Gensoukyou:Hata no Kokoro

Background
Before becoming the person she is today, Kokoro was originally a set of 66 masks used by the great performer, Hata no Kawakatsu after they were made by Prince Shotoku himself in order to bring peace to the land he ruled that was in great turmoil. After peace was restored and Kawakatsu left the land on a boat, the masks were abandoned since they were no longer needed.

After the 99th year of the abandonment of the masks, Kokoro was formed as a Menreiki. She noticed that her face no matter what emotion she had inside wouldn't show outside, because of this she would roam the country,studying the faces and emotions of any person,human or not, she encountered and used the masks to convey emotions for her.

She noticed that after a while,whatever mask she used,the emotion it showed would be increased or she can manipulate to her will. She seems intrigued by her newfound power and decided to train in her abilities,making sure there was a balance of emotions.

Her journey to Gensoukyou was a simple one. While wandering around one day, she kept going further and further away until she landed in Gensoukyou; She didn't know until later when she felt the magical energy. Of course, since the land was similar to the Outside, she decided she would stay and continued to wander,explore and study.

The Lost Mask of Hope

While roaming around Gensoukyou one day, one of her masks,The Mask of Hope, was lost causing the number of masks and balance to be uneven. Because of this, she lost of all of her hope in her body causing her to become berserk and hopeless; later on seeing the hope that the humans in the Human Village had, she was more pain-stricken by it but then she had an idea. Using her emotion manipulation, she proceeded to drain the hope from every human in the Human Village in order for her to make a new Mask of Hope and stabilize her emotion balance.

It also caused the main religion factions in Gensoukyou to duel each other as they believed the humans' hopelessness was a lack of religious faith and jumped on the chance to make their religion more known. It really was Kokoro's doing and after the incident was said and done with, people from the religion factions tried to help her to no avail. It wasn't until Mamizou told her that she could not rely on the masks to show her true emotions and that she needed to go out and develop them on her own.

While exploring out on her own, she became quite furious with the religion factions for exploiting the event for their own gain and ends up fighting Byakuren,Miko,and Reimu at the same time.

Personality
Kokoro at first, seems very emotionless and lifeless due to her straight face but she's really quiet and child-like. Her face is straight and shows no interest in anything at all due to the predicament with her face. In order to communicate her emotions properly, she uses her masks and while she has 66 masks, she tends to only use 8 of them in basic occurrences.

First is the mask shaped like a young woman which represents “Joy”. It is the mask she usually wears,covering the side of her face.

Second is the mask shaped like a Hannyawhich represents “Anger”

Third is the mask shaped like an Ubawhich represents “Pathos” or “Melancholy” Fourth is the mask shaped like the God of Happiness which represents “Humor” or “Laughing”

Fifth is the mask shaped like a Hyottokowhich represents “Cheerful”

Sixth is the mask shaped like a Monkey which represents “Troubled” or “Awkward”

Seventh is the mask shaped like Raiden which represents “Shocked” or “Surprised”

Eighth is the mask shaped like a Fox which represents “Serious” and is most likely the mask she wears in battle.

Another mask she has is the new mask of Hope that's in the shape of Miko's face. However, It was so effetive that it could turn Kokoro back into a mask set so she got rid of it promptly.

After hearing Mamizou's advice and meeting people around Gensokyo, she began to liven up a little and her emotions were strengthened. Also,whenever the balance of masks is imperfect, she goes berserk which she tends to act more human so to speak.

Power/Combat
Kokoro's power is manipulating the emotions of not only herself but of others in her surroundings as well to her will. If a mask of emotion goes missing, she loses that emotion as well as the beings around as well and goes berserk. She can also leech off of people the emotion she lost.

How she fights in battles is mostly defensive. She would either dodge or block attacks coming towards her, however the attack has to be dodgeable/blockable for her to do so. She'll strike only when the opponent's guard is down and can land an attack. It can also be noted that when she fights, she treats it like a performance or a dance, often dancing to dodge or attack.

In terms of her spellcards, it all depends on the mask and emotion. Emotions such as Pathos and Joy are long-range and are defensive while emotions such Anger or Surprise are offensive, often barraging the opponent with harsh attacks.

Spellcards
Kokoro has multiple spellcards, each of which that are based on certain emotions.

Angry Mask "Mask of an Angry Hated Wolf": Kokoro lunges at her opponent with her masks, the ghostly vapor becoming the shape of a wolf's head. The spiritual energy the vapor emits can be made stronger if she puts more anger into it.

Possession "Four Humors Possession": Waves of emotions explode out towards the opponent, all centered around Kokoro. Depending on the emotion, she is feeling when activating the spellcard the opponent will end up emotionally unstable for a very short amount of time.

Melancholy Mask "Those of Qi Fear the Earth": Kokoro sends multiple masks to hit the opponent; when they do, a huge torrent of spiritual energy erupts upward when they hit. The masks will hit the opponent where they are at because if they follow the image of the opponent Kokoro has in her mind; she is completelty defenseless when she uses it however.

Melancholy Sign "The Melancholic World is a Melancholic Cart": Kokoro sends Pathos masks to the opponent that are surrounded with spiritual energy. It is not very powerful as the masks then to explode in a short time.

Joy Sign "Invigorated Kagura Lion": In which Kokoro wears a lion mask and shoots a huge burst of fire from its mouth and proceeds to land it upon the opponent, roasting them.

"Monkey Possession": Kokoro's final spellcard in which she uses the full power of all of her masks with her fans to send spirits of her emotions. It is a very powerful attack and a timeout spellcard. However,the use of the spellcard uses all of her energy and after leaves her tired,vulnerable to attacks and such. She will only use it as a last resort.

"Dance of Empty Masks: Noh of Darkness": Kokoro's Last Word. She starts off by placing a mask upon the opponent's face. Afterwards, she proceeds to unleash hell on them. Hitting them with her fans and slicing them with her Naginata. It is an attack where she combines the art of Noh with harsh physical attacks.

All Skillcards she uses can be seen here!

Major
- Toyosatomimi no Miko: Miko created the 66 masks that became Kokoro and she is the mold of Kokoro's new mask of hope. However due to the anger at the religion leaders and the fact that mask Miko made was so powerful that it could turn her back into masks, the relationship between the two is unknown for now.

- Koishi Komeiji: Koishi actually found Kokoro's old mask of hope and when Kokoro asked for it back, she refused. Because of that, she has resentment towards Koishi and considers her a nemesis.

- Mamizou Futatsuiwa: Mamizou gave Kokoro the advice of not relying on her masks all the time and helped her develop plus she watched Kokoro during the incident. She is quite grateful for her advice.

Minor
Reimu Hakurei and Byakuren Hijiri: Like Miko,they were also a part of Kokoro's anger but she was invited to the Hakurei Shrine after the incident to do Kagura as an offering to the gods plus she does go to the Myouren Temple so she could learn to control her emotions so she doesn't go berserk again.

Trivia
-Even though Mamizou gave her advice on showing her true emotions, she still uses her masks as a preference.

-The only possible time that her face has been anything other than straight is when she's intrigued or surprised by something. Even so,it's just a small frown or her eyes lit up with surprise or curiosity.

-Because of her frozen face state,She can't blink or it takes it really long time for her to do so.

-Her height, if on the scale of Touhou characters,she would be a bit taller than Reimu.

-Rumor has it that Kokoro can move her face to show emotions but it's only a rumor for now.

-Kokoro is excellent at performing arts and dancing and has a love of the stage. She will certainly love to do a performance for someone if they ask her. She sometimes dances around whenever she's alone.

-Her fans are more than just normal fans. They can turn into a Naginata and she is quite handy with it.

-Despite fighting in such a defensive style, Kokoro is pretty strong. With her fans, she can slam people to the ground or hit them with attacks that can send them halfway across the field. She also can send out huge bursts of ghostly vapor and spirits.

-Her Anger, Joy, and Pathos masks are the three masks that are with her the most. They float around in a circular orbit; she can send them as attacks and when they are broken or blocked, they disappear only to quickly reappear back in their circular orbit, brand new.

-When Kokoro heavily dependent on her masks, she change wildly. Each mask had a different effect on her voice and how she looked; an example would be Pathos, she would have mushrooms in her hair and her voice very low and gloomy or Anger where she would sound very angry and loud, often swearing in her speech. Each mask gives off different effects on her.

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