Sakuya Izayoi

"I am a part-time incident resolver, and the number one maid in Gensokyo."

### Age

Unknown. Has lived over several human lifetimes. Appears to be in her early 20's

### Occupation

Head Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Incident Resolver

**Sakuya Izayoi** is a reoccurring protagonist and former minor antagonist from ***Touhou Project.***

She is the Head Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, with the ability to fully Manipulate Time, with a similar, yet much more minor control over Space.

## Canon

Sakuya Izayoi's past is notably enigmatic - little is known about her past, her origins, or how she came to work for the Scarlet Devil Mansion. However, one thing is known about her - Her name was given to her by her mistress, Remilia Scarlet. There are many assumptions about her previous occupation, but the most commonly accepted one proposed by Hieda no Akyuu of Touhou lore, states as follows: 'A young vampire hunter was training herself, defeating smaller demons in an unknown location, but never had the chance to fight a vampire. Confident in her abilities, she decided to set out on a journey to slay vampires and ended up at the Scarlet Devil Mansion. There she saw Remilia Scarlet, who was surprisingly strong, and Remilia easily defeated her. However, Remilia wanted the girl's power for herself, so she spared her life and gave her a new name, which also gave her a completely opposite fate: Sakuya Izayoi. Sakuya then became the head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion before it was moved to Gensokyo.'

## Pre-Paradise

For the most part, Sakuya was doing her regular chores. That was, until she noticed something bizarre. A strange, purple mass that was pulsating, even within her stopped time. She opted to ignore it, figuring it to be a simple trick, played by the Gap Youkai.

However, that quickly changed when she was suddenly sucked through, unable to stop the effect. When she awoke, she was in the Paradise Hotel on her lonesome, forced to figure out her circumstances alone.

## Plot Involvement

For quite some time, Sakuya Izayoi hung around in the background. She often didn't do much in the way of interaction, instead opting to take on the burden of cleaning the hotel. Something that was already being done, but Sakuya has the benefit of Time Manipulation on her side.

Eventually, she met The Ghost Rider at the Lakeside, wherein they discussed various topics. However, there isn't much else to note about this interaction past it being her first meeting.

Not too long after this meeting, A bomb threat had been called on the hotel in an attempt to draw out the upper management. Though Sakuya sympathized with the 'Lunar' (later revealed to be Wolf O'Donnell) individual's desire for freedom, she couldn't allow any harm to come to the residents.

Taking the incident into her own hands, Sakuya was relatively quick to dispose of the Smart Bomb located within the Garage. Though she may not have followed the incident through to completion (that part was left to the other teams), she simply got on with her previous life afterwards, receiving little to no recognition from it.

Some time later, her Mistress, Remilia Scarlet arrived on the Island. The two met, and Sakuya told Remilia everything that she'd learnt during her time on the island in an attempt to formulate some kind of strategy. Though recognised, Remilia ended up falling asleep in her arms.

After tucking in Remilia, Sakuya noticed something off. Her control over time felt as though it was rippling, like rushing water without the coldness. This fact persisted, even within stopped time. Through this, Sakuya Izayoi soon ended up on the island of distorted time where Hat Kid's ship had crash landed. Here she met the Time Brigade for the first time. Once all was said and done, Sakuya would end up joining the rag tag group of time specialists.

Not too long after this, Sakuya, alongside The 12th Doctor, The Ghost Rider, and Shinjiro Aragaki were tasked by the mysterious 'Alibaba' to investigate the upper management in person. With the TARDIS, the group of 4 were able to arrive in the Management's office, where there seemed to be some kind of conflict going on within. The investigation passed with fairly little incident until they reached the PR Office. There, the head of PR was executed by Doctor Doom infront of the group by the will of Toffee. There, the group learnt of the Shareholders.

The group of 4 manage to escape with some quick thinking from The Doctor. However, the 4 were essentially backed into a corner, as The Shareholders made themselves known to the population of the Hotel and put on a good first impression towards the residents. The Shareholders appear to have the Hotel's best interests in mind, but the four Infiltrators and another organisation know otherwise,

Sakuya intends to inform her Mistress, Remilia Scarlet, about this incident. However, this hasn't occurred yet.

## Character Relationships

* *The 12th Doctor* - A character from ***Doctor Who.*** Currently the unofficial leader of the Time Brigade, she has a great deal of respect for him despite their very limited interactions thus far. This is namely due to the fact that something about him unnerves her slightly. If she's mastered time, she doesn't want to know what level he's on in comparison. Assisted in the Infiltration of the Extradimensional Cubicle Zone.
* *Ghost Rider -* A character from ***Marvel Comics***. The first person she met in person on Paradise Hotel. Assisted in the Infiltration of the Extradimensional Cubicle Zone.
* *Atoning King Audric* - A Character from ***Dragalia Lost.*** A fellow member of the Time Brigade of whom she's had limited interaction with.
* *Hat Kid* - A Character from ***A Hat In Time.*** A fellow member of the Time Brigade of whom she's had limited interaction with.
* *Roselyn* - An OC. A fellow member of the Time Brigade of whom she's had limited interaction with.
* *Shinjiro Aragaki* - A character from Persona 3. Assisted in the Infiltration of the Extradimensional Cubicle Zone.
* *Alibaba -* A character from Persona 5. The mastermind behind the Infiltration of the Extradimensional Cubicle Zone.
* *Doctor Doom* - A character from ***Marvel Comics***. The head of security of the Shareholders and one of the two members known by her. One of Sakuya's Enemies.
* *Toffee* - A character from Star VS the forces of evil. The leader of the Shareholders and one of two members known by her. One of Sakuya's enemies.

## Trivia & Headcanons

* Sakuya's eyes change colour from Blue, Grey, and Red depending on various circumstances. In most situations though, they're blue, as this is her natural eye colour. Powerful Emotions (Such as Anger) change them to Red, whilst extended overuse of her time abilities turn them Grey.
* She actually stands at 5'9" / 175cm tall, dwarfing the mistress she serves.
* Sakuya's Arcana is that of The Temperance, representing peace, patience, perspective, inner calm, and balance.
* In some circles, Sakuya is said to be the daughter of the ever-mysterious Victorian-Era Serial Killer, Jack The Ripper. However, this is unconfirmed. If she is, she would be anywhere from 120 to 160 years old.
* On another hand, there is the idea that Sakuya may be related in some way to Konohana-Sakuyahime, the goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japanese mythology. This is due to how Eirin Yagokoro reacted to seeing her in Imperishable Night, and her potential identity as Yagokoro Omoikane no Kami. If this is the case, Sakuya would likely be older then her mistress, the 500 year old Remilia Scarlet.
* Though Sakuya is referred to, and exclusively refers to herself as human, she has lived for far longer then any. She also possesses several abnormalities from other humans in and out of Gensokyo, such as her ability being extremely powerful for a human to posses, alongside having not gone insane when she looked at the True Full Moon in Imperishable Night. Additionally, she didn't seem to react abnormally to Lunarians, and knows that Eirin Yagokoro and Kaguya Houraisan are from the moon, yet has been keeping it a secret. These facts bring question to her heritage and species.
* Sakuya has a bad case of cat's tongue, being unable to eat or drink anything hotter then Lukewarm for fear of burning her tongue.
* She's actually left handed, but she's trained herself to be effectively ambidextrous through dedication.
* Sakuya's pocketwatch, dubbed 'The Luna Dial', also has the ability to stop time. Anyone can activate it, however they do not gain the ability to move in that Frozen Time. Sakuya is unaffected by it.
* Sakuya was the first Touhou Character submitted, followed by Tenshi, and then Remilia much later.
* This interpretation of Sakuya has a hidden competitive streak relating to her job as a Maid. She refuses to allow individuals to claim to be 'the best' at any of the Duties that would fall under her jurisdiction.