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Soga no Tojiko
Soga no Tojiko Tojiko Soga; Soga no Toziko More Alternative Spellings | |
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Soga no Tojiko in Ten Desires 神の末裔の亡霊 (Ten Desires)More Character Titles | |
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Causing lightning |
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Dead (Existed for more than 1400 years) |
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Soga no Tojiko (蘇我 屠自古 Soga no Tojiko) is a bourei who first showed up as the fifth-stage mid-boss of Ten Desires.
Concept
The Soga clan was a family who waged a fierce political battle with the Mononobe clan over Buddhism. In particular, Soga no Umako and Mononobe no Moriya were two very influential courtiers to Emperor Bidatsu and his brother, Emperor Youmei, who was the father of Prince Shoutoku. Both Youmei and Shoutoku were proponents of Buddhism, which led to victory for Umako, whose forces killed Moriya and his allies in the Battle of Shigisan in 587.
Of the Soga clan, there existed a Tojiko no Iratsume (刀自古郎女), who was the daughter of Soga no Umako and a consort of Prince Shoutoku, the basis for Toyosatomimi no Miko.
Name
Her last name Soga (蘇我) was taken from the Soga clan, but it can literally means "Ego Awakening". Her first name Tojiko (屠自古) literally means "Your Ancient Carcass".
Appearance
In Ten Desires's official art, Tojiko has green hair, green eyes and a dark green dress with ofuda along the bottom. She has two ghost "tails" where her legs should be, and a kanmuri (冠)-style hat.
Personality
She is a very practical woman that can use coarse language. She also appears to be a foil to Futo's airheaded, jovial nature. Though in spite of the language she uses, she's actually kind but short tempered. (As mentioned in her section of SoPM)
Story
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- Ten Desires
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Relationships
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In addition to being Tojiko's supervisor/partner, she's also her friend whom she sometimes bickers with. Her friendship with Futo is basically why she couldn't reincarnate like her friend.
Additional Information
Trivia
- Soga no Tojiko is the only humanoid ghost in the Touhou Project to have a ghost tail rather than legs. Mima also has a ghost tail, but she's an evil spirit, not a ghost, and is from the PC-98 canon.
- The Soga clan is said to be descended from Takenouchi no Sukune, Emperor Kougen and Amaterasu. So she is "the Descendant of the Gods."
- Along with Yumemi and Marisa, Tojiko is one of the three Touhou characters to offically curse in-game.
- In real history, the Soga clan was overthrown from power in 645 during a coup d'état conspired by Nakatomi no Kamatari, founder of the Fujiwara clan, among others. Kamatari was later struck and killed by lightning, which people believed to be a curse laid by the late Soga clan; this is a possible inspiration for Tojiko's ability. Also, Kamatari's son, Fujiwara no Fuhito, is the speculated model of Fujiwara no Mokou's father.
Fanon
- Tojiko's phrase "Yatteyanyo!" (やってやんよ!) during Toyosatomimi no Miko's spell card has become her catchphrase in many fanworks.
- She's usually compared to Mima due to the ghost tail.
- Some fans anagrammatized her name to 自らを古(いにしえ)に屠る亡霊 (The ghost who buried herself in antiquity). It's related to this setting: "she had no use for a human body, which would break down so quickly."
- Tojiko is commonly paired with Futo (who works under her) or Miko (their historical bases were romantically involved).
- Tojiko's ghost tails are often depicted as transitioning into skin around the upper thigh.
Spell Cards
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雷矢「ガゴウジサイクロン」 | Thunder Arrow "Gagouji's Cyclone" | TD | St. 5: N/H | |||
雷矢「ガゴウジトルネード」 | Thunder Arrow "Gagouji's Tornado" | TD | St. 5: L | |||
怨霊「入鹿の雷」 | Vengeful Spirit "Iruka's Thunder" | TD GoU |
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Official Profiles
- Ten Desires - Settings and Extra Story.txt
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Official Sources
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- 2011/08/13 Ten Desires - Settings and Extra Story.txt (official profile)
- 2012/04/27 Symposium of Post-mysticism - Soga no Tojiko
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