History Characters / TouhouJuuouenUnfinishedDreamOfAllLivingGhost

* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Her power is allowing no one to escape from her grasp.

* ILetYouWin: Attempts to do this at the very end with Reimu, taking the fall so that Reimu could get credit for resolving the incident, but Reimu actually demands she fights seriously. [[spoiler:She obliges and defeats Reimu in the end.]] She also did this with all the other final boss encounters with her [includeing Reimu's first encounter with her].

* ILetYouWin: Attempts to do this at the very end with Reimu, taking the fall so that Reimu could get credit for resolving the incident, but Reimu actually demands she fights seriously. [[spoiler:She obliges and defeats Reimu in the end.]]

* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Unlike most oni, who focus on brute strength, Zanmu's specialty is in scheming.

* EyesOutOfSight: {{Subverted|Tropes}}. Her eyes are almost completely covered up by a large purple flower, but they're shown in some of her portraits, revealing they're purple.

* EyesOutOfSight: Her eyes are almost completely covered up by a large purple flower.

* AllegoricalCharacter: ZUN himself has suggested that Zanmu is one for efficient but lifeless AI, with her plan to [[spoiler:exert control over Gensokyo, the Animal Realm and Hell prioritizing efficiency over the wants of their inhabitants]].
* BadBoss: Suika claims that she abandoned Son Biten, Enoko, and Chiyari after there was no more use for them. [[spoiler: It becomes subverted when it turns out she never abandoned them and even gave them time off for their good work. She even invites them all to the victory banquet.]]

* AllegoricalCharacter: ZUN himself has stated that Zanmu is one for efficient but lifeless AI, with her plan to [[spoiler:exert control over Gensokyo, the Animal Realm and Hell prioritizing efficiency over the wants of their inhabitants]].
* BadBoss: Despite being an ostensibly benevolent ruler, Zanmu is nothing resembling a good master. Even though she is directly responsible for Chiyari, Enoko, and Biten, when they all come back to her after serving her needs, they find out [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they've all been discarded now that she has no further use for them.]] This, incidentally, seems to directly tie into why both Rin and Suika have a sincere ''disgust'' for her. [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking Also, she doesn't acknowledge Hisami's advances on her, either.]]

* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Unlike most oni, who focus on brute strength, Zanmu's specialty is in scheming.

* BadBoss: Despite being of ostensibly benevolent ruler, Zanmu is nothing resembling a good master. Even though she is directly responsible for Chiyari, Enoko and Biten, when they all come to return to her after serving her needs, they find out [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they've all been discarded now that she has no further use for them.]] This, incidentally, seems to directly tie into why both Rin and Suika have a sincere ''disgust'' for her. [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking Also, she doesn't acknowledge Hisami's advances on her, either.]]

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Early english translations of her omake profile interpreted the wording as indicating she canonically had a crush on Zanmu. While there are very strong signs this may be the case, as explained above, ultimately the actual phrasing used is typically used to describe a specific kind of strong respect for a leader which crosses into adoration, fitting ZUN's [[NoHuggingNoKissing aversion to explicit romantic relationships between characters]] in the series text itself.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Early english translations of her omake profile interpreted the wording as indicating she canonically had a crush on Zanmu. While there are very strong signs this may be the case, as explained above, ultimately the actual phrasing used is a generalized form of adoration, fitting ZUN's [[NoHuggingNoKissing aversion to explicit romantic relationships between characters]] in the series text itself.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Translators initially translated her StalkerWithoutACrush tendencies towards Zanmu as AllLoveIsUnrequited, leading to mass confusion in the English speaking world as to whether or not she was romantically interested in Zanmu.

* TooKinkyToTorture: At one point in her own storyline, Suika mentions that going against Zanmu's orders might lead to Hisami getting scolded. However, Hisami ends up being so into the idea that she not only ''asked'' Zanmu to scold her, but she purposefully disobeys Zanmu's orders to stand guard in the final story route, potentially foiling her master's plans in the hopes of being punished by her. Fortunately for Zanmu herself, she was perfectly aware of Hisami's ploy.
** While talking about her desire to be solded to both Zanmu and Suika; Hisami is also panting.

::''The Great Sage of Small Sanctuaries''

* AmbiguouslyGay: She's explicitly stated to idolize/adore her boss, Zanmu, which lead to fandom immediately christening her a LipstickLesbian helped along by a generous level of ambiguity in the original Japanese, however her actual orientation and any romantic interests are not explicitly shown nor stated.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Has an explicitly one-sided crush on Zanmu, making her the first explicitly[[note]]Shion is heavily implied in the mangas to be in love with Tenshi but not outright stated, and while other characters can have heavy romantic subtext in their interactions, there is nothing official in terms of other common fandom pairings like Maribel and Renko.[[/note]] sapphic character in the series.

* LipstickLesbian: She's described as tall and beautiful. And as far as we know, she's the only confirmed sapphic character in the series, with her having a one-sided crush on Zanmu.

* DraggedOffToHell: Her job is dragging down people to Hell, which she does by promising to share her earnings with them if they give in, a promise she tends to keep. Of course, as Reimu learns, she's not afraid to try taking people by force if her offer of sharing earnings isn't enough.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Her plan works almost perfectly from the beginning of the game to the end, and she actually defeats Reimu in their final showdown. Not that this is a bad thing, as she ends up saving Gensokyo from a war between the Animal Realm and Hell. The worst outcome of her victory over Reimu is just forcing Reimu to let her victory party be at the Hakurei Shrine.]]

* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on Yomotsu-shikome, the hag (Or hags in some tellings) who chased Izanagi as he fled Yomi, also known as Yomotsu-hisame.

* TooKinkyToTorture: At one point in her own storyline, Suika mentions that going against Zanmu's orders might lead to Hisami getting scolded. However, Hisami ends up being so into the idea that she not only ''asked'' Zanmu to scold her, but she purposefully disobeys Zanmu's orders to stand guard in the final story route, potentially foiling her master's plans in the hopes of being punished by her. (Fortunately for Zanmu herself, she was perfectly aware of Hisami's ploy.)

* LipstickLesbian: She's described as tall and beautiful. And as far as we know, she's the only confirmed sapphic character in the series, with her having a one-sided crush on Zanmu.

A former human from the Sengoku era, she was originally a corrupt monk who had become an oni after absorbing various spirits into her body. After become an oni, she had ventured to Hell and earned the respect of its citizens. She was also the one who'd suggested relocating Hell, thus being the one responsible for Former Hell's creation.

[[folder:Biten Son]]

::'''Biten Son'''

** Zamnu manipulated her into eating the spirits and getting help from Yachie in order to further her own plans.

* TheDragon: She's essentially Zamnu's second, and ZUN even directly compares her theme to that of a Stage 5 boss in more traditional titles, who are more often than not a direct subordinate of the main antagonist.