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[[File:Th123YoumuColors.png|thumb|325px|Youmu's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The 2nd one corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the 3rd one corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette.]]
[[File:Th123YoumuColors.png|thumb|325px|Youmu's different color palettes from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]''. The 2nd one corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the 3rd one corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette.]]
*Because of Youmu's [[spellcard]] "[[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Spell Cards/Stage 5#Spell Card 074|200 Yojana in 1 Slash]]", she is said to be capable of striking at speeds most would consider physically impossible (200 yojana can be a distance anywhere from 1,320-3,000 kilometers or 825-1,875 statute miles in length). In order to cover that kind of distance in the split-second a typical sword slash takes to execute, she would have to be capable of moving at far beyond [[wikipedia:Hypersonic speed|hypersonic speed]], currently defined as Mach 5 and faster.  Her slowest sword slashes have been calculated to move at speeds in excess of Mach 70 (70 times the speed of sound, or 53,200 mph/85,120 km/h at sea level), fast enough to circle the entire Earth at the Equator in less than half an hour, three times the speed required to orbit the Earth (about 17,500 mph or 28,000 km/h), for reference. One doujinshi (''Touhou Kaidan Seven'' #3) went into far too much detail trying to work out the specifics of this, determining that her theoretical top speed was approximately one quarter of the speed of light.
*Because of Youmu's [[spellcard]] "[[Perfect Cherry Blossom/Spell Cards/Stage 5#Spell Card 074|200 Yojana in 1 Slash]]", she is said to be capable of striking at speeds most would consider physically impossible (200 yojana can be a distance anywhere from 1,320-3,000 kilometers or 825-1,875 statute miles in length). In order to cover that kind of distance in the split-second a typical sword slash takes to execute, she would have to be capable of moving at far beyond [[wikipedia:Hypersonic speed|hypersonic speed]], currently defined as Mach 5 and faster.  Her slowest sword slashes have been calculated to move at speeds in excess of Mach 70 (70 times the speed of sound, or 53,200 mph/85,120 km/h at sea level), fast enough to circle the entire Earth at the Equator in less than half an hour, three times the speed required to orbit the Earth (about 17,500 mph or 28,000 km/h), for reference. One doujinshi (''Touhou Kaidan Seven'' #3) went into far too much detail trying to work out the specifics of this, determining that her theoretical top speed was approximately one quarter of the speed of light.
*Her theme song is titled "Hiroari Shoots A Strange Bird ~ Till When?", named after a story in which a warrior named Hiroari slays a [[youkai]] known as the [[Nue]]. This is a pun on the storyline. The "strange bird" is a Nue, also called the "Itsumaden", since it makes this cry near unmourned corpses, meaning "How long (will this corpse remain unattended)?". Judging from the story of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', the heroine plays the role of Hiroari, Youmu is the Nue, and the corpse is probably [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]. (See also [[Flandre Scarlet]] and [[Yukari Yakumo]].)
*Her theme song is titled "Hiroari Shoots A Strange Bird ~ Till When?", named after a story in which a warrior named Hiroari slays a [[youkai]] known as the [[Nue (Species)|Nue]]. This is a pun on the storyline. The "strange bird" is a Nue, also called the "Itsumaden", since it makes this cry near unmourned corpses, meaning "How long (will this corpse remain unattended)?". Judging from the story of ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', the heroine plays the role of Hiroari, Youmu is the Nue, and the corpse is probably [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]. (See also [[Flandre Scarlet]] and [[Yukari Yakumo]].)
*Ironically enough, considering her species, Youmu is afraid of [[ghost]]s, as shown in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'''s [[Imperishable Night/Story/Ghost Team's Extra|Extra]]. After defeating [[Fujiwara no Mokou]], Yuyuko pretends there is a ghost under a tree, earning a terrified shriek from Youmu. It is a wonder why she doesn't cower away from Yuyuko, whom herself is a ghost.
*Ironically enough, considering her species, Youmu is afraid of [[ghost]]s, as shown in ''[[Imperishable Night]]'''s [[Imperishable Night/Story/Ghost Team's Extra|Extra]]. After defeating [[Fujiwara no Mokou]], Yuyuko pretends there is a ghost under a tree, earning a terrified shriek from Youmu. It is a wonder why she doesn't cower away from Yuyuko, whom herself is a ghost.
*Youmu seems to have some knowledge of Chinese legend and history because of her particular win quote against [[Hong Meiling]], in which she asks why the latter does not wield a weapon, such as a green dragon blade. This can be a source of confusion, since many would imagine the legendary [[wikipedia:Green Dragon Crescent Blade|Green Dragon Crescent Blade]] wielded by the famous Chinese general Guan Yu, but women seldom use pole arms in Chinese martial arts. In Japan, the term has become a common misnomer for the [[wikipedia:Liuyedao|liuyedao]] and other [[wikipedia:Da _(sword)|Chinese sabers]]. As Youmu admits she has only heard about them in stories, the use of her local, incorrect term is likely intentional.
*Youmu seems to have some knowledge of Chinese legend and history because of her particular win quote against [[Hong Meiling]], in which she asks why the latter does not wield a weapon, such as a green dragon blade. This can be a source of confusion, since many would imagine the legendary [[wikipedia:Green Dragon Crescent Blade|Green Dragon Crescent Blade]] wielded by the famous Chinese general Guan Yu, but women seldom use pole arms in Chinese martial arts. In Japan, the term has become a common misnomer for the [[wikipedia:Liuyedao|liuyedao]] and other [[wikipedia:Da _(sword)|Chinese sabers]]. As Youmu admits she has only heard about them in stories, the use of her local, incorrect term is likely intentional.
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