Touhou Seihyokan ~ Unparalleled Divine Storm/Characters

This page shows more information about the characters in Touhou Seihyokan - Unparalleled Divine Storm.
==Playable Characters==
Playable characters are divided in teams of two, most similarly to Touhou 8: Imperishable Night. However, the heroine does not switch to their partner while in Focus mode, but instead summons them when a gauge is filled. This gauge can be filled simply by shooting and grazing, and fills up even quicker if Spell Card bonuses are achieved. Once the gauge is full, the partner will join the heroine as an AI that moves and shoots at enemies/bosses independently (the difficulty chosen for enemies also affects partners' AI). This allows for extra power when it comes to attacking. While a partner is assisting, the gauge slowly depletes itself, and will cause the partner to use a bomb and then retreat once it's empty again. It is possible for a partner to get hit by enemy bullets as well, which can cause the gauge to deplete even faster. A partner's bomb attack doesn't negate Spell Card bonuses.
Note: 'Partners will also join the main heroines in conversations during the dialogue sections against bosses.
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Magic Team
	
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Spirit Team
	
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==Enemy Characters==
===Inugami Ukiyohana===
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Inugami Ukiyohana (浮世花 犬神 Ukiyohana Inugami) is a stage 1 boss as well as the stage 1 and final stage (shared) midboss. It is later found out that she is directly connected to the mastermind of the incident, who is her master.
====Concept====
She is based on inugami (dog spirit). In descriptions of an inugami's appearance, it is said that they have a somewhat large patch of color around the size of a mouse, and they have split ends on their tail, and as they were a species of talpidae, their eyes cannot be seen. Inugami's bangs covering her eyes is a reference to this particular description of an inugami. 
Name
Her surname Ukiyohana (浮世花) means 'flower of floating world' or 'floating world flower'. Ukiyo (浮世) can also mean fleeting or transient. It is a Japanese term used to describe the urban lifestyle and culture, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo period Japan. This might be referencing Inugami's carefree and curious nature.
Her given name Inugami (犬神) is literally the same as her species name (dog god/spirit). She shares this trait with characters such as Satori Komeiji and Nue Houjuu.
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===Joy Honey===
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Joy Honey (ジョイ・ハニー Joi Hanī) is the stage 2 midboss. She is Sky Lovely's best friend.
====Concept====
She is a fairy who has adapted herself to live among honeybees, thus, she has become a queen bee of sorts. Queen bees are typically adult, mated female (gyne) bees that live in a honey bee colony or hive; a fully developed female bee, who is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive. There is normally only one adult queen in a hive, in which case the bees will usually follow and fiercely protect her. Joy Honey's ability of commanding bees to her will is based on this.
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===Sky Lovely===
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Sky Lovely (スカイ・ラブリー Sukai Raburī) is the stage 2 boss and extra stage midboss. She is Joy Honey's best friend.
====Concept====
She is vaguely based on gods of love, specifically Ōkuninushi-no-Kami and Cupid from japanese and classical mythology, respectively. She is also based around the red thread of fate/marriage, a common belief in East Asia of an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain situation, as they are "their true love".
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===Murasame Takimoto===
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Murasame Takimoto (滝本 村雨 Takimoto Murasame) is a stage 3 boss as well as the stage 3 midboss. 
====Concept====
She is a ame-onna, which is a youkai that brings forth rain wherever they go. However, Murasame is a special type of ame-onna in that she has learned to control her ability. Rather than having rain follow her at all times, she can manipulate rain at will or cause it to begin or stop whenever she wants just by licking the back of her hand. She is always seen wielding an umbrella.
Name
Her surname Takimoto (滝本) means 'waterfall origin/base/root'. 
Her given name Murasame (村雨) means 'passing shower' in reference to her ability to cause rain to occur anywhere she is.
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===Kurayami===
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Kurayami (暗闇) is the stage 4 midboss. They are seven familiars or pets of Orochiko who usually accompany her wherever she goes. 
====Concept====
Kurayami have the appearance of small, mostly spherical dragons. They were apparently born from each of Orochiko's remaining severed heads during her battle against Satsuka ages ago, and they alongside Orochiko represent Yamata no Orochi's eight heads and eight tails. Each Kurayami has a mind of its own, but are still strongly connected to Orochiko, who is able to command them at will.
Name
Kurayami (暗闇) literally means 'darkness'. This alludes to their ability to create shadows.
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===Orochiko Kawatatsu===
Orochiko Kawatatsu (川竜 大蛇子 Kawatatsu Orochiko) is the stage 4 boss as well as a final stage (shared) midboss. 
====Concept====
She is loosely based on Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight headed dragon slew by Susanoō when saving Inadahime in one of his stories. Similarly to the original story, Orochiko and Satsuka fought at some point. with Orochiko surrendering after having her seven other heads cut off by Satsuka's blade. Orochiko then devoted herself to serving Satsuka after having her life ultimately spared, and currently guards their temple. The remains of her other heads eventually reincarnated into her Kurayami pets.
Name
Her surname Kawatatsu (川竜) means 'dragon of the river' or 'river dragon'.
Her given name Orochiko (大蛇子) is a combination of Orochi (the name for the large snake/eight headed serpent) and ko (child), which would translate to child of the large snake/eight headed serpent. This could be alluding to this incarnation of Orochi/Orochiko being a remnant of what the beast used to be.
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===Tamami Koizumi===
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Tamami Koizumi (小泉 珠実 Koizumi Tamami) is the stage 5 boss as well as the stage 5 and final stage (shared) midboss. 
====Concept====
Tamami is a kijo (human turned oni/youkai) who dutifully serves Satsuka, and is her most trusted friend.
At the time of Orochiko and Satsuka's battle, Tamami was a normal human who was to be sacrificed to the eight headed dragon as an offering to the Dragon God (as were many other pure women before her). After Satsuka (Susanoō at the time) was exiled from Heaven due to her violent tendencies and betrayal of Ōhirume, she came across the offering event and decided to help Tamami from being devoured by Orochiko. However, during the battle, Tamami was mortally wounded by Orochiko, and after defeating the dragon, Satsuka used the remaining sacred power of her Tsurugi blade to resurrect her. As a side effect, Tamami became a youkai and thus gained exceptional longevity. From that day on, Tamami swore her undying loyalty and servitude to Satsuka.
This is similar to the tale of Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi to rescue Kushinadahime/Inadahime, who would later become (one of) his wife. Tamami is a reference to Inadahime in being rescued in a similar manner and then developing a very close bond with Satsuka (Susanoo).
Name
Her surname Koizumi (小泉) is a surname that is still used to this day and means 'small spring/fountain'.
Her given name Tamami (珠実) means 'beautiful gem'. 
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===Mikoto no Satsuka===
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Mikoto no Satsuka (美琴　颯花) is the main antagonist and final stage boss. 
====Concept====
Satsuka is a goddess of storms, and is the current incarnation of the legendary shinto god Susanoō-no-Mikoto. The power of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草薙の剣 "Grass-Cutting Sword") had been completely depleted when Satsuka used it to resurrect Tamami after the battle against Orochiko. Soon enough, they would start seeking out more faith towards the kami of storms. However, as time passed, faith in shinto gods (and godlike beings in general) slowly started to decrease. Like any other god, this was a major problem for Satsuka, who at the time was still known as Susanoō, because without any faith they eventually would fade away, and the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi's full potential had started to weaken once again as well. 
After major loss of faith in gods in the Outside World, Susanoō followed Ōhirume under the appearance of Satsuka into Gensokyo. In such a world where youkai and gods still prevail, Satsuka eventually regained her full power and sent out a massive storm in the process, causing an incident.
Name
Her surname Mikoto (美琴) means 'lord, highness' and is a noble title commonly used for Japanese gods. It derives from Susanoo-no-Mikoto and other aliases with Mikoto in it.
Her given name Satsuka (颯花) means 'flower of the storm' or 'gale flower'.
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===Mikoto no Ōhirume===
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Mikoto no Ōhirume (美琴　大日孁) is the extra stage boss as well as the phantasm midboss. 
====Concept====
She is the current incarnation of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. After the storm incident caused by her sister, Ōhirume is aware of Satsuka's presence in Gensokyo and is enraged, plunging Gensokyo into darkness as she goes out to confront her, until the heroine interrupts her.
Her design has her with both wolf ears and crow-like wings. This is in reference to the word wolf in Japanese (狼 ōkami) and the kanji 大神 (great deity) being pronounced identically, and its similarity to Amaterasu-Ōmikami. Her crow wings reference her connection with crows, particularly the divine three-legged crow Yatagarasu (whose spirit was partially eaten by Utsuho Reiuji).
Name
Her surname Mikoto is the same as Satsuka's. 
Her given name Ōhirume/Oohirume (大日孁) is one of Amaterasu's aliases. It means 'big sun/day maiden'.
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===Mikoto no Tsukiyomi===
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Mikoto no Tsukiyomi (美琴　月夜見) is the phantasm boss. 
====Concept====
She is based on the Japanese moon god of the same name. She is a Lunarian goddess, and the founder and lord of the Lunar Capital and the night, for which she is formally known as Lord Tsukuyomi. After the recent emergence of her sisters in Gensokyo, Tsukiyomi decides to intervene as well, sending an illusion of herself in an attempt to attack Ōhirume (whom she despises) and send her back to the Outside World due to Gensokyo's history with the Lunar Capital. She is not actually physically dealt with, but will restrain from carrying on with her plan after having her clone defeated by the heroine.
Name
Her surname Mikoto is the same as Satsuka's and Ōhirume's.
Her given name Tsukiyomi (月夜見) is a combination of Tsukiyo (月夜, "moonlit night") and mi (見, "looking, watching"). It is one of Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto's alternative names.
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