Momiji Inubashiri

Main Profile

	Name:	犬走　椛（いぬばしり　もみじ） Momiji Inubashiri
	Alternate spellings:	Momizi Inubashiri
	Species:	White Wolf Tengu
	Abilities:	Power to see great distances
	Age:	Unknown
	Occupation:	Patrols and guards Youkai Mountain
	Location:	Youkai Mountain
	Description:	(Touhou 10) Wears a white, long sleeve shirt and a large black skirt. Has short white hair and a red yamabushi hat. Carries a large scimitar-like sword and a white, round shield with a red (maple?) leaf print on it.
	Relationships:	Aya Shameimaru (Superior)
	Appearances:	Mountain of Faith (Stage 4 mid-boss)
	Titles:	See Character Titles

When the heroine finally reached Youkai Mountain during Mountain of Faith Momiji attempted to stop her at the waterfall. Although Momiji was unsuccessful, it seems she did fulfill her duty of reporting the intruder's presence back to the other Tengu with record speed as a reinforcement Tengu had arrived by the end of the same stage to investigate what was going on.

Later Momiji observed the final battles between the heroine and the newly appeared shrine and its god, apparently without being noticed by any of them.

Fun Facts

• "Inubashiri" literally means "dog running". "Momizi" can refer either to birch or maple trees. (However, since her shield seems to depict a maple leaf...)
• Like Daiyousei and Koakuma, there is no official art of Momizi and her appearance can only be deduced from her sprite.
• Because Momizi is a white wolf tengu, even though some early fanworks showed her looking indistinguishable from a human, it has become increasingly common to depict her with a wolf's ears and tail. Her eyes are often shown to be red, to fit in with the colors of her costume.
• Less commonly, she is sometimes drawn in fan art wearing an outfit with detached sleeves that expose her armpits, like Reimu or Sanae.

Official Profiles

Mountain of Faith - キャラ説明.txt

○４面中ボス　下っ端哨戒天狗 　　犬走　椛（いぬばしり　もみじ） 　　種族：白狼天狗 　　能力：千里先まで見通す程度の能力 　　妖怪の山で見回りをしている天狗。 　　視覚、嗅覚共に優れ、侵入者を瞬時に発見する。 　　侵入者を発見すると、まず簡単な攻撃で威嚇し、それでも手に余るよ 　　うだったら大天狗様まで報告に戻る。 　　彼女の部隊は普段、滝の裏側で待機している。 　　彼女は協調性の高い性格をしていて、忠実に任務をこなす。 　　妖怪としては珍しいが、天狗の社会では良くある事である。 　　ただし、妖怪の山には滅多に侵入者は無くていつも暇している。 　　待機中は、暇している近所の河童と、大将棋と呼ばれる非常に時間の 　　掛かるゲームを何戦も遊んでいる。 　　寿命が長い妖怪達にとっては、暇つぶしの手段を探すのも難しい。

The Tengu Patrolling the Lower Reaches Momizi Inubashiri Species: White Wolf Tengu Ability: Power to see great distances A tengu that patrols the Youkai Mountain. Thanks to her superior senses of sight and smell, she can detect any intruder in an instant. When she discovers intruders she attempts to intimidate them with simple attacks, and reports those who aren't immediately bested to the great tengu lord. Her forces are usually lying in wait behind the waterfall. She has a very cooperative personality and executes her duties faithfully. This is unusual for youkai, but not uncommon in tengu society. However, she usually has a lot of free time, as the Youkai Mountain doesn't receive many intruders. While awaiting orders, she enjoys playing a rather time-consuming game called Dai shogi with the nearby kappa. It's hard for the especially long-lived youkai to find good ways to pass the time.