History VideoGame / TouhouMother

* LetsPlay: LetsPlay/NakaTeleeli has a blind run of the first game beginning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9IQf17heU here]], where he points out many of the {{Shout Out}}s and references. Notably includes character 'cheat sheets' to help anyone unfamiliar with the Franchise/TouhouProject series, and a [[https://www.youtube.com/user/NakaTeleeli#p/c/7A5FA573D8EB138B/0/-sfU4RotGao quick summary]] of the events of the ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' series as an optional starting point.
** LetsPlay/GunarmDyne has done one of both games, as well.
** [[https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=30072 Your Everyday NEET]] [[https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=18887.0 has one]] too of the second, and it's '''complete'''.

A fan-made crossover game of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' and ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 EarthBound]]''/''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'', made in UsefulNotes/RPGMaker 2000 by 'S'.

* PosthumousCharacter: Giygas is still long dead after the events of [=EarthBound=], but traces of his influence such as Starmen and [[spoiler:The Devil's Machine]] are still intact.

** Ness takes up the role instead in ''Return''. It's ironic given that ''he'' has spoken lines in the first game, despite being a Silent Protagonist himself in ''Videogame/EarthBound''.

* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:The game's author seems to have gone with the "MOTHER 3 precedes Videogame/EarthBound chronologically" route, so all of the characters are living in the world Lucas rebuilt using the Dragon in MOTHER 3 - which Porky was born in. Loose knowledge of those two games is all you need to know what happens next...]]

A fan-made crossover game of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''/''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'', made in UsefulNotes/RPGMaker 2000 by 'S'.

* ButThouMust: {{Subverted}} in ''Return'', interestingly. Usually, if you deny an important request in the ''MOTHER'' series, the one asking just repeats it until you accept. However in this game answering some questions incorrectly will lead to Ness being kicked out of Gensokyo, resulting in a NonStandardGameOver.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:In the first game, Remilia tries to take over the human village to drive Porky out of Gensokyo. By bringing an army of undead there and [[KillEmAll killing everyone in it]].]]

* MightyGlacier: Yuka fills this role, having very high strength, but a Speed stat of ''[[UpToEleven 1]]''; everyone else will act before she does.

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Reimu notes in ''Return'''s ending that humans typically take a heavy-handed approach to solving problems, destroying whatever gets in their way - just like youkai and Gensokyo's population as a whole. This ends up being important, as this big similarity allows youkai to exist in the human world.]]

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Porky's Absolutely Safe Capsule has been around for ''eons'' by the time ''Return'''s story starts, and like any technology that goes unmaintained, time eventually takes its toll on it. When Ran and Chen find it, they're able to open it with little effort.]]

The translated game can be found [[http://vgboy.dabomstew.com/other/touhoumother.htm here]], while a playthrough can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A5FA573D8EB138B here]]. A sequel, ''Return of Touhou Mother'', was released on September 1st 2015 [[http://vgperson.com/games/touhoumotherreturn.htm here]], and the translator, vgperson, did playthrough videos of it before release [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD0138885284D835 here.]]

A fan-made crossover game of ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''/''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'', made in UsefulNotes/RPGMaker 2000 by 'S'.

* LetsPlay: LetsPlay/NakaTeleeli has a blind run of the first game beginning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9IQf17heU here]], where he points out many of the {{Shout Out}}s and references. Notably includes character 'cheat sheets' to help anyone unfamiliar with the VideoGame/{{Touhou}} series, and a [[https://www.youtube.com/user/NakaTeleeli#p/c/7A5FA573D8EB138B/0/-sfU4RotGao quick summary]] of the events of the ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' series as an optional starting point.

A fan-made crossover game of ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''/''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'', made in VideoGame/RPGMaker 2000 by 'S'.

** Both games turn the Scarlet Devil Mansion into ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'', with the entire area being ReferenceOverdosed with enemies, items, and quotes.

* {{Homage}}: Sanae's side of the story is a loving tribute to ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''.

* PosthumousCharacter: Giygas is long dead after the events of EarthBound, but traces of his influence such as the Starmen and [[spoiler:The Devil's Machine]] are still intact.

--> '''[=NakaTeleeli=]:''' [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome If I have to alter time-space itself...]]

* MoodWhiplash: All over the place. The game is so full of these that it's very easy to be laughing or enjoying a CrowningMomentOfAwesome at one moment then bawling like a baby the next.

* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: In the first game, the Devil's Machine actually ''defeats'' Reimu and Marisa, and Porky gets away with everything he's done.]]

* [[MyCountryRightOrWrong My Human Village, Right Or Wrong]]: Poor Keine...

* [[spoiler:RogueProtagonist: In ''Return''. While Reimu doesn't qualify due to MoreThanMindControl, ''Marisa'' is a different story - she is absolutely '''livid''' at Ness, whom she holds responsible for her friend's current state.]]

* [[spoiler:StableTimeLoop: The game's author seems to have gone with the "MOTHER 3 precedes Videogame/EarthBound chronologically" route, so all of the characters are living in the world Lucas rebuilt using the Dragon in MOTHER 3 - which Porky was born in. Loose knowledge of those two games is all you need to know what happens next...]]

The translated game can be found [[http://vgboy.dabomstew.com/other/touhoumother.htm here]], while a playthrough can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A5FA573D8EB138B here]]. A sequel, ''Return of Touhou Mother'', was released on September 1st [[http://vgperson.com/games/touhoumotherreturn.htm here]], and the translator, vgperson, did playthrough videos of it before release [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD0138885284D835 here.]]

A fan-made crossover game of ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''/''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'', made in RPGMaker 2000 by 'S'.

** In NakaTeleeli's Let's Play, however...

* LetsPlay: NakaTeleeli has a blind run of the first game beginning [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9IQf17heU here]], where he points out many of the {{Shout Out}}s and references. Notably includes character 'cheat sheets' to help anyone unfamiliar with the VideoGame/{{Touhou}} series, and a [[http://www.youtube.com/user/NakaTeleeli#p/c/7A5FA573D8EB138B/0/-sfU4RotGao quick summary]] of the events of the ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' series as an optional starting point.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''-related items are presented with much more dramatic fanfare than the normal items. How much? Finding Remilia's full ''JoJo'' collection causes the earthquake in the Scarlet Mansion.

A fan-made crossover game of ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''/''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'', made in RPGMaker 2000 by 'S'.

The game begins when a Meteor crashes into Gensokyo. After Reimu and Marisa fight of the mysterious alien that arrived with it, they find an unconscious boy nearby, who reveals that he has no memories. Soon after, things go to hell in Gensokyo. Not that that stops the lightheartedness and endless references to other works.

The translated game can be found [[http://vgboy.dabomstew.com/other/touhoumother.htm here]], while a playthrough can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A5FA573D8EB138B here]]. A sequel to the game, ''Return of Touhou Mother'', was released on September 1st [[http://vgperson.com/games/touhoumotherreturn.htm here]], and the translator, vgperson, did playthrough videos of it before release [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD0138885284D835 here.]]

* AmnesiacDissonance: When he first arrives, [[spoiler: Porky]] has no memory of his past. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he gets better, and later fakes his amnesia to further his plans.]]
* AndIMustScream:[[spoiler: Tenshi's punishment after helping Porky. She had ALL her five senses sap away, meaning she can't even move, feel, see, and hear, she's been that way for 6 months. When she's finally able to scream, she does so.]]
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: After [[spoiler: Reimu, Marisa and Yuka are sent to Old Gensokyo]], Sanae stars in her own chapter. [[spoiler:She returns after Reimu collects the seventh melody.]]
** In the sequel, every time you finish a chapter, the main character changes as well.
** A really jarring one happens in the sequel: [[spoiler:You'll have spent a lengthy part of the game playing as Ness, right up to freeing Reimu of her mind control, at which point she attacks you out of anger - and then you're suddenly controlling ''Reimu'' and fighting against ''Ness''.]]

* ArtShift: The early designs for Reimu, Marisa and other cast members are used when they're in Old Gensokyo.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: The Devil's Machine actually ''defeats'' Reimu and Marisa, and Porky gets away with everything he's done in the first game.]]

* BossRush: There's one in the sequel that pits you against 5 opponents in a row [[spoiler: actually it's six]] against [[spoiler:Evil Eye Sigma, Yuugenmagan, Kikuri, Elis, Konngara]][[spoiler: and Mima, Yuuka, Marisa]]
* BrattyHalfPint: Suwako, a little bit, at least to Sanae. For one thing, if you say you don't understand what she's saying, [[BerserkButton she won't even bother to repeat herself and gets mad at you.]] Possibly a minor case of TookALevelInJerkass too. Don't worry, she's undeniably still a good guy, and as a frog goddess, she's the one you have to go to save the game, just like in Mother 3.

* BreakTheHaughty: After the party defeats [[spoiler:FutureBadass Cirno]], she's reduced to [[TheWoobie staring at the wall and muttering about how useless she thinks she is]].
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Played with horribly near the climax, when [[spoiler: everyone else shows up and mistakes the roboticised Reimu, Marisa and Tenshi for mere {{Mooks}}]].
** Ness and Co does arrive at Gensokyo... Six months after the incident.
* CallBack: After much Touhou-related stuff and references, this is ''finally'' done for the MOTHER series proper with [[spoiler:Ran and Chen discovering the [[MOTHER3 Absolutely Safe Capsule]] in ''Return of Touhou Mother'', wherein the screen fades to black afterwards... [[OhCrap and then you hear a click]].]]

* ClippedWingAngel: Tenshi gives [[spoiler: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody of All Mankind]] a second try during her second fight... [[spoiler: and the Rainbow Sword can't take a second round of it and snaps to pieces, knocking her out.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: While the first game has a large number of lighthearted and comical moments in the middle of everything, [[spoiler:Gensokyo's industrialization and the human/youkai conflict it escalates]] are always taken quite seriously. The sequel takes a pretty hard hit of CerebusSyndrome as well, to the point where you have to squint for any humour that isn't in the battles.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Tenshi in the sequel, after realizing the consequences of her action six months ago and subsequent punishment, she finds no more reason to live anymore and is all too willing to end it all. She gets better with help from Ness, Paula, and some self-introspection.]]
* DemotedToExtra: While the gameplay leans decidedly towards the ''MOTHER'' side of things, the characters from said series are for the most part pushed to the wayside - even [[MOTHER3 Lucas and Claus]] are mere side characters. [[spoiler:There's a reason for this.]]
** Not so on the sequel though, where Ness enters the scene proper as a playable and important character.
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Tenshi]] works against the heroes more than almost anyone else, [[spoiler: effortlessly beats down Remilia and ''Yukari'']], and unlike the other Touhou characters is never persuaded to switch sides [[spoiler: until the very end of the game, after Porky [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness turns her into a robot]] to cover his escape.]]
* DuelingPlayerCharacters: In the sequel, the [[spoiler:last part of chapter 6]], Ness' party ended up fighting previous teams that you controlled before. They're actually one of the hardest battles Ness faces.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Throughout the storyline, Reimu and Ness end up fighting pretty much every little and big name in Gensokyo in order to make things right again.]]
* EleventhHourSuperpower: After fighting [[spoiler: Ness]] which happens before entering final dungeon. Reimu gains very large boost in all of her stats and learns [[spoiler:PK Dream Omega]]. And before that, Marisa learned [[spoiler:PK Starstorm Alpha and Omega.]]
* FakeOutFadeOut: Both times against [[spoiler: Tenshi's final attack.]] The first time has Ridley's battle music, the second time has [[spoiler: Bhava Agra As Seen Through A Child's Mind]] start back up at full force.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler: One of the conflicts for the sequel, found near the end of Chapter 1. Porky was just the nudge needed for the humans and youkai to realize just how much they disliked each other.]]
* FriendshipMoment: Several between Marisa and [[spoiler: Porky]], until [[spoiler: his FaceHeelTurn]].
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Gensokyo]] in the first game, [[spoiler:Yukari]] in the second.
* FutureBadass: A few characters become this after the party [[spoiler: returns from Old Gensokyo.]]
* GlassCannon: Marisa, having the second-highest speed and IQ, along with two immensely potent spells, but with the lowest Defense and HP.
** Koishi, offensively strong, defensively weak.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:Several, always filling a 'fifth' slot. These include Nitori, Sanae and Tenshi.]]
** [[spoiler:In the sequel. Shou, Kasen, Elis]]
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Source of a [[TearJerker fairly big]] MoodWhiplash in the sequel. En route to your next destination you happen upon [[spoiler: Sanae and a very transparent Kanako. They explain that the incidents in the previous game caused a great many humans to no longer believe in or care about gods, so Kanako's physical being is vanishing from the world. And then when you return to that area later, neither Kanako nor Sanae are present.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: Are the humans justified in liberating themselves from the youkai they had feared for so long by merging Gensokyo with the Outside World? Or is it the youkai who are justified in keeping the humans under their thumb if it means preserving Gensokyo?]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Eirin, Kaguya, and Kanako.]]
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Reimu and Marisa refuse to fight all of Gensokyo, mostly ignoring the player's input]].
** Happens again in the sequel when [[spoiler:Reimu just ''breaks'' under the gravity of trying to protect Gensokyo but also wanting to see the outside world, willingly letting Yukari make the choice for her.]]

* HeroicMime: You'd expect Ness to be this instead of Reimu, but it's surprisingly the other way around in the first game. This is corrected in the sequel.
* HopelessBossFight: Several, but the worst comes right at the end, against [[spoiler: all of Gensokyo]].

* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler:After gaining her resolve, Tenshi promptly cut her hair short]]
* KarmaHoudini: Unfortunately, [[spoiler: ''Touhou Mother'' is set ''before'' ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}'']], meaning that [[spoiler: Porky gets to escape justice]]. Considering the ColdBloodedTorture she engaged in, [[spoiler: Eirin]] is also EasilyForgiven.

** [[spoiler:In a surprising twist, the sequel reveals that MOTHER 3 (in this continuity anyway) chronologically ''precedes'' the Mother series and thus this fanseries, made apparent by the Absolutely Safe Capsule making an appearance and Porky [[HijackedByGanon returning near the end]] where he is [[SubvertedTrope fought and defeated for real]].]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After Reimu throws off Yukari's [[MoreThanMindControl helmet]], the latter pretty much just leaves the scene rather than force it back on.]]
* LastVillainStand: [[spoiler:When Yukari learns of Reimu's plan to allow youkai into the human world, she is mortified because under normal circumstances this would mean destroying the Hakurei Barrier, and by extension, Gensokyo. By the time the party confronts her, she's the only person in Gensokyo left that has no faith in Reimu finding a way to save everyone, and adamantly refuses to listen to reason unless they can defeat her.]]
* LetsPlay: NakaTeleeli has a blind run beginning [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9IQf17heU here]], where he points out many of the {{Shout Out}}s and references. Notably includes character 'cheat sheets' to help anyone unfamiliar with the VideoGame/{{Touhou}} series, and a [[http://www.youtube.com/user/NakaTeleeli#p/c/7A5FA573D8EB138B/0/-sfU4RotGao quick summary]] of the events of the ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' series as an optional starting point.
** LetsPlay/GunarmDyne has done one as well.

** [[spoiler:Reimu in the last dungeon is this. All her stats have skyrocketed. She can basically defeat all the mooks in one hit and tanks their attack. Also she has PK Dream Omega.]]
* LongSongShortScene: Bhava-Agra As Seen Through a Child's Mind, this song played when Tenshi prepares her ultimate attack. [[spoiler:And then, her sword breaks]]. Maybe you get to hear it for 15 seconds tops.

%%* MightyGlacier: Yuka fills this role.

* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:In the sequel, it's assumed that Yukari put a mind control helmet on Reimu. It turns out that Reimu ''put it on herself'', after Yukari told her what it did, because she was so distraught by everything that was happening and didn't want to think anymore. Yeesh...]]

* MushroomSamba: Mimicking [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}} Tanetane Island]], of course.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''-related items are presented with much more dramatic fanfare than the normal items. How much? Finding Remilia's full ''JJBA'' collection causes the earthquake in the Scarlet Mansion.
* [[MyCountryRightOrWrong My Human Village Right Or Wrong]]: Poor Keine...

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Reimu notes in the ending that humans typically take a heavy-handed approach to solving problems, destroying whatever gets in their way - just like youkai and Gensokyo's population as a whole. This ends up being important, as this big similarity allows youkai to exist in the human world.]]
* OhCrap: The sequel is quite possibly the only time you will ''ever'' see [[spoiler:Yukari]] having this reaction. And it is glorious.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Porky's Absolutely Safe Capsule has been around for ''eons'' by the time the story starts, and like any technology that goes unmaintained, time eventually takes its toll on it. When Ran and Chen find it, they're able to open it with little effort.]]

* RecurringBoss: Cirno is the most recurring boss of the game,been faced a total of four time; "a", a slime who multiplies his stats by some number each time you fight him. Also [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Tenshi]] and Reisen, as [[UnwillingRoboticisation New Reisen and Miracle Reisen]].]]

** [[spoiler:Reimu]] and [[spoiler:Yuka]] are also faced three times.
* [[spoiler:RogueProtagonist: In the sequel. While Reimu doesn't qualify due to MoreThanMindControl, ''Marisa'' is a different story - she is absolutely '''livid''' at Ness, whom she holds responsible for her friend's current state.]]

* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler: Mima]] seems to ship Marisa/anyone.

** And Paula in the sequel
* [[spoiler:StableTimeLoop: The game's author seems to have gone with the "MOTHER 3 precedes Videogame/EarthBound chronologically" route, so all of the characters are living in the world Lucas rebuilt using the Dragon in Mother 3 - which Porky was born in. Loose knowledge of those two games is all you need to know what happens next...]]

* TooAwesomeToUse: PK Dream Omega in Touhou Mother, it always deals 9999 damage to everthing. Problem? It costs 500 PP, and the max PP is 999.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: [[spoiler: The humans who want to rebel against the youkai's rule aren't portrayed in a positive light. After all, they are led by Porky and if they get what they want, Gensokyo will vanish as the consequence.]]
* TimeSkip: The sequel is set six months after the end of ''Touhou Mother''. [[spoiler:Things aren't going well.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Cirno]] goes from goofy comic relief boss battle to one of the more difficult boss battles in the game [[spoiler: sometime while the party is stuck in Old Gensokyo.]]
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Porky, Eirin.]]
* UnwillingRoboticisation: Happens to [[spoiler: Sanae and poor Reisen]], with the latter sticking better than the former.
** Near the climax, [[spoiler: Reimu, Marisa and Tenshi are put into robotic bodies]].
** [[spoiler:In the sequel [[WellIntentionedExtremist Yukari does this to Reimu, turning her into]] [[AndIMustScream something similar to the]] [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}} Masked Man.]]]]

* TheQuisling: When stuff starts going to hell in Gensokyo, [[spoiler: Kanako, Tenshi, Eirin and Kaguya]] align themselves with [[spoiler: Porky and the Pigmasks]].
* VictoryIsBoring: [[spoiler:Porky finds that he's just too ''bored'' to kill off Reimu and Marisa after they're beaten, and instead [[SoLongSuckers roboticizes them as a final "screw you" to Gensokyo before leaving]].]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Remilia tries to take over the human village to drive Porky out of Gensokyo. By bringing an army of undead there and [[KillEmAll killing everyone in it]].]]
** [[spoiler: The sequel has Yukari bring some of the most powerful youkai in Gensokyo together and forcefully taking over, under the impression that should humans get any sort of power they will always abuse it.]]
*** [[spoiler: Yukari is willing to do just about anything to protect Gensokyo. [[FaceHeelTurn Even if it means becoming just like Porky.]]]]
* WorthyOpponent: "a" considers you this by the end, healing you to full before the fight and giving you a strong weapon upon defeat.
* WhamShot: In the sequel, after Reimu's NiceJobBreakingItHero moment. The next time we see her, [[spoiler:she has become something similar to the Masked Man]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Rinbokusan is stated to be on board [[spoiler: Porky's ship.]] She never actually shows up.

** [[spoiler:Porky pulls this just like in ''MOTHER3''.]]

* [[spoiler:AndIMustScream]]:[[spoiler: Tenshi's punishment after helping Porky. She had ALL her five senses sap away, meaning she can't even move, feel, see, and hear, she's been that way for 6 months. When she's finally able to scream, she does so.]]

* [[spoiler: FantasticRacism: One of the conflicts for the sequel, found near the end of Chapter 1. Porky was just the nudge needed for the humans and youkai to realize just how much they disliked each other.]]

* [[spoiler: FutureBadass:]] A few characters become this after the party [[spoiler: returns from Old Gensokyo.]]

* [[spoiler:MoreThanMindControl: In the sequel, it's assumed that Yukari put a mind control helmet on Reimu. It turns out that Reimu ''put it on herself'', after Yukari told her what it did, because she was so distraught by everything that was happening and didn't want to think anymore. Yeesh...]]

* [[spoiler:VictoryIsBoring: Porky finds that he's just too ''bored'' to kill off Reimu and Marisa after they're beaten, and instead [[SoLongSuckers roboticizes them as a final "screw you" to Gensokyo before leaving]].]]

* TheObiWan: [[spoiler: Mima]] invokes this in order to [[spoiler: teach Marisa Starstorm]].