History Recap / TheEpilogue

* CatSmile: {{C|atGirl}}hen has a couple.

* TakeThat: Remilia is involved in one against ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', with Remilia summarizing it as follows: "a ridiculous book series about vampires, and their wars with the cursed werewolves, but in this book series, it was all over a conceited human girl. There is no way that would happen in [[ThisIsReality the real world...]]" She even jokingly calls Edward Cullen her "insane cousin Edward".

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] entirely with Demi. He has been shown to be among the more hard-working members of Youmu and the Half-ghosts, as well as the founder, and even gets to duet with [[TheFaceOfTheBand the singer]], Youmu, as well as being the one who's designed their own personal house. He's certainly just as instrumental to Youmu and the Half Ghosts, if not more so, than Youmu herself.

* HasTwoMommies: Patricia has these [[SubvertedTrope and one daddy]]. Well, two female raising figures and a male. None seem romantically involved with each other...

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Remilia, after twenty years of life without Patchouli, has taken up reading books regularly, which suggests she misses the presence of a bookworm in the mansion. Also, [[spoiler:when Marisa is unconscious for a lengthy amount of time, Reimu gets genuinely worried about her, and even says that she loves her. Marisa then wakes up, saying '[[ShoutOut That was seriously the gayest thing I have ever heard.]] [[Machinima/ArbyNTheChief Lesbian.]]'.]]

* ShoutOut: To ''Machinima/ArbyNTheChief'' (emulating TheMovie's GayMoment), VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes (Ran in an Alice Twilight cosplay), VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 (One of Ran's attacks involves using her LaserBlades in conjunction with a form of telekinesis that causes the hilts of the blades to glow fluorescent green) and ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' (Yutaka and Patchouli as robo-pirates, Dawitsu as Admiral Razorbeard, piloting [[HumongousMecha the Grolgoth]]). Dawitsu also makes a brief shout out to VideoGame/TeamFortress2 by using his spy kit to sneak up on Reimu and frighten her with a JumpScare.

* MetaGuy: Yukari and Yuyuko. They both know the series is ending, and behave as such. Yukari even seems to reference the works of the Touhou fandom in general as part of a bizarrely touching speech about how Gensokyo, being a creation of a mortal man, [[AuthorExistenceFailure will eventually die]], yet hope exists as fans propagate the series so much more than the original works themselves. Also, Reimu, Marisa, Jean, Patricia, and Dawitsu all have their moments as Meta Guys/Gals.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Marisa may be old, but she still knows how to master spark.

* HookHand: If [[http://duwee-davisii.deviantart.com/#/d5m3vfo this picture]] is anything to judge by, Yutaka and Patchouli have them when cosplaying as [[VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}} Robo-pirates]], and Dawitsu himself has a peg-leg.

* HumongousMecha: Dawitsu gets to pilot the ''freakin [[VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}} Grolgoth!]]''.

* ShoutOut: To ''Machinima/ArbyNTheChief'' (emulating TheMovie's GayMoment), VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes (Ran in an Alice Twilight cosplay), VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 (One of Ran's attacks involves using her LaserBlades in conjunction with a form of telekinesis that causes the hilts of the blades to glow fluorescent green) and ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}'' (Yutaka and Patchouli as robo-pirates, Dawitsu as Admiral Razorbeard, piloting [[HumongousMecha the Grolgoth]]). Dawitsu also makes a brief shout out to VideoGame/TeamFortress2 by using his spy kit to sneak up on Reimu and frighten her with a JumpScare.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: ''[[SmallNameBigEgo Cirno]]'', of all people, manages to freeze Dawitsu and Yutaka, the former of which is a BiggerBad [[HeroOfAnotherStory Of Another Story]] and the latter is a WillfullyWeak HypercompetentSidekick with almost God-like terrain manipulation skills. It takes [[PersonOfMassDestruction Flandre]] to save them from her. Damn, Cirno...

* DeathOfTheAuthor: Vaguely {{discussed|Trope}} In-universe by Yuyuko, who says on the matter, 'Then he becomes a ghost. An influence, for want of a better word. When a writer of a universe dies, [[TropesAreNotBad the universe becomes more alive than ever before]], and all who read also define the characters, rather than it being limited to the scope of the original writer. In which case... genii may exist in Gensokyo after all...'

* HoldingHands: Marisa and Jean... they try to be affectionate in an experiment to see if they're right for each other, [[SubvertedTrope and it's so painfully awkward that they decide to call it a day]]. [[spoiler:However, later on, when all is said and done, and they [[{{Metafiction}} 'feel a conclusion coming']], they [[DoubleSubversion hold each other's hands as they sleep anyway]], [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments showing that]] [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther they really do love each other]].]]

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: You know Tokage Reiketsu? The {{Jerkass}} [[TrollFic bad fanfiction writer]]? She's now a successful writer. Of romance novels, at that. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope However, she owes a large portion of her success to Hebiko]], who improves her work secretly. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments She ends up giving up her work in order to give Hebiko due credit, telling her fans as such in her last Author's Note.]]]]

* GenreSavvy: Both Reimu and Marisa instantly conclude that because Flandre's sword has gone missing, Dawitsu must have stolen it ''again''.

* IHateYouVampireDad: Remilia is GenreSavvy enough to be aware of this trope, and that's why she never turns anyone, willing or not, into a vampire- she would most likely end up just making a powerful enemy for herself. Flandre isn't cynical enough to think that ''all'' cases will turn out this way, though.

* {{Lolicon}}: Reimu thinks Dawitsu is one, and so she advises that Patricia stay away from him. She couldn't be more wrong about him, and Dawitsu just wants to be friends with Patricia, probably hoping for a less strained relationship with next generation's shrine maiden than the current.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Remilia, after twenty years of life without Patchouli, has taken up reading books regularly, which suggests she misses the presence of a bookworm in the mansion. Also, [[spoiler:when Marisa is unconscious for a lengthy amount of time, Reimu gets genuinely worried about her, and even says that she loves her. Marisa then wakes up, saying '[[ShoutOut That was seriously the gayest thing I have ever heard.]] [[ArbyNTheChief Lesbian.]]'.]]

* ShoutOut: To ArbyNTheChief (emulating TheMovie's GayMoment), VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes (Ran in an Alice Twilight cosplay), VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 (One of Ran's attacks involves using her LaserBlades in conjunction with a form of telekinesis that causes the hilts of the blades to glow fluorescent green) and ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}'' (Yutaka and Patchouli as robo-pirates, Dawitsu as Admiral Razorbeard, piloting [[HumongousMecha the Grolgoth]]). Dawitsu also makes a brief shout out to VideoGame/TeamFortress2 by using his spy kit to sneak up on Reimu and frighten her with a JumpScare.

* TheObiWan: Reimu is this to Patricia, and unlike Jean and Marisa, is more likely to criticize Patricia, and thus [[CruelToBeKind improve her]].

* ShoutOut: To ArbyNTheChief (emulating TheMovie's GayMoment), NoMoreHeroes (Ran in an Alice Twilight cosplay), VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 (One of Ran's attacks involves using her LaserBlades in conjunction with a form of telekinesis that causes the hilts of the blades to glow fluorescent green) and ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}'' (Yutaka and Patchouli as robo-pirates, Dawitsu as Admiral Razorbeard, piloting [[HumongousMecha the Grolgoth]]). Dawitsu also makes a brief shout out to VideoGame/TeamFortress2 by using his spy kit to sneak up on Reimu and frighten her with a JumpScare.

* ArtificialLimbs: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Ran's got six robotic arms, but they're not to replace any lost limbs- they're simply part of her Alice Twilight cosplay.

* BabiesEverAfter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]- ''no'' [[OfficialCouple Official Couples]] end up having children. [[spoiler:It's implied Dawitsu and Ran want them, but cannot for some reason, presumably infertility of one party.]]

* BilingualBonus: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. Jean noticeably speaks less French in this book due to now spending twenty years in an English speaking area, and no longer keeps his snarky comments in his own language. Marisa says she misses the times that he did.
* BittersweetEnding: The series ends on a [[spoiler:bizarrely [[{{Metafiction}} Metafictional front]]- the characters all seem to know that something is coming to an end, yet continue doing what it is they're doing, happy exactly where they are, all while Yuyuko and Yukari sing 'We'll meet again' by Vera Lynn a la the equally [[PostModernism Post-Modern]] {{Freakazoid}}. It's surprisingly just as poignant.]]

* CaptainObvious: Sakuya does this to [[ObfuscatingStupidity obfuscate stupidity]], saying relating to the AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield she, Reimu, Marisa and Patricia are in, '...hmm, you don't think that space is being altered, do you?'. Naturally, Reimu [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this, asking how she didn't notice sooner.
* CatSmile: [[CatGirl Chen]] has a couple.

* CounterpointDuet: Demi and Youmu have one which is apparently one of their singles for Youmu and the Half Ghosts. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that they do agree on some things, it's more a playful occasional disagreement in song.

* DeathOfTheAuthor: Vaguely [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] In-universe by Yuyuko, who says on the matter, 'Then he becomes a ghost. An influence, for want of a better word. When a writer of a universe dies, [[TropesAreNotBad the universe becomes more alive than ever before]], and all who read also define the characters, rather than it being limited to the scope of the original writer. In which case... genii may exist in Gensokyo after all...'
* DiscontinuityNod: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Reimu and Marisa, who argue over who solved the incident in Touhou 10. Of course, the real answer depends on what the player chose when playing the games, so there is no right answer...

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: In-universe. Dawitsu is pretentiously overanalyzing RomeoAndJuliet when acting as an English Teacher in the Human Village.
* {{Fanservice}}: Ran in an [[NoMoreHeroes Alice Twilight]] cosplay, and if [[http://duwee-davisii.deviantart.com/#/d5m3vfo this picture]] is anything to go by, Yutaka and Patchouli as robo-pirates.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Minoriko Aki, ''and how''... it seems Dawitsu's scheme mentioned in ''Yutaka's Big Fat Youkai Wedding'' paid off, as now Minoriko is not only God of the Harvest, but also God of Seasons and the Passing of [[TimeMaster Time]]. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and she has some really cool sunglasses, too.]]

* HasTwoMummies: Patricia has these [[SubvertedTrope and one daddy]]. Well, two female raising figures and a male. None seem romantically involved with each other...

* HoldingHands: Marisa and Jean... they try to be affectionate in an experiment to see if they're right for each other, [[SubvertedTrope and it's so painfully awkward that they decide to call it a day]]. [[spoiler:However, later on, when all is said and done, and they [[{{Metafiction}} 'feel a conclusion coming']], they [[DoubleSubvertedTrope hold each others hands as they sleep anyway]], [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming showing that]] [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther they really do love each other]].]]

* HypocriticalHumor: Jean reprimanding the now adult Marisa on stealing magical knowledge to further her own power when that's exactly what he and his theological idol, Byakuren have done in the past. Naturally, Marisa's there to [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] his hypocrisy.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Reimu says about how Dawitsu is pretty hard to fight when he's only attacking ForTheLulz, and would hate to see him fight seriously, and Marisa points out that they had, and that he was just as easy to beat, suggesting that perhaps he just [[StopHavingFunGuys takes games very seriously]].

* ImmortalImmaturity: Flandre has gotten better in this respect, and it seems twenty years of actually experiencing the world has done her some good. Remilia has also begun to read in a manner similar to Patchouli, though that could be [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther for different reasons...]]

* IneffectualDeathThreats: Reimu gives some to Dawitsu, who [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how ineffectual it is.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: You know Tokage Reiketsu? The {{Jerkass}} [[TrollFic bad fanfiction writer]]? She's now a successful writer. Of romance novels, at that. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope However, she owes a large portion of her success to Hebiko]], who improves her work secretly. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming She ends up giving up her work in order to give Hebiko due credit, telling her fans as such in her last Author's Note]].]]

* LargeHam: Dawitsu for the most part has calmed down. And yet when he's acting as a [[spoiler:nostalgia mission villain,]] he's right back into ChewingTheScenery. Also, his [[{{Halo}} 343 Guilty Spark]]-based {{Mooks}} are certainly this. Ran and Sakuya also become large hams as part of the {{Masquerade}}.

* LaserBlade: Ran has these as part of her [[NoMoreHeroes Alice Twilight]] cosplay.

* ManChild: Marisa, to some extent. She ''still'' isn't bored of adventuring, even at 36. Reimu regresses into one temporarily due to Dawitsu's {{Plan}} succeeding.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Yukari assumes Yuyuko is being this to Youmu, but in fact, she isn't. Yukari is simply overthinking the situation.

* NonActionGuy: Jean gets demoted to this. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the Narration, who says he himself is disappointed about being demoted to a mere babysitter.

* NotAllowedToGrowUp: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Twenty years have passed, so all major human characters (Reimu, Marisa, Sakuya and Jean) have all aged considerably. Jean now has established grey hair, and even minor background characters, like one of Dawitsu and Yutaka's human students have all aged accordingly (the student has grown up to become a fellow teacher).

* PaperTalisman: For the first time in the series, the fight scenes take into account that the paper talismans used by Reimu are, in fact, [[ShapedLikeItself made of paper]], and thus have absolutely no effect on the non-living UFO mooks sent by Dawitsu. Shame [[MoreDakka Marisa]] is there with alternate measures...

* ShipTease: Youmu and Demi have [[InvokedTrope invoked]] this between themselves to trick the tabloids and give them more fame. However, there's nothing that says there isn't genuine chemistry there too...

* SoreLoser: Dawitsu, when he's about to lose to Reimu and Marisa: '...oh, you have ''got'' to be kidding me! Since when did this thing form around ''me''? Oh, crap, I know what's coming next...'. He then proceeds to [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this trope by weakly saying (while staggering from his injuries) '...but... it isn't about winning... it's... about...' before Ran asks if he's okay, to which he says he's going to retire from consciousness for a bit.
* SpeakInUnison: Yutaka and Patchouli do this a couple of times, to creepy effect. It doesn't help that one time they do it, they're [[LesYay holding each other's hands]].

* ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: Patchouli's reaction to hearing about Ran's NoodleIncident is "...perhaps the pursuit of knowledge is not always healthy. Let's drop it...". Good advice, Patchy. Good advice.

* VerbalTic: It seems that this book has revealed Yutaka's inability to refer to Dawitsu as anything other than 'Boss' is one of these, as ''twenty years'' after leaving Dawitsu's services, Yutaka still calls him 'Boss', something that Dawitsu himself [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]].
* VillainBall: Dawitsu [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope deliberately, and holds it [[spoiler:throughout his fake nostalgia incident.]]

* WhoWantsToLiveForever / LivingForeverIsAwesome: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Jean's thoughts. He eventually picks the former attitude.

* YouCantFightFate: Implied to be the case when Reimu and Marisa decide to go and retrieve Laevateinn from Dawitsu themselves along with Sakuya even though they could have just sent Patricia. The implication is that [[spoiler:even Remilia went along with Dawitsu's fake nostalgia incident, fating the others to go along with it too.]]

* HookHand: If [[http://duwee-davisii.deviantart.com/#/d5m3vfo this picture]] is anything to judge by, Yutaka and Patchouli have them when cosplaying as [[{{Rayman2}} Robo-pirates]], and Dawitsu himself has a peg-leg.

* HumongousMecha: Dawitsu gets to pilot the ''freakin [[{{Rayman2}} Grolgoth!]]''.

* ShoutOut: To ArbyNTheChief (emulating TheMovie's GayMoment), NoMoreHeroes (Ran in an Alice Twilight cosplay), VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 (One of Ran's attacks involves using her LaserBlades in conjunction with a form of telekinesis that causes the hilts of the blades to glow fluorescent green) and {{Rayman2}} (Yutaka and Patchouli as robo-pirates, Dawitsu as Admiral Razorbeard, piloting [[HumongousMecha the Grolgoth]]). Dawitsu also makes a brief shout out to VideoGame/TeamFortress2 by using his spy kit to sneak up on Reimu and frighten her with a JumpScare.