History Characters / TheGeniusOfSappheiros

* RapidFireFisticuffs: One of her spell cards does this, complete with ShoutOut to [[Characters/StreetFighterAkuma Akuma]].

* CoolGuns: Nitori's signature weapon type, Guns. These weapons always carry a slayer effect against Warriors and Magicians, but their accuracy is low.

* {{Expy}}: Of Hong Meiling. They're both gatekeepers that serve the instigators of a mist incident.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: One of her spell cards does this, complete with ShoutOut to [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Akuma]].

* StanceSystem: Her playstyle. She has to enter one of three stances before she can use her more powerful skills. Aside from that the stances also give useful stat boosts. At higher levels, she gains access to a fourth stance that, while not giving any stat bonuses, allows her to use the skills of all three other stances. In particular:

--> '''Marisa''': I haven't seen ya around in ages, Genji. What happened...?\\
'''Reimu''', pointing at Genji: That? Flight item.\\
'''Marisa''': Uh-huh.\\
'''Reimu''': Old me? Couldn't fly.\\
'''Marisa''': Uh-huh.\\
'''Reimu''': New me? Can fly.\\
'''Marisa''': Uh-huh.\\
'''Reimu''': So that? Trashed.\\
'''Marisa''': I gotcha.\\
'''Sakuya''': As cruel as always...

* FaceHeelTurn: He was Reimu's flying turtle in PC-98 era Touhou, but now he serves the antagonists.

* StatusBuff: Her specialty besides healing. She gives buffs to the whole party.
* WhipItGood: Sanae's signature weapon type, Snakes, are used this way in Sanae's normal attack animation.

* PowerCopying: Akyuu's gimmick is that she's sort of an inverse Satori- by scoring the finishing blow on any given enemy type for the first time, she records them in the Gensokyo Chronicle, giving her permanent bonuses, based on the number of enemies of each race recorded. In particular:

The main character of the game. She has average stats in everything, but she is played more as a spellcaster. She excels in light-elemental magic, and her skills also provide protection for the party against enemy attacks. Her weapon is a gohei, a blunt-type weapon that improves her light spells further. Naturally, as the main character, she is part of the starting party in both the main game and the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario.

She joins as part of your initial party. The first dedicated offensive spellcaster. She excels at dealing Mystic-elemental damage with her lasers and Master Spark, while also having some elemental spells as well. Her weapon is a broom, a stab-type weapon that also gives magic bonuses and improves her spells. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited alongside Alice by completing the quest "The Witches' Lost Ball".

She joins as part of your initial party. The healer and group supporter. Her spells are all healing and buffs all party members. She can also revive teammates. Aside from that she has some offensive magic that is not quite useful. Her weapon is snakes, a slash-type weapon that also inflict status effects. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "Tempestuous Wind Priestess!"

She joins as part of your initial party. The fastest character in your party. She excels at manipulating turn order and improving the evasion and accuracy of allies. Her weapon is a fan, a blunt-type weapon. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "The Hunter Becomes The Hunted".

She joins after beating Stage 2. She is the first dedicated physical attacker in your party. Her skills are either multi-hitting or inflict instant death. She can also set the field to include various effect such as preventing all healing or giving lifesteal to all attacks done by allies. Her weapon is a double-handed sword, a very strong but inaccurate slash-type weapon. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited alongside Patchouli by completing the quest "Witch and Maid's Secret Tea Party".

She joins after beating Stage 2. The second offensive spellcaster. She can use all elements, but she specializes in fire, water, earth, and lightning elements. Surprisingly has high physical attack. Her weapon is a book, a blunt-type weapon that improves her spells. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited alongside Sakuya by completing the quest "Witch and Maid's Secret Tea Party".

She joins after beating Stage 2. She's the second physical attacker, while she can also provide some support to the party. She has elemental skills, and she has an unique skill in "Chasers", which when she uses it, she will attack enemies after an ally use an attack corresponding to the element used. Her weapon is a gun, a stab-type weapon that always carries slayer against Warriors and Magicians. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "Kappa Washed Away".

She joins after beating Stage 3. She is the party's only dedicated tank. She specializes in protecting her allies using her shield, and also can cover them so that she is the one who takes the incoming damage. Her weapon is greaves, a blunt-type weapon that inflicts daze and gives defensive bonuses. In the "Lingering Summer Heat" scenario, she is recruited alongside Marisa by completing the quest "The Witches' Lost Ball".

She joins after beating Stage 5. Initially she will only have status and debuffing spells with no damaging skills, but her main strength is that she can copy enemy skills by being hit by them although at a percentage chance. Her weapon is an eye, a slash-type weapon that carries elemental properties. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "Komeiji Zoo".

She joins after beating Stage 6. Using her is a bit different because she needs to use a stance before she can access her powerful moves while also give stat boosts. She excels in inflicting status effects and dealing massive damage in critical hits. Her weapon is a katana, a slash-type weapon that is strong and accurate and often gives bonus to critical hits. In the ''Lingering Summer Heat'' scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "Booo!".

She can be recruited at the start of the game (Except in ''V'', where it was removed), but if you didn't, she automatically joins when entering Stage 9. Another strong physical attacker, but also fast and very durable. Her skills are mostly fire-elemental, and she has reraise spells that can save party members if hit by a fatal attack. Her skill tree can give her a small chance to revive herself after she's KO'ed. Her weapon is fist, a blunt-type weapon that has high accuracy and often inflicts various status. In the "Lingering Summer Heat" scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "Wrong Fuse".

She can be recruited at the start of the game (Except in ''V'', where it was removed), but if you didn't, she automatically joins when entering Stage 11. Her skills all revolve around giving buffs and debuffs like Sanae, but her skills are single target. She also carries status effects, light and dark-elemental spells, as well as some healing. Her weapon is a scroll, a slash-type weapon that reduce incoming damage to her. In the "Lingering Summer Heat" scenario, she is recruited by completing the quest "Mud Boat Sightseeing Cruise".

She joins at the start of the expansion. She's the previous BigBad and joins forces with you to avenge Biotopos. She has some of her sisters' spell cards, but her main strength is magic and {{Fixed Damage Attack}}s. Her weapon is a rapier, a stab-type weapon that always gives 100 exorcism and inflicts status effects.\\\

She joins after the mission "Unwavering Ice Fairy". Her skills are all water-elemental, and her main specialty is inflicting freeze on her opponents, while also having instant death skills. Her weapon is an ice, a slash-type weapon that has added water-elemental damage.

She joins after the mission "Servant-Master Mochi Pounding". Her skills are unique in that they have slayer effect against status effects. Her skill tree also has slayer effects against many enemy types, making her suitable for general adventuring. Her weapon is a suppository, a stab-type weapon that inflicts berserk to enemies.

She joins after the mission "Mistress Gone Mad!". As befitting of a vampire, she has incredible strength and speed, but unfortunately she can't take many hits. Her skills are mostly damage dealing with some having lifesteal. Her weapon is a javelin, a stab-type weapon that is very strong but very inaccurate.

She joins after beating Stage 22 (harkened by the quest "Wait, Yuugi!"). She's similar to Mokou, except that all of her skills are physical. Her weapon is various throwing weapons, a blunt-type weapon that mostly carry slayer effects.

Exclusively to ''V'', Akyuu joins the party after the completion of the Hieda Manor Basement BonusDungeon, which is unlocked during the tail end of Stage 21. Akyuu is sort of a mirror to Satori. She, too, can learn enemy skills, but does so by landing deathblows on enemies to record them into the Gensokyo Chronicle rather than taking their attacks.

* ShoutOut: The name of the variety buff her Last Word gives her is called "Greatest High", a reference to a line uttered in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' by the character Sakuya is an {{Expy}} of, DIO. Her pose when she activates a spell card is also heavily evocative of one of his poses in the fighting game ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture''.

She joins at the start of the expansion. She's the previous BigBad and joins forces with you to avenge Biotopos. She has some of her sister's spell cards, but her main strength is magic and {{Fixed Damage Attack}}s. Her weapon is a rapier, a stab-type weapon that always gives 100 exorcism and inflicts status effects.\\\

* TheRedMage: She can dish out damage, heal, and even protect teammates from harm.

* WhiteMage: The primary healer and group supporter. She's also the only one who can revive outside of Mokou's commander skill, or a rare, difficult-to-learn skill for Satori.

%%* RazorWind: Her attacking skills are this.

* SuperMode: Her [[LimitBreak Last Word]], "Sakuya's World" gives her immense stat boost and 100 Exorcism, 50 HP regen and 5 MP regen.

* StanceSystem: Her playstyle. She has to enter one of three stances before she can use her more powerful skills. Aside from that the stances also give useful stat boosts.

* BlackMage: She's the second offensive spellcaster after Marisa, and she can use all elements, but she primarily focuses on fire, water, earth, and lightning.

* GlassCannon: Patchouli has very strong magic and can even deal decent physical damage with the right build, either way she can't take a hit.

* DeflectorShield: Some of her spell cards is this by nullifying the next attack done at her or her party

* LuckBasedMission: Learning the enemy skills. This can be improved by enhancing her skill tree.

* CriticalHitClass: She only has average physical attack for an attacker, but this is compensated by having a high critical rate (and one of her [[StanceSystem three stances]] boosts this even further). One of her skills also makes her next attack a guaranteed critical hit.

%%* AnIcePerson: Although it's [[MakingASplash water-elemental]] in the game.

%%* LifeDrain: Her specialty.
%%* JavelinThrower:

She joins after beating Stage 22 (harkened by the quest "Wait, Yuugi!"). She's similar to Mokou, except that all of her skills are non-elemental. Her weapon is various throwing weapons, a blunt-type weapon that mostly carry slayer effects.

* ShoutOut: The animation of "Cosmic Supercluster" heavily references that of the ever-infamous [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Super Nova]], complete with mathematical equations and a meteor flying into a sun.

* ShoutOut: "Cosmic Supercluster's" animation heavily evokes that of the ever-infamous [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Super Nova]], complete with mathematical equations and a meteor flying into a sun.

* SuperMode: Her [[LimitBreak Last Word]], "Sakuya's World" gives her immense stat boost and 100 Exorcism.

* BlackMage: She's the second offensive spellcaster after Marisa, and she can use all elements, but mostly they're fire, water, earth, and lightning.

* ShoutOut: Cosmic Supercluster's animation heavily evokes that of the ever-infamous [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Super Nova]], complete with mathematical equations and a meteor flying into a sun.