Wriggle Nightbug

Wriggle Nightbug (リグル・ナイトバグ Riguru Naitobagu) is a firefly youkai capable of controlling other insects. She first appears in Imperishable Night as both the Stage 1 midboss and boss. She also appears as a Stage 1 boss in Shoot the Bullet and has made appearances in various official Touhou manga and literary works.

Wriggle Nightbug
Main RenderPerfect Memento in Strict SenseGames Imperishable NightHopeless Masquerade
Origin
Origin	Touhou Eiyashou (Eternal Night Vignette) ~ Imperishable Night
Creator	ZUN
First Appearance	Touhou 08: Imperishable Night
Voiced by	Fanmade Series: Rikako Aida, Maya Yoshioka, Azumi Waki, Yu Sasahara, Shino Shimoji, Yuuki Takada
Characteristics
Species	Firefly Youkai
Gender	Female
Pronouns	She/Her
Sexuality	Unknown
Age	Unknown
Birthday	Unknown
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Ethnicity	Unknown
Status	Alive
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Archetype	Monster
Time Period	Non-linear
Language	Japanese
Combat Style	Magical Combat, Insect Combat
Homeworld	Gensokyo
Relationships
Affiliations	Rumia, Mystia Lorelei, Three Fairies of Light
Enemies	Reimu Hakurei (Formerly), Yukari Yakumo (Formerly), Marisa Kirisame (Formerly), Alice Margatroid (Formerly), Sakuya Izayoi (Formerly), Remilia Scarlet (Formerly), Youmu Konpaku (Formerly), Yuyuko Saigyouji (Formerly)

Background

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Wriggle Nightbug’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Imperishable Night English TranslationJapanese “ -0- Summer is drawing to a close. Soon, chirping crickets will take over for buzzing cicadas. Gensokyo's hot nights are cooling down, making it a comfortable time for humans and youkai alike. Times are peaceful as usual. From a human perspective, leastwise. Touhou Eiyashou (Eternal Night Vignette) ~ Imperishable Night -1- There is an old mansion located at the edge of Gensokyo. Its appearance radiates the feeling of its history and a kind of atmosphere that rejects visitors. Items that look as though they might be from the outer world have somehow found their way into this house. Strange machines, books that make no sense, magazines. One such object, an iron box that was once a television, now serves the role of spiritual storage. "Spirits can live well in something that used to display human shapes," she'd say to her shikigami. This is the home of Yukari Yakumo, the youkai of boundaries. Ever since becoming aware of a slight abnormality in Gensokyo, she hasn't been able to sleep well, even during the day. The enemy was yet to be seen, but she was certain that it must have taken someone powerful to pull that off. She doesn't get out often, however, and it will be very bothersome for her to take an action alone. "Hey, I can rope her in and let her handle this problem." So she set out for the shrine, another building located at the edge of Gensokyo. There's a human that she knows there. It's a carefree person who always happens to be bored, so she'll gladly undertake the task of resolving whatever trouble there is. -2- It smells ominous. It is said that the forest eats humans. Humans usually maintain a safe distance from it.Its atmosphere constantly brims with an unearthly evil. The Forest of Magic, a place where all the evil in Gensokyo naturally gathers. Within that forest, small human figures are gathered into a small building. Human figures smaller than humans. The rainbow-colored puppeteer, Alice Margatroid, is reading books amidst a mountain of dolls. "How can humans possibly not be aware of this huge disaster?" "Dunno." If nothing is done, we won't be able to enjoy that. She isn't the type of person who gets out often, but no one else was interested in the problem, so she set out to investigate for herself. Or rather, she tried to. "I don't like this, they're used to this kind of thing, so they should do it." "Yeah, really." She knew nothing about the enemy and had no idea how to get started. In the end, she decided to visit a human who also lived in the forest, to let her take care of the issue. She brought a few books along...... Grimoires. Books that any human would find extremely rare and difficult to get ahold of. That person would never be able to refuse such an offer. -3- "Sakuya, where are you?" There is a European mansion located next to a lake; a scarlet mansion. A shrill voice was echoing all through its halls, as usual. Between a lake of glistening white and a forest of verdant green stood a mansion of unyielding scarlet. It should be an awkward sight, but strangely, it's very soothing. It is said that time stops flowing within this mansion, the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It's not a metaphor. Remilia Scarlet, a vampire, was looking for her personal maid. "Have you already done that as I asked?" "I beg your pardon, my Lady, but I couldn't get what actually you meant to..." Unfortunately, she was apparently unsuccessful at communicating with the human before her. "Fine! I'll do it myself, Sakuya, so you do daily stu... Well, whatever you want." Obviously, she had not been ordered to stay home. The maid has no choice but to attend her mistress as a protection charm. "You know that you won't be able to do anything after sunrise," she said in her heart. It's so peaceful and nothing in particular is happening, so she'll just go back home once the mistress gets tired, the maid thought lightly. Of course, that too was left unspoken. -4- No other place in Gensokyo can match the silence of this place. However, it isn't bleak. It has a peaceful atmosphere like a sleeping soul. There is no sign of any disturbance; nature's bounty and refreshing wind is the sole source of sound. This is the Netherworld, the land of the dead. There isn't a living human anywhere to be found. The ghosts there, however, enjoy a lively afterlife. "So, Lady Yuyuko's not aware of this?" The most vivid and largest place in this quiet world. The Hakugyokurou. Youmu Konpaku, a gardener, was pondering whether to tell her mistress about a most recent incident. At that moment, she found her lady heading toward her. Good timing. "Ah, Lady Yuyuko..." "Youmu, are you still ignoring that?" "Eh? ... What do you mean by 'that'?" "What, you're not even aware of it? That's why you're ragged about your dullness." She doesn't remember being ragged, but it seems that her lady was aware of the trouble as well. "So you were talking about the Moon? I am certainly aware of that. You only said that, and so suddenly..." "It looks like no one's taking action, so why don't you have a go, Youmu?" "Ehh, why so?" "Just kidding. You're too unreliable anyway. That human we saw the other day was better... well, I will do it then." "No way, please don't be such a meanie... I shall go too." "I really meant what I said about unreliability, though." Yuyuko Saigyouji, the ghostly mistress of the Saigyouji family, ragged Youmu. "Wait, do you have any idea where to go, my Lady?" "Of course, a lot of them. As we shoot stuff down, we'll eventually find a lead." "That's where you're wrong, Lady Yuyuko. You rely too much on raw power and have bad aim, so it takes even longer. You should concentrate your attack more, look..." "Your back is so undefended, Youmu." Yuyuko was really worried about Youmu going out alone, so she decided to take action by herself. Since the opponent is powerful enough to cause such a disaster, a team of two wouldn't be a bad idea. -5- It was peaceful. Or, it looked peaceful. However, all youkai were upset. What's really happening is that, without anyone taking notice, suddenly... The full moon has disappeared from Gensokyo's night. Even on the night of a supposed full moon, a bit of missing light prevents it from being full. It's no wonder that humans aren't aware of the situation, though; it's only the tiniest bit of difference. For non-humans, however, a moon that isn't full doesn't function at all. It's an especially critical problem for those who dislike sunlight. A human and youkai, a team of two, ventured out into Gensokyo's midnight hours to retrieve the missing fragment of the moon and restore the full moon. They will stop the night if need be, even if it becomes an imperishable night. —— As summer draws to a close, not much time remains before the harvest moon. The team of human and youkai stop the night. -E- A glowing, ancient, virgulate object. A pile of round objects in the sight. A small gem. A shining orb. A fragile soul. And the largest sphere. "How is she doing these days?" she wondered as she stared at these objects. Time does not flow in this place. History repeats itself. She, too, was in Gensokyo. „ ~ Imperishable Night Prologue English Translation “ －０－ 夏の終わり。それは蝉の鳴き声が鈴虫の鳴き音に変ろうとしていた頃の話。 ここ幻想郷の暑さも夜になるとすっかり退き、人間にとっても妖怪にとっても快適な季節だった。 いつも通り平和だった。 少なくとも、人間達にはそう見えていたのだ。 東方永夜抄　～ Imperishable Night. －１－ ここは、幻想郷の境に存在する古めかしい屋敷。その歴史を感じさせる佇まいは、如何なる者の来訪をも拒んでいる様だった。この家には何故か人間界の道具と思われるものが幾つか在る。用途のわからない機械、書いてある事がまるで理解できない本、雑誌。 外の世界では映像受信機だったと思われる鉄の箱も、只の霊気入れになっていた。 人の形が映っていた物には霊も宿りやすいのよと、彼女は自分の式神に教える。 境界の妖怪『八雲 紫（やくも ゆかり）』はここに居た。 彼女は、幻想郷の僅かな異変に気付き、昼も寝れない毎日を過ごしていた。 敵の姿は確認取れなかったが、『こんな』事が出来ると言う事はかなりの強力な者であると想像できた。しかし、普段余り出歩かない彼女にとって自分から動く事は、凄く面倒な事だったのだ。 　「そうだ、『あいつ』を唆して『あいつ』にやらせれば良いわ」 こうして紫は、同じく幻想郷の境に存在する神社を目指して出かけた。そこに一人の知り合いの人間がいる。 その人間は、いつでも呑気で退屈しているはずである。 どんな仕事でも必ず引き受けるに違いない。 －２－ 不吉な臭いがする。この森は人を喰うといわれる。人間は余り寄り付かない場所である。常に禍々しい妖気で溢れていた。 魔法の森、幻想郷の魔が自ずと集まった森。 その森に、小さな人の形を集めた小さな建物がある。 人間より一回りも小さい人の形。 七色の人形遣い『アリス・マーガトロイド』は、人形の山の中で読書をしていた。 　「何であいつら人間達はこの大異変に気がつかないのかしら」 　「ねぇ？」 このままではいつものアレが楽しめないじゃない。普段は余り出歩くことの無い彼女だったがみんな異変に無関心だった為、調査に乗り出てみる事にした。 いや、しようかと思った。 　「面倒だなぁ、こういうのに慣れている『あいつら』がやればいいのに」 　「ほんとほんと」 敵の見当もつかないし、どうすればよいのかわからない。思いあぐねて、同じくこの森に住む人間の処へ向う事にした。 手には数冊の本……。 人間が滅多に手にする事が無い本。グリモワールである。 これでその人間が動かない道理は無い。 －３－ 　「咲夜～、どこに居るの～？」 ここは湖のほとりにある洋館、紅い建物。今日もけたたましい声が響く。湖の白と森の緑、そこに建つ紅い洋館。どぎつい取り合わせのはずなのに不思議と落ち着いていた。 この館、紅魔館は時が止まると言う。比喩ではない。 吸血鬼『レミリア・スカーレット』は、自分のお抱えのメイドを探していた。 　「頼んでいたアレはやっておいた？」 　「と言われましても、申し訳ないのですが私には良く判らないもので……」 どうにも、目の前の人間には言葉が通じない。 　「もういいわ！私が行くから咲夜は家の事を… 　　まぁ、好きな様にやって」 留守番を命じていない事は明白だった。結局メイドはお守り役として付いて行かざるを得ない。日が昇ったら一人じゃ自由が効かない癖に、と思いつつ…… こんなに平和だし何か起きている様にも見えないし、ちょっと動いたら疲れて戻ってくるでしょう、とメイドは軽く思っていた。もちろん口には出せない。 －４－ 幻想郷でもここ程静かな場所も無いだろう。ただ、荒涼としているわけではない。何か魂が休まるような静かさなのだ。荒ぶる者の声も聞こえない、豊かな自然に爽やかな風の音だけが聞こえる。 冥府。死者の住まう処。 ここには生気のある人間は居ない。だが、亡霊達は亡霊のくせに生き生きと暮らしていた。 　「幽々子様は気が付いていないのかしら？」 静かな場所の中で一番華やかで広い所。白玉楼。 庭師『魂魄 妖夢（こんぱく ようむ）』はお嬢様に異変を伝えようか迷っていた。 その時、お嬢様がこっちに向ってきた。丁度いい。 　「あ、幽々子様……。」 　「妖夢。アレはまだそのままかしら？」 　「え？……アレ、とは何でしょう？」 　「あら、気が付いていないの？ 　　これだから庭師は鈍感だって、ぼろくそに言われるのよ」 ぼろくそに言われた記憶は無いが、どうやらお嬢様も異変に気が付いていたらしい。 　「もしかして『月』の事ですか？　気が付いてますってば～。 　　突然、アレって言われましても……」 　「誰も動かないみたいだし、妖夢、行ってみない？」 　「えー？何でですか」 　「嘘よ。妖夢じゃ頼りないしね。 　　何時ぞやの人間の方がまだマシだし……、私が行くわ」 　「そんな～、意地悪な事言わないで下さいよ～。私が行きますから～」 　「頼りないと言ったのは本当よ」 西行寺家の亡霊少女『西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ）』は、妖夢の事をぼろくそに言った。 　「って、お嬢様は目的地の当てがあるのですか？」 　「勿論沢山あるわ。まぁそんなのその辺飛んでいるの落とせばいつか当たるものよ。」 　「そんなだから駄目なのです。 　　幽々子様はいつだって、力に任せて狙いを定めないから時間が掛かるのです。 　　もっと、的を絞って攻撃するのですよ。こう……」 　「妖夢、後ろががら空きよ。」 幽々子は、本当に妖夢だけでは不安を感じていた。だから、自ら動く事にしたのだ。 この異変を起こせるだけの者相手なら、二人でも良いだろう。 －５－ 平和だった。 平和そうに見えた。 だが、妖怪達は困っていたのだ。 そう異変とは、誰も気が付かない内にひっそりと、何時の間にか……、 幻想郷の夜から満月が無くなっていたのだった。 本来、満月になるはずの夜もほんの少しだけ月が欠けていて、完全な満月にならなかったのである。普通の人間が気がつかないのは無理も無い、月はほんのちょっとだけ欠けていたに過ぎなかったのだ。 それでも妖の者にとって、満月の無い月はまるで月の機能を果たして居なかったのである。 特に日の光が苦手な者にとっては死活問題であった。 人間と妖怪の二人は夜の幻想郷を翔け出した 勿論、月の欠片を探し出し、幻想郷の満月を取り返す為である。 見つけるまで夜を止めてでも 永遠の夜になったとしても ――夏の終わり、中秋の名月まであまり時間も無い頃。 　　人間と妖怪の二人は、夜を止める。 －Ｅ－ 光に輝く太古の棒状の物。 目の前に見える大量の丸い物。 小さな玉。光り輝く珠。消え入りそうな魂。そして最も大きな球。 彼女は今頃どうしているだろうか、丸い物を見て思う。 ここは、時間の止まった場所。そして繰り返す歴史。 彼女もまた、幻想郷にいた。 „ ~ Imperishable Night Prologue Japanese During the events of Eternal Night, Wriggle attacks Reimu/Yukari, Marisa/Alice, Sakuya/Remilia, & Youmu/Yuyuko assuming they would be easy targets. However, the pairs dispatches her without difficulty. Shoot the Bullet Aya Shameimaru encounters Wriggle on Stage 1 and photographs her danmaku patterns. Hopeless Masquerade Wriggle can be seen in the background on the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum and Youkai Tanuki Forest stages, where she is seen floating and cheering. Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red In Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red, Wriggle employs her insect manipulation abilities to establish an "Insects' News Service". The service dispatches large numbers of bugs to deliver announcements and messages for clients who provide plans and a specified time in advance. Wriggle organizes this service with the goal of elevating the social standing of insects, though she soon grows weary of it and discontinues operations. When interviewed later, Wriggle has no recollection of the service, as insects discard information that is no longer relevant. Perfect Memento in Strict Sense Hieda no Akyuu makes an encyclopedic entry on Wriggle as part of the Gensokyo Chronicle. Oriental Sacred Place In chapter 4 of Oriental Sacred Place, Wriggle joins other "small fry" characters—including Mystia Lorelei, Rumia, and the Three Fairies of Light—in an attempt to scare Youmu Konpaku as part of a test of courage. In chapter 12, Wriggle is seen setting up her "insect relief" stand alongside others during an impromptu New Year's festival at the Hakurei Shrine, held to attract visitors. Whispered Oracle of Hakurei Shrine Reimu Hakurei writes a fortune slip concerning Wriggle as part of her efforts to clean up following an incident.

Name Meaning

Her full name is Wriggle Nightbug (リグル・ナイトバグ). "Wriggle" derives from the English word commonly used to describe the movement of bugs along the ground. "Nightbug" is a portmanteau of "night" and "bug", referencing her nature as a firefly.

Appearance

General Description: Wriggle is a figure with teal hair and blue eyes. She has bug-like antennae and, according to Hieda no Akyuu, possesses insect wings despite her cape being shaped to resemble them. Aside from her insect appendages, she looks like an average human.

Facial Features: She has teal hair and blue eyes. Bug-like antennae extend from her head.

Clothing/Outfit:

• Primary Outfit: A white shirt with stylized short sleeves. A black cape with red lining, shaped to resemble insect wings. Baggy blue knee-length shorts.

Physical Traits: Akyuu describes her as having actual wings, though her cape is visually designed to mimic wing shapes. Her childlike appearance reflects her status as an insect youkai.

Special Features: Her antennae and wings are the primary indicators of her nature as an insect youkai. Her overall appearance is otherwise human.

Personality

• Quick to Anger: Wriggle becomes angry quickly and takes it personally when someone offends insects.

• Concerned About Insects: Wriggle is concerned about the decrease in insects, particularly due to insecticide. She is annoyed at the low social status of bugs.

• Easily Distracted and Forgetful: Wriggle expressed interest in proving insects can be useful to humans but quickly grew tired of the idea. She forgot about it within days, stating that insects get rid of old information once it has served its purpose. ZUN notes she is "a bit slow in the head."

• Sensitive to Insect Countermeasures: As an insect herself, Wriggle cannot stand cold, insecticide, or other countermeasures against insects.

Relationships

Mystia Lorelei, Rumia, & Three Fairies of Light

Wriggle takes part with them in scaring Youmu Konpaku as part of a "test of courage".

General Information

Name: Wriggle Nightbug

Titles

• A Bug of Light Wriggling in the Dark
• Unjustly Hated Person

Origin: Touhou Eiyashou (Eternal Night Vignette) ~ Imperishable Night

Overall Series: Touhou Project

First Appearance: Touhou 08: Imperishable Night

Latest Appearance: Foul Detective Satori (Cameo in Chapter 12)

Company: Team Shanghai Alice

Creator: ZUN

Actor: The following voice acted roles are all from fan-made series not apart of any canonical Touhou works.

• Japanese Voice Actors: Rikako Aida (Touhou LostWord Wriggle Nightbug), Maya Yoshioka (Touhou LostWord Wriggle Nightbug), Azumi Waki (Touhou LostWord Wriggle Nightbug), Yu Sasahara (Touhou LostWord Wriggle Nightbug (Kaiju of Augmentation and Mutation), Shino Shimoji (Touhou LostWord Wriggle Nightbug (Kaiju of Augmentation and Mutation), Yuuki Takada (Touhou LostWord Wriggle Nightbug (Kaiju of Augmentation and Mutation)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Unknown

Pronouns: She/Her

Handedness: Right-Handed

Age: Unknown

Birthday: Unknown

Time Period: The world of Gensokyo itself is in a non-linear time period

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Gensokyo

Residence: Forests in Gensokyo

Story Role: Stage 1 Midboss & Stage 1 Boss

Legacy: Local Legacy (Known locally as a insect beast youkai)

Influence: Event Influence

Language: Japanese

Ethnicity: Unknown

Religion: N/A (Youkais lack faith, not caring about religious related values)

Classification: Night Bug0

Species: Firefly Youkai

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: N/A

Combat Style: Magical Combat/Insect Combat

Affiliations: Rumia, Mystia Lorelei, Three Fairies of Light

Enemies: Reimu Hakurei (Formerly), Yukari Yakumo (Formerly), Marisa Kirisame (Formerly), Alice Margatroid (Formerly), Sakuya Izayoi (Formerly), Remilia Scarlet (Formerly), Youmu Konpaku (Formerly), Yuyuko Saigyouji (Formerly)

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Alive

Alignment

• Innate Youkai Nature: Neutral Evil (Youkai carry about one thing in common, that they attack and prey upon humans, they only think of themselves, and they are the most dangerous enemies to humans)
• Beast Youkai Nature: Neutral Evil (Beast Youkai are heavily influenced by the animal from which they orignated, they tolerate no harm to any of their kin and have a preference for meat, especially human flesh. Beast Youkai are noted to be very ferocious)

Threat Level: Street Threat

Potential

• Type(s) of Potential: Fixed Potential
• Level of Potential: Fixed
• Description: Hasn't had any real statements to showcase anything beyond the standard potential.
• Limitations: Standard limitations.

Archetype: Monster

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: At least 9-C, Higher with Swam of Insects, Far Higher with Spiritual Power

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Magic & Fear

Attack Potency: At least Bone level (Despite having an appearance to that similar of a human child, it's noted that even with a youkai's appearance, a human's power can't compare to a youkai's. Youkais can easily kill humans, with it being noted that if it came to open conflict between humans and youkai, they would probably wipe out the village in the blink of an eye. Youkai have stronger bodies than humans. Youkai are noted to be physically stronger than humans), Higher with Swam of Insects (When Wriggle summons a swam of insects, humans can do nothing to her), Far Higher with Spiritual Power (Noted how even Yumemi Okazaki's scientific magic truly pales in comparison with the real thing, which Yumemi noted to not make light of the power of her science as she could blow up the planet at any moment). Can ignore covnentional durability with Magic (Magic exists outside of the Grand Unified Theory, a theory with any model that merges electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces into a single force at high energies, unifying gravity with the electronuclear interaction, providing a more comprehensive theory of everything. Yumemi explains that on her world, all power can be explained by the Grand Unified Theory, however she posits an existence of a power not covered by the Theory: the power of magic. Yumemi also explains that in the world of Gensokyo, magic unifies everything. Magic is noted by Yumemi to have close ties with religion. The second layer of reality is spirit and magic, while the first layer is where all things within the laws of physics presides, putting attacks with magic outside of the conventional laws of physics)

Durability: At least Bone level, Far Higher with Spiritual Power. Her Youkai Physiology makes her very difficult to kill (It's noted that one cannot defeat spirits or devilish powers without a weapon with an unnatural amount of spiritual power such as the Yin-Yang Orb. Physical attacks such as a whacking a sake bottle over the head are considered violent methods that wouldn't work on youkai, with it only being spiritual attacks that cause fatal wounds to youkai. When attempting to exterminate a youkai, one does not use weapons that cause physical damage, instead weapons with an "origin" are more preferable. In the world beyond (Gensokyo), physical form has no meaning for all non-human entities)

Striking Strength: At least Bone Class

Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman Class

Travel Speed: At least Superhuman (Can keep up with other characters flight speeds, where they can reach across long distances due to being able to fly)

Attack Speed: At least Superhuman. Magic Attacks lack a defined speed (Magic exists outside of the Grand Unified Theory, a theory with any model that merges electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces into a single force at high energies, unifying gravity with the electronuclear interaction, providing a more comprehensive theory of everything. Yumemi explains that on her world, all power can be explained by the Grand Unified Theory, however she posits an existence of a power not covered by the Theory: the power of magic. Yumemi also explains that in the world of Gensokyo, magic unifies everything. Magic is noted by Yumemi to have close ties with religion)

Reaction Speed: At least Superhuman

Stamina: Superhuman (Youkai have stronger bodies than humans. Youkais within Gensokyo do not have much demand for medicine for physical illnesses as they are comprised mostly of spirit, thus they are always fit and robust)

Range: Standard Melee. At least Tens of Meters (Shoots out a rapid fire of dozens of energy bullets to form a circle that then all spread out covering the screen), Cross-Dimensional with Battlefield Removal (Ordinary youkai, can send themself and their opponent to a different battlefield)

Intelligence: Below Average Intelligence (Wriggle is noted to be a bit slow in the head)

Knowledge: At least Master level in regards to insects (Wriggle is a master at controlling her insects, being considered to be unstoppable if she controls a horde of harvest mites), Novice level otherwise

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Powers and Techniques

Standard Youkai AbilitiesUnique Abilities

StandardBeast Youkai

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Superhuman Strength (Youkais can easily kill humans, with it being noted that if it came to open conflict between humans and youkai, they would probably wipe out the village in the blink of an eye. Youkai have stronger bodies than humans. Youkai are noted to be physically stronger than humans)
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Superhuman Reaction
  • Superhuman Lifting
  • Superhuman Energy Efficiency
• Enhanced Senses (Unlike humans, youkai can see in the dark to the point that it's a way for them to spot a human)
• Extrasensory Perception (Youkai are able to see the human village that Keine made essentially invisible from history from humans)
• Longevity (Marisa notes that youkai live a really long time, beyond even human years. Youkais have longer lifespans than humans)
• Aura (Noted that Youkai possess an aura, along with an energy source called "Youkai Energy")
• Invisibility (Youkai are noted to be life-forms that are invisible to humans, appearing to them via fluctuations. Noted that all objects within Gensokyo were all hidden in the invisible gaps of the quantum world)
• Non-Standard Damage (Youkai's attacks are spiritual based whereas having standard durability against them does not help. When a youkai has injured someone, they need special recovery from youkai practitioners otherwise they cannot recover normally)
• Non-Standard Defenses (Reimu realized that only the Yin-Yang Orb was effective against non-human creatures, with it being noted that Reimu using her ofuda, her spirit power, and her martial arts all prove to be useless against her enemies, meaning Youkai cannot really be harmed by regular or standard weaponry. It's noted that one cannot defeat spirits or devilish powers without a weapon with an unnatural amount of spiritual power such as the Yin-Yang Orb. Physical attacks such as a whacking a sake bottle over the head are considered violent methods that wouldn't work on youkai, with it only being spiritual attacks that cause fatal wounds to youkai. When attempting to exterminate a youkai, one does not use weapons that cause physical damage, instead weapons with an "origin" are more preferable. In the world beyond (Gensokyo), physical form has no meaning for all non-human entities)
• Absorption
  • Information Absorption: It is noted by Reimu that youkai can be swallowed up by information which can turn them into an "omnipotent youkai" due to the impurity which is the information of living things which overwhelms a youkai's existence when it's swalloed up by that information.
• Regeneration
  • Mid-High right away: Youkai have stronger bodies than humans, thus even if they're torn limb from limb they can heal right away. Youkai can heal wounds like tiger slashes in no time at all.
  • Low-Godly overtime: Non-Humans within Gensokyo do not have much demand for medicine for physical illnesses as they are comprised mostly of spirit, thus they can always regenerate from their spirit.
• Transformation
  • Shapeshifting: Youkai are able to transform into mist or clouds and reform themselves from said objects.
    • Reforming
• Acausality
  • For Their Physiology
    • Irregular Causality
    • Contradictive: As Non-Humans within Gensokyo as comprised mostly of spirit, they embody the second layer of reality which is spirit and magic, while the first layer is where all things within the laws of physics presides.
  • For their Magic
• Reliance
  • On Fear: Youkai are reliant on the fear of humanity, if humanity fears them less, they will cease to exist.
• True Sight (It's noted by ZUN that Youkai can see through illusions that humans can't)
• Propagation (Youkai are able to sever their heads from their body and multiply them)
• Incorporeality (Youkai's bodies in truth are just their souls. Youkai's do not possess DNA, with the concept being foreign to them, noting how humans for some reason are under the control of them)
• Empowerment (Youkai are amplified by the power of the moon, Mima specifically reqested Yumemi in an ending to stop the moon so that she could always be empowered by its light)
• Battlefield Removal
  • Application Based: Ordinary youkai, can send themself and their opponent to a different battlefield.
• Magic (Youkais have developed a civilization of magic, making it a common ability used by them. Magic exists outside of the Grand Unified Theory, a theory with any model that merges electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces into a single force at high energies, unifying gravity with the electronuclear interaction, providing a more comprehensive theory of everything. Yumemi also explains that in the world of Gensokyo, magic unifies everything. Magic is noted by Yumemi to have close ties with religion)
  • Transferal (Magic users can transfer their magic into a tool, having the tool change depending on the user)
    • Transmutation
  • Acausality
    • For their Magic
      • Irregular Causality
        • Unknown: A youkai's magical power exists outside of the Grand Unified Theory, a theory with any model that merges electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces into a single force at high energies, unifying gravity with the electronuclear interaction, providing a more comprehensive theory of everything. It's further explained that magic is a force that cannot be explained by the Grand Unified Theory, with Yumemi even proposing a "Non-Unified Magic World" theory. Yumemi explains that on her world, all power can be explained by the Grand Unified Theory, however she posits an existence of a power not covered by the Theory: the power of magic. Magic does not exist in Yumemi's world, which is a Probability World, a different world, but in the same dimension.
  • Holy Manipulation (Magic is noted by Yumemi to have close ties with religion)
• Temperature Manipulation (Youkai being released caused the room to get more cold)
• Emotion Manipulation (A youkai's Noh is able to take away people's emotions)
• Portal Manipulation (The denizens of Makai found out about the human world and managed to obtain the power to make a hole in the barrier)
• Forcefield Manipulation (Youkais use their magic in order to strengthen and reinforce the great barrier with an ever stronger power to prevent invasion by humans)
• Curse Manipulation (Youkai energy naturally curses people)
• Quantum Manipulation (Youkai are naturally in a state of lurking within quantum gaps, were they can exist in both the human world and Gensokyo freely while not being noticed in the human world and passing through objects, being compared to the idea of Schrödinger's Cat).
• Spirit Manipulation (The bombs used are referred to as spiritual attacks, being directly called spiritual attacks)
  • Explosion Manipulation (When bomb users are cornered from attacks they cannot repel with regular attacks they can release a massive spirit explosive that destroys all objects on screen, along with killing all enemies on screen)
  • Magnetism Manipulation (When using a bomb, all items on screen will be attracted towards the user)
  • Perception Manipulation (When using a bomb the screen flashes white and an image of the bomb user can be seen)
  • Logic Manipulation (The Great Hakurei Barrier is a boundary of common sense, which things with high spiritual power in the cause to waver)
  • Nullification & Erasure
    • Projectile Nullification & Physical Erasure: Bomb users can use a bomb to nullify & erase all projectiles on screen. This makes the enemy incapable of shooting out any further projectiles until the bomb's duration is done.
  • Invulnerability
    • Physical & Metaphysical: When a character uses a bomb, they are temporarily invincible to all attacks and is allowed to attack freely herself
• Link Manipulation (Strong Emotions can be contained in objects that can connect between the main world and the netherworld).
  
  
• Resistance to
  • Extreme Temperatures (Youkai are unaffected by things such as heatstrokes)
  • Sealing (Youkais can overtime break out of seals. Youkais use their magic in order to strengthen and reinforce the great barrier with an ever stronger power to prevent invasion by humans)
  • Observation & Subjective Reality (Once a youkai/non-human enters Gensokyo or if a youkai/non-human is a native, they are liberated from the spell of human imagination and obtain true freedom, being able to develop their own characteristics, though the observations of the humans from within Gensokyo can have some effect on them to a degree)
  • Probability Manipulation (Yumemi explains that on her world, all power can be explained by the Grand Unified Theory, however she posits an existence of a power not covered by the Theory: the power of magic. Magic does not exist in Yumemi's world, which is a Probability World, a different world, but in the same dimension)
  • Madness Manipulation (Unaffected from the affects of the Lunarian Full Moon, a hypnosis that drove the humans who came to the Moon insane, further being noted by Reisen that the moon drives people insane)
  • Illusion Manipulation (Youkai are unaffected by illusions as they can easily see through them)
  • Disease Manipulation (Non-Humans within Gensokyo do not have much demand for medicine for physical illnesses as they are comprised mostly of spirit, thus they are always fit and robust with no diseases)
  • Matter Manipulation & Physics Manipulation (Youkai are noted to be fluctuations that exist in worlds which are not dominated by concepts such as photons, but instead other types of particles not explored by humans in the Outside World, with the grand unified theory being the reason for all pheneomna in the human world, which does not apply to Gensokyo. Gensokyo is a brane world dominated by particles with different properties, not following the standard physics of the real world)
  • Gravity Manipulation (Noted by Maribel that in the world of Gensokyo, they the gravitons likely have a different structure and the world's properties are likely different too, likening it to being one of the brane worlds)
  • Biological Manipulation & Disease Manipulation (Youkai's do not possess DNA, meaning that nothing regarding biological processes can truly affect them)
  • Life Manipulation & Death Manipulation (Youkai cannot be affected by the Hourai Elixir, which removes death from part of one's existence, where being without death is being without life, being free from the boundaries of life and death)
    • Soul Manipulation (Immortality casts away the physical body, only the soul becomes invincible so it will be constnatly reborn in new flesh)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Beast Youkai have outstanding physical prowess and extraordinary physical abilities)
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Superhuman Lifting
  • Superhuman Reaction
  • Superhuman Energy Efficiency
• Natural Weaponry (Beast Youkai possess sharp claws or sharp teeth, attacking with these)
• Acrobatics (Beast Youkai possess swift feet and the ability to jump high)
• Animal Taming (Beast Youkai act as leaders for ordinary animals)
• Enhanced Senses (Beast Youkai are able to see even in the dark, along with seeing and hearing things from afar)
• Incorporeality (Beast Youkai can exist as mere spirits)
• Possession (Beast Youkai are able to possess people's bodies)
  • Bestowal (Beast Youkai when absorbed can possess one to enter a state where their fire power is greatly increased).

• Resistance to
  • Mind Manipulation (Beast Youkai are resistant against mental attacks unlike normal youkai)

• Breaking the Fourth Wall (Touhou characters constantly acknowledge being a stage boss)
• Cartoon Physics (Gensokyo is a world that lacks and defies common sense, where characters can explode, this is even acknowledged with ZUN roleplaying as the characters in-universe that they explode upon defeat. Despite this they will still come back, even human characters that do not have regeneration)
• Non-Standard Interaction
  • Metaphysical Interaction: As a non-human that can only be truly harmed from powerful spiritual attacks, she should also be able to harm other non-humans.
• Flight (Naturally flies around and shoots out attacks. Noted to naturally possess wings on her body)
• Power Modification (Spell Card Rules allows someone to apply meaning and a name to an attack to form it, allowing for people to use abilities like Sakuya's time stop)
• Nullification
  • Power Nullification: Through the use of "Last Words", nullifies the usage of bombs.
• Curtain Fire
  • Multi-Directional & Rapid Fire: Can shoot out dozens of energy projectiles on both sides that swipe across the screen downwards to the opponent. Shoots out a multi-spread shot from both sides. Shots out a spread of energy bullets while moving around with some areas sporadically exploding into multiple bullets shooting out in all directions. Shoost out a rapid fire of energy bullets in a clockwise fashion with some of the other bullets homing towards the opponent. Shoots out bullets in all directions while also having spawned energy bullets shooting around. Shoots out a rapid fire of dozens of energy bullets to form a circle that then all spread out covering the screen, and does this continously to where the screen is covered.
• Energy Manipulation
  • Energy Projection
• Insect Manipulation (Wriggle possesses the ability to manipulate and control insects at will, where she can summon entire swarms of insects, that can easily kill humans)
  • Small Size
  • Microscopic: Wriggle controls harvest mites and devil bugs, that can't be seen by the human eye.
  • Poison Manipulation (Certain insects she controls have poisons that can instantly kill humans. A single sting from Wriggle's hornets can kill a human)
  • Disease Manipulation (When Wriggle is upset and serious she summons a swarm of harvest mites which can cause deadly fever to humans. One would not be able to feel or notice being bitten by a harvest mite, and by the time a bite mark appears, it will be too late as one will get a high fever and collapse, and there is a high probability of death with no effective treatment).

• Resistance to
  • Soul Manipulation (Noted in her fortune to possess only half a soul)

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Equipment

Insects

• Description: Wriggle Nightbug possesses the ability to control insects of all varieties at will, from harmless fireflies to deadly venomous species. She is described by Hieda no Akyuu as essentially the leader of insects, and she always appears accompanied by a large number of bugs.
• Appearance: The insects have the generic black ball-like appearance due to how small they are.
• Usage: Wriggle commands insects as her primary means of offense and defense. According to Marisa, experiencing these attacks amounts to insects completely obscuring one's field of vision. When particularly upset or serious, Wriggle summons swarms of harvest mites (invisible to the human eye) which cause a deadly fever with no effective treatment.
• Function: Each type of insect serves a specific tactical purpose. Some examples include: Fireflies create visual confusion with their coordinated flashing. Hornets deliver venomous stings capable of killing a human with a single strike. Harvest mites can inject a lethal fever without one noticing. While individual insects have little power, their swarms become overwhelmingly difficult to deal with.

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Notable Techniques

Main AbilityMidboss AttacksSpell Cards

Manipulation of Insects

Wriggle can control insects of all varieties at will. This includes fireflies, moths, centipedes, crickets, and venomous insects such as hornets. She always appears accompanied by a large number of bugs, which humans find particularly unpleasant. Hieda no Akyuu describes her as essentially the leader of insects.

Her spell cards utilize synchronized flickering of firefly swarms and massive bug swarms. Marisa Kirisame notes that experiencing these attacks amounts to insects completely obscuring one's field of vision.

While individual insects have little power, their swarms are difficult to deal with. Hornets can kill a human with a single sting. Wriggle's most dangerous insect is the harvest mite—invisible to the naked eye—which causes a deadly fever with no effective treatment. She summons swarms of them when particularly upset or serious.

Imperishable NightShoot the BulletThe Grimoire of Marisa

HardLunatic

Spell Card 001

蛍符「地上の流星」 (Keifu "Chijou no Ryuusei")
Firefly Sign "Meteors on Earth"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Hard

Comment

蛍は明滅を繰り返すだけだが、蛍自体は動き続けているから
波打つ地上の流星の様に見える。

Translation

All fireflies do is flicker repeatedly, but since they're continuously moving,
they look like shooting stars waving back and forth down on Earth.

Spell Card 002

蛍符「地上の彗星」 (Keifu "Chijou no Suisei")
Firefly Sign "Comets on Earth"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Lunatic

Comment

蛍の光なんかで勉強すると目が悪くなります。
というか明滅が同期するから無理。古人に騙されるな。

Translation

You'll ruin your eyes if you study by a firefly's light.
Actually, it's impossible to do so with all that synchronized blinking. Don't take folktales too seriously.

EasyNormalHardLunatic

Spell Card 003

灯符「ファイアフライフェノメノン」 (Toufu "Faiafurai Fenomenon")
Lamp Sign "Firefly Phenomenon"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Easy

Comment

蛍の発光現象

Translation

The luminous phenomenon of a firefly.

Spell Card 004

灯符「ファイアフライフェノメノン」 (Toufu "Faiafurai Fenomenon")
Lamp Sign "Firefly Phenomenon"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Normal

Comment

蛍の発光現象
ちょっと虫っぽい動きだが……、この動きは蛍の動きじゃないね。

Translation

The luminous phenomenon of a firefly.
The bullets' movement does look a little bug-like... but it's certainly not how fireflies move.

Spell Card 005

灯符「ファイアフライフェノメノン」 (Toufu "Faiafurai Fenomenon")
Lamp Sign "Firefly Phenomenon"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Hard

Comment

蛍の発光現象
どちらかと言うとバッタな感じ。まぁ蟲ならなんでもいいや。

Translation

The luminous phenomenon of a firefly.
If anything, it's more like a grasshopper's movement. Well, that's a bug too, so who cares.

Spell Card 006

灯符「ファイアフライフェノメノン」 (Toufu "Faiafurai Fenomenon")
Lamp Sign "Firefly Phenomenon"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Lunatic

Comment

蛍の発光現象
コメツキムシの体を摘むと楽しい。何もしないでも指パッチン。

Translation

The luminous phenomenon of a firefly.
It's fun to hold onto click beetles. You can feel your finger popping on its own.

EasyNormalHardLunatic

Spell Card 007

蠢符「リトルバグ」 (Shunfu "Ritoru Bagu")
Wriggle Sign "Little Bug"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Easy

Comment

小さな蟲
キモイです。

Translation

Little bugs.
Yucky.

Spell Card 008

蠢符「リトルバグストーム」 (Shunfu "Ritoru Bagu Sutoomu")
Wriggle Sign "Little Bug Storm"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Normal

Comment

小さな蟲
大量の卵から孵化する瞬間です。生命の神秘。

Translation

Little bugs.
The moment when larvae hatch from tons of eggs. One of the mysteries of life.

Spell Card 009

蠢符「ナイトバグストーム」 (Shunfuu "Naito Bagu Sutoomu")
Wriggle Sign "Night Bug Storm"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Hard

Comment

卵はかすって温めてあげるとより良い蟲に成長するでしょう。
って、蟲の卵は温めない。

Translation

If you graze the eggs to warm them up, they're sure to grow into better bugs!
Wait, but bug eggs don't need any warmth.

Spell Card 010

蠢符「ナイトバグトルネード」 (Shunfu "Naitobagu Toruneedo")
Wriggle Sign "Nightbug Tornado"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Lunatic

Comment

強いて言えばちょっと大き目の石を持ち上げたら、
アリの卵がびっしり付いていた、あの感じ。

Translation

If I had to compare this to something, it'd be when you lift up a fairly big stone
and find it totally lined with ant eggs underneath. That sort of thing.

NormalHardLunatic

Spell Card 011

隠蟲「永夜蟄居」 (Inchuu "Eiyachikkyo")
Hidden Bug "Endless Night Seclusion"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Normal (Last Spell)

Comment

あんまり夜が永いとよからぬ蟲も湧いて来るものです。
蟲使いが蟲になってしまった、リグルのラストスペル。

Translation

If the night lasts too long, some really nasty bugs will come swarming up too.
In Wriggle's Last Spell, the bug tamer joins her bugs.

Spell Card 012

隠蟲「永夜蟄居」 (Inchuu "Eiyachikkyo")
Hidden Bug "Endless Night Seclusion"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Hard (Last Spell)

Comment

蛍は光るだけでかなり特別視されている蟲の様な気がする。
これも人間を騙すテクニックの一つ。

Translation

I think fireflies are seen as more special than other bugs, just because they glow.
It's one of many techniques for deceiving humans.

Spell Card 013

隠蟲「永夜蟄居」 (Inchuu "Eiyachikkyo")
Hidden Bug "Endless Night Seclusion"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Stage 1 — Lunatic (Last Spell)

Comment

水の中の蛍の幼虫は例にもれず大変キモイ。
リグルに騙されるな。

Translation

Firefly larvae living in water are always, without exception, super gross.
Don't let Wriggle deceive you.

Spell Card 206

「季節外れのバタフライストーム」 ("Kisetsuhazure no Batafurai Sutoomu")
"Unseasonal Butterfly Storm"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Last Word — Last Word

Comment

リグルは少々頭が弱い感じがする。というか、今回の主人公達相手じゃ
ちょっと可哀想。チルノ辺りと遊ぶのが丁度良い位だ。

Translation

I think Wriggle is a bit slow in the head. It's a pity, since she has to face player characters in this title. Cirno might be better for her to play with.

To unlock: Beat main game through Final B with more than 2 teams, difficulty doesn't matter.

Spell Card 1 - 1

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Level 1 — 1

Comment

蟲の大群が撮れました！　珍しい写真です。
蟲が統制とれた動きをしているように見えるのは、
頭の構造が単純だからですよね。

Translation

I got a picture of a great swarm of bugs! What an unusual picture.
The bugs move like they're being strictly controlled;
that's because their brain structure is very simple.

Spell Card 1 - 3

蛍符「地上の恒星」 (Keifu "Chijou no Kousei")
Firefly Sign "Fixed Stars on Earth"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Level 1 — 3

Comment

この時は大きな源氏蛍が沢山いましたね。
これだけ大きいと写真にも写りやすいです。
ちょっとはみ出す位……って大きすぎない？

Translation

There were a lot of large Genji fireflies this time.
It's easy to take pictures of them when they're this big.
But they're crowding each other out ... maybe they're too big?

Spell Card 1 - 5

蝶符「バタフライストーム」 (Choufu "Batafurai Sutoomu")
Butterfly Sign "Butterfly Storm"

Owner

Wriggle Nightbug
Level 1 — 5

Comment

蝶の大群です！
あれ？　夜に出ているから蛾だったのかなぁ。
そうですね。蛾でいいや。蛾の大群の写真で。

Translation

A swarm of butterflies!
Hmm? Since it's night time, I guess they must be moths.
Well, moths are fine.
And pictures of swarms of moths.

Firefly Sign "Meteors on Earth"

蛍符「地上の流星」	Firefly Sign "Meteors on Earth"
• 使用者 リグル・ナイトバグ	• User: Wriggle Nightbug
• 備考 永夜異変にて確認	• Notes: Confirmed during the Eternal Night Incident
• 参考度　★★	• Reference Level: ★★
蛍の光を流星に見立てたスペル。蛍は定期的に明滅するから、むしろ簡単。	A spell that likens the fireflies' light to shooting stars. The fireflies flicker at regular intervals, so it's honestly really simple.
流星と言うには漂い方がふよふよしすぎていると思う。	I think they float around way too lazily to be shooting stars.
やっぱり星はシュッと流れて欲しいもんだ。	Stars definitely oughta go woosh through the air.

Wriggle Sign "Little Bug Storm"

蛍符「リトルバグストーム」	Firefly Sign "Little Bug Storm"
• 使用者 リグル・ナイトバグ	• User: Wriggle Nightbug
• 備考 永夜異変にて確認、バグタイプ	• Notes: Confirmed during the Eternal Night Incident, bug type
• 嫌悪度　★★★	• Disgust Level: ★★★
蟲の大群が眼前を覆い尽くす。	A swarm of insects completely covers your field of vision.
きもい。	Gross.
目の前が不規則な色で覆い尽くされる事を、バグったと言おう。バグタイプ筆頭のスペル。	Let's call it "bugging" when everything you can see is covered in disorganized colors. This'll be the first bug-type spell.

Hidden Bug "Endless Night Seclusion"

隠蟲「永夜蟄居」	Hidden Bug "Endless Night Seclusion"
• 使用者 リグル・ナイトバグ	• User: Wriggle Nightbug
• 備考　春先になると偶に見かける、バグタイプ	• Notes: Sometimes seen at the beginning of spring, bug type
• もっそ嫌悪度　★★★★★	• Mega-Disgust Level　★★★★★
勢いよくバグるスペルカード。	A Spell Card that bugs out like there's no tomorrow.
何で蟲って蛹のまま、大人しく生活できないのか。	Why can't insects just stay in their cocoons and lead a quiet life?
このスペルカードは冬眠から目覚めた蟲達のウォーミングアップの様なもんらしい。	Apparently, this Spell Card is like a big warm-up routine for insects that are waking up from hibernation.
大自然の力って事だ。参考にすべき魔法じゃないな。	The power of nature, in short. This isn't any kind of magic that I should try referencing.

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Other

Standard Tactics: When Wriggle is upset and serious she summons a swarm of harvest mites which can cause deadly fever to humans. Otherwise she utilizes different insects for attacks while also utilizing danmaku and magic attacks.

Weaknesses

• Standard Youkai Weaknesses: Youkai's bodies being destroyed by spiritual attacks, have them take a while to recover. Youkai are more easily affected by belief than humans, and as a result spiritual damage can cause fatal wounds. Youkai are weak to spiritual attacks such as names or legends. Youkai and Ghost are weak to sunlight. Mental Attacks can be lethal to youkai, in some cases one can repel them with a single phrase. The human village acts as a lifeline for the Gensokyo Youkai, if the humans were to perish or if they stopped fearing the youkai, then they would cease to exist. Youkai are weak against psychological attacks.
• Beast Youkai Weaknesses: Should a Beast Youkai's body be destroyed, they will have great difficulty regenerating. Beast Youkai lack intelligence, having them often fall into traps set by humans and sometimes get caught in rabbit traps.
• Magic Weaknesses: Magic users taking too much damage will cancel out their attacks. If a magic users spirit is depleted they enter a state of "Guard Crush" where they can't use bullets, special moves, or spell cards at all. Repeatedly attacking red glyphs will break one's defenses.
• Unique Weaknesses: As Wriggle is an insect, she can't stand the cold or insecticide. However, it is implied she would be able to play with Cirno, an ice fairy, just fine. Wriggle is not as threatening if she does not have a huge swarm of bugs around her. Wriggle's bugs can be driven away through building a fire and using fumigation.

Note

• Any translations from en.tohouwiki.net are considered fine to use as they all fall under Project Translations, a fan translation team that have translation guuidelines and rulesets, along with moderators that directly overlook and proofread English translations to check for machine translations.
• Yumemi's statements can be taken with credibility, not only do the science from her world surpass the main one by 500 years where she notes the science of the main world is much more primitive then hers, but her world has already fully proven the existence of Grand Unified Theory and Yumemi herself notes that her theory was proven right by seeing magic.
• Despite Gensou Narratograph being directly noted to be an "unofficial Touhou tabletop RPG", ZUN has directly participated in the RPG and noted the way Reimu acts during his session is how canon Reimu would act, thus character actions done by him and mechanics are fine to use.
• Even if characters have not showcased using a bomb, they should all be able to use bombs, as bombs are realistically just spiritual attacks and to even be able to fight the non-human entities, requires a weapon with an unnatural amount of spiritual power such as the Yin-Yang Orb, meaning everyone that is non-human or is fighting non-humans is using spiritual energy.

Special Notes

• Many spell card images and descriptions along with translations are heavily helped by the Touhou Wiki.

Explanations

Canoncity of Touhou Project

The Touhou Project franchise canoncity mainly falls under any media worked on by ZUN are official and canon to the overall lineup.

There are various aspects constantly debated about within the canon:

PC-98

Media like PC-98, has been noted by ZUN to be ignored as one can ignore derivative works. He has also said that anything prior to Embodiment of Scarlet Devil can for the most part be ignored and one can think of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil as the starting from a clean slate and starting a new series, he's also referred to Highly Responsive to Prayers as a study product. With this in mind, one would assume that PC-98 is thus non-canon to the Windows continuity of games.

However, ZUN has also directly stated PC-98 games are the same world as the Windows Games, stating that any contradictions that exist from PC-98 can be ignored from the retcon in Windows Era. While one argues ZUN noting the works are derivative works to be ignored and Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil should be seen as the starting point, these statements are moreso telling a fan to not worry about having to play PC-98 games or learn more about their stories.

It's also been noted in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil's おまけ.txt that the game chronologically is not too far from the previous title, which would be Mystic Square, the PC-98 title. ZUN has also directly brought back characters from PC-98 games, noting he wanted to bring back characters from before Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and notes any of the other older characters that don't appear have probably retired by now and are warmly watching over things from various places nowadays. When asked where Mima from PC-98 has gone, ZUN notes that he doesn't bring them back due to making things complicated and having potentially angry fans ask where she has been the entire time, he has also noted that there's not much use for characters like Genji as Reimu can fly now and also notes he is not dead. ZUN has also made mention to Genji probably living in the lake in the back of the shrine. In Touhou Sangetsusei ~ Strange and Bright Nature Deity, Reimu and Marisa were talking about glowing moss with Reimu saying it would be nice to transfer it to the pond in the back of the Hakurei Shrine and Marisa saying that she could make it grow there on the turtles' back, referencing Genji.

In Touhou 07 Perfect Cherry Blossom, when Alice meets Reimu, she tells her long time no see, noting that they've met before calling her "old friend". In Yuuka's mode in Touhou Project - Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Reimu directly references defeating Yuuka back in PC-98. If Yuuka defeats Marisa in the same game, she will note that Marisa has grown up quite a bit, when the last time she's seen her has been in PC-98.

Seeing as ZUN himself has directly said both PC-98 and Windows are in the same world and that characters directly acknowledged PC-98 events and reference characters from it, PC-98 is completely canon and any contradictions PC-98 have can be ignored.

Side Games Time Placements

Touhou 7.5 - Immaterial and Missing Power takes place between Perfect Cherry Blossom and Imperishable Night.

Multiple Playable Routes

In the series, there are multiple playable character routes, including some where the characters fight Reimu herself and defeat her, calling question into what route is canon. ZUN has elaborated that canonically, anytime Reimu and the gang are defeated, they challenge again however many times they want, but on the youkai side, they do not challenge again after being defeated and are not attached to the results of winning or losing.

In terms of how playable routes have went, some examples of canonically noted routes:

• In Reimu's profile on Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, it's noted that Reimu resolved the Scarlet Devil Mansion Incident alone.
• Reimu is also acknowledged to have resolved the Spring Snow Incident in Perfect Cherry Blossom, though it is not noted if she did this alone.
• Reimu claims she solved the Eternal Night incident, however if one asks her about the cause or the perpetrator, she'll only respond with ambiguous answers, it is also not noted if she did this alone.

With some of these examples, it is normally assumed that in some way Reimu has some part in resolving every incident and other routes are dubiously canon depending on what transpired.

Spell Card Rules

There are many cases of weaker humans beating stronger Yokai or vice versa within the Touhou series, this has been elaborated on in Reimu's profile on Perfect Memento in Strict Sense. Reimu introduced the spell card rules as the youkai had no way to defeat the Hakurei shrine maiden, making many youkai feel that their meaning to exist have dissapeared. The rules incoporate the following:

• Spell cards are techniques specially-named by the individual, and they must be declared upon use.
• The number of each party's spell cards must be determined in advance of a duel.
• The first party to have all of their spell cards beaten must admit defeat.
• The victor is entitled only to what was agreed upon before the duel. If they're not interested in what their opponent has to offer, they can refuse a duel.
• Winners should generally allow losers a rematch.
• Always prepare for the unexpected.

The original draft held these rules:

• Combatants will give names and meanings to the duel for the benefit of beauty.
• Combatants will declare the number of named duels before beginning.
• Combatants may not repeat attacks by relying on stamina.
• Combatants may not deliver attacks that do not have meaning. The meaning itself becomes the attack's power.
• In the case that a combatant loses a named duel, that combatant will admit defeat, even if he or she has strength remaining. No combatant may kill a human, even upon victory.
• Combatants will write the duel's name on paper in the format of a contract. By doing so, the above-mentioned rules become absolute. These papers will be called spell cards.

These rules allows for duels that feel almost like sport rather then a match, and have allowed for weaker fighters to challenge stronger ones, due to this though, it also has become possible for youkai to freely defeat Reimu without worrying about the consequences.

Due to them being written into cards and essentially affecting the ability and power of an attack, the spell cards are likely the thing binding attacks to specific properties.

Parallel Worlds

Parallel Worlds is a topic brought up at some points in the Touhou Project franchise, they are worlds called "Probability Worlds" by Yumemi, stating that those and parallel worlds are one and the same. This essentially means that parallel worlds in Touhou are based on the concept of probability. Yumemi and Chiyuri use a "Probability Space Hypervessel" in order to travel to alternate worlds and time periods, further showcasing that probabiliy serves an importance.

Magical vs. Physical Strength

There are multiple occasions ofcharacters commenting on humans like Reimu being strong. Despite this Reimu showcases physical strength that isn't superhuman, such as the fact that she cannot cut a bamboo stick while Fujiwara direclty does in front of her.

This is due to the difference between magical and physical strength.

In works like Symposium of Post-mysticism, Yuugi Hoshiguma's profile has Suika directly state that Yuugi is weaker then her in magical powers, but stronger than her physically, lining a clear difference between magical and physical strength.

While one can be physically stronger then another, such as how Onis are physically the strongest, magic users are still able to keep up with them due to using a different form of attack.

An example can be found with Yuugi herself, when Reimu fights against her in Subterranean Animism, with her acknolwedging her strength, something Yuugi only does to those who are truly strong. This establishes even with spellcard rules, Yuugi considers Reimu a strong fighter. Reimu herself is very clearly not at an oni's physical strength, as she cannot do the things they can, however, her magical strength allows her to keep up with them.

To defend against magical based properties requires Non-Standard Defenses as it is acknowledged as not being something of standard physicality.

The Three Layers of Reality

In Chapter 27 of Curiosities of Lotus Asia, Reimu proceeds to explain how reality works to Rinnosuke and Marisa, where she explains in-depth the three layers of reality.

This conversation started from discussing the mechanism of fortune, where Rinnosuke attempted to posit that the future is predetermined and that Reimu's luck was her being able to calculate in an instant the predetermined future, however Reimu had a different explanation requiring her to lecture on the mechanisms of probability, in her explanation, the world is made up of three layers: the physical layer that moves in accuracy with the laws of physics, the second layer that moves with the spirit, and the third layer of memory which is the recollection of events that lies within all things. The memory layer rejects the loop of the physical and mental layers, the two layers the youkai conceive of the world which is why they believe history repeats itself and the future is predetermined. Since it's only possible to add to the memory layer, it's possible to completely recreate the past.

While the physical layer follows the laws of physics, the mental layer interprets the outcomes and the memory layer alters the probability, essentially creating the future, since it's impossible for memories to raech the same state as a point in the past, the future is not predetermined, thus when Reimu is able to predict how the dice will fall, she's not predicting the fall of the dice, the dice members the fact that she predicted how the dice would fall, thus due to this, Reimu entering the memory of the die-face greatly skews the results in Reimu's favor, where the results side with Reimu.

Thus the memory layer is essentially the most important layer that rejects the notion of loops from the previous two layers.

Trivia

• Wriggle was initially intended to be added into Touhou Hisoutensoku, however she wasn't added due to time constraints.

Gallery

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  Wrrigle in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red playing with her insects

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  Wriggle in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red complaining to Aya

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  Wriggle's fortune slip in Whispered Oracle of Hakurei Shrine

Profiles

Touhou Project - Imperishable Night Demo - おまけ.txt

Profiles

Wriggle Nightbug First stage boss. A youkai firefly. She possesses ability to manipulate insects Certain insects have poison. If she controls something like a horde of harvest mites, humans can do nothing against her. May be stronger than you think.

○リグル・ナイトバグ 一面ボス。妖怪蛍。 蟲を操る程度の能力を持つ。 蟲の中には毒をもつ蟲もいる。 恙虫なんか大量に操られたら、人間は手も足も出ない。実は強いかも。

Touhou Project - Imperishable Night Demo

Touhou Project - Imperishable Night - キャラ設定.txt

Stage 1 Boss, A Bug of Light Wriggling in the Dark Wriggle Nightbug Species: Youkai Insect Abilities: Manipulate insects Stage 1 Boss. Insects gather around her. Fireflies can perform their flashing with timed synchronization even in huge swarms, but that is actually because there is a commander like her within them. Those who carelessly regard her as a mere insect will be easy victims to the swarm of insects. When Wriggle is upset and serious, she summons a swarm of harvest mites which can cause deadly fever to humans. She can't stand cold or insecticide.

○１面ボス　闇に蠢く光の蟲 リグル・ナイトバグ Wriggle Nightbug 種族：妖蟲 能力：蟲を操る程度の能力 １面ボスである。 彼女の周りには多くの虫が集まる。蛍は大量に集まっても明滅のタイミングがピッタリ揃うが、これは実は彼女の様な命令中枢が中に居るからである。 たかが虫、と思っていると大量の虫に襲われ、ひとたまりも無い。特に彼女を怒らせ本気を出させてしまうと、大量の恙虫を召喚され、人間は高熱を出して死ぬ。 寒さと殺虫剤に弱い。

Touhou Project - Imperishable Night

ZUN's comment from Dai Touhouten plaque

I found danmaku patterns crossing the night sky similar to swarms of insects, so I decided to bring out a insectoid youkai. I know that many find insects too gross to be tolerated, so I did my best to draw her as easy-going and cute as I could, but... She didn't wear a skirt, and people mistook her as a boy back then. Girls wear pants too, you know.

夜空に規則的に飛び交う弾幕が、 虫の大群の様に見えると思ったので虫の妖怪を出しました。 虫が生理的にどうしても無理、という方も多いと思うので、 せめて可愛らしく活動的に……と思って描いたのですが、 スカートではなかったので、当初はよく男の子と間違われてましたね。 女の子もズボン履きますから。

Dai Touhouten plaque

Misconceptions

Characters Have Flown Through Outerspace

One example of this is believed to be in Touhou 02's Stage 3 Scarlet Dream ~ Scarlet Dream where it displays stars and a space-like effect in the background, however this is actually the World of Fantasies, the world that lies between Makai and the human world, with Genji confirming this is definetely not outerspace as Reimu can breathe just fine there.

All Characters are Children

This is an argument that spawns from how small the characters look in different works, though this is moreso due to the "moe" artstyle Touhou tries to capture, in many of the manga characters look far older.

Majority of characters in the series are outright shown to drink alcohol on a daily basis, where one needs to be at least 20 years old under Japanese law to drink, where Japanese law requires no underaged characters to be shown drinking. This is even acknowledged in the series itself with a note saying alcohol is only for those over 20 years old. Thus if a character is ever seen drinking alcohol in the series, they are an adult.

The only direct non-adults in the series are Sumireko Usami, Chiyuri Kitashirakawa, and Hieda no Akyuu in her first appearance.

Youkai Control the world through both the mental and physical layer

This statement comes from a fan translation that says this in Curiosities of Lotus Asia.

While the statement seems clear cut, there is another translation used instead that makes more sense with the sentence.

It instead notes that most youkai concieve of the world through these two layers, which is why they believe the future is pre-determined and history repeats itself. This falls in line with the earlier disucssion of Rinnosuke claiming that he believes the future to be predetermined and Reimu needing to explain to him why that's not the case.

Song:

Stirring a Fall Moon ~ Mooned Insect

Battle Records

0 - 4 - 0

VictoriesLossesInconclusive

None.

• Reimu Hakurei & Yukari Yakumo - Fight
  • Conditions: Reimu teamed up with Yukari Yakumo.
  • Location: Stage 1 - Where the Fireflies Fly

• Marisa Kirisame & Alice Margatroid - Fight
  • Conditions: Marisa teamed up with Alice Margatroid.
  • Location: Stage 1 - Where the Fireflies Fly

• Sakuya Izayoi & Remilia Scarlet - Fight
  • Conditions: Sakuya teamed up with Remilia Scarlet.
  • Location: Stage 1 - Where the Fireflies Fly

• Youmu Konpaku & Yuyuko Saigyouji - Fight
  • Conditions: Youmu teamed up with Yuyuko Saigyouji.
  • Location: Stage 1 - Where the Fireflies Fly

None.