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==General Information==
==General Information==
Alice made her first ever appearance in the fifth [[PC-98]] ''[[Touhou Project]]'' game ''[[Mystic Square]]'' as the third [[stage]] [[boss]] and the Extra Stage boss. Afterwards, she appeared again as the third stage boss and midboss in the seventh game, ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', and as a playable character in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', along with being one of Marisa's choosable partners in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. She was a playable character in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' and was the Final boss of [[Cirno]]'s scenario in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. Additionally, she was a target on Stage 3 of ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' and has made a background appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''.
Alice made her first ever appearance of the fifth [[PC-98]] ''[[Touhou Project]]'' game ''[[Mystic Square]]'' as the third [[stage]] [[boss]] and the Extra stage boss. Afterwards, with her [[canon]] completely remodelled, she appeared again as the third stage boss and midboss in the seventh work ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' and as a playable character in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', along with being a playable partner in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. She was a playable character in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' and was the Final boss of [[Cirno]]'s scenario in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. Additionally, she was a target on Stage 3 of ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' and has made a background appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''.


She is a pure all-purpose-type [[magician]] [[youkai]] who lives in a western-style house in the [[Forest of Magic]] without strengths and weaknesses in attributes, but she fundamentally fights in style of manipulating her self-made [[doll]]s. She's largely indifferent towards other people and heavily attached to magic. She appears to be strong-willed, but is actually somewhat cowardly.<ref name="th075_txt">''[[Immaterial and Missing Power/Afterword]]'' - character profile</ref>
She is a pure all-purpose-type [[magician]] [[youkai]] who lives in a western-style house in the [[Forest of Magic]] without strengths and weaknesses in attributes, but she fundamentally fights in style of manipulating her self-made [[doll]]s. With a personality that is indifferent to other people, she is attached to magic, and is usually confident but is also timid in one aspect.<ref name="th075_txt">''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'': character profile</ref>
 
In the games on the [[PC-98]], she lived in [[Makai]] calling herself "The [[Magician]] of Makai" and had a black book that's called the "[[Grimoire of Alice]]". Makai was created by [[Shinki]], along with its residents. She was also a [[magician]] that can control [[doll]]s. She also created her own "Wonderland" in Makai. In the games on [[Windows]], Alice's book in her character portrait in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' reveals that the writing possibly spells out "Grimoire". This is some evidence that the book is possibly the same Grimoire which Alice used in the Extra Stage. In ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', she said, "at last, former friend, we meet again. Have you only brought me your life as a gift?" which can be considered to be something carried over from the PC-98 games, and [[ZUN]] himself said that it was the third time that they have fought. 


In ''Mystic Square'', she lived in [[Makai]]. Just like in her later appearances, she was portrayed as a doll-using magician. Later on, in the Extra Stage, she comes into possession of [[Grimoire of Alice|a grimoire]], which (if it's the same one) she still carries around, albeit sealed. Makai was created by [[Shinki]] along with its native residents, but it's unknown if Alice is also one of them.


===Species===
===Species===
In her ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' profile, she is said to be a [[magician]] as a species, in contrast to [[Marisa]], who is a human that practices magic. In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', she is described as a former human who became a magician recently.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/> It is also said that she still continues human habits like eating and sleeping, despite them not being necessary to her.
n her ''[[Imperishable Night]]'' profile, she is said to be a [[magician]] as a species, in contrast to [[Marisa]], who is a human that practices magic. In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', she is described as a magician youkai that used to be human and became a magician by using "abandon food" magic.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/> It is unknown if she has also studied "abandon worms" magic to become a complete magician; without this magic, she would still possess a lifespan similar to humans. It is also said<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/> that she has only recently become a magician, and because of this, she apparently still continues human habits like eating and sleeping, despite them not being necessary.


In ''Mystic Square'', Alice is implied to already be a youkai, as she refers to Reimu specifically as a "human".
In ''[[Mystic Square]]'', Alice appears as a [[Makai]] resident and refers to Reimu as "human", implying that she may not be one in PC-98 canon.


===Personality===
===Personality===
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', she has a high understanding of humans, as she used to be one herself. Her threat level is stated as low, while her human friendship level is high. She gladly gives shelter to people lost in the [[Forest of Magic]]. She does, however, seem eerie to people who come across her - she isn't very eager for conversation and focuses entirely on magic research, making visitors flee near-immediately.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/><ref name="th075_txt"/> She showed her hospitality in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', when she led [[Sakuya Izayoi]] out of the forest,<ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' - [[Immaterial_and_Missing_Power/Story/Sakuya's_Scenario|Sakuya's Scenario]]</ref> as well as in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', where she let the [[Three Fairies of Light]] stay at her house.
According to ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', maybe since she was originally a human, even as a youkai, she has high understanding and friendship level to humans and presents a low danger level, and if someone gets lost in the [[Forest of Magic]], she also gladly gives shelter upon arriving at her house. However, Alice's house is covered all over with dolls, and since she is not very eager for conversation, it seems like visitors immediately flee when there is something eerie.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/><ref name="th075_txt"/> When she showed her hospitality was in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', when she led [[Sakuya Izayoi]] out of the forest, who had become lost. <ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' - [[Immaterial_and_Missing_Power/Story/Sakuya's_Scenario|Sakuya's Scenario]]</ref>


She doesn't perform the usual act of attacking humans, but she unexpectedly likes fights and gladly accepts any challenge. She's an indoors type who usually works alone,<ref name="th08_txt">''[[Imperishable Night]]'': {{lang|ja|キャラ設定}}.txt</ref> but in ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', the range of her place of activities is stated to be "any kind of place" in [[Gensokyo]] She performs her share of intermingling with the village, appearing in front of people in times of festivals to exhibit her skills with dolls, which are quite well-received. In each ending of ''Imperishable Night'' and ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', she participated in banquets at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Just like [[Marisa Kirisame]], she has an obsession with collecting things, especially magic items. Although this is an area that could be thought of as an area of commonality between them, there has not been a single depiction that would suggest that she had anything stolen from Marisa.
She doesn't perform the usual act of attacking humans, but she unexpectedly likes fights and gladly accepts any challenge. She's an indoors type who usually works alone,<ref name="th08_txt">''[[Imperishable Night]]'': {{lang|ja|キャラ設定}}.txt</ref> but in ''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'', the range of her place of activities is stated to be "any kind of place" in [[Gensokyo]] She performs her share of intermingling with the village, appearing in front of people in times of festivals to exhibit her skills with dolls, which are quite well-received. In each ending of ''Imperishable Night'' and ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', she participated in banquets at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. Just like [[Marisa Kirisame]], she has an obsession with collecting things, especially magic items. Although this is an area that could be thought of as an area of commonality between them, there has not been a single depiction that would suggest that she had anything stolen from Marisa.
In chapters 5-6 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', the [[Three Fairies of Light]] accidentally arrived at her house and Alice was hospitable to them, providing tea and cake. She seemed caring with the fairies. However, [[Sunny Milk]] attempted to lie to Alice, but accidentally blurted out the truth instead. Among her ramblings, she mentions that she's looking for a magician with a grimoire that "shines wonderfully with all the seven colors of the light". Alice does not deny this to be false and became very angry. It is possible this is the in-universe explanation for her title, "Seven-Colored Puppeteer".
The Japanese bullfinches (called {{nihongo||嘘|uso}}, a homophone with "lies") saw through the aforementioned lie of the fairies, and as "birds that peck at all lies said until now," a large group of them came flying to the window, and as opposed to how the fairies were severely pecked at, Alice was saying, "ufufu... so, how does it taste?" while nonchalantly providing a cracker to the bird. Thus, it could be said that ''Alice does not tell lies''.
She's attached to magic, but she is indifferent to other people. She doesn't perform the usual act of attacking humans, but she unexpectedly likes fights and upon challenged to battle, she gladly accepts. As she manipulates a great number of combat dolls, the fight is compelled to be highly outnumbered, making a difficult battle inevitable, but since she has her hands full with manipulating the dolls, that is her weakness.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/>
She's an indoors type who was often alone,<ref name="th08_txt">''[[Imperishable Night]]'': {{lang|ja|キャラ設定}}.txt</ref> but in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', the range of her place of activities is "any kind of place" in [[Gensokyo]], she performs her share of intermingling with the village, appearing in front of people in times of festivals to exhibit her skills with dolls. In each ending of ''Imperishable Night'' and ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', she participated in banquets at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. In addition to things like "the frog dolls being popular," there have also been expressions that indicate that her dolls are well-received in the village. She also said things that hinted that she sometimes visits the library of the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]].<ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'': [[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Alice's Script|Match mode win quote (Alice beats Patchouli)]]</ref>
Just like [[Marisa Kirisame]], she has an obsession with collecting things, especially magic items. Although this is an area that could be thought of as an area of commonality between them, there has not been a single depiction that would suggest that she had anything stolen from Marisa.


===Ability & Strength===
===Ability & Strength===
[[File:GoMIllus-Alice.jpg|thumb|192px|Alice Margatroid, as illustrated in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''.]]
[[File:GoMIllus-Alice.jpg|thumb|192px|Alice Margatroid, as illustrated in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''.]]
Alice does not find it enjoyable to win battles with overwhelming power and is more interested in strategy, so she usually fights with power that is a little above that of the opponent and always holds back even if it means losing. She does this out of fear that if she were to be defeated using her true strength, she would have nothing to fall back on, which resembles [[Reimu Hakurei]].<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' - Character Settings.txt</ref> It is unknown if this is fundamental to her personality, or if this is simply something she judged as an efficient strategy. She generally avoids those stronger than her, as shown in ''Immaterial and Missing Power''.<ref name="IaMP Alice scenario>[[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Alice's Scenario#Stage 3]]</ref><ref name="IaMP Suika scenario>[[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Suika's Scenario#Stage 2]]</ref>
Unlike Marisa, Alice does not find it enjoyable to win battles with overwhelming power and is more interested in strategy, so she usually fights with power that is a little above that of the opponent and always holds back even if it means losing. It is because if she were defeated using her true strength, then there would be nothing left afterwards, which resembles [[Reimu Hakurei]].<ref>''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' - Character Settings.txt</ref> It is unknown if this is fundamental to her personality, or if this is simply something she judged as an efficient strategy that her secret skills should not be shown.
 
Related to this, in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', among the 15 characters, she did not have a cost 5 [[spell card]], which might be an example of not showing her true strength. However, in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', a cost 5 spell card was added. In the first place, since in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'', she had a Last Word just like other characters, which were supposed to exemplify each of the characters' full strength, it does not mean that she never displays her full strength (with an appropriate spell card) no matter what the situation. On the other hand, it could also be that her last word spell card ''The Phantom of the Grand Guignol'' was actually still going easy.
 
In ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', she kept avoiding the really strong characters<ref>''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' - [[Immaterial and Missing Power/Story/Alice's Scenario|Alice's Scenario]]</ref>, not fighting those like [[Remilia Scarlet]] and [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]], spending her efforts to get to [[Suika Ibuki]]. It is unclear what state of mind she had at that time to do such a thing. Incidentally, it was the same in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''. Concerning this, she succeeded in her goal when she met [[Sakuya Izayoi]], [[Patchouli Knowledge]], and [[Youmu Konpaku]], as she judged that it would a waste of effort to meet Remilia and Yuyuko, but she did engage in a battle with the powerful [[Yukari Yakumo]]. Additionally, she felt comfortable testing her [[Goliath Doll]] on [[Cirno]] in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''.
 
During the [[PC-98]], she obtained the "[[Grimoire of Alice]]", a book that produced "the ultimate magic", and it seems like it would contain amazing magic that couldn't be used without reading it.


;Handling dolls
;Handling dolls
[[File:BAiJRAlice2.JPG|thumb|200px|Alice with her dolls, as illustrated in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''.]]
[[File:SBND05Dollsshoveling.jpg|thumb|192px|Alice's dolls shovelling snow in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''.]]
[[File:SBND05Dollsshoveling.jpg|thumb|192px|Alice's dolls shovelling snow in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''.]]
[[File:SBND06Dollsrepairing.jpg|thumb|192px|Alice's dolls repairing a window in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''.]]
[[File:SBND06Dollsrepairing.jpg|thumb|192px|Alice's dolls repairing a window in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''.]]
Her specialty is manipulating many dolls simultaneously. Due to this, her dexterity is among the finest in [[Gensokyo]].<ref name="th075_txt"/> She is able to make her dolls move pretty much in any way [[human]]s can, as well as make different dolls perform different actions at the same time, sometimes making them cooperate and sometimes making them move completely asynchronously. Due to this, it looks like she doesn't even manipulate them - for example, [[Marisa Kirisame]] commented that "she said that she controls all the dolls herself, but that sounds like a whopper". The dolls can themselves manipulate other dolls, as well. Alice insists on creating new dolls herself rather than letting the already made ones handle the task.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/> She can move the dolls through spoken commands, as shown in chapter 5 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''.
As her specialty is making [[doll]]s, she is also able to manipulate a great amount of dolls at the same time. This skill is among the finest in [[Gensokyo]].<ref name="th075_txt"/> She is able to make her dolls move pretty much any way [[human]]s can, and other than that she can make multiple dolls perform different actions, sometimes making them cooperate and sometimes making them move completely asynchronously, such that to onlookers around her, it might not seem like she is manipulating them. Due to this, [[Marisa Kirisame]] commented that "she said that she controls all the dolls herself, but that sounds like a whopper". The dolls can themselves manipulate and maybe even create other dolls, but it seems that Alice insists on creating new dolls herself.<ref name="PMiSSAlice"/> In chapter 5 of ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', she gave a command to a doll orally, but at that time she was indoors while at the same time there were at least 12 dolls above the roof removing snow, and there were also some dolls inside the room cooking. At that time, the dolls have been portrayed as having emotion, in a cute way.


The dolls are shown to be capable of speech - such as in ''[[Imperishable Night]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Imperishable Night/Translation/Prologue|Prologue]], ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' or MarisaA's ending in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. According to her [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Alice Margatroid|''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'' article]], she hasn't yet succeeded in creating an independent doll, and a conversation between [[Marisa Kirisame]] and [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 16|chapter 16]] suggests that Alice just controls the dolls and pretends they are alive for her own amusement.
Although in common perception, it would seem obvious for the dolls to be able to talk, but there has been no mention of conversational ability. In some official material however, like ''[[Imperishable Night]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Imperishable Night/Translation/Prologue|Prologue]] and ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' [[Strange and Bright Nature Deity#SaBND Chapter Five|chapter 5]], Alice's [[doll]]s appear to be able to act and talk independently – someone adds in words in [[wikipedia:Hiragana|hiragana]] to Alice's words. In Marisa's B Ending in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', it has been confirmed that the dolls do talk in [[wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]]. Whether the dolls are talking due to manipulation by Alice or if half-automatic dolls are talking by themselves is a big mystery. However, according to her [[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Alice Margatroid|''Perfect Memento in Strict Sense'' article]], she hasn't yet succeeded in creating an independent doll, and a conversation between [[Marisa Kirisame]] and [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 16|chapter 16]] suggests that Alice just controls the dolls and pretends they are alive for her own amusement and for showing off, but these talks were before the latter said game.


According to ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'', her objective is to make a completely autonomous doll that has its own thoughts and moves by its own volition. In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', she unleashes a "Semi-[[Robot#Automaton|Automaton]]" doll.
According to ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'', her objective is to make a completely autonomous doll that have their own thoughts and move by their own volition. Currently, when Alice gives a command to her dolls, they move as if they were autonomous, but she has to periodically give commands to them, and moreover it seems like she has not have had enough training in order to achieve it. In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', she unleashes a move called "Semi-[[Robot#Automaton|automaton]]". Because of that, it can be seen that the degree to which the ordinary Alice manipulates the dolls is clearly not all by herself. In order to perfect a completely autonomous doll, Alice does experiments, and the link to that with the "soul" is detailed.


However, in her post-battle conversation with [[Youmu Konpaku]], she says that "the strings that attach the body and soul are the same as the ones that control dolls".<ref name="SWR Alice script>[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Story/Alice's Script#Alice wins Youmu]]</ref> If this is to be considered, then it could be that Alice controls the dolls with her own spirit. It is not explained if she needs to periodically give them magic power or if they are just fine without, and if they will move even if she does not give them any commands at all. In ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', Alice did say that "it seems that it's more convenient to control the dolls myself than have dolls that think on their own".
However, according to her conversation with [[Youmu Konpaku]], it was said that "the strings that attach the body and soul are the same as the ones that control dolls". If this is originally considered, then it could be asked, "isn't that which was put into the dolls Alice's own spirit?". It is not explained, for the dolls that she is experimenting with, if she needs to periodically give them magic power or if they are just fine without, and if they will move even if she does not give them any commands at all. However, in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', Alice did say "it seems that it's more convenient to control the dolls myself than have dolls that think on their own".


Controlling them aside, she can also make her dolls explode, as shown in various spells.<ref name="GoM">[[The Grimoire of Marisa/Alice Margatroid's Spell Cards]]</ref><ref name="SWR Alice spells>[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Spell Cards/Alice Margatroid]]</ref> In ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', the dolls that she lent to [[Marisa Kirisame]] have been prepared with gunpowder.<ref name="SA MarisaA">[[Subterranean Animism/Story/Marisa and Alice's Scenario#Stage 5]]</ref> In ''Magic Sign "Artful Sacrifice"'' as well as the skills ''"Volatile Doll"'', ''"Doll Cremation"'' and so on, she is able to put in magic power into the dolls to make them explode. It's unclear what the relation or difference is between the dolls that use gunpowder and the dolls with magic power put into them.
Among Alice's famous skills, if the explanations of "Edo High-Explosive Pawn" and "Lemmings' Parade" are looked at, she also prepares her dolls for explosives. In ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', it seems that the dolls that she lent to [[Marisa Kirisame]] have been prepared with gunpowder, and due to this she objected to Marisa since they wouldn't survive in the [[Hell of Blazing Fires]]. Certainly in the game, the dolls didn't randomly explode. Also, in ''Magic Sign "Artful Sacrifice"'' as well as the skills ''"Volatile Doll"'', ''"Doll Cremation"'' and so on, she is able to put in magic power into the dolls to make them explode. It's unclear what the relation or difference is between the dolls that use gunpowder and the dolls with magic power put into them. One Lemmings' Parade consumes an enormous number of dolls, and since all the dolls are hand-made by Alice, to ordinary people, it would seem that without reason she returns her hard work to waste in an instant. However, it could be questioned as to whether Alice really adopted such a bad technique for such efficiency, and there is also the consideration that the dolls could merely be creating a blast from their explosion without scattering and dispersing, so that they are able to be collected again.


;Illusion perception
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;Dolls
;Dolls
[[Shanghai]] and [[Hourai]] are the two most well-known [[doll]]s (or types of doll, rather) used by Alice. The [[Goliath Doll]] is another doll created by Alice, which appears to still be in the testing stages and is thought to be her strongest doll.
[[Shanghai]] and [[Hourai]] are the two most well-known [[doll]]s (or types of doll, rather) used by Alice. The [[Goliath Doll]] is another doll created by Alice, which appears to still be in the testing stages and is thought to be her strongest doll.
;Phantom-seeing power


;Grimoire
;Phantom-seeing power
Alice always carries around a sealed grimoire. It is very likely to be the same grimoire she uses in ''Mystic Square''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Extra Stage which contains the "ultimate magic". She uses it to cast color-based attacks.<ref name="MS omake">[[Mystic Square/Translation/Other]] - omake.txt</ref> ''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'' says that Alice has a grimoire "shining with all the seven colors of the light", possibly referring to the same one (albeit she uses only five colors in ''Mystic Square''). When the Three Fairies of Light mention coming into possession of the grimoire, Alice gets angry and nearly attacks them.
Other than manipulating dolls, it seems that Alice has high phantom-seeing power, and in ''Imperishable Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s extra stage, she saw through that [[Fujiwara no Mokou]] was not actually living. In ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Afterword|Afterword]], it has been written that "something that can't die isn't really alive". In addition to ''Imperishable Night'', she saw through [[Keine Kamishirasawa]]'s true form and also saw the invisible light from the full [[moon


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