History Characters / TouhouMainCharacters

* GreenEyedMonster: Some works hint that she was (is?) jealous over how [[BrilliantButLazy Reimu]] never had to expend any effort to become strong while [[HardWorkHardlyWorks she had to work hard to even reach her level]], and in ''Antimony of Common Flowers'' her Dream World self ([[BeneathTheMask which states your true feelings]]) reveals that she secretly resents how Reimu and Yukari are always the ones saving the day and not her.

* DarkIsNotEvil: She wears dark-colored clothing, though she's one of the heroes.

* BonusBoss: The last extra boss of ''Shuusou Gyoku'', the first game of ''Touhou'''s sister series, ''Seihou''. She also shows up in ''VideoGame/MagicPengel''.

* CanonImmigrant: Reimu's [[SmartBomb signature attack]] ''Fantasy Seal'' originates from her appearance as a BonusBoss in ''VideoGame/MagicPengel''; its name is derived from that game's keyword system.

** Reimu's ability is ''the power to float in the sky'', which every girl in the series is capable of doing already. Except then you reach [[BonusBoss Fantasy Nature]]. ZUN's description: "Supreme Master-Art. With Reimu's ability to float, she [[{{Intangibility}} floats away from physical reality]] and becomes invincible. If it wasn't [[HoldingBackThePhlebotinum just for play]] (with time limit), no one could beat her by any method". She can't be hurt, and the only way to win is to wait for her timer to run out while she's free to bombard her opponent at her leisure.

** While she isn't the type of person one can befriend easily, a combination of DefeatMeansFriendship and OppositesAttract make her attractive, in a non-romantic sense, to strong/friendly youkai, particularly those who have served as either the FinalBoss or BonusBoss of a ''Touhou'' game. The best examples of this in action are Remilia Scarlet, ''Touhou's'' first Windows-era final boss and partly the reason why the Spell Card System was first created, Yukari Yakumo, Reimu's on-and-off mentor/employer and occasional MysteriousBacker, and the aforementioned Three Fairies of Light, who were initially nuisances but after invoking DefeatMeansFriendship (by [[CurbStompBattle getting instantly destroyed]] by her) are now on much better terms despite their pranks.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFovQWYiJEw "Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients"]] from her cameo as a BonusBoss in ''[[VideoGame/{{Seihou}} Shuusou Gyoku]]'', remixed for ''Touhou Hisoutensoku''. Also has a variant, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bS0Y2if3wU "Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Red and White"]] on the ''Dolls in Pseudo Paradise'' music CD, which got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LDlVSDiMIs remixed]] for ''Urban Legend in Limbo''.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Marisa actively shuns human interaction -- to the point that she willingly lives in a {{youkai}}-infested forest -- but doesn't have any problems with human contact as evidenced by her frequent trips into the Human Village, she has multiple obsessions that she seems to abandon as often as she acquires them, has [[StickyFingers no sense of personal property]], is a [[TrashOfTheTitans severe hoarder]], an [[ConsummateLiar unapologetic mythomaniac]], and is [[BloodKnight belligerent and trigger-happy]] even by [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Gensoukyou standards]]. It is repeatedly noted that she is much more like a youkai than a human, which would put her into BlueAndOrangeMorality if it wasn't for the fact that she's determined to retain her humanity.

* BonusBoss: In both ''Shuusou Gyoku'' and ''Fairy Wars''. Granted, in the latter case she's the BonusBoss for ''[[SmallNameBigEgo Cirno]]''.

* FourIsDeath: If Marisa is a boss in the game, she will ''always'' be the fourth boss in the game, and always rather tough. In addition, she is different in nature every time. In ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'', she is also the [[TheDragon Penultimate Boss]]; in ''Lotus Land Story'', she is a normal boss. In ''Imperishable Night'', she is also a midboss, and in ''Great Fairy Wars'', which only has three stages, she is the [[BonusBoss Extra Boss]], making her, again, the 4th boss in the story.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqVdSnuEWQ "The Witches' Ball ~ Magus"]] from her cameo as a BonusBoss in ''[[{{VideoGame/Seihou}} Shuusou Gyoku]]''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI1gNmUnD_M "Magus Night"]] from her appearance as the BonusBoss of ''Fairy Wars''. Apparently started as a "Witches' Ball" remix that got out of hand. It later got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dHMVmhBogk remixed]] for ''Hopeless Masquerade''.

A magician who lives in the Forest of Magic, Marisa first appeared as the Stage 4 boss of ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' and became a playable character in every game afterwards, eventually becoming the secondary protagonist of the ''Touhou'' series. In the Windows games Marisa is established as Reimu's best friend and FriendlyRival, with the two being inseperable in the manga. In contrast to Reimu, who was [[BornWinner strong from the day she was born]], Marisa is a completely normal human with no innate supernatural abilities... not that she let that slow her down. Nowadays she takes pride in her status as an "[[BossSubtitles Ordinary Magician]]" who earned her spot in Gensokyo's list of notables [[SelfMadeMan through nothing but persistence and hard work]].

* AssKicksYou: an attack in the fighting games, known as the "Flying Doombutt" for its surprisingly high damage and range. As it makes Marisa immune to projectiles, it has given rise to an obscure meme known as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Marisa's Bulletproof Bloomers]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She beats up youkai she suspects of stealing, fights and insults multiple characters solely because they annoyed her, and even fights ''[[MessianicArchetype Byakuren]]'' out of sheer annoyance. However, she does have her [[PetTheDog nicer moments]]. Also, ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'' reveals through [[{{Telepathy}} Miko]] that despite how she acts, she truly desires a peace that doesn't require violence.

* AsiansLoveTea: She's Japanese and she takes tea breaks about every thirty seconds. Marisa ribs her about it.

* SignatureHeadgear: She's never seen without her comically oversized witch's hat.

* AsiansLoveTea: She takes tea breaks about every thirty seconds. Marisa ribs her about it.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She takes tea breaks about every thirty seconds. Marisa ribs her about it.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Touhou 18.5 has Marisa as the sole playable character. [[spoiler: It also confirms her as the canonical heroine in Unconnected Marketeers; and gives her first canonical victory over Reimu.]]

** [[spoiler:Marisa FINALLY gets a canonical victory over Reimu in 100th Black Market.]]

* KleptomaniacHero: What her chronic hording has a habit of turning her into.
** Her desire to collect all the ability cards is explicitly stated to be her motivation for getting involved in Unconnected Marketeers and 100th Black Market.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Touhou 18.5 has Marisa as the sole playable character. [[spoiler: It also confirms her as the canonical heroine in Unconnected Marketeers; and gives her her first canonical victory over Reimu.]]

* BerserkButton:
** Messing with the Hakurei Shrine is a very good way to bring down Reimu's wrath on your head, as the first two games and ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'' demonstrated.
** ''Forbidden Scrollery'' demonstrates that [[MagicEnhancement turning yourself into a youkai]] is a good way to get yourself exterminated by Reimu. [[spoiler:'''[[KilledOffForReal Horrifically literally]]'''.]] She tolerates beings such as magician youkai though, who used to be humans, so presumably what infuriated her was the method of the transformation, or the specific type of youkai. Or alternatively, it could be the fact that it was a human from the village who did this. Like, for instance...

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her eyes are red in her debut in ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' and in the title screen of ''100th Black Market''. She also a powerful fighter, with Genji once even {{lampshad|eHanging}}ing the "Take Warning" part.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her eyes are red in her debut in ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' and she's a powerful fighter. Genji even {{lampshade|Hanging}}s the "Take Warning" part.

* WindsOfDestinyChange: Reimu's ultimate technique ''Fantasy Nature'' simply turns [[BornLucky her natural ability to go with the flow]] UpToEleven for a few minutes, to the point where [[{{Roboteching}} her projectiles aim themselves]] and [[{{Intangibility}} any attack passes through her without harm]].

* NiceHat: She's never seen without her comically oversized witch's hat.

** Despite all being written by ZUN, each of the official manga tends to focus on different aspects of Reimu's personality: in ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' she's a laid-back CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass who's often the StraightMan to the Three Fairies' {{Zany Scheme}}s, in ''Manga/SilentSinnerInBlue'' she's the OnlySaneMan compared to everyone else in Remilia's invasion group, in ''Manga/WildAndHornedHermit'' she's a dim-witted UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist obsessed with [[GetRichQuickScheme get-rich-quick schemes]], and in ''Manga/ForbiddenScrollery'' she's a dedicated PragmaticHero who struggles with the weight of her position.

* SignatureHeadgear: She's well known for her large red-and-white bow and her "hair tubes".

* SupernaturalIsPurple: Wears purple in her PC-98 appearances.

** Even though Reimu is Gensokyo's main youkai-exterminator, her shrine is often regarded as a "youkai shrine" that is often plagued with youkai, something that often prevents her from getting donations. While this is mostly exaggerated by the human villagers and others, the shrine is home to Aunn Komano, a komainu-turned-youkai (though she's friendly), and 4 fairy pranksters: the Three Fairies of Light (who live in a Mongolian Oak directly on the border behind the shrine) and Clownpiece the hell fairy (who lives directly under the shrine). Suika Ibuki, a perpetually drunk oni, also lived with her for a while before moving into Bhava-Agra.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her eyes are red in her debut in ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'' and she's a powerful fighter.