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Sannyo Komakusa
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Sannyo Komakusa | |
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Sannyo Komakusa in Unconnected Marketeers Highland-Dwelling YamajorouMore Character Titles | |
Nickname |
Komakusa-dayuu |
Species | |
Abilities |
Controlling people's minds with tobacco smoke |
Occupation |
Owner of a gambling den |
Location |
Youkai Mountain plateaus |
Music Themes | |
スモーキングドラゴン (Unconnected Marketeers) | |
Appearances | |
Official Games | |
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Sannyo Komakusa (駒草 山如 Komakusa Sannyo), also known by the epithet Komakusa-dayuu (駒草太夫 Komakusadayuu), is the Stage 3 midboss and boss in Unconnected Marketeers.
General Information
Personality
In Unconnected Marketeers, Sannyo has a gruff and curt personality, telling the protagonist to go away before they "spoil the taste of her tobacco." Her speaking style with the protagonist is informal and brash, matching Marisa Kirisame in sarcasm and tone when the two of them meet, in contrast to her silk robes and otherwise high-class appearance.
Abilities
She has the ability to control people's minds with her tobacco smoke. According to her character bio, she mainly uses it to calm down her gambling patrons and prevent the sort of frenzy that tends to break out in gambling dens.
Background Information
Name
Her surname, Komakusa (駒草), is the Japanese word for Dicentra peregrina. Koma (駒) in this context means "horse", owing to how the plant's shape resembles a horse's head, and kusa (草) means "grass" or "herb".
Her given name, Sannyo (山如), is spelt with characters that mean "like a mountain". When written with the character 女, nyo can also mean "woman", making "mountain woman".
Her nickname is Komakusa-dayuu (駒草太夫 Komakusadayuu): her surname with the suffix tayuu (太夫) applied to it. A tayuu is the highest rank amongst oiran (花魁), which were high-ranking courtesans in historical Japan.
Design
Her nickname and youkai species heavily imply that she is (or was) a high-ranking courtesan. Her outfit in Unconnected Marketeers reflects this, which consists of layered red silk robes with gold embroidery, and a violet silk skirt. Historically, violet silk was very expensive and considered a luxury few could afford. She also possesses an ornate dragon pipe with yellow gemstone eyes (used with "100% natural Youkai Mountain tobacco"), and what appears to be a gold-gilded folding fan.
Story
Games
- Unconnected Marketeers
Her first appearance was in Unconnected Marketeers. The protagonist met her outside of the Rainbow Dragon Cave, which she explained is a mine containing the "power of dreams." She warned the protagonist against delving inside but nonetheless didn't seem to consider it her problem. The protagonist also had the option of buying cards from her, as with the other bosses.
Relationships
Tengu & Kappa
In Unconnected Marketeers, she mentions that she runs a gambling den which is frequented by the tengu and kappa of Youkai Mountain.
Moriya Shrine
In Unconnected Marketeers, she chides Sanae Kochiya for acting like a "mountain cop" and complains about the Moriya Shrine meddling in her affairs in general.
Spell Cards
Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Stage | ||
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Total: 6 | ||||||
山符「動天の雲間草」 | Mountain Sign "Heaven-Shaking Kumomagusa" | UM | St. 3: E/N | |||
山怪「驚愕の雲間草」 | Mountain Apparition "Astonishing Kumomagusa" | UM | St. 3: H/L | |||
山符「妖光輝く薄雪草」 | Mountain Sign "Usuyukisou Shining with Bewitching Light" | UM | St. 3: E/N | |||
山怪「妖魔犇めく薄雪草」 | Mountain Apparition "Usuyukisou of Thronging Crowds of Youma" | UM | St. 3: H/L | |||
山花「殺戮の駒草」 | Mountain Flower "Komakusa of Massacre" | UM | St. 3: E/N | |||
山花「殺戮の山の女王」 | Mountain Flower "Mountain Queen of Massacre" | UM | St. 3: H/L |
Additional Information
- In the trial version of Unconnected Marketeers, Sannyo's boss sprite and spell card cutin were both based on her defeated dialogue portrait, in which her sleeve and dress are visibly torn. This has been rectified in the full version.
- The name of Sannyo's species "yamajorou" is one of the aliases of "mountain woman" (山女, yama onna).
- On the other hand, it is also a nickname of a butterfly "Byasa alcinous" (ジャコウアゲハ, jakou ageha). Look at the photos (Caution: large photos of butterflies), you should find its color is like a luxurious kimono of a mature high-ranked lady.
Fandom
Official Profiles
○3面ボス 高地に棲む山女郎 本名 駒草 山如(こまくさ さんにょ) 通称 駒草太夫(こまくさだゆう) 種族:山女郎 煙草が好きな山の妖怪。妖怪の山の高地に棲む。 天狗や山童、河童達相手に賭場を開き、博打の胴元をして生活している。 天然100%妖怪の山産の煙草は、煙を吸うと様々な効果が現れる事が知られている。 突如湧いたアビリティーカードは、山の妖怪にとって最高の賭けごとのネタになる。 |
Stage 3 Boss Highland-Dwelling Yamajorou Full name: Sannyo Komakusa Nickname: Komakusa-dayuu Species: Yamajorou A mountain youkai who enjoys tobacco. Lives on the high plateaus of the Youkai Mountain. She runs a gambling den for tengu, yamawaro, kappa, and the like, and makes her living as its bookmaker. 100% natural Youkai Mountain tobacco is known for the variety of effects it induces when its smoke is inhaled. The Ability Cards that suddenly sprang up would be the ultimate material for the mountain youkai to bet on. |
Official Sources
- 2021/03/21 Unconnected Marketeers trial - omake.txt (trial profile, stage 3 dialogue)
References
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