Byakuren Hijiri (Gensokyo Reloaded)

*This article is about Byakuren's appearance in* Touhou RP: Gensokyo Reloaded*. For the character in other contexts, see Byakuren Hijiri.*

Byakuren is fast-moving all-around character with a tool for almost every situation, capable of playing either offense or defense depending on the situation. While Byakuren is capable of some high damage-output combos, she is almost entirely reliant on building up her skill charges with *Chant*, which forces her to rely on scoring knockdowns so that she can find ample time to build these charges. *Relic "Sorceror's Sutra Scroll"* does help remedy this somewhat, by providing Byakuren with a time-limited infinite supply of skill charges.

## Pros

* The character's dashes not only cover a lot of distance quickly, but also make her invulnerable and allow her to phase through opponents while she's moving.
* All heavy Normals can be cancelled into *Chant* to make them safe on block and thus mostly non-committal, which also makes pressuring an opponent quite easy and gives Byakuren a reliable way to charge spirit orbs while on the offensive.
* One of the few characters that can start a combo with her Throws.
* Possesses a fullscreen counterattack that works against both melee and a projectile attacks, as well as her own recoiled *Vidudakha's Swords*.

## Cons

* Byakuren has a large hurtbox, making her slightly more susceptible to stray attacks.
* As a trade-off for having invulnerability during her dashes, Byakuren cannot cancel them into attacks until a short time after the dash movement has ended, denying her of burst movement options.
* Somewhat susceptible to pressure when no spirit orbs are available, due to her Special reversal requiring one.

## Advanced Tactics

Due to being classed as a special move, Byakuren has the ability to cancel her normal attacks into her *Chant*. This can be used to Byakuren's advantage as, assuming that the charge is not extended by holding any buttons, Byakuren can recover very quickly while gaining at least a partial charge. Certain Normals that have lengthy recovery animation times such as standing , which are normally unsafe on block, can be made safer by cancelling them into Byakuren's spell charge. This is crucial for Byakuren's pressure game, as it allows her to maintain the offensive while building up orb charges needed for her specials. Note that not all of Byakuren's normals benefit from this, especially those with quick recovery times such as standing , which can actually be made dangerously unsafe through this tactic.

## Movelist

### **Normals**

 **P1 Power Gain** | 40

 **P1 Power Gain** | 60

 **P1 Power Gain** | 90

 **Notes on Frame Data** | 5f~9f upper invulnerability.

 **P1 Power Gain** | 40

 **P1 Power Gain** | 60

 **P1 Power Gain** | 90
 **Properties** |  (Trip)

 **P1 Power Gain** | 40

 **P1 Power Gain** | 60

 **P1 Power Gain** | 90

### **Command Moves**

 **P1 Power Gain** | 80
 **Properties** | Does not make contact with opponents in hitstun or blockstun.

 **P1 Power Gain** | 80

 **P1 Power Gain** | 45x2

 **P1 Power Gain** | 40x2

### **Specials**

 **Guard Type** | N/A
 **P1 Power Gain** | N/A
 **Properties** | [  ] to continuously charge Skill Orb gauge.Automatically stops charging once 5 SKill orbs are obtained.Can be used beyond obtaining 5 Skill Orbs, but won't charge the SKill Orb gauge any further.Cannot be cancelled into Spell Cards or Last Words.

 **Properties** |  version: Recoiled swords can trigger *Heaven Sign "Brilliance of Mahavairocana"*.

 **Properties** | First and second hits: \*Third hit: Requires at least 1 Skill Orb charge. during attack for up to 2 additional attacks.Additional attacks do not consume Skill charges.

 **Properties** | Requires at least 1 Skill Orb charge.

 **Properties** |  version: \* &  versions: Requires at least 1 Skill Orb charge.

 **Properties** | Requires at least 1 Skill Orb charge.Reduces melee damage taken by 60%.

### **Spell Cards**

 **P1 Power Gain** | -1000

 **Guard Type** | N/A
 **P1 Power Gain** | -1000
 **Properties** | Requires at least 1 Skill Orb charge.Consumes all currently available Skill Orb charges.Grants unlimited use of Skill Orb charges.Increases damage of all Specials (barring *Vidudahka's Sword*) by 10%.Each Skill Orb charge available prior to activation adds 2 seconds to the Spell Card's total duration

### **Last Words**

 **P1 Power Gain** | -3000
 **Properties** | *"Angiras' Knowledge"* must be selected at the beginning of the match.Attack's damage is not affected by proration.

 **P1 Power Gain** | -3000
 **Properties** | *"Sakra Devanam Indra's Thunderstorm"* must be selected at the beginning of the match.Attack's damage is not affected by proration.