History Tropers / PuzzarianIdeal

* '''[[Characters/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight Eirin Yagokoro]], Goddess of [[ChemistryCanDoAnything Creative Chemistry]]''' (Brain of the Moon, Town/Hourai Pharmacist, The Lunarian That Offers Medicine As Needed) as a Greater Goddess in the Hall of Pantheon/FieldsOfScience (House of Pantheon/{{Science}})

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[[folder:Kasen Ibaraki]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Kasen Ibaraki]], Goddess of [[CoverIdentityAnomaly Lacking Disguise Knowledge]]''' (Kasen: [[MeaningfulName Ibaraki-douji]], [[MeaningfulRename Ibarakasen]], One-Armed Horned Hermit, The Hermit, Protagonist of the Main Part, One-Armed Horned Hermit Costuming Shrine Maiden of Hakurei Shrine, Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes, Covet! The Hermit Who Grants Wishes, Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit, Wile and Cunning Oni/Crafty and Treacherous Oni, Mountain Hermit | [[spoiler: Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm: The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice]])
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top left to right: Mukou the raijuu, Kume the eagle, Kasen, [[spoiler: Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm]]]]
* Greater Goddess (though prefers to mostly fight as an Intermediate Goddess)
* Symbol: A bandage-wrapped hand with a stemless pink rose in its open palm
* Theme Song: [[https://youtu.be/52xbP44bQA8 Battlefield of the Flower Threshold]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: '''[[CoverIdentityAnomaly Having no idea what a “Taoist Hermit” actually is]], HermitGuru''', AmbiguouslyHuman, [[TheAlcoholic Sake Enjoyer]], TheBeastmaster, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Strange Ethics]], CompassionateCritic, HandicappedBadass, [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Her Name Really Is “Kasen”]], HornedHumanoid, {{Oni}}, ProHumanTranshuman, PublicDomainCharacter, SweetTooth, WillfullyWeak
** [[spoiler:Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm: '''[[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil In An Arm]]''', DarkSecret, ObviouslyEvil, BloodKnight, VileVillainSaccharineShow, LiteralSplitPersonality, WalkingSpoiler]]
* Domains: Hermitry, Arms, Flowers, Animals
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView Komachi Onozuka]] (shared with [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki]]), [[Characters/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Characters/TouhouSideGames Suika Ibuki]], her animals (Koutei the dragon, Kume & Kanda the eagles, Mukou the raijuu, & Houso the tiger)
* Followers: [[Characters/YuGiOhCardGame Visas Starfrost]]
* Allies:
** The Sages of Gensokyo: [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]], [[{{Pantheon/Teleporting}} Okina Matara]]
** Other [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Touhou]] deities: '''[[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]]''', [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith The Moriya Shrine]], [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]]
** Other deities: Most of the good- and neutral-aligned deities from the House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna (especially Rexxar), [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Rem & Ram]], [[Pantheon/ColorCombinations The Masters of Spinjitzu]], [[Pantheon/TheatricVisuals Sr Pelo]], [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Ritsuka Fujimaru]], [[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints Hassan of the Cursed Arm & Hellboy]],
* Enemies: [[spoiler:Herself (or rather, her cursed arm)]], the more hostile & malicious deities from the House of Beasts And Fauna (including [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Chantel DuBois & The Dovahkiin]]), [[Pantheon/MannersOfRevival Tanya Von Degurechaff]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Bibliomania Alice]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Odio]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Gigyas]] & [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Junko]], [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} Brand X]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement Adam Taurus]]
* Opposes/Opposed by: [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Keiki Haniyasushin]], [[{{Pantheon/Titles}} Oriko Mikuni]]
* Respects: [[{{Pantheon/Swords}} Samuel Rodrigues]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement Blake Belladonna]]
* Pities: [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Yang Xiao Long]]
* Complicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri & Toyosatomimi no Miko]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Nue Houjuu]], [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Youmu Konpaku & Yuyuko Saigyouji]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Ragna The Bloodedge]], [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Momotaro]]
* Self-proclaimed to be a hermit, Kasen Ibaraki is actually many things, and hiding so much more, behind her human-like appearance, ranging from being an oni, to being a Sage of Gensokyo. However, she would much prefer living life as it is now, taking in the beauty of normalcy and calm. Despite being a kind and helpful person, however, Kasen has quite a few dark shades to her disposition and process.
* Her ascension was arranged by Yukari and Okina as a result of everything that began happening with Gensokyo and its residents since [[{{Pantheon/Currency}} Chimata Tenykuu]]’s ascension. The fallout of that event has culminated in quite a turbulent series of events for the Touhou deities, both already and newly ascended. Yukari & Okina both knew that they really needed to step up their game and catch up with the modern times of the Pantheon, so they decided to enact a plan to ascend the last known member of the Sages.
** Kasen had been mainly hanging around Reimu’s shrine up until the day she would be ascended, when both Yukari & Okina showed up before her to request her aid in something. This unnatural reunion obviously made the hermit suspicious, especially knowing of the events that occurred since the market goddess’ ascension, but given her duties as a Sage, she accepted. Once they passed through the Land of the Back Door, they found themselves at the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods, and suddenly Kasen knew- she had mainly known of the things that recently transpired, but never got involved as she wasn’t ascended. Yukari and Okina were gonna change that, much to the annoyance of the hermit.
* Regarding Reimu, Kasen is one of her closest true friends and allies, alongside Marisa…a feeling not so reciprocated by the shrine maiden at first. She once saw Kasen as an annoyance, but over time, she grew to learn and like her quite a bit. Kasen also served as TheMentor to Reimu, [[spoiler: guiding and training her for when she has to seal away her cursed arm again,]] helping her raise more money for the Hakurei Shrine, and other such tribulations. They don’t always see eye-to-eye on things, but they are very much in agreement to them whrn it comes down to it.
** Kasen, by extension, is also friends with quite a fair bit of Reimu’s camaderie. Marisa is a strong supporter of Kasen’s mentorship to Reimu, which while made the shrine maiden annoyed, it also pleased the hermit. Sanae is pretty much a neighbor to Kasen, as they both live on Youkai Mountain, and are also friendly with each other. With Sumireko, though, things are slightly more tense (especially given [[VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo what Sumireko did]]), but they still have an amicable relationship, sometimes finding excuses to visit the Outside World.
** As a Sage of Gensokyo, she has a sworn duty to maintain the land of fantasy and its integrity. However, of the trio, she is probably the most vocal when it comes to expressing her opinions on the others. Kasen, like Reimu, finds Yukari to be cowardly and annoying, pestering and bothering others into stopping or starting things for her. She echoes this for Okina as well, as well as citing that she has an idea on the inner workings of that secret god’s mind. However, in the end, she still regards them as allies, as they are just as much protectors as she is.
** Is weirded out a little by Miko’s strange infatuation towards her. Well, Kasen does call herself a “Taoist Hermit”, so it would make sense that Miko would be asking for advice from someone like her, right? Well, she may not really know the full extent of what Taoism is, but her affinity with animals and nature as well as her kindhearted personality have made her quite a fond character in the Crown Prince’s eyes and mind. Kasen isn’t sure of what to make of all of this, really.
* Ever since her ascension, Kasen has begun wandering around as usual, looking for new experiences. This has resulted in quite a few new friends and foes for her to juggle.
** The House of Beasts And Fauna welcomed the hermit with open arms (or paws? Appendages?), making her an honorary member of the House. Rexxar in particular respects her quite a lot, as she is a beastmaster in her own right, also having tamed 5 beasts like him as well as being a hermit. The rest of the Beasthood, and by extension most of the House, are also respectful of Kasen, and are more than willing to take her side if she ever is put in a tight situation.
** Howled with laughter upon seeing Sr Pelo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOAkdu3tRo recreation]] of the events that occurred within the [[VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil Scarlet Mist Incident]]. She found his playful artstyle and animation to be very endearing, as well as its tongue-in-cheek and slapstick humor sparsed with clever soundclips and effects. For a day or so, it was all Kasen can talk about to Reimu and co., who while annoyed at first, eventually decided to watch the video themselves. Since then, Sr Pelo had become a celebrated icon in Gensokyo, and is one of the few deities who have been allowed in and out of it freely without reprecussion.
** Not all is fine and dandy for the hermit, however, as there are always going to be obstacles in her life. She had been made aware of some recent threats to Gensokyo and its residents, such as Tanya, Alice ([[OverusedRunningGag not Margatroid]]), Brand X, Terumi, and older foes like Odio. She’s also found some rather unscripulous characters in the House of Beasts & Fauna, like Chantel [=DuBois=] and in her opinion, The Dovahkiin. To Touhou deities in particular, Kasen is quite a critic towards Keiki Haniyasushin, thiugh given their respective stances on animals, this shouldn’t come as a surprise; it’s also not surprising that Junko would be an enemy of Kasen’s as well, given that the divine spirit is in association with [[TheDreaded Gigyas]].
* Not many people beyond those from Gensokyo know that Kasen is actually an oni. But if you’ve researched Kasen’s last name, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki-d%C5%8Dji Ibaraki]], then it does become a bit more obvious as to what she actually is. Her supposed actual identity became one that quite a few took notice of.
** Rem & Ram, two fellow oni in the Pantheon, became acquainted with Kasen through [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Sakuya Izayoi]]. The hermit felt bad for Rem’s current condition, and adds herself to the growing list of deities who’ll help them whenever she can to restore Rem’s memories. Kasen was also acquainted with the Masters of Spinjitzu through the oni servants, who were, again, surprised to find more friendly oni in the Pantheon now, but have since become friends with her.
** Ritsuka Fujimaru, the master of Chaldea, was quick to locate Kasen, as they suspected that she was ''their'' Ibaraki-Douji. Though that wasn't really the case for Ritsuka, Kasen herself was rather unnerved of their description of Ibaraki-Douji[[spoiler:, it deeply reminds her of herself, especially when she merged with her arm to truly become Ibaraki-Douji herself]]. Thankfully, though, when the two oni did meet in Ritsuka's temple, no true animosity emerged, as they instead recounted their respective pasts without much judgment. Since then, both Ibarakis, as well as Ritsuka, have become friends.
** A deity that gives Kasen some pause is Momotaro, who along with animal companions of his own, took to taking down an island full of oni. While she was more concerned about the oni that had dealt the damage first, she was wary that Momotaro's skills with a blade are not to be underestimated. The boy himself also expressed concern about Kasen, [[spoiler: as she is Ibaraki-Douji although not as evil nor powerful without her true right arm,]] but was still nonetheless rather rattled at such a powerful oni could be around in the Pantheon- and that's not counting Kasen's heralds...
* Kasen has a myriad of abilities at her disposal, learned from her many years. Ranging from hiding her home in different ways (potentially similar to how Miko does with Senkai), channeling and manipulating light spheres, [[FlashStep instantaneous movement]], and of curse, incredible strength. She also is in possession of a magical box/cup that seems to have the ability to cure its drinker's ailments and wounds completely as well as grant them strength, but in return, their disposition becomes similar to that of an oni's. For the former, the manipulation of light orbs has gotten her the attention of ne of Miko's training buddies, Oriko Mikuni, but the hermit doesn't think too highly of her despite both of them having a bond with the Crown Prince. The House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases are quick to ask Kasen for samples of medicinal salve from her box, but she refuses to budge when it comes to that, as she states that there's other, and probably better, alternatives that they can explore first.
* [[spoiler:Kasen's main reason for training and mentoring Reimu was so that the shrine maiden can be prepared to strike her, or rather her evil self that was sealed in her severed right arm, down, so that said arm can be resealed.]] Kasen had planned quite extensively to pull this off, much like how her other fellow Sages have pulled off extensive plans of their own. Since her ascension, she has had many aspects of those events reflected in many of the deities she has seen and met with.
** Ritsuka, learning of Kasen's previous plight, referred her to the Hassan With The Cursed Arm to spend some time with. They both have cursed right arms, though compared to Kasen with hers being cut off and [[spoiler:housing her malicious and evil side]], the Hassan's right arm houses a full-on demon, and is attached to him still. Another such friendship would be struck with Hellboy, in the same house as Hassan, also with a cursed right arm. They both also happen to choose to leave behind what they used to be and become better people- and they do like animals, with Hellboy having a fondness for cats while Kasen is much less specific on her likings.
** Once watched on Sumireko's phone how Samuel Rodrigues brutally slashed off Raiden's arm, and was piqued. She wondered if that, in the unlikely event the seal for her right arm would be removed, she can call upon Sam's help instead. While their first meeting was normal and they were friendly about it, he did bring up the heated moments between Yang, Blake, and Adam, especially with the fall of Beacon. She then encountered the aforementioned trio, one by one, over the course of the following day. While she sympathized with Yang's situation and what resulted from it, she doesn't hold Adam to that degree, but maintains as much neutrality with the other as possible.
* Did you know that Kasen got banned from the House of {{Pantheon/Food}} for a few days? Many cite it as an incident caused on purpose, but the actual events were much simpler than that. The hermit once was at that House to get some food and talk to some of Reimu’s other friends, when she caught whiff of Ragna’s cooking. After a bit of chat about [[spoiler: living with cursed arms that can make them evil if unleashed/unsealed and]] and how good Ragna’s cooking is (which, of course, he didn’t [[LargeHam ham]] about), she took him to meet with her correspondents- Yuyuko and Youmu, both ghosts. [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Naturally, Ragna freaked out about seeing ghosts, which in turn caused Youmu to freak out about ghosts as well]], and now both have their weapons drawn, shrink-eyed and scared. However, Ragna in particular laid eyes at a table where Byakuren Hijiri and her disciples sat- including Nue; his fear becoming rage, he took off and went to assault the alien for that nasty scare she inflicted upon him a while back, which devolved into a brief but full blown battle across the House. [[{{Scapegoat}} And then everyone but Ragna & Nue (who blamed each other) pinned the situation on Kasen, the only noncombatant in that whole ordeal]]; thankfully, Eiki and co. knew what actually happened, and only gave a light sentencing to the hermit in the form of a three-day ban.
--> '''Yukari:''' That’s the spirit! Now you’ve really become a resident of Gensokyo!
--> '''Okina:''' An impressive feat, indeed- what an incident you’ve managed to cause, Ibaraki.
--> '''Kasen, annoyed:''' Another word from either of you and I’m going to apply intense percussive therapy on your smug faces.
* Can be found in the Hall of {{Pantheon/Disguises}} & Pantheon/IdentityIssues.

-> [[Pantheon/CommonColors "Do you think that classical, behind-the-times youkai like yourselves can stand up to this era's humans and their collective knowledge?"]]
-> "Humans truly have become foolish. Have you forgotten the enigmatic terror of the youkai? Have you forgotten the mind-numbing darkness of the night?"

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[[folder:Eirin Yagokoro]]
'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Eirin Yagokoro]], Goddess of [[ChemistryCanDoAnything Creative Chemistry]]''' (Brain of the Moon, Town/Hourai Pharmacist, The Lunarian That Offers Medicine As Needed)
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* Greater Goddess (formerly Intermediate Goddess, not wanting to outrank Kaguya Houraisan’s position previously)
* Theme: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAy3nlATLkk Gensokyo Millennium - History of the Moon]]
* Symbol: A crescent moon incorporated into a drawn bow
* Alignment: TrueNeutral (Used to be LawfulNeutral)
* Portfolio: '''[[AlchemyIsMagic The Ability to]] [[ChemistryCanDoAnything Create Any Drug]], UndyingLoyalty [[DragonInChief Towards Kaguya]]''', [[HypercompetentSidekick Manager of Eientei]], [[{{Lunacy}} Moon Person]], TheArchmage, SpaceElf, InsufferableGenius, [[BeenThereShapedHistory Presumed Cause of Apollo 13’s Failure]], ArcherArchetype, [[OurGodsAreDifferent Presumably Omoikane]], MadDoctor, TheMedic, TheProfessor, [[TimeAbyss Maybe]] [[Really700YearsOld 25+ Million Years Old]], [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels Betrayed The Lunarians]] [[TookALevelInKindness And Has Been Friendlier Since]]
* Domains: Medicine, Pharmacy, Divinity, Immortality, Genius
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight Kaguya Houraisan]] (shared with Fujiwara no Mokou), [[Characters/TouhouOtherOfficialWorks The Watatsuki Sisters]], [[Characters/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom Sagume Kishin]]
* Subordinate: [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Reisen Udongein Inaba]]
* Allies:
** Touhou deities: [[Pantheon/{{Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Sanae Kochiya]], [[Pantheon/{{Loneliness}} Alice Margatroid]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Fujiwara no Mokou]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Medicine Melancholy]]
** Other deities: [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} The Medic]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Florence Nightingale]], [[Pantheon/NiceAndNasty Retsu Unohana]], [[Pantheon:ExtenralPowerSources Dr. Abraham Erskine]], [[Pantheon/BluntWeapons Sun Wukong]], [[Pantheon/PlotPoints Ghibli!Kaguya]], [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Magnolia Arch]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Sailor Moon & the Sailor Guardians]]
* Wary of: [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]]
* Unknown Relationship: [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Sakuya Izayoi]]
* Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Junko]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Chang’e]], [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Houyi]]
* Opposes: [[Pantheon/CombatSkill Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]]
* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Undead}} Nekron]]''', [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Red Skull]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes The Dead Moon Circus]], [[Pantheon/SchoolTypes The Death Busters]], [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Queen Beryl]]
* Lady Yagokoro is the greatest pharmacist to ever live, at least, in terms of Gensokyoan history. Her main ability is to be able to create any drug at will- even hyperspecific ones- without too much issue or effort, allowing her to create some really insane concoctions, such as the [[SaveScumming Ultramarine]] [[CombatClairvoyance Orb Elixir]], the Dream Butterfly Pill, and of course, '''The Hourai Elixir'''. Besides this, she’s also known to be a brilliant mind, capable of tackling almost any form of scientific, mathematical, and potentially even technological subject matter, backing it up with a wide suite of magical abilities that can rival that of the Sages of Gensokyo.
** With Gensokyo becoming a quick power player in the grand stage of the Pantheon once again since [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Chimata]]’s rebellion, the Sages of Gensokyo have been looking to make sure they stay alert and have multiple checks on multiple enemies in the Pantheon. One of these enemies, Nekron, had begun to take interest in the land of fantasy again alongside other despicable foes such as Yuuki Terumi. Yukari Yakumo does bring up one thing in a Sage meeting one day- the return of Eirin Yagokoro to the Pantheon as their counter to Nekron. [[BrokenBase This naturally upset the other Sages, as they also knew that her ascension would only make things worse, leading to an intense argument.]] However, Yukari’s suggestion won out anyways, but that was merely just the first step to solving that issue.
---> '''Eirin:''' No. I won’t consider returning, at all. I only partook in the Tenkyuu Uprising by Princess Kaguya’s request, nothing more.
---> '''Yukari:''' You must trust me, Yagokoro. Your ascension will be very beneficial to us-
---> '''Eirin:''' I said no, Yukari. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Not unless Kaguya herself enters this room & wills it.]]
---> ''Kaguya enters the room the two were discussing in.''
---> '''Yukari:''' [[GilliganCut Perfect timing!]]
---> '''Eirin, turning to face Kaguya:''' …oh, greetings, Princess.
---> '''Kaguya:''' I was approached by Yukari first, and she told me about what had transpired since that counterattack. Hearing of those new troubles, I would suggest you listen to her.
---> '''Eirin:''' But, Princess-
---> '''Kaguya:''' The safety of Eientei & Gensokyo seems to be threatened by much more powerful deities recently. While I myself would rather not partake in these affairs, I can trust you to do those in my stead. Do you understand?
---> '''Eirin:''' …I understand, Princess.
---> '''Yukari, opening a gap:''' Now then- shall we?
** Despite being generally mutual towards most Gensokyo, the aforementioned Yukari Yakumo is one such character that Eirin is somehow scared of. This is because of how Yukari was able to fuck with her [[Manga/TouhouBougetsushou one time.]] The gap youkai orchestrated an apparently doomed mission to invade the moon, but through it she was able to obtain, and serve to the exiled Lunarian, a rare bottle of sake from the Moon. This plan was so that Eirin would be faced with an unexplainable moment, as she had previously never feared the youkai of Gensokyo before. Needless to say, this did not sit well with Eirin even to now, long after that amount of {{Troll}}ing.
* Sun Wukong was perplexed at how Eirin managed to pull off creating a substance that granted CompleteImmortality with such ease, when he had to undergo five separate processes to achieve a similar type of it. He also wanted to test such immortality's limits- so he offered to challenge the Brain of the Moon in battle in the House of Pantheon/{{Weapons}} to get a better scope of their respective immortalities. While Eirin did deny the offer of challenge, she would relay such words to Mokou, who was more than eager to try and beat down the Monkey King, while the Lunarian and her companions would watch. The fight lasted for a week, neither side managing to back down right up until Mokou decided to just walk it off, having seen enough of Wukong's strength and being impressed as a result, an opinion shared by Eirin, which resulted in a decent partnership between him and Eientei's group (+ Mokou).
* Has an up-and-down but overall positive partnership with The Medic, and that's putting it lightly. She would constantly chastise him for using live test subjects for his medical experiments, an accusation that the Medic would always ricochet by bringing up how she distributes & tests her [[MemeticMutation shady new drugs]]. Despite this, however, they would collaborate upon trying to improve medicine as a practice overall, finding new ways to bend magic & technology towards curing others. It may indeed be a bit sketchy, but when has that stopped the progression of medicinal science, exactly?
** One such drug that Eirin had concocted is the Kochoumugan, or the Dream Butterfly Pill, which gives its users pleasant dreams as they sleep. While very few would go out of their way to buy such a product, sources have confirmed Alice Margatroid to be probably the only repeat customer for it, but the reason why is unclear. Speaking of dealings with her fellow deities from Gensokyo, she had also taken an interest in the humanity-hating doll, Medicine Melancholy. Eirin has taken a particular interest in Medicine's poison, but like with Alice's motive for the Kochumugan, nobody else (probably not even Medicine) knows the reason why the Lunarian has such an interest. As for Reisen Udongein Inaba, she serves as Eirin's main subordinate, not just because she's also a Lunarian exile, but for her talents & abilities- her telepathic powers allow her to spy on the Lunar Capital, but most of the time, she just simply works as a peddler in the Human Village for Eientei's brand of pharmaceuticals.
* Was the one who initially recommended to fellow medicine-practicing deity Retsu Unohana of the idea of ascending Florence Nightingale, the '''Goddess of [[TheMedic Medicine]]''', presumably over lunch. When both Retsu & Florence eventually learned of Eirin’s reascension, both were glad of that being the case. They quickly caught each other up what they’ve been doing since the Lunarian’s first departure from the Pantheon, as well as learning of other new doctors & physicians.
** Some members of the Franchise/{{Marvel}} Universe have certain affinities with the Lunarian. For instance, Dr. Erskine often consults with Eirin alongside the GUAG for notes on how to continue improving the [[SuperSerum Super Soldier Serum]], which she usually responds to with tips & positivity. However, this has earned her a few foes as well, such as Red Skull, whose contempt towards Erskine has allowed him to put his attention toward the Lunarian as well, and found her to be quite a considerable foe that has the capacity to throw a wrench in his plans with her intelligence & immortality.
* Eirin's relations with the Moon, its inhabitants, and anyone else related are, to say the least, rather complicated. At first, she was heralded as the Sage of the Moon, an esteemed position belonging to the most brilliant minds of Lunar society. However, with the help of Princess Kaguya, she would manufacture the Hourai Elixir (man this drink really is that important), and would end up with Kaguya's exile as a result of her drinking it. Years pass until Eirin and a few others were sent to Earth to retrieve the princess, but she would instead kill the other emissaries and stay with Kaguya on Earth, and they'd remain for a few hundred years, until the Lunarians finally locked on to their locale. [[VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight What ensued was one of Gensokyo's most intense incidents]], which involved [[BadMoonRising moon masking]], [[TheNightThatNeverEnds a mask on the masked moon]] that was [[WhatTheHellHero caused by the ones trying to stop it]], all the while the heroines themselves [[PoorCommunicationKills are at odds with each other]] (and as a bonus, she was surprised to see Sakuya Izayoi, the Scarlet Devil Mansion's maid there, but only Eirin knows why). And from there, things only get stranger for Eirin, regardless of where she is.
** The Imperishable Night incident wasn't the only high-profile Lunarian incident that Eirin had to get involved in, because hoo boy this one was a ride in the making. First starting off in the [[VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo Urban Legend incident]], a mysterious Occult Ball that is separate from the rest would make itself known; this Ball happens to be that of the Lunar Capital, and with it, the Lunarians would then launch [[VideoGame/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom one of the most daring invasions in Gensokyo history]]. In order to stop Earth from being [[HostileTerraforming purified]], Eirin developed a special elixir, known as the Ultramarine Orb Elixir, that would allow the heroines (Reimu, Marisa, Sanae, and eventually, Eirin's own subordinate Reisen) to be free of impurity and take the fight to the culprit. This had been the plan of Sagume Kishin (who [[GreaterScopeVillain also was responsible in a way for the Urban Legend incident]]) all along; she would openly set up her back-up plan to invade Gensokyo so that its resident resolvers would get up and deal with her, and should they succeed, [[MoralPragmatist she would then drop the back-up plan and send them]] to deal with whoever's attacking the Lunarians: the divine spirit Junko.
** The Hourai Elixir is Eirin’s crown jewel in her vast history of chemistry & knowledge, and it’s one that has seen contention by just about everyone who’s heard about it. It grants an absurdly perfect form of CompleteImmortality and eternal youth to the imbiber, to the point of removing them completely from the cycle of life and death ''forever'' - even nonsense like time travel or paradoxes will fail to kill anything that has ever tasted Hourai. She's been under heavy pressure by multiple other powerful deities in the Pantheon to reveal the exact composition of the Elixir, but she points to [[Pantheon/InsaneBehavior Albedo Piazolla]] as the exact sort of thing she wants to avoid with this- the Elixir's effects are ''permanent'', and it's below someone of her dignity to invoke IWarnedYou.
** The existence of the Hourai Elixir alone has put Eirin close to the top of Nekron's shitlist, and especially so since it [[NoSell avoids just about every form of removal]], including TimeTravel and [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet paradoxes]]. What's worse for the leader of the GUAD, however, is that ''Eirin herself drank the Elixir as well'', so killing her would be virtually impossible. Eirin, and by extension Kaguya & Mokou, have made the GUAD's shortlist of permanent enemies, as they have become just too sticky to truly remove from existence thanks to the perfect immortality the Hourai Elixir provides. In kind, those at Eientei are more than willing to put them in their place if they ever do so much as try, so if one intends to take the fight to Nekron and his allies, the Hourai immortals are crucial to ensuring any form of success.
** Eirin's personal thoughts on Junko, Houyi, & Chang'e and the whole debacle surrounding the trio are best described as "rather divided". To briefly recap, here's what happened: Houyi got essentially two bottles of the Hourai Elixir, Chang'e drank both and ascended, then Houyi decided to kill a few birds, and one of them landed on Junko's son resulting in his death, so in a [[DisproportionateRetribution disproportional]] form of EquivalentExchange, Junko now set out to kill Chang'e...who's immortal. And then it got worse when all three became part of the Pantheon at different times, and all three had also known that Eirin was here before them, and they naturally had their own respective opinions- usually negative- about her. For Houyi, he states that her deliverance of the Hourai Elixir to Chang'e started this whole feud, and for Junko, she wants revenge on the Lunarians as Chang’e is associated with them, and are therefore associated in a way to her son’s killer, Houyi. Chang’e herself is the only one who is accepting of Eirin, as she knew that drinking the Elixir was a bad choice in and of itself, but still did so nowadays. In terms of Eirin’s own thoughts, she is very much guilty of what she did to Chang’e as she did to Kaguya and is sorry for it, neutral on Houyi despite his aggression towards her people for locking Chang’e away, and feels some pity for Junko, who, despite being allied with [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Gigyas]] among other things, is still someone that can be able to let go of her vengeance, and is more than willing to work with her if she asks- a goodness out of her heart and not by Kaguya’s instruction.
** Leaving behind the moon to pursue a life on Earth is a tough choice to make, but concessions had to be made in order to confirm such a decision. For Eirin, it was to punish herself for getting Kaguya exiled with the Hourai Elixir. But for Magnolia Arch, it was so that she can be together with her soulmate, Yew Genelogia. Both Eirin & Magnolia would often chat up about their lives on their respective Earths and the things they’ve learned while there, as well as the differences between their Moon cultures- including the importance of [[MoonRabbit rabbits]].
** Eirin knows very well that the currently-ascended Princess Kaguya in the Pantheon is not the one she actually serves, but still respects her as if she is. Ghibli!Kaguya found the Lunarian’s presence very soothing & enchanting, especially when Eirin visits her temple on some occassions to retell her some tales & times of history that she once shared with Touhou!Kaguya. However, there is yet another Kaguya that Eirin is very much less-approving of, and that isn’t just because of how she looks. At first, Ōtsusuki didn’t see her as a threat at all, when she heard rumors of just how powerful Eirin actually is (as she had first learned of her as an Intermediate Goddess back then), she was quick to be more apprehensive of the Brain of the Moon and what damage she can cause.
** She sees Queen Nehelenia as a disgrace to any and all lunar inhabitants everywhere, and her alongisde anyone associated with her (especially Queen Beryl) as a threat to Eientei for what they did to their own Moon civilizations, a judgement paid in kind when she was viciously struck by a coordinated attack by not just the Dead Moon Circus, but the Death Busters & Queen Beryl as well, a day after she opened Eientei up to the Sailor Guardians at Touhou!Kaguya’s request. Though she was able to clear off the chaff, her battle against Beryl herself & the Witches Five would begin to push her to her limits, only for Princess Luna [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyNightmareKnights and her crew of cohorts to intercept the fight]] by mere coincidence. By the time many Touhou deities & the Sailor Guardians came to Eirin’s aid, the battle had been turned in the Lunarian’s favor, but like with their attack on Kosuzu, the Dead Moon Circus, and now their other in-universe allies, are once again scorned by all of Gensokyo. As for Eirin’s personal thoughts on Sailor Moon in particular, she respects her as a protector & hero, [[TakeUpMySword able to carry on the legacy that Serenity, her previous incarnation, had.]]
-> ''"Young children like yourself can't stand a chance against me, an eternal being. All the scarlet history that you've built up--- Divided by my history, the result is zero. From eternity's point of view, you are but a mere instant."''
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[[folder:Tenshi Hinanawi]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Tenshi Hinanawi]], Goddess of [[DefectorFromParadise Abandoning Heaven]]''' ([[DeityOfHumanOrigin Chiko]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Hinanai]], [[FanNickname Tenko]], [[VideoGame/TouhouHisoutenScarletWeatherRhapsody Girl of the Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception]], [[VideoGame/DoubleSpoilerTouhouBunkachou Young Mistress of Bhavaagra]], [[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers Superficially Scarlet and Otherworldly Celestial]], [[Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit The Well-Fed and Well-Dressed Celestial]])
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* Greater Goddess
* Symbol: A Keystone with the Sword of Hisou stabbed into it from the top center
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVuHxCCtL9I_cI "Catastrophe in Bhava-agra ~ Wonderful Heaven"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFLOT2pO3NE "Bhava-agra as Seen Through a Child's Eyes"]]
* Alignment: ChaoticNeutral, with shades of ChaoticGood
* Portfolio: '''[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence A Celestial]]''' ([[OurAngelsAreDifferent not really an angel]]) '''[[DefectorFromParadise who finds Heaven boring]]''', [[BerserkButton doesn't like anyone to belittle her abilities]], [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt almost destroying Gensokyo]] [[ItAmusedMe because she was bored]], [[ChildrenAreInnocent a childish person]] [[ComesGreatResponsibility who doesn't know her limits]], DesignatedVillain, [[DishingOutDirt Earth-based attacks]], [[EnemiesWithDeath Enemies with Shinigami]], {{Jerkass}} ([[JerkassWithAHeartOfGold but actually nice]], [[WordOfGod according to ZUN]]), MeaningfulName, PintSizedPowerhouse, [[SecretKeeper knowledgable of Kasen's secret]], wielder of the [[SoulCuttingBlade Sword o]][[WeatherControlMachine f Hisou]]
* Domains: Earth, Weather, Deliquency
* Herald: [[Characters/TouhouSideGames Iku Nagae]]
* Allies: '''[[Pantheon/ColorCombinations Shion Yorigami]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Disguises}} Kasen]] [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Ibaraki]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Nami]], [[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} The EBF Team]] (especially Matt), [[Pantheon/TheatricConvention Donquixote Rocinante]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfSurvival Trafalgar Law]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Charlie Barkin]]
* Neutrals: [[Pantheon/{{Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]]
* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Accessories}} Donquixote Doflamingo]]
* Opposed by/Opposes: [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Eliphas]], Any and all [[TheGrimReaper grim reapers and shinigami]] (especially those in the Hall of Pantheon/DeathAndPostmortem)
* OddFriendship with: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lucifer]]
* Bored out of her skull one day, she heard stories from some of Gensokyo's residents about the Trope Pantheon and decided to visit. After hearing about the multitudes of incidents that happened there, she decided to cause some trouble in the Pantheon with unusual weather and constant earthquakes to [[ItAmusedMe join in on the fun]]. After tiring from constant combat with those who challenged her, she apologized and helped in restoring what she destroyed. This incident, coupled with how she accomplished much the same in Gensokyo, is how she attained her title…is what would've been Tenshi's ascension story if it weren't for her eventually getting bored of the Pantheon after quite a while since then, against all odds. She would not get much traction at all, as [[ForeverWar so much was going around]] back then that nobody seemed to want to waste time with her. So, well, she just packed up and left for Gensokyo again, and would remain until, you guessed it, [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]'s rebellion against [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Brand X]]. She would quickly sign up to join the frontlines, and seeing that the Pantheon has more than changed since she left, she found it a great opportunity to start fresh and return at large, much to the chagrin & excitement of many.
** It was confirmed by [[Pantheon/GamingGenres ZUN]] that Tenshi is good at heart. Despite the damage she caused during her initial ascension, the only casualties were those that she fought in self-defense against. She thought it was tradition to cause an incident in the Pantheon in order to ascend, which, while has been a common occurrence, is not as required. However, [[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers it was later discovered]] that if Tenshi did not have her morality (er, actually an [[WellIntentionedExtremist wacked-out version]] of it), she would be ''much'' more dangerous and very likely attempt to [[RestartTheWorld completely]] [[ApocalypseHow devastate]] the Pantheon- but given that was a very exaggerated version (known as a "Dream Self", as mentioned by Doremy Sweet, [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko]]'s Herald) of her self, who knows how much of it is true.
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]], the at-the-time '''Goddess of [[WeatherManipulation Weather]]''', was one of those who fought Tenshi during the above event. Faced with Tenshi's abilities, though, there wasn't much that she could do. Though she doesn't hold a grudge against the Celestial, she underwent training to keep her defeat from happening again, something that sounds like music to Tenshi's ears- as it reminds her of her own herald, Iku Nagae, and her own powers over thunder and lightning. And through Storm, Straw Hat member Nami also took interest in Tenshi's abilities to control weather and has asked to shared her knowledge about meteorology. Through a tea party at Tenshi's temple (which of the two old ones she had, this was in her temple at the Hall of Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities and constant flattery, Tenshi promised to share her that in exchange for Nami's adventures and experiences with the strange weather and occurance on her world, and the two became friends. Nami would also analyze Tenshi's powers and the Sword of Hisou in order to help her friend Storm, under Tenshi's acceptance, with the celestial saying that it would make her future fight against Storm a bit more exciting. It's been a few years since, and with Storm having left during Tenshi's own time departure, the celestial now is eager to find a new rival with Nami's help.
* Her sword, Hisou no Tsurugi (aptly translated to "Sword of Hisou" in English), has the abilities to exploit the weakness of her opponent by "channeling the most effective attributes to counter the nature of that opponent". It can also shape-shift, control the weather, turn spirits into energy stored in the sword and release it all at once in form of giant beam, making it a versatile and dangerous weapon. For this reason, many have come to claim the sword with no success, with one exception being Matt of the Epic Battle Fantasy team; as the group are already in good spirits with Gensokyo, it wasn't long before he heard about such a strong weapon. While he wasn't really a celestial, given that the Pantheon just makes everyone a deity (and therefore, a celestial of sorts), he was able to wield it, but he did need to learn by Tenshi how to effectively use the sword first.
* Being a chaotic person yet still a human that attained divine status, she earn great ire from Eliphas without knowing why, because, well, she didn't care. Eliphas himself wanted to personally humble Tenshi and her thrill-seeking attitude, but he was quelled quite quickly by [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki]], his fellow GUAL member, for it. He's still opposed to the celestial as of now, but isn't all that immediate to strike her down, unless she gets something spiraled out of control.
* Opposes the various reapers that exist in the Pantheon, as she has to fight them often to extend her natural life. While most of them doesn't really care about her, [[Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities Dhumm]] however fought her constantly, even during her hiatus from the Pantheon, while kept shouting how he gonna bring the end to her, much to her annoyance. Remember when I mentioned Eiki earlier? Her assistant, Komachi, is a shinigami- therefore there's some distaste between them (Tenshi & Komachi) as well, something that can only make the yama sigh.
* Her relationship with Gensokyo's guardians is…to day the least, a bit strange. She's neutral towards Reimu, as while Tenshi ''did'' cause an incident, she would later try to make up for it by rebuilding the Hakurei Shrine with a keystone built into its infrastructure. She also happens to be one of the few people from Gensokyo to learn of Kasen Ibaraki's [[spoiler: true status as an oni]], and has kept that secret to this day, something that pleases the hermit sage. Speaking of sages, though…earlier, you read that the Hakurei Shrine was built with a keystone, right? Turns out, this made Yukari Yakumo '''beyond pissed''', an emotion that no other member of Gensokyo has ever drawn out of her, and she even threatened Tenshi with ''death'' as a result. Reason being is that the keystone being part of the building means it could be much more susceptible to earthquakes, [[OhCrap and since the Hakurei Shrine acts as part of the barrier between Gensokyo and the Outside World...]]
** Besides that, Tenshi's also learned to make friends with other members of Gensokyo, even if she is considered by many to be an immature person (which, well, aren't that wrong). A big part of her small friend group came about as a result of the Perfect Possession incident, as for instance, she got along well with [[Characters/TouhouKishinjouDoubleDealingCharacter Shinmyoumaru Sukuna]], [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} Seija]]'s herald, after those events. Also another friend, and a definitely more pivotal one for Tenshi, is the pestilence goddess Shion Yorigami, the elder of the two sisters. They stuck around together because the celestial's bottomless good luck outweighs that of Shion's insanely bad luck, causing an equilibrium, and [[BirdsOfAFeather therefore a blossoming friendship]]. The two have gone on to do many things together, [[Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit such as hosting a party that didn't have the best catering]], and many have stated that since then, [[LesYay they may have gone further in their relationship]].
* Has constantly visited the House Of Food, as she's a bit sickened from eating peaches every single day and wants to eat food with actual flavor from time to time. Incidentally, having taken some peaches from her previous parties at her old shrines and successfully growing them in there, the House of Food has, after some deliberation, decided to put [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Bhava-Agra's peaches]] on their menu as part of their "healthy lifestyle" options, much to Tenshi's annoyance. Though, they aren't too far off, as they're a [[PowerUpFood superfood in]] [[SuperMode more than]] [[SuperToughness one way]].
* "[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Oh, hey, there's other gods like me who don't like heaven? That's cool!]]"
** The Doflamingo Brothers happen to be the WhiteSheep of the World Government, so unlike the rest of thr hardy, cruel, affluent fools of the ocean's “police force”, they were a bit more (or less, in Doflamingo’s case) kind and preferred to be away from that madness. Tenshi commended the duo, and especially Rocinante, for straying away from their original path, but would later have her opinion of Doflamingo shattered when she learned of his true machinations. That being said, though, Rocinante would also bring in old pal Trafalgar Law to meet the celestial as well, and both of them would become particularly interested regarding the capabilites of the Op-Op Fruit and Bhava-Agra's peaches, and have agreed, in secret, to undersrand their respective foods' qualities.
** Gallifrey isn't that much of a utopic paradise, but The Doctor, who has hailed from it, still left regardless as he, much like Tenshi with Heaven, found it to be ridiculously boring and preferred travelling the universe instead. Tenshi was excited to learn about their wanderlust, and has boldly claimed that she has gone on [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/5530 similar]] [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/5877 journeys]] [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/6368 herself]]. While it is unconfirmed whether these stories of Tenshi's were genuine, what is genuine is her friendship with most of the Doctor’s incarnations, generally their good-aligned ones.
** She resonated really well with the heaven-fleeing dog, Charlie Barkin, and it's pretty much a given as to why. Both see Heaven as dull, typical, and boring, and so they escaped that old life to try and do something exciting on Earth. Their one [[BrokenBase main point of discourse]], however, was what they want to be while on Earth; Tenshi still prefers the life and branding of being a celestial and therefore heavenly, whereas Charlie very much prefers to be really and truly down to Earth.
** Tenshi has...a surprisingly amicable and non-malicious friendship with '''''Lucifer''''' of all deities, a fact which shocked many. Turns out, they both have relatively similar interests and actions- they both relish in the idea of thrill & chaos, and both left their respective heavens as they feel like they weren't up to their standards (as they're just...[[PacifismIsCowardice too peaceful]]), and both are of the mindset that you're free to basically do whatever you want, whether it'd be to cook garbage food or [[BreadEggsMilkSquick cause a cataclysmic earthquake]]. In fact, Lucifer did offer a deal for Tenshi to join the GUAC as one of their {{Token Good Teammate}}s, but she has mulled over the idea so long that she might've forgotten it.

--> ''[[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers “Lie on the ground all you want! Grovel in the dirt, insect!“]]''
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[[folder:Sumireko Usami]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Sumireko Usami]], [[{{MysteriousPurple}} Esoteric Goddess in Purple]]''' (Expose the Esoteric! The Secret Sealing Club's First President, The High School Girl Who Chooses Books Over Luxuries, Mystic and Difficult-to-Handle Schoolgirl, First President of The Secret Sealing Club)
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* Intermediate Goddess
* Symbol: A purple skull surrounded by seven Occult Balls
* Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWb99ZDi2pY Last Occultism ~ Esotericist of the Present World]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: MysteriousPurple, PsychicPowers, especially [[MindOverMatter Telekinesis]], AstralProjection, BadassCape, {{Chuunibyou}}, Deliberate FriendlessBackground, {{Joshikousei}}, having {{Doppelganger}}(s), being an [[EsotericMotif esotericist]], constantly [[LampshadeHanging hanging lampshades]], [[UrbanLegends urban legends]], possessor of a MagicalCamera, getting [[ADayInTheLimelight her own spinoff entries]] in the franchise
* Domains: Psychics, High-School Girls, Occultists, Final Bosses, Dreams
* Heralds: [[{{VideoGame/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom}} Doremy Sweet]]
* High Priests: [[{{VideoGame/ApexLegends}} Wraith]]
* Followers: [[{{Film/Unbreakable}} Elijah Price]]
* Allies: [[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Marisa Kirisame]], [[{{Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality}} Fujiwara no Mokou]], [[{{Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits}} Youmu Konpaku & Yuyuko Saigyouji]], [[{{Pantheon/Mentalities}} Haruka Kotoura]] & the ESP Research Society, [[{{Pantheon/Subjects}} The Kamen Rider & Paranatural Activity Clubs]], [[{{Pantheon/DreamsAndNightmares}} Madotsuki]], [[{{Pantheon/PowerMentalities}} Shigeo Kageyama]], [[{{Pantheon/NamingTheme}} Tatsumaki]], [[{{Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes}} Ness & Lucas]], [[{{Pantheon/TheatricPerformers}} Kaito Kuroba]], [[{{Pantheon/FamilialPerspective}} Goro Akechi]]
* Enemies: Every evil deity in the Hall of Dreams & Nightmares, [[{{Pantheon/GameProgression}} Airy]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Queen Chrysalis]]
* On speaking terms with: [[{{Pantheon/Teleporting}} Okina Matara]]
* Friendly Rivalry: [[{{Pantheon/GeneticEngineering}} Mewtwo]]
* Annoys: [[{{Pantheon/BossDesign}} Lady Maria]]
* Opposes: [[{{Pantheon/Psyches}} Koishi Komeiji]], [[{{Pantheon/FantasticalLeadership}} the GOC]]
* Opposed By: [[{{Pantheon/TypesOfService}} Yukari Yakumo]] & [[{{Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation}} The SCP Foundation]]
* Conflicting Opinion: The [[{{Pantheon/HighSchoolDXD}} Occult Research Club]], [[{{Pantheon/TimeTravelling}} Homura Akemi]]
* Declared ''[[{{PersonaNonGrata}} persona non grata]]'' by: [[{{Pantheon/Thieves}} Pretty much]] [[{{Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives}} every single]] [[Pantheon/PlotArchetypes good-aligned]] [[{{Pantheon/TimePlacement}} ''Persona'' deity]] [[Pantheon/FormsOfMedia in the Pantheon]]
* Reimu found it odd that for a good while since early 2021, Sumireko hadn't been around whatsoever, especially noting that her initial entrance was almost exactly how she came into Gensokyo for the first true time (for reference, she broke into Gensokyo with the power of the Occult Balls- she did again to enter the Pantheon). However, one phone call later, and she soon found the human psychic terrified in a warzone in the [[{{Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare}} House of Military & Warfare]], clearly a little older and in a bit of a panic. After some clearing up and escaping from said house with the help of both Reimu & Marisa (in which all 3 learned that Sumireko had suddenly dreamed herself out of, 2 years ago, and into, now, the Pantheon), she was re-ascended under her current trope, being informed that her original trope was removed during a trope cleansing a while back.
* She is regarded as being one of most powerful psychics in the Pantheon- and that still rings true to this day. Her telekinesis abilities are considered top notch, being able to bring down stuff like ''radio towers'' with ease. She also knows teleportation, pyrokinesis, hydrokinesis, death avoidance (which baffled some who fought her at first), summoning doppelgangers of herself, and can pass her spirit through the Hakurei Barrier in her dreams. Heck, the fact that she found a way to ''create a hole in it'' is enough to show how skillful she is. When Airy learned of this fact specifically, she threw a hissy fit, but then recollected herself to figure out how to utilize Sumireko to get to Reimu, but the esotericist caught on quickly.
** Her reputation as such has earned her the respect of fellow psychics Shigeo, Tatsumaki, as well as Ness & Lucas. She tries to downplay herself at first, but eventually hams up the praise and embraces it fully. Mewtwo, on the other hand, was eager to challenge the esotericist, and as such, they duked it out for a good while after agreeing to a time and place, with many seeing the brilliant display. At their limits (Sumireko with the Occult Balls & Mewtwo with its Mega Evolutions), they still were punching up to each other's weight class, but exhaustion got to Sumireko first, and ''just barely'', as Mewtwo fainted quickly after. They both hope to rechallenge each other at some point in the future, and can be seen together training and honing their abilities, sometimes in inventive ways.
* Turns out, outcast clubs, especially those that center around mystique & esoterica, come pretty often even at the Pantheon. So, Sumireko has taken it upon herself to meet these fellow clubs, and hopefully learn more about what secrets they had to offer.
** Some who observer Sumireko would find her to be like an anti-[[Manga/KotouraSan Haruka]]. She always had control over her psychic powers, was popular due of how smart she was and isolated herself from others simply because she thought that weak people form bonds to make up for their weakness. Some also noted her to be like an anti-Yuriko, creating the occult circle "Secret Sealing Club" to make people stop following her and keep everything she knows to herself. And despise all this... she gets along with the ESP Research Society.
** When Sumireko caught wind of a group known as the Occult Research Club, she was rather ecstatic to learn of people that she thought shared interests with her. Turns out, however...[[{{Main/HaremGenre}} that wasn't the case]], mostly. She still tries to get the group into actually being interested in the occult and enigmatic, but a lot of the time, they are more interested in each other than what Sumireko has to say.
** Fit rather well with the Paranatural Club, unsurprisingly. They were excited to have a powerful psychic on their side and are eager to see how well she does against the spirits of their hometown, and Sumireko was ecstatic to hear of those that can satiate her interest in the unknown. The Kamen Rider Club, by proxy, were also well on-board with Sumi as an ally, and so cemented her position as a great benefactor to the spookier, more combat-oriented side of the [[{{Pantheon/School}} Elysium Academy]].
** Was hotdialed by the SOS Brigade ''scarily quickly'' after her re-ascension. I mean, being a psychic- er, esper- does put you on Haruhi's curiosity list rather quickly, and given Sumireko's past reputation, it was a surprise to many why she wasn't called in back then, and only now. This call sent Sumireko into a ditzy panic, because she might accidentally bust out [[{{Main/RealityWarper}} Haruhi's secret]] whenever they'd meet up, so she usually drags anther ''Touhou Project'' deity along, usually Reimu or Marisa, to keep herself in check.
* After [[{{VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo}} the Urban Legend]] incident, Sumireko gained the ability to travel through dreams to the world of Gensokyo, which was furthered upon during [[{{VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers}} the Perfect Possession]] incident, as well as [[{{VideoGame/HifuuNightmareDiaryVioletDetector}} that one month]] where nightmares involving her getting assaulted by just about every Gensokyoan repeated nearly ad-nauseum. In the Pantheon, she continues to develop these powers into something much more controllable and tangible, which has led to many strange occassions.
** Bumped into Madotsuki once while dreaming. As both are isolationists escaping reality through dreams, they got along pretty quickly, and often visit each other in their respective worlds, dream or not. [[{{Pantheon/TypesOfService}} Yukari Yakumo]] is keeping a hidden eye on them- as their powers combined, or at least Madotsuki's under certain conditions, is very much threatening to Gensokyo's safety.
** Evil deities who have any form of dominion or power on dreams is immediately on Sumireko's shitlist, as she doesn't really like her dreams being messed with in any way, especially after having to endure her own self-induced, self-contained incident involving them. She thinks that if she can put herself in a dangerous position in her own dreams, then she only shudders at what those deities can do. Of those deities, only Freddy Kreuger seems to be just as scared of Sumireko as she is of him- he witnessed firsthand her psychic ability in the Dream World, and needlessly to say, [[{{Main/HorrifyingTheHorror}} that set him straight for a while]]. Everyone else is at Sumireko's power level or higher, so they kept an eye on her, especially since she is friends with Madotsuki.
** Wandered into the [[{{Pantheon/DimensionsAndMultiverses}} Metaverse]] once while dreaming. This set off a lot of alarms for the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, who have previously managed to limit who can enter that world to literally just them, and this little detour put most of the Pantheon on edge. Even Sumireko herself couldn't comprehend how she managed to get in, as she was nowhere near a Meta-Nav or a Phantom Thief. Regardless, and despite her many apologies, she's considered ''persona non grata'' to the group until it is figured out how Sumi ended up there, and they are currently in hot debate over how she is to be handled once the situation has resolved.
*** If you're asking, yes, she did in fact use her 3D-printed gun in there, and a Shadow got concussively blown out. ''That'' is even more unexplainable, considering how the Metaverse operates when it comes to weaponry.
** After Reimu and Marisa reminded her of it, she is on neutral terms with Okina, albeit with a bit of a bitter opinion, for helping her deal with [[spoiler: her dream double]]. Other than that, there really isn't much to say about this, but Okina does chime into Sumireko's dreams on occasion alongside Doremy.
* Urban legends are pretty much Sumireko's alley- in fact, she utilizes them to a terrifyingly high degree, even going as far as getting in and out of Gensokyo with little hassle. Hearing about the [[{{VideoGame/Persona4}} Midnight Channel]], which itself is also one such urban legend, she set out to investigate it, wishfully thinking that with the Invesigation Team's help, she can also gain a Persona. Unfortunately, she got into a few scuffles with said Team, especially after trying to get in even after being denied when asked, as they have learned of her status towards their fellow Persona-users among the Phantom Thieves. Again, despite protests and even fights, poor Usami is forced to stay out of the TV World as well, and is kicked out quickly if she dreams into it. Sumireko at that point assumes that pretty much every good-aligned ''Persona'' deity has her on their blacklist, and therefore stays away from any related activity.
** Being ostracized by the Thieves as a bad-bad guy might be fine for those people, but when you’re an outcast to them by way of heavily conflicting opinion, you know you’re in some real deep shit. Oddly enough, this has landed Sumireko with a striking friendship with Goro Akechi of all people, a friendship that eventually led to Akechi having Usami as a Confidant, to the surprise of quite a few. That further split the opinion of Sumireko (and Goro) down the Phantom Thieves, and by extension the Investigation Team, S.E.E.S, and the other ''Persona'' protagonists & their immediate friends, who are already conflicted with both deities.
* Getting spooked out by things may be child's play to Sumireko, but Koishi legitimately made her terrified on more than one occasion thanks to the latter's Urban Legend, as well as [[ScareEmStraight the rest of the cast ganging up to teach her a lesson]] a while later. That latter action sparked something in Sumireko that would see her [[TakingYouWithMe try to end her life in hopes of bringing down the Hakurei Barrier]], which, remind you, ''she nearly succeeded in''. This behavior caught the attention of a few more malicious deities who wouldn't want to miss the opportunity in utilizing a scared girl as a suicide bomber. However, she has wizened up since, so she isn't as easy to fool or scare into doing such a heinous act.
* Was once spotted making a mad dash towards the House of [[{{Pantheon/Food}} Food]] in a [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/614619828447346688/1074226622342897664/image.png differently-colored]] version of her usual outfit. Turns out, said outfit had a few too many similarities to Kaito Kuroba's alter ego, Kaito Kid. After he himself was confronted abut it, he said that he never wore an outfit quite like Sumireko's. When they met sometime since then, they both were very interested of each other's exploits, and have considered partnering up together for something in the future.
* Can be found frequently in the House of [[{{Pantheon/Otherness}} Otherness]], generally just striking up conversations with any deities she finds in its various halls, or stopping by Yuyuko & Youmu's shrines after a long day. What makes this strange is that alongside using the normal routes to get into the House, she also uses the route guarded by Lady Maria. The Old Hunter doesn't seem all that enthusiastic that Sumireko just fights her not to get in as a treasure hunter, but as an occultist and a weirdo, always curious about weird shit. However, funnily enough, Sumireko actually respects Lady Maria's wishes and strictly sticks to going into the House of Otherness after defeating her and nothing else.
* At first, she seemed excited about learning of the Global Occult Coalition, but as she dug deeper and learned more of their agenda, her opinion soured. This only worsened when she was actually ''approached'' by some representatives of it to act as an [[{{TheMole}} informant]] for when the higher members of Gensokyo's society go out of line and into their domains. Naturally, she was pissed about that, and so are both Okina & Yukari when they learned about the offer when Sumireko told the secret god, who then informed the gap youkai.
** Through some further digging into organizations that also oppose the GOC to some degree, she found out that some SCP agents have been keeping track of Yukari, and vice versa with Ran & Chen having eyes on the organization. She is perplexed at what the hell is up with both the SCP Foundation & Yukari, and she intends to bring this potential feud to light in the future. Both parties are aware and are not happy about someone looking to upend things between them.
*** SCP Representative (whose name has been redacted to protect his identity): "For someone who runs a "Secret Sealing Club", the entity known as Sumireko Usami seems to want to reveal secrets more instead of keeping them to herself. We will now openly say that we have a dedicated task force to keep her in check from leaking anything regarding our information on Gensokyo & its inhabitants."
*** Yukari: "I'm not surprised that Ms. Usami would do something like this. But know this, Sumireko- there are some secrets best left alone."
* The Urban Legend incident and has left Sumireko with the ability to have a doppelganger in Gensokyo while she lives in the Outside World, a factor that just goes haywire during the Perfect Possession incident [[spoiler:and her Nightmare Diary incident]]. Queen Chrysalis, upon learning of this, used this to {{Troll}} the high schooler to pass the time while she schemed, acting poorly as Sumireko on purpose to annoy her. At least Sumireko can be able to detect whether Chrysalis is nearby, even if she is disguised as the esper, in order to drive her away, but she still remains rather irate about this.
* "[[{{Main/SelfDemonstratingArticle}} Oh, hey, liking my profile so far?]] Well, a lot of these do usually have quite a few things in common, and one of the most common things a deity can have is, well, [[BrokenBase an opinion on Homura Akemi]]. She does my trope well, I'll admit, but she already is ascended as the Goddess of RetroactivePreparation, so there's that. Now, about the whole thing she has involving that time where [[{{Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion}} she caused a major rebellion]], that, that I can say is a little bit of a stud on her shoulder. She may be mysterious and gun-toting and sleek and all that, but deciding to rip the powers of god from your best friend just because you love them is kind of upsetting. If I were to do that, ergo, ripping away someone's powers, to Mokou, she wouldn't be happy either, as now she'll have to see me suffer eternally and that's a no-go. And out of ''love'', no less? I call BS, lots of it, but given that she's suffered quite a nasty bit, well...I'd just say that's some crazy [[{{Main/DisproportionateRetribution}} disproportionality.]]"
* ''"You shouldn't underestimate humans these days. [[{{Main/EverythingIsOnline}} One can find just about anything by searching on the net, after all!]]"''
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[[folder:Keiki Haniyasushin]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Keiki Haniyasushin]]''', '''Goddess of [[MeetTheNewBoss Replacing Old Management]]''' (The Sculptor God Crafted by Utter Isolation)
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[[caption-width-right:335:Keiki, as depicted in ''Strange Creators of Outer World / Who's Who of Humans & Youkai'']]
* Intermediate Goddess
* Symbol: A 3D frame of a cube made with danmaku
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQLGz07vDk Entrusting This World to Idols ~ Idolatrize World]].
* Alignment: LawfulNeutral, leaning towards LawfulEvil
* Portfolio: [[AffablyEvil Believing that her way is right]], ArtAttacker, very much [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve faith-based]], FinalBoss (with a side of [[FlunkyBoss flunkiness]]), [[HeroAntagonist being the righteous opposition]], '''[[MeetTheNewBoss replacing the Animal Spirits in name only]]''', has a [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuine cause but questionable methods]], being a [[{{Sculptors}} sculptor]] & a [[{{FantasticRacism}} bitch towards the animal spirits and their leaders]], StrongerSibling(?)
* Domains: Sculpting, Command, Final Bosses, Humanity
* Herald: [[{{Characters/TouhouKikeijuuWilyBeastAndWeakestCreature}} Mayumi Joutouguu]]
* Allies: [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Marisa Kirisame]], [[{{Pantheon/Workmanship}} Mary (Ib)]], [[{{Pantheon/Pragmatism}} The God-Emperor of Mankind]], [[{{Pantheon/DigitalPersonas}} Neo]] (and to a lesser extent, the rest of the Pantheon/OrderOfHumanity), [[{{Pantheon/TypesOfSadness}} Yan]], [[{{Pantheon/CharacterizedAppearances}} Erma Williams]], [[{{Pantheon/GamingStyles}} Beatrix LaBeau]]
* Enemies: [[{{Pantheon/AnimalBehavior}} Pet Shop]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} The]] [[Pantheon/EnvironmentalSettings Fo]][[Pantheon/ObsceneActions ur]] [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Chaos]] [[Pantheon/LustfulBehavior Gods]], '''[[{{Pantheon/Destinations}} Tanya Von Degurechaff]]''', [[{{Pantheon/VillainousRoles}} Chaos]] ''(the Sailor Moon one)'', Junko ([[{{Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair}} both]] of [[{{Pantheon/VillainousReputation}} them]]), [[{{Pantheon/MindControl}} Johan Liebert]], [[{{Pantheon/Laughter}} The Joker]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Gigyas]], '''[[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Kamen Rider Killbus]]'''
* Respects: The Hall of Pantheon/BeastHandlers, except [=DuBois=], Nana, & Rusty
* Opposed By: [[{{Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts}} Reisen Udongein Inaba]]
* Opposes: Most animal & animalistic deities, especially those in the House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna
* Tolerates: [[{{Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil}} The Illusive Man]], [[{{Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation}} The SCP Foundation]], [[{{Pantheon/FantasticalLeadership}} The Global Occult Coalition]], all other {{Pantheon/Danganronpa}} deities except Monokuma & [[{{Pantheon/ClothingTheme}} Tsumugi Shirogane]]
* Avoided by: [[{{Pantheon/CraftingMaterials}} Inklings & Octolings]], [[{{Pantheon/Workmanship}} Vogons]]
* Pities: [[{{Pantheon/Workmanship}} Hephaestus]]
* Unconfirmed Relationship: '''''[[{{Pantheon/Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]'''''
* Keiki Haniyasushin is first and foremost a human goddess- meaning, she was literally prayed into existence by humanity, or at least in her case, their spirits. She has the ability to create idols of any kind, ranging from mundane objects, to decently-sized figurines, and potentially life-sized fully-moving beings, if her first-in-command Mayumi Joutouguu is any indication. Her role, at least during VideoGame/TouhouKikeijuuWilyBeastAndWeakestCreature, was to lead a rebellion against the Animal Spirits, who have had the human spirits under their heel for what seemed to be far too long; unbeknownst to the human spirits, however, Keiki rules in a similar manner to them, with the only difference is that she is fighting in their favor, and not against them.
* Some time ago, Chimata Tenkyuu ascended; then, [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} Brand X]] came along and tried to oust her by flooding the market with copycat productions of the Ability & Spell Cards. [[{{Pantheon/TouhouProject}} Many of Gensokyo's other deities]] quickly rallied to take the fight to the twisted megacorp. What wasn't mentioned in Chimata's profile (at the time of its initial writing), however, was that one of them, that being Marisa, also recruited other non-ascended deities from the Land of Fantasy to aid in the fight, and one of those was Keiki Haniyasushin, who was apparently more than eager to accept, that, to the point of personally leading a specialized squadron of the Haniwa Army Corps alongside Mayumi Joutouguu, her loyal aide. While the ascended deities took the fight to the higher-ups, Keiki & Mayumi swarmed many production sites and smashed any card-making technology and machinery, taking down many of Brand X's employees in the process...but then later repurposed said sites, tech, and even workers to basically continue what they were doing, but instead manufacture weaponry and other war implements for the Haniwa Army Corps. This takeover managed to get the Pantheon/MainHouse's attention, and with the input of Marisa (who strangely seemed chill about this), Keiki was ascended, with Mayumi assigned as a herald.
* As a crafting goddess, Keiki can obviously be found in the House of [[{{Pantheon/Craft}} Craft]] when not overseeing her parts of the Pantheon. She takes her time there continuing to perfect her work in sculpting, fashioning new designs for her idols and haniwa. Some are a bit unnerved by her presence there, as she is also rather ruthless towards non-humans, so ascended deities like the Vogons, as well as the Inklings & Octolings, avoid her.
** Keiki's relationship with her herald Mayumi is a little on the nose, but generally, she cares for her finest creation in some degree. Of the deities from the Fabricated World, Mary took notice the most, and seemed a bit upset about it, as she herself was apparently abandoned by her own creator, Weiss Guertena, and was left mostly friendless save for his other creations, Ib & Garry, and a few others within the Pantheon. Feeling sorry for the poor painted girl, Keiki took her in and taught her the art of making idols to the best that she can provide.
---> '''Keiki''': The little one was lost in thought, seeing me being content with all my creations as if they are my friends, and seemed disheartened. I couldn't bear seeing that expression on her, the loneliness in her painted heart. I took joy in all I create and craft, so I helped little Mary, cultivated her talents, and became a friend to her.
** Hephaestus once asked Keiki to help with carrying materials from the Hall of Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals to his forge. While the haniwa do their thing, Keiki was curious about Pandora, a question that has led the smithing god to…stop working for a bit that day. It’s a sore subject for him, but he decided to retell that tale from his perspective, from one creator deity to another, which led the human-summoned goddess to feel conflicted about Mayumi, her herald. When approached about that matter, Keiki had this to say.
---> '''Keiki''': I…had few words, really. I don’t blame him for what he’s done- he was tasked by gods stronger than him, and what happened after was beyond his control, after all, but I found it to be an {{Aesop}}, one I have to learn from. I took one look at Mayumi after that story and simply ''cried''. I don’t want her to make the mistake that Pandora made- hell, I don’t want Mayumi to be like Pandora ''at all''; that Greek creation is a harbinger of evil and deceit, while my own is a champion of courage and loyalty. I pity the smith, but my work will never be like his.
* As she was summoned to take on the Animal Spirits within the Animal Realm, she saw practically all of the more animalistic deities as obstacles, to varying degrees. For the sake of her life, however, she at least held [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Pokémon]] up to her standards, as some were also more constructed-looking and crafted, in a way, such as Claydol. As for some specifics...
** Has Pet Shop on her shitlist for being a dangerous, territorial creature that won't hesitate at striking anything that encroaches it or those associated with it. Likewise, Pet Shop isn't afraid to take potshots if it sees any armed haniwa, and has even scuffled with Keiki's herald Mayumi on some occasions, the eagle being the victor despite the army leader's best attempts, and much to the chagrin of Keiki herself. It is rumored at anti-air haniwa, specifically capable of using fire, are being developed to combat this menace.
** Respects most of the Hall of Beast Handlers, despite not seeing eye-to-eye when it comes to animals, as they have at least managed to make peace with them in one way or another, as she did when she tried reasoning with Yachie Kicchou after the human spirit uprising was thwarted. Of course, the excepts to this are [=DuBois=], Nana, & Rusty, all of whom she holds to a much lower standard and may even see them as no better than the animals she despises. None of the three really responded to this, indicating that they really don't care what Keiki thinks.
** When she learned that the [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} Incubators]], specifically Kyubey, are probably scared shitless of those from Gensokyo, she had quite the laughing bit. Kyubey themself offered no comment on this debacle, but Jubey was as curious as ever as to why this is the case. Keiki only laughed ''harder'' when she found out that of all Gensokyoans, it was [[{{Pantheon/Vampires}} Flandre Scarlet]] that terrifies Kyubey the most.
** Speaking of those from Gensokyo, she did hear that Reisen was also in the House of Beasts and Fauna. Appropriately to Keiki, the first thing that she said to the lunar rabbit when they met up was "Oh, greetings, moonwhore." ''That'' earned the sculpting goddess quite the beating from not just that Hall, but some of the other ''Touhou'' deities as well. Since then, she's tolerated Reisen, but the rabbit now just sees her as a racist, and overall opinion on Keiki has soured.
---> '''Marisa, to Keiki after that incident''': Low blow, don't you think? Could've started with a hello, but instead, your hatin' on the animal spirits took over and now you've pissed off quite a few friendly faces.
* Keiki came into existence as a result of human prayer in their dire times within the Animal Realm. This factor earned her an audience before the God-Emperor of Mankind, who seemed interested in her just from this fact alone. Many speculated how long this meeting would go, and how it would go about- some speculated that it would go for days idly, some say in a matter of hours ending with an agreement, and some even boldly claimed it would end in just a few minutes in a spectacular disaster. Turns out, the right answer is actually those who betted that it would take hours and end in an agreement, but the process was a bit more complicated than what was previously said. The God-Emperor respects Keiki as a symbol of Humanity, their form of peace is to subjugate and rule over all with humans at the top, and both have shared an affinity for rising to meet the challenges to their respective governed humans (The Animal Spirit Leaders for Keiki, and the Chaos Gods for the God-Emperor), but isn't so hot on her being an actual god who requires faith, but understands the implications of that way of staying alive, as well as her style of rule, being akin to [[{{Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith}} YHVH]] in that she reduces the identity and uniqueness of humanity down significantly as she assumes command. Despite quite a few disagreements, the two have struck quite the alliance, and now if you are ever near the God-Emperor's temple, you'll find members of the Haniwa Army Corps stationed there, sometimes along with Mayumi and/or Keiki; said alliance puts her as a foe before the Chaos Gods, just by mere association with the God-Emperor and humanity as a whole.
** Keiki's stem of connections only grew from there, but that has landed her with some admittedly shady deities who are also not the greatest with her. The Illusive Man is one that she gets along with well, but not as much considering how differently they operate, with her being based on the tried and true method of faith, versus his advancements and technology. The SCP Foundation & the GOC are also kind of up in the air for her, as while they have humanity in their best interest, one thing she didn't take too well is that ''[[{{Pantheon/CommonColors}} a certain human high school girl with psychic abilities]]'' has been on their push-pull radar. Finally, she's amicable with Neo the most out of these, considering that they were literally chosen in some way to save humanity, but the hacker isn't truly that fond of the goddess, considering her more controlling side, but remains enough of an ally to her.
*** One quiet day in the Pantheon (which has been confirmed to be after [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Aya]] [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Shameimaru]]’s reascension), Keiki made a PublicServiceAnnouncement: She has officially sealed the deal and became a fully-fledged member of the Pantheon/OrderOfHumanity, serving as the most loyal and trustworthy among the God-Emperor’s Honorable Xenos. This announcement was quite the conundrum to many deities- didn’t the God-Emperor have the opinion that BeliefMakesYouStupid, and that Keiki operates exclusively on faith? That actually was the reason why she was accepted- while the God-Emperor isn’t all too thrilled about the haniwa goddess’s reliance on faith, having someone who both had knowledge on the systematic relations between religion & humanity inside and out as well as one of the largest {{Mook}} armies in the Pantheon makes Keiki a terrifying new addition to the Order. Naturally, this also means she would have to work with some of the other members of the Order, a sentiment that leaves a slightly bitter taste in her mouth, but Keiki doesn’t mind- her interests are humanity’s, after all.
** The formless grey being of Chaos rose to close to the top of Keiki's shitlist rather quickly, also a result of her being in alliance with the God-Emperor. The evil deity's own opinion on humanity, and his intentions for them, made the haniwa goddess sick to her stomach, especially when she learned that it has the ability to completely corrupt the faith out of humans, faith that ''she needs'' in order to not only live, but to power her creations. Being an Overdeity, of course, Chaos pays no heed and easily boasts that he can wipe Keiki's army with ease.
*** Speaking of people who can take the hope & faith of humanity away from Keiki, some ''humans'' she would be more than willing to call "even less than animals" are Johan Liebert, The Joker, & Junko Enoshima (who, for the record, Keiki states is not the other Junko, though she doesn't hold that one to as high of a pedestal either). They are extremely potent [[{{MindRape}} mind breakers]] and don't give too much of a damn to who they use it on, but have their own respective methods. Johan just simply ''radiates'' mindbreaking, Joker uses chaos and destruction, and Junko uses death and shock value, all dangerous methods against Keiki and her army. To that end, the goddess rapidly worked for countermeasures, allying herself with [[{{KryptoniteFactor}} Alma & Erma to deal with Johan & Joker, and funnily enough despite what's previously said, she also made an admittedly weak but servicable pact with Gensokyo's Junko as well, to deal with the killing game mastermind.]]
*** Well, so much for that latter deal, as Keiki was alerted by a few other deities that the Junko she’s more familiar with is in league with [[TheDreaded Gigyas]]. And of course, given the abomination’s infamy, she was rather upset about it, especially since it was an entity that could very easily destroy humanity. Since then, those fragile ties were cut with the embodiment of hatred, and has instead turned to supporting the despair-bringer’s actual enemies.
* Crossed paths once with Tanya Von Degurechaff, and things got ''ugly'' really damn quickly. Of course, Tanya being Tanya, she quickly antagonized Keiki for her god status, especially after [[{{UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans}} knowing about how & why]] [[{{Dystopia}} she looks over her worshippers]]. Keiki fired back and called Tanya a disgrace to humanity, [[{{Narcissist}} only caring for herself]], and a [[{{FlatEarthAtheist}} god-hating psycho]]. Their battle went on, with much [[{{CollateralDamage}} collateral damage]] being dealt across the Pantheon, from significant dents in the Haniwa Army Corps to quite a few Halls being thrashed. This deepened the rift between the duo and now both have rallied some of their forces for if they meet again at any point, which worries quite a few gods who only seeked peace.
* [[https://twitter.com/maisuiren/status/1615192295862853638 Has been]] [[https://twitter.com/maisuiren/status/1614121131346382850 spotted with]] [[https://twitter.com/maisuiren/status/1616640029790732288 Chimata Tenkyuu]] [[https://twitter.com/maisuiren/status/1616831638104866819 on many,]] [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/90312103 many, and]] [[https://twitter.com/maisuiren/status/1616300931704041473 I mean]] ''[[https://twitter.com/maisuiren/status/1613018717558034432 many occasions]]'', [[https://twitter.com/Kenu6810/status/1408330852723875845 like, a lot.]] Many across the Pantheon have speculated how deep their relationship goes, especially considering that both have a lot of similar qualities. From being goddess born out out facets of humanity (praise & trade), to their colorful and odd outfit styles, to both being [[{{Main/GodsNeedPrayerBadly}} goddesses that rely on faith]], quite a few suggestions were thrown in the air. The common prevailing theory? They may be either best friends, [[{{Main/LesYay}} or something more.]]
** ''To .... find the sculptor that follows the rainbow. The sculptor would be a great boon to you, so tell her your story; consider her words a more tender form of the Prescripts, if you will.''
** Chimata asked Keiki to accompany her one time as a bit of emotional support to the Library of Ruina to meet up with [[{{Pantheon/BossFightsAToM}} Angela & Roland]] for the trio to share their progress since the induction of the market goddess' book to the duo's collection. While there, Keiki ran into Yan, who looked like he was anticipating her arrival there. He asked of the haniwa maker for him to join her ranks, in any way, sharing his tale of him blindly following the commands of the Prescripts (which are in turn funneled by the City & the wishes of humanity's collective unconscious) to the point that he lost it all, hoping she would sympathize in some way to get her to accept. Harkening back to when she was brought into existence as a leader for the animal spirits, she agreed to have Yan as an ally, right as Chimata's meeting with Angela & Roland concluded. When the trio returned to the front, however...
---> '''Chimata, to Keiki''': Who were you talking to here at the entrance? There's...nobody around.
** Another beneficiary in Keiki’s repertoire as a result of her relationship with the market goddess was Beatrix [=LaBeau=], though it took some time during their first meeting for the haniwa goddess to get used to it. When the duo met up with Beatrix, Keiki acting as emotional support as usual, Bea was explaining how plorts revolutionized the Pantheon when Keiki got her foot stuck in one. Of course, [[{{NoodleIncident}} cue a bunch of mishaps that won’t be explained]], but instead of Keiki hating the rancher for the mess, she instead learned the usefulness of these plorts after all, and also offered to be a partner of the Far Far Ranch, which surprised both Bea and Chimata. In return for the Haniwa Army Corp researching and supplying plorts further out to customers in need, they will guard the ranch and Bea with their continuous stream of numbers, and ensure that no hostile takeover will happen without a Pantheon-spanning brawl in the process. The trio all made the agreement together over dinner that night, and so Gensokyo becomes a new major player in the plort industry, with Chimata handling business and advertising while Keiki handling supply and protection.
* If there's one thing that Keiki can say for certain that she is not proud of, it's the fact that she had previously been a follower of Killbus, as she is, possibly according to legend, a distant sibling of [[{{Characters/TouhouKikeijuuWilyBeastAndWeakestCreature}} Eika Ebisu]], as she had been born as one of the last and greatest of Izanami's many divine children before her death, whereas Eika was assumedly among the first. Turns out it wasn't just that, as she had been [[{{ForcedIntoEvil}} forced to be as such]]- he was more than willing to blow the entirety of the Animal Realm sky-high, Keiki included, and he did have the firepower to back that up. While it was understandable that Keiki had a personal vendetta against the animal spirits, she never had tendencies like Killbus, nor did not want to cause annihilation. Some time after the stunt she pulled during the Tenkyuu Uprising, the Greater God attempted to coerce the sculpting goddess back to his side, with both of them having been ascended, but instead was greeted with more contempt than ever by Keiki.
--> '''Keiki:''' You, YOU! How dare you show your venomous persona before me! You thought that keeping me as a follower would silence me and for you to have eyes on the Animal Realm! Well, I'm sorry to say, but you are much worse than Kicchou, Kurokoma, and Toutetsu '''''combined'''''- the audacity for you to just simply subjugate me as you pleased back then will not be replicated now, mark my words. You may look gentlemanly on the surface, but I relayed it to [[Characters/TouhouPC98 that dream world demon]] & [[Characters/TouhouSideGames those pestilence goddesses]] of your true, sniveling, destructive nature: Destruction incarnate! Alongside that Degurechaff girl, I will deteriorate you until you are nothing but space matter, and rebuild you into a perfect warmongering idol for the Haniwa Army Corps!
* ''“You built up this whole plan, and now you flee in the face of the enemy...! Truly the height of idiocy. Don't think for a second that I'll let you escape after you violated my sacred territory to this extent. I'll destroy your body of flesh, and build you anew from soil and water! You shall be an idol without a single flaw, told of for ages and ages to come!” ''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Aya Shameimaru]]
'''Adopted from {{Tropers/TPPR10}}'''

'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Aya Shameimaru]], Goddess of [[WorstNewsJudgmentEver Dubious Journalism]]''' (Traditional Reporter of Fantasy, Humble Tengu Newspaper Reporter, Tengu Closest to the ''Village/Home'', Crow ''of the Tempest/Tengu Reporter'', Fabricating Newspaper Reporter, The Tengu who Scatters Autumn Leaves, The Self-Serving Tengu, The Cocktail Party Where the Walls Have Ears, Third-Rate Newspaper Reporter, Reporter of Falsehoods and Self-Righteousness, [[SPellMyNameWithAnS Aya Syameimaru]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3AB-aL-C3o SHAMEIMARU]], ZUN's girlfriend, Fucking Gossip)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/423px_aya_whos_who.png]]
* Intermediate Goddess (could be a Greater Goddess, actually)
* Symbol: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/th135bunbunlogo.png The Bunbunmaru Newspaper logo]]
* Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe7_DKzmJts Wind God Girl]] and/or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPTOQd9E6gE Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain]]
* Alignment: ChaoticNeutral
* Portfolio: {{Tengu}}, [[IntrepidReporter Goes Out of Her Way to Make Articles]], '''[[WorstNewsJudgmentEver Will Turn Anything Interesting into an Article]], ImmoralJournalist''', [[UnreliableNarrator Commonly Fills Her Articles with Rumours, Exaggerations and Lies]], [[FirstPersonSnapshooter Can Capture Bullets with Her]] MagicalCamera, [[BlowYouAway Manipulation of Wind]], [[FastestThingAlive Fastest Person]] [[SuperSpeed in Gensokyo]], [[JapanesePoliteness Acts Really Polite During Interviews]], IconicSequelCharacter, [[NeverGetsDrunk Surprisingly Hard to Outdrink]], [[BewareTheNiceOnes Dangerous Despite Disposition]], {{Jerkass}}, PoliticallyIncorrectHero
* Domains: Tengus, News, Pictures, Wind, Speed
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouSideGames Hatate Himekaidou]] (her journalism rival), [[Characters/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith Momiji Inubashiri]] (who has (maybe personal) beef with Aya), [[Characters/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers Megumu Iizunamaru]] (her boss)
* Allies: [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization Charlotte E. Yeager]], [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Kosuzu Motoori]], [[Pantheon/{{Titles}} Kamen Rider Faiz]]
* Respects: [[Pantheon/NonVehicularTravel Barry Allen/The Flash]], [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} The Murkrow Flock]], [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} SpongeBob SquarePants]]
* Pities: [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Setsuna Sakurazaki]]
* Rivals: [[Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits Nyotengu]]
* Opposes: [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Diana Christensen]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality Eobard Thorne/Reverse Flash]], [[Pantheon/AquaticLife Mr. Krabs]]
* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Tamie Nogi, J. Jonah Jameson]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Lois Lane, April O'Neil]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent]], [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Sakuya Izayoi]]
* Enemies: [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Louis Bloom]]
* Comnplicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ ZUN]] (her creator)
* Other Relationships: [[{{Pantheon/Destinies}} The Cutie Mark Crusaders]] (offering to be their journalism mentors)
* Within the Youkai Mountain lays the home of the tengu. Tengu are known for many things, but most relevant thing is that they love to gossip and write articles about the goings of the world. One of the most vocal tengu is Aya Shameimaru, who in particular likes to scoop out any and all interesting articles around Gensokyo to write onto her newspaper called Bunbunmaru Newspaper- and she'll do just about anything to get a headline.
* Was actually ascended in the past- but much like other Gensokyoan deities like [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]], she was eventually taken out as one of the many that got removed during a massive reorganization effort. That's not to say that she left the Pantheon completely since then- she just lost access to juicier areas for her to spin a story. SmashCut to [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]'s ascension, however, and soon Aya found herself alongside most of Gensokyo in arms against [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Brand X]] for trying to profit off of their main culture- their Spell & Ability Cards. Aya's main role during the uprising was to spread the word as fast as she could, not just across Gensokyo, but also the Pantheon, delivering special editions of the Bunbunmaru Newspaper that had been written in multiple Pantheon-known languages courtesy of Kosuzu Motoori. However, when it came time to strike Brand X itself, Aya joined the fight, and with the rest of Gensokyo's top brass, they successfully take down the organization [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown in a brilliant display of danmaku]]. And yet...she never accepted the reascension offer at first, unlike [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Keiki Haniyasushin]] & Kosuzu, as she felt content with what she had now- a great story to be told for years to come. But with enemies new and old cropping up for the land of fantasy since then, as well as exciting and horrifying new prosect, she finally pulled the trigger and returned to the Pantheon at large.
* To say that Aya's got some weird quirks is quite the subject to touch upon. For some time prior during her first ascension, there were rumors going abut that she was a girlfriend of sort to her creator ZUN, explaining the weird amount of exposure she got across quite a few incidents (except [[VideoGame/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires that time when]] [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Toyosatomimi No Miko]] woke up from her slumber), as well as [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1035334_zun_and_his_beer_super_7.jpg a certain outfit from his wardrobe]]. These rumors have died down quite significantly since then, especially now that ZUN has an actual wife. There are also theories about that she takes panty shots and other naughty pictures of many deities and sells them for money. No one has really proven either of these, but many have conspired to believe that Aya was the one that helped [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Tsubame Kayoi]] gain membership into the [[Pantheon/{{Groups}} The Seven Servants]]- a theory that certainly had that group's [[TheLancer second-in-leadership]]'s blood rising.
* Aya is classified within Gensokyo as a tengu- more specifically, a crow tengu, who generally are relegated to information gathering. So naturally, she would, when off the clock, go around to meet some of her feathered fellows, such as Nyotengu, who isn't the most talkative to her reporter when it comes to their respective origins and societies, and instead would often get into beef with her over trivial matters, a feat very few of Nyotengu's other rivals have seemingly accomplished. She feels pity forwards Setsuna, anther fellow tengu, due of her being an outcast from her clan due of having white wings instead of black ones, to which Aya says that she totally doesn't feel like she herself is an outcast, [[BlatantLies no way]]. She also has a certain attraction towards the Murkrow in the Pantheon as they happen to be crows as well...but agrees that they are much better off with [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], since Aya's more busy with her job. Speaking of, given the seven's (1 Marisa + 6 Murkrow) kleptomaniac tendencies, Aya firmly thinks that they would make for great front-pagers for the Bunbunmaru Newspaper, [[BatmanGambit just by doing what they do normally]].
* Charlotte E. Yeager, a member of the 501st (not [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude that one]]), thinks rather highly of Aya, a position most don't normally take when it came to the tengu. Both happen to be speed freaks with a rather carefree attitude, and their dynamic usually is a GoodCopBadCop one, with Charlotte being the good cop and Aya being the bad one. They also seem to just take life as it goes, feeling carefree about it, which has seemed to further root this strange friendship.
* Aya's pedigree as a reporter is...to put it lightly, very fluctuating. In general, her reports and headlines are generally in the range of mundane, to overexaggerated, embellished with inconsistencies and fallacies, apparently. However, this isn't always the case, really- it's just the norm for her.
** She claims that she prides herself on only reporting the truth, but what she actually writes is not as honest. First of all, she will report on anything she thinks will make a good article- usually actual incidents that are mostly just mildly interesting happenings with different people. Secondly is that her articles are filled with rumors, exaggerations and some biased opinions, not helped by her admitting that most people only read the headlines and look at the pictures and rarely read the whole article. Due of these reasons, most people don't really read her newspaper that much unless they want to pass the time- some people even use her publications as fuel for fires.
** She can be incredibly noisy and obnoxious when it comes to getting new stories, but she can change her behavior to be more polite to fit the situation when it comes to getting interviews. She doesn't really want to pick up fights, but don't let that excuse you from the fact that she's well over a millennium old, extremely fast, and unaware of just how strong she is. After all, despite where she stands in tengu society within Gensokyo, she is one that you do not want to mess with, regardless of your own strength. Unless you really don't want her to write articles about you, it is generally preferred to tolerate her presence than to try to drive her away.
** Her career has had some high highs and very low lows. For instance, a high point would be a [[Manga/TouhouSuzunaanForbiddenScrollery dedicated Human Village version of the Bunbunmaru Newspaper]], distributed through Suzunaan; however, this establishment was challenged when Kosuzu's herald, Mamizou Futatsuiwa, [[MaliciousSlander conducted a smear campaign]] to dissuade these. A low point in her career, ''and I mean low'', was when she tried to turn her paper into a weekly tabloid paper filled with even more falsified stories (real-world political allusions, calling out "immigrants" like the members of Eientei & Sumireko, and even criticizing Gensokyo's incident resolvers) than the norm, something she admits to. It never actually got to the print as she cancelled whole thing in the fear that she was being used by Lunarians to possibly turn her lies into the truth- a suggestion heavily drilled into her by [[Characters/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom Hecatia Lapislazuli]], [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech among other things.]] [[spoiler:However, a recent development involving Aya happens to involve one of her heralds- [[Manga/TouhouSuichoukaLotusEaterTachiNoSuisei her boss Megumu, who caused a minor incident that Chimata took advantage of and hold a market at Reimu's shrine.]] Aya tried to expose her own boss's machinations with the coerced help of Geidontei's owner Miyoi Okunoda, but upon witnessing Megumu & Chimata's meeting afterward, though, she had a change of mind and proceeded to report it as just what it is- a minor incident.]]
*** The consequences of starting a rather unsavory publication has also been a feeling that other members of the Pantheon had shared. The Cutie Mark Crusaders, for instance, set one up as one of their many schemes to get their marks, which, naturally didn't end well. Spongebob also had to undergo reporting for a tabloid such by Mr. Krabs' command in an attempt by the entrepreneur to get more money; [[spoiler:unlike Aya's attempt at trying to oust her boss Megumu for the red snow incident,]] Spongebob did turn the tables & exposed this shady business model of Krabs', shutting it down. Aya herself went to meet these fellow deities- she reminded the [=CMCs=] that the journalism business is tighter than it looks and offered to teach them the proper way to chase headlines, commended Spongebob for his brave efforts, and disapproved of Mr. Krabs' motivations for his paper- [[{{Hypocrite}} well, pot calling kettle black, no?]]
** Other journalists in the Pantheon generally have a negative opinion of Aya, unsurprisingly, given her reputation in Gensokyo. Tamie Nogi for instance looks up to Aya as a symbol of going after headlines, but isn't as approving of her methods. Lois Lane & April O'Neil commend Aya's strength despite being a reporter, but like Tamie, aren't approving of some of Aya's attempts at getting news (oh, and speaking of Lois, her husband Clark also against her for that reason!). J. Jonah Jameson, who also generally has issues with bias (especially towards [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Spider-Man]]), is also disapproving of Aya for just how much she fabricates and exaggerates her own stories, so much more than him ''even'' on news regarding Spider-Man, despite acknowledging her prowess as a photographer. And finally, Diana Christensen is impressed by Aya's work, especially on the unpublished tabloid that would've made Bunbunmaru truly heinous, and was disappointed when she learned of this fact. The tengu herself, however, would rather go for a one-way nosedive into Misty Lake instead of working with Christensen.
*** You may have noticed that Aya has very few enemies, but generally dislikes and is disliked by others. However, there is ''one such reporter'' that gets Aya's blood boiling, however- that being Louis Bloom, whose own methods of hunting headlines even disgusted her, let alone how he rose to prominence, through extreme cutthroat tactics and resorting to violence. Even though she herself isn't much of a saint when it comes to journalism, comparing Louis to the tengu makes her absolutely holy, and she'd be more than willing to start a smear campaign on him if she could gather enough on what he does at the Pantheon.
* As stated earlier, Aya is about 1000 years old, meaning that she is quite wise- though you may not know that from seeing her firsthand. She is also the fastest being in Gensokyo, able to have sustained flight that exceeds that of [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Remilia Scarlet]]- who has managed to circle the entire Moon really fast once, a claim that Marisa boldly made and has surprisingly been backed up by other Gensokyoan deities. She is freakishly strong and potentially stronger than she thinks she is, a topic that has put the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods into quite a conundrum.
--> '''[[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]]:''' The topic of Shameimaru's abilities has been one that has stymied us for a while. We have conclusively decided that her previous ascension rank of Lesser Goddess is unsuitable, but Overdeity is out of the question for her. [[BrokenBase A surprising amount]] of us in the Court believe she should be a Greater Goddess, but the rest, myself included, would see her more as an Intermediate Goddess.
** Her abilities to control the wind are very, very strong, and could only be even stronger with that [[PaperFanOfDoom fan of hers]]. The wind, to her, could even carry the conversations and rumors that are spoken up. As such, deities in the Hall of Pantheon/WindAndAir, as well as other air users like [[Pantheon/ChildArchetypes Wendy Marvell]], [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Artoria Pendragon]], and even Gensokyo's own [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Kanako Yasaka]] are very keen on seeing just how powerful these abilities are. They would get their wish, though, when [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/19710578 she flew right into]] Kamen Rider Faiz one day as she is, per usual, hunting for a scoop. The ensuing scrap forced out quite a bit from the two, a display that certainly made headlines later that day for Aya, but they soon realized their misunderstanding and have been friends since.
** Aya Shameimaru, is, without question or even contest, the fastest person in Gensokyo. So fast, that, according to Barry Allen (aka. the Flash), she could potentially even make contact with the Speed Force if she really puts her mind into it. With that in mind, the duo decided on a money match- 10 laps around the Pantheon, running past the main entrance of every single House (that feasibly has such), loser has to work for the other for a week. And while Aya was incredibly fast and can definitely prove Barry's theory, she ended up having to serve as a janitor for a week at STAR Labs. She disliked the experience, but at least found respect for the speedster since then, which stemmed into a disliking of his archnemesis Eobard Thorne, a disliking paid in kind.
** The camera that Aya carries has the ability to remove projectiles caught in its flash, especially danmaku. There are two other deities that have a camera with this kind of power- those being [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} Seija Kijin]] & Sumireko Usami. Nowadays, Aya feels rather neutral abut both despite having slandered and reported on them in the past, an upgrade from her previous feelings towards them. She is, of course, one of many who were horrified to learn of [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Seija's fate]] at Yuuki Terumi's hands at Suzunaan, a headline that she reported with the utmost truth and precision. She still shudders whenever she sees the front-page picture for that article.
* Can be found in the Hall of Pantheon/InvestigativeWork & the Hall of Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation. She's...rather unpopular in the former.

-> ''"You don't seem related to the incident, so without further ado, allow me to blow you into the next week!"''
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[[folder: Jo’on & Shion Yorigami]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Jo’on & Shion Yorigami]], [[BlueOrangeContrast Contrasting Goddesses of Orange & Blue]]''' (Both: [[VideoGame/TouhouGouyokuIbunSunkenFossilWorld Oil Sisters Who Have It All]] | Jo'on: [[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers The Most-Despicable and Disastrous Younger Twin Sister]] | Shion: [[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers The Most-Despicable and Disastrous Elder Twin Sister]], [[Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit The Simple and Frugal Poverty God]])
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/300px_yorigami_whos_who.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Jo'on on the left, Shion on the right]]
* Intermediate Goddesses (Shion borderlines Greater Goddess without her limiters)
* Symbols:
** Jo'on: A gold coin with her head etched into it
** Shion: A cracked stone bowl
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gop9IZ1TaXU Tonight Stars an Easygoing Egoist ~ Egoistic Flowers (Live ver.)]].
* Alignment: ChaoticNeutral
* Portfolio: [[ArabOilSheikh Gensokyo Oil Sheikhs]], {{Breakout Character}}s, {{Card Carrying Villain}}s, FlowerMotifs, [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower Surprisingly Strong For Misfortune Goddesses]], '''OrangeBlueContrast''', [[OurGodsAreDifferent Binbōgami]], [[ConMan Con Goddesses]], PolarOppositeTwins, PowerIncontinence, [[PuppetFighter Jo’on Fights As Shion Supports]], SiblingsInCrime, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Released Dream Spirits With Their Scheme]], [[UnwittingPawn Tricked By Okina]], WeaponsGradeVocabulary
** Jo’on: [[CuteBruiser Pretty]] [[GoodOldFisticuffs Sluggin']] [[BewareTheSillyOnes Superspender]], BlowYouAway, PlayingWithFire, CloseRangeCombatant, ConspicuousConsumption, CoolShades, '''[[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted Over-The-Top Spender]], GoldDigger, MockMillionaire, RichInDollarsPoorInSense, RichesToRags''', [[ReformedButNotTamed Influenced By The Myouren Temple]] [[TookALevelInKindness And Only Steals From Those That Can Recover]]
** Shion: BarefootPoverty, [[MundaneLuxury Considers Ordinary Meals a Blessing]] [[BerserkButton And Will Be Pissed If Any's Wasted]], [[MessyHair Messy]] [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow Blue Hair &]] OccultBlueEyes, [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Sealed Fountain of Misfortune]], [[EarlyBirdCameo Is Semi-Present In]] ''[[EarlyBirdCameo Wild And Horned Hermit]]'' [[EarlyBirdCameo Before Her AoCF Debut]], HeroineWithBadPublicity, '''TheJinx, LoserDeity, TheMillstone''', LethalChef, WillfullyWeak, StrongerSibling
* Domains: Con Artistry, Luck, Twins, Final Bosses
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom Seiran & Ringo]], [[Characters/TouhouPC98 Gengetsu & Mugetsu]]
* High Priests: [[Film/BlankCheck Preston Waters]] (Jo'on), [[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Garagos]] (Shion)
* Allies: '''Each other''', [[Pantheon/RebellionAndRevolution Tenshi Hinanawi]] ('''especially''' Shion), [[Pantheon/InternalPowerSources Ryotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider Den-O]]
** Jo'on: [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri]], [[Pantheon/PovertyAndRiches Princess Morbucks & Nagi Sanzen'in]], [[Pantheon/AlignmentChanges Felonious Gru]]
** Shion: [[Pantheon/{{Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Keiki Haniyasushin]], the Hall of Pantheon/{{Misfortune}}, [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Milo Murphy]], [[Pantheon/DivineRoles Yato]]
* Rivals: Other Pantheonic con artists
* Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Teleporting}} Okina Matara]]
** Jo’on: Most members of the House of Pantheon/{{Commerce}}, such as Montgomery Burns & [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]
** Shion: [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Kamen Rider Killbus]]
* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Just about everyone else in Gensokyo]]
* Complicated Relationship with: [[Pantheon/PovertyAndRiches The Kims]] [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism & Parks]]
* Meet Jo’on & Shion, the Yorigami Sisters. They are gods of misfortune, and they use that status to make a living as Gensokyo’s premiere con artists, swindling then spending whatever they earn from others with their sister act. Jo’on, the younger sister, acts as [[MisterBig the brains and burglar of the operation]]- she’s the one who pulls up the ideas, scouts for targets, and makes the main moves. Shion, the elder sister, serves as mainly just a distraction, using her misfortune on others to draw their attention while her younger sister does the rest. Well, I wonder what has happened to them since the [[VideoGame/TouhouHyouibanaAntinomyOfCommonFlowers Perfect Possession]] incident…?
* Of course, like a few other deities from Gensokyo, Jo’on & Shion jumped at the chance to ascend after they partook in the Tenkyuu Uprising against Brand X. The problem was that they also wanted to represent TheAlmightyDollar, which for clarification, is the trope Chimata ascended under. So instead, they bide their time within the Pantheon, scamming and pilfering from poor schmucks that got roped into their schemes. It’s not until Tenshi, Shion’s ''[[LesYay apparent]]'' best friend, who was also trying to find a trope, found that BlueAndOrangeContrast was a recent but open slot. Working with the sisters, they would conspire to all ascend together under their respective tropes that they found, with Tenshi replacing her old trope of WeatherDissonance with DefectorFromParadise.
* As masters of the art of the con in Gensokyo, it is natural that they’re able to scam and swindle many out of their money and other possessions. So they began to put their practices to good use in the Pantheon, as well, able to successfully con and pickpocket many poor schmucks of their riches. When the Houses of Commerce & Pantheon/LawAndJustice learned of these thieveries, they groaned with annoyance, and particular members of Gensokyo from those respective Houses (being Chimata & Eiki) were quick to alert their peers of what the Yorigamis were up to. The former house, and the market goddess in particular, however, were appalled that they would openly do such things in their markets, especially Chimata's, so despite Jo’on & Shion being among many that aided her in the Tenkyuu Uprising, she would have bad blood with them, and specifically, the more deviant younger sister, as she was the mastermind of these schemes.
** As of course, they would eventually hear of other scammers and con artists in the Pantheon, and Jo'on had gotten riled up as a result, wanting to see what the competition is like in the field. They first took notes straight from the one who ascended as the '''Goddess of [[ConMan Con Artists]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Selfishness}} Faye Valentine]], who did like their schemes & results, but is quick to chastise them on immediately spending it all. The duo would then scout out for other con artists to try and one-up; Jo'on would try and swoon away [[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes Stan Pines]]' customers of their money, while Shion would, by just existing near any of [[Pantheon/WitchesAndWizards Elaina]]'s operation set-ups, cause those plans to fail spectacularly. Both were not amused at the sabotage that the Yorigamis were doing to them but they chose to improve their cons on their own, much to the sisters' belief.
* The Perfect Possession incident, which they mainly spearheaded, involved the Master and Slave system, which can be alternatively known as, well, the act of Perfect Possession. This system would allows one person to completely take over another's body, as the name implies, [[PowersViaPossession giving them full control over them and any abilities that they can use]]. Ryotaro Nogami, aka. Kamen Rider Den-O, is sort of a walking reminder of that system, as he has to deal with the 5 Taros within himself on the daily. He also happens to be like them, and in particular Shion, in the fact that they're both extremely unlucky. In fact, they had the unfortunate timing of being in the House of Food when [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Youmu]] [[Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits Konpaku]] & [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Ragna The Bloodedge]] inadvertently kickstarted the food fight that lead to [[Pantheon/{{Disguises}} Kasen]] [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Ibaraki]]'s temporary ban, and both were sent to the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases afterwards for recovery; at least Shion got to eat well during that fiasco, and the trio (and eventually Tenshi as well) have been tenuous ever since.
** Another incident that they were involved in happens to be the [[VideoGame/TouhouGouyokuIbunSunkenFossilWorld Black Water Incident]], which they tried to take advantage of by selling off whatever "oil" they can find. At some point during their involvement, though, they were suddenly taken by a [[TheLonelyDoor back door]] and forced to fight [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Flandre Scarlet]], a fight which they barely squeak out of. When they learned that the person who sent them there, Okina Matara, was present in the Pantheon, they were rightfully mad about the situation and went to beat her up; instead, though, they got lost in the Land of the Back Door for a few hours, only angering them further.
* Their strange duality regarding the dissonance between the rich and the poor has raised the eyebrows of the Kim and Park families. It’s kind of unnatural for the Koreans to see the Yorigamis go about their work- while Jo'on acts like a Park and Shion’s essentially a Kim, they both are expert con artists like the Kims, and are irresponsible with their wealth & status like the Parks...yeah, you get the idea. The sisters, on the other hand, are surprisingly scared to learn about the fracas regarding the two families given how realistic it was, and tend to be shy around them, [[EveryoneHasStandards choosing not to get into their business]].
* Applies to only Jo’on:
** Jo'on spends just about everything she earns- and I mean '''every last penny'''. She wastes no time in flaunting her riches by buying the most expensive things that she can afford without any guilt whatsoever, as well as just throwing it out in battle and using that as a weapon as well. Members of the House of Commerce' Hall of Pantheon/PovertyAndRiches in particular seem to be very divided on her, with among Jo'on's contemporaries being Princess Morbucks & Nagi Sanzen'in.
** After the Perfect Possession incident was resolved, Byakuren Hijiri took on the responsibility of trying to reform Jo'on by having her stay at the Myouren Temple as part of her rehabilitation. However, this did not change much about the younger sister's core habits, but at least sharpened her resolver to steal, and only steal, from those that can manage the losses. Nowadays, every so often, Jo'on would make a visit to the temple after a spree of thefts to lay low and even have a chat with some of the temple's members.
*** This more neutral-aligned villainy stemming from her brief stay has gotten the attention of former supervillain Gru, who's interested in getting to draw more from his experience. However, their alliance is a bit shaky considering that Jo'on also happens to be allies with the aforementioned Princess Morbucks, which Gru is not that enthusiastic to learn about consider that she reminds him of [[ArchEnemy Vector]]. Despite this, Jo'on would, under the watch of both Gru & [[MissionControl the Anti-Villain League]], perform her capers against corrupt millionaires, billionaires, and other rich people; sometimes, Shion would be in tow.
* Applies to only Shion:
** Her bad luck is probably among the worst in the Pantheon, rivaled by only people such as the aforementioned Den-O. And despite the fact that said bad luck can also prevent people from falling too far into debt, many really dislike her just because she can affect just about anyone near her, as well as ''herself''. And because of that, she barely has any friends to be with, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends despite her wanting more]]...that is, she does have a friend: Tenshi Hinanawi, the celestial with inexhaustible good luck, [[OppositesAttract countering hers]]. Their bond, especially after they've met since the Perfect Possession incident, has grown so considerably that [[LesYay some say that it's a foregone conclusion]].
*** When not with her younger sister or Tenshi, Shion would actually be found in the Hall of Misfortune, and in fact considers it to be her second home. Her already bad luck goes pretty well with the preexisting misfortune given in that hall, so its residents weren't too perturbed with her presence. In fact, as of this writing, they've all voiced that if the Yorigami Sisters ascended separately, Shion would ascend as the '''Goddess of Millstones''', signifying that they're all in general friendship with her, or at least amicable with her.
*** While in the Hall of Misfortune, she just so happened to run into Milo Murphy...which resulted in a meteor crashing down near them, the dust causing a group of birds to fly away past them only for a stray SwordBeam to kill a few and cover the duo with feathers, before a band of hunters came in and tried to hunt them in the belief they were a dangerous species, and uh, [[NoodleIncident other things, too]]. While Shion seemed to be usually not so happy with her bad luck, Milo has a positive attitude with his own misfortune, something that does make the goddess rather happy. She aspires that, through her own bad luck, she would smile through it all, just like Milo.
*** Visiting the Hakurei Shrine with Tenshi one day, Shion noticed someone unfamiliar to them there- a guy in a tracksuit jacket, jeans, and some sort of scarf. That was Yato, '''[[LoserDeity Loser of the Gods]]''', and he’s taken up one of his usual Pantheonic odd jobs- sponsoring the Hakurei Shrine in hopes of it reciving more donations. When Reimu also noticed the celestial and pestilence goddess around, she took time to introduce them to him, and Shion resonated with Yato relatively quickly, as they're both down-on-their-luck divinity doing whatever they can to stay afloat; as for Reimu, the shrine maiden still is a but salty about her being near her shrine previously, but is seen as amicable towards her now.
** Normally in Gensokyo, the younger sister is stronger; just ask Flandre Scarlet & [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Koishi Komeiji]] in regards to that. However, the Yorigami Sisters are an [[SubvertedTrope inversion]] of this case; while Jo'on is the face & fighter of the two, when TheGlovesComeOff, Shion can unleash enough power to [[CrapsackWorld drown the world in misfortune]] and match many of Gensokyo's strongest with ease. However, under normal circumstances, she wouldn't do such a thing, given that would make everyone unhappy and depressed.
*** Shion was actually a former High Priest of Kamen Rider Killbus, likely as a result of two things: Being just the stronger one between herself and Jo'on, and Killbus himself manipulating Shion in secret to be his just a pair of his eyes and ears in Gensokyo. However, she didn't know of the evil Kamen Rider's true intentions right up until Keiki [[PublicServiceAnnouncement exposed him for all of Gensokyo to know]], after letting her and the Getsu sisters know of his machinations. Realizing her error, she now is hateful of him, and is more than ready to put him under six feet of bad luck if she needs to.
-> '''Jo'on:''' ''[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "Maybe you'd be happier slipping into the crowd and then, I dunno, dropping dead?"]]''
-> '''Shion:''' ''[[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech "I've never been serious about this until now. If I let it all out, everyone will be unlucky, including me! But I've had enough. Who cares about winning or losing? When I'm done here, we'll all be losers. The Pantheon, me, and you too, Jo'on!"]]''
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[[folder:Yuyuko Saigyouji & Youmu Konpaku]]
-> '''Youmu:''' ''"The things that cannot be cut by my Roukanken, forged by youkai... are next to none!"''
'''Adopted from {{Sandbox/AzureLegacy}}'''

'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Yuyuko Saigyouji & Youmu Konpaku]], Co-Goddesses of {{Cute Ghost Girl}}s & {{Hitodama Light}}''' (Yuyuko: [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yuyuko Saigyouzi]] | Youmu: The Half-Ghost Gardener, Myon, [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Ghost 2B]])
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* Intermediate Goddess (Yuyuko; has Greater Goddess potential, especially with the [[SoulJar Saigyou Ayakashi]]), Lesser Goddess (Youmu)
** Halls to Remain In: Hall of Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits (House of Pantheon/{{Otherness}}) & Hall of Ghosts (House of Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata)
* Symbols:
** Yuyuko: Butterfly danmaku flying around her fan; alternatively, the symbol on her headdress
** Youmu: Her two swords, Roukanken and Hakurouken, crossed together; alternatively, her ghost half
* Theme Music:
** Yuyuko: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zis2TtxdFjQ Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life]] & [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oDWlQbqCBc Border of Life]]
** Youmu: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W7vUwkgp5A Hiroari Shoots a Strange Bird ~ Till When?]] & [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOY4eL-pKAY Mystic Oriental Dream ~ Ancient Temple]]
* Alignment:
** Yuyuko: ChaoticNeutral
** Youmu: TrueNeutral (or whatever Yuyuko wants her to be)
* Portfolio: '''[[CuteGhostGirl Cute]] [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghost Girls]] with [[HitodamaLight Accompanying Spirits]]'''
** Yuyuko: '''ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth''' (minus the rebirth part), [[{{Moe}} Very Much Moe]], [[ObfuscatingStupidity Obfuscating]] [[BigEater Gluttony]], [[SuperpowerLottery Absolute Mastery]] [[BadPowersGoodPeople And Restraint Of]] [[OneHitKill Inflicting]] [[IWishedYouWereDead Death]] [[SoulPower and Controllling Spirits]], [[CloudCuckoolander Unusual]] CherryBlossomGirl, ''[[FairWeatherMentor Strange Mentor]], [[YamatoNadeshiko Hidden]] [[TheOmniscient Inquisitor]]'', RoseHairedSweetie, [[DissonantSerenity Rather]] [[ThePollyanna Carefree]] [[SealedEvilInACan Despite]] [[DeathByOriginStory Her]] [[DrivenToSuicide Circumstances]], [[SupernaturallyMarkedGrave Buried Beneath the Saigyou Ayakashi]], DegradedBoss ([[WillfullyWeak on purpose]]), TheGadfly, [[CelestialBureaucracy Appointed by the Yama]]
** Youmu: '''[[HalfHumanHybrid Being Half-Human]] [[OxymoronicBeing and Half-Ghost]]''', [[KidSamurai Young And]] [[PintsizedPowerhouse Short Samurai]], [[TheDitz Doesn't Think Too Hard]], [[DualWielding Two Japanese]] [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Blades That]] [[SoulCuttingBlade Cleave Spirits]], {{Flash Step}}per, ''UndyingLoyalty [[MyMasterRightOrWrong to Yuyuko]]'', Semi-BadassNormal, [[BattleButler Slashing Servant]], [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Scared of...]][[IronicFear Ghosts?]], MysticalWhiteHair, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything Not Really a Gardener or Tutor]], CloseRangeCombatant, IconicSequelCharacter
* Domains: Ghosts
** Yuyuko: Otherness, Death, Afterlife
** Youmu: Swords, Hybrids, Gardeners
* High Priest (Yuyuko only): [[Characters/NegimaAlaAlba Sayo Aisaka]]
* Allies: '''''Each other''''', [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]] (and Ran Yakumo, in Youmu's case), [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu]]
** Yuyuko: [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Hsien-ko]], [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Kirby]], [[Pantheon/MaleAndFemaleTraits Sakura Haruno]], [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Shiki Tohno and Shiki Ryougi]]
** Youmu: [[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Fujiwara no Mokou]], Reimi Sugimoto, Danny Phantom, [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions 2B]], [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers Raiden (Metal Gear)]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresNToZ Negi Springfield]]
* Rivals (Youmu only): [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Kisuke Uzuki]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Vergil Sparda]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Sephiroth]]
* Opposes: [[TaintedLove Vlad Masters]], [[ClonesAndCounterparts Dark Danny]] (Both)
* Annoyed by:
** Yuyuko: [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]]
** Youmu: [[Pantheon/LeagueOfLegends Champions of Runeterra]]
* Complicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/{{Disguises}} Kasen]] [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Ibaraki]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Ragna the Bloodedge]]
* Conflicting Opinion:
** Yuyuko: [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Old Man of the Mountain]], [[{{Pantheon/Calmness}} Ainz Ooal Gown]]
** Youmu: [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Sakuya Izayoi]]
* Within the netherworld, also known as Meikai, there lies the White Jade Tower, Hakugyokurou, and there reside the realm's overseer, Yuyuko Saigyouji. She has the ability to, besides being able to manipulate and manage the spirits of the dead, inflict a guaranteed death upon anyone- [[AnyoneCanDie and I mean anyone]]- barring specific cases. Accompanying Yuyuko in Meikai is her trusty loyal, and admittedly too-serious-at-times aide, Youmu Konpaku, a half-human half-phantom. Hailing from her father Youki, who has also been Yuyuko's servant, Youmu is an exceptional swordswoman, even able to convert {{Sword Beam}}s that she swings out into danmaku. Not only do both of them happen t have ghost lights by their sides by all times, with Yuyuko having small ones around her while Youmu has a single large phantom, they are rather...cute, too.
* For a while, they have been ascended together, but it is rather inconvenient at times for them to be apart, especially since Youmu had two temples compared to Yuyuko's one. So after some time mulling it over, Yuyuko decided that she would personally take this up with the Court of the Gods to fix this inconsistency by requesting to also represent HitodamaLight. However...things went smoother than expected, as she barely got to the Court when Eiki Shiki just so happened to be walking out, presumably after the retrial & ascension of [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Ange & Princess]].
--> '''Eiki:''' Why didn't you ask me earlier, Yuyuko? A change like that is extremely easy to handle. It won't take even an afternoon, so follow me and we'll get it sorted.
* The aforementioned Eiki is very much an esteemed individual to both Yuyuko & Youmu, albeit for varied reasons. For instance, Yuyuko's place in Gensokyo's Netherworld as its overseer was appointed by Eiki herself, and the judge would be a frequent visitor of the princess, sharing tea and stories together. Youmu, being Yuyuko's servant, also respects Eiki as her superior, and is sometimes chided by the yama to make sure that Yuyuko gets her sword practice in. Komachi, Eiki's main subordinate and Pantheonic herald, is also rather friendly with Youmu, due to them having similar functions with their roles in their afterlives, giving each other tips whenever they cross paths, which is somewhat rare.
* Speaking of those who are friends with Yuyuko & Youmu, one of Gensokyo's known Sages, Yukari Yakumo, is also seen as such to them. To Yuyuko, Yukari is someone very special to her, as they had even been together well before her (Yuyuko's) death, and ever since. In fact, some people have differing theories on what they do when Yukari & Yuyuko get together for tea, but many [[LesYay have a very popular idea]] of what that may be. Of course, a friend of Yuyuko's is a friend of Youmu's as well, and such, Yukari is one, despite understanding her inner thought processes and outputs with the same capacity as her own mistress's. Youmu is also respectful of Yukari's own servant Ran (and her servant Chen), despite the gap youkai telling her that it's fine not to; but given that they both serve powerful masters, it does make sense.
* Applies To Yuyuko:
** Yuyuko has two known powers, and both are extremely powerful on their own. She firstly has the ability to manipulate the souls of the dead, a power that she had even before she exited her mortal body, and the power that allowed her to be in control of the Netherworld. And the second, and quite possibly even more powerful, ability is to inflict death (or rather the concept of it) to ''[[AnyoneCanDie anyone]]'' and even sending them to Hakugyokurou rather than their intended afterlife (in which case her first ability comes into play again), but it doesn't work on immortals ([[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Fujiwara no Mokou]] once coerced Yuyuko into using it on her, and that didn't work) and other such specific cases. This power to guarantee anyone's death, even those in the Pantheon where DeathIsCheap, [[DrivenToSuicide is what led to her suicide at the base of the Saigyou Ayakashi]].
*** Death bringers such as the Old Man of the Mountain & Ainz Ooal Gown have expressed respect towards Yuyuko for being being responsible with her power to inflict death upon others. While they need to put in some extra effort (Old Man) or suffer drawbacks (Ainz) when using their death-invoking powers, Yuyuko has neither issue and can simply just wish someone into a grave without much drawback. The ghost princess, however, doesn't hold either deity in high regard despite her also respecting them for not exerting similar powers. For the Old Man, it's that he emanates maliciousness despite being more benign than he looks. The same can apply to Ainz Ooal Gown as well, but for him specifically, it's that he's just [[TheSmartGuy as good of an intellectual as she is]]. She does at least tolerate the Shikis in the Hall of Murder & Assassination more, as while they have an extreme form of death-invoking, they're much more kind and would rather exercise it on less-than-good deities.
** [[WordOfGod Word of]] [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ ZUN]] says that Yuyuko is a rather loud-and-proud Sega Dreamcast fangirl. After being deified, she didn't pay much heed to its predecessor, the Sega Saturn, until notable Saturn enthusiast [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Segata Sanshiro]] challenged her to an honest battle of danmaku and judo. After losing this battle (she held her own at danmaku, it was the judo part that threw her off), Yuyuko became a lot more appreciative of what the Saturn has to offer, and simply settled on being fond of ''both'' consoles. [[https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/56544180 And yes, she did eventually get Youmu to try it out, as well.]]
** Hsien-ko warmed up to Yuyuko rather quickly, though this carried its own set of baggage. For one, while having tea with Yuyuko one day, she learned of anther jiang-shi in Gensokyo known as Yoshika Miyako, and wanted to meet her; at first, this sounded innocent, but that faded as their meeting would be upturned when Yoshika attacked like usual, with Seiga Kaku hoping to usurp Hsien-ko's poisition for Yoshika. As jiang-shi were [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] or [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies of some sort]], when they were seen together one time by Yuuki Terumi, he more than definitely expressed disdain of yet another "shitty vampire, just Chinese", a remark that nearly got Yuyuko to use her death-invoking abilities on him, which forced him to back off. Despite this, both Yuyuko and Hsien-ko are relatively calm & elegant girls [[SilkHidingSteel who definitely can fight if they need to]], possessing powerful arsenals and strong mindsets, and thus are still friends.
** Except by name, Yuyuko definitely is an exemplary representative of {{Cherry Blossom Girl}}s, and there's quite a bit to back that up. She has pink hair and is quite the sweetie, is associated with cherry blossoms, having a pink (and blue) color motif, is associated with death, is hypothesized as a LoveInterest of Yukari's, and being a YamatoNadeshiko. Such comparisons has gotten the attention of the trope's current holder, Sakura Haruno, who noted how they are rather opposite of each other despite filling the trope nicely. Sakura is named, well, Sakura, a living person who practices medicine and is associated with ninjas, whereas Yuyuko is not named Sakura, is dead, and has powers that work with the dead & the afterlife, and is a cunning lady with the facade of cuteness & clumsiness. Despite these differences, the two got along very well, and Sakura is one of Hakugyokurou's most frequent guests.
** The House of Pantheon/{{Food}} usually has three problems to deal with- and no, I don't mean problems like with fights breaking out and such. Those three problems are instead [[Pantheon/{{Consumption}} Pac-Man]], Kirby, and Yuyuko, and by extension, the House's storage pantries needing to restock after one or more of them go through the House. And woe be upon the House if ''all three'' get together for a run-and-chew through, a gathering that has happened at least once every few weeks much to this House's dismay. To add salt to the wound, just recently, when Kirby was banned from the recently ascended locale of [[Pantheon/FictionalSettings Mount Volbono]] as a precaution among other deities, they didn't account for Yuyuko, which became a rather terrifying prospect despite her not actually visiting it yet.
*** Was indirectly the reason why another of the Sages of Gensokyo, Kasen Ibaraki, got banned from the House of Food for half a week. The hermit once was at that House to get some food and talk to some of Reimu’s other friends, when she caught whiff of Ragna’s cooking. After a bit of chat about [[spoiler: living with cursed arms that can make them evil if unleashed/unsealed and]] and how good Ragna’s cooking is (which, of course, he didn’t [[LargeHam ham]] about), she took him to meet with her correspondents- Yuyuko and Youmu, who were there as a change of pace from eating at Hakugyokurou a lot of the time. [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Naturally, Ragna freaked out about seeing ghosts, which in turn caused Youmu to freak out about ghosts as well]], and now both have their weapons drawn, shrink-eyed and scared. However, Ragna in particular laid eyes at a table where [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri]] and her disciples sat- including [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Nue Houjuu]]; his fear becoming rage, he took off and went to assault the alien for that nasty scare she inflicted upon him a while back, which devolved into a brief but full blown battle across the House. [[{{Scapegoat}} And then everyone but Ragna & Nue (who blamed each other) pinned the situation on Kasen, the only noncombatant in that whole ordeal]]; thankfully, Eiki and co. knew what actually happened, and only gave a light sentencing to the hermit in the form of a three-day ban.
* Applies To Youmu:
** Her ghost-half tends to provoke [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes phasmophobia]] on others who suffer it. She doesn't intend it in any way, but whenever she gets near those with the ailment, they tend to get a [[GhostlyChill a chill down their spine]], and [[IronicFear she isn't quite immune to it herself]]. One time, [[Pantheon/{{Tears}} Yayoi Kise]], upon meeting her, started telling a ghost story (hint: imaginary) she once heard. Youmu was out faster than Yayoi can remember her friend Nao going.
** Small parts of fanon give her a bit of a strange affinity to Sakuya Izayoi, another fellow [[MysticalWhiteHair white-haired girl]] (Youmu's is arguably more paler however) and stage 5 servant boss who also is a master of bladed-weaponry. Very few but strong parallels & connections have been drawn between the two, such as Sakuya's coolheadedness & elegance contrasting Youmu's outspoken affection towards Yuyuko. Another is that their masters may look one way on the surface, but they're just as clever and calculative as the rest of Gensokyo's elite if need be. Another suggestion is that both of them are made to be notable ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' references; in Youmu's case, many people parallel her with [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Jean Pierre Polnareff]] in terms of being white-haired and a knack for swift swordsmanship, in contrast to Sakuya being an analog for [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]] as they both knives, stop time, and are related to vampires.
*** Also tends to be someone annoyed in that people have some rather devious pairings of her and [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Reisen Udongein Inaba]] in some rather....notable relationships. Youmu states outright she does not roll that way, so it seems, as their only commonality is, like Sakuya & Youmu, Reisen is a stage 5 boss who happens to serve a higher power (that being Eirin & Kaguya). Reisen reciprocates these feelings, stating that they are a bit too insane, even for her.
** Speaking of half-ghosts, Youmu has been keeping touch with fellow semi-phantom Daniel Fenton, aka. Danny Phantom. Though Danny's case had been more-or-less a scientific accident and his approach to being a half-ghost is different compared to Youmu's the duo have been able to hit it off fairly well. Sometimes, though, his Ghost Sense triggers at completely random intervals when the gardener's with him, which in turn causes Youmu to flinch just as randomly, an issue they've decided to just work with as part of their friendship. As per usual, this would make her enemies with both Vlad Masters & Dark Danny as well, and in the latter's case, she would begrudgingly have to [[EnemyMine team up with Vlad]] to take down Dark Danny, who's seen as the greater of two evils; her master Yuyuko is also rather disapproving of Dark Danny in particular and won't hesitate to exert masses of danmaku at him.
** Is baffled when people say that [[Creator/AoiYuuki she sounds like]] [[Pantheon/{{Magic}} Madoka]], [[Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream having no idea where they get that from]]. But it seems to also tie into sounding like another skilled swordswoman by the name of [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Yuuki Konno]]. Funny enough, she also became friends with another ghost by the name of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Reimi Sugimoto]] as a result of this similarity, and in [[VideoGame/KoumajouDensetsu one other instance]], Reimi (along with another individual by the name of [[Pantheon/NonVehicularTravel Miles "Tails" Prower]]) has had the [[Creator/RyoHirohashi same voice]] as Youmu as well. From there, there are small inside gags amongst some gods in that while Youmu seems to be Tails' parallel, people may be wondering if Sakuya's her Sonic…?
** [[https://twitter.com/naufaldreamer/status/1619288891881816068?s=20 Got together with Vergil, Raiden, & 2B for an epic photoshoot together]], courtesy of [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Aya]] [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Shameimaru]]. According to the four, it was a flash-in-the-pan idea that came up to Aya's mind to take a photo of some of the most badass [[MysticalWhiteHair whitehaired]] [[MasterSwordsman swordsmen]] in the Pantheon. However, it was clear that she had missed quite a few- notably Polnareff, Sephiroth, and Ragna, who all cursed her out for not including them in. While Polnareff is neutral to the four, and we already talked about Ragna earlier, Sephiroth and Vergil were more than interested in learning of Youmu's technique and weaponry. They each invited her to spar against each of them, one-on-one, and while she was able to match up to them in terms of swordsmanship, she fell short when they each tapped into other powers; those defeats led her to start training more rigorously with fellow swordfighters with auxiliary tactics and/or skills, like 2B.
*** Boasts that things her signature sword Roukanken, forged by the youkai, cannot cut are close to none ("close to none" being [[VideoGame/TouhouSoccer soccer balls]] and [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=633589 bad jokes]]). This did draw the attention of Kisuke, who mistook the "forged by the youkai" part meaning that it is a Demon Blade, and has tried to destroy the blade. However, Youmu seems to be oblivious of Kisuke's intentions and thinks he simply wants to fight her. This also got the attention of the Champions of Runeterra, who Youmu wishes would just stop stealing the sword for themselves. One time, she tried to trick one of them, [[Pantheon/{{Abilities}} Yasuo]], into taking her other sword Hakurouken, but quickly stopped herself when she realised that he might accidentally purify a ghost with it. At the very least, she hoped that they'd stop calling her "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Youmuu]]" (especially via incorrect romaji).
*** Is supposed to be Yuyuko's gardener, but behaves more as her bodyguard/servant. In fact, she was supposed to be Yuyuko's ''swordsmanship tutor'' to fill in for her missing father, but the ghost harbored no interest. Ironically, Youmu has since drawn a few other sword-users and those aspiring to learn, as she looked for teachers to learn from as well. Negi Springfield, who graduated as a young boy from his Magic Academy in Wales only to become a teacher in an all-girls class in Japan, also feels the same way as Youmu as being an EnthusiasticNewbieTeacher in the Pantheon, and helps her with her training as both an instructor and a fighter, as well.
* They can also be found in the Hall of _.
-> '''Yuyuko:''' ''"Just a little longer. A little longer and the Saigyou Ayakashi will be in full bloom..."''
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[[folder:Satori & Koishi Komeiji]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Satori & Koishi Komeiji]], Divine Duet of [[SiblingYinYang Sibling Polarity]]''' (Satori: The Girl Even The Vengeful Spirits Fear, The Sickness in Everyone's Heart, The Youkai with the Lonely Silhouette, Armchair Detective Under the Ground | Koishi: The Closed Eyes of Love, Someone Thinking of Nothing, Imaginary Personality Holder, True Horror! Standing Right Behind You, Unintentionally Closed-Hearted Satori)
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[[caption-width-right:350:Satori has no hat, Koishi has a hat. [[WebVideo/KoishiKomeijisHeartThrobbingAdventure The hat helps Koishi relax.]] <3]]
* Lesser Goddesses, though Koishi can content for Intermediate Goddess (Satori can also contend for Intermediate Goddess at her full power, but Koishi could go up to Greater Goddess if fully conscious)
* Symbol: Their respective third eyes; a small version of Koishi's hat is worn by her closed third eye
* {{Leitmotif}}s: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wEHo_uUgZ0 Hartmann's Youkai Girl]] (Koishi); [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12AHLzW4kks Satori Maiden ~ Third Eye]] (Satori)
* Alignments:
** Satori: TrueNeutral
** Koishi: ChaoticNeutral (just barely)
* Portfolio: {{Youkai}}, ThirdEye, MindReading (latter especially for Satori), [[BlessedWithSuck Great Powers But Terrible Effects]]
** Koishi: '''[[PokeInTheThirdEye Closed Eye]], [[EmptyShell Closed Mind]]''', [[PerceptionFilter Invisible to Others]] [[NotSoImaginaryFriend Aside of Children]], [[PowerNullifier Blocking Mind Reading]], [[StepfordSmiler So-Called]] CheerfulChild, [[PsychicPowers Manipulation of Subconscious]], [[ConfusionFu Non-conscious Fighting]], OxymoronicBeing, [[SuperCuteSuperPowers Hearts and Roses as Projectiles]], [[FlowerMotifs Rose Motifs]], StrongerSibling
** Satori: {{Hikkikomori}}s, PowerIncontinence, '''[[YouMonster Ostracization]] [[PowerIncontinence For]] [[ForgotAboutTheMindreader Mind]] [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead Intrusion]]''', DeadpanSnarker, ExtraEyes, NotGoodWithPeople, TaremeEyes, [[AdvertisedExtra Side Character of]] [[TitleCharacter Her Own Manga]]
* Domains: Psychics, Sisters
** Koishi: Subconscious, Emptiness, Hearts, Roses
** Satori: Isolation, Investigation
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism Rin "Orin" Kaenbyou & Utsuho "Okuu" Reiuji]] (their servants)
* Allies: '''''Each other''''', [[Pantheon/{{Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame, Patchouli Knowledge]], [[Pantheon/{{Loneliness}} Alice Margatroid]]
** Koishi: '''[[Pantheon/{{Workmanship}} Mary (Ib)]]''', [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri]], [[Pantheon/ChildArchetypes Wendy Marvell]], the younger deities of Pantheon/StudioGhibli, [[CloudCuckoolander Her Hat]]
** Satori: '''[[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Haruka Kotora]]''', [[Pantheon/MindGames Psycho Mantis]], [[Pantheon/FanserviceAttires Sona Buvelle]], [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Lucario]] (Basically, any deity with {{Telepathy}} (''even [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Kyubey]]''), [[Pantheon/{{Tears}} Yayoi Kise]], Anyone who visits her temple and doesn't ostracize her for [[PowerIncontinence constantly reading their mind]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Mikoto Misaka]], anyone whose mind [[PsychicBlockDefense can't be read]]), [[Pantheon/{{Disguises}} Kasen]] [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Ibaraki, Ange & Princess]], All good- & neutral-aligned animal deities & the House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna, [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes Sayori (DDLC)]]
* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/MindGames Arael]]''' specifically
** Koishi: [[Pantheon/{{Headwear}} Hata no Kokoro]] (One-sided? from Kokoro)
** Satori: [[Pantheon/LoveOther Sigmund Freud]], all evil or chaotic deities in the house of Mentalism (minus Psycho Mantis), [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice Kessler]]
* Opposed by:
** Koishi: [[Pantheon/ChildBehavior Aya Drevis]], [[Pantheon/OtherworldlyAndUnorthodoxLocations Bill Cipher]], [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]]
** Satori: [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Homura Akemi]] (and to a lesser extent, [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery the rest]] [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists of the]] [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Holy]] [[{{Pantheon/Tics}} Quintet]]), [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Solid Snake]] (slightly), [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions James Moriarty]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Sherlock Holmes]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles John Watson]]
* Pitied by: [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Junko]], the good- and neutral-aligned Pantheon/NeonGenesisEvangelion deities
* Koishi & Satori Komeiji- two sides of the same coin, but if a coin has two different faces, then they are two different people. Satori, the elder sister, is a frail but potent mind reader whose deadpan attitude & lack of social filter has made her a recluse, but is one to care about others and listen to their hardships. Koishi, the younger sister, closed off her ability to mind read and has detached herself from reality, now just a wanderer with terrifying strength and a strange fighting style, as well as being a thoughtless and cheery-looking girl who wants to just…do what, exactly?
* Ever since the [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Tenkyuu]] Uprising, Koishi began making trips to the Hall of Pantheon/{{Mentalities}}, a deviation from her usual business of just appearing randomly. It wasn’t hard for Reimu and co. to see why, though- Koishi & Satori had met up again during the Uprising, and now the younger Komeiji sister is having reminiscing thoughts, missing her sister’s presence in the Pantheon. [[Webcomic/TouhouChireikidenFoulDetectiveSatori Having decided to leave the Pantheon to pursue a detective career in Gensokyo]], Satori had been busy with life there, slowly exiting her ShutIn shell to help with cases from time to time. But with Gensokyo’s place in the Pantheon shifting wildly since Chimata’s ascension, allies new and old would have to be ascended in order to meet up with these new and old threats. So with this and making Koishi happy again in mind, Reimu & her fellow incident resolvers took to the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods to challenge [[Franchise/StreetFighter Yun & Yang Lee]] for the trope of SiblingYinYang in the Komeiji sisters’ place, a battle which they won handily.
** The day after, Satori, who was in Chireiden as usual, got a letter delivered to her by one of her servants, Rin Kaenbyou. Inside, as she read with morning coffee in hand, was a invitation to return to the Pantheon to be with her sister Koishi as the '''Divine Duet of Sibling Polarity'''. When Rin was approached about Satori’s response, she said that she had never seen so much emotion out of Satori in her entire life up until that moment- being with her sister is, above all else, the most important thing to Satori. And yes, Satori was sipping her coffee when she read it, so she had a spit take upon learning of that fact.
* Both of the Komeijis are still rather unwelcome to the House of Mentalism despite them moving out of it, and it shows. The other (usually malicious) gods have an emergency code in place for when either sister is seen there- Code Anima, which stands for [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast “If you see a Komeiji, run the other fucking way. Get out of the House if necessary.”]] Many deities have also adopted this idea, especially given that Satori is one of the Pantheon’s most dangerous mind readers and ability-copying combatants, while Koishi can sneak up on ANYONE due to her closed mind and utilize an unorthodox combat style.
** Sigmund Freud was one such deity that also picked up this trend, but not initially. Instead, however, he poked fun at Koishi for her rather…[[GagPenis phallic]] bullet designs, a topic that gets Satori riled up, as he really couldn't learn much about her being a prefect representation of [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian his kind of psychology]], due to her closed mind. However, like everyone else, Satori has a limit, which was reached when both sisters happened to cross paths with the aforementioned man at the entrance to the House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection one time. [[NoodleIncident And, well, shit went down]], resulting in Freud being hauled to the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases and a week-long ban for Satori from the House, though Koishi was abstained because a ban on a someone like her is actually kind of useless.
* One thing that has been noted by Alice (Margatroid) is that if you invert the colors of their outfits, it would be like they’re wearing each other’s clothes. Koishi thought this would be a fun prank to pull off, so she dragged her sister into doing it, causing quite the confusion when people began seeing Koishi as an antisocial mindreader and Satori as a thoughtless vagrant. Ange le Carré & Princess Charlotte weren’t fazed by these swaps, however, and quickly sussed them out in the open without much trouble, though they were quick to become friends afterward- especially now that Satori knows who actually is Ange and who is Princess.
* Applies to Koishi:
** Can call anyone and everyone in the Pantheon through the power of her Urban Legend, Mary-san. She would call them intermittently, ending as she is right behind them, causing quite the fright. Success may vary depending on who she’s scaring and/or whether she has a knife as an additional prop, but it is known to work- just ask Sumireko, [[VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo and what happened after she got scared off by Koishi, among others.]]
---> '''Sumireko:''' Koishi always gives me the heebie-jeebies. Like, you get random calls that won’t stop and then you feel something scary from behind, and then, BAM! Koishi’s behind you with a knife! And she probably slashed you with it too, and it hurts like hell!
** Prior to rejoining her sister Satori under their current trope, Koishi had previously been the '''Goddess of Subconscious''' & '''The Goddess [[EmptyShell Without A Self]]'''. For the former, it was for her abilities outside of the realm of the subconscious- making people see what she wants to see, as well as remaining invisible and unremembered by most. For the latter, it was because of her own state after she had sealed off her third eye, being just a CloudCuckoolander without the capacity to actually think nor feel a whole lot, or even nothing at all, hence why she’s very unsettling.
*** There was one recorded time where Koishi’s presence was made more tact & realized- that was, [[VideoGame/TouhouShinkirouHopelessMasquerade when she took the Mask of Hope from Hata no Kokoro]]. While she had it, she began feeling more, well, hopeful, allowing others to finally see her, though eventually the mask lost power and she went back to normal. Kokoro has consistently tried, even after this incident, to get that mask back from Koishi, even after [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Toyosatomimi no Miko]] made a new one for her. To Kokoro, Koishi is one of her few enemies, a sentiment not really shared by the satori, as well, [[MemeticMutation Koishi loves not thinking]].
** One House that Koishi would frequent happens to be the House of Pantheon/ChildhoodAndAdolescence, which also happens to be where she is visible the most- as she can be seen playing with many of the deities there, and they all remember her [[NotAllowedToGrowUp due to the nature of these deities in the Pantheon]]. For example, Byakuren Hijiri, who sometimes invites Koishi into the Myouren Temple, introduced her one day to Wendy Marvell, another visitor to the temple, and were soon fast friends. Also in addition to Wendy are the child deities of the many Creator/StudioGhibli works, who find Koishi to be very charming and quirky. A deity that doesn't think fondly of Koishi, however, is Aya (Drevis, not Shameimaru), as Koishi once went up to her with Alice ([[OverusedRunningGag Margatroid]]), and may I remind you that little miss Drevis dislikes dolls, as well as Koishi's generally unsettling schtick. It is worth noting that you'll never find her in the Hall of {{Pantheon/Teenagers}}, however, as they are at an age point where Koishi would be just a figment to them.
*** A main motif regarding Koishi happens to be involving roses- a motif seen in her attacks and bullet patterns. She also happens to be usually unseen by most, and is forgotten quite a bit. A god with similar qualities just so happens to be the Mary from the Fabricated World, who also is a young girl with rose motifs, unseen by most [[spoiler:(for being stuck in the Fabricated World), and being forgotten (by having her frame burned)]]. They both even have a particular sharp edge of choice- Mary using a palette knife, while Koishi uses a traditional kitchen knife of sorts. The duo have struck up an incredible friendship together, and once again, given the Pantheon's general nature regarding its ascended deities, Mary can ''never'' forget about Koishi.
** Despite being generally unseen and forgotten by most, there is one deity that happens to be on the same axis of existence as Koishi- Bill Cipher. The two are at rather strange odds, however- while Bill can coerce anyone with a mind into his machinations, Koishi literally has no mind. This also means that Bill literally cannot intrude her mind (as a gain, she has none) and therefore cannot use her as a way to attain a Physical Form, at least without attempting to open her closed third eye, something that he really can't seem to pull of due to extraneous circumstances. So if Bill's looking to [[GodzillaThreshold start something stupid]], simply chuck Koishi at him, which, according to Bill himself:
---> '''Bill:''' I dunno how that girl does it, but she (Koishi) somehow gives me the creeps. And I'm an Overdeity!
* Applies to Satori:
** Satori is an honorary member of the ESP Research Club, ran by Haruka Kotoura, a membership that still persisted despite Satori’s inital exit from the Pantheon. To Haruka, Satori is like a reflection of her during her [[BrokenBird lowest point in life]]. And to Satori, Haruka is like Koishi prior to her closing her eye. Both are very much kindred spirits with each other, and the Research Club are esteemed guests at Chireiden.
*** Some generally opposed mind readers that Satori are generally well with are Psycho Mantis and Kyubey of all deities, the former for similar viewpoints when it comes to mind reading, and the latter because, well, it just simply leaves Satori alone without too much bother. Both Solid Snake & the Puella Magi are rather concerned about this, and specifically Homura Akemi is critical of Satori being benign towards Kyubey.
*** Sona Buvelle, Mikoto Misaka and Lucario, though, are more amicable deities that Satori’s also friends with, as they generally don’t mind having their minds being read, and they can communicate with each other through {{Telepathy}}. And while still an ally, she doesn’t exactly like the fact that Manabe, a member of the ESP Research Club, usually has [[DirtyMindReading fantasizied]] [[ImagineSpot about her]], [[{{Hypocrite}} not like she]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/touhou/comments/vaf1dh/satori_finding_a_new_pet/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1 had such thoughts towards]] [[Characters/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers Tsubasa Kudamaki]] one time, no. However, since her first departure, Cole [=McGrath=] had also departed from the Pantheon, leaving only [[spoiler:his EvilCounterpart]] Kessler, who while also can [[PsychicBlockDefense block his mind]] out from readers like her, isn’t as good of a friend to Satori as Cole was.
** Having powers isn’t always great; sometimes, the experience with them just sucks, especially for mind readers, a statement that Yayoi Kise made after she was sharply reminded of Haruka prior to meeting Manabe when she saw Satori one time, and all of a sudden felt sad about it, herself. A more recent case happens to be Sayori of the Doki Doki Literature Club, who at one point gained, and still holds the position of, the title of Club President, a position that Monika initially held but then resented after some time. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/28e94b97_c095_47f4_8c82_cd094b05ce9f.jpeg Their meeting]] was…disheartening, to say the least, as Satori’s presence must’ve triggered something in Sayori to remember [[spoiler: the bad version of herself that Monika and (Insert Name Here) had witnessed]], which in turn triggered Satori’s ''own'' memories of her sister when she still had her eye open, crying to her. The encounter would be especially felt in the House of Pantheon/{{Despondency}}, who all thought that the Knight of Justice was unleashing her powers again; as for Sayori, she would sometimes meet with Satori since that meeting if her depression flares up.
** Satori still usually holes up in her temple when not in Chireiden, a sentiment shared by Patchouli, who stays in either her temple or the SDM’s library. They usually chat over the Internet about what they’ve been doing, a conversation that is surprisingly long given how little they go out. While Patchouli used to dislike Satori for calling Koakuma evil at one point, she remembered that that was an AlternateTimeline, which heavily softened this contempt.
** The House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna are fond of Satori for being an animal caretaker herself, as is a fellow Gensokyoan in Kasen Ibaraki. Being a mind reader means she can telepathically communicate to non-vocal animals, which make up quite a bit of the wildlife. The Hall of Pantheon/BeastHandlers also appreciate Satori’s presence, as through her, they can be able to communicate with the animals they take care of. Those who visit Chireiden would often tell you that animals mainly inhabit it, further cementing Satori as a friend to them.
** The reason why Satori initially left the Pantheon was, as stated, to pursue a career in detective work. While it didn't pan out as expected, it has gotten Satori further interested into the world of investigation. Thanks to Ange & Princess, Satori had a meeting with the famed detective Sherlock Holmes & his assistant, Dr. John Watson, but both were naturally critical of Satori's mind-reading abilities, saying that "They really kill the suspense & thrill of an investigation.". As for Sherlock's rival James Moriarty, he lambasted her, not just because of the aforementioned reason of mind-reading, but that [[Characters/TouhouOtherOfficialWorks Mizuchi Miyadeguchi]], the Moriarty to Satori's Sherlock, is equally poor as a nemesis, [[PlotImmunity among]] [[TheWorfEffect other]] [[KarmaHoudini things]].
* [[WebVideo/KoishiKomeijisHeartThrobbingAdventure October 3rd & 4th, 2022]]. Days that may seem normal to most, but to Gensokyo, they are haunting days, [[AlternateTimeline despite them never really happening in their reality]]. This is because on the former day, Koishi went out to find a fishing rod for her to catch fish for dinner. This seemingly innocent action would spiral out of control into one of the most horrifying renditions of Gensokyo and its people to date, a reality that thankfully [[{{Fanon}} wasn't fully founded]].
** The ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion''-esque nature of the story, especially after it specifically mentions a [[spoiler:Human Instrumentality Project]] within it, has gotten associated deities rather riled up. The more good and netural ''Evangelion'' deities really pity the Komeiji sisters for being thrust into a plot as harshly and cruelly they were. Arael, however, was rather joyful upon learning of this strange bizarro timeline, and would be more than willing to use it as leverage against the sisters. Koishi was already quite opposed to the angel because of its MindRape capabilities, as was Satori prior to her first exit from the Pantheon (especially because she's more vunerable to it than her younger sister), so naturally, both have declared Arael an enemy of Chireiden.
** If Junko couldn't find ''any more reasons'' to hate the Lunarians, she just happened to learn of this timeline, specifically. And she fucking flipped her shit, now citing it as one of the many atrocities that the Moon has caused. [[VillainHasAPoint Well, given what happens, she is right in a way]], but a lot of deities counter her by bringing up its rather non-canonical nature and contradictions towards established conventions. Nonetheless, she also feels pity towards the Komeijis regarding this.
-> '''Koishi:''' [[MemeticMutation I love not thinking!]]
-> '''Satori:''' I know, Koishi.
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[[folder:Shinobu Oshino]]
--> ''”Aberration killing is done like so.”''
'''[[Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}} Shinobu Oshino]], Divine Representative of [[VampireLolitaArchetype Vampire Lolitas]]'''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/latest_177.png]] [[caption-width-right:350:Shinobu Oshino]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[note]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000_2.png Shinobu's teenage form[[/note]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[note]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/latest_254.png Her true form, Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade[[/note]]]]
* Lesser Goddess (Greater Goddess as Kiss-Shot)
* Symbol: An aviator hat; as Kiss-Shot, her katana [[NamedWeapons Kokorowatari]]
* Theme Song: [[https://youtu.be/rzXEw5VTtoo etoile et toi]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral, with shades of the Evil spectrum; leaning towards NeutralEvil as Kiss-Shot
* Portfolio: '''[[VampireLolitaArchetype Vampire Lolita]]''', [[{{Youkai}} Aberration]], [[LittleMissBadass Tiny]] [[ActionGirl Terror]], [[AntiquatedLinguistics Old Talker]], [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Immortality-Resenting]] DeathSeeker, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Formerly]] [[ElectiveMute Quiet]] & [[EmptyShell Broken]], [[InASingleBound Extreme Long-Jumper]], [[OverlyLongName Overly Long Real Name]] With a More [[RepetitiveName Generic]] & PunnyName, [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld 598 Year-Old]] ShamelessFanserviceGirl, PointyEars, {{Tsundere}}, [[CastingAShadow Shadow Manipulator/Freeloader]], DoesNotLikeShoes, TheNicknamer, [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Donut Lover]]
** As Kiss-Shot: [[BuxomBeautyStandard Drop-Dead Gorgeous]], StatuesqueStunner, [[GoingCommando Only a Bandage]], [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow Yellow Hair]] [[SupernaturalGoldEyes & Eyes]], DanceBattler, DespairEventHorizon-Crossing WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, [[PersonOfHolding Walking Katana Sheath]]
* Domains: Vampires, Immortality
* Herald: '''''Koyomi Araragi'''''
* High Priest: [[Characters/NegimaClass3A Evangeline A.K. McDowell]]
* Follower: [[Characters/Overlord2012NazarickNPCs Shalltear Bloodfallen]]
* Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Remilia & Flandre Scarlet]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Arcueid Brunestud, Alucard]], [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Sakuya Izayoi]], [[Pantheon/MealsAToM Aoi Asahina]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Homer Simpson]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Dracula]] (''Hotel Transylvania'') & [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Mavis]]
* Enemies: [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Dracula]] (''Castlevania''), [[Pantheon/InsaneBehavior Albedo Piazzolla]]
* Pities: [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Fujiwara no Mokou]], [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice Kessler]]
* Pitied by: [[Pantheon/ComplexSymbolism Vida Rocco (Power Rangers Mystic Force)]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Dick Grayson/Nightwing]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Bruce Wayne/Batman]]
* Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Sephiroth]]
* Formerly known as a human named Acerola, who had a curse upon her that forced those around her to commit suicide, the vampire known as Shinobu Oshino came to be when she was turned by a purebred and became the feared vampire known as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. As she continued her life, she would begin her own journeys and her curse would be subsequently removed as a result, but her arrival in Japan would change her greatly. After letting some vampire hunters dismember her and leave her for dead, she then changes her mind of being a DeathSeeker and asks Koyomi Araragi, who initially refused, to give himself up to her so that she could live. What followed was a series of {{Fetch Quest}}s for her limbs, a battle between Koyomi & Shinobu, and a dynamic formed between the duo involving bloodsucking, mortality, and a constant balance of energy. With some time and events involving more [[{{Youkai}} abberations & oddities]], the duo would form a great team alongside [[BigBrotherMentor Meme Oshino]].
* Many witnessed Yuuki Terumi storming past much of the Pantheon, causing a bit of CollateralDamage in his wake, but people thought it was just the usual. Turns out, it wasn't really the case- he was blitzing towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion, clearly pissed that "another shitty vampire" had ascended, and even worse, it was by Remilia Scarlet's own admission. However, Gensokyo's primary incident resolvers ([[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu]], [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Marisa]], [[{{Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits}} You]][[{{Pantheon/Ghosts}} mu]], [[{{Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts}} Reisen]], & [[{{Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith}} Sanae]]) were waiting for him at the entrance, alongside its gatekeeper, Hong Meiling, and they began scrapping. Just inside the SDM, though, Remilia held a minute tea party with Shinobu & Koyomi, with Sakuya serving her usual role as head maid; the Scarlet Devil had been impressed by what she had learned of the aforementioned duo's exploits, and has decided to arrange a direct ascension with her endorsement. Both Shinobu & Koyomi were honored to be guests at the mansion and be before the TropeNamer & TropeCodifier of what Shinobu was set to be ascended as, but they are worried about the fact that there will be plenty more nuisances to deal with in addition to what they're dealing with already & previously.
--> '''Remilia:''' No fretting about that! It happens naturally- of course you can't make scrambled eggs without breaking some shells. I've got everything else set up for you both, so all you have to do is make yourselves look fancy. Capiche?
** So how much of Remilia, nicknamed “scarlet girl”, can be really seen in Shinobu? Well, both happen to be pretty affluent (if not haughty) talkers, both are over half a millennium old, and both have taken on quite the childish look- however, Shinobu can, unlike who she is inspired by, actually absorb the blood of her aide Koyomi Araragi to alter her bodily appearance, going from a short child to being a very tall & attractive woman. Aspects of Remilia's sister, Flandre (nicknamed “crimson rainbow”), can also be found in Shinobu as well- both are extremely destructive blondes who have had been sealed away in some form. Funnily enough, however, despite her status, she usually is seen more as an assistant and aide to Araragi, who has most of her power, which is an inverse of Remilia's situation with Sakuya (nicknamed “clock maid”)- even down to their first meetings, where while Koyomi saved Shinobu, Remilia was the one who offered Sakuya haven & solace.
** Fellow friendly vampires have taken quite a liking to Shinobu, as well. For instance, she was welcomed rather warmly into Hotel Transylvania when she and Araragi first learned of it, and soon became friends with its owner (who she was surprised but not really when she learned of who it is), but also friends with his daughter Mavis (nicknamed “doormat” for Drac & “doorbell” for Mavis) who was more than glad to give the duo a tour of the expansive establishment. Arcueid & Alucard, nicknamed “vampire prettygirl #3” & “vampire prettyboy #2” respectively, also became acquainted with Shinobu rather quickly, and arguably more so with her for Alucard than Remilia, as the Scarlet Devil's disdain towards his father did lead to some rather unfortunate happenings between him and her. Shinobu doesn't want to open that can of worms, so she prefers to keep her Alucard business & Remilia business separate.
** Speaking of Alucard, though, Shinobu is not happy whatsoever about his father, the other Dracula (nicknamed “blood bastard”) for...well, [[https://tropepantheon.wordpress.com/tales-of-ascension/ what he did to Remilia, her endorser, alongside Dio Brando]] (nicknamed “time bastard”. And as stated earlier, Yuuki Terumi (nicknamed “[[SnakesAreSexy Nadeko]] on crack”) was also very much unhappy to learn of Shinobu's existence, as was Dio for learning that his protege's master is in league with another deity that can easily check his powers of time by being an immortal fast-regenerating brawler, something that Terumi also takes offense to. She also takes offense to those who'd try to hit up on Araragi as well, considering her tsundere attitude.
** Before fully deciding to embrace it after resolving their initial issues, Koyomi wanted to rid himself of his vampirism. To do that, he would have to, initially, return all of Shinobu/Kiss-Shot’s limbs and body parts that she had lost during her first hours in Japan, only to be told by [[CatGirl Tsubasa Hanekawa]] that Shinobu herself had to be killed to become human again, instead, which was [[DrivenToSuicide Shinobu’s plan all along]]. Vida Rocca, the Pink Ranger of the Power Rangers Mystic Force, also had a time where she temporarily became a vampire, and when she learned of Shinobu’s story and current state, she felt some worry about it given unlike her, Koyomi embraced who he became. Shinobu told Vida, “pink wind girl”, not to worry about it too much, as this was okay for the both of them.
* Sepiroth, nicknamed by Shinbou as "white edgelord", had kept some tabs on her for a while, and more notably her real form, Kiss-Shot, as he had started to get bored of his rivalries with Vergil, [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Adam]] [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Taurus]], & [[Pantheon/DodgingAndDefensiveness Bor]][[Pantheon/DefensivePowers os]]. He was eager to learn more about the vampire upon hearing that her ascension was planned out by Remilia, and did show a sliver of excitement when he found out about that not only is Kiss-Shot is as strong as he had believed, but carried a rather elegant sword to match. He was anticipating her arrival when he had learned of Yuuki making his move to the SDM, an action that did annoy him, so he chose to wait it out until after that nasty fracas. Once the dust settled, he would then speak with Araragi & Shinobu about his offer to challenge the latter at her strongest form, a challenge that is still being decided on at time of this writing, as they are wary of what Sepiroth has done in the past.
* Some time after her first encounter with Koyomi, Shinobu would begin to take interest in donuts, an interest that would evolve into obsession. Upon hearing that there was indeed a branch of her favorite donut store chain, ''Mister Donuts'', within this House, she basically forced Araragi to haul his ass over there for her. When the duo arrived, they would find out it's business as usual, so they wound up buying their usual and leave, but on the way out, the by-then '''Goddess of Donuts''', Aoi Asahina, who was checking the establishment out with fellow donut-lover Homer Simpson, came up and greeted the duo. The two and Shinobu got along rather smoothly thanks to their respective donut obsessions, as Shinobu had settled on a fun nickname for Aoi, "floatie girl", and for Homer, “banana-colored man”.
* [[UnequalPairing Despite living in Araragi's shadow]] (quite literally, I may add), Shinobu seems to have quite the liking towards him, leading to her acting more oppressively to other girls that hang out with him for too long, as well as girls she doesn't like. This kind of attitude has allowed her to be friends of some sort with the Asukas, nicknamed "ginger tsundere girls", who do represent the Tsundere trope as of this writing. In particular, however, she wasn't one to really like Nadeko Sengoku for having just as much attraction towards Araragi as Shinobu herself did. While she may hold this card close to herself, she will at least admit that Rider Medusa, nicknamed "[[DressedLikeADominatrix domdresser]]", is in a more positive relationship with her masters, much like Shinobu is with her own.
* In an AlternateUniverse, Koyomi Araragi died, leading to Shinobu fully becoming Kiss-Shot again and deciding to [[ApocalypseHow vampirize the entire world]] out of grief. As it turns out, though, there have also been other various continuities where vampirism lead to humanity's downfall, and of those were, to nobody’s suprisie, examples in the DC Multiverse as well, such as the cases of Earth 43 & Earth 63, where both were caused also by a single person, with Batman (nicknamed "manbrooder") at 43 & Nightwing (nicknamed "Mr. libido") at 63. The Batman & Nightwing that are in the Pantheon are somewhat rattled by this, but do take pity for Shinobu’s case a bit more given how much she had suffered.
* Before she fully settled her relationship with Araragi, Shinobu, especially back when she was Kiss-Shot, was seeking out a way to end her own life after having lived for so long- the only way for a vampire to be killed was to have their own blood be sucked out by someone else. Turns out, there's quite a few who feel the same way, as well, and Shinbou's got some words for them. She understands much of Fujiwara no Mokou (nicknamed "torch girl") & Kessler (nicknamed "bad battery") and their respective plights when it comes to trying to fully achieve death, but Shinobu is very much disapproving of Kessler's methods and ideology despite his reasoning & motivations, whereas she finds herself more amicable towards the Hourai immortal, as she's much more laid-back & friendly. As for another DeathSeeker in Albedo Piazolla (nicknamed "white moth boy"), though, she's much less kind of him than Kessler, as compared to the lightning user, Albedo is much more sinister & less repentant for what he wants, and only wants, which is to just die by his brother's hand, and he's willing to put the rest of world to decimation to do it.
* Can be found in the Halls of Pantheons/{{Vampires}} & Pantheon/FictionalExpies.
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[[folder:Elaina The Ashen Witch]]
-> ''“Who is that beautiful girl, exploring a world that has brought many others from many worlds together? Who is she, perfectly and succintly encapsulated in this neat and organized Pantheon profile? [[{{Catchphrase}} That’s right, it’s me!]]”''
'''[[{{Literature/WanderingWitchTheJourneyOfElaina}} Elaina]], Goddess of [[CuteWitch Cute Witches]]''' (The Ashen Witch, Miss Elaina)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1efc82ba_6b9d_48b3_a664_a77de6ca092a.jpeg]]
* Lesser Goddess
* Symbol: Her hat
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxb7_Vr7tnE Literature]] and/or [[https://youtu.be/-OOzIsvmOF4 Haiiro no Saga]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: AllPowerfulBystander, CelibateHero (but ''probably'' AmbiguouslyGay to Saya), BadassAdorable, ChickMagnet, DeadpanSnarker, OlderThanTheyLook, [[BystanderSyndrome Uninvolving Traveler]] (well, uh, [[HeroicNeutral most of]] [[BadassBystander the time]]), [[FlyingBroomstick Broomrider]], TheGadfly, MysticalWhiteHair, SupportingProtagonist, [[WalkingTheEarth Worldly Circumnavigator]], TitleCharacter, RobeAndWizardHat, [[DisproportionateRetribution Death To Hair-Cutters]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Abrasive But Kind]], [[ItsAllAboutMe Egotistical]], '''Very, Very CuteWitch''', [[spoiler: LittleMissConArtist]]
** [[spoiler: “Violent” Elaina: [[BreakTheCutie Absolutely]] [[HeroicBSoD Shattered]] by [[WhamEpisode “Retroactive Grief”]], '''AlternateSelf, DecoyProtagonist''', [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Definitely Not Elaina]]]]
* Domains: Travel, Witches, Clothing
* Heralds: Saya (her friend & disciple), Fran (her mentor), Victorica (her mother)
* High Priest: [[Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation Roxy Migurdia]]
* Followers: [[{{VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia}} Arche Klein]] (former Trope holder), [[Manga/SallyTheWitch Sally]], [[Manga/RosarioPlusVampire Yukari Sendo]], [[{{VideoGame/Deltarune}} Ralsei]]
* Allies: [[{{Pantheon/NarrativeTone}} Kazuma's Party]] (specifically Megumin), [[{{Pantheon/Travel}} Kino]], [[{{Pantheon/AirBasedTravel}} Kiki]], the ''[[{{Pantheon/AlteredAppearances}} Little]] [[{{Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics}} Witch]] [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Academia]]'' deities, [[{{Pantheon/InternalPowerSources}} Twilight Sparkle]] (and by extension, [[{{Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists}} Kosuzu Motoori]] & [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Patchouli Knowledge]]), [[{{Pantheon/MagicCasters}} Izetta]], [[{{Pantheon/RoyalActivities}} Princess Fine]]
* Rivals: [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Marisa Kirisame]]
* Enemies: [[{{Pantheon/VillainousReputation}} Junko]] ''(Touhou)'', [[{{Pantheon/OthernessAbominations}} Gigyas]], [[{{Pantheon/AlteredAppearances}} Freaky Fred]], [[{{Pantheon/ObsceneActions}} Alfred Drevis]], [[{{Pantheon/Karma}} Arnold Berkman]], [[{{Pantheon/ClothingTheme}} Sophie]]
* Respected by/Respects: The House of Travel (specifically, the Hall of {{Pantheon/Touring}}), [[{{Pantheon/Selfishness}} Faye Valentine]], [[{{Pantheon/Thieves}} Omar Little]]
* Opposed by: [[{{Pantheon/LuckAndFortune}} Madame Xanadu]], [[{{Pantheon/Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]
* Pities: [[{{Pantheon/TimeTravelling}} Homura Akemi]] (also pities the other Elaina)
* Neutral with: [[{{Pantheon/MannersOfRevival}} Tanya von Degurechaff]]
* Unnerved by: [[{{Pantheon/Loneliness}} Alice Margatroid]]
* Conflicting Opinion: '''[[spoiler: Her “violent” self]]'''
* Elaina grew up with aspirations to be a magnificent witch, much like those in the stories she had read. And through perseverance and deep training, she has successfully become one of the youngest titled witches in her world's history. Nowadays, she spends the rest of her days as a traveler, off to see what awaits her in the many wide worlds she explores, whether it'd be other people, experiences, or landmarks.
* Elaina's travelling had gone so far and so wide that she had covered quite a lot of ground in her homeworld, so she was naturally surprised to learn that she had entered uncharted territory one day. That territory was the Pantheon- in the middle of what looks like a renaissance of sorts, as new changes were being made to multiple parts of the vast dimension. One of those changes happened to be Arche Klein announcing her full departure from the Pantheon after having been in it for quite a while, and had started seeking replacements. When she spotted Elaina venturing around, she knew that she would make the perfect replacement, and despite the Ashen Witch's initial annoyance, the transferring had been done, and Elaina became the new '''Goddess of [[CuteWitch Cute Witches]]'''.
* Being a traveler, of course, gave Elaina an affinity to the House of {{Pantheon/Travel}}, and therefore has amicable relationships with most in there.
** Once had a romp with one of the House's main Wayfaring Quartet, Kino, that resulted in [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/92483957 a very interesting moment for one of the witch's heralds, Saya.]] What ''exactly'' happened that landed these two with quite the bounties on their head [[NoodleIncident will never really be known]], however. The point is, the duo have become good friends since then, each finding each other's company rather refreshing after their respective journeys.
** Elaina was introduced to Kiki shortly after her ascension by Arche, as the trio all shared the common denominator of flying with their brooms. Kiki was happy to find another fellow broom-riding flyer, and was made even more excited by all of the unique flying tricks the witch had learned, which were showcased a few minutes after their first introduction. Elaina herself seemed a bit fond of the delivery girl, but Elaina being Elaina, she chose to not really express that too much.
** Fanfare in the Hall of Touring erupted when Elaina arrived there- quite a lot of gods had anticipated the day she would show up and ascend, and that day had finally come for them. Though her temple is actually in the Hall of Pantheon/WitchesAndWizards, the gods in the Hall of Touring ([[TeethClenchedTeamwork even Prethoryn Scourge of all deities]]) helped pitch in to create a route from it to here, where a second version of her temple would end up. Elaina never let this kind gesture go, and gave a rather sincere thanks for the welcoming party.
* Speaking of affinities with specific houses and halls, the Halls of Witches and Wizards and Pantheon/MagicArchetypes both seem to each hold a rather significant latch to Elaina, among other magic- and study-related deities.
** If you weren't in the Hall of Magic Archetypes when Elaina met up with Marisa Kirisame for the first time, ''[[MissingTheGoodStuff you were missing out on some good shit]].'' It first started with some good-ol' greetings, which escalated to some fun banter between the duo, laughing about each other's experiences and fallacies. These bantering words became snarks and call-outs, slowly approaching a [[GodzillaThreshold specific line]] that, if crossed, would turn this battle of wittiness into a full blown magic fight. And sure enough, a few more exchanges later, and Elaina had her wand while Marisa gripped her mini-Hakkero, as they both zoomed off on their brooms and engaged in a flashy and bright aerial dogfight for the ages. While Marisa once again proved her strength as an incident resolver and magic user, many who did witness the sight saw Elaina as an [[InstantExpert unnervingly fast learner]], quickly adapting to the magician's style ''and even crafted her own Spell Cards on the fly''. In the end, however, Elaina failed to match Marisa in [[MoreDakka sheer fucking firepower]], and as a result, both vowed to hone their powers once more- so the witch can take down the magician should they fight again, and the magician to prove she's the most powerful broom-riding gal in the Pantheon. This had earned the budding witch applause by Patchouli Knowledge, a longstanding source of conflict for Marisa, and is eager to assist Elaina in new endeavors involving this building feud.
** Megumin got along very well with Elaina when they met up, for having very similar styles in clothing and body figure (short, flat-chested individuals with very big hats and a cool cloak and/or robe). And similar to the aforementioned Marisa, Megumin has quite the [[StuffBlowingUp quite the firepower]]. [[https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/87346352 Elaina even once bought refreshments for Megumin and another fellow witch Roxy]] (who is Elaina’s High Priest) one day after the trio all met up together for a day of hanging out in the House of {{Pantheon/Food}}.
** Akko and her witchy contemporaries were also very happy to learn that another witch had ascended into the Pantheon, as well. For Akko in particular, she was surprised to learn that Elaina’s upbringing was similar to her own, following in the footsteps of a famed figure in their respective worlds. Elaina is also a very studious user of magic similar to Diana, and shares the notion of being the youngest in their respective fields of witchery with Chariot.
** Elaina is rather fluent in various languages, but mainly prefers to speak in Japanese and English. So imagine her surprise when she met [[{{Pantheon/GameProgression}} Maple]] at the House of {{Pantheon/Food}} during lunch hour, and they happened to sound [[{{Creator/KaedeHondo}} alike]]. Similarly, she happened to have the same tonal range as [[{{Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals}} Diancie]] and can make her voice go low enough to match [[{{Pantheon/SingersAndPerformers}} I-No]], but she can’t understand [[{{Creator/AmberLeeConnors}} why that’s the case]].
** The applications of magic in war is a rather strange subject for Elaina, as she grew up in a time where that is not the case. She specifically cites [[{{Anime/IzettaTheLastWitch}} The Second Coming of the White Witch]] as one such incident from a recent interview where she thinks the way it was went about was...awful, to say the least. Many major proponents of the war definitely had something to say about Elaina's opinion, however; Izetta sympathized with Elaina the most, leading to a rather amicable friendship between the duo, which was later amplified when Princess Fine joining in. Sophie and Berkman, however, simply scoffed at the bold "accusations" that Elaina had made- the former seeks to make an example of the Ashen Witch due to their similar hairdo and that she was openly against the war, while the latter seemed to have added Elaina to his growing list of interests, mainly consisting of witches.
*** Another military-oriented magic user that had their attention caught by Elaina's words was Tanya von Degurechaff. Unlike Sophie & Berkman, however, she does seem to find some reasonability in the Ashen Witch's claim, but in the end brushes it off, saying that large conflicts with massive ramifications are inevitable in history at some point. This sentiment of neutrality, which is very rare coming from Tanya, was echoed by Elaina, so they seem to be actually rather fair with each other...for now.
* [[https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/86669035 Found herself annoyed the divine spirit Junko]], after what seemed to be a very strange visit to a magic academy that she had previously studied at. Or at least, that’s what was believed, but given [[http://touhouyaruosure.com/blog-entry-12194.html the actual story]] and what was derived from it (which felt rather nonsensical to this profile’s writer, especially because it’s in Japanese and it’s long as hell), it was generally assumed that Elaina just considered her quite the troublesome character. Cut to now, however, and Elaina finds herself a stark enemy of the spirit’s, due to seeing her for [[PureIsNotGood what she really is]], and her alliance with [[TheDreaded Gigyas]]. She won’t hesitate to take off in the other direction when the embodiment of hatred is nearby, let alone anyone working with her.
* Was once really pissed at [[spoiler: getting her hair cut and stolen]] that she nearly considered the death penalty to the culprit, known as the Slasher, who also happened to be a dollmaker. This enmity towards this kind of act has her have some animosity with Freaky Fred, who is known for being a rather freaky barber. She’s not that angry towards the idea of dolls, but is more so a little unnerved- given that she tends to move along quickly whenever Alice Margatroid is around, or how she is very hesitant to not harm Alfred Drevis when she sees him, only being held back by her own moral code and the words her parents imparted to her at the start of her journey.
* Twilight Sparkle was eager to meet with Elaina after the latter’s ascension, as they also share quite a few similarities. They have consistently travelled around their respective worlds while meeting new friends, are very studious when it comes to honing their magicial capabilities, and have learned many different lessons about life during both of those instances. They first met up post-ascension in Suzunaan’s Pantheon branch, and therefore resulted in Elaina having a good friend in Kosuzu Motoori, the shop’s owner.
* Reports around the Pantheon began to spread about the existence of a second Elaina that also seemed to be exploring about, but this one seemed to be in mostly huge contrast to the Elaina that had already ascended. Turns out, this was indeed in fact, an actual Elaina who had come from a different timeline; the main dividing factor between her and the currently ascended Elaina was a series of events collectively known as [[TimeTravel “Retroactive Grief”]]. The new Elaina, who is short-haired, is one horribly traumitized by what she had experienced in those events.
** What she experienced in the past has made her into a completely different person, as evidenced by her more aloof and cold personality. Therefore, the other Elaina finds solace in Homura Akemi, another young time travaler permanently torn apart by going back to the past to change history for the better, but ending up not working out. The original Elaina also feels very sorry for what Homura had to undergo for Madoka, but isn’t as symphatetic towards her for what she did after [[{{Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion}} her rebellion]].
* For looking so innocent and cute, Elaina has a surprisingly strong crime streak. Granted, it’s mostly just scamming and fraud, but you’d be surpised at who raised eyebrows as a result of this information being known.
** Madame Xanadu & Chimata Tenkyuu were very quick to criticize Elaina for her fraudulent crimes. In one country Elaina stayed at, she found herself short on funds, and to raise money, [[spoiler: she set up a scam where she claimed to be the VoiceOfGod and offered [[PhonyPsychic fortune-telling services]] to the populace, who are kind of [[HappinessInSlavery weird]]]]. Not only did Elaina come out of it richer, but she also made the situation of the country worse than when she first arrived. Xanadu was appalled at Elaina using fortune telling as her scam method, whilst Chimata is fuming that the witch had disrespected the rules of the economy, but these fell on the ashen witch’s deaf ears.
** Despite being friends with Kosuzu, she is a bit displeased at Elaina for trying to sell faux literature one time. [[spoiler:Granted, Elaina did get arrested]], but that still didn’t sit right with both her and Twilight. Elaina has pledged to never do that thing again, so hopefully that should be fine enough.
** Various criminals, especially members of the House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions, have voiced their opinions on Elaina. For instance, Omar Little isn’t too happy that she can just wily-nily get up and start scamming innocent people, but also respects her for being just as selfless at other times as she is selfish, and hopes she can drop the act. On the other hand, Faye Valentine is rather impressed at the Ashen Witch’s racketeering and the profits she has made as a result, though she is also a bit apprehensive about who she scams, because Elaina doesn’t really care who she’s scamming. A few others were also pointing out her relationship with Saya, who happens to work a bit of law enforcement; [[BerserkButton alongside with cutting her hair, telling her herald of her schemes will most likely send Elaina into a frenzy.]]

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[[folder:Patchouli Knowledge]]
'''Adopted from {{Sandbox/AzureLegacy}}'''

'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Patchouli Knowledge]], Patron Saint of [[MagicLibrarian Magician Librarians]]''' (The Girl of Knowledge and Shade, The Unmoving/Unmovable Great Library, Enigmatic Source of Magic, Witch of the Spring Haze One-Week Wizard, [[AffectionateNickname Patchy]])
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0c403af4_d6a0_484d_a18f_2212d88e3eef.jpeg]]
* Lesser Goddess (jumps to Intermediate when healthier)
* Symbol: A book surrounded by five different coloured crystals
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygyraTutBJg Locked Girl ~ The Girl's Secret Room]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: [[{{Hikikomori}} Not Coming Out Of Her Room For A Century]], [[SquishyWizard Poor Constitution Because Of It]], [[BlackMagicianGirl Black Magic]], being '''[[BadassBookworm The Unmoving]] [[MagicLibrarian Great Library]]''', ElementalPowers ([[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[GreenThumb Wood]], [[ExtraOreDinary Metal]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun Sun]], [[{{Lunacy}} Moon]]), [[DeadpanSnarker Cynical And]] [[TheSnarkKnight Sarcastic]], MageSpecies, [[TooCleverByHalf Smart To A Fault]], [[MotorMouth Fast Chanter]], PurpleIsPowerful, RidiculousProcrastinator
* Domains: Mentalism, Knowledge, Magic, Books
* High Priest: [[Anime/ReadOrDie Yoriko Readman]] (shared with [[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Kubo]])
* Allies:
** Members of The Scarlet Devil Mansion: [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Sakuya Izayoi]], [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Remilia and Flandre Scarlet]]
** The (unofficial) Anti-Kirisame Club: [[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes Lex the Bookworm, Wan Shi Tong]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Angela & Roland]]
** Other allies: [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Twilight Sparkle]], [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Kosuzu Motoori]], [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Kokonoe Mercury]], [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes Madotsuki]], [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions The Heroes of Luxendarc]], [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock Toph Beifong]], [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Posiedon]], [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture Percy Jackson]], [[Pantheon/FireAndHeat Alexstraza]], [[Pantheon/WitchesAndWizards Rinoa Heartlily, Elaina]], [[Pantheon/{{Knowledge}} Histoire]], [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware The CPUs]]
* Complicated Relationship: '''''Marisa Kirisame''''', [[Pantheon/{{Loneliness}} Alice Margatroid]], [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Yuuka]] [[Pantheon/AgeAndYouth Kazami]]
* OddFriendship with: [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Dr. Wily]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]]
* Respects: [[{{Pantheon/Mentalism}} The Mob]]
* Avoids: [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Junko]], [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock Sakazuki, Gohma Vlitra]], [[Pantheon/TreesAndFlowers Exdeath]], [[Pantheon/GreenlandsAndGuardians Mordremoth]]
* Fears: [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Kiritsugu]] [[Pantheon/GenderPairings Emiya]]
* An enigma in her own right, Patchouli Knowledge serves as the librarian for the library within the Scarlet Devil Mansion, which [[CanonDiscontinuity may or may not be called Voile]]. Regardless, she spends her days within that mansion, doing research, performing experiments, reading books, and maybe playing video games. However, don't let that fool you- she is quite the talker and fighter if you coax her into it, as her mastery of the elements is why Remilia handpicked her personally.
* For a long time, her location even after her ascension was unknown. She wasn't in the Scarlet Devil Mansion at the time the GUAE raided and took over it, and for quite a long time, she remained hidden until the conditions were more favorable to fight back and reclaim her friend and mistress, her house, and her library. The only god who knew her location at the time was Marisa, who still kept on stealing her books somehow, teasing others by saying it is one of biggest libraries on magic she'd ever seen. also knew where it was, as both play videogames through an online connection, but she refused to say anything. After Remilia was deified (initially, holding the trope ImmortalImmaturity, which would later be taken by [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Mavis]] down the line), she was quick to shut herself in the SDM's library to work away at repairing it, along with her servant Koakuma. Few have seen her since.
* Formerly the Goddess of {{Hikikomori}}, for being ShutIn her library for so long (see: ''a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] century'') that she actually got sick as a result, but like with (her eventual herald) Meiling and her [[ButtMonkey previous position]], Remilia felt like Patchouli's position was disgraceful (while asking "What is a hikikomori?"), and was eventually able to get her a much fitting position, worthy of her talent. Patchy didn't really care, but appreciated her efforts anyway; fellow hikikomori Madotsuki does pass by the library to say hi occassionally, usually accompanied by [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]].
* Koakuma, Patchouli's main assistant in the SDM, is a devil with a rather mischievous streak to her. For that, Patchouli wishes that no one would think that she is a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] due of [[Pantheon/OtherCreatures Morrigan and Lilith Aensland]] being around. However, when it comes to comparisons like these, some deities would then say that elements of both Patchouli ''and Marisa'' are seen in [[Pantheon/ScientistsAndGeniuses Yui Ayase]]. Yui, for reference, is also a short, long-purple-haired magician with a reserved personality, but wears a traditional witch outfit and uses a broom like Marisa.
* Used to believe that magic & outside world science are one the same. However, this notion was challenged after her ascension, especially through one of her eventual allies, Kokonoe Mercury, who is adept at integrating both well. Since then, the duo have frequently collaborated, usually through the Internet, on research into both the arcane and scientific fields.
* Was interested in learning about Kiritsugu Emiya’s “Origin Bullet”, thinking that she could formulate a plan and spell to stop it from reaching her. Ignoring the rumors and warnings from both the rest of the SDM & the House of Magic, she proceeded to invite him to see the real deal. 48 hours later, Patchouli woke up in a cot in the House of Health and Diseases, feeling much more sore than usual, now realizing that she had screwed up. Since then, she has become wary of the man for his deadly potential especially towards people like her.
* When Patchouli ''does'' exit the library, it's for 1 of 4 reasons, usually. They are: To explore the rest of the House of Magic, to visit the House of Knowledge, to receive treatment in the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases, or to say hi to Kosuzu & her friends in the House of Pantheon/{{Narrative}}.
** Within the House of Magic, Patchouli learned of Marisa's legendary bout with one of the Pantheon's newest (at time of writing) arrivals, Elaina, and was disappointed that she had missed the occasion. Nonetheless, she went out of her way to congratulate the Ashen Witch for her prowess, and offered to help her be more prepared should the Ordinary Magician strike again. Another interesting person that caught the librarian's attention was Rinoa Heartlily, as both of them are classified as a MageSpecies in their respective worlds. Both Elaina & Rinoa are now welcome guests in the SDM's library, which they find cozy and quiet.
** Within the SDM's library, if you follow a very specific path of aisles, you'll find yourself in the House of Knowledge. This isn't an accident- after Patchouli had finally finished the repairs to the library, she petitioned for it to act as a secondary entrance into that House to serve as not just a repository for more of Gensokyo's books, but to also learn more about the Pantheon and its denziens. Histoire was especially pleased with this, as the SDM's mansion is one of the quietest places in the Pantheon, allowing her valuable reading time; and as stated earlier, Patchy had begun taking interest in video games, so Histoire allowed her a meeting with the [=CPUs=], who all liked the librarian.
** Of course, for all that time she's in the library, Patchouli is sick and weary, so she looks into ways of maintaining health...without actually getting fit. This has kind of forced Remilia's hand, sending her to the Hall of Pantheon/MedicalConditions in order to receive aid for her ailments, such as asthma & anemia. Unfortunately, she ends up refusing some of these treatments, and instead usually gravitates towards crafting Philosopher’s Stones, but has to do so in secret as to not aggravate [[Pantheon/FieldsOfMagic Edward Elric]] & his friends specifically.
** Ever since their first meeting, Twilight Sparkle & Patchouli had been good allies, due to sharing similar motifs, with a domninat purple color palette, a love for books, and mastery over magic. Though this has strained over the years due to Patchouli being Patchouli, this kinship has been renewed thanks to [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]’s ascension, or rather, who ascended as a result. Kosuzu Motoori, the young bibliophile who ran the human village bookstore Suzunaan, ascended for her efforts in the attack against [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Brand X]], and reignited Patchy’s friendship with Twilight due to how much ''they'' share. Nowadays, Patchouli tries to make time to meet up with the duo at Suzunaan, especially after an incident that left it in ruins and the death of a [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} certain amanaojaku]] (said amanojaku is fine, [[DeathIsCheap by the way]]).
* There's also a fifth reason why Patchouli would leave the Library: That is, to go practice her magic in unique ways due to how she uses them in combat, from using them on her own, to even combining them to create new spells. Patchouli's skillset is ordered by what day of the week they correspond with, leaning towards the general elements during the week, and more cosmic energies on the weekends. She would often be in the following Halls, depending on the day:
*** '''Monday:''' Hall of Pantheon/FireAndHeat; among those who collaborate with her in this Hall is the mighty Alexstraza. Patchouli always wonders how Alex's flames could be able to heal instead of harm, and is at work trying to replicate this with her own spells.
*** '''Tuesday:''' Hall of Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture; Poseidon & Percy Jackson find her to be great company, even though her attitude would normally say otherwise. After training sometimes, Percy would ask Patchouli for studying material- he's still learning much about other worlds and their kind, after all, and is interested in knowing more about [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/TouhouKishinjouDoubleDealingCharacter Wakasagihime]].
*** '''Wednesday:''' She doesn't go into a specific hall, but instead, heads to the House of Pantheon/{{Plants}}, or to either of Yuuka's temples. However, she normally doesn't enter the same Halls as Exdeath & Mordremoth, as if they ever got interested in her abilities, things could get ugly. She's also tense around her fellow Gensokyoan in Yuuka, given the flower youkai's insane strength and peculiarity towards tending to her flower field- [[TooDumbToLive one time, she accidentally caused a fire outside of it that ended up burning a few sunflowers. You can guess which House did Patchouli end up in afterward]].
*** '''Thursday:''' Hall of Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals. Surprisingly, the only deity in there who is remotely close to manipulating metal is Magneto, so she ended up having to learn a few tips from him. He actually liked the idea of having to impart a bit of his knowledge to those that seek it, so they did form a slight friendship.
*** '''Friday:''' Hall of Pantheon/EarthAndRock. While she avoids Sakazuki & Gohma Vlitra, she got along with just about everyone else in that hall. Most notable of these is Toph, who often served as the magician's Thursday class when Magneto's busy. Patchouli would be seen, though rarely, in Toph's metalbending school as either a student or an aide.
*** '''Saturday:''' She doesn't go into a Hall. Instead, she trains her sun powers with one of the House of Nature's main leaders, Amaterasu. It's also the time of the week where she'd be the most active and healthy, as that is the primary function of sun magic for Patchy.
*** '''Sunday:''' Hall of Pantheon/PlanetaryBodiesAndSatellites. However, this is the day that Patchy is least anticipating, as those she trains with on these days are, well, enemies of a certain brand of purity. She tries to keep herself on the down-low, ''especially'' if she decides not to go into this house and instead heads up to meet with [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Chang'e]] for other applications of lunacy.
** Patchouli's powers grow when she combines the elements she uses to create stronger spells, mixing and matching at least two in order to get better results regardless of compatibility. [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault The Wizard job]] in ''Bravely Default II'' does something albeit different but still similar enough for her to recognize it. Now alongside spell combinations, she tends to also practice chaining multiple spells in a row (and hopefully without her anemia & asthma getting in the way) much like how the Luxendarc heroes do it, which, yes, they did teach her one day.
* Patchouli's biggest gripes, besides her medical conditions, is the fact that she has to put up with Marisa Kirisame on the daily. This didn't get any better when Patchy's temple, which acts as a secondary entrance to the SDM library, is oddly & inconveniently placed right next to Marisa's. To that end, she has began looking into ways to keeping the black-white magician out as much as possible.
** It is unknown if Alice (Margatroid) had any involvement in it, but one such mechanism that Patchouli ended up trying was to create doll-like puppet versions of the more famed & infamed members of Gensoky to act as a defense mechanism. [[VideoGame/PatchCon While it did work]], Marisa & Patchy would come to blows once again when the former managed to get ahold of the blueprints the latter had for these puppets, and began producing her own. This led to both of their respective armies getting wiped out by Patchouli, along with any remaining manuals- [[VideoGame/TouhouNingyougeki and since, the puppets began mysteriously reproducing]].
*** The Mob decided that a goddamn joyride was to be had, and taking possession of [[Characters/TouhouOtherOfficialWorks Maribel Hearn]], they went on their merry romp with the now-populous puppets. They eventually took it up to the top and claimed victory with a team of [[BornUnlucky Sanae]] (the puppet version), [[AscendedGlitch Chauzu]] (a Satori puppet that was confused to be a Kogasa puppet at first), [[ThrowTheBookAtThem A]] (a Tokiko puppet), [[MightyLumberjack AUUUUABBBB]] (a Momiji puppet), [[MemeticBadass BB]] (a Cirno puppet), and [[Characters/TouhouPC98 Mima]] ([[CastingAShadow the puppet version]]). Sanae & Cirno respectively didn't have much to say about the whole adventure the Mob took, but they along with Patchouli were impressed that they pulled it off.
** What Alice ''was'' involved in, however, was a book-taking raid with Marisa that led Patchouli to meeting with Dr. Wily of all people for defense advice. The result, to put it lightly, is a [[VideoGame/MegaMari pretty intense renovation of her library]], and that's putting it lightly. However, their respective allegiances and alignments prevent them from being true allies, but at least see each other as friends.
** Some other fellow library connoisseurs that Patchouli commonly would be seen with are Lex the Bookworm, Wan Shi Tong, and Angela & Roland. They visit each other’s libraries, perusing them for certain facets of knowledge or to entertain themselves with an amusing story or two, and in the case of the Library of Ruina in particular, perhaps even a spar. All five are also in agreement on one thing: At all costs, '''do not let Marisa Kirisame get away with stealing their books'''. They have hour-long strategy meetings on Sundays to formulate new plans and draft out defenses to keep the Ordinary Magician away from their shelves, and even though they’re foiled sometimes, they’re quick to rebound and get them back. Angela in particular joked during one meeting, “What if we all made a formal Pantheon group together that only has keeping Marisa away from our libraries as a commonality?” Since then, they’ve definitely kept that idea on the backburner.
** However, when not at odds when it comes to book thievery, Patchouli & Marisa are actually fairly nice with each other. Sometimes, they trade advice over the usage of magic, and other times, they collaborate on magic projects. These moments of calm between the two are rather uncommon, however.
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[[folder:Sakuya Izayoi]]
'''Adopted from {{Sandbox/AzureLegacy}}'''

'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Sakuya Izayoi]], Goddess of [[FlechetteStorm Flechette Flurries]]''' (Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion/Evening Storm/Vampire/(Scarlet) Devil, Perfect and Elegant Maid/Servant, Dangerous Illusionist, Lightning-Speed Maid, The Scarlet Devil Mansion's Kitchen Drinker, Buying Diligently Even When Time Is Stopped, [[FanNickname PAD-chou]], [[RedBaron Dog of the Devil]])
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* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01skyPMeeoc Lunar Clock - Luna Dial]] when serious, or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wFRIWFraWQ Flowering Night]] otherwise
* Lesser Goddess (but can go up to Greater Goddess while in battle)
* Symbol: A silver pocket watch surrounded by knives
* Alignment: LawfulNeutral
* Portfolio: '''[[FlechetteStorm Throwing Barrages of Knives]]''', [[TimeMaster Apparent Mastery of]][[TimeStandsStill Time Manipulation]] (both in combat [[MundaneUtility and in housework]]), NinjaMaid, [[LadyOfWar Elegance In Battle]], MysticalWhiteHair, [[VagueAge Mysterious Age,]] [[MultipleChoicePast Origins,]] [[AmbiguouslyHuman and Humanity]], '''[[UndyingLoyalty Full Devotion To Remilia]] [[WhoWantsToLiveForever With The Exception of Immortality]]''', DefrostingIceQueen, TheDitz, [[FightsLikeANormal Using Simple Weaponry In Danmaku Combat]], NayTheist, [[TheRenfield The Izayoi]], [[SurroundedByIdiots Head Maid of Fairy Maids]], Theoretical VampireHunter, SupremeChef
* Domains: Knives, Time, Servtitude
* Allies:
** Members of the Scarlet Devil Mansion: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Remilia Scarlet]]''''' (her master) and her little sister Flandre, [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Patchouli Knowledge]]
** Other [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Touhou]] deities: [[Pantheon/{{Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/{{Loneliness}} Alice Margatroid]], [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]
** Pantheon/JoJosBizarreAdventure deities ([[BrutalHonesty or, let's be honest, it's mainly the Joestars]]): [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jonathan Joestar]], [[{{Pantheon/Mentalism}} Joseph Joestar]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Jotaro Kujo]], [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Jolyne Cujoh]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalSports Johnny Joestar]]
** Other members of [[{{Pantheon/Groups}} The Seven Servants]]: [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations Elenore Baker]], [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets Fiona Mayfield]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Valkenhayn R. Hellsing]], [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Alfred Pennyworth]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Hayate Ayasaki]], [[{{Pantheon/Trickery}} Sebastian Michealis]]
** Other deities: [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas Kirito & Asuna, Neo]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Ram &]] [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Rem]]
* Enemies:
** [=JoJo=] deities: '''''[[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]]''''', [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Enrico Pucci]]
** Other deities: [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Dracula]], [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Joel]], [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Lord Shen]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions Dyspear & Close]]
* Opposes: [[Pantheon/SoldiersAndWarriors Doomguy]], [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Tsubame Kamoi]]
* Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Youmu Konpaku]] (her relationship with her debatable due to the large and inconsistent fanon), [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Homura Akemi]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack The Ripper]]
* On the surface, Sakuya Izayoi just looks like your typical maid waifu; very plain, very natural, maybe a bit bland, but nonetheless, an excellent maid who strives for perfection. However, if you're in the world of Gensokyo, odds are, you are not normal at all, and Sakuya is an exemplary example of this- being a knife-slinging, time-stopping badass who has made more than a name for herself by being under the service of some of the land of fantasy's strongest- the Scarlet Sisters, immortal and powerful vampires who have lived for well over half a millennium. She also is one of the more well-known incident resolvers around, but compared to her contemporaries, she mainly does so under her mistress Remilia's commands, rarely doing things on her own.
* Back in the old days of the Pantheon, she alongside the rest of the Scarlet Devil Mansion's main members have all ascended into their respective roles, but it wasn't known exactly how Sakuya herself came to be ascended. Most do believe that she was made a goddess for all of those knives she dished out ever since her first appearance and battle against Reimu. Whatever the case may be, she now is here, and will likely remain for a very long time.
** Many inquiries and discussions have been procured about Sakuya's origins, with many theories having been thrown around, and while neither Sakuya herself nor her mistress Remilia gave out much, one unlikely source was much more reliable and talkative: One of [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Kosuzu Motoori]]'s heralds, Hieda no Akyuu. Firstly, her humanity- many do know that Sakuya is indeed in fact human, or at least presents herself as such, but Akyuu suggested she may also be a foreigner, like the Scarlets. Akyuu also theorized that Sakuya had a previous life as a vampire hunter, until she made first contact with the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and that her current name isn't even her birth name. Quite a few deities took liking to Akyuu's ideas, who then used them as springboards for other possible theories, especially after [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ ZUN]] confirmed Akyuu's proposal that Sakuya is a foreigner and that the maid's name isn't ''actually'' Sakuya Izayoi.
* Sakuya's playability has very much fluctuated all over the place throughout the series. While she managed to get a shot at being usable during the first [[VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom three]] [[VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight main]] [[VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView games]] after her debut, as well as the [[VideoGame/TouhouSuimusouImmaterialAndMissingPower original]] [[VideoGame/TouhouHisoutenScarletWeatherRhapsody fighting]] [[VideoGame/TouhouHisoutensokuChoudokyuuGinyoruNoNazoOOe game]] trilogy, she essentially vanished ever since Kanako Yasaka's [[VideoGame/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith rather]] [[VideoGame/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism massive]] [[VideoGame/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject incident]] [[VideoGame/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires chain]], only reappearing to take prominent roles [[VideoGame/TouhouKishinjouDoubleDealingCharacter during Seija's rebellion]] & [[VideoGame/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers the Lunar Rainbow Market incident]]. Inbetween ''Hisoutensoku'' & ''DDC'', Sakuya had to make brief stints with the GUAE under the tutelage of Dio Brando; however, it is known that she had her own journeys to undergo before or after her long hiatus.
** Firstly, an alternative retelling of ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' & ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' of sorts in the form of the ''VideoGame/KoumajouDensetsu'' series. The first game saw her reprisal as a boss, as usual, but the second game twists the formula and makes Sakuya the playable protagonist, setting out to investigate the Saigyou Ayakashi blooming within the Scarlet Devil Mansion...[[spoiler: which is a result of [[MemeticMutation Yukari fooling around again.]]]] It is also very notable that ''Koumajou Densetsu'' and its sequel had VoiceActors (actually good ones, mind you), so she finds herself surprised that she can [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro sound like]] [[Pantheon/SplitPersonalities Toko Fukawa & Jolyne Cujoh]] (more on the latter later), Remilia has a [[Creator/EriKitamura similar range to]] [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Sayaka Miki]], & Flandre is [[Creator/HisakoKanemoto vocally similar to]] [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Sailor Mercury]] somehow.
** And secondly, she makes a more pronounced appearance in ''VideoGame/TouhouLunaNights'' as the main incident resolver of the case in question. Remilia, with Nitori Kawashiro's help, crafted a fully virtual world [[spoiler:intended to be a place for her younger sister Flandre to freely let her powers loose, but used Flan's hoard of jewels to power it, which set her off immensely]]. Sakuya was then sent in to test out the world, but would find herself trapped alongside the rest of the SDM as well as Marisa, Reimu, & [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws Cirno]]. Since then, Sakuya has had some questionability regarding being trapped in virtual realms even though it was orchestrated by her mistress, garnering a similarity to Kirito & Asuna, as well as Neo, for being trapped in something similar but far more deadly.
* As one of the most prolific members of Gensokyo, Sakuya definitely has more than her fair share of allies and animosities. From those close to home all the way to across the Pantheon, she has made quite the web of connections for being just a simple head maid.
** Is absolutely and unflinchingly loyal to her mistress Remilia, no matter what you damn well say to her- some people might even consider her [[LesYay a potential suitor for her]], an assumption that Sakuya has tried to dispel. Assumptions that Sakuya didn't mind as much were relations with her and Remilia's herald, the SDM gatekeeper Hong Meiling, and does find the guardian a bit pretty. For Remilia's younger sister Flandre, she finds her to be very cute but wishes that she can control herself at times, and for Patchouli she has mainly neutrality and indifference towards the librarian, feelings that are mutual in return, though she does care for the ailing magician.
** With Reimu & Marisa, she generally doesn't have much to say for the former beyond that they're friends, but does note for the latter that she does a bit of {{Troll}}ing with her by keeping her out of Patchouli's sight when Marisa comes and steals the librarian's books. When it comes to Sanae, Alice, & Chimata, she also has very little to say about them, only citing that their company is soothing to her. In one specific case, after her and the very latter's conflict at the end of the Lunar Rainbow Market incident, Sakuya invited Chimata to hold her markets in the SDM.
*** However, one such person people theorize annoyingly alongside her is Youmu Konpaku, a fellow [[MysticalWhiteHair white-haired girl]] and stage 5 servant boss who also is a master of bladed-weaponry. Not only that, they also have been callbacks to [=JoJo=] deities such as [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Polnareff]] for Youmu & Dio Brando for Sakuya (more on Dio & Sakuya in a bit), as well as having alternate color palettes in the fighting games they appear in being complementary (Gold for Sakuya, Silver for Youmu). The amount of comparisons made between these two have been staggering enough that Sakuya is very much annoyed by it, but others say Youmu tends to act as a fangirl towards Sakuya via [[CoolBigSis Onee-sama]]-[[OneeSama style]], which does further the maid's (and by extension, the gardener's) annoyance
** Fellow servants, maid or butler, are generally also kindred spirits of Sakuya, and she in turn find a bit of herself in them. As a result, she along with six others came together to form the Seven Servants, a high-profile group of those indebted to their masters but can also kick some ass if need be, with Sakuya acting as TheLancer and second-in-command to TheLeader, Elenore Baker (who can also assume the leader position in the event of something bad happening to Baker). Another pair of maids that Sakuya is acquainted with are Rem and Ram, especially after hearing the former's plight when it comes to her memories, a feeling that Sakuya can strangely attestto as she doesn't know much of her own childhood until her meeting with Remilia.
*** Remember what you read earlier about rumors involving romantic reltions between Sakuya and Remilia? Well, the GuestStarPartyMember of the Seven Servants, Tsubame Kamoi, assumedly got in by way of a mysterious third party blackmailing the timestopping maid with rather...risque photography of her and her mistress. This got Sakuya absolutely ''fuming'' with rage, and set off on a trip across the Pantheon to find the party responsible, but was unsuccessful. Since then, she is always skeptical and suspicious of Tsubame, as her induction to the group was at roughly at the same time as when she accepted the blackmail.
** Now for some deities that aren't as high on Sakuya's respect pole. Lord Shen irritates her quite a significant bit, due to him constantly trying to break into the House of Weapons by way of the Ranged Weapons hall, where she is commonly stationed at. And lastly, she starkly sees Yuuki Terumi as an enemy for his anti-vampire tirade, as well as what he did to [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Kosuzu Motoori]]'s temple (and even towards [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown what he did]] towards [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} Seija Kijin]]). A recent addition to those that Sakuya isn’t kind towards is Dyspear and Close, another master-servant relationship where the servant, Close, is deeply loyal to Dyspear, going as far as to let himself be consumed in order for Dyspear to gain more power. When Sakuya mentioned them to Remilia, the vampire found them very abhorrent and declared them enemies of the SDM, despite never meeting them, and that’s probably for the best.
** There are also deities that, while Sakuya doesn’t consider enemies, aren’t the most friendly on her list, either. Homura Akemi, a fellow time manipulator like her with a similar loyalty to Madoka as Sakuya is to Remilia, also isn't fondly recalled by Sakuya, [[BrokenBase a common thing among many deities]]. And some of her Spell Cards do mention the infamous Jack The Ripper, an old design choice by Sakuya back when she made them that still unnerves her whenever it is mentioned, especially knowing that said serial killer is in the Pantheon proper.
* '''''Where in the [[PrecisionFStrike absolute, honest-to-self, FUCK]] do I begin with Dio & Sakuya?'''''
** Back in the old days of the Pantheon, Sakuya was a member of the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfEvil, being under Dio's tutelage. While they seemed amicable at first, it was clear from the onset that Sakuya wasn't thrilled to really be part of an evil group and preferred neutrality, only subservient to Remilia. And yet, she honed her skills with manipulating time as one of Dio's finest disciples, eventually coming to a point where her abilities began to exceed his, which eventually prompted a PublicServiceAnnouncement out of him that his powers were also limitless. This would be the start of one of the most daring rescue operations in Pantheon history.
** It is soon revealed that in order for Dio to keep the ever-empowering Sakuya in line, he had raided the Scarlet Devil Mansion with the aid of Alucard, and held Remilia captive, all under the maid's nose somehow. At first, Sakuya seemed powerless to stop what Dio had done, especially knowing of the extent of his powers, so she continued to play along with it all. Behind the curtains however, was a scheme that would shake some things up for sure- the maid had begun recruiting the rest of the Mansion's members to launch a risky rescue operation, an operation that even enticed a certain amanojaku into tagging along with, given its implications. [[https://tropepantheon.wordpress.com/tales-of-ascension/ And the rest, as they say, is history,]] as it also marked both Sakuya & Seija's formal exits from the GUAE, albeit on a grander note.
** Some time after her abandonment of GUAE, Dio, most likely bitter for her not only betraying him, but getting away with it, attacked Sakuya as she was passing by some ruins in the Pantheon, thinking that [[WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee he would kill her in a minute]]. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, the student overcame the master, as Sakuya had both learned enough of Dio to survive his attacks and had studied his defeat by the hands of Jotaro Kujo extensively, and the battle ended with Dio being covered with knives.]] This fight, as the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods reviewed one day when there were no cases to cover, is what led them to actually considering ranking-up Sakuya into an Intermediate Goddess, an upgrade that Sakuya politely denied, however.
*** At some point after that fight, Joel, angry at the results of the battle, came after her with the begrudging help of Doomguy, and managed to take her out, at least temporarily. Unsurprisingly, she's opposed to Joel as a result of this, but doesn't hold the Doom Slayer to that degree, as he was essentially bribed and forced to do it somehow. She was also thankful for one of [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Kasen]] [[Pantheon/{{Disguises}} Ibaraki]]'s heralds, Yuugi Hoshiguma, for stopping Joel from going further.
** After hearing of her rebellion against Dio and the battle that followed, Jolyne became interested in her, and the two have become steadfast allies, helped by the fact that they sound alike. This also makes her allies with the rest of the Joestar family, or at least those that directly had Dio at the top of their shitlists, especially Jotaro. As for another deity that all the Joestars seemed to have directly under Dio in their shitlists was Enrico Pucci, whom she's also rather irate at for what he did, [[spoiler:erasing the Joestars and resetting the universe]] and all that. Pucci himself expressed disdain and contempt towards the maid for being able to manipulate time, perhaps much more effectively than his own master Dio could.
* And for some rapid-fire facts about everyone's favorite head maid! Firstly, [[BerserkButton Do not bring up pads around her,]] not because she cares about her breasts, but because she is sick of people bringing them up. Next, some of the members of [[Pantheon/HighSchoolDxD Occult Research Club]] note that she looks like [[{{Expy}} Grayfia Lucifuge]] to them. Issei wonders in the back of his head [[InVinoVeritas what kind of person she is drunk]]. Finally, while she's usually very calm and collected, do [[BewareTheQuietOnes NOT make her angry]], as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLAQm2OcC-4&fmt=22 she will chase you as long as necessary, something that not even her mistress is exempt from on occasions]].
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[[folder:Kosuzu Motoori]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Kosuzu Motoori]], Goddess of [[BrokenMasquerade Shattered Worldviews]]''' (Bibliophile with a Deciphering Eye, [[FanNickname Kozu]])
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kosuzu, as depicted in ''Strange Creators of Outer World / Who's Who of Humans & Youkai'']]
* Demigoddess (but can fluctuate up to Greater Goddess depending on what demon books she has)
* Symbol: Her apron
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Wt3lN7-mk Bibliophile With A Deciphering Eye]].
* Alignment: NeutralGood
* Portfolio: [[AddictiveMagic Attraction towards her demon books]] and [[FreakyIsCool finding them cool]], '''[[BrokenMasquerade her worldview being broken in the latter half of Forbidden Scrollery]]''', CollectorOfTheStrange, a [[NiceGirl friendly]] [[CuteBookworm bookkeeper]], FearlessFool, MoralityPet (slightly) towards Reimu, ProHumanTranshuman
* Domains: Books, Reading, Collections, Knowledge
* Heralds: [[{{Characters/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires}} Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] (shared with [[{{Pantheon/Shapeshifters}} Nue Houjuu]]), [[{{Characters/TouhouOtherOfficialWorks}} Hieda no Akyuu]]
* Allies: Most, if not all, Neutral/Good-aligned [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Touhou deities]], but in particular [[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]] and [[{{Pantheon/MagicArchetypes}} Marisa Kirisame, Nine the Phantom]], most of the House of {{Pantheon/Knowledge}}, [[{{Pantheon/RebellionAndRevolution}} Guy Montag]], [[{{Pantheon/CraftingMaterials}} Adeleine]], [[{{Pantheon/ActsOfTreason}} Mag]][[{{Pantheon/ActsOfFriendship}} olor]] (to an extent), [[{{Pantheon/InternalPowerSources}} Twilight Sparkle]], [[{{Pantheon/OtherEmotions}} Makoto Nanaya]] ([[TeethClenchedTeamwork and by extension]], [[{{Pantheon/NiceAndNasty}} Jin Kisaragi]] & [[{{Pantheon/RomanticInterest}} Tsubaki Yayoi]]
* Enemies: [[{{Pantheon/EvilActions}} Captain Beatty]], [[{{Pantheon/VillainousRoles}} The Dark Matter Horde]], [[{{Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords}} Bibliomania Alice]], [[{{Pantheon/GamingConsequences}} The Shadow Queen]], [[{{Pantheon/SchoolTypes}} The Death Busters]], [[{{Pantheon/Eyewear}} Relius Clover]], [[{{Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism}} Yuuki Terumi]]
* Fears: [[{{Pantheon/Reptiles}} Apophis]]
* Respects: [[{{Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords}} Grimoire Weiss]], [[{{Pantheon/MagicalItems}} Zeref]], [[{{Pantheon/Logic}} Seija Kijin]]
* Pities: [[{{Pantheon/GameProgression}} Nier]]
* Conflicting Opinion: [[{{Pantheon/BossFightsAToM}} Angela & Roland]], [[{{Pantheon/NiceAndNasty}} Hazama]]
* Growing up as an ordinary human in Gensokyo may be one of the toughest things to do- or the easiest, depending on who's being asked. When you ask Kosuzu Motoori, you'll find that...the answer lied more in the middle; living her life mostly in the outer areas of the Human Village, she works part-time at the quaint bookshop, Suzunaan. While there, she has amassed quite the crowd- from humans, to incident resolvers, to youkai, and perhaps much more, but she's gone through it all with a smile on her face. She also has the ability to learn about the contents of any book she touches regardless of language, as well as the ability to detect auras in script to filter out fakes from real books, as a result of prolonged exposure to demonic books.
* A while back, the higher-ups in the Pantheon did a reorganization of all of Gensokyo's deities, resulting in about half of them leaving the Pantheon. One of these was '''Mamizou Futatsuiwa''', the '''Goddess of {{Tanuki}}s'''. The youkai's first visit to Suzunaan since then had been just a daylong conversation about Mamizou's exploits in the Pantheon, which left Kosuzu excited, hearing about all sorts of things of it. Smash cut to 2 years later, during the events surrounding [[{{Pantheon/Currency}} Chimata Tenkyuu]]'s ascension, Marisa began rallying many from Gensokyo to aid them in the fight against [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} Brand X]]. Kosuzu was among many that participated in the effort, but was indirectly relegated to helping spread the word of the injustice upon Chimata rather than actually fighting through publications sent forward by [[{{Characters/TouhouOtherOfficialWorks}} Aya Shameimaru]] & [[{{Characters/TouhouSideGames}} Hatate Himekaidou]]. Her ability to decipher foreign texts allowed her to instruct the writers of the tengu newspapers to use, to somewhat mixed success, said foreign languages to get the word out. Once this was all said and done, not only did the denizens of Gensokyo triumph, some of them, such as Kosuzu and [[{{Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority}} Keiki Haniyasushin]], [[FieldPromotion were ascended for their efforts and actions]], though in the former's case, it was more because of the research that was done on her after the fact, revealing that until recently, she hadn't known the full scale of the world she originally lived in.
* Her temple can simply be described as...just a new branch of Suzunaan, the library she originally worked at for part-time purposes. In it contains many books from the Outside World, having slipped in due to them being forgotten- though, in the case of the Pantheon, this Suzunaan also contains books and codexes and other literature materials from different worlds. Sometimes, her parents would come to visit, other times, it'd be Reimu, Marisa, or some of the other ''Touhou'' deities. Occasionally, the [[{{Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes}} Doki Doki Literature Club]] would stop by to pick up new material for their club meetings.
* Her opinion on the ''[[Literature/Fahrenheit451 Fahrenheit 451]]'' deities are rather mixed, but the middle split is what'd you come to expect. She finds Beatty to be a distasteful, heartless human being for destroying books and restricting literature, seeing him as less than some of the worst youkai she can think of. As for Montag, she finds him to be quite the friend, both being avid about what you can learn and discover through books, and how their own personal worlds were flipped on their heads as a result of certain revelations. While Montag was quite to reciprocate positive feelings back towards Kosuzu, Beatty was more than definitely less so, calling her out as an example of why books & knowledge are dangerous due to what happens to her as a result of her constant reading of demon books. However, this is the extent that he goes to at least for her; he doesn't want the wrath of Gensokyo to befall upon him like what happened with Brand X.
* Claims to have the largest collection of demon books in Gensokyo- and for a quick primer, demon books are essentially books for youkai, ranging from classic tales, to messages, to grimoires, and most common of all, history books. The attention of the cursed-artifact-collecting mummy Kan-Ra was piqued when he learned of what made up of the bibliophile's possessions, and so eventually tracked down her temple after some time. However, he just so happened upon Twilight Sparkle being there as well that day, and...[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown uh, yeah, I shouldn't say more.]]
** One of Kosuzu's books happens to be a version of the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Necronomicon]], specifically one written in kanji. While the House of [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Undead And Phasmata]] are a bit unnerved but overall not too concerned by this information, given that there's plenty of other books like it, Zeref took slight interest and sought out to meet Kosuzu, hping to procure more knowledge on the books her store carries. Thankfully, his somewhat-friend [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Fujiwara no Mokou]] showed him the way to Suzunaan, where the trio then got into a conversation about what they've done that day, leading to them being rather amicable with each other, even after Zeref & Mokou left later that evening.
* Once had a fear of [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes snakes]], after hearing a rumor that they can eat humans whole (which, depending on circumstance, is actually true). So imagine you're Kosuzu, who got over her fear of snakes...and then you learned that a huge ''fucking'' snake called Apophis existed, who might actually eat not just humans, but [[ExtremeOmnivore literally everything]]. Needless to say, thank goodness Kosuzu was near the House of [[{{Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases}} Health And Diseases]] when she learned of this, as she fainted really quickly as a result. She now ''shudders'' when Apophis' name is mentioned in any form.
* DemonicPossession isn't Kosuzu's cup of tea, especially after her experiences with a ghost in some letters [[spoiler: and the Night Parade Scroll]]. Though this is just simply a tick compared to what others in the Pantheon had experienced, she still sometimes has nightmares of those moments, particularly the latter. As a result, Kosuzu has made quite a few friends and foes due to this mentality.
** Firstly, she relates quite a bit to Adeleine, who also had [[{{VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards}} quite a bout of malevolent forces taking over her body]]. While Kosuzu herself wasn't too shaken up after knowing what possessed her, she soon found a taste of contempt for the Dark Matter Horde for what they represent and what they've done, particularly to Adeleine. Surprisingly, this kind of kindness, though not as much this time, also extends to Magolor once she learned of what happened to him with the Master Crown.
** Another such victim of a malevolent force taking someone over happens to be Princess Peach. And said malevolent force for her happened to be the Shadow Queen, who also happened to be a Greater Goddess much like the Dark Matter Horde. As such, Kosuzu is very obviously not happy about the Shadow Queen, who finds the bookkeeper as such a simple, cute plaything that even her own herald Mamizou was able to toy with her. And clearly, that set both human and tanuki off, firmly planting their foot in the ground against her.
** Woe be upon Kosuzu when she learned of Professor Souichi Tomoe and the Death Busters, and all of the nasty fracas they've caused. If she thought youkai hiding in books was a bit disturbing at times, she was completely [[ScareEmStraight scared straight]] when she was ambushed on the way back from the House of Knowledge by Daimons who had possessed people and objects along her path, intending to convert her into one of them. While her herald Mamizou was quick to fend them off, the trip to Suzunaan became a trip to the House of Health And Diseases after the tanuki took quite a few hits from that skirmish. Since then, some of the ''Touhou'' deites are in a complete uproar over the attempt on the bibliophile, and they vowed to deal with them like they did with Brand X, much to the delight of the Death Busters, eager to add more enemies to their RoguesGallery.
* As a bibliophile, Kosuzu is, above all else, obsessed with books and knowledge. So, uh, imagine that you're Kosuzu, and then you learn that the House of Knowledge exists. How do you react? Well, you'd ''faint'' in sheer excitement, and that's exactly when Kosuzu did when this fact was told to her, a moment that really does just, well, exemplify the trope that she's the goddess of, considering that she kind of just didn't know that until now for some reason. Much of the House in return kindly welcomes her with open arms, and even asks her to do some deciphering work at times because of her ability.
** When it comes to the [[{{VideoGame/LibraryOfRuina}} Library of Ruina]], though, she feels peeved that it just is like, er, a much bigger Suzunaan, complete with the whole [[SummoningArtifact creatures-escaping-books]] thing. In particular, She doesn't hold the highest regard for [[{{Pantheon/BossFightsAToM}} Angela & Roland]] along with the Library, for how they managed it and what awaited within...that is, until after Chimata came along and practically upended their current model. While Kosuzu isn't the most fond of the place still, she's glad that the place has improved since then, and hopes that one day, the place becomes a just-as-lively and non-harmful area to be in, just like Suzunaan.
** Was sickened to her stomach upon learning about Alice (not Margatroid; I mean, the one in the Hall of Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords), and how she handles information compared to herself. In a way, she strangely reminds Kosuzu of one of her heralds, Hieda no Akyuu, with how they each are tied to recording the history of their respective worlds, but their methods are vastly polar opposites. Alice (not Margatroid) herself seems to be intrigued by Kosuzu and her own collection, wanting to consume it all to learn more about Gensokyo and its deep-rooted history. This not only put the bibliophile off to no end, but also pissed off quite a lot of the land of fantasy's inhabitants and their ascended deities, especially [[{{Pantheon/TypesOfService}} Yukari Yakumo]], who now sees Alice (not Margatroid) as a potential threat to Gensokyo as a result of Kosuzu's own ascension. Kosuzu herself considers it necessary to use the full power of her collection on Alice [[OverlyLongGag (not Margatroid)]] should a confrontation between them come up, a prospect that worries Reimu, unsure if the bibliophile can actually handle that kind of situation.
** As for a few other informative folk, a brief mention goes to Kosuzu's first meeting with Grimoire Weiss, the book that accompanied the hero Nier on his journey, and well, the hero himself. The encounter was rather pleasant, as the duo were keenly surprised at what knowledge Kosuzu learned from simply running her fingers along Weiss' surface. This kind of surprise was echoed by Kosuzu as she learned of Nier's harrowing and sorrowful tales, as well as his very negative disposition towards abnormal beings- a contrast from her own views.
** The SDM's librarian, Patchouli, was surprised to learn of Kosuzu's ascendance, as it did remind her of another bibliophile, one that she was rather acquainted with. That bibliophile, and the deity she eventually referred to Kosuzu when she visited the pigtailed bookshop owner by herself one day, was none other than Twilight Sparkle, who happened to have some history with some of Gensokyo's magic nerds. When the unicorn and human met up, both squealed at the fact that they've just met a fellow booklover, and both have now been seen together at their respective temples, chatting over the books they've read and have in their respective collections. They even help each other out, with Twilight being able to keep any youkai from flowing out of Kosuzu's books, and Kosuzu being able to process some of the more mysterious and foreign texts in Twilight's own library. The bond that the duo shared also helped reignite the bond that Twilight had with Patchouli herself, having been strained due to the librarian being a cosntant ShutIn, and now all three are amicable book buddies.
* Hoo boy...let's talk about Yuuki Terumi, one of the most despicable fucks in the Pantheon. When he learned of Kosuzu's ascension via way of the NOL learning of it as well, he got some brand new and ''damn good'' leverage to draw upon them. Jin Kisaragi & Tsubaki Yayoi were both rather concerned about the demon books in Kosuzu's collection, believing that they would attract some very unsavory individuals, despite Makoto Nanaya's protests to actually stop for a moment to consider if Suzunaan's books are like their own. However, the worst possible scenario occurs, and the aforementioned diabolic dirtbag in Yuuki raised eyebrows, deciding to check out the booklover's temple. He would've had his way with the place if not for the current [[{{Pantheon/Groups}} Itazura Griefers]] leader, Seija Kijin, just so happening to arrive to playfully pester the girl. When Kosuzu and Twilight arrived at the former’s temple later that day, [[OhCrap they found the whole of it in ruins, part of the collection destroyed, and Seija...killed, essentailly]].
** This tragedy set the whole of Gensokyo and its allies in an uproar. I mean, thrashing a near-defenseless deity’s temple, dismantling a good amount of her livelihood, and even flat-out murdering an associated deity (despite her general unpopularity)? The event has put him on just about every Touhou deity’s shitlist, especially for Kosuzu & Seija, the latter now confined to the House of Health & Diseases for recovery. At time of writing, it is unknown of when Seija would be released, but given the damage done to her, a Lesser Goddess, by a Greater God, it will take a while.
** Some of the other Blazblue deities have also expressed their respective thoughts on this incident. Makoto, as well as Jin & Tsubaki, expressed a deep apology to Kosuzu for what happened, as well as believing that her demon books are like theirs. Nine the Phantom was also particularly somber at the state of Kosuzu’s collection after the roughhousing, so she offered, and is currently, helping to restore the damage done to the books, interested in learning more about them once the deed is done. Relius Clover also gave his condolences, paltry and probably condescending if anything, and caught flak nonetheless for being associated with Terumi. Hazama, despite having Seija as one of his few confidants, didn't seem all too shaken up by it.
-> ''"Outside world books are really popular, aren't they? I wonder if I shouldn't get more? I can't get any more imports until they drift through though. But the ones I really like...are [[TomeOfEldritchLore these!]]"''
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[[folder:Ange le Carré & Princess Charlotte]]
'''[[{{Anime/PrincessPrincipal}} Ange le Carré & Princess Charlotte]], Divine Pair of [[{{IdenticalStranger}} Similar Strangers]]''' (Ange: [[spoiler:Princess Charlotte]], A (from the Commonwealth's spy org, Control), Alice (during Episode 6), Chloe (during Episode 9), My Turtledove (by Princess) | Princess: [[spoiler:Ange le Carré]], Priscilla (during Episode 6)) as potential Demigoddesses for the Hall of {{Pantheon/Twins}} (House of Family & Relatives)
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* Demigods; Ange may be in contention to be a Lesser Goddess
* Symbols:
** Ange: A Cavorite Ball
** Princess: A turtledove with a crown on its head
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72_Z-JCxacY The Other Side of the Wall]]
** Ange specifically: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24XIKBpFaMM Take Me Up Higher]]
** Princess specifically: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T-Xd41Hl1U Into The Sky]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral, swaying to all other Good & Neutral alignments
* Portfolio: AmbiguouslyGay, [[TheAce Ace Spies]], [[PrinceAndPauper Princess & Pauper]], experts at the TwinSwitch, [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent Multilayered Disguising Of Each Other]], TrueCompanions, IcyBlueEyes, [[GreyAndGrayMorality Very Questionable Morality]], '''[[{{IdenticalStranger}} Identical Strangers]]'''
** Ange specifically: ConsummateLiar, GravityMaster, MadeOfIron, [[PhotographicMemory Hyper]]-[[SherlockScan Detailed]], UndyingLoyalty to Princess, '''MasterActor''', [[spoiler:ShelteredAristocrat, UsedToBeASweetKid]]
** Princess specifically: DefectorFromDecadence, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her "Princess"]], [[{{Main/Hypocrite}} Hypocritical]] [[InternalReformist Reformer]], [[FakeCutie Faux]] [[TheIngenue Ingenue]], MoralityPet to Ange, SilkHidingSteel, SpareToTheThrone, '''TheUsurper''', [[spoiler:TheAtoner]]
* Domains: Spies, Royalty, Disguises, Character Arcs
* Heralds: [[{{Characters/PrincessPrincipal}} The rest of Team White Pidgeon]]
* Allies: [[{{Pantheon/InvestigativeWork}} The Spy Kids]], [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives H.G. Wells]], [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]]
** Ange specifically: [[{{Pantheon/Heirs}} Angelise "Ange" Ikaruga Misurugi]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Sherlock Holmes]] & [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles John Watson]]
** Princess specifically: [[{{Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization}} Lacus Clyne]], [[Pantheon/RebellionAndRevolution Rise Rousenin]]
* Enemies: [[{{Pantheon/Villainy}} Griffith]]
** Ange: [[{{Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination}} Daji]]
** Princess: '''[[{{Pantheon/BodilyForm}} Queen Chrysalis]]''' (a sentiment shared with the rest of Team White Pidgeon, but Princess is exceptionally pissed)
* Respects: [[{{Pantheon/ArcsAndEpisodes}} Dawn]]
* Respected by: The Hall of Pantheon/InvestigativeWork
* Conflicting Opinion: The Halls of {{Pantheon/Heirs}} & [[{{Pantheon/ImpostorsAndImpersonations}} Impostors And Impersonations]]
* Ange le Carré & Princess Charlotte- one of them is a pickpocket-turned-royalty, and the other is royalty-turned-pickpocket, and who is who is always a 50/50. Their nearly-matching looks extend far down to their childhood, and while that may not be as much of a factor now, they've learned, as spies, to disguise for many scenarios- especially when they need to masquerade as the other. Their constant swapping will have most confused at first, even those close to them in terms of relationship, and they'd rarely slip up in acting as the other. Their bond is strong, and so is their ability to be the other- among other factors- that made them some of the best spies in the Commonwealth of Albion.
* Their ascension was rather interesting; as the heralds of Carmen & Juni Cortez, Team White Pidgeon spent much of their visiting time in the Pantheon surveying everyone and everything. They slowly gathered intel of the many deities across the Pantheon through all sorts of methods, honing their skills and talents while staying under the radar. And for a good amount of time, nobody really seemed to care- that is, until Ange was caught in a restricted area in the House of {{Pantheon/Knowledge}}, perusing some pretty scandalous facts about some of the more questionable deities. However, when her trial in the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods was finally held, it went along rather swimmingly, that is, until just ''after'' the end of the trial, when [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki]] was just leaving the Court, she spotted Princess & Ange...talking about how they narrowly got away with that switch. Loose lips sink ships, and that resulted in a retrial, where Princess was rightfully deemed guilty for invasion of privacy, and Ange for perjury. However, Eiki decided to be nice about it all, and instead of punishing them, the judge decided that an ascension is in order, as their swap had fooled pretty much everyone, and going over the duo's history, she settled on ascending them under the IdenticalStranger trope.
** While they aren't necessarily approving of their methods at first, the Spy Kids were more than happy to learn that their Heralds (or at least some of them) had finally made the jump to ascend as well. These feelings were reciprocated by the duo, who were glad to finally be on equal standing with the Cortez family after quite a while. They've now begun collaborating on some, albeit, minor but unique, espionage projects together, as a way for Ange & Princess to get a better view of the intricacies and members of the Pantheon.
* Many are quite confused at first as to why Ange & Princess were ascended under their trope, so the duo asked anyone curious to meet up with them at the House of {{Pantheon/Costumes}} one time. When most of the Hall of Investigative Work arrived, they set up a little game- both of them would dress up and masquerade in the House's ''Vêtements Palace Illimité'', and Ange would be carrying with her a gold card; whoever would find Ange, wins. After some time idly waiting, the duo exited the changing rooms and counted to 60 before the participants went after them, resulting in a frantic and tense game of cat-and-mouse across the department store. When Princess, disguised as Ange, was finally cornered by James Bond & Solid Snake, it is revealed to the two master agents that she wasn't Ange. As for Ange, as Princess, she was basically out of sight for the whole game, only revealing herself after a ''full hour'' of searching, with many coming to ask her for "Ange's" whereabouts. Needless to say, when the duo took off their wigs and Ange flashed the card, they were all in disbelief, and word of this spread quickly.
* The Hall of Heirs are rather perplexed at the duo. To be more specific, it comes down to the fact that one of them is the actual heir to their kingdom (though she is not exactly first in line) but doesn't want to take the throne, while the other is one who grew up in poverty but constantly seeks it anyway. Add to this conundrum that one may be the other at any given moment, and you have a headscratcher that has kept this whole Hall guessing.
* The Hall of Impostors and Impersonators, to put it lightly, are just ''bamboozled''. Despite being an infamous Hall in the Pantheon for stealing identities and perfecting the art of impersonation, even they couldn't tell if Ange or Princess is one or the other when either person (or both) enters. This has put the duo on quite the spotlight, as one day, they could be having a very tense time with Doctor Doom over tea, and the next, rumors would spread that they had located where Justin Pin is and are in contact with him.
* [[{{PrinceAndPauper}} Switching with royalty]] is like clockwork for the duo, having been in each other's shoes for quite a while, so getting used to each other's lives has been nothing short of interesting for them. Dawn once also did this switch with someone named Princess Salvia, who wanted to partake in a Pokémon Contest with her Togekiss, so they agreed to be in each other's shoes for the day. However, they almost immediately deduced this as something [[{{Literature/ThePrinceAndThePauper}} Tom and Edward]] would be more affinized with, but they still respected Dawn's effort at keeping up her masquerade.
* [[AppliedPhlebotinum Cavorite]] had been a very important part of Ange & Charlotte's world and its development; the gravity-defying mineral allowed the rise of inventions like the airship and the C-ball, the latter of which Ange personally owns one of. H.G. Wells, the author for ''Literature/TheFirstMenInTheMoon'', was surprised to learn that the duo had possession of such an object, and that they had hailed from a {{Steampunk}} world where it is in abundance and in practical use. In a mailed request, the duo took him on a tour through Albion to learn how Cavorite operated in their world, and the effects it had on its people and the world's progress; needless to say, he was more than impressed.
--> '''Wells''': To think that a world I have yet to hear of feels so much like one of my own...it truly amazes me, deeply. I give you my thanks, ladies.
* When Griffith heard that Princess ascended, he assumed it would be ''his'' Princess Charlotte, and rushed to locate the duo. While he was rather disappointed at first by who actually ascended, he did take a liking to Princess, which, given [[MoralEventHorizon who he is and what he's done]], she was rightfully unnerved. This made Ange incredibly angry at the deity, for even considering Princess as his own, and won't hesitate to put a bullet between his eyes. The duo have begun looking into ways into tearing down his [[VillainWithGoodPublicity good standing]] among other things in order for him to lose interest in them, and Princess especially.
* The following apply to Ange specifically:
** Ange is surprised to learn that there's another Ange in the Pantheon...who happens to be a former princess...who had her life turned upside down on a very impactful day...who then turned to a life of hardship and became a badass hardass, developing techniques in order to simply live...woah. They both even have a friend in the Pantheon named Charlotte! (Granted, The blonde Ange's Charlotte is not from the same world as she is, compared to the grey-haired one's) At that point, something had to happen, but instead, they both more than understood their respective situations and upbringings, and came to be friends over those many similarities. When seen together, the grey-haired Ange usually asks to be called by one of her aliases, Chloe or Alice, to avoid confusion.
** If Ange is one thing, she is incredibly smart and attentive to detail, so much so that it's almost frightening. When she crossed paths with Sherlock Holmes one afternoon, a simple bit of exchanged glances between the duo had given them ample time to basically know everything they've done that day, up to that point. What Ange ''did not'' expect, however, was that Holmes would greet her as [[spoiler:Princess Charlotte, her actual identity]], and nearly resulted in the young spy drawing her revolver against the world-renowned detective. Since then, Ange has calmed down and became friends with him, sometimes tagging along (and usually in disguise) with Holmes and his own assistant, Watson.
** [[KillAndReplace Operation: Changeling]] was a plan originally proposed by Ange to [[TheHandler Control]], meant at face value to eliminate Princess and take hold of the Commonwealth's crown[[spoiler:, but was actually a coy so that Ange, who is actually Princess Charlotte herself, regain the crown and move to make the Commonwealth a better place]]. Daji, a master at impersonating dead people, is secretly trying to get Ange to pull through with this operation, however, given that Ange can act as Princess very, very well. Ange vehemently denies any advance the demon makes, however, as that would completely go against what the duo had been building up to ever since their separation.
* The following apply to Princess specifically:
** Despite being a member of royalty, Princess has more than her fair share of getting down and dirty if the situation calls for it, employing ruthlessness in her attitude and ''maybe'' abusing her status as royalty to get her other teammates into locations they normally cannot. Her sharp wit and quick cunning being well hidden behind her façade has earned her a kindred spirit with Lacus Clyne, a fellow princess with badassery underneath. They do tend to disagree on a few things- Princess isn't above using underhanded tactics and violence when it is really necessary, whilst Clyne is more of a pacifist and would like to solve problems without making more of them down the line.
** [[spoiler:Armed with ThePromise that she would change the world into a happy one, one the real Princess wished for,]] Princess works tirelessly within the confines of her royal status to upend it and make the world a better place. This sentiment was shared with Rise Rousenin, who also wanted change, in the form of turning her school into a co-ed school in order for it to continue prospering. However, both were very much mixed in each other's views- Princess believes that Rise hadn't expanded her scope wide enough as she thinks there's other factors beyond it itself causing its downfall, whereas Rise criticizes Princess for taking her plans for reformation too far and deep, resorting to nearly cruel and very harsh tactics. Aside from these debates, however, they seem to be amicable enough as friends.
** One day, on the way to their temple from exploring the many stores in the House of Costumes, Princess found herself face-to-face with Ange…who she thought was investigating a matter with Holmes and Watson that day. “Ange” explained that the case was wrapped up early, and with Princess always placing trust in Ange, she followed her…into the Hall of {{Pantheon/BodilyForm}}, where “Ange” proceeded to transform into Queen Chrysalis, and more than ready to feed off the love Princess gives off for Ange. Thankfully, [[AccidentalTruth there was truth in Chrysalis-Ange’s previous statement]], as the master spy suddenly leaped out of nowhere alongside the rest of Team White Pidgeon and an esper named Sumireko Usami to drive away the alicorn and save Princess. Since then, the spy group and Princess in particular share a very specific kind of hatred for the alicorn, one that Chrysalis only scoffs at, not giving a care.
* ''”I will never be decieved, I’m a girl that sees through lies…”''

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[[folder:Raye]]
'''[[Tabletopgame/YuGiOh Sky Striker]] [[Manga/YuGiOhOCGStories Ace - Raye]], Goddess of [[{{GameplayAndStoryIntegration}} Ludonarrative Resonance]]'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Raye in her base outfit]] [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:in her Kagari module]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8a53b207_3645_46d5_b08d_064f4b557698.jpeg]] [[/labelnote]]]] [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:in her Kaina module]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a52a345e_3120_4e65_ac80_4d7f528f2336.jpeg]] [[/labelnote]]]] [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:in her Shizuku module]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/641b220d_efe2_4c68_8de7_930b666d51f9.jpeg]] [[/labelnote]]]] [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:in her Hayate module]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8da2415c_52cf_4817_9f32_e8ef1ce440a6.jpeg]] [[/labelnote]]]] [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:in her Kagari module, limiters off]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aca71b79_bf6d_4248_bdee_cf076a1eb3bc.png]] [[/labelnote]]]] [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:shifting into her Shizuku module]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6fa0cf2e_6c44_4463_9f8e_e44cbb840f48.jpeg]] [[/labelnote]]]]
* Demigoddess (Lesser Goddess while in a Sky Striker suit, Intermediate Goddess when Limit Releasing)
* Symbol: A red-and-black katana with a large tech-blue hexagon behind it
* Alignment: NeutralGood, leaning towards ChaoticGood
* Portfolio: [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece Literally Took Her Gear From A Museum]], '''[[GameplayAndStoryIntegration Gameplay Callbacks In Narrative & Vice-Versa]]''', [[HumansAreSpecial A Human Among Machines]], RaisedByRobots, ActionGirl, AssistCharacter, BreakoutCharacter, DarkIsNotEvil, SwissArmyHero, IdiotHair, RedOniBlueOni to [[DarkActionGirl Roze]] (and Shizuku & Kagari)
** For her [[PoweredArmor Ace Suits]]: BlockingStopsAllDamage, CombatMedic, MultiarmedAndDangerous (Kaina), {{BFG}} (Hayate), DeflectorShields, StatusEffects (Shizuku), StatusBuff (Kagari)
* Domains: Suits, War, Technology, Card Games
* Heralds: [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Ace_-_Roze Roze]] (maybe?), The Magus ([[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Wisdom_Magus_-_Himmel Himmel]], [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/War_Magus_-_Aakas Aakas]], & [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Love_Magus_-_Ciela Ciela]]), [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Aileron Aileron]] & Pylon
* Followers: [[Characters/YuGiOhAbyss Ecclesia & Albaz]]
* Allies: All good-aligned Pantheon/YuGiOh deities, [[{{Pantheon/Leadership}} Jeanne d’Arc]] & [[{{Pantheon/Monarchs}} Artoria Pendragon]] & [[Pantheon/ColoredOutfits their]] [[Pantheon/ClonesAndCounterparts Alters]], [[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} The Epic Battle Fantasy Team]], [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities Bender]], [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Android 16]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Susie]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Alpha Hatsuseno]], [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Chito & Yuuri]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Kamen Rider Super-1]], [[Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons Mega Man]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfWeapons Tony Stark/“Iron Man”]]
* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Slaughter}} AM]], [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction SKYNET]]''', [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAbilities Star Dream]], [[Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence Ultron]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sigma]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes SHOCKER]], [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Don Thousand]], [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearanceOther Zorc Necrophades]], [[Pantheon/LightAndBrightness The Light of Destruction]]
* Envied by: [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Dark Magician Girl]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters Kuriboh]], [[Pantheon/{{Gender}} Yubel]] (slightly), [[Pantheon/GameMechanics Exodia]]
* Pitied by: The Hall of Pantheon/SelflessnessAndSacrifice, especially Alcestis
* Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Eliphas]], [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Z-ONE]]
* Dark Saviors, one of Yu-Gi-Oh’s side sets and released in 2018, brought a lot of support for Vampires, as well as introducing a new archetype in the form of Fur Hire. But along with these would be the initially fledgling Sky Striker archetype, focused around controlling the game with Raye, her mech suits, and a variety of gadgets. This archetype would go on to be one of the most well known archetypes of the modern era, receiving ever-so-often waves of support, fan content, and eventually, official content and lore regarding this little archetype, all the while rising to the top tables and beating other strong decks throughout its still-ongoing lifespan.
** The [[AdaptationExpansion OCG Stories]] manga dives into the origins of the Sky Striker archetype’s characters, as well as introducing new ones. Raye is one of the few, if not the last, people on Earth, growing up in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic world]] devastated by war and an [[AIIsACrapshoot AI created]] by the nation of Spectra, once designed to take down its rival nation Kama. She took on the mantle of being a Sky Striker Ace when her family figures, the Magus, were attacked by Spectra’s forces.
** While the manga visualizes the gadgets and suits that Raye uses, allowing a sense of scale and impact, the card game puts those functions in practice. For instance, all of her Spells (save for [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Mecha_Modules_-_Multirole Multirole]] & [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Airspace_-_Area_Zero Area Zero]]) require the Main Monster Zones to be empty in order for them to be used, leaving only the Extra Monster Zone to be occupied, where Raye (in one of her suits) would normally be; this ties in well to her being a OneWomanArmy, as she is generally the only one on the front lines currently taking action. [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Ace_-_Raye Raye herself]] has a Quick Effect to tag out from the Main Monster Zone into one of her suits from the Extra Deck & returns from the Graveyard when one of them is destroyed, representing being beaten out of that suit and the ability to quickly shift inbetween them at will. Lastly, when she first inherits the technology of the Sky Striker Ace, Himmel warns Raye that she'll lose most of her sense of self in the process of becoming a LivingWeapon upon use, a factor reflected in the Sky Striker archetype's monster typings, with Raye for example being Warrior-Type, and all of her suits ([[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Ace_-_Kagari Kagari]], [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Ace_-_Kaina Kaina]], [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Ace_-_Shizuku Shizuku]], and [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Striker_Ace_-_Hayate Hayate]]) being all Machine-Types.
* While tackling a skirmish against some Spectra forces, Raye in her Shizuku module managed to divert them to a new area for her to switch to Hayate and blast them away, but when she did, she hit much more. The beam from Hayate’s cannon razed through its targets, but also through a cloaked convoy of GUAE tech, which alerted the guards and went up to quickly locate the source of the attack. Surprised at these new foes, Raye found herself outmaneuvered really quickly, unsure of how to take on these new opponents, forcing a retreat that would’ve ended badly for her had it not been for a GUAG scout team intercepting this scuffle. After the rescue, the scout team was more than happy to oblige to much of Raye’s inquiries, as well as those of her allies and family, before helping them establish two secondary bases of operations in the Pantheon by way of Raye’s ascension.
* One of Spectra’s leading forces in their war against Kama was a sort of clone of Raye, aptly named [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/22c338bf_711e_4347_8e83_e83c58447f5c.jpeg Roze]]. Roze’s own appearance held striking tangents against Raye’s, consisting of grays and darks instead of whites, golds, and browns, having a hat, silvery hair and red eyes compared to the hatless blonde with blue eyes, and wielding a saber instead of a katana. Roze herself is also a clone that had been accelerated in age physically to match Raye, created with extensive and pure battle knowledge and nothing else, meaning everything else (such as human interaction) is all new to her, resulting in a generally withdrawn and quiet personality; a contrast to Raye being friendly and compassionate with others and knows how to use her knowledge to her advantage.
** Jeanne d’Arc & Artoria Pendragon were both interested in Raye & Roze’s dynamic, echoing their own with their respective Alters. As they learned more about the conditions and machines that Roze grew up with, however, it only made them feel even more reminiscent of their Alters, having gone from staunch enemies to equal rivals and even friends, through the [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Master of Chaldea]]. The Alters actually do feel the same way about Roze, and hope that Raye would pull through and [[HeelFaceTurn convince her own “Alter” to switch sides]].
** The Epic Battle Fantasy Team- consisting of Matt, Natalie, Lance, Anna, & [=NoLegs=], had taken on their own evil counterparts throughout their journeys as well. These evil versions are respectively known as Matteus, Natalia, Lancelot, Annabelle, & God (dog), and are very much polar opposites as the Team. When it came to Roze, however, they found her to not be at the same level as the Evil Counterparts, and just like Jeanne and Artoria above, they hope Roze can be changed.
* In Raye’s version of Earth, the power of the Sky Striker modules that were developed by the nation of Kama were more than capable of being able to destroy most of its surface, and those living on it. This in turn forced Spectra's hand, building a satellite designed to wipe out organic life, which it succeeded in doing after a few hundred years. Raye herself was born out of a fertilized egg, which is textbook life to most humans, but miraculous to her AI guardians, for humans have been wiped out long ago. Since her birth, the members of Kama worked to create a small town for Raye to be raised in, and friends for her to interact, talk, and play with.
** The Magus and other fellow robots that Raye grew up with were very much human-looking and even human-thinking in nature. Well, at least, according to what Raye does remember of what humans looked like prior to her entry into the Pantheon. Bender can attest to at least attempting to be a parent to human children, and though he wasn't as good for raising children as the Magus were to Raye, he was at least able to understand the love and care parents may have to their children, even if they are machines, which pleases both Raye & the Magus.
** Kama took great lengths to making Raye's home suitable for her, by letting and even helping nature heal so that it can be much more hospitable. A great supporter of this endeavor, once he learned about it, was Android 16, who then expressed the idea of allowing animals into Kama. Though denied as it would lead to unnecessary losses, the Magus greatly appreciated the support he gave towards the development of the town.
** One main feature of the Sky Striker Ace system is the ability to switch between her suits as will, allowing her to be very versatile in combat. Those with similar technology, such Kazuya Oki/Kamen Rider Super-1 through his Five Hands, Mega Man with his multiple weapon upgrades, and Tony Stark with his Iron Man system, are also able to shift these quickly to four the demands of a battle. The trio express the idea of a fine partnership with each other to take down their respective enemies, but the Magus are unmoving on their stance of not letting others use the dangerous Sky Striker technology, while enemies of the other three aren’t happy to hear of another combatant who can switch weapons at will.
** Ciela in particular held a special place in Raye's heart, as she was the one that took care of Raye the most[[spoiler:, and had let herself be captured by Spectra in order to save Raye]]. So despite her being listed as a herald in this profile, many assumed [[UncertainDoom that she is now just dismantled]]. Alcestis and the rest of the Hall of Selflessness & Sacrifice are, besides the rest of the Magus as well as her robot friends Aileron & Pylon, often the main comforters of Raye whenever she reminiscences about Ciela.
* The end of humanity, at least in Raye’s world, was caused by an AI that was too efficient at its objective, resulting in a barren landscape populated mainly by robots. This AI was created by Spectra, who wanted nothing more than to crush their rival nation, Kama. When Raye and the Magus learned of similar deities and beings in the Pantheon to Spectra, they became very tense, even if [[DeathIsCheap they can’t really die in the Pantheon]].
** AM is at the very damn top of Raye’s shitlist, and for very good reasons, and practically considers it to be just Spectra itself with a different name & color palette. It was also developed to efficiently handle wars, but got too far ahead and instead began wiping humanity off the map, much like the enemy nation’s own AI. This amount of hatred towards militaristic-turned-apocalyptic AI has also been extended to SKYNET as well, as Raye and the Magus are also disapproving of its utilization of robots in their schemes. Both AM & SKYNET respectively echo an opinion of hatred back at Raye, citing her as an annoying piece of human garbage, but are in disagreement on how to handle her, whether it’d be through torture (AM) or termination (SKYNET).
** Raye really, really dislikes Star Dream, but given it's antihuman coding, it makes sense- after all, Spectra's satellites and Star Dream both shared the power to eliminate all organic life on their respective planets, so the supercomputer essentially served as the Pantheon's version of Spectra’s satellites for Raye. This notion was shared with most of the good-aligned Kirby deities, but Susie in particular holds a special grudge towards the machine, and is more than willing to help Raye out for when the time comes to fully dismantle it.
** Raye is pretty much one of the few, if not the only, human people left on her world, with the rest being just an urban wasteland of sorts. One day while exploring the Pantheon, she would come across the quaint Cafe Alpha, where its owner, Alpha Hatsuseno, and two frequent patrons, Chito & Yuuri, were at for the day. She got along with all three rather smoothly, each of them sharing what its like to be living in a world ravaged by war, though Alpha prefers for Raye to not travel around Yokohama with her Sky Striker Ace gear, much like Chito & Yuuri were advised against using their tank.
* Raye’s ascension has been quite a hot topic for the Pantheon, echoing that of Dark Magician Girl’s back in the day. However, unlike Dark Magician Girl, she does have a full flesh-and-blood body to move around in, alongside having an uncanny ability to turn herself, her friends, and even her gear into cards. And above all else, Raye herself finds this very very strange, but she seemed content with being much more free-form and interactive with other deities- so she made it one of her missions to interact with as many previously ascended Yu-Gi-Oh! deities as possible, hoping to learn of those that came before her.
** Very immediately holds respect for all of the main protagonists of each series, especially considering that she herself is now a protagonist, albeit with much different scope compared to them. This treatment was returned in kind, as they see Raye as a promising new addition to their group, even if she is much more unorthodox than them. One protagonist that Raye was surprised wasn’t ascended yet, however, was [[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Playmaker]], and has begun conducting research with Revolver, aka Ryoken Kogami, to figure out how to ascend him.
*** Other notable good characters that Raye liked were Tea Gardner, or Anzu Mazaki, who in term found Raye’s fashion sense to be very striking and fitting of a protagonist. She also had an affinity with Alexis Rhodes for being a person of interest in terms of appearance, a thing that both of them dislike. Raye once tried Turbo Dueling and proved herself with a modified version of Shizuku that can support her ability to duel at high speeds, allowing her to challenge people like Jack Atlas, who were impressed by her skill. Astral was especially piqued at Raye’s existence in the Pantheon, being that unlike those like him, she can be seen by other deities without modifications, leading to many an inquiry.
** In general, Raye is very obviously against quite a few enemies, but the top of that line happens to go to Don Thousand, Zorc Necrophades, The Light of Destruction, for various reasons, of course. Generally, she took the stances to them similar to most of the other YGO deities as they are harbingers of destruction, something that Raye sees in Spectra. As for Z-ONE and Eliphas, however, she finds herself considering where she stands in comparison to them a bit more, as both have had a HeelFaceTurn in their respective series, something she yearns for Roze, as well, making her one of the few YGO deities to not really have a hostile stance toward either one.
** Most of the ascended duel monsters in the series are actually rather envious of Raye’s position in the Pantheon, as unlike them, she can be fully seen by other ascended deities without needed modifications for seeing Duel Spirits. Alongside this, she can also be able to just shift between card and human form as well, this ability furthered towards her gear and fellow friends. While Yubel also isn’t subject to the issues the other Duel Spirits have, she finds herself with envy as well due to Raye’s wider degree of freedom with her abilities and form.
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[[folder:Yuyuko Saigyouji & Youmu Konpaku]]
-> '''Youmu:''' ''"The things that cannot be cut by my Roukanken, forged by youkai... are next to none!"''
'''Adopted from {{Sandbox/AzureLegacy}}'''

'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Yuyuko Saigyouji & Youmu Konpaku]], Co-Goddesses of {{Cute Ghost Girl}}s & {{Hitodama Light}}''' (Yuyuko: [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yuyuko Saigyouzi]] | Youmu: The Half-Ghost Gardener, Myon, [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Ghost 2B]])
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* Intermediate Goddess (Yuyuko; has Greater Goddess potential, especially with the [[SoulJar Saigyou Ayakashi]]), Lesser Goddess (Youmu)
** Halls to Remain In: Hall of Pantheon/JapaneseSpirits (House of Pantheon/{{Otherness}}) & Hall of Ghosts (House of Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata)

* Portfolio: [[AffablyEvil Believing that her way is right]], ArtAttacker, very much [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve faith-based]], FinalBoss (with a side of [[FlunkyBoss flunkiness]]), [[HeroAntagonist being the righteous opposition]], '''[[MeetTheNewBoss replacing the Animal Spirits in name only]]''', has a [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuine cause but questionable methods]], being a [[{{Sculptors}} sculptor]] & a [[{{FantasticRacism}} bitch towards the animal spirits and their leaders]]

* If there's one thing that Keiki can say for certain that she is not proud of, it's the fact that she had previously been a follower of Killbus, for some insane reason. Turns out, she had been [[{{ForcedIntoEvil}} forced to be as such]]- he was more than willing to blow the entirety of the Animal Realm sky-high, Keiki included, and he did have the firepower to back that up. While it was understandable that Keiki had a personal vendetta against the animal spirits, she never had tendencies like Killbus, nor did not want to cause annihilation. Some time after the stunt she pulled during the Tenkyuu Uprising, the Greater God attempted to coerce the sculpting goddess back to his side, with both of them having been ascended, but instead was greeted with more contempt than ever by Keiki.

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'''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Yuyuko Saigyouji & Youmu Konpaku]], Co-Goddesses of {{Cute Ghost Girl}}s & {{Hitodama Light}}''' (Yuyuko: [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yuyuko Saigyouzi]] | Youmu: The Half-Ghost Gardener, Myon, [[VideoGame/NierAutomata Ghost 2B]]) '''Adopted from {{Sandbox/AzureLegacy}}; currently in rework stage.'''