The New Touhou Character Alternate Interpretation Compendium!

Alright, it looks like next will be the Shameimaru.

And despite Ran and Yukari's best efforts, she is not a shikigami.

Poor Koaku.

She's constantly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Koakuma... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh well...

Aya it is then.

edited 15th Sep '11 2:40:51 PM by Dragonexx

She won't be getting very much without THIS.

-holds up Aya's camera-

A reporter without a camera. Some would call it impossible.

Aya would call it illegal.

Except she prolly has multiple

I'll "borrow" a spellcard from Reimu then.

Hax Sign "Burn Everything"

-all Aya's cameras go BOOMIES-

They are all burning now.

lol sure thing

Lighting stuff on fire in Touhou only makes it work better.

Aya has evolved into Burning Aya! You shall feel the smiting blade of justice and lies!

edited 15th Sep '11 2:49:08 PM by Horselesshorseman

Great. Fire Tengus. I thought this game was cheap enough. Good going.

....Craaap....

CIRNO! HALP!

The downside of Aya winning is that I'll actually have to write something about Aya.

Daiyousei - The Biggest One

Daiyousei never asked to be big. In fact, she didn't notice that she was big until she flew by a different fairy and heard her say "hey big fairy!". She looked down at the scrappy little ice fairy and said "huh? me?". The ice fairy tapped her a few times and said "yeah, you! You wanna go play hide and seek?". Just like that, she got her nickname, as well as a new friend.

She occasionally thought about being big (well, to the extent that fairies think) when Cirno wasn't dragging her along on one of her adventures. Being big meant that the other fairies looked up to her. Being big meant that her wood powers were a bit stronger than those of the rest of the fairies, besides Cirno and a few others. It implied strength, importance, authority, all things that Dai-chan never really had.

In hindsight, she thought, it was unsurprising that she was always picked first when the fairies played their games, that she was often the one who got the hardest part of any scheme. It made perfect sense that the little ice fairy liked her. Unlike Daiyousei, the ice fairy was strength, importance and authority. She was simply seeking out her own kind.

As she thought about it, she decided that she didn't want to be the big fairy. She wasn't strong or important. She just wanted to be a regular fairy.

But then, the ice fairy flew by, yelling at Daiyousei to help her with some ice sculpture scheme. As she flew after the ice fairy, Daiyousei decided that it wasn't bad being a big fairy as long as she stayed with the ice fairy. The ice fairy was a leader, a power, a bunch of charisma. She'd take care of being the big fairy for her.

And from that day, the two were inseperable.

Well, that was kind of rushed.

Man. First you make her your avatar, and now you're going to write something about her? If you love Aya so much, why don't you marry her?

make little half tengu babbys

Rushed or not, I liked that. I personally never really thought about how Daiyousei would think about being "big" like that.

edited 15th Sep '11 3:35:24 PM by Otherarrow

ZUN only dumped her a few years ago. She might still be on the rebound. Go for it, Clarste!

^ Danke

edited 15th Sep '11 3:41:19 PM by yarrunmace

Aya Shameimaru

Theme:
Wind God Girl*

(SWR version)

The Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain

Stage: The Mountain Fortress
The Waterfall of Nine Heavens
bgm: Fall of Fall ~ Autumnal Waterfall*

Spellcard Motif: Wind, Fan | Tengu, Wind God, Crow | Paths
Notable spellcards: PoFV, MoF, SWR, Hisoutensoku, DS
Crossroad Sign "Saruta Cross", Wind God "Wind God Hidden Among Tree Leaves", "Illusionary Dominance", "Peerless Wind God", Cork Sign "Advent of the Divine Grandson", Cork Sign "Terukuni Throughout the World", Tornado "Indication to the Divine", Headwind "Route Forbidden to Man", Demonic Beast "Sickle Weasel Veiling", Squall "Sarutahiko's Guidance", Wind Sign "Tengu Limited Special", Crow Sign "Dark Daymare", Reporting "Aya Shameimaru's Coercive Reporting"

Write-up:
Extra! Extra! Honest and pure traditional reporter Aya Shameimaru now in the spotlight of the New Touhou Character Alternate Interpretation Compendium! Read all about her remarkable success story in the newest Bunbunmaru Newspaper!

There are people in Gensokyo who play a big role in the grand scheme of things because they are powerful. Some are just crafty, or at least have their ways on stepping on people's toes. Many of them are important simply because they do what they want, and know how to get it. Aya combines all three of these into a dangerous black crow of ill omen that has made enemies everywhere in Gensokyo, by sheer virtue of always being there and always being her.

The tengu are a race of youkai who have formed a caste society built on thousands of years of proud tradition that appears to be chiefly based on being a huge nuisance to everyone around. While they are some of the most powerful youkai around, they also have a great passion for collecting news and writing about them... and if you anger a proud tengu, you'll either be swept away by a deadly tornado, or suffer the fate of constant rumors about you being carried everywhere the wind blows.

While Aya's newspaper isn't itself remarkable among the many Tengu publications, the reporter herself probably is. Although being in an abusive relationship with the truth means her paper's reputation is not stellar, it also means that interviewees will want to read the interviews just to see how they end up being represented. Most readers, however, buy it simply for the spectacular photography, likely displaying a danmaku battle in full splendor. Indeed, Aya is everywhere where there is something, and if she's somewhere where you don't want her, you won't have an easy time making her be elsewhere. She's been known to win difficult battles by accident.

The jury is still out on whether Aya is truly a horrible person, or just a strong woman with a mind of her own, a free spirit and the voice of Aya Hirano. One thing is certain, however: Aya is everywhere, and it's never boring with her around.

Relations:

• Momiji (according to fanon)
• Hatate (rival, if even)

Alternate Character Interpretations:
Illusionary Dominance
-by Clarste

The Brain of Gensokyo
-by Durazno

Vigor
-by Metaflare

Shameimaru Reporting!
-by Otherarrow

"Extra! Extra!"
-by Pulse

Music Of The Sky ~ Wind God Girl
-by Raz Fox

Aya ~ Truth
-by yarrunmace

edited 8th Oct '11 3:21:43 PM by Fawriel

Colonel Squeakers is disappoint in all of you.

However, I am appoint in Yarrun's write-up. It was interesting and chock full of Yousei.

Nooooooooooo! Profile ninja nooooooooooooo! Berry berry nooooooo!

edited 15th Sep '11 3:51:56 PM by Bocaj

I'm surprised Illusionary Dominance isn't one of the bolded spellcards, considering it's her most prolific one, appearing in MOF, DS, and SWR

edited 15th Sep '11 3:55:07 PM by Metaflare

Illusionary Dominance is an interesting name.

Also, I kind of want someone to stick out their leg when she's doing it but I think that would end poorly for everyone involved.

I have no idea what you're talking about and I suspect you must be insane

okaaaay I go to sleep now

But first, I must convey something to you

And that is the possible origins of the title of Aya's newspaper.

edited 15th Sep '11 3:59:18 PM by Fawriel

Ah, the crow tengu.

I think the two main ideas that drive Aya are pride and independence. She's very proud of both herself and her people, proud of the power that she holds among her people, proud of her unmatched speed. At the same time, she refuses to let herself get tied down in her society's strict categorizations. Sure, she's still an information gatherer, but she's her own woman and she'll always try to satisfy her own interests.

Sometimes when you're part of a group, you've got to something something? That quote?

Peerless Wind God is bolded, and it's Illusory Dominance+. Having said that, yeah, Illusory Dominance is the more well known version.

Bohemian Archive. Read it for Aya being rude to other people.