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Fujiwara no Mokou is a character from the Touhou Project games.
Mokou was the daughter of a nobleman (presumed to be Fujiwara no Fuhito, the founder of the powerful Fujiwara clan) who was scorned by Kaguya centuries ago. She swore revenge against Kaguya, and ended up stealing the Hourai Elixir and consuming it, becoming immortal. Centuries later, after having completely forgotten about Kaguya over the years, they happened to meet again in Gensokyo and Mokou rekindled her grudge, if only to have a purpose in her infinite lifespan.
In the AWA fics, Mokou is set to debut in a future AWA storyline.
In the XP4 fics, Mokou debuted in XP4 Heroes of the Multiverse - All-Star Adventures.
Appearance[]
Mokou has red eyes and ankle-length pale blue (almost white) hair. She wears a light brown shirt that appears as if it's been discolored from fire, and dark red sashinuki hakamathat are randomly decorated with paper charms. Her hair's tied with these same red and white paper charms. The paper talismans on Mokou's hakama and hair ribbons might be wards to protect her from being burned by fire. Her shirt, which lacks such talismans, appears to have been burnt repeatedly, while the ribbons and hakama show no such wear.
As depicted in the fourth chapter of Cage in Lunatic Runagate, Mokou is shown as having had short, dark hair before she drank the Hourai Elixir, though whether her current hair color was somehow caused by the Elixir is unknown.
Mokou is one of the few people in all of Gensokyo to wear relatively masculine clothing. This, along with her somewhat forceful way of speaking, often leads to her being depicted as something of a tomboy (perhaps why her parents kept her out of public view). However, because conditions in Gensokyo still resemble those of feudal Japan, patterned hakama are hard to come by and must be made by a skilled tailor and presumably are much more expensive than skirts or plain hakama. This makes patterned hakama a status symbol, and given Mokou's status as a daughter of the old Japanese aristocracy, she may have also affixed the charms to her hakama to distinguish her heritage.
Personality[]
Perhaps due to being ostracized for so long, Mokou is a loner by nature and chooses not to socialize with humans or youkai. She escorts lost humans she finds within the Bamboo Forest of the Lost, giving herself a job similar to that of a bamboo forest guide, and even then after escorting between Human Villageand Eientei, she departs without saying a word. Nevertheless, to those whom she's acquainted with, she speaks bluntly and with lively personality. In Imperishable Night's extra stage, for example, she was easily roused and goes on a rant about how annoying Kaguya is. Not much else is known about her as she doesn't really talk much to anyone.
She's commonly thought of as having an androgynous style due to using phrases like "~na no kashira?" and "~na no yo?" which are considerably women's language, all the while using a belligerent tone and wearing pants, which is commonly thought of as unusual among Touhou characters. Within her in-game sprite, she also keeps her hands in her pockets.
She undertakes the duty of escorting people in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost. Although this may allow her a wider opportunity to socialize with other people, she still remains very reticent about herself. For example, when asked about her past, she doesn't answer with anything other than "I'm an ordinary health maniac who runs a yakitori stand" (it is unclear whether she truly does run a yakitori stand). However, she seems to happily listen to others' talking. Thus, even if someone doesn't lose one's way, it would be possible for her to be enlivened by a conversation.
She presently seems to be very content with her life contrary to being commonly thought of having a pessimistic lifestyle. With an unaging, undying body, she and Kaguya Houraisan kill each other every day, and the text of Imperishable Night even emphasizes this with the line "and she is alive to enjoy it, how magnificent!"
In Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth, she is shown to be really good at house chores like cooking, although she gets embarrassed when this is noticed.
XP4 Fanfics[]
Mokou is a member of the Heroes Coalitions as a Solo Hero. She also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.
XP4 Heroes of the Multiverse - All-Star Adventures[]
In Chapter 9, Mokou is first seen observing Princess Peach and the other's kidnappers from a bush, listening to their plans. Later, Mokou met up with everyone at the Mushroom Kingdom where it's revealed that she's a victim of the Giant Blue Hand. She then told them about where Princess Peach and the others are being kept prison and told them about the kidnappers' plans in taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. Mokou then agreed to lead them to where the enemies are as everyone prepared themselves to invade them.
In Chapter 10, Mokou and the others infiltrated the Terrible Trio's campsite and fought them. After the crooks retreated in defeat and saving Princess Peach and the others, Mokou was horrified when Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh got accidentally blasted to pieces by Helmsley "Helmz, Helmet" D. Heyman and Flandre Scarlet with their tank.
In Chapter 11, Mokou and the others went back to Princess Peach's castle and mourns for Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh's death and is later surprised to see Kenny alive in his spirit form. And while not stated, Komou officially joined the group.
In Chapter 20, Mokou, alongside Keine Kamishirasawa, came across Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh, Blu the Honor, Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker, Alice Margatroid, Stahn Aileron and Rutee Katrea in the streets of the Human Village and witnessed Kenny and Blu arguing.
In Chapter 22, Mokou, alongside Alice Margatroid, Blu the Honor, Fujiwara no Mokou, Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker, Rutee Katrea and Stahn Aileron, are seen hanging out in a sweets shop inside the Human Village where they witnessed Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh and Keine Kamishirasawa having an argument. Later that day, she, alongside Alice, Blu, Keine, Rudy, Rutee and Stahn, proceeds to lock up Kenny inside a cage outside the village when they heard a scream before rushing back to the village while leaving Kenny behind, much to his dismay. She then took part of fighting a group of Nightmares when Marth and Zed Irysh arrives, and after the battle, they decided to have a conversation in Keine's school.
In Chapter 23, Mokou is present inside a classroom of Keine Kamishirasawa's school in the Human Village where they had a conversation with Marth and Zed Irysh about how the two met before teaming-up with them in hunting down the Curse Maker.
In Chapter 36, Mokou, alongside everyone, took part in a task in Durgas City where they are tasked by the Heroes Coalitions to take out the Emotionless and as well as find traces of the Curse Maker.
In Chapter 37, Mokou, alongside everyone, are seen gathered around somewhere in the city of Durgas after finishing up with their tasks. Taking notice of their absent members, everyone to search for them and later found the gravely wounded Darius Greg, Gino Samuels, Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh and Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker, and later witnessed the tragic passing of Helmsley "Helmz, Helmet" D. Heyman.
In Chapter 38, Mokou, alongside everyone, is present in the main bridge somewhere inside the GS Hustle Fleet where Darius Greg, Gino Samuels, Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh and Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker said their farewells to everyone. After the losers left via portal, everyone decided to make their way back to Neo-City.
XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries[]
In Chapter 119, Mokou, alongside rest of the Unlikely Heroes, are seen present inside an office somewhere in the Training Camp where Anna Maymorie, Eddward "Double D, Edd" Marion Smith, Emiri YamanakaMario Martinez and Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke announced that they are now official members of the Heroes Coalitions.
Abilities[]
Neither Aging nor Dying
Mokou's inability to die allows her body to receive an indefinite amount of punishment. No matter whether she's beheaded, incinerated or has taken any other form of strike, she'll always revive without exception. Mokou will recover within a few day's time if she takes a non-fatal blow. Due to the nature of the Hourai Elixir she drank over 1300 years ago, she's also incapable of contracting any form of disease or illness. This includes the natural process of aging. It is said she can completely recover even if a single hair remained, although it seems redundant because those who taste the elixir will recover regardless.
Mokou's immortality, however, doesn't prevent her from being susceptible to fatigue. Even though she is incapable of dying, she still feels pain when injured just as a normal human does. It's said that since she doesn't die, feeling the sting of death when she reaches the brink of oblivion brings her a great deal of pain and fatigue when she immediately revives. For this reason, she can be defeated in spell card matches with danmaku even though she's invincible. It should be noted though, that this fatigue may be completely mental since she needs no sustenance such as food or sleep to stay alive.
Manipulation of Fire[]
Though never clearly described, Mokou appears to have some sort of control over fire. Many of her spell cards symbolize phoenix imagery, though this is most likely an aesthetic choice by Mokou (due to the phoenix being symbolic of immortality) rather than having any real meaning. The fact it took the combined efforts of her, Kaguya, and several rabbits to put out a forest fire in her Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red article implies that while she's capable of starting and increasing fire, she might not necessarily be able to extinguish it.
- All sorts of sorcery
According to Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, in her long life it seems she's mastered various kinds of sorcery to the point in which she can handle youkai lightly. She uses all kinds of spell cards in addition to her ability of manipulation of flames, which may also be a kind of sorcery she has mastered. However, it's never been stated exactly what kinds of sorcery she has mastered.
Trivia[]
- Her full name is Fujiwara no Mokou. Her last name Fujiwara ("Wisteria field") is an actual and a common surname used in Japan - it should be noted that while this is one of the evidence which proves the political influence of the Fujiwara Clan, there are some Fujiwaras that aren't related to the Fujiwara Clan.
- Mokou's character title hourai no hito no katachi ("Figure of the Person of Hourai") is a Japanese style transcription of hourai ningyou ( "Hourai Doll"), a name of a spell card she uses. The word "hourai" used here is probably a reference to Mount Penglai (Penglai is the Chinese reading of Hourai): A legendary land in the Chinese mythology where hermits said to have lived.
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