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Touhou Mother: Miscellaneous

This game has many, many references, so the attempt to actually list them is quite grand, but list them we shall!*

  • This goes without saying, but spoilers galore!

Menu (At beginning of the game)

Description- Junya Itoi

Location- Beginning of Menu screen

Reference- Touhou,Earthbound/Mother

Explantion- "Junya" is actually ZUN's first name!

Itoi is the last name of Shigesato Itoi who created the EarthBound/Mother series!

Overworld

Description- Reimu is silent...

Location- Anywhere

Reference- Earthbound/Mother series, Paper Mario, Zelda, etc.

Explanation- The Main Character is ALWAYS silent. At least, in RPGs...


Description- The Hakurei Shrine box is empty.

Location- Hakurei Shrine

Reference- Touhou Fandom

Explanation- A long running gag for the Touhou fanbase is that no matter what time of time, the donation box is always, always empty.


Description- Reimu is turning into Yukari!

Location- Beginning of game, Hakurei Shrine

Reference- Touhou Offical and Fandom

Explanation- Yukari sleeps... alot. Thus easily the most lazy character in Touhou!


Description- Consulting the "Incident Radar"

Location- Beginning of Game, Hakurei Shrine

Reference- Touhou Offical and Fandom

Explanation- Reimu, no matter what, always finds something happening, and could be in wrong place in the wrong time. Or is really nosy... Because Marisa is bored, Reimu is the girl to go to if you want something to happen!


Description- Wanna go to Yuka's?

Location- Beginning of game, Hakurei Shrine

Reference- Earthbound/Mother, Rambo games

Explanation- Even though you are given a choice, "Yes" is the only answer you can give if you want the game to begin!


Description- "Then the game cannot proceed..."

Location- Beginning of game, Hakurei Shrine

Reference- L33t speak, Memes, and Idioms (Our Speak), Marvel Comics(Deadpool realizing he's in a comic book!)

Explanation- Oh snap! Marisa has broken the 4th Wall! In case you don't know, the "4th Wall" is when a video game/comic/movie/etc. character speaks directly to the audience. For example, if Marisa told you to get off your lazy bum and exercise, she broke the 4th wall, because she not telling the people around her, but you, behind the T.V/Computer /Comic screen.


Description- Suwako's hat!

Location- Various save points

Reference- Earthbound/Mother series Touhou

Explanation- In Mother 3, you saved by talking to a small frog. Who better to fill in that role than Suwako? Well, at least her hat...


Description- The Human Village is interesting, but not now...

Location- Path to the Human Village

Reference- Earthbound/Mother Series

Explanation- If the game doesn't like you trying to stray from the path, it'll invent some excuse to not let you go.


Description- Flower Field

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Mother 3

Explanation- It's pretty, isn't it? These flowers are Yuka's pride and joy!


Description- *Yuka Kicks Wriggle, bullys Cirno*

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Touhou (Fandom) Offical?

Explanation- Yuka is kinda of a sadist, she simply loves causing other people pain!


Description- What are you doing here? You'll just make the flowers wilt...

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Offical

Explanation- Heaven forbid if you damage Yuka's flowers. Poor Cirno being an Ice Fairy will make her flowers wilt!


Description- I am a Friend Of Justice!

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Offical?

Explanation- Cirno belives she is the strongest, and also a leader of Team 9, which I'll get into later. Anyway, Yuka bullied Wriggle, so Cirno is here to set things right! Or... get bullied herself...


Description- Meteor falls...

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Earthbound/Mother series

Explanation- Something dark and evil is going to happen. And, no it's not because it hit Cirno...


Description- Did the Hakurei Border break?

Location- Sunflower fields

Reference- Touhou Official/Fandom

Explanation- The Hakurei Border keeps everything out of Gensokyo, including The Other World!


Description- We must not waste time!

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Touhou Fandom

Explanation- Yuka is slow (Psychically, not mentally, ) which leads to some hilarious events!


Description- There are ants at your feet. You might accidentally step on them, so please don't go over there.

Location- West of Sunflower Field

Reference- Earthbound/Mother

Explanation- The game doesn't like it when you try to sneak a peak of a upcoming area.


Description- You feel better! Though there might be a secondary effect... perhaps.

Location- Near Meteor crash site.

Reference- Don't worry about the effects... yet


Description- I mean it, ze

Location- Marisa at the meteor

Reference- Touhou Fandom

Explanation- For whatever reason, Marisa adds "ze" to the end of her sentences. How great is that?


Description- He collasped... Not my fault.

Location- SDM, with Porky

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- Marisa is a troublemaker in Gensokyo, so even though no one accused here yet, she feels the need to point out her innocence...


Description- Marisa, there is nothing wrong with me saying to use my bed

Location- Patchy's room, SDM

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Offical?

Explanation- A running gag is that Marisa has a lot of girls crushing on her, and it's not that she doesn't know but it's because, Marisa is... well, Marisa. Maybe it's because she has more important things on her mind... like stealing Patchy's books! Now, I'll pull another reference that both RPG fans and Touhou fans like doing which is matchmaking and this is no exception to the Touhou universe. Thing is, almost all are female, and this coined the term "Everyone in Gensokyo is gay." Strangely this is not at all weird, in fact, it's kinda cute... Anyway, if you pay attention enough, you'll see a yellow bed not only in Patchy's room, but in other houses!


Description- Would I lie, ze?

Location- Patchy's room, SDM

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- Marisa lies, a lot. So it's ironic that she says this.


Description- I believe I have a Big City Cola

Location- Patchy's room, SDM

Reference- Mother 3

Explanation- This was found in Club Titiboo in Mother 3 where you could buy one!


Description- Sakuya's Mask

Location- Patchy's Room, SDM

Reference- Kogarashi from Kamen no Maid Guy

Explanation- Sakuya is parodying the famous Masked Maid Guy as the Masked Maid... Girl.


Description- It's Sakuya. The mask was there yesterday. I'm not sure who put it on.

Location- Patchy's room, SDM

Reference- Joke (literally)

Explanation- Who else but Sakuya put the mask on?


Description- *Remilia acting like a wimp*

Location- Patchy's room, SDM

Reference- Touhou Fandom

Explanation- Remilia acts like a child, so Sakuya here is more like a babysitter to her than a maid...


Description- Aren't you suppose to be a vampire?

Location- Patchy's room,SDM

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Vampires are a quite proud race, so Remilia begging makes her look bad...


Description- I'm sorry, I have no excuse...

Location- Beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Even though it was completely out of Sakuya's free will, she still accepts responsibility because of her demeanor with Remilia.


Description- So what's this worth? At least one book, right?

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- Marisa can't get enough of Patchy's books, so she'll swindle them in anyway she can!


Description- Understood!... Just me?

Location- After defeating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Yes, they have fairy maids, but they are all but useless...


Description- Hah! You don't work for humans you know!

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Humans have love and compassion, Vampires, not so much...


Description- A sound flowed from the mask!

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Mother1/Earthbound0

Explanation- You needed these to enter Magicant in Mother/Earthbound!


Description- I'm Miss Marisa. I'm the Hero, ze. Or Heroine, I suppose

Location- After defeating the Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- Marisa has one big ego!


Description- If Marisa didn't help you, you would have been Youkai bait.

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Youkai are known for eating Humans, especially fat ones.


Description- Like I haven't heard that a hundred times in Touhou Fangames...

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Breaking the 4th wall, Touhou Fangames, rpgs

Explanation- Marisa, once again breaks the 4th wall! Seems she's the only one aware, because even Patchy doesn't know what she's talking about!


Description- There's a scrap of paper here... It says "Porky"

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Earthbound/Mother

Explanation- There had been a debate on Porky's name, because in America, he's "Poky" but it was a mistranslation. This being a Japanese game, his real name is restored.


Description- Okay Reimu. I think Yukari knows something about this.

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Nothing escapes Yukari, she sees and knows all due to her portals and manipulation of boundaries!


Description- So he's a alien, but not the Eirin kind...

Location- After beating the Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Eirin is an Alien from the moon, while Porky is from a different dimension...


Description- Here for a meal? Or a bath? Or... Meee?

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Everyone in Gensokyo is Gay, RPG Love Interests

Explanation- Apparently, Yukari finds interest in Reimu...


Description- I got really tired...

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- Yukari overworks poor Ran...


Description- Is everything ok, desu ka?

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Mother/Earthbound

Explanation- It's actually a sound bit said by Itoi when naming yourself in Mother/Earthbound.


Description- I hope "he" was being truthful

Location- Yukari's house

Reference- Earthbound/Mother

Explanation- When Ness tells hears a voice how to save his world, he finds that the voice was his own...


Description- I will be searching too... Well, Ran will be.

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- Has Yukari worked on day in her life?


Description- I'm such a hero. Well, the friend of a hero, anyway."

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Earthbound/Mother

Explanation- This line was uttered by Ness's father.Well, change father to friend.

Items

Description- Reimu's sleeves

Location- Item Menu, default equipment.

Reference- Touhou Fandom.

Explanation- "They're detached" Since Reimu's sleeves are detached, her armpits show. Yet another running gag is that either they smell, or very beautiful(the sexy kind)


Description- ZUN Maiden Clothes

Location- Item Menu, Default equipment

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Offical?

Explanation- "Strange, skimpy, and expensive." Now how do you think Reimu gets her money to pay for that outfit? Why, the donation box of course!(Maybe that's why no one donates!)


Description- Broom

Location- Item Menu, Default equipment

Reference- Touhou Fandom, Official?

Explanation- "It's prickly and smelly, like Marisa"... I guess I'll buy that, considering she munches on some gnarly mushrooms.


Description- Black Clothes

Location- Item Menu, Default equipment

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- "Delightfully Dark!"Marisa believes a witch is not a witch unless she is dressed in black!


Description- Dream Dairy

Location- After beating Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Yume Nikki

Explanation- "Heartful outpourings are written inside" It's a RPG Maker game about soul-crushingly horrible nightmares dreams!


Description- Cross

Location- Yukari's Space

Reference- Castlevania

Explanation- "Mainly used to fight off Draculas" Kill Dracula with this subweapon!


Description- Mecha Bow

Location- Yukari's Space

Reference- ?

Explanation- "Mainly used to fight off monkeys" Kill those pesky monkey's with this!


Description-B

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Touhou Offical

Explanation- B is for bomb, which gave you an extra bomb!


Description- P

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Touhou Offical

Explanation- P is for power gauge, which filled up your power gauge!


Description- Laser Crystal

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- ?

Explanation- Yuka can't use this...


Description- Power Capsule

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Graduis

Explanation- It's your power up in Graduis!


Description- Cook-D Cap

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- ?

Explanation- "It's name is a password..." But to what, I wonder?


Description- Cheap Bracelet

Location- Yukari's House

Reference- Earthbound/Mother, Touhou Offical and Fandom

Explanation- "Probably from Kourindou", which is the shop of Rinnosuke! It also is an Mother/Earthbound item of the same name.

Battle Quips

Description- PK Dream

Location- Any Battle, Menu

Reference- Touhou

Explanation- Reimu's attack.


Description- Pk Lifeup

Location- Any Battle, Menu

Reference- Mother/Earthbound.

Explanation- Used by many.


Description- PK Healup

Location- Battles,Menu

Reference- Mother/Earthbound

Explanation- Used by many


Description- PK Beam

Location- Any Fight, Menu

Reference- Mother/Earthbound

Explanation- This is Ana's move.


Description- Patchouli is coughing violently!

Location- Fighting Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou, Official

Explanation- Not only Patchouli is anemic, but she's an asthmatic as well.Poor thing...


Description- Behomara

Location- Fighting Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Dragon Quest

Explanation- A multi-healing spell used in Dragon quest!


Description- PK Freeze

Location- Any Battle, Menu

Reference- Mother/Earthbound

Explanation- Kumatora used this.


Description- Sakuya used Knives!

Location- Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Offical,Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Explanation- Sakuya (and Dio Brando) uses this to attack!


Description- Arcana Force XXI The World

Location- Fighting Masked Maid Girl

Reference- Touhou Official, Yu-Gi-Oh, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Explanation- Sakuya's power is using The World, which is Dio Brando's move. To achieve this, she uses a Yu-Gi-Oh Card...

Bestiary

Description- Cirno

Location- Sunflower Feild, various

Reference- Touhou Fandom (doujinn comics)

Explanation- Oh snap, it's Advent Cirno! If you haven't read the doujinn, Cirno brandishes the very deadly watermelon blades!


Description- Mr.Ghosty

Location- Near the crash site of the meteorite, various

Reference- Touhou

Explanation- "Mr.Ghosty" was in fact the PC-98's default enemy before he got replaced by the fairys in Windows. Retro Revival!


Description- Starman JR

Location- Crash Site of Meteor

Reference- Earthbound/Mother

Explanation- He's the invading force in Earthbound/Mother, among his powered up allys!


Description- Masked Maid Girl

Location- Patchy's room, SDM

Reference- Touhou Official/Kogarashi/Yu-Gi-Oh,Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Explanation- It's Sakuya... isn't it? She attacks with her trademark knives, but she also is parodying as Kogarashi, a masked maid guy. She uses a Yu-Gi-Oh card called Arcana Force XXI The World, a blend of Touhou,Jojo, and Yu-Gi-Oh elements!


Description- Even In Your Mother Game (F.O.E!)

Location- Yukari's Space

Reference- Etrian Odyssey

Explanation- Oh no! It's a F.O.E.! (Foedus Obrepit Errabundus) It had this nasty habit of sneaking up on you and attacking when you are seriously weakened, (like after a boss fight!)


Description- Undefined Border Object (Editor's note, was suppose to be Undefined Fantastical Object or UFO, but it's a translation error)

Location- Yukari's Space

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- This is a reference to a Touhou game (TH12) that came out while this game was being developed in order to tease the audience! Squirm, you, Squirm!


Music

Description- A Sacred Lot

Location- Title Screen

Reference- Touhou (Highly Responsive to Prayers)

Explanation- This was the song played for Highly Responsive to Prayer's title. Fitting.


Description- Eternal Shrine Maiden

Location- Title Screen

Reference- Touhou (Highly Responsive to Prayers)

Explanation- When asked to input what song they heard playing, you must select Highly Responsive to Prayers to avoid embarrassment.


Description- Bothersome Guys

Location- Cirno Battle

Reference- Mother 3

Explanation- A simple battle theme, no?


Description- Mom's Hometown

Location- Beginning of game

Reference- Mother 3

Explanation- It's a fitting tune considering the "hometown" being the Hakurei Shrine.


Description- F-F-Fire!

Location- Sunflower Field

Reference- Mother 3

Explanation- Oh no! Something terrible has happened!


Description- Otherworldly Foe

Location- Starman Jr fight

Reference- Mother 2

Explanation- It's a Starman!


Description- LOG-O-TYPE

Location- When you find Porky

Reference- Mother 3

Explanation- It's Porky!


Description- Tank Theme

Location- After the Interlude after finding Porky

Reference- Mother 1

Explanation- Snazzy!


Description- Ness's House

Location- Yukari's house

Reference- Earthbound/Mother

Explanation- Hey, that's not your house!

Sound Effects

Description- BOOSH BOOSH BOOSH BOOM!

Location- Any Boss fight!

Reference- Touhou Official

Explanation- Happens when you defeat any boss in Touhou!


Description- Dun-na!

Location- After picking up Laser Crystal

Reference- R-Type

Explanation- A space noise!

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