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豊聡耳 (とよさとみみ)  神子 (みこ)
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Toyosatomimi no Miko
Miko Toyosatomimi

More Alternative Spellings
Toyosatomimi no Miko
Toyosatomimi no Miko in Hopeless Masquerade
Shoutoku Taoist
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Species

Saint, Hermit

Abilities

Listening to ten people's conversations at the same time.

Age

1450 (Born February 7, 574)

Location

Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum, Senkai

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Appearances
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Toyosatomimi no Miko (豊聡耳 神子) is a saint who spread Buddhism across the country as ruler while Seiga Kaku taught her Taoism. She was the sixth stage boss of Ten Desires. As a follower of Taoism training to attain immortality, she now lives her life in a simple, carefree manner, as a hermit.

General Information

Personality

Miko is characterized as being "surprisingly casual", and frequently jokes around. Though she is a fully immortal hermit, she still tends to get involved in secular affairs because of her origins as a ruler. During combat, however, she displays no sign of weakness and seems to completely see through her opponents. As a hermit, she is not concerned about teaching her techniques to the many that want to become her disciples, and simply uses them as servants and couriers. She is cooperative and friendly towards humans in general, though.

Ability

Listening to ten people's conversations at the same time

Her ability comes from a famous legend about Prince Shotoku. It's said that Prince Shotoku was so smart that he could understand ten people questioning him all at once and then be able to give them back perfect answers. Because of this ability, her ears are extremely sensitive. This is the reason she wears earmuffs.

In addition, to a certain extent, she can discern the desires of those she talks to.

In Symposium of Post-mysticism, it is speculated that she likely has other superhuman abilities, but these are unknown.

Occupation

Miko is a hermit living in Senkai. Though she apparently has disciples, she does not teach them her ways, but rather treats them as servants. Her main goal is to achieve immortality, and then eventually become a celestial.

Character Design

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Origin

Toyosatomimi no Miko is based on Prince Shotoku (聖徳太子 Shoutoku Taishi, lit. "Prince Virtue"), real name Prince Umayado (厩戸皇子), who was a legendary regent and political figure of the Asuka period, living from February 7, 574 – April 8, 622. He was purportedly born in front of a horse stable, being named Umayado, lit. "Prince of the Stable Door" as a result. He was crucial in the spread of Buddhism in Japan and according to folklore, could comprehend ten simultaneous conversations, like his Touhou namesake. Because of this, he was also named Toyosatomimi (豊聡耳 lit. "abundant, clever ears") at very first, which would be soon pronounced as Toyotomimi for the same kanji. He eventually came to be recognized for his contributions and was seen as something like a saint, but some accounts of his life have also been subject to criticism and debate.[1][2]

Name

Although the name Miko (神子) is usually used with pretty much the exact same meaning (but less common) as "Shrine Maiden" when it is written as 巫女 (also read "Miko"), since Prince Shoutoku was a Prince of the imperial family, perhaps interpreting as "god's child" would make more sense. Her last name 豊聡耳 (Toyosatomimi) as mentioned above, is another name/title that Prince Shoutoku had, literally meaning "wealthy intelligent ears".

Design

In Ten Desires's official art, Miko has very light, almost platinum blonde hair, styled like horns or ears, as well as gray eyes. She wears purple headgear which has been described as both headphones[3] and earmuffs[4]. They bear the Chinese character meaning "Harmony" ( wa) which was used as the name of ancient Japan (Wa). Her clothes are a purple dress under a white vest with elaborate trimming.The colors used in her dress refers to the Twelve level cap and rank system: a famous political achievement that she (= Prince Shoutoku) made ("violet" [Greater Virtue] represents 1st rank and "purple" [Lesser Virtue] for 2nd rank.). She holds a shaku and carries a sword which is assumed to be the Seven Star Sword (七星剣 Shichi-sei ken) - a Taoism sword known to be worn by Prince Shoutoku in this portrait - on her waist.

Story

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Relationships

Mononobe no Futo

Mononobe no Futo is an ally of Toyosatomimi no Miko. Futo acted as Miko's test subject during the process of immortality. She assists Miko during one of her spellcards.

Soga no Tojiko

Soga no Tojiko is an ally of Toyosatomimi no Miko. She assists Miko during one of her spellcards.

Seiga Kaku

Seiga Kaku is an ally of Toyosatomimi no Miko. Seiga was the one who taught Miko the charms of Taoism. Despite this, she feels Seiga would cause trouble down the line.

Yoshika Miyako

Yoshika Miyako is a Jiang Shi guarding Toyosatomimi no Miko's mausoleum during her resurrection. As of yet any interaction between the two have not been seen, whether in the past or present.

People from the Myouren Temple

The Myouren Temple is an enemy of Toyosatomimi no Miko and her allies. The existence of a Buddhist faction lead to the resurrection of the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum. The Buddhist monk Byakuren Hijiri built the Myouren Temple above Miko's mausoleum in order to prevent her from resurrecting. Nue Houjuu, a resident of the temple, called in Mamizou Futatsuiwa in order to fight against Miko.

Minor Relationships

Reimu Hakurei

Toyosatomimi no Miko has looked back Reimu before she was born and mentions that there are things she can learn from her.

Hata no Kokoro

During the events of Hopeless Masquerade, Miko recognises Hata no Kokoro as the Tsukumogami Youkai of the 66 masks that Miko made for Hata no Kawakatsu, the legendary creator of Sarugaku (a form of Japanese theatre), before she was sealed. She subsequently promises to remake the lost mask of hope that originally caused Kokoro to go beserk, which is in the ending revealed to be a mask of Miko's own face.

Spell Cards

Spellcards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 37
名誉「十二階の色彩」 Honor "Colors of Twelve Levels" TD St. 6: E/N
名誉「十二階の冠位」 Honor "Ranks of Twelve Levels" TD
GoU
St. 6: H/L
仙符「日出ずる処の道士」 Hermit Sign "Taoist of the Land of the Rising Sun" TD
HM
ULiL
AoCF
St. 6: E/N
Use
Use
Use
仙符「日出ずる処の天子」 Hermit Sign "Emperor of the Land of the Rising Sun" TD St. 6: H/L
召喚「豪族乱舞」 Summon "Royal Clan's Chaotic Dance" TD St. 6: E/N/H/L
秘宝「斑鳩寺の天球儀」 Secret Treasure "Armillary Sphere of Ikaruga-dera" TD St. 6: E/N/H
秘宝「聖徳太子のオーパーツ」 Secret Treasure "Prince Shotoku's Out-of-Place Artifact" TD St. 6: L
光符「救世觀音の光後光」 Light Sign "Halo of the Guse Kannon" TD St. 6: E/N
光符「グセフラッシュ」 Light Sign "Guse Flash" TD
GoU
St. 6: H/L
眼光「十七条のレーザー」 Discernment "Laser of Seventeen Articles" TD St. 6: E/N
神光「逆らう事なきを宗とせよ」 Divine Light "Honor the Avoidance of Defiance" TD
GoU
St. 6: H/L
「星降る神霊廟」 "Falling Stars on Divine Spirit Mausoleum" TD St. 6: E/N
「生まれたての神霊」 "Newborn Divine Spirit" TD St. 6: H/L
「神霊大宇宙」 "Divine Spirits' Universe" TD Ov
道符「掌の上の天道」 Tao Sign "Heavenly Way Atop One's Palm" HM
ULiL
AoCF
Use
Use
Use
人符「勧善懲悪は古の良き典なり」 Human Sign "Tradition of Just Rewards" HM
ULiL
AoCF
Use
Use
「詔を承けては必ず慎め」 "Heed the Commands with Absolute Care" HM Use-LW
徳符「聖徳のプレスティージ」 Virtue Sign "Prestige of Shoutoku" HM Story
光符「無限条のレーザー」 Light Sign "Lasers of Infinite Articles" HM Story
「我こそが天道なり」 "My Way is Truly That of Heaven!" ISC
GoU
St. 10
「十七条の憲法爆弾」 "Seventeen-Article Constitution Bombs" ISC
GoU
St. 10
*特別に両方選ばせてやろう!* *As a Special Service, I'll Let You Choose Both!* ULiL
AoCF
Use-LW
Use-LW
怪人「ヘルメティックマント」 Fiend "Hermetic Cape" ULiL Story
*大怪人の動脈と静脈* *The Great Fiend's Arteries and Veins* ULiL Story
*世紀の怪人赤マント青マント* *Fiend of the Century, 'Red Cape Blue Cape'* ULiL Story
怪人「ブラッディマント」 Fiend "Bloody Cape" ULiL Story (Extra)
怪人「カーシング赤青マント」 Fiend "Cursing Red-Blue Cape" ULiL Story (Extra)
「死生有命 ~自らの意思で最期を選べ~」 "Life and Death are Fated ~Choose Your End by Your Own Free Will~" ULiL Story (Extra)
光撃符「君を導く王道のヴァジュラシュート」 Light Strike Sign "Vajra Shoot of the Noble Path that Guides You" Co-owner with Byakuren AoCF Story
撃光符「スカンダの王道の威光」 Strike Light Sign "Glory of Skanda's Noble Path" Co-owner with Byakuren AoCF Story
蹴斬符「ガルーダの聖徳斬」 Kick Slash Sign "Garuda's Shoutoku Slash" Co-owner with Byakuren AoCF Story
光仙符「日出ずる国の僧侶と道士」 Light Hermit Sign "Monk & Taoist of the Land of the Rising Sun" Co-owner with Byakuren AoCF Story (Overdrive)
光風符「レイディアント風水マント」 Light Wind Sign "Radiant Feng Shui Cape" Co-owner with Futo AoCF Story
光符「君を導く夢王道の威光」 Light Sign "Glory of the Noble Dream Path that Guides You" Used by Miko's Dream World self AoCF Story
星神符「十七条の超人」 Star Divine Sign "Superhuman of Seventeen Articles" Co-owner with Byakuren VD Nightmare Sunday - 2
紅神符「十七条のカタストロフ」 Scarlet Divine Sign "Catastrophe of Seventeen Articles" Co-owner with Flandre VD Nightmare Sunday - 4
神紅符「ブラッディ十七条のレーザー」 Divine Scarlet Sign "Bloody Laser of Seventeen Articles" Co-owner with Remilia VD Nightmare Sunday - 5

Additional Information

  • Miko and the Prince Shotoku of legend are in fact one and the same, according to narrative in one of Sanae's endings. This same ending shows that Prince Shotoku is historically seen as a bearded man, as his face is on old yen bills. Sanae is unable to figure out the reason for this discrepancy, although the fact that she was using an elementary school history textbook to research it probably didn't help.
  • The butterfly that Miko uses in some attacks probably alludes to the story of Zhuangzi's butterfly dream, one of the most well-known Taoist philosophy stories.
  • Miko's left hand appears to have been drawn incorrectly. Her fingers should be showing while her thumb should be hidden. Basically, it looks like she has two right hands. However, if you consider that the left hand's finger which the viewer sees is a pinky, everything looks normal.
  • With seven Spell Cards, Miko is the first final boss since the spell card system was introduced not to have either five or six spell cards (not including Kaguya Houraisan's last spells.)
  • Miko is the first and only game character whose precise age and birth date is known (assuming Miko is Prince Shoutoku). Remilia Scarlet and Flandre Scarlet's years of birth are known but not their actual birth date and Chiyuri Kitashirakawa and Yumemi Okazaki's ages are known, but not their birth date.
  • She is also the only final boss who is vulnerable when the player uses a bomb in her final spell card.
  • The sword is assumed to be Shichi-sei ken (七星剣), a Chinese-made sword originally owned by her namesake which was influenced by Taoism. It is one of two swords Prince Shotoku was most famous for.
  • In Miko's Spell Cards, the background features the Five-storied Pagoda of Hōryū-ji. Hōryū-ji is a Buddhist temple commissioned by Prince Shotoku.
  • Regarding certain theories supported by some historians, an interesting relationship arises between Miko and Fujiwara no Mokou. According to the theories, it's said that Mokou's supposedly father Fujiwara no Fuhito is one of the ones responsible to fabricate the fictional legend of Prince Shotoku[5] However it should be noted that this is just an assumption made by going behind inspiration sources, and whether it may or may not be intentional is unknown.
  • Miko's conflict with Byakuren and shared use of Buddhism appears to be a shoutout to Hokuto No Ken where Miko is Raoh, a conqueror whereas Byakuren is Toki, their shared use of Buddhism for difference uses mirrors that of Hokuto Shinken in the said series.
  • The group of men next to her spirit bar in Hopeless Masquerade has a curious resemblance for the "Gaijin 4koma", better known as the "Reaction Guys" meme in the western world (particularly their excited state), it's not known if this was an intentional reference or not.

Fandom

Miko is working her way up in fanon. Although she is new among the fanbase, she has become very notable.

Masuda Kousuke's work Gag Manga Biyori (ギャグマンガ日和) is a major source for fandom. Since Miko's motif, to tell the truth, is Shoutoku Taishi, and as Shoutoku Taishi makes an appearance in Gag Manga Biyori, it can be said that for Miko to be connected to that would be a natural outcome. Also, some of Miko's spell cards like "Laser of Seventeen Articles" and "Guse Flash" echo, but the secret moves that Taishi displays, "Flying Reagent Poseidon" and "Asuka Civilization Attack" echo, which seem to coincide. On Saturday, 2011 August 14, on the Shitaraba (したらば) livedoor bulletin board, in the thread 豊聡耳神子スレ 耳あてその1 was post 29 with and although very quick, was text art of the Taishi of Gag Manga Biyori, and also on pixiv and individual image sites, Miko's form can quickly be seen with a blue jersey. Furthermore, in the ordinary case, Mononobe no Futo, taking the position of Ono no Imoko, she naturally plays the role of the straight man in the red jersey.

Another prominent one is "Miko-tan in shitao!" (みこたんインしたお!). As there was already the precedent of Mokou's "Moko-tan in shitao!" (もこたんインしたお!), and as there is also the influence of the endings of Ten Desires, this is something that one can comparatively quickly catch sight of.

Miscellaneous

  • Because of her known birthdate, a lot of fans stated that they would be celebrating Miko's birthday every February 7.
  • Due to her headphones and her rather modern looking outfit, she's sometimes compared with vocaloids despite not showing any ability to sing.

Official Profiles

Ten Desires - キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt
Toyosatomimi no Miko of Ten Desires  ○6面ボス  聖徳道士

  豊聡耳 神子(とよさとみみのみこ)
  Toyosatomimi no Miko

  種族:聖人
  能力:十人の話を同時に聞く事が出来る程度の能力


  馬小屋で生まれ、幼い頃から才覚を認められた天才であった。

  やんごとなき生まれの彼女は、幼い頃から様々な訴えを聞く事があった。
  どうせ理解できないだろうと思って、役人達の愚痴のようなものを投げかけられることも多かった。
  しかし、神子はその全てを理解し、すぐに的確な指示を出すことが出来た。
  その噂が世間に広まり、聖人として絶大な人気を得たようである。

  彼女には天才ならではの葛藤があった。
  「大地は神々の時代から変わらず、海は水を湛えている。
   何故、人間は死を受け入れなければならないのか」
  次第に、彼女は死んでいく人間の運命に不満を持つようになった。


  神子の評判を聞きつけた青娥は、この人ならば間違い無いと思い、道教を勧めにやってくる。

  道教は自然崇拝であり、自然と一体になることで不老不死を実現することが出来る、そういう内容であった。

  神子は心躍らされた。
  それと同時に、その宗教ではいつまで経っても国が平定しない、と青娥に伝えた。
  青娥は自分の願いを実現するためには国の政治などどうでも良いと思っていたが、神子はそうは考えなかったのだ。

  青娥はならばこうしましょう、と言って、表向きは仏教を信仰する話を持ちかけた。仏教は殺生を禁じ、規律の厳しい宗教であると伝えると、神子はそれならば国は落ち着くであろう、と納得した。


  神子は仏教を広めた。これは権力者以外が力を持たないようにする為である。その裏で、道教の研究を進めた。

  その結果、超人的な能力を発揮し、様々な伝説を残したのは皆が知る事である。


  そして、最終目的である不老不死の研究も怠らなかった。
  丹砂など様々な稀少な鉱物を使う事もあった。それが彼女の体を蝕んだ。
  本来不老長寿をもたらす筈の道術で体を壊してしまったのである。

  神子は今の体のままでは持たないと思い、尸解仙になることを決意した。
  尸解仙は一度死んで(もしくは死んだように見せかけて)、再び復活する秘術である。

  しかし自分一人で実行するのを怖れた神子は、布都に話を持ちかけ、まず先に眠りについて貰うように話した。
  布都は神子の力を信じ、実験台となったのである。死後、腐りもせずに眠り続けた布都を確認すると、自らも眠りについたのであった。


  神子の計画では、国が仏教に限界を感じ聖人を求めた時に復活する予定であった。しかしその思惑ははずれ、仏教は千年以上もこの国を支配する。

  仏教の力ある僧侶達は神子の霊廟を封じ続けた為、復活することが出来なかったのである。神子の企みは筒抜けであったのだ。

  焦ることはない、いつ復活しても良いと眠り続けた神子であった。そして復活の時がようやく来たのである。

  その理由は、彼女の伝説が全て作り物であると言われ始めた事による。
  今現在では超人的な能力を持つ人間が居なくなってしまい、彼女の偉業は全て虚構だと思われても仕方ないことであろう。

  それにより彼女は霊廟ごと幻想郷に移動した。その時、幻想郷にはお寺が存在しなかったため、いつでも復活出来る準備が整ったのだ。

  しかし、そのタイミングで新しいお寺が出来てしまう。
  しかも狙ったかのように霊廟の真上にである。

  それが命蓮寺だった。

  神子は再び仏教の僧侶によって押さえつけられてしまうのか。
  それとも僧侶と戦うのだろうか。

  その昔、物部(古の神々)と蘇我(仏教)が死闘を繰り広げたように。

○ Stage 6 Boss  Shoutoku Taoist


Toyosatomimi no Miko

Species: Saint
Ability: Ability to the extent of listening to ten people at the same time.


Born in a stable, she was recognized as a genius at an early age.

Born into a high position, she overheard many complaints when she was young.
People would let their tongues loose around her, assuming she wouldn't be able to understand them, so she heard a lot of idle grumbling from servants and such.
However, Miko was able to understand them - and provide very specific advice right away.
Rumors of her spread throughout the land, and she gained enormous popularity as a saint.

She had her own troubles as a genius.
"The earth hasn't changed from the age of the gods, and the seas are still filled to the brim.
Why must humans be forced to accept death?"
She became dissatisfied with her fate that, as a human, she would eventually die.


Seiga, who had heard the rumours about Miko, was confident she'd found the person she'd been looking for, and came to spread Taoism to her.

Taoism was essentially nature worship, and by becoming one with nature it could bestow immortality on its followers.

Miko's heart danced in joy.
She also told Seiga that her faith could never lead to having strong rule over a country.
Seiga didn't care about national politics so long as she could further her own goals, but Miko held a different view.

In that case, Seiga recommended, she should make the appearance of becoming a Buddhist. When Miko learned Buddhism was a strict creed that forbade murder, she determined it would be a good means to calm the nation, and accepted it.


Miko spread Buddhism throughout the country, in order to ensure that those without political power would not gain power. In the shadows, she advanced her own experiments with Taoism.

As a result, she obtained superhuman abilities and left behind a number of legends with which everyone is familiar.


She didn't neglect her work towards her ultimate goal of immortality.
She turned to the use of various unusual materials, such as cinnabar. This ruined her body.
She had destroyed her health because of the very Taoism that was meant to grant her immortality.

Thinking she'd be unable to wait long enough with the state her body was in, Miko decided to become a shikaisen. This was a secret technique in which she would die (or make it appear that she'd died) and be resurrected.

However, afraid to undergo the procedure alone, she reached out to Futo, and convinced her to go to sleep first.
Believing in Miko's power, Futo became her test subject. Once Miko confirmed that, after death, Futo continued to sleep without decaying, Miko went to sleep herself.


Miko had planned to awaken when the nation felt limited by its Buddhist precepts and felt the need for a saint. However, her calculations went awry, and the nation was controlled by Buddhism for over a thousand years.

Because Buddhist monks continued to place seals on Miko's mausoleum, she was unable to resurrect. Miko's plan had been foiled.

Miko judged she had no need to rush and could resurrect herself at any time, and so continued sleeping. Finally, the time of her resurrection came.

The trigger was a rumor that the legends regarding her were all fabricated. Since, in modern times, there were no more people with superhuman powers, it wasn't surprising that tales of her exploits were seen as simple lies.

As a result, her mausoleum ended up in Gensokyo. Since there weren't any temples in Gensokyo at that time, she prepared for her resurrection to proceed whenever she felt it was necessary.

By some stoke of timing, though, a new temple was built.
And, whether by plan or by chance, it was built directly over her mausoleum.

That was, of course, Myouren Temple.

Would Miko let herself be held back by a Buddhist monk once more?
Or would she fight that monk?

A fight just like the battles between the Mononobe clan (of the old gods) and the Soga clan (of the Buddhists) had fought over and over so long ago?

Hopeless Masquerade official website
Toyosatomimi no Miko HM 宇宙を司る全能道士 豊聡耳神子

人間の心から希望が失われている。
そう感じた神子は自らが希望となり、世界を救おうと考えた。
その為にはまず、邪魔な同業者を倒して
人心を掌握しなければならない。
神子は幻想郷で一番古い宗教施設を訊ねた。

特技 天職の為政者

人気を獲得するたびに観客の欲を吸収していき、
たくさんの欲を吸収するとあらゆる攻撃が強化されます。
逆に人気が喪失すると集めていた欲も放出され、
欲を失いすぎると攻撃が普段よりも貧弱になってしまうので、
人一倍衆目に気を使う必要があります。

ラストワード 詔を承けては必ず鎮め

全仙力と観客から集めた人気を勺に乗せ、
巨大な光剣と化して戦場を叩ききります。
攻撃範囲はフィールド中央周辺に限られますが、
光剣はグレイズもガードもできず、
間合いの内であれば全てを捻じ伏せることができます。

The Almighty Taoist who Administers Space, Toyosatomimi no Miko

Humans were parting with the wishes in their hearts.
Miko felt this, so she naturally sought to become hope and thought of a way to save the world.
In order to do that, to start, she'd have to defeat the bothersome individuals dealing in her same trade.
It wouldn't do to leave the human heart outside of her control.
Miko asked around about Gensokyo's best ancient religion.

Special Skills of the Divinely-Appointed Stateswoman

When her popularity increases, the audience's desires become attracted to her,
so when she absorbs a lot of these desires, all of her attacks gain more power.
Conversely, if her popularity dips, her gathered desires will be released,
and rather than having ordinary strength, her attacks will become terribly weak,
so she needs attention to be on her more than anyone else.

Last Word: Suppression by the Commands of the Sovereign

With all of a hermit's strength, she places the popularity gathered from the audience into her shaku,
which transforms into a massive sword of light that completely hacks apart the battlefield.
The extent of the attack is restricted from the center of the field to the outskirts,
so it's impossible to use graze or a card to avoid it,
and when there's an interval in the attack, you'll have to put in everything to seize it.

Official Sources

Official sources

References