The New Touhou Character Alternate Interpretation Compendium!

The image of Tewi as Superman shall forever be burned into my brain...

What an awkward thing to say for a page topper

edited 5th Sep '11 6:39:10 PM by raigakuren

I remember seeing a comic of a TF2 parody of superman, with medic as Superman Ubermensch. His "kryptonite" was an apple, because an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

I bring this up because I wonder: If Tewi was Superman, what would be her "kryptonite"?

edited 5th Sep '11 6:43:10 PM by XionGaTaosenai

Rereading the Watatsuki sisters chapters of Inaba, I find it hilarious how much TV Tropes humor it had.◊*

One thing that always bugged me about their haters is their flagrant misuse of the word "Mary Sue". They're hardly portrayed as perfect, author stand-ins, and aren't even that well liked by their own people, nevermind other Touhou characters. Now Reimu, on the other hand... They were lonely enough to go visit their beloved teacher and aren't jerkasses besides the moon purity thing that Eirin taught them. (It's also weird how fans always remember them being racist but forget that their sage mentor Eirin explicitly said "Earthlings have always been, still are, and will always be stupid" in her dialogue-an attitude that isn't likely to have all gone away considering just how long she's lived harboring such beliefs. Actually, why IS Eirin in a higher popularity tier than Kaguya anyways, considering she's usually portrayed as Kaguya or the Inabas' satellite character, when not being a walking plot-device for h-doujins?)

Being powerful and worfing the cast is standard procedure for new antagonists in most series, which would normally drive the characters to go train and power up. The fact that human protagonists, especially someone who doesn't train like Reimu who gets by just because bloodline says so, are able to walk over gods and eldritch abominations each game and are immediately loved by characters they beat up is a sign of their own Sueness.Not that it's a bad thing!

The funny thing is, had Silent Sinner in Blue not existed and the Watatsuki sisters only been figures vaguely referenced as mysterious powerful background figures in side materials, they'd probably have been ensemble darkhorses instead with their silly Inaba cameo and background connection to the Eientei cast.

edited 5th Sep '11 6:49:39 PM by Moekou

It's just that prior to that chapter of S Si B most fans had their own God-Mode Sue, and the implication that any Lunarian (even an elite Lunarian) might be able to shut that GMS down effortlessly obviously grates a bit.

Indeed. Sometimes I feel the only reason people hate the mooncesses is because they feel they are supposed to.

And of course, other people have non-bandwagon or non-sue reasons for not liking them.

I'm sorry, I meant to put a some before people in that statement, but know you've pointed it out and I can't edit it.

Also, it's too bad there's barely any Tenshi X Toyohime. Peaches and peach-eating moe just work too well together! Tenshi would keep on giving arrogant speeches about how strong she is and demanding attention but Toyohime will be too busy speed-sleeping when not chasing Tenshi to munch on her hat...

Worst connection ever. As far as I'm concerned there's already too much Tenshi x Toyohime because of the damned peaches. It's just your standard paradisaical food in Eastern culture, no more and no less.

Also, she's married. Think of the scandal.

Sexy scandals

To Tenshi (she was exceptionally bored one day), obviously, so there wouldn't be a scandal.

Tenshi should probably also be married since she's the elder daughter of an influential family. They have a habit of marrying off daughters.

You think anyone would wed Tenshi?

I'm thinking a Taming of the Shrewish setup. Either that or its mostly a political marriage and Tenshi refuses to have anything to do with Mr. Tenshi.

While it's a crack shipping simply for the rule of cute/funny/awesome, it should be noted that by being a celestial in heaven Tenshi happens to be one of the only characters exempt from the Lunarian bias about Earthlings being impure and sinful...even if Tenshi is pretty much one of the biggest actual sinners. But hey she's already in Heaven, what can ya do?

Anyways, it's canon that Toyohime is a big eater. What I'm curious about though is whether Yorihime trained Reimu in any of her abilities while Reimu stayed behind on the moon. Might she bust out Yorihime's godhax as a new bomb to become even more hax in a future game?

"Thank you Yorihime! How I can have Kanako bend to my every whim! Muhuhahahahaha!"

Alternitively:

"Thank you Yorihime! Now I can finally figure out what god my shrine is dedicated to!"

edited 5th Sep '11 8:27:35 PM by Metaflare

-Yorihime summons the Aki Sisters-
...
USELESS!

edited 5th Sep '11 8:28:37 PM by raigakuren

And thus Reimu learned the shrine was maintained by the only god with enough power and manipulatable to Yukari and the sages whims.

The God of Stupidity. He's actually an intellectual who makes others feel dumb, he's just gullible.

edited 5th Sep '11 8:29:11 PM by Horselesshorseman

Cirno!?

No.

I just remembered about kamS's masterpiece video about the Watatsuki sisters' backstory and the events of SSiB. And of course the infamous Tell Me a Fable which follows the Gensokyo team but also portray their interaction with the princesses.

edited 5th Sep '11 8:41:48 PM by Moekou

There are many characters, really. All the gods and all the ghosts for one.

Clearly they're all acceptable targets for shipping, then.

edited 5th Sep '11 9:16:08 PM by SuperDimensionman

Aww... I leave for a weekend and return to discover that I missed out on a whole discussion of moon bunny Imperialism!

I prophecy that some day, a brave bunny will rise and lead her people to freedom. They may not be able to overthrow the Lunarians, but a significant number of them will escape into space on stolen vessels. There they will discover that the original moon rabbits were actually a lost colony from a star-spanning civilization. The Galactic Empire of Bunnygirls will then return to conquer the Moon, and maybe Earth while they're in the neighborhood. I, for one, welcome our new lop-eared overlords.

'Bunny-captain, have you realized that in conquering the Lunarians because of their imperialist tendencies, we too have become like... well, it's ironic.'

Woooo doing a (NSFW, banner ads) picdump without reading the ten previous pages of comments beforehand goooooo!

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Toyohime

• Not sure the hips are right
• This pic is noteworthy for its portrayal of hair
• Religious imagery?
• Another Persona thing I don't understand
• That's one way to get to Earth

Aaaaand that's about it. The rest is all "meh," "what's wrong with your faaaaaaace," "oh look more porn," or a comic entitled "Lady Yorihime Wants to Pet Reisen" by the guy who did the "Mamange" stuff. I haven't checked it yet, but I think someone might get cuddled.

Yorihime

• All kinds of Oriental
• Annoyed
• Ten years later she was dead from moon dust poisoning
• Like how she's drawn here, seems a little more natural
• You cannot comprehend the true form
• I'd say the background is higher quality than the character work
• Swordswoman of a Nearby Moon
• And so I reluctantly post something from the No Panties? pool
• Aw, she's so cute and infringing on Youmu's turf as an adorable little sword-slinger
• Not sure what's happening but it looks awesome
• She's angering at you
• Another another Persona thing I don't understand
• There's contention over whether this is worksafe or has a hard-to-see nipslip. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
• Lady knows magic too
• Eye blur
• She who turned her back on the world
• From the characters page

Lil' sis on the other hand gets more pics and more quality pics. The reason? Sword. Hot chick + sword = fanart explosion, only beaten by the hot chick + fire equation that lets Mokou dominate Danbooru's Badass pool. Hell, she even had her pants on for most of the stuff I went through.

Gruppen Ze Pictures

• Looks familiar
• Seem likeable enough here
• Yorihime still hasn't adjusted to the stench of Earth's impurity yet
• Mistook Toyohime for Maribel here
• It's like TF2 with two broken classes and a bunch of useless
• With Reisen II, Koishi, Flan, probably Momiji, and an unidentified figure in a blaze of light
• I know, "Having a ball!" ahahah I'm so clever
• Bunny fears the surf
• Knives and swords and wonderful colors
• Another exciting day on the moon
• Red Oni, Blue Oni, right?

There was also an initially-promising picture showing a confrontation at the Hakurei Shrine that was ruined by Reimu's freakishly large head. Which hopefully will be the last time I'll find reason to type "ruined by Reimu's freakishly large head."

edited 5th Sep '11 11:26:28 PM by Tacitus