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Bakebake

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化け化け
Bakebake
GhostGhost
Left: Official artwork of Mr. Ghosty from the circle cut
Right: Sprite of Mr. Ghosty all the PC-98 games
Species

Phantom(?) (Demon?)

Abilities

Unknown

Appearances
Official Games
Print Works
Miscellaneous Works
Other
  • Samidare (Extra Stage part 3 Background, Generic Enemy; Extra Stage) Note: This appearance does not have ZUN's involvment.
  • Banshiryuu (Generic Enemy; Stage 4A) Note: This appearance does not have ZUN's involvement.

The bakebake (化け化け) is a common stage enemy in the PC-98 canon, appearing in Story of Eastern Wonderland, Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream, Lotus Land Story and Mystic Square. As ZUN stated, the Touhou Project from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil onwards was a "clean sweep" from the PC-98 and the stories between the PC-98 and Windows are unrelated, and this is why the character hasn't been seen in the Windows canon despite being a recurring enemy in the PC-98.

Concept

Bakebake are heavenly influenced from the game KiKi KaiKai, along with Reimu Hakurei. The game had a similar ghost and a similar Shrine Maiden.[1]

Name

This enemy was only referred to as "bakebake" once by Reimu Hakurei in Story of Eastern Wonderland, but it doesn't mean it's their real name. They were also referred to as "demons" in Story of Eastern Wonderland's omake text file.

Appearance

Through out the PC-98 from Story of Eastern Wonderland to Mystic Square, the bakebake appears to have two eyes, a mouth with a big tongue sticking out and a Hitaikakushi on its head. In the official Circle Cut, there seems to be the kanji symbol (strange or odd) on its Hitaikakushi.

The bakebake in other Canon Works

Windows Canon

A ghost drawn on Sunny Milk's map in Oriental Sacred Place Chapter 3 appears similar to the bakebake. It isn't confirmed that this is a bakebake, due to the differences in anatomical features and the issues surrounding the characters from the PC-98 era. If it was meant to be a bakebake, then a question of why Sunny Milk even knew what bakebake looked like or of their existence comes into play. This is, of course, debatable as it appears to have only one eye, arms, and no kanji on its Hitaikakushi.

Seihou Canon

Mr. Ghosty in 'Banshiryuu
Mr. Ghosty in Banshiryuu.
Mr. Ghosty in Samidare
Mr. Ghosty in Samidare.
Mr. Ghosty in Samidare
Mr. Ghosty's possible appearance in Oriental Sacred Place Chapter 3.
Note: This section is part of the Seihou Project by the Doujin circle "Shunsatsu sare do?".

A ghost similar to the bakebake made an appearance on Stage 4A of Banshiryuu. However, this appearance is unofficial since ZUN had no involvement with the game and that their appearance was by "Shunsatsu sare do?". Furthermore, they may not be the same creatures. They come in either light-blue, purple, red, or yellow and appear to have two extra tails, googly eyes, and a smiley face without a tongue.

Samidare Canon


The bakebake appears once again in Samidare as stage enemies in the third area of the Extra Stage, and in the background. However, this appearance is also unofficial since ZUN had no involvement with the game ince their appearance was by Yoko (blankvision), one of the members of "Shunsatsu sare do?" and RebRank. They might not be the same as the bakebake in Touhou Project. They appear similar to those in the PC-98 games, but have arms and a Hitaikakushi with a ghost insignia, somewhat similar to Yuyuko Saigyouji's. The ghost can also come in light-green, light-red and black.

Story

They were a general enemy in the PC-98 canon, and had no story apart from their involvement in destroying the Hakurei Shrine in Story of Eastern Wonderland and Lotus Land Story.

Relationships

Rika

Rika said in Story of Eastern Wonderland that she created some of the bakebake in Story of Eastern Wonderland, but it is not known if she created all of them, and if she created any seen in other games.

Additional Information

Trivia

  • It is possibly the only PC-98 character to have appeared in an official comic book, but has yet to appear in a Windows game.
  • On Easy, Normal and Hard difficulties, they do not shoot bullets, but in Lunatic, they fired bullets as return fire.
  • They can be defeated by only one shot, but often show up in great numbers in each game on the first half of the first stage, making them non-trivial to deal with.

Fanon

  • Many fans call these bakebake "Tongue Ghosts" or "Mr. Ghostly", the latter thanks to Touhou Mother. (misspelled as "Mr. Ghosty" in-game, with some fans misspelling it in same way thanks to it.)
  • The bakebake has been seen in fanart with Yuyuko Saigyouji and Mima for obvious reasons.
  • Some fans describe them as the Fairies of the PC-98 era.

Official Sources

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References