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==Main Profile== 
{{Infobox Character
{{Character Info |
| image = [[Image:th07ayakashi01.png|The Saigyou Ayakashi]]
| image = [[Image:th07ayakashi01.png|The Saigyou Ayakashi]]
| name = {{ruby-ja|西|さい}}{{ruby-ja|行|ぎょう}}{{ruby-ja|妖|あやかし}}
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|西|さい}}{{ruby-ja|行|ぎょう}}{{ruby-ja|妖|あやかし}}
 
| nameEn = Saigyou Ayakashi
Saigyou Ayakashi
| species = Cherry blossom (with [[youkai]]-like powers)
| species = Cherry blossom (with [[youkai]]-like powers)
| abilities = Charming people into resting in peace under its blossoms, then draining souls out of them
| abilities = Charming people into resting in peace under its blossoms, then draining souls out of them
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| occupation = Being a [[wikipedia:Tree|tree]], collecting souls
| occupation = Being a [[wikipedia:Tree|tree]], collecting souls
| location = Gardens of [[Hakugyokurou]]
| location = Gardens of [[Hakugyokurou]]
| description = *A very large cherry blossom tree which never fully blooms.
| relationships = *[[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] (Sealed soul)
| relationships = *[[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] (Sealed soul)
*[[Youmu Konpaku]] (Gardener)
*[[Youmu Konpaku]] (Gardener)
| appearances = '''Official Games'''
| appOfficialgames =
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] (Yuyuko's Spell Card Background, referenced in Youmu's and Yuyuko's Official Profile)
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]] (Yuyuko's Spell Card Background, referenced in Youmu's and Yuyuko's Official Profile)
*[[Imperishable Night]] (Yuyuko's Spell Card Background in Last Word)
*[[Imperishable Night]] (Yuyuko's Spell Card Background in Last Word)
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==General Information==
The '''Saigyou Ayakashi''' is a [[youkai]] [[wikipedia:Cherry blossom|cherry blossom tree]], and is the largest cherry blossom in the gardens of [[Hakugyokurou]]. It has existed in the [[Netherworld]] longer than the Ghost Princess, [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]], herself. Some of the spirits in the Netherworld remember the Saigyou Ayakashi having the most beautiful blossoms they had ever seen, but the cherry tree has not bloomed for ages. There currently seems to be a powerful seal within the Saigyou Ayakashi which drains most of its energy away, leaving it unable to blossom at all during spring. Whether the tree is sealing something, or whether the tree itself is being sealed, remains a mystery to most outsiders.
The '''Saigyou Ayakashi''' is a [[youkai]] [[wikipedia:Cherry blossom|cherry blossom tree]], and is the largest cherry blossom in the gardens of [[Hakugyokurou]]. It has existed in the [[Netherworld]] longer than the Ghost Princess, [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]], herself. Some of the spirits in the Netherworld remember the Saigyou Ayakashi having the most beautiful blossoms they had ever seen, but the cherry tree has not bloomed for ages. There currently seems to be a powerful seal within the Saigyou Ayakashi which drains most of its energy away, leaving it unable to blossom at all during spring. Whether the tree is sealing something, or whether the tree itself is being sealed, remains a mystery to most outsiders.



Revision as of 04:17, 12 August 2011

Note: This article is about both a Bestiary entry and a Character.


西 (さい) (ぎょう) (あやかし)
Saigyou Ayakashi

The Saigyou Ayakashi

Species

Cherry blossom (with youkai-like powers)

Abilities

Charming people into resting in peace under its blossoms, then draining souls out of them

Age

Unknown, but is known to be older than Yuyuko Saigyouji.

Occupation

Being a tree, collecting souls

Location

Gardens of Hakugyokurou

Relationships
Appearances
Official Games

The Saigyou Ayakashi is a youkai cherry blossom tree, and is the largest cherry blossom in the gardens of Hakugyokurou. It has existed in the Netherworld longer than the Ghost Princess, Yuyuko Saigyouji, herself. Some of the spirits in the Netherworld remember the Saigyou Ayakashi having the most beautiful blossoms they had ever seen, but the cherry tree has not bloomed for ages. There currently seems to be a powerful seal within the Saigyou Ayakashi which drains most of its energy away, leaving it unable to blossom at all during spring. Whether the tree is sealing something, or whether the tree itself is being sealed, remains a mystery to most outsiders.

Backstory

A long time ago, there lived a divinely talented poet who traveled around Gensokyo. When the poet 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. After the poet's death, word of the beauty of the cherry tree began to spread across the land. 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 became known as Saigyou Ayakashi, and developed the powers of a youkai after a while.

With the youkai-like powers, the Saigyou Ayakashi's beauty and charm increased even farther, driving everyone who approached it insane with deadly peacefulness. The cherry tree had drained too many human souls and had become a danger to everyone. Eventually, the beautiful blossoms of the Saigyou Ayakashi were sealed away by some unknown heroes, using Yuyuko's human soul as the main component. The seal would freeze both the blossoms and the soul in place together for eternity.

Story

During the events of Perfect Cherry Blossom, Yuyuko Saigyouji, the ghost of the human Yuyuko, attempted to overpower the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi in order to both see the legendary blossoms, and to resurrect the soul that was sealed within. However, Yuyuko was unaware that the sealed soul was in fact her own, and thus all of Yuyuko's attempts to unseal the soul failed due to her unconscious self-preservation.

Other Information

Name and Concept

  • The poet referred in the Saigyou Ayakashi's story is likely Saigyou, an ancient Buddhist poet who often sung of his love of cherry blossoms and his desire to die beneath flowers.
  • Ayakashi is a general term for supernatural beings, very similar to youkai. The tree's name would mean something like "Youkai (Tree) of Saigyou".

Trivia

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