日葵、鈴蘭、蓮、そして桜と、あらゆる花が同時に咲い<br/><br />
ていたのである。事態を飲み込めずにいると、そこに生きた人間や妖<br/><br />
怪達が殺気立てて襲いかかってきた。<br />
<br />
その姿を見てすぐに事態を理解した。<br/><br />
これは六十年目の「あの年」である、と。<br />
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これらの花は全て死者の魂が宿った物であり、魂が処理されていな<br/><br />
かったのは小町の怠慢である。<br/><br />
小町は余りにもマイペースな性格の死神であり、花で埋め尽くされ<br/><br />
ても、綺麗だねぇ、程度にしか思っていなかったようだ。<br />
<br />
彼女が花で埋め尽くされた幻想郷を元に戻れせる訳ではないが、時<br/><br />
間と共に元通りになる。実害も殆ど無いだろう。<br />
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それよりも、目の前に罪を負った人間がいる。彼女の性格上、それ<br/><br />
を見過ごす事は出来なかった。<br />
| translation = '''Highest Judge of Paradise'''<br/><br />
'''Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu'''<br />
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Species: [[Yama]]<br/><br />
Ability: Establishing things as clear good and evil<br />
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<br />
One of the gods that resides in hell and judges the deceased. She possesses ability to establish things as clear good and evil. Her real name is Eiki Shiki, and the "Yamaxanadu" is a title that she carries in her job as a Yama. Basically the title represents the place they're in charge of.<br />
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Unlike [[human]]s, she has a criteria of right and wrong in her own mind. Her judgement cannot be overturned by the deceased. Her criteria is quite complicated, and the seriousness of the crimes factor in everything from why they occurred to the personal history of those involved.<br />
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The minimum requirement of lying to her, in order to appear as a good person, is not letting her discover that lie. If discovered it is a huge deduction.<br />
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Her usual routine is to find faults of the deceased and decide where they will be sent to: Hell, Heaven, or somewhere else. Due to her job, she tends to be somewhat moralistic.<br />
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It was when [[Komachi Onozuka|Komachi]] did not ferry the deceased to her that she noticed something was wrong in [[Gensokyo]]. Suspicious, she looked at Gensokyo only to find out that it was blanketed by flowers.<br />
<br />
All kinds of flowers were blooming at the same time - spider lilies, sunflowers, lilies of the valley, lotus blossoms, and cherry blossoms. As she was digesting this, both living humans and [[youkai]] attacked her, seething with anger.<br />
<br />
These assaults immediately made her realize what was going on.<br/><br />
Now it is "that year", 60 years since the previous one.<br />
<br />
All these flowers were possessed by spirits of the deceased, and the reason they weren't processed properly was because Komachi was being lazy.<br/><br />
Komachi, being too easygoing, only thought "ah, it's beautiful" even when the flowers were filling the whole place.<br />
<br />
It's not like she can restore the flower-covered Gensokyo, but time will eventually bring it back to normal. There was little to no harm.<br />
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However, a human who's been charged with a crime is before her. With her pride, she couldn't let her pass through her place.<br />
}}<br />
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==Official Sources==<br />
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*2005/08/14 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]''' - various stage dialogue; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)<br />
*2005/12/30 '''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''' - [[Shoot the Bullet/Spell Cards/Level 10|Stage 10 spell card comments]]<br />
*2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu|Supreme Judge of Hell: Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]]<br />
*2008/02/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''' - Chapter 9<br />
*2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - [[The Grimoire of Marisa/Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu's Spell Cards|Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu's Spell Cards]]<br />
*2009/12/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 6<br />
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| nameJp = ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ<br />
| nameEn = Hecatia Lapislazuli<br />
| nameIPA = he̞ka̠ːtia̠ ɾ̠a̠pisɯᵝɾ̠a̠zɯᵝɾi<br />
| image = [[File:TH15Hecatia.png|x340px|Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
| caption = Hecatia Lapislazuli in [[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Goddess of Hell|地獄の女神}}<br />
| species = [[God|Goddess]]<br />
| abilities = To have three bodies<br />
| age =<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Hell]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|パンデモニックプラネット}}|Pandemonic Planet}} (''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'')<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Extra Stage Boss)<br />
| appPrintworks = *[[Forbidden Scrollery]] (Chapter 34 cameo)<br />
*[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] (Chapter 2 Cameo, Chapter 4)<br />
*[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] (Chapter 34 Cameo)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Hecatia Lapislazuli'''|ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ|Hekātia Rapisurazuri}} is a [[God|Goddess]] of [[Hell]].<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
Hecatia appeared as the Extra Stage Boss in ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''.<br />
===Personality===<br />
<br />
According to [[Eiki Shiki]] in [[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] Chapter 5, Hecatia is eccentric but relatively not evil compared to most denizens of hell.<br />
<br />
===Abilities and Possessions===<br />
;Ability to have three bodies<br />
Hecatia's ability allows her to exist on Earth, the [[Moon]], and the Otherworlds all at once with different bodies, while her "core" self resides in [[Hell]]. As places like Gensokyo and the [[Dream World]] are Otherworlds, Hecatia can access these, as well.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Hecatia Lapislazuli''|ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ}}. Her given name, Hecatia, is derived from [[wikipedia:Hecate|Hecate]] ({{lang|el|Ἑκάτη}}, Hekátē), the Greek goddess, whom Hecatia is believed to be based on. Her last name, Lapislazuli, is the name of [[wikipedia:Lapis lazuli|a stone]] prized since antiquity for its rich, deep blue color.<br />
<br />
{{multiple image<br />
| direction = horizontal<br />
| align = <br />
| width = 60<br />
| image1 = Th15HecatiaRedSprite.png|<br />
| caption1 = Hecatia's Otherworld body<br />
| image2 = Th15HecatiaBlueSprite.png<br />
| caption2 = Hecatia's Earth body<br />
| image3 = Th15HecatiaYellowSprite.png<br />
| caption3 = Hecatia's Moon body<br />
}}<br />
===Origin===<br />
Hecatia was associated with the underworld in myth through forms of magic, like witchcraft, necromancy, and sorcery, ghosts, thresholds and crossroads, and the border between worlds. She was also associated with dogs, light, the Moon, and knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants. Her Roman depiction, [[wikipedia:Trivia (mythology)|Trivia]], was similar, along with being associated with graveyards. Hecate is also commonly depicted with three heads or bodies, representing crossroads.<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
Hecatia appears within the Dream World with red eyes and hair. She is fairly modern looking, wearing a short, three-colored, plaid skirt, and a black t-shirt with ''"Welcome ❤ Hell"'' written on the front, worn off her shoulders. She also wears a collar, with chains attached, each one leading to an orb of the [[Moon]], the [[wikipedia:Earth|Earth]], and an orb representing the Otherworlds, the last of which sits in her hat atop her head. During the course of her fight, her hair and eyes turn blue or blonde as she switches the Otherworld orb with the Earth or Moon orbs respectively. As it mentioned in the liner notes to her theme, her outfit is inspired by Death Metal. ZUN thought of the process "[[Hell]] -> [[Shinigami]] (death gods) -> Death -> Death Metal".<ref name="LoLK">''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' : [[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom/Music|Music Room]]</ref><br />
<br />
==Hecatia's Appearances==<br />
;''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom''<br />
<br />
===Literature===<br />
;''Visionary Fairies in Shrine''<br />
Shortly after the events of [[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]], Hecatia brought [[Clownpiece]] to [[Gensokyo]] and asked her to stay there and get used to the place.<ref>[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] - Chapter 4</ref><br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
;[[Junko]]<br />
Hecatia, like her would-be friend Junko, has a grudge with [[Chang'e]]. It was Chang'e's husband who shot down the sun, and without the sun, Hell can't exist because shadows become weak. However, it mostly seems to be through Junko's influence that her grudge exists. Because she sympathized with Junko, she decides to side with her in ''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom''.<br />
<br />
;[[Clownpiece]]<br />
Clownpiece is a subordinate of Hecatia, who allows Junko to use Clownpiece in her scheme against the [[Lunar Capital]].<br />
<br />
;[[Eiki Shiki]]<br />
Eiki tells Reimu in [[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] chapter 5 that Hecatia is one of the leaders of her organization. She has only heard of her and her eccentricities, and has yet to meet her personally.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="200"><br />
File:VFiS_Hecatia.png|Hecatia as portrayed in ''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br/><br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Hecatia Lapislazuli]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*Due to Junko sometimes jumping in during the fight, Hecatia has the lowest number of [[spell card]]s as an extra stage [[boss]]. Most extra bosses will have ten, but Hecatia has eight.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom#Hecatia Lapislazuli|l1=Fandom: Hecatia Lapislazuli}}<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' - omake.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:TH15Hecatia.png|200px|Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
| text =○EXボス 地獄の女神<br><br />
ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ<br><br />
Hecatia Lapislazuli<br><br><br />
<br />
種族:神様<br><br />
能力:三つの身体を持つ程度の能力<br><br><br />
<br />
月、地球、異界それぞれの地獄を司る謎の神様。<br><br />
三つの世界に同時に身体を持っていて、それぞれ自由に行き来出来る。<br><br><br />
<br />
また、月、地球、異界には地獄も存在し、コアとなる魂は地獄にある為、<br><br />
敵としてみると中々まともに手が出せない厄介な神様。<br><br />
ちなみに夢の世界は異界に相当する。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
彼女も嫦娥に怨みを持つ神様である。<br><br />
何故なら、嫦娥の夫は、太陽(アポロ)を撃ち落とした人物だからだ。<br><br />
本来なら、太陽無くしては存在しえない地獄。<br><br />
強い光を失った事で、地獄も闇を弱めた。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
といっても、彼女が嫦娥を恨む理由は、純狐の影響が大きい。<br><br />
純狐の今回の計画には、妖精を自由に扱える立場の者と、<br><br />
夢の世界を自由に行き来出来る者が必要だった。<br><br />
まさに彼女がピッタリだったのだ。<br><br><br />
<br />
純狐と彼女はすぐに意気投合した。<br><br />
もともと好戦的な性格も功を制したのだろう。<br><br><br />
<br />
部下であるクラウンピースも自由に純狐に使わせた。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
月の民が逃げ込んだ夢の世界。<br><br />
彼女はその夢の世界にある偽月の都の周りも、生命力で満たしたのだ。<br><br />
これにより、月の民は完全に封殺された。<br><br><br />
<br />
あとは、嫦娥を討つだけだ――<br><br><br />
<br />
と言うところで、純狐の方から負け宣言を出されてしまう。<br><br />
どうやら、純狐の策を上回る奇策を月の民が打ってきたというのだ。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
それが、死が消えて浄化された人間。<br><br />
「紺珠の人間」を月に送り込んでくるという作戦だった。 <br />
| translation ='''EX Boss: Goddess of Hell'''<br><br />
Hecatia Lapislazuli<br><br><br />
<br />
Species: God<br><br />
Ability: Capable of having three bodies<br><br><br />
<br />
A mysterious god who governs the Hells of the moon, the Earth, and Otherworlds.<br><br />
She has a separate body in each of the three worlds, and can act independently with each of them.<br><br><br />
<br />
Also, since the Moon, Earth, and Otherworlds each have their own Hell, and her core soul resides in Hell,<br><br />
she's a rather troublesome god who can't easily be retaliated against if viewed as an enemy.<br><br />
The Dream World falls under 'Otherworlds', by the way.<br><br><br />
<br />
She too is a god who hates Chang'e.<br><br />
Because, you see, Chang'e's husband was the person who shot down the suns (ie. Apollo).<br><br />
In the first place, Hell would be unable to exist without the sun.<br><br />
Without strong light, the darkness of Hell would weaken too.<br><br><br />
<br />
...that said, though, her hatred of Chang'e is mostly due to Junko's influence anyway.<br><br />
Junko's current plan required someone who could freely control fairies, as well as someone<br><br />
who could freely move to and from the Dream World.<br><br />
Those conditions fit her perfectly.<br><br><br />
<br />
She and Junko hit it off immediately.<br><br />
It was to her merit that she greatly enjoyed fighting to begin with.<br><br><br />
<br />
She also allowed Junko to freely use her subordinate, Clownpiece.<br><br><br />
<br />
And so, the moon's people escaped into the Dream World.<br><br />
She filled the surroundings of the Dream World's fake Lunar Capital with life.<br><br />
Thus, the People of the Moon were completely suppressed.<br><br><br />
<br />
All that was left was to shoot down Chang'e...<br><br><br />
<br />
but, all of a sudden she received a notice of defeat from Junko.<br><br />
It seemed that the People of the Moon came up with a strategy that ran circles around hers.<br><br><br />
<br />
Namely: a purified human who had become free from death.<br><br />
The strategy to send a "Human of the Ultramarine Orb" to the moon.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* 2015/08/14 '''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''' - omake.txt (profile, Extra Stage dialogue)<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox LoLK}}<br />
<br />
[[de:Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
[[fr:Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
[[ru:Гекатия Лапислазули]]<br />
[[vi:Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
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{{Infobox Character<br />
| nameJp = ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ<br />
| nameEn = Hecatia Lapislazuli<br />
| nameIPA = he̞ka̠ːtia̠ ɾ̠a̠pisɯᵝɾ̠a̠zɯᵝɾi<br />
| image = [[File:TH15Hecatia.png|x340px|Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
| caption = Hecatia Lapislazuli in [[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]<br />
| chartitle = {{H:title|Goddess of Hell|地獄の女神}}<br />
| species = [[God|Goddess]]<br />
| abilities = To have three bodies<br />
| age =<br />
| occupation =<br />
| location = [[Hell]]<br />
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|パンデモニックプラネット}}|Pandemonic Planet}} (''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'')<br />
| appOfficialgames = *''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' (Extra Stage Boss)<br />
| appPrintworks = *[[Forbidden Scrollery]] (Chapter 34 cameo)<br />
*[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] (Chapter 2 Cameo, Chapter 4)<br />
*[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] (Chapter 34 Cameo)<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Hecatia Lapislazuli'''|ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ|Hekātia Rapisurazuri}} is a [[God|Goddess]] of [[Hell]].<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
Hecatia appeared as the Extra Stage Boss in ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''.<br />
===Personality===<br />
<br />
===Abilities and Possessions===<br />
;Ability to have three bodies<br />
Hecatia's ability allows her to exist on Earth, the [[Moon]], and the Otherworlds all at once with different bodies, while her "core" self resides in [[Hell]]. As places like Gensokyo and the [[Dream World]] are Otherworlds, Hecatia can access these, as well.<br />
<br />
==Background Information==<br />
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Hecatia Lapislazuli''|ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ}}. Her given name, Hecatia, is derived from [[wikipedia:Hecate|Hecate]] ({{lang|el|Ἑκάτη}}, Hekátē), the Greek goddess, whom Hecatia is believed to be based on. Her last name, Lapislazuli, is the name of [[wikipedia:Lapis lazuli|a stone]] prized since antiquity for its rich, deep blue color.<br />
<br />
{{multiple image<br />
| direction = horizontal<br />
| align = <br />
| width = 60<br />
| image1 = Th15HecatiaRedSprite.png|<br />
| caption1 = Hecatia's Otherworld body<br />
| image2 = Th15HecatiaBlueSprite.png<br />
| caption2 = Hecatia's Earth body<br />
| image3 = Th15HecatiaYellowSprite.png<br />
| caption3 = Hecatia's Moon body<br />
}}<br />
===Origin===<br />
Hecatia was associated with the underworld in myth through forms of magic, like witchcraft, necromancy, and sorcery, ghosts, thresholds and crossroads, and the border between worlds. She was also associated with dogs, light, the Moon, and knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants. Her Roman depiction, [[wikipedia:Trivia (mythology)|Trivia]], was similar, along with being associated with graveyards. Hecate is also commonly depicted with three heads or bodies, representing crossroads.<br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
Hecatia appears within the Dream World with red eyes and hair. She is fairly modern looking, wearing a short, three-colored, plaid skirt, and a black t-shirt with ''"Welcome ❤ Hell"'' written on the front, worn off her shoulders. She also wears a collar, with chains attached, each one leading to an orb of the [[Moon]], the [[wikipedia:Earth|Earth]], and an orb representing the Otherworlds, the last of which sits in her hat atop her head. During the course of her fight, her hair and eyes turn blue or blonde as she switches the Otherworld orb with the Earth or Moon orbs respectively. As it mentioned in the liner notes to her theme, her outfit is inspired by Death Metal. ZUN thought of the process "[[Hell]] -> [[Shinigami]] (death gods) -> Death -> Death Metal".<ref name="LoLK">''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' : [[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom/Music|Music Room]]</ref><br />
<br />
==Hecatia's Appearances==<br />
;''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom''<br />
<br />
===Literature===<br />
;''Visionary Fairies in Shrine''<br />
Shortly after the events of [[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]], Hecatia brought [[Clownpiece]] to [[Gensokyo]] and asked her to stay there and get used to the place.<ref>[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] - Chapter 4</ref><br />
<br />
==Relationships==<br />
;[[Junko]]<br />
Hecatia, like her would-be friend Junko, has a grudge with [[Chang'e]]. It was Chang'e's husband who shot down the sun, and without the sun, Hell can't exist because shadows become weak. However, it mostly seems to be through Junko's influence that her grudge exists. Because she sympathized with Junko, she decides to side with her in ''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom''.<br />
<br />
;[[Clownpiece]]<br />
Clownpiece is a subordinate of Hecatia, who allows Junko to use Clownpiece in her scheme against the [[Lunar Capital]].<br />
<br />
;[[Eiki Shiki]]<br />
Eiki tells Reimu in [[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]] chapter 5 that Hecatia is one of the leaders of her organization. She has only heard of her and her eccentricities, and has yet to meet her personally.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="200"><br />
File:VFiS_Hecatia.png|Hecatia as portrayed in ''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br/><br />
<br />
==Spell Cards==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}<br />
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 3|[[Hecatia Lapislazuli]]}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Additional Information==<br />
*Due to Junko sometimes jumping in during the fight, Hecatia has the lowest number of [[spell card]]s as an extra stage [[boss]]. Most extra bosses will have ten, but Hecatia has eight.<br />
<br />
==Fandom==<br />
{{main|Fandom/Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom#Hecatia Lapislazuli|l1=Fandom: Hecatia Lapislazuli}}<br />
<br />
==Official Profiles==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = ''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]'' - omake.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue;text-align:center}}<br />
{{Profile Quote<br />
| image =[[File:TH15Hecatia.png|200px|Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
| text =○EXボス 地獄の女神<br><br />
ヘカーティア・ラピスラズリ<br><br />
Hecatia Lapislazuli<br><br><br />
<br />
種族:神様<br><br />
能力:三つの身体を持つ程度の能力<br><br><br />
<br />
月、地球、異界それぞれの地獄を司る謎の神様。<br><br />
三つの世界に同時に身体を持っていて、それぞれ自由に行き来出来る。<br><br><br />
<br />
また、月、地球、異界には地獄も存在し、コアとなる魂は地獄にある為、<br><br />
敵としてみると中々まともに手が出せない厄介な神様。<br><br />
ちなみに夢の世界は異界に相当する。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
彼女も嫦娥に怨みを持つ神様である。<br><br />
何故なら、嫦娥の夫は、太陽(アポロ)を撃ち落とした人物だからだ。<br><br />
本来なら、太陽無くしては存在しえない地獄。<br><br />
強い光を失った事で、地獄も闇を弱めた。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
といっても、彼女が嫦娥を恨む理由は、純狐の影響が大きい。<br><br />
純狐の今回の計画には、妖精を自由に扱える立場の者と、<br><br />
夢の世界を自由に行き来出来る者が必要だった。<br><br />
まさに彼女がピッタリだったのだ。<br><br><br />
<br />
純狐と彼女はすぐに意気投合した。<br><br />
もともと好戦的な性格も功を制したのだろう。<br><br><br />
<br />
部下であるクラウンピースも自由に純狐に使わせた。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
月の民が逃げ込んだ夢の世界。<br><br />
彼女はその夢の世界にある偽月の都の周りも、生命力で満たしたのだ。<br><br />
これにより、月の民は完全に封殺された。<br><br><br />
<br />
あとは、嫦娥を討つだけだ――<br><br><br />
<br />
と言うところで、純狐の方から負け宣言を出されてしまう。<br><br />
どうやら、純狐の策を上回る奇策を月の民が打ってきたというのだ。<br><br><br />
<br />
<br />
それが、死が消えて浄化された人間。<br><br />
「紺珠の人間」を月に送り込んでくるという作戦だった。 <br />
| translation ='''EX Boss: Goddess of Hell'''<br><br />
Hecatia Lapislazuli<br><br><br />
<br />
Species: God<br><br />
Ability: Capable of having three bodies<br><br><br />
<br />
A mysterious god who governs the Hells of the moon, the Earth, and Otherworlds.<br><br />
She has a separate body in each of the three worlds, and can act independently with each of them.<br><br><br />
<br />
Also, since the Moon, Earth, and Otherworlds each have their own Hell, and her core soul resides in Hell,<br><br />
she's a rather troublesome god who can't easily be retaliated against if viewed as an enemy.<br><br />
The Dream World falls under 'Otherworlds', by the way.<br><br><br />
<br />
She too is a god who hates Chang'e.<br><br />
Because, you see, Chang'e's husband was the person who shot down the suns (ie. Apollo).<br><br />
In the first place, Hell would be unable to exist without the sun.<br><br />
Without strong light, the darkness of Hell would weaken too.<br><br><br />
<br />
...that said, though, her hatred of Chang'e is mostly due to Junko's influence anyway.<br><br />
Junko's current plan required someone who could freely control fairies, as well as someone<br><br />
who could freely move to and from the Dream World.<br><br />
Those conditions fit her perfectly.<br><br><br />
<br />
She and Junko hit it off immediately.<br><br />
It was to her merit that she greatly enjoyed fighting to begin with.<br><br><br />
<br />
She also allowed Junko to freely use her subordinate, Clownpiece.<br><br><br />
<br />
And so, the moon's people escaped into the Dream World.<br><br />
She filled the surroundings of the Dream World's fake Lunar Capital with life.<br><br />
Thus, the People of the Moon were completely suppressed.<br><br><br />
<br />
All that was left was to shoot down Chang'e...<br><br><br />
<br />
but, all of a sudden she received a notice of defeat from Junko.<br><br />
It seemed that the People of the Moon came up with a strategy that ran circles around hers.<br><br><br />
<br />
Namely: a purified human who had become free from death.<br><br />
The strategy to send a "Human of the Ultramarine Orb" to the moon.<br />
}}<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==Official Sources==<br />
{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}<br />
* 2015/08/14 '''[[Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]''' - omake.txt (profile, Extra Stage dialogue)<br />
{{hidden end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{smallrefs}}<br />
<br />
{{Project Characters Notice}}<br />
{{Navbox Characters}}<br />
{{Navbox LoLK}}<br />
<br />
[[de:Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
[[fr:Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
[[ru:Гекатия Лапислазули]]<br />
[[vi:Hecatia Lapislazuli]]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom]]</div>TiamatRoar