Height: Varies, Usually 5'5"
Weight: Weightless
Bust: Varies, Usually 36 C
Species: Nue (See below)
Age: Unknown, More than 800 Years old
Occupation: Scaring people
Location: Temple of Myouren
Relationships:
* Byakuren Hijiri (Currently lives at her temple)
* Minamitsu Murasa (Unknown, but appears to have know her before Undefined Fantastic Object)
Light red is female
Dark red is male
White is White Nue.
Theme
'平安のエイリアン' (Heian Alien)
She is said to be one of the most mysterious and feared youkai in many years yet has been defeated by Humans many times. There are many legends according to her appearance when, in fact, she is hiding her "true form." She was just enjoying scaring humans until she got bored of it (although her dialogue suggests she was sealed underground), so she spent most her time underground until the incident in Subterranean Animism where she went above ground to check what happened. She found out that Murasa and the other youkai who were also sealed underground made it above ground and were planning something. She decided to had some "fun" by putting the Seed of Non-identification in the fragments of Tobikura. Eventually, she saw the heroine collecting them and she decided to secretly follow them, either helping or getting in their way before deciding to show up to congratulate the heroine for saving Byakuren.
Based on one of Reimu's quotes in Touhou Hisoutensoku, she is currently living with Byakuren in her Temple.
What is a Nue?
A nue (鵺) is a legendary creature found in Japanese folklore. It is described as having the head of a monkey, the body of a raccoon dog, the legs of a tiger, and a snake as a tail. According to the legend, a nue can metamorphose into a black cloud and fly. Due to its appearance, it is sometimes referred to as a Japanese chimera Nue are supposed to be bringers of misfortune and illness.
According to The Tale of the Heike, Emperor Konoe, the Emperor of Japan, became ill after having terrible nightmares every night, and a dark cloud appeared at two o'clock in the morning on the roof of the palace in Kyoto during the summer of 1153. The story says that the samurai Minamoto no Yorimasa staked-out the roof one night and fired an arrow into the cloud, out of which fell a dead nue. Yorimasu then supposedly sank the body in the Sea of Japan.
Ability
Power to hide true form by Seeds of Non-Identification (this includes changing her form to energy ball and pieces of Soaring Vault to UFOs)
Literally she is an illusionist and shapeshifter...she can change herself and danmaku as she sees fit.
Spell cards
妖雲「平安のダーククラウド」
Ominous Clouds "Heian Dark Clouds"
Owner: Nue Houjuu
Extra — Extra
Comment: Lasers hidden within the darkness.
正体不明「忿怒のレッドＵＦＯ襲来」
Unidentified "Red UFO Invasion of Rage"
Extra — Extra
Comment: Destroy the UFO's and misdirect the fire!
鵺符「鵺的スネークショー」
Nue Sign "Mysterious Snake Show"
Extra — Extra
Comment: An army of snakes slithering towards you.
正体不明「哀愁のブルーＵＦＯ襲来」
Unidentified "Blue UFO Invasion of Grief"
Extra — Extra
Comment: Despair takes form as a deadly barrage.
Put emphasis on destroying the UFOs.
鵺符「弾幕キメラ」
Nue Sign "Danmaku Chimera"
Extra — Extra
Comment: Lasers split into bullets, and form back together.
正体不明「義心のグリーンＵＦＯ襲来」
Unidentified "Green UFO Invasion of Loyalty"
Owner: Nue Houjuu
Extra — Extra
Comment: Green lasers restrict horizontal movement.
鵺符「アンディファインドダークネス」
Nue Sign "Undefined Darkness"
Owner: Nue Houjuu
Extra — Extra
Comment: Fear of the unknown.
Nue chases after you in the darkness.
正体不明「恐怖の虹色ＵＦＯ襲来」
Unidentified "Rainbow UFO Invasion of Terror"
Owner: Nue Houjuu
Extra — Extra
Comment: Bullets come from all directions.
Red, Blue and Green combined, not funny.
No. 112: 「平安京の悪夢」
"Nightmare of Heiankyou"
Heiankyou was one of the names of Kyoto, the imperial capital since the Heian era
Owner: Nue Houjuu
Extra — Extra
Comment: Lasers restrict movement while large bullets spell impending doom.
Feels like you're playing Space Invaders.
恨弓「源三位頼政の弓」
Grudge Bow "The Bow of Genzanmi Yorimasa"
Genzanmi Yorimasa is the samurai who is purported to have slain a nue disturbing the peace of the Emperor in 1153. His true name is Minamoto no Yorimasa, and Genzanmi is a nickname by his rank .
Images
Houjuu
