Shoot the Bullet/Characters

This article lists all the characters that appear in Shoot the Bullet.

There is only one playable character, Aya Shameimaru, who does not shoot any danmaku. Instead, she takes pictures to clear the opponent's danmaku. The idea of a photography game with danmaku had been in ZUN's mind since Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. However, at the time the idea did not work out very well and there wasn't a suitable character for it. In Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Aya Shameimaru was created, who is a tengu reporter. She was perfect for such a game, and ZUN started working on it.

The bosses of Shoot the Bullet are all bosses appearing in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil to Phantasmagoria of Flower View. Some bosses were left out, like the Prismriver Sisters and Yuuka Kazami. Bosses are encountered in levels that relatively correspond to the stage they appeared in within their debut games, so bosses who debuted in earlier stages like Rumia or Cirno appear in levels 1 and 2, while characters debuting later in their games like Eirin Yagokoro and Eiki Shiki appear at levels 9 and 10. In Level Ex, the bosses for the Extra Stages from the first four games appear within it.

There is one character that did not appear in one of the main games, but rather in the fighting game spin off Immaterial and Missing Power, which is Suika Ibuki. This is also the first game where none of the main characters appear at all. They only appear in the Special Story of the afterword and Marisa's face appears as the game icon.

Playable Characters

しがない天狗の新聞記者 Humble Tengu Newspaper Reporter Aya Shameimaru Playable Character The tengu reporter is looking for some interesting events in Gensokyo to write about it for her Bunbunmaru Newspaper. Irritated by the reporter the youkai shoot back with danmaku. Though, this does not discourage Aya.

Enemy Characters

光る蟲の大群 Swarm of Bright Bugs Wriggle Nightbug Level 1 Boss	暗闇に潜む妖怪 Youkai Hiding in the Darkness Rumia Level 1 Boss
不自然な冷気 Unnatural Chill Cirno Level 2 Boss	局所的な大寒波 Localized Cold Wave Letty Whiterock Level 2 Boss
見た目だけ賑やかな妖怪 Superficially Busy Youkai Alice Margatroid Level 3 Boss	賢苦しい歴史家 Bookish Historian Keine Kamishirasawa Level 3 Boss
視界を揺さぶる妖怪兎 Sight-Shaking Youkai Rabbit Reisen Udongein Inaba Level 4 Boss	体に優しくない人形 Doll Unkind to Body Medicine Melancholy Level 4 Boss	飛び跳ねる兎の大群 Herd of Leaping Rabbits Tewi Inaba Level 4 Boss
色鮮やかに虹色な門番 Colorful Rainbow Gatekeeper Hong Meiling Level 5 Boss	得体の知れない魔法の元 Enigmatic Source of Magic Patchouli Knowledge Level 5 Boss
目にも留まらない化猫 Hyperactive Monster Cat Chen Level 6 Boss	斬り捨て御免 Kirisute Gomen Youmu Konpaku Level 6 Boss
危険な手品師 Dangerous Illusionist Sakuya Izayoi Level 7 Boss	紅色の世界 World of Crimson Remilia Scarlet Level 7 Boss
珍しい動物 Unusual Animal Ran Yakumo Level 8 Boss	幽雅な心霊写真 Noble Spirit Photography Yuyuko Saigyouji Level 8 Boss
街の薬屋さん Town Pharmacist Eirin Yagokoro Level 9 Boss	人間らしくないお姫様 Inhuman Princess Kaguya Houraisan Level 9 Boss
江戸っ子気質な死神 Edokko God of Death Komachi Onozuka Level 10 Boss	口うるさい有難いお話 Nagging Helpful Lecture Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu Level 10 Boss
恐ろしい波動 Diabolic Wave Flandre Scarlet Level Ex Boss	気味の悪い微笑み Uncanny Smile Yukari Yakumo Level Ex Boss	焼死しない人間 Human Immune to Death by Fire Fujiwara no Mokou Level Ex Boss	太古の時代 The Dawn of Time Suika Ibuki Level Ex Boss