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Unzan
ɯ̃ᵝnzã̠ɴ (♫) Unzan | |
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Sprite of Unzan in Hopeless Masquerade The Big Wheel, Having Guarded and Been Guarded More Character Titles | |
Species |
Enlightened spirit, Nyuudou |
Abilities |
Changing shape and size at will |
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Unzan (雲山) is an old nyuudou, whose gender is male, controlled by Ichirin Kumoi. Being a cloud spirit, Unzan's true form is a mystery. Along with Ichirin, he guards the Palanquin Ship of his own accord in order to assist in the revival of Byakuren Hijiri.
General Information
Unzan, along with Ichirin Kumoi, first appeared as the Third stage boss of Undefined Fantastic Object and later both as a playable character of Hopeless Masquerade. As part of a team with Ichirin, they work together to face their challenges.
Personality
Unzan is a shy, but overbearing nyuudou who'll only talk to Ichirin Kumoi. However, when he really is angry, hell thunder out.[1] Unzan is quiet and stubborn, with a strong sense of duty. While once feared, together with Ichirin, they rarely attack anyone.
Ability
- Changing shape and size at will
By this ability, he is able to make his fists giant and strike the opponent (in other words, to hit), and shot unique danmaku. He can multiply, expand, and change form as he wishes, which incidentally explains his final spell card. Abling to change his fists, face and other parts (however, with no hitbox attached), he can cause many people who see it for the first time to be in blank amazement, and it was also reported that many people lost many lives at that time. Furthermore, even when he puts forth several fists and faces at the same time, it is not usually paid much attention to that it is an application of this ability (flash of insight).
Backstory
Long ago, Unzan was a foreseeing-type nyuudou. Originally monks unable to see anything but their own feet, they hang their heads and hide their face, which you can't tell has grown large. Finally, when they raise their head, they decapitate you. One day, a young human girl picking flowers, Ichirin Kumoi, met him. However, before he could raise his head, she shouted, "The foreseeing nyuudou was foreseen!" This repelled him. Though normally it would be enough to make him fade away, the shock of his defeat prompted Unzan to devote the rest of his life to protecting her. Although she no longer had a need to fear youkai, this caused humans to hate her, instead. Then before she knew it, she too had become a youkai.
Finally, because of her acceptance of youkai, such as nyuudou, and her understanding of the human heart, she and Unzan were converted by Hijiri Byakuren and joined her.
Background Information
Origin
A possible source of inspiration for the Unzan and Ichirin character is an old Japanese tale about tsukumogami (youkai born from an old object attaining a spirit of its own after being around for 100 years). This story features a tsukumogami born from a Buddhist rosary called Ichiren Nyuudou.
Name
His name is Unzan (雲山), which means "Clouded Mountain" or "Mountain of Clouds". A nyuudou cloud (入道雲) is a Japanese term for cumulonimbus cloud or thunderhead. Unzan being purple is a reference to the purple cloud leading to where Myouren was.
Design
The sprite of Unzan in Undefined Fantastic Object and Hopeless Masquerade shows that he is a pink/reddish cloud with the face of an old man with a beard. Due to his ability, he's shown to have multiple fists and heads.
Unzan's Appearances
- Undefined Fantastic Object
- Main article: Undefined Fantastic Object Story
Unzan stands guard with Ichirin at the Palanquin Ship in order to keep those who would prevent Byakuren Hijiri's revival away. During their battle with the heroine, he uses his fists as projectiles to try and defeat the heroine.
Relationships
The Wheel That Guards, Unzan's life is devoted to watching over Ichirin, his partner and handler. Since he is very shy, he talks quietly and only to her, causing her to be his spokeswoman of sorts.
- Koishi Komeiji
Unzan is revealed to be able to notice Koishi Komeiji before Ichirin does, and apparently gets along well enough to have Koishi call him "Uncle Nyuudo".[2]
Spell Cards
Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Stage | ||
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鉄拳「問答無用の妖怪拳」 | Iron Fist "An Unarguable Youkai Punch" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
神拳「雲上地獄突き」 | Divine Fist "Hell Thrust from Above the Clouds" | UFO | St. 3: H | |||
神拳「天海地獄突き」 | Divine Fist "Hell Thrust from the Heavenly Seas" | UFO | St. 3: L | |||
拳符「天網サンドバッグ」 | Fist Sign "Heavenly Net Sandbag" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
連打「雲界クラーケン殴り」 | Barrage "Cloud World Kraken Strike" | UFO | St. 3: H | |||
連打「キングクラーケン殴り」 | Barrage "King Kraken Strike" | UFO GoU |
St. 3: L — | |||
拳打「げんこつスマッシュ」 | Hand Strike "Fist Smash" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
潰滅「天上天下連続フック」 | Annihilation "Consecutive Hooks Throughout Heaven and Earth" | UFO | St. 3: H/L | |||
大喝「時代親父大目玉」 | Thunderous Yell "A Scolding from a Traditional Old Man" | UFO | St. 3: E/N | |||
忿怒「天変大目玉焼き」 | Rage "Calamity Scolding Scorch" | UFO | St. 3: H | |||
忿怒「空前絶後大目玉焼き」 | Rage "First and Last of Its Kind Scolding Scorch" | UFO GoU |
St. 3: L — | |||
拳骨「天空鉄槌落とし」 | Fist "Falling Sky Hammer" | DS | St. 5 | |||
稲妻「帯電入道」 | Lightning "Electrified Nyuudou" | DS | St. 5 | |||
鉄拳「入道にょき」 | Iron Fist "Nyuudou Nyoki" | DS | St. 5 | |||
嵐符「仏罰の野分雲」 | Storm Sign "Autumn Storm Clouds of Buddhist Retribution" | HM ULiL AoCF |
Use Use Use | |||
積乱「見越し入道雲」 | Cumulonimbus "Foreseeing Nyuudou Cloud" | HM ULiL AoCF |
Use Use Use | |||
拳固「懺悔の殺風」 | Clenched Fist "Deadly Wind of Penitence" | HM ULiL AoCF |
Use Use Use | |||
「華麗なる親父時代」 | "Traditional Era of a Splendid Old Man" | HM | Use-LW | |||
拳符「怒りの大雲塊」 | Fist Sign "Great Cumulus of Rage" | HM | Story | |||
入道「夏の幻想太郎」 | Nyuudou "Genso-Tarou Cloud in Summer" | HM | Story | |||
*265センチの魔人現る!* | *A 265-Centimeter Fiend Appears!* | ULiL AoCF |
Use-LW Use-LW | |||
悪符「八尺のオカルト柱」 | Evil Sign "Eight-Shaku Occult Pillar" | ULiL | Story | |||
*謎の女に囚われた真夏の夜* | *A Midsummer Night Trapped by a Mysterious Woman* | ULiL | Story | |||
拳風符「入道叢雲風水拳」 | Fist Wind Sign "Nyuudou Murakumo Feng Shui Fist" | Co-owner with Futo | AoCF | Story | ||
拳星符「入道叢雲スレイブスパーク」 | Fist Star Sign "Nyuudou Murakumo Slave Spark" | Co-owner with Marisa | AoCF | Story | ||
撃拳符「スカンダの怪雲拳」 | Strike Fist Sign "Skanda's Strange Cloud Fist" | Co-owner with Byakuren | AoCF | Story | ||
恋拳符「ローズカプリチオ怪雲拳」 | Love Fist Sign "Rose Capriccio Strange Cloud Fist" | Co-owner with Koishi | AoCF | Story | ||
光拳符「インドラのヴァジュラ怪雲拳」 | Light Fist Sign "Indra's Vajra Strange Cloud Fist" | Co-owner with Byakuren | AoCF | Story | ||
拳水符「入道叢雲ミズバク拳」 | Fist Water Sign "Nyuudou Murakumo Water Bomb Fist" | Co-owner with Nitori | AoCF | Story |
Additional Information
- Essentially, Unzan is the Stage 3 boss in Undefined Fantastic Object and not Ichirin; Ichirin herself came as a way to have an actual character on the screen to shoot at.[1]
- Unzan is the first male character to appear in a Windows game.
- Unzan is (may be) the first male character in the Touhou Project to have become a playable character – in Hopeless Masquerade.
Fandom
Official Profiles
Official Sources
- 2009/03/08 Undefined Fantastic Object Demo - Stage 3 dialogue; Omake.txt (pre-official profile)
- 2009/08/15 Undefined Fantastic Object - Stage 3 dialogue; Settings and Extra Story.txt (official profile)
- 2010/03/14 Double Spoiler - Stage 5 spell card comments
- 2010/12/25 Oriental Sacred Place - Chapter 12
- 2012/04/27 Symposium of Post-mysticism - Ichirin Kumoi & Unzan Profile
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chara☆Mel. "Interview with Chara☆Mel" (in Japanese). Unknown parameter
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