User:54x69x61x6ex64x61x6f/Reimu Hakurei

Personality
At first glance, Reimu doesn’t appear to be an overly complicated person. She tends to approach people and events simply and directly, and wouldn’t seem to be one for complicated schemes or deep, philosophical musings. She concerns herself mainly with the safety and stability of Gensoukyou as a whole, and understands the balance between Youkai and Humans a little better than most.

Having a tendency towards being straightforward, almost blunt, in her interactions with others, she can’t really be said to be all that friendly, but is generally amiable enough unless someone does something to specifically anger her - which is probably a little too easy to do. As her family has for many generations been charged with protecting Gensoukyou and maintaining the barrier, a duty she takes rather seriously, she tends to be a little short tempered with troublemakers, or at least anyone she sees as such. However, she’s not one for holding grudges, and all-told is rather non-judgemental, so she’s usually every bit as quick to forgive as she is to anger, and doesn’t really see anyone as an enemy in the long run. Having a bit of a curious nature, she tends to be somewhat nosy, and doesn’t hesitate to pry into other people’s business - often using her position and duty to protect Gensoukyou as an excuse. This does serve her well in her duties, however, often ensuring that she’s among the first to know when trouble is brewing, and usually quite quick to get to the root of it, as well. Having dealt with many of Gensoukyou’s unique inhabitants since her youth, she’s developed a fairly keen intuition, and a rather comprehensive, if informal, understanding of the nature of Youkai.

Being that it often falls to her to maintain the relative peace of Gensoukyou, she has developed something of an appreciation for peace and quiet, and given the choice she’d usually just spend her days lazing around the shrine and not doing much more than absolutely necessary. That said, however, she’s never hesitant to act when she feels it’s required, and at those times can seem like an almost entirely different person, being almost ruthless in the pursuit of a resolution to whatever incident happens to be plaguing Gensoukyou at the time. At the same time, she understands far better than most how dangerous such a task can actually be, and she’s sensible enough not to act foolishly, knowing that ultimately she’s just a human and all too vulnerable to Gensoukyou’s many dangers.

While she won’t hesitate to use force to resolve an incident, she’s quite willing to pursue other approaches when possible. Unfortunately, between her short temper and somewhat blunt manner, she doesn’t make for the best negotiator, and often unintentionally starts conflict that could otherwise be avoided. This is probably at least part of the reason she’s so short tempered - she’d like to think that open conflict could, or should, be avoided, but often, due to her own actions, this often ends up not being the case.

Power/Combat
Having been trained from a young age to fight against Youkai and other supernatural beings, Reimu is a highly competent combatant, and probably qualifies as one of the most dangerous people in Gensoukyou overall, although she’s not that ruthless and usually seeks more to end a fight than to kill anyone.

Although capable enough in hand-to-hand combat, at least enough to hold her own against Youkai who are far more physically powerful than any human, her true power lies in her comprehensive mastery of danmaku. It’d be no exaggeration to say that Reimu is one of the most capable danmaku combatants alive today, being able to engage far more experienced or powerful opponents on even terms, and even getting the upper hand against some of the oldest and most powerful beings in Gensoukyou, albeit with some difficulty. Most of her skill is actually the result of natural talent, and although she has made some attempts in the past to train, her natural laziness often gets in the way of that. None the less, she is capable of using a wide variety of danmaku with great power and precision, creating complex spellcards that often function to limit an opponent’s movements or overwhelming them with direct power.

Being a descendant of the Hakurei bloodline, she was of course instructed from a young age in her family’s techniques, which include purification, sealing, and the creation and maintenance of various barriers. Most of these techniques are actually a form of Onmyoudou. Although she was primarily trained in those skills useful for fighting Youkai and maintaining the barrier, she knows enough to create a variety of talismans and charms for other uses as well.

Being that she usually tries to keep the peace, she’s not a particularly ruthless combatant. She’ll normally try to keep her distance, avoiding her opponent’s attacks while overwhelming them with danmaku, stopping as soon as they surrender or are rendered incapable of fighting.

Although her innate power gives her the ability to become invulnerable to almost all attacks, she tends not to rely on it out of some sense of fairness, using it only in the most dire conditions or when she absolutely needs to finish a fight quickly.

Weapons and Artefacts
Although she does not possess much in the way of unique weaponry, she does have a few tools that aid her in her general tasks, as well as in combat. Mostly, these are heirlooms of the Hakurei family, and have been used by several generations in their duties as Gensoukyou’s peacekeepers and protectors.


 * The In'you-gyaku, more commonly known simply as the Hakurei Orbs, are two large spheres coloured to resemble Taijitu. They are ancient treasures of the Hakurei family, and can only be used by a direct descendant of the Hakurei bloodline. Normally, they are merely large, heavy spheres, imbued with a great deal of spiritual power, making them quite effective against Youkai. Unbeknownst to Reimu, they are actually also the go-shintai of the Hakurei shrine, being the spiritual home of its patron kami and capable of conferring certain blessings, most notably that of Youkai extermination.


 * The gohei is a simple wooden wand or short staff, from the end of which trail two white shide. Despite its seemingly delicate construction, it is surprisingly durable, and can be used as a melee weapon if needed. Its primary function, however, is to aid in various purification rituals, and also to help direct more complex patterns of danmaku.


 * Reimu also typically carries a number of ofuda and sealing needles with her. In addition to forming the basis for much of her danmaku, she can also use them in various rituals, most commonly to set up defensive barriers, either for personal protection, or to close off or protect a specific area.

Major

 * Yukari Yakumo: Reimu has known Yukari for many years now, having first met the Youkai Sage of Gensoukyou when she was still young. Although their stations would suggest that they would be enemies, they appear to be on fairly good terms. Yukari occasionally acts as a mentor to Reimu, and they have also cooperated to resolve several incidents. Although Reimu may act exasperated with Yukari’s teasing, playful personality, she actually does have a great deal of trust and perhaps even a small admiration for the Border Youkai.


 * Marisa Kirisame: Reimu and Marisa have something of a complicated friendship, as they are also somewhat rivals at the same time. Reimu often disapproves of Marisa’s habit of getting into trouble, and sometimes finds her a bit much to deal with, but she generally enjoys Marisa’s company and they get along quite well overall.


 * Gensoukyou: Being the last surviving member of the Hakurei bloodline, Reimu is charged with keeping the peace throughout Gensoukyou, and if need be, maintaining the stability of the great barrier itself. As a result, she is quite well known throughout Gensoukyou, and knows, at least in passing, just about every notable individual who makes their home there.

Minor

 * Kasen Ibara: Kasen occasionally takes it upon herself to act as something of a mentor to Reimu, usually by giving her longwinded lectures, which Reimu usually just tolerates to get it out of the way. Outside of that, they are friends, and could generally be said to be on the same side, at least when it comes to maintaining order in Gensoukyou.


 * Remilia Scarlet: Remilia and Reimu seem to be on at least somewhat good terms. Remilia has visited the Hakurei shrine on a few occasions, and Reimu has likewise visited the Scarlet Devil Mansion a few times. Although Reimu’s nosy nature sometimes annoys Remilia, and the miko doesn’t fully trust the vampire, they at least avoid outright hostility.


 * Suika Ibuki: Suika often stays at the Hakurei shrine - not that she was ever given permission to do so. Reimu doesn’t seem to mind that much, aside from the usual slight irritation of having a Youkai loitering about the shrine. She typically makes Suika “pay” for lodging in sake, and by occasionally having her help with chores about the shrine.


 * Sanae Kochiya: Despite being the miko of rival shrines, Reimu and Sanae are generally quite friendly with each other. Reimu often finds Sanae’s more modern ideas a little strange, but generally doesn’t seem to mind the other miko’s presence. Sanae also occasionally helps Reimu with various plans to gather faith for her shrine.


 * Rinnosuke Morichika: Reimu occasionally visits Rinnosuke’s store, and does a good deal of her shopping there, although she rarely ends up paying for what she “buys”. Rinnosuke seems to tolerate this, however, only occasionally scolding her for this. In some ways, he’s almost like a big-brother figure to her - not that she listens to his advice all that often.

Trivia

 * As a side effect of the In'you-gyaku’s powers, they have the ability to somewhat regulate the wielder’s metabolism, preventing them from getting fat no matter how much they eat. Reimu mainly takes advantage of this to indulge in far more sweets than anyone should probably be eating under normal circumstances.


 * Reimu sometimes seemingly uses her power without thinking - this is especially notable in combat, where she’ll sometimes seem to teleport from one place to another without even being aware of it.


 * Despite having to create all her ofuda by hand, she has fairly bad handwriting. This might be by-product of her being too lazy to bother getting any better, though.