History Characters / TouhouTenDesires

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She's a genderflipped [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Shotoku Prince Shoutoku]]. Prince Shoutoku was already semi-legendary, but ''Ten Desires'' says [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy he was a Taoist immortality-seeker who used Buddhism to control the masses]]. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And was also a girl.]]

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Though she's not exactly a villain, she's a much worse person than the historical figure.

* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: According to ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'' she somehow learned what "punk rock" is and [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Symposium_of_Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_1 started holding concerts]] (with Mystia on guitar).

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykyz5tcJ-NE "Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator"]], later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0EXEHUeY8 remixed in Hopeless Masquerade]].

* PathOfInspiration: Tried to use Buddhism as one of these. Her debates with Byakuren in ''Symposium of Post-mysticism'' are... interesting.

* YinYangBomb: Her Last Word in "Urban Legend in Limbo" which features her taking on both qualities of her StanceSystem and unleashing two slashes from a WaveMotionSword on her opponent.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POUxrKNkbA4 "Legend of the Great Gods"]]. Also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdr07jW4D4c a remix in Hopeless Masquerade]].

* CharacterTics: In ''[=ULiL=]'', she has a habit of tilting her head in a very peculiar fashion.

* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Her Occult Special in ''[=ULiL=]'' revolve around summoning Okiku from Banchou no Sarayashiki.

** Her Last Word in ''[=ULiL=]'' is one big homage to ''Film/MenInBlack''.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''[=ULiL=]'' uses the Kunrei-shiki spelling of her family name, "Hutatsuiwa".

** In Hopeless Masquerade, she helped Hata no Kokoro become a true menreiki by telling her to get into fights in order to learn real emotions.

* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: According to ''Symposium of Post-mysticism'' she somehow learned what "punk rock" is and [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Symposium_of_Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru_Newspaper_1 started holding concerts]] (with Mystia on guitar).

* HermitGuru: She's a [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Perfect_Memento:_Hermits hermit]], like Kasen Ibara...
** TheHeretic [=/=] NunTooHoly: ...but because of her personality and willingness to deceive others, she lacks divine grace and so is considered a "wicked hermit."

* LukeYouAreMyFather[=/=]SinkOrSwimFatherhood: Since she created the set of masks that [[AnimateInanimateObject became]] Kokoro, fanworks have fun treating Miko as her "father", sometimes with an overprotective Byakuren joining in as the mother.

* PopularityPower [=/=] SoulPower: Specifically the desires of her supporters take the form of divine spirits (essentially larval gods) which she absorbs. Her gameplay gimmick in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' gives her stronger and wider, or weaker and more narrow attacks depending on her current popularity. Interestingly, one of her spell cards becomes stronger at very high ''or'' very low popularity, shooting a gold or [[DarkIsEvil black]] laser respectively.

* CoolOldLady: One of the few characters of great age who actually acts like she's old or at least late middle-aged (she claims she isn't despite evidence to the contrary), but she's still cool enough to attract fangirls and followers.

* CoolOldLady: One of the few characters who actually acts like she's old or at least late middle-aged (she claims she isn't despite evidence to the contrary), but she's still cool enough to attract fangirls and followers.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mrUZIMTbU "Futatsuiwa from Sado"]], remixed to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSGOj5-PnJA "Futatsuiwa from Gensokyo"]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade''.
** MusicalSpoiler: In ''Hopeless Masquerade'', another [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuTczFrQwRo remixed version]] of her theme is the background music for the Stage 5 battle, which is a strong indication that you're actually fighting Mamizou in disguise.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Her power is the ability to make things change shape, and that includes herself. Though she's very skilled with this ability, it does have limitations; [[GlamourFailure she can't make her tail disappear]] (though she can change its size and color to hide it), and she can only change something else's form and not its function (she can turn a dog into a bird, but it won't be able to fly).
** ElementalShapeshifter: In ''Manga/ForbiddenScrollery'' she displays the ability to turn into a lit bonfire, though possibly just in appearance.
** TakenForGranite: In ''Hopeless Masquerade'' she can transform into a Jizo statue ([[DeathFromAbove all the better to hurt her enemies with]]).

* PetTheDog: When Kosuzu tells Mamizou her worries about Reimu's trustworthiness, despite having a mental laugh at Reimu's expense she chooses not to encourage this train of thought, even though it would probably make her own plans a lot easier.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: She is very very silly, both in danmaku and general demeanor. She's also an Extra Boss and a ManipulativeBitch on par with Yukari herself.

* CoolOldLady: One of the few characters who actually acts like she's old or at least middle-aged (she claims she isn't despite evidence to the contrary), but she's still cool enough to attract fangirls and followers.

* BadassCape: Her ''Hopeless Masquerade'' outfit gives her one, which makes her [[HighCollarOfDoom look remarkably evil]]. It even ''[[ImpossiblyCoolClothes changes colors]]'' depending on [[PopularityPower her current popularity]].
** BreathWeapon: The ([[UnmovingPlaid independently scrolling]]) dragon pattern isn't just for decoration - it can actually breathe fire.
** CapeSwish: Apart from doing it in some of her portraits, she can use it to teleport around the stage.
** ExpressiveAccessory: Fanworks often depict the cape changing colour in response to Miko's emotions.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She's a genderflipped [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Shotoku Prince Shoutoku]].
** BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Prince Shoutoku was already semi-legendary, but ''Ten Desires'' says he was a Taoist immortality-seeker who used Buddhism to control the masses. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And was also a girl.]]
** GenderFlip: Apparently, Prince Shoutoku was actually female in the Touhou universe.
*** GenderBender: A [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation less common interpretation]] is that Shoutoku was male, but the new body he gained as a shikaisen was female (either by choice or as a mild form of CameBackWrong).
** HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Though she's not exactly a villain, she's a much worse person than the historical figure.
** SheIsTheKing: Obviously being female didn't stop her from being the Crown Prince, since Seiga and Futo still refer to her as such.

** HolyHalo: Can generate the Buddhist variety, due to Prince Shoutoku's association with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin Guse Kannon]].
** LightIsNotGood
** ThePowerOfTheSun: Her ''Taoist/Emperor of the Land of the Rising Sun'' spell cards. It presumably comes with [[DivineParentage being descended from Amaterasu]].
** StarPower: Some of her attacks are themed after meteor showers and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armillary_sphere armillary spheres]].
*** StarsAreSouls: The meteors are also divine spirits, evoking this trope.

** DarkMessiah: Occasionally.
** DuelingMessiahs: With Byakuren Hijiri; Miko is the more pragmatic one.

* RoyalBlood: The child of an Emperor...
** DivineParentage: ...with the Emperors of Japan tracing their lineage back to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu Amaterasu]].

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: The ability to listen to ten people talking at once.
** HeartIsAnAwesomePower: She can use it to hear the [[TitleDrop ten desires]] of a human, which lets her be TheOmniscient.

* AnimeHair: Her hair is shaped in a way that makes it look like animal ears. Taken UpToEleven ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', where you'd be forgiven for thinking that she's some kind of beast youkai thanks to the art style.

* HellBentForLeater: Wears a leather jacket with [[TooManyBelts numerous belts]] while in her Choujuu Gigaku getup.

* AnimeHair: Shaped like animal ears.
** UpToEleven: In ''Wild and Horned Hermit''. You'd be forgiven for thinking [[http://mangafox.me/manga/touhou_ibarakasen_wild_and_horned_hermit/v04/c018/14.html she is another cat youkai]] if you saw her first in Aya Azuma style.

* CoolShades[=/=]HellBentForLeather[=/=]TooManyBelts[=/=]ZettaiRyouiki: Her Choujuu Gigaku outfit along with Mystia.

* DisappearedDad: Her father left her to follow Taoism.
** GenerationXerox: She ended up running out on her own family to seek her father, as well as to further practice Taoism.

* ILoveTheDead: Due to her relationship with Yoshika, common portrayal has her loving the dead for use in her work.
* ImmortalityImmorality: A rather blatant case, where the Ministry of Right and Wrong (ie: the [[CelestialBureaucracy government of Heaven and Hell]]) have explicitly declared that humans living too long is itself a sin.

* PetTheDog / EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite her allegedly evil connotations and the fact that she uses Yoshika as a meat shield in battle, she still referes to the Jiang Shi as her "cute underling" and fanon typically has her being very caring, even loving or motherly towards the zombie. This treatment varies from just keeping Yoshika company on the graveyard to patching her up whenever she gets broken and, in more serious fan works, promising not to abandon her [[HeartwarmingMoments even if she starts falling apart due to decay]] ([[{{Jerkass}} though]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness there are]] [[TearJerker exceptions]]).

* FantasticRacism: Unreasonably hostile to youkai. It seems that this has caused a lot conflict around her, though she seems to have gotten over it by ''Hopeless Masquerade'' in which she routinely invites youkai to convert to Taoism.

* ItAmusedMe: Got involved in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' mainly for the hell of it.

* OurGodsAreGreater: This is almost a footnote in how little it matters, but technically she ''is'' a god because she was deified in Shinto shrines (or rather, Prince Shoutoku was). She didn't even realize this until Kanako pointed it out to her.

* CoolSword: Widely assumed to be a Seven Star Sword, [[GemEncrusted a design]] with evil-repelling properties in Taoist thought, due to Prince Shoutoku possessing one. In fact, due to how the shikaisen process works Miko's current body ''is'' a CoolSword transformed into a human, carrying around her original body transformed into the sword. She mostly fights with her [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaku_%28ritual_baton%29 shaku]] instead.

* CoolOldLady: One of the few characters who actually acts like she's old (she claims she isn't despite evidence to the contrary), but she's still cool enough to attract fangirls and followers.

* CuteButCacophonic

* SoullessShell

* ObviouslyEvil: Byakuren can immediately tell she's ''ridiculously'' evil, and Akyuu doesn't have much love for her, either.

* BossBanter: When she appears in Miko's spell card.
** Which, ironically enough, are the only lines of dialogue she has during gameplay.

* SealedBadassInACan

* SmugSmiler

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In the non-romantic sense of the trope. Kosuzu has become a squealing fangirl of her (while not realizing she's a youkai), and she's rather popular at the Myouren temple too.

* CardCarryingVillain: Literally.
** MyCard: Presents it to Kasen upon escaping the Kishin's trap, recognizing her as a fellow hermit.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* BlueBlood[=/=]TheClan: From the powerful Soga family

* CuteGhostGirl

* FogFeet: Unusually, she has two, one for each foot.

* {{Foil}}: to [[Characters/TouhouImperishableNight Mokou]]. Both were daughters of the aristocracy over 1000 years in the past, had issues with their families, sought out immortality, have a rival that they took revenge on for shaming said families, and are associated with fire. In Futo's case, however, her revenge was successful, and Tojiko actually died--despite that, the two of them aren't at each other's throats like Mokou and Kaguya are. Futo also seems to enjoy her immortality and has legitimate pyromania, whereas Mokou is often depicted as [[WhoWantsToLiveForever angsting over it]] and having more control over her abilities.

* ImmortalitySeeker

* ZettaiRyouiki: Not normaly but some of her alternate color pallets in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' give her this. Grade A, in fact.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking

* CameBackStrong

* FauxDeath
** KingInTheMountain

* BonusBoss

* TheDon: She has some elements of this, being the big boss of the tanuki of Sado island who drove away the foxes. The fact that she's a moneylender doesn't help.
* DopplegangerAttack: For her survival card, she generates two shikigami copies of herself. Those copies eventually summon two copies of ''themselves'' each, and then two ''more'' later on, so that by the end of the spell, you're facing down ten copies of Mamizou.

* FantasticRacism: Doesn't like foxes, since tanuki and kitsune are traditionally rivals. There were no foxes where she used to live, but her profile says that she may end up causing trouble with the foxes that live in Gensokyo. Needless to say, she gets quite a bit of FoeYay with [[{{Kitsune}} Ran]] in fanart. Despite her hatred of foxes, though, she has nothing against humans; her profile says that she likes to play tricks on them occasionally, but she would also lend money to the poor and was able to live amongst them easily in her hometown of Sado.

* ManipulativeBitch: In ''Manga/ForbiddenScrollery'', she encourages Kosuzu to summon the [[TheWildHunt Night Parade]] to create minor youkai that the Tanuki can recruit. She also helps Reimu find out that Kosuzu is doing this, and then encourages Kosuzu to summon the Night Parade just once a month so not to attract attention.

* TricksterMentor: She teaches Seija how to use cheat items as a sub-item, and then blasts her with bullets to make sure the lesson sticks.

* PhysicalGod: This is almost a footnote in how little it matters, but technically she ''is'' a god because she was deified in Shinto shrines (or rather, Prince Shoutoku was). She didn't even realize this until Kanako pointed it out to her.
-->'''Futo:''' "God? Well, if thou meanst the Crown Prince, 'tis an understandable mistake."

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* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRu7b66mkk "Youkai Girl at the Gate"]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaw8WyORAZY "Rigid Paradise"]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K96VIem5os4 Old Yuanshen]][[SpellMyNameWithAnS /Yuanxian]]"

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POUxrKNkbA4 "Legend of the Great Gods"]]. Also has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFoXkB4yZBo a remix in Hopeless Masquerade]].

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykyz5tcJ-NE "Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator"]], later [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bWVrAT3sVQ remixed in Hopeless Masquerade]].

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mrUZIMTbU "Futatsuiwa from Sado"]], remixed to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QClZeBcinY "Futatsuiwa from Gensokyo"]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade''.

** One chapter of ''[[Manga/TouhouSuzunaanForbiddenScrollery Forbidden Scrollery]]'' shows that this is not a bluff, with Miko deciding to become the leader of the human village and accidentally nearly setting off a war between humans and Youkai as a result.