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| occupation =Patrolling and guarding [[Youkai Mountain]]
| occupation =Patrolling and guarding [[Youkai Mountain]]
| location  =[[Youkai Mountain]]
| location  =[[Youkai Mountain]]
| appOfficialgames =*[[Mountain of Faith]] (Stage 4 Midboss)
| appOfficialgames =*''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' (Stage 4 Midboss)
*[[Double Spoiler]] (Scene 4-2, 4-4, 4-6 Boss)
*''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene 4-2, 4-4, 4-6 Boss)
*[[Impossible Spell Card]] (6th Day Boss)
*''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (6th Day Boss)
| appPrintworks    =*[[Oriental Sacred Place]] (Chapter 1 cameo)
| appPrintworks    =*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 1 cameo)
*[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] (Chapter 5, 16 cameo, 19 cameo)
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 5 cameo, 16 cameo, 19 cameo)
*[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''
*[[Forbidden Scrollery]] (Chapter 10 cameo, 33 cameo)
*''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo, 33 cameo, 45 cameo)
*''[[Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia]]'' (Article)
*''[[The Grimoire of Usami]]'' (Section 2-5)
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Momiji Inubashiri'''|犬走 椛|Inubashiri Momiji}} is a [[Hakurou Tengu|white wolf tengu]] whose duty is to patrol the [[Youkai Mountain]]. Her good sense of smell and sight are helpful for this duty. Momiji does not have an official game portrait, only a sprite from ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', ''[[Double Spoiler]]'' and ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''. However, she does have some appearances in print works.
{{nihongo|'''Momiji Inubashiri'''|犬走 椛|Inubashiri Momiji}} is a [[Hakurou Tengu|white wolf tengu]] whose duty is to patrol the [[Youkai Mountain]]. Her good sense of smell and sight are helpful for this duty. Momiji does not have an official game portrait, only a sprite from ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', ''[[Double Spoiler]]'' and ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''. However, she does have some appearances in print works.


==General Information==
==General Information==
Momiji has got a very co-operative personality who executes her duties faithfully. When she's got free time on her hands, she'll play [[wikipedia:Dai shogi|Dai Shōgi]] with the [[kappa]].
Momiji has a very co-operative personality who executes her duties faithfully. When she's got free time on her hands, she'll play [[wikipedia:Dai shogi|Dai Shōgi]] with the [[kappa]].


===Ability===
===Ability===
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;Abilities as tengu
;Abilities as tengu
Akyuu describes tengu as one of the strongest species, both in physical and sorcerous abilities. While nothing about Momiji herself has especially come to light, she is likely to possess some of those traits, such as their (almost) unmatched speed.
Akyuu describes tengu as one of the strongest species, both in physical and magical abilities. While nothing about Momiji herself has especially come to light, she is likely to possess some of those traits, such as their (almost) unmatched speed.


===Occupation===
===Occupation===
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===Name===
===Name===
[[File:MomijiOSP.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Momiji as she appears in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''.]]
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Momiji Inubashiri''|犬走 椛}}. {{nihongo||犬走|Inubashiri|lit. "dog run"}} is an actual used (but very rare) surname in Japan. It refers to the dirt path outside of building or residence used for patrols ("[[wikipedia:Berm|berm]]" is corresponded to the term in this usage on the English Wikipedia) — the etymology of this word comes from the fact that the path is so narrow that only a dog can rush through it in a very short time, which has effect to give Momiji's image her speedy might. But the word also indicates her simple-but-fundamental social class; she protects the basement of architecture from erosion, like the occupation of white wolf tengu. ''Momiji'' is one of several Japanese names for maple trees (read same, but written as {{lang|ja|紅葉}} in this usage). The kanji used in her name {{lang|ja|椛}} refers to "birch". Maple, however makes more sense as she has a maple leaf depicted on her shield.
Her full name is {{nihongo|''Momiji Inubashiri''|犬走 椛}}. {{nihongo||犬走|Inubashiri|lit. "dog run"}} is an actual used (but very rare) surname in Japan. It refers to the dirt path outside of building or residence used for patrols ("[[wikipedia:Berm|berm]]" is corresponded to the term in this usage on the English Wikipedia) — the etymology of this word comes from the fact that the path is so narrow that only a dog can rush through it in a very short time, which has effect to give Momiji's image her speedy might. But the word also indicates her simple-but-fundamental social class; she protects the basement of architecture from erosion, like the occupation of white wolf tengu. ''Momiji'' is one of several Japanese names for maple trees (read same, but written as {{lang|ja|紅葉}} in this usage). The kanji used in her name {{lang|ja|椛}} refers to "birch". Maple, however makes more sense as she has a maple leaf depicted on her shield.


===Design===
===Design===
[[File:MomijiOSP.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Momiji as she appears in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''.]]
Momiji only has a small sprite used in ''Mountain of Faith'', ''Double Spoiler'' and ''Impossible Spell Card'', so an accurate description is not possible, but from the sprite, we see that she wears a white, long-sleeved shirt, and a large black skirt with red flame-like designs reaching up from the bottom of the skirt, and that it has a white layer below her skirt. She has short light silver hair and wears a red [[Wikipedia:Tokin (headwear)|tokin]]. She holds a large scimitar-like sword and a white, round shield with a red maple leaf print on it.
Momiji only has a small sprite both used in ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Double Spoiler'', so an accurate description is not possible, but from the sprite, we see that she wears a white, long-sleeved shirt, and a large black skirt with red flame-like designs reaching up from the bottom of the skirt, and that it has a white layer below her skirt. She has short light silver hair and wears a red [[Wikipedia:Tokin|Tokin]]. She holds a large scimitar-like sword and a white, round shield with a red maple leaf print on it.


In a later appearance in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', it is seen she has detached sleeves and wolf ears. However, in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', she is seen without wolf ears.
In a later appearance in ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'', it is seen she has detached sleeves and wolf ears. However, in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'', she is seen without wolf ears.
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;Double Spoiler
;Double Spoiler
Momiji is one of the many who has her [[danmaku]] photographed by [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]], which appears on stage 4.
Momiji is one of the many who has her [[danmaku]] photographed by [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]], which appears on stage 4.
 
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru11.jpg|thumb||Momiji as she appears in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]
;Impossible Spell Card
;Impossible Spell Card
Momiji attacks [[Seija Kijin]] on the [[Youkai Mountain]] on day 6, using a [[spell card]] that is considered impossible to dodge. It's unknown if Momiji actually went out searching for Seija like many others, or if she was just doing her job of keeping Seija away from the Youkai Mountain.
Momiji attacks [[Seija Kijin]] on the [[Youkai Mountain]] on day 6, using a [[spell card]] that is considered impossible to dodge. It's unknown if Momiji actually went out searching for Seija like many others, or if she was just doing her job of keeping Seija away from the Youkai Mountain.


===Literature===
===Literature===
[[File:ThGK Bunbunmaru11.jpg|thumb|right|Momiji as she appears in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]].'']]
;Symposium of Post-mysticism
;Symposium of Post-mysticism
:{{Main|Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 11|l1=Symposium of Post-mysticism: Momiji's Bunbunmaru Article}}
:{{Main|Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 11|l1=Symposium of Post-mysticism: Momiji's Bunbunmaru Article}}
Back in 1963, Momiji has discovered new pieces of Shoji in [[Muenzuka]] from the [[outside world]]. Believing that she was creating unique rules to this game, she couldn't believe that the same this was happening in the outside world, where she got a bit frustrated. Saying that, she wants to know how Shoji has developed in the outside world, while speculating that the game has become simplified because the pieces she's found couldn't be promoted.
Back in 1963, Momiji discovered new Shogi pieces from the [[outside world]] in [[Muenzuka]]. Having believed that the tengu were the only ones creating unique rules for the game, she became a bit frustrated that the same thing was happening in the outside world. She wanted to see how Shogi had developed in the outside world, then speculated that the game had become simplified, because the pieces she found couldn't be promoted.
;Oriental Sacred Place
 
;Wild and Horned Hermit 
 
;Forbidden Scrollery
In chapter 33, she makes a appearence with Aya and Hatate. In chapter 45, she's seen with Hatate in a storm trying to escape it.
 
;Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia
 
She had her own article in Alternatve Facts in Eastern Utopia about the new ropeway at Youkai Mountain.
 
;The Grimoire of Usami


==Relationships==
==Relationships==
;[[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]]
;[[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]]
When she meets Aya they often get into fights with each other. [[Double Spoiler/Spell Cards/Stage 4|According to Aya]], Momiji looks down on her and the other crow tengu. Hatate, however, implies that this is only a personal feud between Momiji and Aya. It's implied by Hatate as well that Momiji and Aya may have had a romantic relationship in the non-cannon anime and the multiple cannon/non-cannon manga, making this even more convoluted
When she meets Aya they often get into fights with each other. [[Double Spoiler/Spell Cards/Stage 4|According to Aya]], Momiji looks down on her and the other crow tengu. Hatate, however, implies that this is only a personal feud between Momiji and Aya.


;[[Tenma]]
;[[Tenma]]
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{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 2|[[Momiji Inubashiri]]}}
{{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 2|[[Momiji Inubashiri]]}}
{{hidden end}}
{{hidden end}}
==Additional Information==
*Momiji is one of the few characters that doesn't appear in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' as a background character. The reason is unknown.


==Fandom==
==Fandom==
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Ability: Seeing a thousand ri ahead<br/>
Ability: Seeing a thousand ri ahead<br/>


A tengu that patrols the Youkai Mountain. Thanks to her superior senses of sight and smell, she can detect any intruder in an instant. When she discovers intruders she attempts to intimidate them with simple attacks, and reports those who aren't immediately bested to the [[Tengu#Great Tengu|Great Tengu]].
A tengu that patrols the Youkai Mountain. Thanks to her superior senses of sight and smell, she can detect any intruder in an instant. When she discovers intruders she attempts to intimidate them with simple attacks, and once they cannot handle the intruders, they reports to the [[Tengu#Great Tengu|Great Tengu]].


Her forces are usually lying in wait behind the waterfall. She has a very cooperative personality and executes her duties faithfully. This is unusual for youkai, but not uncommon in tengu society.
Her forces are usually lying in wait behind the waterfall. She has a very cooperative personality and executes her duties faithfully. This is unusual for youkai, but not uncommon in tengu society.
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[[pt:Momiji Inubashiri]]
[[pt:Momiji Inubashiri]]
[[ru:Момидзи Инубасири]]
[[ru:Момидзи Инубасири]]
[[vi:Inubashiri Momiji]]

Revision as of 19:50, 12 February 2020

犬走 (いぬばしり)   (もみじ)
inɯbaɕiɽʲi momʲidʑi (♫)
Momiji Inubashiri
Momizi Inubashiri

More Alternative Spellings
Momiji Inubashiri
Sprite of Momiji Inubashiri in Double Spoiler
The Petty Patrol Tengu
More Character Titles
Species

White Wolf Tengu

Abilities

Seeing a thousand ri ahead

Age

At least over 49 years old, said to be especially long-lived [1]

Occupation

Patrolling and guarding Youkai Mountain

Location

Youkai Mountain

Appearances
Official Games
Print Works

Momiji Inubashiri (犬走 椛 Inubashiri Momiji) is a white wolf tengu whose duty is to patrol the Youkai Mountain. Her good sense of smell and sight are helpful for this duty. Momiji does not have an official game portrait, only a sprite from Mountain of Faith, Double Spoiler and Impossible Spell Card. However, she does have some appearances in print works.

General Information

Momiji has a very co-operative personality who executes her duties faithfully. When she's got free time on her hands, she'll play Dai Shōgi with the kappa.

Ability

Seeing a thousand ri ahead

Momiji has a telegnosis ability that allows her to see a thousand ri ahead (approximately 3,927 kilometres, or 2,440 miles). She also has a superior sense of smell, that combined with her ability makes her able to detect any intruder in an instant.

Abilities as tengu

Akyuu describes tengu as one of the strongest species, both in physical and magical abilities. While nothing about Momiji herself has especially come to light, she is likely to possess some of those traits, such as their (almost) unmatched speed.

Occupation

One of the Youkai Mountain tengu's patrols. Her job is to attempt to stop intruders on the mountain with simple attacks and report any that were undeterred to Tenma.

Character Basis

Momiji's wolf-like appearance may be a reference to the Tiangou, a Chinese version of a tengu that is described to be more dog-like.

Name

Momiji as she appears in Oriental Sacred Place.

Her full name is Momiji Inubashiri (犬走 椛). Inubashiri (犬走, lit. "dog run") is an actual used (but very rare) surname in Japan. It refers to the dirt path outside of building or residence used for patrols ("berm" is corresponded to the term in this usage on the English Wikipedia) — the etymology of this word comes from the fact that the path is so narrow that only a dog can rush through it in a very short time, which has effect to give Momiji's image her speedy might. But the word also indicates her simple-but-fundamental social class; she protects the basement of architecture from erosion, like the occupation of white wolf tengu. Momiji is one of several Japanese names for maple trees (read same, but written as 紅葉 in this usage). The kanji used in her name refers to "birch". Maple, however makes more sense as she has a maple leaf depicted on her shield.

Design

Momiji only has a small sprite used in Mountain of Faith, Double Spoiler and Impossible Spell Card, so an accurate description is not possible, but from the sprite, we see that she wears a white, long-sleeved shirt, and a large black skirt with red flame-like designs reaching up from the bottom of the skirt, and that it has a white layer below her skirt. She has short light silver hair and wears a red tokin. She holds a large scimitar-like sword and a white, round shield with a red maple leaf print on it.

In a later appearance in Oriental Sacred Place, it is seen she has detached sleeves and wolf ears. However, in Symposium of Post-mysticism, she is seen without wolf ears.

Story

Windows Games

Mountain of Faith

Momiji is the stage 4 midboss of Mountain of Faith. When the heroine finally reached Youkai Mountain during Mountain of Faith, Momiji attempted to stop her at the waterfall. Although Momiji was unsuccessful, it seems she did fulfill her duty of reporting the intruder's presence back to the other tengu with record speed, as a reinforcement tengu named Aya Shameimaru had arrived by the end of the same stage to investigate what was going on.

Later, Momiji observed the final battles between the heroine and the newly appeared shrine and its god, apparently without being noticed by either of them.

Spin-offs

Double Spoiler

Momiji is one of the many who has her danmaku photographed by Aya Shameimaru and Hatate Himekaidou, which appears on stage 4.

Momiji as she appears in Symposium of Post-mysticism.
Impossible Spell Card

Momiji attacks Seija Kijin on the Youkai Mountain on day 6, using a spell card that is considered impossible to dodge. It's unknown if Momiji actually went out searching for Seija like many others, or if she was just doing her job of keeping Seija away from the Youkai Mountain.

Literature

Symposium of Post-mysticism

Back in 1963, Momiji discovered new Shogi pieces from the outside world in Muenzuka. Having believed that the tengu were the only ones creating unique rules for the game, she became a bit frustrated that the same thing was happening in the outside world. She wanted to see how Shogi had developed in the outside world, then speculated that the game had become simplified, because the pieces she found couldn't be promoted.

Oriental Sacred Place
Wild and Horned Hermit
Forbidden Scrollery

In chapter 33, she makes a appearence with Aya and Hatate. In chapter 45, she's seen with Hatate in a storm trying to escape it.

Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia

She had her own article in Alternatve Facts in Eastern Utopia about the new ropeway at Youkai Mountain.

The Grimoire of Usami

Relationships

Aya Shameimaru and Hatate Himekaidou

When she meets Aya they often get into fights with each other. According to Aya, Momiji looks down on her and the other crow tengu. Hatate, however, implies that this is only a personal feud between Momiji and Aya.

Tenma

She is very loyal to the chief of the tengu, Lord Tenma.

Kappa

As said in her profile, she's an avid player of Dai Shōgi, which she plays with the kappa when she is bored.

Gallery

Spell Cards

Spell Cards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 3
狗符「レイビーズバイト」 Dog Sign "Rabies Bite" DS St. 4
山窩「エクスペリーズカナン」 Mountain Nomad "Expellee's Canaan" DS St. 4
牙符「咀嚼玩味」 Fang Sign "Chewing Satisfaction" ISC
GoU
St. 6

Fandom

Official Profiles

Mountain of Faith - キャラ説明.txt
Momiji Inubashiri MoF  ○4面中ボス 下っ端哨戒天狗

  犬走 椛(いぬばしり もみじ)

  種族:白狼天狗
  能力:千里先まで見通す程度の能力

  妖怪の山で見回りをしている天狗。
  視覚、嗅覚共に優れ、侵入者を瞬時に発見する。
  侵入者を発見すると、まず簡単な攻撃で威嚇し、それでも手に余るよ
  うだったら大天狗様まで報告に戻る。

  彼女の部隊は普段、滝の裏側で待機している。
  彼女は協調性の高い性格をしていて、忠実に任務をこなす。
  妖怪としては珍しいが、天狗の社会では良くある事である。

  ただし、妖怪の山には滅多に侵入者は無くていつも暇している。
  待機中は、暇している近所の河童と、大将棋と呼ばれる非常に時間の
  掛かるゲームを何戦も遊んでいる。

  寿命が長い妖怪達にとっては、暇つぶしの手段を探すのも難しい。

Stage 4 Midboss The Petty Patrol Tengu

Momiji Inubashiri

Species: White Wolf Tengu
Ability: Seeing a thousand ri ahead

A tengu that patrols the Youkai Mountain. Thanks to her superior senses of sight and smell, she can detect any intruder in an instant. When she discovers intruders she attempts to intimidate them with simple attacks, and once they cannot handle the intruders, they reports to the Great Tengu.

Her forces are usually lying in wait behind the waterfall. She has a very cooperative personality and executes her duties faithfully. This is unusual for youkai, but not uncommon in tengu society.

However, she usually has a lot of free time, as the Youkai Mountain doesn't receive many intruders. While awaiting orders, she enjoys playing a rather time-consuming game called Dai shogi with the nearby kappa.

It's hard for the especially long-lived youkai to find good ways to pass the time.

Official Sources

Official sources

References

  1. Mountain of Faith - キャラ説明.txt