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In ''[[Touhou Project]]'', the {{nihongo|'''Big Four of the Mountain'''|山の四天王|yama no shitenno}} is a now-defunct group consisting of [[Suika Ibuki]], [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Kasen Ibaraki]] and one other unknown character (presumably a fellow [[oni]]).
In ''[[Touhou Project]]'', the {{nihongo|'''Big Four of the Mountain'''|山の四天王|yama no shitenno}} is a now-defunct group consisting of [[Suika Ibuki]], [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Kasen Ibaraki]] and one other unknown character (presumably a fellow [[oni]]).
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'''Shitenno''' (四天王 lit. "Four Heavenly Kings" or "Four Deva Kings") refers literally to [[wikipedia:Four Heavenly Kings|a set of Buddhist deities]], and metaphorically to [[wikipedia:Four Heavenly Kings (disambiguation)|any group of four extremely loyal or useful subordinates]]. In modern times, especially in video games and anime/manga, the term is used to describe any group of four with a high status.  
'''Shitenno''' (四天王 lit. "Four Heavenly Kings" or "Four Deva Kings") refers literally to [[wikipedia:Four Heavenly Kings|a set of Buddhist deities]], and metaphorically to [[wikipedia:Four Heavenly Kings (disambiguation)|any group of four extremely loyal or useful subordinates]]. In modern times, especially in video games and anime/manga, the term is used to describe any group of four with a high status.  


In Japanese oni mythology, a group of Four Heavenly Kings served the oni bandit [[wikipedia:Shuten-dōji|Shuten-dōji]]. The group was composed of the oni Torakuma-dōji, Hoshikuma-dōji, Kanekuma-dōji and [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-dōji]]. In some stories Ibaraki-dōji was instead Shuten-dōji's lieutenant or even wife, with their position in the group taken instead by an oni named Kuma-dōji.
In Japanese oni mythology, a group of Four Heavenly Kings served the oni bandit [[wikipedia:Shuten-dōji|Shuten-dōji]]. The group was composed of the oni Torakuma-dōji, Hoshikuma-dōji, Kuma-dōji, and Kane-dōji. Furthermore [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-dōji]] in some stories was Shuten-dōji's lieutenant or even wife.


Touhou's Big Four does not match up exactly with the source material, as their Shuten-dōji equivalent ([[Suika Ibuki]]) is a member of the group herself rather than being its leader.
Touhou's Big Four does not match up exactly with the source material, as their Shuten-dōji equivalent ([[Suika Ibuki]]) is a member of the group herself rather than being its leader.


==Characters in this Group==
==Characters in this Group==
===[[Touhou Project]]===
*[[Suika Ibuki]], based on Shuten-dōji<ref name="Yuugi profile">[[Subterranean Animism]] - Yuugi Hoshiguma's profile</ref>
*[[Suika Ibuki]], based on Shuten-dōji
*[[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], based on Hoshikuma-dōji<ref name="Yuugi profile" />
*[[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], based on Hoshikuma-dōji
*[[Kasen Ibaraki]], based on Ibaraki-dōji<ref>[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] - Chapter 49 Part 2</ref>
*[[Kasen Ibaraki]], based on Ibaraki-dōji
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File:Th105Suika.png|Tiny Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, [[Suika Ibuki]]
File:Th105Suika.png|Tiny Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, [[Suika Ibuki]]
File:Th11Yuugi.png|The So-Called Unexplainable Phenomenon, [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]
File:Th11Yuugi.png|The So-Called Unexplainable Phenomenon, [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]]
File:WaHHOniKasen.png|Wile and Heinous Oni, [[Kasen Ibaraki]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Fandom==
 
* Some fans add [[Konngara]] to round out the group, despite it being unclear whether Konngara is an oni or if she even still exists in the modern [[canon]].
 
==Notes==
{{smallrefs}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* http://park.org/Japan/Hitachi/nippon/oni/e/t_shutendoji.html
* http://park.org/Japan/Hitachi/nippon/oni/e/t_shutendoji.html
[[ru:Четверо дэвов горы]]
[[ru:Четверо дэвов горы]]
 
[[fr:Quatre Reines de la Montagne]]
[[Category:Groups of characters]]
[[Category:Groups of characters]]

Latest revision as of 23:00, 13 July 2022

In Touhou Project, the Big Four of the Mountain (山の四天王 yama no shitenno) is a now-defunct group consisting of Suika Ibuki, Yuugi Hoshiguma, Kasen Ibaraki and one other unknown character (presumably a fellow oni).

Origin

Shitenno (四天王 lit. "Four Heavenly Kings" or "Four Deva Kings") refers literally to a set of Buddhist deities, and metaphorically to any group of four extremely loyal or useful subordinates. In modern times, especially in video games and anime/manga, the term is used to describe any group of four with a high status.

In Japanese oni mythology, a group of Four Heavenly Kings served the oni bandit Shuten-dōji. The group was composed of the oni Torakuma-dōji, Hoshikuma-dōji, Kuma-dōji, and Kane-dōji. Furthermore Ibaraki-dōji in some stories was Shuten-dōji's lieutenant or even wife.

Touhou's Big Four does not match up exactly with the source material, as their Shuten-dōji equivalent (Suika Ibuki) is a member of the group herself rather than being its leader.

Characters in this Group

Gallery


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Subterranean Animism - Yuugi Hoshiguma's profile
  2. Wild and Horned Hermit - Chapter 49 Part 2

See Also