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'''Generic enemies''' (or '''stage enemies''') are simply characters that appears in-game and that they fly onto the screen and shoot [[danmaku]] at the player. This article lists generic enemies that appears throughout the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' (or other series like the ''[[Seihou Project]]''). This can range from unofficial to official names (names with dots underneath indicates that the name is unofficial), but only enemies with very little information appears in this article. There are 3 characters on this page in chronological order (from the early [[PC-98]] games to the latest [[Windows]] games).
'''Stage enemies''' (also '''general enemies''' or '''generic enemies''') are characters, creatures or other objects that appears in-game and that they fly onto the screen and shoot [[danmaku]] at the player. They are a lower rank to a [[boss]] or a midboss of the games. A majority of enemies are nameless and are thus only referred to by an identification, sometimes they'll even not have identifications. Characters such as [[Lily White]] have appeared as a general enemy.  


==Evil Eye==
==List of Enemies==
{{Infobox Character
This is a list of known enemies that've appeared in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' and other related series.
| nameJp = イビルアイ
| nameEn = Evil Eye
| nameIPA =
| image = [[File:Th02EvilEye.png|Evil Eye]]
| caption = Sprite of the Evil Eye from [[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]
| species = [[Youkai]]?
| location = [[Dream World]]?
| appOfficialgames = *[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]] (Generic Enemy; Stages 2, 3 and Extra Stage)
*[[Lotus Land Story]] (Generic Enemy; Stages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and Extra Stage)
| appMiscworks = *[[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#top020729.jpg|top020729.jpg]]
}}
This {{nihongo|'''Evil Eye'''|イビルアイ|Ibiruai}} was a stage enemy in the [[PC-98]] era. Nothing much is really known about this enemy except that an Evil Eye can be seen on the image [[Miscellaneous illustrations by ZUN#top020729.jpg|top020729.jpg]]. It is seen behind the [[Minor Characters#Unnamed girl on Dolls in Pseudo Paradise jacket|mysterious girl]] on the top right.


===Concept===
{| class="outcell" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:89%" width="100%"
;Name
|  width="30%" | '''<big>[[PC-98]]</big>'''<br />
"Evil Eye" is a rather popular fan name to refer to this enemy, even in the Japanese community. It seems to have derived from {{lang|ja|イビルアイ}}∑ ([[Evil Eye Sigma]]).
[[Bakebake]] &bull; [[Shining object]] &bull; [[Cannon]] &bull; [[Hannya mask]] &bull; [[Crow]] &bull; [[Evil Eye]] &bull; [[Blood-Vessel Yin-Yang Orbs‎]] &bull; [[Puffball‎]] &bull; [[Windmill]] &bull; [[Twister]] &bull; [[Hoshizako]] &bull; [[Haatozako]] &bull; [[Crescent enemies]] &bull; [[Fairy]] &bull; [[Demon]] &bull; [[Ice]]
| style="background:#E8E8E8;" width="30%" | '''<big>[[Windows]] 1st Generation</big>'''<br />
[[Fairy]] &bull; [[Spinning enemies]] &bull; [[Ice]] &bull; [[Fairy Maid]] &bull; [[Book]] &bull; [[Kedama]] &bull; [[Yin-Yang Orb]] &bull; [[Spirit]] &bull; [[Sunflower Fairy]] &bull; [[Lily White]]
|  width="30%" | '''<big>Windows 2nd & 3rd Generations</big>'''<br />
[[Fairy]] &bull; [[Sunflower Fairy]] &bull; [[Kedama]] &bull; [[Crow]] &bull; [[Rock]] &bull; [[Flying yin-yangs]] &bull; [[Vengeful spirit]] &bull; [[Zombie Fairy]] &bull; [[Raven]] &bull; [[Divine spirit]] &bull; [[Phantom]]
|- valign="top"
| style="background:#E8E8E8;" width="30%" | '''<big>[[Seihou Project]]</big>'''<br />
[[Unnamed VIVIT look-alikes]]
| width="30%"  | '''<big>[[Project Blank]]</big>'''<br />
[[Bakebake]]
|}


;Appearance
==General Information==
The Evil Eye is a green spherical shaped body with wings and an red eye. In stage 3 of ''[[Lotus Land Story]]'', it was red and had four legs. In later stages the wings are gone, but something that resembles a fan is underneath the body.
[[File:Th09VariousEnemies.png|thumb|210px|Screenshot of four enemies: [[Fairy]], [[Sunflower Fairy]], [[Spirit]] and [[Lily White]], as seen in ''[[PoFV]]'']]
Stage enemies are usually trivial to deal with compared to their [[boss]] and midboss counterparts. However, they haven't got a [[health bar]] of some sort to tell the player when they're defeated. Depending on the game, [[stage]] and difficulty, various enemies will appear and shoot [[danmaku]] that are either simple, brutal or vigourous, making the player to memorise the patterns in order to dodge the bullets, along with giving different scores.  


===Additional Information===
The player must defeat these enemies as quickly as possible in order to minimise dodging time. However, there are some cases, where defeating an enemy will result in a "return bullet", where defeating them are unnecessary if they didn't shoot bullets to begin with (a notable example is the [[vengeful spirit]]s on stage 5 of ''[[SA]]''). However, this doesn't give points. Some enemies, such as the [[Sunflower Fairy]], have acted as a "mini-boss", a rank between the normal stage enemy and a midboss, requiring the player the defeat such enemy to proceed or minimise dodging time.
;Trivia
*They are the first characters in the whole series to use a different colored bullet.
**They used a red colored bullet instead of a white one, which would mean they are also the first to use red colored bullets.


;Fanon
Enemies will score points to the player's overall hi-score. They'll even sometimes provide various items that the player can collect, such as a P power-up, graze, a bomb or a 1-up. These can change to different drop items depending on the player's status. However, no enemy is thus far shown to hold a [[spell card]] and that the enemies actually have little aspect towards the ''[[Touhou Project]]'', since [[characters]] and [[:Category:Official Music|music]] is the series' main attention.
*Some fans tend to see the [[Evil Eye Sigma]] as the "king" of all the Evil Eyes.


===Official Sources===
===Terminology and names===
<toggledisplay showtext="Show sources" hidetext="Hide sources">
[[ZUN]] has occasionally used the term {{nihongo||ザコ|zako}}, or its kanji form "{{lang|ja|雑魚}}", which literally means "small fish" or "small fry", and which is used in video games to refer to minor enemies.
*1997/08/15 '''[[Story of Eastern Wonderland]]''' - Stages 2 and 3; Extra Stage
*1998/08/14 '''[[Lotus Land Story]]''' - Stages 2-6; Extra Stage
</toggledisplay>
{{clear}}
==Hoshizako==
{{Infobox Character
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja||ほし}}ザコ
| nameEn = Hoshizako
| nameIPA =
| image = [[File:Th03Hoshizako.png|Hoshizako]]
| caption = Sprite of Hoshizako in [[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]
| species = [[Youkai]]?
| appOfficialgames = *[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]] (Generic Enemy on Marisa's and Kotohime's stage)
}}
{{nihongo|'''Hoshizako'''|星ザコ}} is a stage enemy in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'', seen on [[Marisa Kirisame|Marisa]]'s and [[Kotohime]]'s stages. They look similar to the [http://www.mariowiki.com/Star Invincibility Star] in the Mario Series. Nothing is really known about this enemy.


===Concept===
Many enemies have no official name. However, the fanbase has given them unofficial names, such as [[Hoshizako]]. Enemies like these often have ''zako'' as a suffix.
;Name
Its name seems to come from it's shape, which is a star. Thus is named as ''Hoshi'' ({{lang|ja|星}}) meaning "stars".


;Appearance
===Design===
The sprite of Hoshizako in ''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]'' shows that it's a red star with two beady eyes. More can be seen in other colors like green, blue and purple. They also can be seen in different sizes.
Almost all enemies have no portrait, and thus only exists as sprites. Like [[Koakuma]] and [[:Category:Characters_without_official_artwork|other characters without artwork]], the fanbase speculates their appearance based on their sprite.


===Official Sources===
==Reception and fandom==
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{{main|Fandom#Stage Enemies|l1=Fandom: Stage Enemies}}
*1997/12/29 '''[[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]]''' - Marisa's and Kotohime's stage
</toggledisplay>
{{clear}}


=={{H:title|Unnamed VIVIT look-alikes|This name is unofficial; an official name for this character has not been found, so it has been given a fitting fitting by the editors of this wiki. If an official name appears, it is requested that the name should be changed to the correct name.}}==
{{Navbox Enemies}}
{{Infobox Character
| image = [[File:Sh03VIVITStageEnemies.png|Stage Enemies]]
| caption = Sprite of the stage enemies in [[Banshiryuu]]
| location = [[Seihou World]] (Earth)
| appOfficialgames = *[[Banshiryuu]]
**C64 (Generic Enemy; Stage 4B, Stage 4B Supporting Boss)
**C74 (Generic Enemy; Stage 4B)
**v3.000 (Generic Enemy; Stage 4B)
}}
:''For other uses, see [[Vivit (disambiguation)]]. These Vivit's are not to be confused with [[VIVIT]], [[Vivit (Erich's Daughter)|Vivit]] ([[Erich]]'s daughter), and [[VIVIT-r]].''
{{Seihou_note}}
These stages enemies are from the future, appearing only in ''[[Banshiryuu]]'' on Stage 4B. On the C64 version, they appear as a supporting boss. They have the appearance of [[VIVIT]] and [[VIVIT-r]], but it is unknown if they are actually [[robot]]ic [[maid]]s or if they are called "VIVIT" in some way.


===Official Sources===
[[Category:Gameplay]]
<toggledisplay showtext="Show sources" hidetext="Hide sources">
*2008/08/16 '''[[Banshiryuu]]'''
</toggledisplay>
{{clear}}
==Gallery==
==See Also==
*Other stage enemies.
**[[Bakebake]]
**[[Hairball]]
**[[Fairy Maid]]
**[[Sunflower Fairy]]
**[[Zombie Fairy]]

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Stage enemies (also general enemies or generic enemies) are characters, creatures or other objects that appears in-game and that they fly onto the screen and shoot danmaku at the player. They are a lower rank to a boss or a midboss of the games. A majority of enemies are nameless and are thus only referred to by an identification, sometimes they'll even not have identifications. Characters such as Lily White have appeared as a general enemy.

List of Enemies

This is a list of known enemies that've appeared in the Touhou Project and other related series.

PC-98

BakebakeShining objectCannonHannya maskCrowEvil EyeBlood-Vessel Yin-Yang Orbs‎Puffball‎WindmillTwisterHoshizakoHaatozakoCrescent enemiesFairyDemonIce

Windows 1st Generation

FairySpinning enemiesIceFairy MaidBookKedamaYin-Yang OrbSpiritSunflower FairyLily White

Windows 2nd & 3rd Generations

FairySunflower FairyKedamaCrowRockFlying yin-yangsVengeful spiritZombie FairyRavenDivine spiritPhantom

Seihou Project

Unnamed VIVIT look-alikes

Project Blank

Bakebake

General Information

Screenshot of four enemies: Fairy, Sunflower Fairy, Spirit and Lily White, as seen in PoFV

Stage enemies are usually trivial to deal with compared to their boss and midboss counterparts. However, they haven't got a health bar of some sort to tell the player when they're defeated. Depending on the game, stage and difficulty, various enemies will appear and shoot danmaku that are either simple, brutal or vigourous, making the player to memorise the patterns in order to dodge the bullets, along with giving different scores.

The player must defeat these enemies as quickly as possible in order to minimise dodging time. However, there are some cases, where defeating an enemy will result in a "return bullet", where defeating them are unnecessary if they didn't shoot bullets to begin with (a notable example is the vengeful spirits on stage 5 of SA). However, this doesn't give points. Some enemies, such as the Sunflower Fairy, have acted as a "mini-boss", a rank between the normal stage enemy and a midboss, requiring the player the defeat such enemy to proceed or minimise dodging time.

Enemies will score points to the player's overall hi-score. They'll even sometimes provide various items that the player can collect, such as a P power-up, graze, a bomb or a 1-up. These can change to different drop items depending on the player's status. However, no enemy is thus far shown to hold a spell card and that the enemies actually have little aspect towards the Touhou Project, since characters and music is the series' main attention.

Terminology and names

ZUN has occasionally used the term zako (ザコ), or its kanji form "雑魚", which literally means "small fish" or "small fry", and which is used in video games to refer to minor enemies.

Many enemies have no official name. However, the fanbase has given them unofficial names, such as Hoshizako. Enemies like these often have zako as a suffix.

Design

Almost all enemies have no portrait, and thus only exists as sprites. Like Koakuma and other characters without artwork, the fanbase speculates their appearance based on their sprite.

Reception and fandom