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Watatsuki no Yorihime
Watatsuki no Yorihime watat͡sɯ̥kʲi no joɽʲiçʲime (♫) | |
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 Watatsuki no Yorihime in Cage in Lunatic Runagate The Moon Princess Possessed by Divine SpiritsMore Character Titles | |
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Easily absorbs knowledge, superb swordsmanship skills, can summon the power of the gods. |
| Age |
at least 1500 |
| Occupation |
Leader of the Lunar Defense Corps |
| Location |
Moon capital |
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- "As the leader of the moon's emissaries, I'll have to act with maximum beauty."— Watatsuki no Yorihime (Silent Sinner in Blue Chapter 13)
Watatsuki no Yorihime (綿月 依姫) is a Lunarian princess who along with her sister Toyohime is charge of the Lunarian Defense Corps; she appears to be primarily responsible for training the moon rabbits.
General Information
Personality
Yorihime is more serious than her sister and it seems she doesn't waste an opportunity to tell her elder sister how carefree she is, specially in her free time, which wastes eating peaches.[1]
Abilities
- Summoning the power of the gods
Like Reimu Hakurei, Yorihime is able to channel the power of the gods to do her bidding. However, her abilities in this area far outclass those of Reimu, who, at the time of Silent Sinner in Blue, was only just learning how to do it. With this power, she is able to cause various convenient effects depending on the god she has summoned:
- Caused lightning with the power of Honoikazuchi to attack Sakuya Izayoi.
- Dissipated Sakuya's knives through Kanayama-hiko no Mikoto's power, then rematerialized them to attack the maid in a combined attack with Honoikazuchi's lightning.
- Although it wasn't directly shown and the details are unknown, she attacked Marisa Kirisame with the power of Amatsu-Mikaboshi.
- Summoned Ishikori-dome no Mikoto to reflect one of Marisa Kirisame's lasers with the goddess' divine mirror (the Yata Mirror).
- Calling Ame-no-Uzume into her body, she became immune to Remilia Scarlet's bullets embued with the power of the night. The bullets wouldn't hit Yorihime even if she actively tried to touch them.
- Instantly defeated Remilia with a sun-based attack powered by Amaterasu Oomikami.
- Summoned Izunome to purify Reimu Hakurei's bullets from the calamitic power of Oomagatsumi.
After defeating Sakuya, Yorihime herself claims to have a myriad of techniques, and that if she was to only use one or two per battle she could win another 39.000.000 times.
- Miscellaneous
Yorihime seems very proficient in swordmanship and shows extremely fast reaction speed. She easily cut down several of Marisa's danmaku, and reacted with blinding speed to the witch's Final Spark laser. Furthermore, when Marisa used Double Spark against her, Yorihime was able to prepare herself and simulaneously summon Ishikori-dome no Mikoto before any of the two lasers reached her.[2]
At the time of Symposium of Post-mysticism, ZUN commented that Yorihime was too strong to be in a game, and he could only put her in a comic since in a game one should be able to defeat all the bosses.[3] However, he referred to Hecatia Lapislazuli, who was a boss in Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, as "completely past the level of anyone in Gensokyo or the Lunar Capital".[4]
Possessions
Yorihime owns a sword and is extremely skilled at using it.
Character Design
Name
The chosen names for the Watatsuki Sisters make a direct reference to the family history of the Dragon God, who can be referred to alternatively as Ryujin or ‘Watatsumi’. Individually, the sisters may refer to the Dragon God’s daughters, Toyotama-hime and her younger sister Tamayori-hime. Considering the events that were revealed in Chapter 3 of Cage in Lunatic Runagate, and that the Dragon Palace and the Lunar Capital are confirmed to be the the same place,[3] it can be rumored that many of the legends about the Dragon Palace in fact took place on the Moon.
Design
Light purple hair tied into a ponytail with a yellow ribbon; brown eyes. Wears a dark red dress with a strap on the right over a white short-sleeved blouse, and a loose belt with a gold sword-shaped buckle.
Story
- Silent Sinner in Blue
- Main article: Silent Sinner in Blue
After being warned by Eirin of the invasion, she intercepts and fights Reimu, Marisa, Sakuya, and Remilia after their spaceship crashes on the Moon. She defeats all four of them after only having just learned how the spellcard rules worked, though Reimu gave her a bit of trouble due to summoning Oomagatsumi and holding the moon hostage. Afterwards, she requests Reimu's help in clearing her of suspected treason.
- Cage in Lunatic Runagate
- Main article: Cage in Lunatic Runagate
After reflecting on the baseless rumors of an upcoming Earth invasion, Toyohime and Yorihime briefly discuss the events 1500 years ago involving Eirin and Kaguya's descent to Earth. It also reveals Eirin as the person behind the old Japanese fable involving the Dragon King's Palace, Urashima Tarou, which is on the moon rather than underwater, and how Toyohime came to give the protagonist of the tale refuge, and how Eirin is the one who orchestrated his return home, which would later cause him to be deified.
Relationships
Her older sister, while somewhat aloof, she and Toyohime appear to hold their relationships in high regard.
Distantly related to Eirin through marriage to their unnamed husbands (one of the Watatsuki sisters was the wife of Eirin's grandnephew, while the other one was married to their son[5]), Eirin was also their teacher, whom they treat with much respect and admiration, despite Eirin being a fugitive.
Her former pet.
Her current pet.
They are the Gatekeepers of the Moon Capital.
Gallery
Covers
Watatsuki no Yorihime on the Vol. 2 cover of Silent Sinner in Blue
Watatsuki no Yorihime in Cage in Lunatic Runagate
Watatsuki no Yorihime in Cage in Lunatic Runagate
Illustrations
Yorihime with Toyohime and Reisen from Who's Who of Humans & Youkai - Everlasting Edition
Yorihime character sketch by ZUN, from Strange Creators of Outer World 3.
Screenshots
Watatsuki no Yorihime in Silent Sinner in Blue
Yorihime in Silent Sinner in Blue
Additional Information
- She and her sister are two of four characters so far known to be/to have been married. The others are Seiga Kaku and Junko.
- Her ability to use a sword in combat is chiefly unknown due to her preference to summon gods, but she has enough skill/strength to block Marisa's Master Spark.
- Yorihime is one of the only characters in Touhou to have not been visibly defeated in a proper danmaku battle.
- Yorihime is with Flandre Scarlet and Koishi Komeiji a character being presumably more powerful than her older sister.
Fandom
Official Profiles
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綿月 依姫 （わたつき の よりひめ） 月人／能力：？？？ 豊姫の妹で、依姫も永琳に面倒を見られていた模様。姉よ |
Watatsuki no Yorihime (Watatsuki no Yorihime) Lunarian/Ability:???
Toyohime's younger sister, she was also watched over by Eirin. She has a much more serious personality than her sister. Her ability is also shrouded in mystery at present. |
Official Sources
- 2007/12/08 ~ 2009/04/09 Silent Sinner in Blue - Chapters 7~21
- 2007/12/25 Cage in Lunatic Runagate - Chapter 3
- 2009/06/22 ~ 2009/11/22 Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth - Chapters 25~30
References
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