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Demon king, demigod, drunkard, dōji: exploring the archetypal oni, from Ōeyama to Lotus Eaters
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By popular demand, I wrote an article covering the background of Shuten Dōji and his underlings, and how it influenced Suika’s character and the idea of the Four Devas of the Mountain in Touhou. It was initially scheduled for last month, but I’ve experienced unplanned delays. Read on to learn if you want to learn what Suika has to do with Yamata no Orochi and Mara, if it’s true that oni never lie, and more. I will also explain why making your own fourth Deva of the Mountain is entirely fair game and anyone telling you otherwise is wrong about the source material which inspired ZUN. The article contains some spoilers for WaHH and a number of other Touhou installments, so proceed with caution if that might be an issue for you.
Ōeyama, or Shuten Dōji: origins
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Shuten Dōji, as depicted by Sekien Toriyama in Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (wikimedia commons)
It perhaps seems a bit silly to start this article with an inquiry into the identity of Shuten Dōji (酒呑童子, “wine-loving youth” or something along these lines). After all, while Touhou characters are often based on obscure figures, Suika is hardly an example of that category. Shuten Dōji is arguably THE archetypal oni, known even to people with limited familiarity with Japanese mythology and folklore. And yet, the matter is nowhere near as clear cut as it might seem at first glance. From a certain point of view, Shuten Dōji might not even exactly be an oni, strictly speaking. A book from Nara simply titled Ōeyama ("Mt. Ōe") offers a detailed account of Shuten Dōji’s origin. His father was not a man or a demon, but rather a mountain god, Ibuki Daimyōjin (伊吹大明神). That’s not all, though - according to a local belief, Ibuki Daimyōjin was actually Yamata no Orochi. How does that even work? Contrary to the more widespread tradition, the inhabitants of the area around Mt. Ibuki from the Muromachi period onward believed that Orochi survived his confrontation with Susanoo and hid in the mountains. That’s actually not even the most unusual variant tradition about Orochi. A widespread belief through the middle ages was that he eventually managed to redeem himself, becoming a divine dragon (shinryū, 神龍) residing in the dragon palace under the sea. In that capacity, he was sometimes associated with emperor Antoku, with the latter even claimed to be his reincarnation, for example in a local legend associated with the Atsuta Shrine, preserved in the noh play Kusanagi. In esoteric Buddhist doctrine Orochi was sometimes perceived as a local manifestation (suijaku) of the buddha Yakushi - much like Susanoo was. Ichijō Kaneyoshi in his Nihon shoki sanso (1455–1457) went into yet another direction, presenting the snake as identical with the naga girl from the Lotus Sutra. Apparently, he specifically means the version of her from Shaku Nihongi… who is identified there as Susanoo’s wife, down to being equated with Kushinadahime (this was not unusual in itself - Susanoo was equated with Gozu Tennō based on similar character, so it was sensible for their wives to be seen as analogous). This effectively created a scenario where Susanoo married his nemesis.
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A Japanese depiction of the naga girl offering a jewel to the Buddha, as described in the Lotus Sutra (wikimedia commons)
Anyway, back to Shuten Dōji. According to Ōeyama, Ibuki Daimyōjin, before he even came to be known under this name, fell in love with the daughter of a local feudal lord, Sugawa. He started visiting her at night and she as a result eventually became pregnant. The identity of the visitor was unknown to her father, and out of frustration and fear that nefarious supernatural forces might be involved he eventually contacted various religious officials to perform exorcisms. Needless to say, Ibuki Daimyōjin was less than thrilled, and decided to display his divine wrath through rather conventional means: Sugawa was struck by illness. He once again summoned various Buddhist monks and onmyoji, this time to attempt to heal him. They concluded that the disease will disappear if the deity who caused it is properly honored, and established formal worship of Ibuki Daimyōjin, which apparently did indeed help. Sugawa’s daughter eventually gave birth to Ibuki Daimyōjin’s child. The child started to cause problems at the age of three: his love of alcohol manifested for the first time, earning him the moniker of Shuten Dōji. By the time he was ten, his misdeeds were too much for his family to bear with and his grandfather decided to send him to Mt. Hiei to become a novice (chigo). The monastic lifestyle didn’t really change much though, and Shuten Dōji continued to drink. Eventually he managed to convince three thousand monks (sic) to drink with him and to join him in an “oni dance” during which everyone put on masks representing demons. The festivities lasted seven days. When Shuten Dōji woke up afterwards, he realized his mask had fused with his face, and he was no longer able to take it off. The other participants fled out of fear of his new form.
Shuten Dōji’s Mt. Hiei career was subsequently cut short by Saichō, the founder of the Tendai school of Buddhism. After learning what happened, he prayed to the buddha Yakushi and to Mt. Hiei’s protective deity Sannō Gongen to banish Shuten Dōji. It's worth pointing out that presenting young Shuten Dōji and Saichō as contemporaries is basically standard, and pops up in multiple legends. There are variants where Kūkai, the founder of Shingon, plays a similar role instead, to. They actually lived some 200 years before the other historical figures who appear in Shuten Dōji narratives, but this is not an oversight. It is a given that a partially divine being would live for much longer than a human.
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A Heian period portrait of Saichō (wikimedia commons) As a result of Saichō’s success, Shuten Dōji had to flee. He tried to return to his grandfather’s residence, but this was no longer an option for him. He temporarily hid on Mt. Ibuki, but eventually left for Mt. Ōe, where he finally became a veritable "demon king".
The reason why Shuten Dōji was rejected by his family is that he was recognized as an “oni child” (鬼子, onigo). In the folkloric sense, this term refers to supernatural beings which are nonetheless partially human by birth. Not necessarily part oni, though. Another well known onigo, Sakata no Kintoki, was the son of a yamauba, for instance. However, Yanagita Kunio noted that this term also referred to children born with teeth (a real, though very uncommon phenomenon), who were believed to turn into oni - much like how Shuten Dōji did. He states that especially before the Edo period this lead to cases of child abuse or outright murder. In some cases sending the child to become a member of Buddhist clergy was seen as a remedy. For example, a twelfth century monk named Jōjin in a letter relays that he suggested this to the mother of such a newborn. It is not hard to see that Ōeyama likely consciously references this custom.
The other origin of Shuten Dōji
Yet another tradition is preserved in a variant of the standard Shuten Dōji tale which switches the location of his demise from Mt. Ōe to Mt. Ibuki: here Shuten Dōji is not just any demon, but a manifestation of Mara. As in, the opponent of the Buddha and demon king of the sixth heaven, not some other accidentally similarly named figure.
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Mara, as depicted by Hokusai in Shaka-goichidai-zue (wikimedia commons)
It is presumed that this portrayal of Shuten Dōji might be tied to medieval Japanese traditions pertaining to Mara. They might sound unusual today: he was both a “demon king” (魔王) obstructing enlightenment, as expected, but also a jinushi (地主), or “landholder deity”. From the Buddhist point of view, jinushi were ambivalent figures: on one hand, their presence was responsible for bestowing specific locations with holiness. On the other hand, they could resist Buddhism as demonic forces, and had to be subjugated or converted to prevent that. Mara was the ultimate jinushi, the king of the world as a whole. A role already attributed to him in earlier Buddhist sources was basically adjusted for this framework. The jinushi version of Mara originated among proponents of the imperial court and mainstream Buddhist institutions, but it curiously also gained traction among the opponents of these structures. Mara became somewhat of an anti-establishment icon more than once, essentially. A legend links him with (in)famous rebel Taira no Masakado (who you may know from SMT) for this reason.
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Masakado, as depicted by Kunichika Toyohara in Sen Taiheiki Gigokuden (wikimedia commons)
Other similar examples are also known. A local legendary figure from the Tsugaru peninsula in modern Aomori prefecture, Tsugaru Andō (津軽安藤), who after a failed rebellion fled to Hokkaido, was proudly described as a vassal of Mara by local officials who claimed descent from him. Prince Sutoku, a banished opponent of emperor Go-Shirakawa, swore a vow to become like Mara. Oda Nobunaga famously referring to himself as the “demon king of the sixth heaven” in a letter to Takeda Shingen is likely another example. Reportedly a related belief that praying to the jinushi version of Mara can spare one from conscription persisted as late as the early 20th century, though generally he belongs to the realm of “medieval myths” which faded with the ascent of a new system of values in the Meiji period, in which the early imperial chronicles were favored. Even though it is largely forgotten today outside of specialized scholarship, there is much more to this Mara tradition. It led to the development of one of my favorite Japanese myths with no popcultural reception, but you will have no wait a few more weeks to learn more. It has been argued that behind the identification of Shuten Dōji and Mara might reflect a historical event of the sort which led to associating the latter with figures such as Masakado. In other words, that  Shuten Dōji in this case might be less a demon and more a demonized form of some opponent of imperial or religious authorities. 
It has been argued that the Ibuki version was the result of combining an original oral narrative, a precursor of the textual versions we are familiar with today, with the memory of the death of a certain Kashiwabara Yasaburō, a bandit leader, in 1201. It has in fact been argued that even the mt. Ōe version might simply be a particularly fabulous reinterpretation of a punitive mission against bandits robbing and murdering travelers. Such rationalist explanations are not exactly new -  Ekken Kaibara already argued in the Edo period that the legend of Shuten Dōji must have been the reflection of the downfall of a real bandit who perhaps wore the mask of an oni while committing robberies.
It’s important to bear in mind to not go overboard with this speculation, though. Ultimately the Mt. Ibuki version has a more pronounced religious character than other variants in general: Shuten Dōji’s nemesis Raikō’s is identified as a manifestation Bishamonten or Daiitoku Myōō (in the latter case, Bishamonten and the three other heavenly kings correspond to his four retainers), emperor Ichijō with Miroku (Maitreya), and Abe no Seimei, who plays a minor role in vanquishing the demon, with Kannon. These equations reflect the idea of honji, or “true nature” of Buddhist figures, who were believed to take various guises through history to help people reach nirvana, for example these of local deities or historical figures. The best known example of application of this doctrine in Japanese Buddhism is obviously the historical phenomenon of honji suijaku, which was focused specifically on kami.
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A Kasuga mandala representing the correspondences between Buddhist figures and local kami (source; reproduced here for educational purposes only)
The legend of Shuten Dōji
Regardless of which mountain is identified as the residence of oni, and of whether the dramatis personae are identified with Buddhist figures or not, the plot of the various versions of the legend of Shuten Dōji surprisingly does not vary all that much. While it is reasonably well known, I figured it won’t hurt to summarize it here anyway, especially since the information above should make it possible to view it from many new angles.
The oldest surviving version, Ōeyama Ekotoba (“Illustrations and Writing of Mt. Ōe”), presumably based on preexisting oral sources, comes from the fourteenth century, specifically from the Nanbokuchō period. However, the story only reached the peak of its popularity a few centuries later, in the Edo period. This was a part of a broader phenomenon: preexisting tales about warriors matched the sensibilities of the new ruling classes and were kept in circulation by them, but eventually they also became a part of urban popular culture. Many adaptations were produced, including noh plays and ukiyo-e. To put it very colloquially, the heroic warriors and demon quellers from the previous periods became the Edo period counterpart of contemporary superhero media. This is a genuine comparison employed in scholars, for clarity, not a joke. As remarked by Bernard Faure, the most widespread version is basically framed as if it was a tabloid story from the Heian period. In 995, young women (and in some versions men too) disappear whenever a particularly violent storm occurs, and nobody knows how to stop it. Not even the power of Buddhist exorcisms is enough. Seeing as in the portrayed time period that was pretty much the universal solution to supernatural problems, this is a big deal.
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Abe no Seimei (right) in the Fudo Rieki Engi (wikimedia commons) This is a source of distress for a certain official, Ikeda Kunikata (or, in some version, Kunitaka), whose only daughter is among the kidnapped women. He decides to seek the help of the Heian period superstar Abe no Seimei, arguably the most famous onmyoji in history. Alternatively, the expert contacted is a certain Muraoka no Masatoki, who to my best knowledge is a fictional character and doesn’t appear anywhere outside of some variants of this tale. Either way, thanks to this intervention it is possible to identify the culprit as a demonic being residing on Mt. Ōe (or alternatively on Mt. Ibuki). In one of the versions featuring Seimei he specifically identifies him as a tenma (天魔), “heavenly demon” - a term commonly used to refer to tengu (as ZUN does in Touhou) and to servants of Mara (overlapping if not identical categories, really; stay tuned for a future article exploring this). However, onmyoji arts are not enough to stop the crisis; all Seimei can guarantee is that Kunikata’s daughter will survive, but he has no way to confront the demon directly. Kunikata therefore decides to bring the case to the attention of the emperor, Ichijō. He holds a meeting with various ministers, who note that in the past a similar case was solved by Kūkai (recall his already mentioned association with Shuten Dōji). However, there are no monks of equal skill left, so his feat cannot be repeated. 
It is then concluded that the only way to end the demon’s reign of terror it is to send the strongest warrior they were aware of, Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raikō) and his four retainers, Watanabe no Tsuna, Sakata no Kintoki, Taira no Suetake, and Tairi no Sadamitsu, on a mission to kill him. Raikō is also assisted by Fujiwara no Yasumasa (Hōshō) and his anonymous attendant, but these two never gained much prominence as characters in this narrative. Additionally, in some versions other figures from the same period - Taira no Muneyori, Minamoto no Yorinobu (Raikō’s younger brother) and Taira no Korehira - are namedropped as potential candidates considered by the emperor, but they all reportedly decline to partake out of fear.
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Raikō and Kintoki, as depicted by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (wikimedia commons)
Preparations started with prayers in Sumiyoshi, Kumano, Kasuga and, in some versions, Hie shrines. They did not go unanswered. Raikō and his retainers subsequently encounter a group of shugenja (mountain ascetics) who turn out to be the manifestations of the deities they paid honor to: Sumiyoshi Myōjin, Kumano Nachi Gongen, Hachiman (here addressed as a bodhisattva) and, if the Hie shrine is included in a given version, Sannō Gongen. They explained that to safely enter the fortress of Shuten Dōji, Raikō and his men must disguise themselves as shugenja (that’s because the legendary first shugenja, En no Gyōja, famously had an entourage of demons). They also provide him with supernatural wine. They state the oni will inevitably drink it due to their fondness of alcohol, only to end up poisoned as a result. In some versions they vanish afterwards, but in others they continue to accompany Raikō. The protagonists then encounter a woman washing blood stained clothes. In some versions she is described as elderly, and states she has lived for 200 years as a servant of Shuten Dōji. In the most widespread Edo period version, she is young and says she was only kidnapped a year earlier, though.
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Encounter with the woman washing bloody clothes (NYPL Digital Collections) Regardless of her age, she reveals some additional information about Shuten Dōji, though that also varies depending on the version. In some, she explains that he looks like a human during the day, but takes the form of an oni at night. His human form is specifically that of a dōji, literally “child”, but we’ll get back to the full context of this term later. In any case, I think it's safe to say the shape and size changing is where Suika'a ability came from. In another variant, the woman warns the heroes that Shuten Dōji is enraged by Abe no Seimei’s actions, as the onymoji apparently figured out in the meanwhile how to keep the people of Kyoto safe by employing a number of shikigami (a standard part of his repertoire). There are no further stops on the journey, and shortly after the encounter with the woman of variable age Raikō and his men enter the mountainous land of the oni. Especially in the older versions, it’s a place completely out of this world, with all four seasons occurring at once. Once they enter the fortress located there, they instantly encounter Shuten Dōji… and ask him for a place to stay for the night.
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Distinctly human-like Shuten Dōji, as depicted by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka in One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan (LACMA; reproduced here for educational purposes only)
Rather unexpectedly, he instantly agrees. He then tells them about his past; this largely a shorter version of the legend already discussed earlier, though with nothing predating the Mt. Hiei section mentioned. We also get a specific date for his arrival on Mt. Ōe, 849. This doesn’t last long, though, and soon he invites the protagonists to partake in a feast with him. This is obviously not a regular party, and while the individual versions can be more or less graphic, it is clear that the oni are consuing the flesh and blood of their captives. Despite various horrific sights, Raikō maintains composure. He uses the opportunity the feast presents him with to offer Shuten Dōji the sake he received from the three (or four) deities earlier. As expected, Shuten Dōji gets drunk, and leaves to rest in his chamber.
The other oni continue to party. In some versions, some of them try to approach the protagonists by disguising themselves either as a group of courtly ladies or as a dengaku troupe, but Raikō’s glare is so intense they quickly relent. Eventually all of the oni give up on attempting to engage with the alleged ascetics and end up drunk. That’s when the heroes decide to free their captives. These obviously include the women from Kyoto. However, as it turns out, Shuten Dōji’s rampages actually extended beyond Japan, to India and China, though only captives from the latter area actually appear. Multiple versions additionally mention that one of the prisoners was a young acolyte of the Tendai abbot Ryōgen, who was protected by assorted deities. This doesn’t really come into play in any meaningful way, though. Once everyone is freed, the heroes draw their weapons and enter Shuten Dōji’s chamber.
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Sleeping Shuten Dōji (National Museum of Asian Art; reproduced here for educational purposes only)
The protagonists finally witness Shuten Dōji's oni form. He is five jō (around fifteen meters) tall, has fifteen eyes and five horns. His head and torso are red, his right arm is yellow, his left arm is blue, his right leg is white and his left leg is black. This might be a reference to the five elements. Alternatively, he could be described as entirely red, which might either be yet another way to reference his love of alcohol, as in the case of the shōjō, or an indication he was comparable to a “plague deity” (疫神, ekijin). The manifestations of the deities from earlier show up again, this time to hold Shuten Dōji in place so that Raikō can strike. He cuts off his head, but to his shock it rises into the air and starts talking.
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Confrontation between the heroes and the floating head of , as depicted by Yoshitsuya Utagawa (wikimedia commons)
Shuten Dōji actually mocks the heroes: “How sad, you priests! You said you do not lie. There is nothing false in the words of demons.” Needless to say, his final words are pretty directly referenced in Touhou. Oni, at the very least, claim they do not lie. Mileage of course varies, though. ZUN is not the only author drawn to this element of the legend. It would appear that even the Japan Oni Cultural Museum has advertised itself with the words “there is nothing false in the words of demons” in the past. As noted by Noriko T. Reider, emphasizing this apparent honesty (or naivete) sometimes serves as a way to make oni sympathetic or even relatable for modern audiences. However, it's worth noting that in the noh version, Raikō pushes back against Shuten Dōji’s words, and points out even the claim oni do not lie is a lie. He has a point, considering some versions outright establish oni capture their victims by disguising themselves as people close to them, imitating their voices. It probably also should be pointed out that in Konjaku Monogatari, oni are said to be scary precisely because they can tell apart right and wrong.
Anyway, oni ethics aside, it turns out that to kill Shuten Dōji for good, one has to gouge out his eyes. Once that is accomplished, Raikō's mission is finally complete. After killing the other oni, the protagonists take the head with them to Kyoto. Obviously, they also take the freed captives with them. The young women return to their families, and the Chinese men head for the coast to find a ship which could take them home. They promise to let the emperor (the Chinese one, for clarity; that would be Zhenzong of Song in 995) about Raikō's heroism. In the versions where the woman washing clothes was elderly, rather than simply one of the young captives, on the way back the protagonists learn that she has passed away in the meanwhile, since her lifespan was unnaturally extended by Shuten Dōji. Once he died, so did she.
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Transport of Shuten Dōji's head to Kyoto (NYPL Digital Collections)
Before the head can enter the capital, a purification ritual has been performed. Abe no Seimei thankfully knows how to do that. Thanks to him, all the relevant authorities can examine it. The emperor decides it will be best to store it in the treasure house of Uji. This location pops up in multiple legends. The severed heads of the two other equally famous malign entities, Ōtakemaru and Tamamo no Mae, were also stored there according to legends focused on them, in addition to various Buddhist relics and mundane treasures. In an alternate version, the head never reaches the imperial court. Raikō and his retainers encounter the bodhisattva Jizou, who tells them it is too impure to be shown to the emperor, and suggests burying it. The location selected, a hill on the northwestern limits of the city, came to be known as Kubizuka (首塚), literally “head tumulus”. Shuten Dōji actually came to be enshrined there as Kubizuka Daimyōjin (首塚大明神), and in this divine guise developed an association with learning and ailments of the head.
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The Kubizuka shrine in 2019 (wikimedia commons)
There is yet another variant tradition about the final fate of Shuten Dōji: after his death he became a vengeful spirit, and then turned into a tsuchigumo, just to be defeated by Raikō and his retainer Tsuna for a second time.
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Raikō and Tsuna battling tsuchigumo, as depicted in Tsuchigumo no Sōshi Emaki (wikimedia commons)
Interestingly, it has been argued the tale of Shuten Dōji was at least in part based on that of the tsuchigumo Kugamimi no Mikasa (陸耳御笠), who resided on Mt. Ōe according to Tango Fudoki Zanketsu (丹後風土記残欠). The tale is not preserved fully, though, so all we know for sure other than the location is that the hero opposing him was Hikoimasu no Miko (日子坐王), a stepbrother of emperor Sujin (he is also attested in other sources). A second tsuchigumo, Hikime (匹女) is successfully defeated, but the fate of Mikasa is left unspecified in the surviving sections. This obviously makes further comparisons difficult. The topic of tsuchigumo cannot be dealt with here due to space constraints, but I promise I will return to it in a future article.
The supporting cast of Shuten Dōji
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Shuten Dōji in his human form and his oni henchmen (NYPL Digital Collections)
Something that requires further discussion is the matter of the underlings of Shuten Dōji, since it is a topic directly relevant to Touhou. You might have noticed I actually avoided referencing them in any meaningful capacity in the summary of the legend. That’s because they actually do not play a major role. There also wasn’t any consistent view regarding their number or names. However, the version which came to be standard in the Edo period lists four of them - an obvious mirror of Raikō and his entourage. As a matter of fact, both groups even share the same moniker, Four Heavenly Kings. 
This idea predates the Edo period, though. An earlier variant based on picture scrolls created by Kanō Motonobu already lists four servants of Shuten Dōji: Gogō, Kiriō, Ahō, and Rasetsu (yes, an oni named Rakshasa). However, two additional oni at his service are also listed, Kanakuma Dōji and Ishikuma Dōji. They are described as his personal guards, and as, well, dōji. It is clear the term is used in a literal sense here - they are said to look like “overgrown adolescents”. Two different subordinates are mentioned in another picture scroll: Kirinmugoku (麒麟無極) and Jakengokudai (邪見極大). However, they do not receive any characterization, or even physically appear in the narrative. Shuten Dōji shouts their names when he is about to die, and the very assumption that he’s referring to his oni subordinates is conjectural. The same version states that there were at least ten oni in the fortress so it’s not like it’s an implausible assumption.
The group of four oni returns in the standard Edo period version, where their names are Hoshikuma (“Star-bear”) Dōji, Kuma (“Bear”) Dōji, Torakuma (“Tiger-bear”) Dōji and Kane (“Iron”) Dōji. There’s also a fifth oni who is not a member of the group of 4, but shares the same naming pattern, Ishikuma Dōji. He actually gets a handful of lines, though they do not really provide him with much of a character beyond establishing he likes sake, that he eats humans, and that he is loyal to Shuten Dōji. Kane Dōji also gets a single line… explicitly alongside Ishikuma and multiple other nameless oni, though, and it boils down to announcing they will go down fighting because without their leader they no longer have a place to go.
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Defeat of the oni (NYPL Digital Collections)
Ibaraki Dōji: Shuten Dōji’s only equal?
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Watanabe no Tsuna battling Ibaraki Dōji (wikimedia commons)
A further unique case is that of Ibaraki Dōji, who actually acquired some fame as an individual character, and today is sometimes cited as an example of an oni equally archetypal as Shuten Dōji. Despite being portrayed as a close associate of Shuten Dōji, Ibaraki Dōji to my best knowledge isn’t counted among the Four Heavenly Kings in any version. The character of the connection is evidently more nebulous. I know an assertion that a tradition presenting Ibaraki Dōji as Shuten Dōji’s wife is attested is repeated as fact on wikipedia and various at least semi-credible websites, but there is never a citation provided, and no version of the narrative covered in articles and monographs I have access to includes such an element. I am not claiming it is impossible, though I do feel the fact it doesn’t come up in any paper or monograph discussing either figure I have access to doesn’t mention to might indicate it’s either a recent reinterpretation or a very obscure local variant. Note this is not meant to be an argument against any Touhou ships. What I can say with certainty is that Ibaraki Dōji’s gender is actually a matter of occasional academic dispute. In the versions of the basic Shuten Dōji narrative which mention this oni, he is pretty firmly male. However, he is said to be capable of taking the form of a woman. Noriko T. Reider argues that on this basis it can be effectively assumed that at the very least this specific oni can be considered genderless or capable of freely changing their gender, though she tentatively extrapolates this ability to oni in general. While Ibaraki Dōji’s gender changing adventure is technically its own legend, a reference to it was incorporated into the basic Edo period version of the Shuten Dōji narrative. During the feast, the latter mentions in passing that the former, his trusted ally, lost his arm in a fight with Watanabe no Tsuna during one of their Kyoto raids, after failing to abduct him while disguised as a woman. He clarifies that the arm was later recovered, but not particularly many details are provided. The rivalry between Tsuna and Ibaraki Dōji subsequently comes into play after Shuten Dōji’s death, when the protagonists are about to exterminate the other oni. Ibaraki charges him and they two fight without a clear winner for a while, until Raikō intervenes and kills the oni. I would argue that despite him being responsible for dealing the killing blow, it is Tsuna who should be considered Ibaraki’s nemesis, though. Interestingly, at some point ZUN considered featuring a character based on him in Wild and Horned Hermit (source). That obviously did not come to pass, though. Tsuna already fights an oni in Heike Tsuruginomaki, and many other variants of the story were written subsequently, with the noh play Rashōmon being the most famous. Curiously, the oldest version makes no reference to Shuten Dōji, and the oni actually resides on Mt. Atago, but by the Edo period the two were regarded as allies operating from Mt. Ōe. The details are otherwise generally similar across all of the sources. Raikō sends Tsuna on an errand. He encounters a woman on the Modoribashi Bridge in Kyoto, but as soon as he offers to take her with him she turns into an oni. Thinking quickly, he cuts off the creature’s arm, which is enough to make them flee. He keeps the severed limb as a trophy. Some time later, he is visited by an old woman who he assumes is his aunt... but who turns out to be the same oni, who uses a brief moment of confusion to recover the arm and fly away.
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Transformed Ibaraki Dōji, as depicted by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (wikimedia commons)
The legend of Ibaraki Dōji was evidently reasonably popular in the Edo period, and could even be utilized to comedic ends. One example is an Edo period satirical pamphlet, Thousand Arms of Goddess, Julienned: The Secret Recipe of Our Handmade Soup Stock, written by Shiba Zenkō and illustrated by Kitao Masanobu. Here the one-armed Ibaraki Dōji is one of the figures interested in leasing one of the now detached additional arms of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, who has apparently fallen in dire straits (“business slumps are inevitable, even for a Buddha”, comments the narrator, alluding to the financial conditions of the 1780s). As we learn, after making a purchase Ibaraki is disappointed by the lack of hair, and promptly hires a craftsman to add it:
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Original translation by Adam L. Kern; reproduced here for educational purposes only. I am not responsible for the typesetting.
In my recent Ten Desires article I’ve already discussed the oni of Rashomon as a character in legends about Yoshika no Miyako, which I won’t repeat here. It will suffice to say that this conflation effectively made Ibaraki a penchant for poetry and fine arts, and that it indirectly put him in the proximity of the pursuit of immortality. Whether this is why ZUN made Ibaraki’s counterpart a wannabe immortal (“hermit”) is difficult to ascertain, but it does not strike me as impossible. The oni of Rashomon actually appears in at least one more legend which similarly portrays him as an enthusiast of the arts, though to my best knowledge this one never came to be reassigned to Ibaraki Dōji. It is centered on a famous biwa player, Minamoto no Hiromasa, who has to resolve the case of mysterious theft of an instrument from the imperial palace. As you can expect, it is revealed to specifically be an exceptional biwa, which bears the name Genjō. Hiromasa surveys the city in hopes of finding it, and eventually hears its distinct tones while passing near the Rashomon gate. He quickly realizes an oni is playing it. He politely asks if he can have it back, since it’s a treasure of the imperial court… and the oni eagerly obeys, thus bringing the story to a happy end. However, we are told Genjō acquired supernatural qualities in the aftermath of the theft, and only played when it felt like it, as if it was a living being. There is a variant which reveals that the oni of Rashomon was in fact the ghost of Genjō’s original maker, a craftsman from India. In this version, Abe no Seimei has to intervene to recover it, and the oni only agrees to return it after being promised a night with a woman he fell in love with who resembles his deceased wife. There is no happy ending here, though, as the woman’s brother convinces her she needs to kill the oni. She fails, and meets such a fate herself instead. It seems that the reader’s sympathy is actually supposed to be with the oni in this case.
Conclusions, or why you should make your own Deva of the Mountain
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Obviously, there is nothing novel or clever about stating that the two figures this article is focused on, Shuten Dōji and Ibaraki Dōji, correspond to Suika and Kasen respectively. You can learn that from the official media itself, after all. Funnily enough, it seems this might have been even more blunt, judging from unused ideas for referencing the legend to an even greater degree in WaHH, with the defeat at Mt. Ōe as the explanation why oni reside… well, elsewhere (source). Granted, it would also be a disservice to ZUN to say he only created anime girl versions of the classic oni. He effectively created his own versions of both Shuten and Ibaraki - for every similarity between the irl background I’ve described and Touhou, there is also something brand new. That is part of what makes Touhou compelling, I would argue. Naturally, the fact that the group Kasen and Suika belong to is referred to as the Four Devas of the Mountain shows clear inspiration from the Edo period version of the original legends. However, Suika and Kasen are counted among the four, which is obviously an innovation. Additionally, while Yuugi is naturally named after Hoshikuma Dōji, who you were able to meet earlier, save for the name she is effectively a fully original character. Her ability references the Analects of Confucius, rather than anything directly tied to Shuten Dōji. And, on top of that in all honesty, she has more character than any of the additional oni appearing in the real legends. ZUN, as far as I am concerned, created a more than worthy addition to the classics. What about the much discussed fourth deva? I think it’s safe to say that in the light of the discussed material there simply isn’t a single most plausible option. As I stressed already, there’s no consistent group of oni appearing alongside Shuten Dōji, and it cannot be said that the Edo period version is clearly what should be treated as true in Touhou. ZUN picked what he liked from many versions. For what it’s worth, so far all of the oni forming the Four Devas are based on those who share the moniker of dōji, so that’s the closest we have to a theme. As I already said earlier, this term can be simply translated as “child” (or “lad”, though I think a gender neutral option is more apt since we are talking about Touhou here, ultimately). However, it has a more specific meaning when applied to supernatural beings. In this context it refers to a category of ambiguous figures characterized by “vitality, (...) hubris, and (...) unpredictability”, as well as fondness of violence, as summarized by Bernard Faure. Shuten Dōji, and by extension his underlings,  are obviously the dōji par excellence. However, the term could also be applied to benevolent, or outright divine beings. That, however, goes beyond the scope of this article. I personally think despite the possible dōji theme the fourth slot will never be filled, ultimately. ZUN likes leaving gaps in established groups - there are types of tengu which were a part of the background for well over a decade, for instance. I think these are left as paths to make ocs with an instant excuse to interact with canon characters. Despite ZUN’s generally pro-fanwork stance I do not think I’ve ever seen anyone make this point. As far as I am concerned, the conclusion is clear: it’s entirely fair game to invent characters to fill the empty spot. There’s even a solid case to be made for reinventing oni from other legends as members of the Four Devas - remember that much of Ibaraki Dōji’s character was borrowed from a nameless oni from a legend about the Rashomon gate, as I discussed last month. 
Bibliography
Bernard Faure, Rage and Ravage (Gods of Medieval Japan vol. 3)
Michael Daniel Foster, The Book of Yokai. Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
Adam L. Kern, Thousand Arms of Goddess, Julienned: The Secret Recipe of Our Handmade Soup Stock, written by Shiba Zenkō and illustrated by Kitao Masanobu (translation and commentary), in: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750–1850
Keller Kimbrough and Haruo Shirane (eds.), Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds. A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales
Irene H. Lin, The Ideology of Imagination: The Tale of Shuten Dōji as a Kenmon Discourse
Michelle Osterfeld Li, Human of the Heart: Pitiful Oni in Medieval Japan in: The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous
Noriko T. Reider, Shuten Dōji: "Drunken Demon"
Idem, Japanese Demon Lore
Idem, Seven Demon Stories from Medieval Japan
also check out the scans of an amazing Shuten Dōji picture scroll from the NYPL collection here!
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More human/Shitennō Shuten. More to come in the future, stay tuned.
While I’m here, I have some thoughts on names under the cut.
EDIT: I've swapped over to using Ibuki Sakai (伊吹 酒井) since it's a common name that feels closer to Shuten's original one. (And I'm omitting the "no" just to keep parallel with FGO Kintoki, even though he's called Sakata no Kintoki in other texts.) I'll leave my original post unaltered below.
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I’ve brainstormed a bit, and Ibuki no Kotomi (伊吹 采巳) was my favorite name.
The Nihon Shoki places her origin as the daughter of Yamata no Orochi and woman from Ōmi; Mt. Ibuki and the town of Ibuki are located there and it’d be fitting for her to retain the alias as a birthplace surname (like “Sakata”).
The given name means “colorful snake”; thought it was fitting. My attempts to find a normal-sounding name that meant “alcohol” weren’t as successful.
I’ll still call her “human Shuten” in my posts most of the time, since that’s less esoteric, but she would be differently-named in this AU.
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izayoichan · 3 months
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Tyvan: Daddy!
With that his moment of being unnoticed was gone, Emil smiling at him, as he was pulled into the room by Rylan, making him sit with them all. 
Emil: And just in time for the final treat too. Libby: Story? Emil: Yes, the one you all asked me for when we started. Ibuki: Sweet!
Flynn lifted an eyebrow, it wasn’t all too often that he was home in time for lesson days, but he now had a sneaking suspicion to what they were reading.
Mateo: It’s even named after you!
Flynn chuckled, Mateo and his twin sister Melisan were the youngest of the bunch, but had just started school in Mt. Komerobi where El and Devan lived. They still wanted to come here though, to uncle Em’s class it was in a way a meeting place for all the kids of the family, and it made him happy that this was how it had become.
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Hello, sorry for such a dumb ask (I'm new here and I swear I'm following you), but could you please explain Ibuki and Kurama's relationship with each other? I don't really get it especially since you said that they were father and son. Really sorry if I'm bothering you with such a stupid question
Kurama and Ibuki are father and son, not biologically ofc. Ibuki, one night, was casually walking in snowy plains and found something buried in the snow. He went to see what it was and it was a Tengu child. When Ibuki tried picking him up, the child attacked him with a weak wind blade while fighting for his life. Seeing this, Ibuki thought the boy is interesting and would make a good toy for him. That's why, he decide to adopt him and raise him, so he can later break his heart. Also, the name 'Kurama' was given to him by Ibuki because he was found at Mt. Kurama. That's it! It was Ibuki's reason to adopt him.
Their relationship was very abusive. Ibuki did physically abused Kurama many times. We saw a glimpse of this in Ibuki's diary where he tied Kurama's wings and threw him down the cliff. There is also this other scene in Kurama and Ibuki's chronicles where Ibuki and Kurama 'train' and Ibuki beats him up with his great sword until he realized that if he beats him anymore, Kurama would actually die. The happened when Kurama was still a child. So yeah....If you thought Ibuki was a good person because he's a male lead....I suggest you change your mind, because he's not.
Now I'm not justifying Ibuki's behaviour. There is no justification for abuse, but Ibuki's behaviour makes sense because in this game, the demons are said to not understand parental love or love in general. In the demon world, it is pretty common for demon parents to kill their own children. So even if Ibuki kills Kurama, it would make sense. But to be honest, demons can feel love. They just cannot define it. If you ask Ibuki and Kurama ---- 'What is love? or What is a friend or girlfriend/spouse?' They would just say "Girlfriend/spouse is someone you kiss and have sex with while with a friend, you don't do that. And children are just by-products from having sex.' That will be their definition. They find it hard to define it, but they can indeed feel it.
Ibuki says Akihito and Yasuchika are nothing more than his favorite toys to pass time. But still, he would be the first one rushing to rescue them when he hears they are in danger. He would even stay besides them when they are sick, trying to take care of them. This subtle feelings shows that Ibuki does have a heart and not a complete sociopath.
Same goes for Kurama. Although Kurama is much more oblivious than Ibuki, because Ibuki didn't teach him anything besides drinking and fighting, Kurama can feel love too. For example, the best example, Kurama loves his own son. He cares about his wellbeing and he wants his son to grow and be strong and be independent, so he can survive the harsh world because his son is a half demon and half human. Although Kurama says that he is doing this only because his son looks like Yoshino, we can still sense that's not the only reason why he's doing this much for his son.
Ibuki and Kurama's relationship is abusive and toxic, yes! But I can't say for sure that they both don't have feelings for each other. The reason why Kurama stayed with Ibuki for centuries before he eventually left was only because Kurama admired Ibuki's strength. Ibuki on the other hand might have thought Kurama nothing but a toy at first but he seemed like he started to like Kurama after seeing how strong his heart is.
I feel like we'll get to know how they actually feel for each other in the upcoming sequel.
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@queerkearney YES KUZUHINA !!
Genuinely i need to play the games again, I’m thinking of buying sdr2 or drv3 so I can actually play them for myself
Anyways my favorite ship is for sure Hajime/Fuyuhiko, as I said in my last post I relate/related to fuyuhiko a lot so I think the ship just brings a lot of comfort to me. Hajime always tried t include fuyuhiko, and that’s what Fuyuhiko needed. I could ramble abt fuyu for so long honestly. I think that these two balance each other out very well and would be a very good match
This next ship is definitely more of a rare pair, but honestly it’s so underrated! Chiaki/Ibuki would be adorable together. On Ibukis report card it says she likes napping and gaming, oh and who else likes those things? Chiaki! Boom. Girlfriends. They’re very different people but hey, opposites attract. I need an Ibuki to mt Chiaki tbh. Oh also imagine Ibuki giving her gf a little scene makeup, that’s adorable. I am obsessed with them
I don’t ship this romantically, but Leon/Sayaka is such a good dynamic in my opinion. It’s mlm/wlw rivalry but also they’re besties. I could see them both flirting with Makoto to see who Makoto likes more. I’m a non despair au (which I think of often) I feel like Sayaka would definitely help him with his music, they could absolutely form a little group with Ibuki and maybe Kazuichi
I also like Kyoko/Sayaka. First off there’s just a lot of official art with them, like most of Sayakas involves Kyoko. Once again I think this pair just balances each other very well. Their colors go nicely together, plus I just love both characters
Those are my favorites but I do also love these: Sonia/Chiaki, Kyoko/Makoto, Kiyotaka/Mondo, Aoi/Sakura, and Mahiru/Hiyoko. Once I replay the games my opinions will probably change a bit, but kuzuhina, kirizono, and nanabuki will be ships I always love I think
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yama-bato · 1 year
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Ryohei Tanaka 1933-2019  
Mt. Ibuki In The Early Spring
https://www.artelino.com/forum/japanese_artists_show.asp?rp=279
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densesindealer · 1 month
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My Full Muse List, Updated
I decided to go through and update my entire muse list, adding and removing characters, and I decided to make a post with the list that I intend to give easy to find tags on my blog, or to pin it later on.
All male muses can be used for gender transformation asks, and any males from their series can be used for gender transformation asks so long as they follow the other rules of my blog. This applies even if a male character from the series isn't normally on my muse list as their male counterpart. I.E. Byakuya from Danganronpa as a woman with Makoto, or Bakugou from My Hero Academia as a woman with Midoriya.
Danganronpa
Makoto Naegi
Junko Enoshima
Mukuro Ikusaba
Celestia Ludenberg
Aoi Asahina
Sayaka Maizono
Kyoko Kirigiri
Sakura Oogami
Toko Fukawa
Chiaki Nanami
Mikan Tsumiki
Hiyoko Saionji
Akane Owari
Peko Pekoyama
Ibuki Mioda
Mahiru Koizumi
Sonia Nevermind
Komaru Naegi
Kanon Nakajima
Hiroko Hagakure
Kotoko Utsugi
Monaca Towa
Chisa Yukizome
Miaya Gekkogahara
Seiko Kimura
Aiko Umesawa
Ando Ruruka
Kirumi Tojo
Tsumugi Shirogane
Angie Yonaga
Tenko Chabashira
Maki Harukawa
Miu Iruma
Kaede Akamatsu
Himiko Yumeno
Spy x Family
Yor Forger
Anya Forger
League Of Legends
Ahri
Akali
Senna
Miss Fortune
Lux
Jinx
Vex
Xayah
Vi
Annie
Ashe
Caitlyn
Irelia
Seraphine
Morgana
Neeko
My Hero Academia
Izuku Midoriya
Momo Yaoyorozu
Ochako Uraraka
Mina Ashido
Tsuyu Asui
Toru Hagakure
Kyouka Jirou
Mei Hatsume
Melissa Shield
Nejire Hado
Nemuri Kayama/Midnight
Rumi Usagiyama/Mirko
Kaoruko Awata/Bubble Girl
Emi Fukukado/Ms. Joke
Ryuku Tatsuma/ Ryukyu
Yu Takeyama/Mt. Lady
Shino Sosaki/Mandalay
Ryuko Tsuchikawa/Pixie-Bob
Tomoko Shiretoki/Ragdoll
Inko Midoriya
Mitsuki Bakugou
Kinoko Komori
Tokage Setsuna
Yui Kodai
Ibara Shiozaki
Pony Tsunotori
Itsuka Kendo
Reiko Yanagi
Himiko Toga
Manami Aiba/La Brava
Nana Shimura
Camie Utsushimi
Chitose Kizuki/Curious
Fuyumi Todoroki
Rei Todoroki
Kaina Tsutsumi/Lady Nagant
Merlin (BBC Series)
Merlin Ambrosius
Morgana Le Fay
High Priestess Nimueh
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Cho Chang
Luna Lovegood
Fleur DeLacour
Gabrielle DeLacour
Hermione Granger
Katie Bell
Alicia Spinnet
Angelina Johnson
Lavender Brown
Susan Bones
Hannah Abbott
Daphne Greengrass
Astoria Greengrass
Bellatrix Lestrange
Narcissa Malfoy
Pansy Parkinson
Nymphadora Tonks
Andromeda Tonks
Aurora Sinistra
Septima Vector
Tracey Davis
Rowena Ravenclaw
Helena Ravenclaw
Penelope Clearwater
Amelia Bones
Lily-Evans Potter
Rose Weasley
Lily Luna Potter
Sue Li
Romilda Vane
Padma Patil
Parvati Patil
Mirabel Garlick
AI The Somnium Files
Kaname Date
Aiba
Shizure Kuranushi/Boss
Mizuki Okiura
Iris Sagan
Amame Doi
Phoenix Wright
Phoenix Wright
Mia Fey
Maya Fey
Pearl Fey
Trucy Wright
Ema Skye
Franziska von Karma
Athena Cykes
Lana Skye
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Ryunosuke Naruhodo
Susato Mikotoba
Iris Wilson
Nikolina Pavlova
Gina Lestrade
Percy Jackson
Percy Jackson
Hazel Levesque
Piper McLean
Annabeth Chase
Reyna Ramirez-Arellano
Thalia Grace
Zoe Nightshade
Clarisse La Rue
Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Silena Beauregard
Sally Jackson
Bianca di Angelo
Calypso
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Hera
Demeter
Hestia
Hecate
Persephone
Scooby-Doo
Norville ‘Shaggy’ Rogers
Daphne Blake
Velma Dinkley
Thorn
Luna
Dusk
Tanis The Mummy
Sibella Dracula
Phantasma
RWBY
Jaune Arc
Ruby Rose
Weiss Schnee
Blake Belladonna
Yang Xiao-Long
Pyrrha Nikos
Nora Valkyrie
Coco Adel
Velvet Scarlatina
Glynda Goodwitch
Cinder Fall
Neopolitan
Emerald Sustrai
Ilia Amitola
Winter Schnee
Willow Schnee
Kali Belladonna
Summer Rose
Raven Branwen
Salem
Penny Polendina
Neon Katt
Saphron Cotta-Arc
Terra Cotta-Arc
Street Fighter
Chun-Li
Cammy White
Rainbow Mika
Mortal Kombat
Johnny Cage
Cassie Cage
Kitana
Mileena
Tanya
Jade
Sindel
Skarlet
Jacqui Briggs
Li Mei
Cetrion
Sareena
Fairy Tale
Erza Scarlet
Lucy Heartfilia
Brandish U
Konosuba
Wiz
Aqua
Megumin
Darkness
Yunyun
Avatar The Last Airbender
Katara
Toph Beifong
Azula
Ty Lee
Danny Phantom
Ember Mclain
Dani Phantom
Sam Manson
Jazz Fenton
Madeline Fenton
Desiree
Johnny Test
Johnny Test
Susan Test
Mary Test
Sissy Blakely
Lila Test
DC Comics
Bruce Wayne/Batman
Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy
Thalia al Ghul
Zatanna Zatara/Zatanna
Barbara Ann Minerva/Cheetah
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Teen Titans
Richard ‘Dick’ Grayson/Robin/Nightwing
Rachel Roth/Raven
Komand’r/Blackfire
Tara Strong/Terra
Jynx
Arrowverse
Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
Barry Allen/The Flash
Nyssa al Ghul
Sara Lance/White Canary
Laurel Lance/Black Canary
Thea Queen/Speedy
Shado Fei
Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost
Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
Marvel Comics/MCU
Peter Quill/Star-Lord
Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Leopold ‘Leo’ Fitz
Steve Rogers/Captain America
Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Jean Grey
Emma Frost
Mary Jane Watson
Gwen Stacy
Gamora
Mantis
Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman
Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
Elektra
Kamala Khan/Mrs. Marvel
Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
Felicia Hardy
Kitty Pryde
X-23
Mystique
Ava Ayala/White Tiger
Lady Sif
Daisy Johnson/Quake
Jemma Simmons
Melinda May
Genshin Impact
Aether
Lumine
Amber
Kamisato Ayaka
Barbara
Jean
Beidou
Ningguang
Collei
Diona
Klee
Qiqi
Paimon
Eula
Rosaria
Fischl
Mona
Ganyu
Keqing
Yoimiya
Raiden Shogun
Kujou Sara
Yae Miko
Hu Tao
Sangonomiya Kokomi
La Signora
Lisa
Noelle
Shenhe
Sucrose
Xiangling
Yelan
Code Geass
Lelouch Lamperouge/Lelouch vi Britannia
C.C.
Cornelia li Britannia
Euphemia li Britannia
Nunnally vi Britannia
Kallen Kouzuki
Villetta Nu
Kaguya Sumeragi
Shirley Fenette
Milly Ashford
Nina Einstein
Cecile Croomy
Infinite Stratos
Ichika Orimura
Chifuyu Orimura
Madoka Orimura
Cecilia Alcott
Laura Bodewig
Lingyin Huang/Rin
Charlotte Dunois
Houki Shinonono
Tabane Shinonono
Tatenashi Sarashiki
Kanzashi Sarashiki
Maya Yamada
Guilty Crown
Shu Ouma
Inori Yuzuriha
Hare Menjou
Haruka Ouma
Mana Ouma
Tsugumi
Ayase Shinomiya
Durarara!!
Mikado Ryuugamine
Celty Sturluson
Anri Sonohara
Super Mario Bros/Super Crown
Luigi
Bowsette
Booette
Rosalina
Princess Peach
Princess Daisy
Shy Gal
Undertale
Frisk
Chara
Toriel
Undyne
Muffet
Temmie
Five Nights At Freddy’s
Toy Chica
Roxanne Wolf
Glamrock Chica
Vanessa
Vanny
Every Male Animatronic As A Female
Kingdom Hearts/Disney
Sora
Kairi
Aqua
Xion
Larxene
Namine
Mulan
Elsa
Go Go Tomago
Belle
Cinderella
Alice
Snow White
Rapunzel
Helen Parr/Elastigirl
Violet Parr
Mirage
Judy Hopps
Your Turn To Die
Sara Chidoun
Maple
Tia Safalin
Reko Yabusame
Kanna Kizuchi
Huniepop
Tiffany Maye
Audrey Belrose
Kyu Sugardust
Kyanna Delrio
Celeste Luvendass
Nekopara
Chocola
Vanilla
Coconut
Azuki
Maple
Cinnamon
Spartacus
Spartacus
Ilithyia
Mira
Persona Series
Yu Narukami
Akira Kurusu/Joker
Chie Satonaka
Yukiko Amagi
Naoto Shirogane
Rise Kujikawa
Margaret
Marie
Ann Takamaki
Shiho Suzui
Makoto Niijima
Haru Okumura
Futaba Sakura
Kasumi Yoshizawa
Sae Niijima
Tae Takemi
Sadayo Kawakami
Pixie
Angel
Succubus
Silky
Apsaras
Cybele
Yaksini
Ishtar
Leanan Sidhe
Clotho
Lachesis
Atropos
Hua Po
Lilim
Maria
Pokemon Series
Hypno
Rosa
Elesa
Hilda
May
Dawn
Jessie
Lillie
Lusamine
Bea
Serena
Misty
Officer Jenny
Nurse Joy
Nessa
Cynthia
Flannery
Marnie
Lorelai
Mallow
Serena
Sonia
Akari
Mai
Arezu
Irida
Palina
Magma Admin Courtney
Nemona
Iono
Tulip
Professor Sada
Professor Juniper
Rika
Dendra
Carmine
Doki Doki Literature Club
Monika
Yuri
Sayori
Natsuki
Overwatch
Hana Song/D.VA
Amelie Lecroux/Widowmaker
Ana Amari/Ana
Angela Ziegler/Mercy
Lena Oxton/Tracer
Olivia Colomar/Sombra
Fareeha Amari/Pharah
Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe/Ashe
Brigitte Lindholm/Brigitte
Echo
Mei-Ling Zhou/Mei
Kiriko Komori/Kiriko
Illari Quispe Ruiz/Illari
Zero Escape
Sigma Klim
Phi
Alice
Clover Field
Mira
Luna
Hazuki Kashiwabara/Lotus
Akane Kurashiki
Resident Evil
Ethan Winters
Leon Scott Kennedy
Mia Winters
Claire Redfield
Jill Valentine
Sherry Birkin
Ada Wong
Rebecca Chambers
Sheeva Alomar
Bela Dimitrescu
Ashley Graham
Eveline
Dragon Ball Z
Broly
Android 18
Android 21
Cheelai
Bulma
Chi-Chi
Towa
Vados
Kusu
Marcarita
Bioshock Infinite
Booker Dewitt
Elizabeth Comstock
Helltaker
Modeus
Lucifer
Cerberus
Judgement
Azazel
Malina
Pandemonica
Justice
Beelzebub
Zdrada
Kim Possible
Ron Stoppable
Bonnie Rockwaller
Shego
Kim Possible
Monster High
Draculaura
Clawdeen Wolf
Cleo de Nile
Lagoona Blue
Toralei Stripe
Abbey Bominable
Venus McFlytrap
Spectra Vondergeist
Final Fantasy
Tifa Lockhart
Aerith Gainsborough
Yuffie Kisaragi
Jessie Rasberry
Stardew Valley
Haley
Emily
Abigail
Leah
Maru
Robin
Jodi
Caroline
Animal Crossing
Isabella
Ankha
Fauna
Judie
Diana
Infamous Second Son
Delsin Rowe
Abigail ‘Fetch’ Walker
Saints Row
The Boss
Shaundi
Kinzie Kensington
Asha Odekar
KiKi DeWynter
Viola DeWynter
Supernatural
Sam Winchester
Ruby
Lilith
Jo Harvelle
Ellen Harvelle
Ava Wilson
Bela Talbot
Sarah Blake
LOTR’s Shadow Of War
Talion
Shelob
Idril
Adventure Time
Marceline The Vampire Queen
Flame Princess
Ice Queen
Scream TV
Noah Foster
Riley Marra
Brooke Maddox
Piper Shaw
Dishonoured
Corvo Attano
Emily Kaldwin
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Xander Harris
Buffy Summers
Dawn Summers
Willow Rosenberg
Cordelia Chase
Jenny Calendar
Amy Madison
Drusilla
Faith Lehane
Tara Maclay
Darla
Until Dawn
Chris Hartley
Matt Taylor
Emily Davis
Jessica Riley
Samantha Griddings
Hannah Washington
Beth Washington
Corpse Party
Ayumi Shinozaki
Seiko Shinohara
Naomi Nakashima
Yui Shishido
Date A Live
Kurumi Tokisaki
Tohka Yatogami
Yoshino Himekawa
Gravity Falls
Dipper Pines
Pacifica Northwest
Tambry
Wendy Corduroy
Total Drama Island
Gwen
Lindsay
Heather
Bridgette
Courtney
Chuck
Charles ‘Chuck’ Bartowski
Ellie Bartowski
Sarah Walker
Carina Miller
Lou Palone
Anna Wu
Alex McHugh
Skyrim
Serana
Lydia
Aela
Beautiful Creatures
Ethan Wate
Lena Duchannes
Ridley Duchannes
Olivia ‘Liv’ Durand
Jurassic Park
Alan Grant
Zach Mitchell
Owen Grady
Ellie Sattler
Lex Murphy
Claire Dearing
Zara Young
Telltale’s The Walking Dead
Lee Everett
Javier Garcia
Clementine
Carley
Lily
Violet
Eleanor
Kate
iCarly/Victorious
Freddie Benson
Carly Shay
Sam Puckett
Jade West
Tori Vega
Trina Vega
Cat Valentine
Alice In Borderland
Ryouhei Arisu
Hikari Kuina
Rizuna An
Yuzuha Usagi
Asahi Kujō
Saori Shibuki
Elden Ring/Souls Series
Melina
Ranni
Sellen
The Fire Keeper
Lies Of P
Pinocchio
Sophia
Eugenie
Laxasia 
Belle
Red Fox
Youngest Of The Black Rabbit Brotherhood
Mascots
Wendy’s Mascot
Starbucks Girl
Samsung Sam
Miscellaneous
Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)
Lola Bunny (Looney Tunes)
Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)
Chika Fujiwara (Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War)
Hinata Hyuga (Naruto)
Akeno Himejima (High School DxD)
Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night)
Hestia (Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon)
Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars)
Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
Kitty Katswell (Tuff Puppy)
Palutena (Kid Icarus)
Faith Seed (Far Cry 5)
Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
Vanessa Doofenshmirtz (Phineas & Ferb)
Ciri (The Witcher)
Quiet (Metal Gear Solid)
Loona (Helluva Boss)
Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
Frankie Foster (Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends)
Super Sonico (Nitroplus)
Faith Connors (Mirror’s Edge)
Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
2B (Nier Automata)
Alice Angel (Bendy And The Ink Machine)
Piper Wright (Fallout 4)
Saeko Busujima (Highschool Of The Dead)
Komi Shouko (Komi Can’t Communicate)
Rem (Re:Zero)
Raphtalia (Rising Of The Shield Hero)
Velvet Crowe (Tales Of Berseria)
Smurfette (The Smurfs)
Lady Love Dies (Paradise Killer)
Tatsumaki (One Punch Man)
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andyzer0 · 1 year
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Ibaraki's Background in FGO
Okay. So there was a Noblewoman in the capital of Ye Olde Japan who was Watanabe No Tsuna's crush but he never did anything about it. One day, she went into her mansion and never left; presumably because she had a child out of wedlock. (possible rape)
That was Ibaraki. She abused Ibaraki badly enough that Ibaraki turned into an Oni and killed the entire household, BUT Ibaraki never ate human. (So Ibaraki never became full Oni.)
Ibaraki seems to remember this as her mother "teaching her to be a true Oni." Either way, Shuten Doji started raising her (like Peter Pan and the Lost Boys) and even set Ibaraki up as the Leader of the the Mt. Oei Oni gang. Likely whenever Ibaraki ordered a lesser oni, Shuten was standing behind her going "You'd better obey."
Here's the funny thing. Despite having killed and eaten people before, after meeting Ibaraki, Shuten stopped. Oh, she'd steal, smash things, and kidnap, but never kill anyone or eat them. Shuten told Ibaraki to only kill people if she planned on eating them, and Ibaraki did not. Shuten wanted becoming a full Oni to be a legitimate choice for Ibaraki. In PHH, Raikou and her 4 Heavenly Kings decided it was too great a threat and killed them; although Shuten more or less committed suicide by cop (Kintoki) because at the same time she was turning into Ibuki Douji and she'd rather actually die than have slow Ego Death.
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grailfinders · 1 year
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Fate and Phantasms #299: Ibuki Douji
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Today on Fate and Phantasms we are creating the great god of Mt. Ooe, Ibuki-Douji! In this build, she is a Rune Knight Fighter to properly appreciate her stature, as well as a Storm Sorcerer to make her a living force of nature. Ibuki almost hits as hard as the Orochi she can summon.
You can examine her character sheet here, or her build breakdown below the cut!
Next up: If I had a nickel for every snake-based goddess that made Rex feel funny I would have three nickels. That is not a lot, but it’s weird how it’s happened twice in a row.
Race and Background
We had quite a bit of trouble deciding on Ibuki-Douji’s race, which is an interesting experience for us. We decided against Tiefling because her skillset is more water-based than fire, and Aasimar was also in the running due to her godly origins. In the end, we went with Yuan-Ti Pureblood, specifically the version from Volo’s Guide to Monsters. She is famously friendly with the Orochi, and if you are going to build a god it pays to be a little overpowered. If the issue is forced, the more modern take on the race is also acceptable.
As a Yuan-Ti Pureblood, she gains +2 Charisma and +1 Strength thanks to Tasha’s customizable races. She also gains 60 feet of Darkvision, and her Innate Spellcasting lets her cast Poison Spray and Animal Friendship an unlimited amount per day, though the latter can only affect snakes. At third level you can also cast Suggestion once per day, and all these spells use your Charisma to cast. Speaking of spells, you have advantage on all saves against magic, and are immune to poison, both the damage type and the condition.
I admit we have not gotten far enough into Heian-Kyo to understand Ibuki’s exact point of origin, but our general understanding is Shuten is hiding out on her mountain and gained otherworldly power, and that would make her a Hermit, giving her proficiency in Medicine and Religion.
Ability Scores
Ibuki’s strongest point is, appropriately, her Strength. at a certain point she just throws away her sword entirely and starts beating people to death with a snake skeleton larger than most people. Definitely a “girlboss” moment. Very empowering. Second is her Charisma. She gains power from divinity, but specifically her own divinity. But not in the same way Divine Soul Sorcerers do, where their only mechanical identity is “Sorcerer with Healing”. Anyways, we’re getting off topic. Third is her Dexterity. She does not fight in a lot of armor. In fact, it would be more accurate to say she fights in no armor whatsoever. She barely fights in clothes. Her Constitution is also above average, as gods typically aren’t known for dying easily. This does mean her Wisdom is rather low, but she is easily influenced and can even become a berserker, so it is appropriate. Finally, we’re dumping Intelligence. From what I gather Shuten doesn’t like letting you out that often.
Class Levels
1. Fighter 1: at level one you get your Great Weapon Fighting Style, which means you can re-roll 1s and 2s on damage dice for two-handed weapons. we’ll be adding quite a few damage dice to your two-handed weapons by the time this build is done, so that’ll be super helpful. you also gain a Second Wind for a little bit of healing, as a treat.
you also get proficiency with Strength and Constitution saves for better concentration, Athletics to make you even stronger, and Intimidation because you’re literally a demon god. even if your charisma was dogwater you’d still be intimidating.
2. Fighter 2: second level fighters can use an Action Surge once per short rest for an extra action in a turn, no strings attached. this action can be used for multiple attacks, another levelled spell, literally anything you could fit in a normal action. it’s like Quickened Spell, but significantly better.
3. Fighter 3: at third level you get your martial archetype, Rune Knight. this lets you activate your Giant Might as a bonus action proficiency times per day, turning you into a Large creature for up to a minute if you have space. during that time you have advantage on strength checks and saves, and once a turn your weapon attacks deal an extra d6 of damage, like diet rage. this is how you go from your little babby form up to that Raita-drawn-twice-as-large-as-Guda form.
you also get the Rune Carver feat, letting you carve designs into a weapon or armor or piece of jewelry, y’know the kind of stuff you’d think would have runes on ‘em. you can put one of each kind you know on an item at the end of a long rest, and they stay magical until your next long rest, giving you passive buffs while carrying them around. you can also invoke runes- usually as a bonus action- once per short rest for an extra bonus. for example, the Fire Rune gives you double proficiency with tool checks, but the reason we’re taking it is its invocation. as part of the same action you hit someone with a weapon attack, you can invoke the fire rune to summon some burning snake heads to restrain them if they fail a strength save. this lasts a minute, and they take damage and can retake the save at the end of each of their turns.
our second rune right now is the Frost Rune, giving you advantage on Animal Handling and Intimidation checks. you were already good with snakes and good at scaring people, but now you’re better. you can invoke the rune for a +2 bonus on all strength and constitution checks. sadly, we can’t really invest too much into constitution as a gish, but we’ll do what we can.
4. Fighter 4: use your first Ability Score Improvement to bump up your Strength. you hit hard, it’s kind of your thing.
5. Fighter 5: speaking of hitting hard, now you do it twice as often with your Extra Attack each action.
6. Sorcerer 1: now that we’re set on physicality for a hot second, let’s pop over to Storm sorcerer. yeah yeah you’re a Wind Speaker, you know Primordial, but the real fun is Tempestuous Magic. if you plan on casting a levelled spell with your action, you can use your bonus action before or after it to fly up to ten feet away without provoking attacks. it’s a discount version of the little cloud thing she does.
and of course, if you’re gonna use Tempestuous Magic you’re gonna need some Spells to cast using your Charisma. for cantrips, pick up Booming Blade and Sword Burst to hit even harder than before, and grab Gust for even more windiness. Message is just always pretty useful, it’s your standard Chaldea communicator. for levelled spells, Mage Armor will help your low AC even when you’re not wearing much, and Fog Cloud completes the aesthetic of your magic. it gives you a big enough cloud to hide in that even your giant self can fit!
7. Sorcerer 2: at second level you become a Font of Magic, giving you sorcery points equal to your level at the end of each long rest. you can convert points to slots or slots to point, but you can’t have more points than you started with. they’ll get more interesting next level, I swear.
for your spell, grab Burning Hands for a little Orochi action right away. well, not right away, we’re at level 7. still, faster than the main spell we’re grabbing for Orochi.
8. Sorcerer 3: at third level of sorcerer you can use those sorcery points from earlier on Metamagic options, customizing your spells as you cast them. with Subtle spells, you can cast them without vocal or somatic components, so you can now cast spells while holding your big fuckoff swords. meanwhile an Extended spell has double the duration so you don’t burn through spell slots as fast.
if you’re still not strong, tough, or fast enough, grab Enhance Ability for advantage on one kind of ability check for up to a minute.
9. Sorcerer 4: use this next ASI to grab the Slasher feat to spice up your swords even more. that rounds up your Dexterity for a better AC. the feat also lets you reduce the speed of whatever you hit by 10 feet for a round, and your critical slashing hits force disadvantage on all their attacks that round.
for spells, grab blade ward to turn that diet rage into… zero sugar rage? i think? its still not 100% ragealicious, but it’s a lil closer with the damage resistances. also, dragon’s breath. when we summon orochi later it’ll already have fire breath, but now you can turn any snake into orochi!
10. sorcerer 5: fifth level sorcs can spend their points on magical guidance to re-roll a failed skill check. you can also cast third level spells like fly! now we’ve got a full-length flight for ya!
11. fighter 6: with the basics of magic covered, lets head back to fighter to make more heads roll! at level six you get another asi which we’re using to grab the great weapon master feat! now whenever you score a crit or kill a creature with a melee weapon, you can make a bonus action attack, and that’s not all! whenever you attack with a heavy weapon you can take a -5 hit to the attack roll for a +10 to the damage! dont wanna put too fine a point on this, but ibuki’s rlly good with a sword. or a snake corpse. that’s a heavy weapon, right?
12. fighter 7: at seventh level you get a runic shield, letting you protect your buddies as a reaction proficiency times a day! you can force whoever is attacking to re-roll the d20 and use the new roll.
speaking of runes, now that you’re level 7 u can use the hill rune! the normal stuff is just poison resistance, which doesn’t really help you, but you can invoke the rune for resistance against bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage for 1 minute! so now it’s a… low-cal rage? i think.
13. fighter 8: use this asi to bump up your constitution for more health and more concentration! the one downside of multiclassing with casters is their terrible hit dice.
14. fighter 9: ninth level fighters are indomitable, so now you can re-roll a failed saving throw once a day! use it wisely!
15. fighter 10: at tenth level, your great stature gives you up to a foot in extra height (ibuki be biiiig) and your deal an extra d8 of damage each turn instead of a d6! you also get another rune, and you might as well grab a storm rune. you get advantage on arcana checks and you can’t be surprised normally, and you can invoke it to get all godly for a minute- whenever you or another creature makes a check, save, or attack roll, you can react to give that roll advantage or disadvantage. things just go right for gods. mostly. sometimes. okay honestly being a god kinda sucks unless you’re monotheistic.
16. fighter 11: eleventh level fighters get another extra attack! now you got three attacks in an action, and up to 7 per turn! most people would kill for that kind of action economy, and you have!
17. sorcerer 6: a sixth level storm sorcerer knows the heart of the storm, giving you resistance to thunder and lightning damage. on top of that, any spells you cast that deal that damage makes you explode, dealing damage to creatures you wanna hurt nearby. we don’t use that a lot, but your dragony spells are pretty flexible, so we won’t tell if you won’t!
you’re also a storm guide, so you can stop the rain nearby or control the direction the wind is blowing. it’s mostly flavor, but it can be useful!
oh right, we don’t need much til level 20, so let’s grab thunder step for extra mobility and explosions. you teleport, you explode wherever you left and you can even explode where you’re going!
18. sorcerer 7: seventh level sorcerers get fourth level spells like storm sphere! i know your np probably isn’t totally literal, but now you can make a storm anyway, woo.
19. sorcerer 8: use your last asi to be a tough guy for 38 extra hp now and 2 more next level. like i said, sorcerers suck at not dying, so try to suck less.
annoyingly sorcerers can’t bestow curses, so we’re gonna grab vampiric touch for those unclean fingers of yours. you can make a melee attack against a creature, dealing necrotic damage if you hit and regaining half that in hp, then for a minute afterwards you can keep making attacks as an action.
20. sorcerer 9: our last level is for fifth level spells! with summon draconic spirit, you can make a dragon show up for up to an hour. orochi’s probably chromatic, but you can pick gem or metallic if you really want. it takes its turn right after yours, and you can command it without spending a bonus action or anything.
it’s only got 50 hp which is bad for level 20, but it’s flashy and it gives you resistance to whatever its breath weapon is.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
giant lady! well yeah, but more specifically giant lady with giant fucking sword. Great Weapon Master is a good feat, and while you don’t have a way to ensure you get advantage to take full. well, advantage. of it, good shit is still good shit. with seven attacks you can dish out 133 damage before we even account for any dice in your attacks. dice that you can re-roll for better damage thanks to Great Weapon Fighting.
you’ve also got a pretty solid defense. your AC’s nothing to write home about, but you’ve got resistances and immunities up the wazoo. you are either immune or resistant to poison, thunder, and lightning permanently, can get resistance to physical damage types for a decent amount of time per short rest, and if you know you’re going up against an element you’re not resisting yet, you can summon a dragon and just leave him out of the fight to get an element of your choice too.
you’re also great at being consistent in just about everything. you can give yourself advantage on an important attack, re-roll a failed skill check or save, can’t be surprised, and have advantage on most of the skills you focus on.
Cons:
your even if you’ve got defenses to get around it, having a bad AC is still rough. though you’re plenty strong enough to just grab platemail or something if you really want.
your spells aren’t strong since we didn’t touch on charisma that much, so sword burst, burning hands, and dragon’s breath aren’t the greatest options. a lot of your spells don’t care about charisma though, so it’s not a huge issue. and even when it is you can give them disadvantage on their saves…
…you’re too tall? yeah look this is a pretty good build, the only real downside is not packing your own hea- wait no you’ve got vampiric touch. yeah this sheer heart attack has no weaknesses.
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lonely-layla · 2 years
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✩ 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕖 / 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 ✩
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𝕄𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥
Read this before requesting to prevent confusion if I deny
Name: Layla any pronouns(genderfluid)
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Hello there! I’m Layla! This is an information post about requests and what you are able to do. Let’s get to it<3
『 𝕋𝕪𝕡𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥: 』
LGBTQ! characters/readers(being part of the community myself I have no problem with it<3)
POC! reader(I am a person of color myself <3)
Chubby/plus sized!reader(also me <3)
Female/male/gender neutral!reader
NSFW(my forte)
Fluff(I love comfort posts)
Angst(I’m not good at it but I’ll try)
『 𝕥𝕪𝕡𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕗 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥: 』
R4pe
Pedophilia/child porn(if the character is aged up then it’s okay)
Incest / Stepcest / Pseudo-cest
Trans Male/ Trans Female (I am not trans and I don’t know how it feels. I don’t want to offend anyone by spreading misinformation about how it works)
Vomit/ Piss/ Scat (wtf-weirdos…)
Characters x OCs
Reader with disabilities(I don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable or spread misinformation about it.)
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✩ 『 𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞𝕤 𝕀’𝕝𝕝 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 』 ✩
My hero acedemia
Demon slayer
Danganronpa (all except ultra despair girls)
Haikyuu! (I’m just starting it so I might not know some characters)
Genshin Impact(only some characters lol)
Yandere Simulator
✩ ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 absolutely 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 ✩
Any characters that are not on the lists I will write about unless stated otherwise
Class 1 A: izuku midorya, Katsuki Bakgou, Shoto todoroki, Denki Kaminari, Momo yaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, Kyoka jirou, Hanta Sero, Tenya Iida, ocho uraraka,eijiro kirishima
Class 1B: Neito Monoma, Hitoshi Shinsou
Pro hero’s: Shouta aizawa, Keigo takami(hawks) mirko, ms joke, midnight, mt lady
Villains: Touya todoroki(dabi)
Extra characters: Mirio togata, tamaki amajiki
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Kamaboko squad: tanjiro kamado, zenitsu agatsuma, inosuke hashibira
Hashira: rengoku, giyu tomioka, gyomei himejima, Sanemi shinazugawa,mitsuri kanroji, Tengen Uzui (and his wives ofc)
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Trigger happy havoc: mondo Owada, Leon kuwata, aoi asahina, Byakuya Togami, Celestia Ludenburg, yasuhiro hagkure, sayoko maizono
Goodbye despair: nagito komaeda, Hajime hinata,ibuki mioda, Gundham Tanaka, Akane owari, Milan tsmiki, Sonia nevermind
Killing harmony: Rantaro Amami, shuichi saihara, Miu iruma,Kiibo, Tenko chabashira, maki harukawa, Gonta gakuhara
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(I’m just started watching this anime so sorry if there aren’t a lot of characters to chose from)
Karasuno: Shoyo hinata, Tobio kageyama, kei tsukishima, yuu nishinoya,ryunosuke tanaka
Nekoma: kuroo tetsuro, Kenna kozume
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Genshin Impact: Keaya Alberich, Childe Tartaglia, shikanoin heizou, Aether, Zhongli, Dilluc
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Yandere Simulator: Budo Masuta, Umeji kizuguchi, Shoku Tsuburaya, Osaka Najimi, most 1980’s characters
✩ ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 ℕ𝕆𝕋 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 ✩
Class 1 A: Rikado Sato, koji koda, Fumikage tokoyami,Mashirao ojiro, Mezou shoji, Tooru hagakure, minoru mineta, Tsuyu asui, yuga aoyama
Pro heroes: all might, present mic, endeavor, Mickey Mouse lookin ahh principal
Villains: kurogiri, Himiko toga, twice, tomura shigaraki, all for one, the ficking lizard dude
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Kamaboko squad: nezuko(sorry my soul just can’t)
Hashira: iguro obonai, shinobu kocho
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Trigger happy havoc:NO MONOKUMA,toko fukawa(or genocide syo),Sakura ogami, kyoko kirigiri, makoto naegi, Hifumi yamada, chihiro fujisaki, Sayaka Maizono, kyotaka ishimaru,
Goodbye despair: NO MONOMI, teruteru hanamura, l nekomaru nidai, Peko pekoyama, Byakuya Twogami, kazuichi soda, mahiru koizumi
Killing harmony: NO MONOKUBS, kokichi oma, Himiko yumeno, Angie yonaga,Korekiyo shinguji
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Yandere simulator: Gema taku, ayano aishi
─── ・ 。゚☆: *.☽ .* :☆゚.───
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jinruihokankeikaku · 11 months
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A brief scene of Ritsuko and the two men of the bridge crew playing golf and Ibuki continuing her reading, with Mt. Asama in the background, from Eva Original Vol. 2, Episode 10 ("Magmadiver"). A footnote reads, "The country club scene was cut altogether."
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wwx-lwj-ai-ni · 2 years
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SDC5 Update: 2022/07/13
The master group has assembled! Who's excited????
Yang Kai, Xiao Ji, George
Bouboo, Liang Liang, Rochka
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DanDan, Xiao P, BingBing
Ye Yin, Han Yu, Xiao Jie
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Acky-san, Dian Men, MT Pop
(UGHHH 🤮), Poppin C, Ibuki, AC
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Bunta, Huang Xiao,
Ma Xiaolong Eleven, Chun Lin, Lion
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inversionimpulse · 1 year
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Super curious what recent revelations mean for plot points from the beginning of the manga.
To me, at least, the general nuances of the conversation of the latest chapter imply that Miyoi being “one of Suika’s own douji” is something with a long history, maybe stretching as far back as Mt. Ooe (has Miyoi been the fourth Deva this whole time? ... that was a joke). Suika isn’t the leader of much of anything anymore, so it feels like it would be much more natural to just say Miyoi was living in the Ibuki Gourd if her association with Suika was only a recent thing.
And yet, early on, Suika angrily confronted Miyoi and demanded to know who she was. There was no one else there at the time (that we know of) so it seems unlikely that it was a performance meant to mislead an observer. Suika also points out earlier in the conversation that Miyoi seems to know her strangely well (including being the first person in the series to explicitly point out that Suika is Shuten-Douji), which could have been picked up while living in the Gourd, or could be because Miyoi knew those things already from previous association.
Did Miyoi remove herself from Suika’s memories, and if so, why? Did someone or something else? Was there an eavesdropper that hasn’t been revealed to the audience? Am I reading this entirely wrong?
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Thank you for answering mt question!, but may I ask again, did Ibuki also abuse Kurama verbally or emotionally?
I can't be so sure. Maybe he tried and after he found out that it has no effect on Kurama, he must have stopped it.
Oh yeah, now that I think about it, before Kurama left Ibuki 100s of years ago, Ibuki made a promise to Kurama that the reason why he adopted and raised Kurama was because then once Kurama grew up and find something or someone very dear to him, Ibuki would come and destroy it to break his heart. Ibuki tries to fulfil this promise in Kurama's route, he first gives Yoshino as a gift to Kurama and once he made sure Kurama is in love, Ibuki appeared again and kidnapped her.
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Yuugi Hoshiguma:
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Yuugi Hoshiguma was once one of Suika Ibuki's Elite Four, but after the Massacre of Mt. Ooe, they all went their separate ways. Yuugi eventually moved into Old Hell, and lives in the Former Capital, a massive city that gives off an odd mixture of gloomy and lively. It seems Old Hell is a thriving, happy community, albeit one made of dangerous youkai. She currently works managing the hot springs down there.
Unlike Suika, whose strength is hidden in her short stature, Yuugi is just as strong as she looks. It's even listed as her superpower, being inexplicably strong. Suika says Yuugi is more physically strong than her, but has less variety in her magic. She does have some notable abilities though, such as a supersonic roar capable of blowing down forests. She also has light manipulating powers, as shown in one of the images depicting her spellcard "Light Oni: Adamant Helix".
She's also supremely skillful: she can apparently defeat someone in combat without ever letting a drop of sake spill from her dish.
Speaking of, that's a magic dish that improves the quality of any alcohol that goes into it.
Yuugi's personality is similar to Suika's as well. She's very nice, fun-loving, and honest, but of course she also loves a good fight, with Reimu and Marisa gaining her sincere respect for defeating her. Unlike Suika, who's smarter than her exterior suggests, Yuugi is kind of a dumb meathead. She's very proud of Old Hell as a community, though she's actually a bit jealous of Suika for waltzing around with no day job.
Yuugi first appeared as the 3rd boss of Subterranean Animism. She had a few minor appearances later but returned as a boss in Touhou 17.5: Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow.
Yuugi is based on Hoshiguma-douji, one of Shuten-douji's Elite Four of the Mountain.
(Also, yeah, that low-cut kimono is in fact canon. One of the only actual bits of anything fanservicey in the series and it's just an outfit without much attention drawn to it.)
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Confession: Before I realized that Ibuki is supposed to be a parody of the cast of K-ON, I was originally trying to compare her to the Touhou oni, Suika Ibuki. Yes, both characters have “Ibuki” in their names, but just hear me out on this. Suika is confirmed to be based on Shuten-douji and is named after Mt. Ibuki where he was born. Not only that, Mioda’s hairstyle made me think that they look like oni horns, like the ones Suika has. Those two facts made me think that Mioda might be the same as Suika, that she too is supposed to be an oni, is based on Shuten-douji and is named after the place he was born, that's what I thought at the time (I’m sure that some of you already knew this about Mioda, but I just felt like saying it in case no one else knew).
It’s only until now that I’ve been told that Mioda makes K-ON references, such as having the same birthday as Yui Hirasawa. Of course, I haven’t watched K-ON since like 2016, so I really don’t know any other references. But it turns out that the kanji in Ibuki's name can be found in the K-ON character names, "I" derives from Yui Hirasawa, "buki" derives from Tsumugi Kotobuki, "Mio" derives from Mio Akiyama, and "da" I think is supposed to be "ta" in Japanese and derives from Ritsu Tainaka.
I will say that at the time I watched K-ON, Yui was in fact my favorite character. She’s just really cute, and yet I never pictured Mioda like that due to how idiotic she can be (and my birthday is only a few days after theirs), isn’t it funny? So due to her name and appearance, when I think of Mioda, what comes to mind is oni characters like Suika, not Yui. But I guess every anime fan is different (If you want the truth, I’m more of a gamer than an otaku, so all my favorite animes are actually video games that are anime themed).
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