Yuyuko Saigyouji

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Yuyuko Saigyouji	Name:	西行寺　幽々子（さいぎょうじ　ゆゆこ） Yuyuko Saigyouji
	Alternate spellings:	Yuyuko Saigyouzi
	Species:	Ghost
	Abilities:	Can invoke death in mortals
	Age:	Dead/Immortal (Existed for at least 1000 years)
	Occupation:	Ghost princess
	Location:	Hakugyokurou
	Description:	Maroon eyes, short wavy pink hair, normally surrounded by several small formless ghosts. Wears a light blue and white kimono with dark blue trim, and a blue poofy hat with a red ghost insignia on the front. (Touhou 7.5 amd 10.5, alternate outfit) Kimono is white with dark blue trim instead of light blue with pink trim. Her hair is blonde as well.
	Relationships:	Youmu Konpaku (Gardener) Youki Konpaku (Former Gardener and Current Gardener's Father) Yukari Yakumo (Friend) Lunasa, Lyrica, and Merlin Prismriver (Regular performers)
	Appearances:	Perfect Cherry Blossom (Final Boss) Immaterial and Missing Power (Playable Character, Possible Opponent) Imperishable Night (Playable Character) Phantasmagoria of Flower View (Ending No. 4) Shoot the Bullet (Stage 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-8 Boss) Scarlet Weather Rhapsody (Playable Character, Possible Opponent)
	Titles:	See Character Titles

Yuyuko is the ghost 'princess' of Hakugyokurou, the netherworld of the "formerly-living", but was once a living human. Long ago, after her death from suicide, her body was used to place a seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi, a dangerous youkai cherry tree, to stop it from killing innocent humans. During the events of Perfect Cherry Blossom, she enlisted Youmu to find a way to make the tree bloom to resurrect the corpse buried beneath it, apparently unaware that it was her own body. Forced to abandon her plan as it would only result in her own destruction and the unleashing of the Saigyou Ayakashi's terror once again, she resigned herself to continuing the existence she had been fated to.

She has the power to invite mortal souls to death, and those souls who perish this way wind up in Hakugyokurou rather than heaven or hell. Though it might seem dangerous for such a whimsical, flaky personality to wield such a terrible power, Yuyuko has an immense sense of responsibility regarding her power, and never uses it recklessly or out of spite, nor does she use it as a weapon. Ironically it was this power that drove her to kill herself in the first place.

Humans fear Yuyuko because of her awesome power and a general fear of the supernatural, but she is very cheerful and friendly. Unlike many ghosts she resembles a living human, and her playful, good-humored personality has a disarming effect. She often makes bizarre and nonsensical remarks and sometimes seems to overlook the obvious, leading to her characterization as an airhead or ditz. However, at other times she can be extremely cunning and perceptive and has a vast amount of knowledge; it is not known whether it is the ditzy side or the smart side that is her true personality. She seems to never take anything too seriously, and loves to tease her straight-laced assistant, Youmu, whom is her opposite in almost every way. She is also known for her incredible appetite and seems to have a food-related metaphor for any situation. Yuyuko is truly "dead and loving it."

Fun Facts

• The characters for Saigyouji literally mean "West journey temple", and Yuyuko something like "Secluded child" or "Ghostly child." 'yuyu' (or 'yuuyuu', as in Yuu Yuu Hakusho) is reportedly the sound a Japanese ghost makes.
• Following Imperishable Night, Yuyuko became famous as a "hungry ghost" due to several "gluttonous" lines uttered during her scenario. She is often depicted in doujinshi as having an immense appetite and/or attempting to eat other characters, most notably Mystia and Youmu's ghost-half.
• The symbol on Yuyuko's hitaikakushi resembles the Sega Dreamcast logo. Many fanworks make fun of this.

Official Profiles

Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt

Yuyuko Saigyouji

○幽冥楼閣の亡霊少女 　　西行寺　幽々子（さいぎょうじ・ゆゆこ） 　　ラスボス、伝統ある西行寺家のお嬢様、今は亡霊の姫である。 　　主に死を操る程度の能力を持つ。 　　その昔、幻想郷には一人の歌聖が居た。歌聖は自然を愛し死ぬまで旅 　　してまわったという。自分の死期を悟ると、己の願い通り最も見事な 　　桜の木の下で永遠の眠りについた。 　　それ以来その桜はますます見事に咲き誇り、多くの人を魅了し、多く 　　の人が永遠の眠りについた。そうした死の魅力を持つ桜は、いつしか 　　妖力を持つようになっていたのだ。 　　それから千年余り経った。 　　西行寺家にはいわく付きの妖怪桜「西行妖（さいぎょうあやかし）」 　　がある。この桜は、幽々子がここに来てから、どんな春になっても、 　　開花する事は無かったのだ。 　　ある日、幽々子はいつもの様に書見を楽しんでいると、書架から古い 　　記録を発見した。それには、何時の物とも分らぬ記述で、 　　「富士見の娘、西行妖満開の時、幽明境を分かつ（死んだという事）、 　　　その魂、白玉楼中で安らむ様、西行妖の花を封印しこれを持って結 　　　界とする。願うなら、二度と苦しみを味わうことの無い様、永久に 　　　転生することを忘れ･･･」 　　と書かれていた。 　　幽々子は、西行妖の封印を解き、花を満開にすることが出来れば何者 　　かが復活すると考え、興味本位で春度を集めることにした。 　　本来、冥界に存在するものは殆ど霊体である。その為彼女は、冥界の 　　西行妖の下に眠るとされる亡骸に疑問と興味を持ち、それでその封印 　　を解こうと考えた。彼女は普段、人や妖怪を死に誘う事しか出来ない。 　　その彼女が初めて死者を復活させようとしているのである。 　　庭師の妖夢の懸命の努力により西行妖以外の桜は満開になっていて、 　　西行妖も花が開きかけていた。あと一押しというところで、元々狭い 　　幻想郷の春はほぼ尽きてしまう。 　　そこに、僅かの春を持った人間が訪れるとは誰も予想してなかった。 　　そして、残りの春を手に入れるために闘うこととなる。 　　しかし幽々子は、普段の生活に安らみ過ぎた為か、はたまた、記録が 　　余りに古い文献だった為か、文中にあった亡くなった娘というのが、 　　自分の事だということに、最後まで気付かなかったのである。 　　元々、幽々子は死霊を操る程度の人間だった。それがいつしか、死に 　　誘う程度の能力を持つ様になり、簡単に人を死に追いやる事が出来る 　　ようになっていった。彼女はその自分の能力を疎い自尽した。 　　亡霊になってからは、生前の事等すっかり忘れ、それはもう死に誘う 　　事を楽しむようになっていたのだから世話も無い。 　　幽々子が転生も消滅もせずに楼中に留まっているのも、西行妖の封印 　　があるためである。この結界が解けたとたん、止まっていた時間は止 　　め処なく流れることになり、それは、再び幽々子の死に繋がる。自分 　　を復活させることも白玉楼にいる自分の消滅にも繋がる為、復活は寸 　　前で失敗するのは当然である。 　　やはり幽々子は死を操ることしか出来ないのだ。 　　唯一そのことを知る先代魂魄妖忌は、半分人間という性質上ゆっくり 　　年を取り、妖夢に幽々子の事を伝えたつもりで消えた。 　　何時までも幽々子は、冥界のお姫様として、 　　死に絶えた西行寺家のお嬢様として暮すのである。 　　　　幽々子が西行妖の開花を見ることは、決して無い。

Ghostly girl in the Netherworld Tower Yuyuko Saigyouji Final boss, formerly the mistress of old Saigyouji clan, currently the ghost princess. Her main ability is manipulation of death. Long ago, there was a divinely talented poet in Gensokyo. He loved nature and spent most of his time traveling. When he became aware that the hour of his death drew near, he chose to begin his eternal rest under the most beautiful cherry tree he could find.. That cherry tree has grown even more beautiful since then, charming many people into resting in peace beneath its blossoms. The tree with the mortuary charm developed the powers of a youkai after a while. A thousand years have passed. In the garden of the Saigyouji clan, there exists a youkai cherry blossom with a story behind it; it is called the Saigyou Ayakashi. For as long as Yuyuko had been there, this cherry tree has never bloomed, even in spring. One day, while browsing through the library as usual, Yuyuko found an old record. It looked so old that it was practically ageless; within it, the following was written... "The girl who bears witness to death, at the time of the Saigyou Ayakashi's full bloom, shall be bound by mortality. So that her soul may rest in peace within the Hakugyokurou, I will seal the cherry blossoms, and make it the barrier. My wish... is that she will never again reincarnate, and never again suffer pain..." Yuyuko had read that breaking the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi, making it bloom fully, would cause someone to be resurrected; she started gathering spring's essence out of curiosity. Basically, almost everything in the netherworld exists as ghosts with no physical body. It is for that reason that she wondered about the corpse lying under the Saigyou Ayakashi with great interest, going as far as to consider breaking the seal. Her ability only enables her to bring death. Bringing life to something already dead would be a first. Thanks to an all-out effort put forth by Youmu, the gardener, every cherry blossom bloomed perfectly; every cherry blossom except for the Saigyou Ayakashi, which still bordered on blooming. By that point, Gensokyo's spring had almost been completely drained. No one would have imagined that a living human, bearing a tiny drop of spring, would visit. A battle for that last remaining bit of spring ensued... Perhaps it was because of her carefree afterlife, or maybe the record had aged beyond recognition, but Yuyuko ultimately failed to realise that the girl who was written about in the record... was herself. In the beginning, Yuyuko was only able to control some dead spirits. Unconsciously, that power grew stronger, eventually becoming the ability to invoke death. Terrified by her own ability, she commited suicide. After becoming a ghost, she thoroughly forgot everything about the time she was alive, and started to enjoy being able to invoke death. The reason Yuyuko can neither reincarnate nor vanish is because of the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi. Once the boundary is breached, the time that was frozen will continue to flow, resulting in her death again. Reviving the corpse will destroy Yuyuko's ghost, so it's no wonder that the near-success of the revival ended in inevitable failure. Yuyuko is only able to bring death after all. The only person who knew the whole story, Youki Konpaku, grew slowly older due to the nature of half-humans, and disappeared with the belief that Youmu could inherit the truth about Yuyuko. For all time, Yuyuko will remain as the princess of Netherworld and mistress of long-dead Saigyouji clan. She shall never bear witness to the blooming of the Saigyou Ayakashi.

Immaterial and Missing Power - 上海アリス通信.txt

○天衣無縫の亡霊 　　西行寺　幽々子（さいぎょうじゆゆこ） 　　種族：亡霊 　　住処：冥界にある白玉楼 　　能力：死を操る程度の能力 　　　あの世で成仏もせずのほほんと暮らす亡霊少女。いつ死んだのか、昔 　　過ぎてもう思い出せない。成仏できないのは顕界に未練がある為か。 　　　性格は何を考えているのか判らなく、かなり困った行動を取る。真面 　　目な性格の妖夢は、このお嬢様に振り回されっぱなしである。でも実は 　　幻想郷の外のこの国を心から愛する愛国者である。 　　　生前も没後も体術の心得は余り無く、亡霊らしくふわふわしている。 　　動きも全体的にしなやかに動き、曲線が多い。何を考えているのか判ら 　　ないつかみ所が無い攻撃は、気が付いたらいつの間にかやられていると 　　感じてしまう。

Innocent Ghost Saigyouji Yuyuko Species: Ghost Location: Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld Ability: Invoking death as she wishes A cheerful ghost maiden who won't go to Heaven and lives in the Netherworld. She can't remember when she died, because she's been dead for a long time. The reason why she can't rest in peace is that she must have left her regret in the human world. She's so carefree that she often acts tricky. Because of this, the straightforward Youmu is always troubled by this princess. But to tell the truth, she loves this nation (the Netherworld) outside of Gensokyo from the bottom of her heart. She's not good at physical attacks before and after death. Like other ghosts, she's always floating. She moves smoothly like a curve. You'll find yourself being defeated all of a sudden since her attack is too mysterious.

Imperishable Night - Manual

Yuyuko Saigyouji

○華胥の亡霊　　　西行寺 幽々子 　　冥界にすむ亡霊少女。 　　死を操る程度の能力を持つ。死んでから随分経つ。 　　幻想郷では死ぬと妙に陽気になる事が多い気がするのは何故だろう。 　　彼女も陽気な亡霊である。 　　しかも、天然なのかわざとなのか判らないような、惚けた性格をしている。 　　彼女の場合、亡くなる時に何か大切な物を置いて来てしまったのでは無かろうか。 　　武器は幻の蝶。とりあえず辺りかまわず発射。 　　　　備考 　　　　今回は妖夢と組む。 　　　　高速移動は単独使用時のみの性能である。 　　　　使いやすいワイドショットである。前方はほぼ全てをカバーする。 　　　　ただ、威力面では劣る部分もあるため、その時は妖夢に切り替えてしまうといいかも。 　　　　何にも考えていない、と言う人に。

Ghost from the calamitous nirvana, Yuyuko Saigyouji She exists in the netherworld as a ghost maiden. She can manipulate death, and she has been existing as a ghost since ancient times. It is said that experiencing death in Gensokyo is strangely cheerful in many cases. And she is also a cheerful ghost, too. Moreover, she may occasionally utter reckless words and act spontaneouly, may be actually cunning and may be really stupid. When she passed away, she may have forgotten one important thing. Her favorite weapon is the Phantom Butterflies. She uses it as an indiscriminate attack, because she doesn't consider the situation at hand at all. Notes She teams up with Youmu Konpaku in this title. Normal speed only applies when she is used as a solo character. Her missile's wide shot is easy to use, it can attack in almost all angles, if an enemy doesn't appear from behind. However, it's inferior in destructive power. If you want something stronger, let's consider changing to Youmu. Recommended for players who don't consider at all.

Imperishable Night - キャラ設定.txt

Yuyuko Saigyouji

○華胥の亡霊 　　西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ　ゆゆこ） 　　Yuyuko Saigyouzi 　　種族：亡霊 　　能力：死を操る程度の能力 　　冥界に住む、亡霊お嬢様。 　　霊体らしく、ちょっと地に足の着かない行動を取るので大迷惑。 　　でも足はある。 　　亡霊は死んだ人間の霊である。幽々子は特に何にも考えていない様に 　　見えるが、誰も否定しない。好き勝手し放題だが、その死の能力は好 　　き勝手使わないので、人間や妖怪に退治される事も無い。でも、心の 　　奥底で幽々子に対し恐怖心を抱いている者も少なくない。

Dreaming Ghost Yuyuko Saigyouzi Species: Ghost Ability: Power of manipulating death Yuyuko is a ghost princess who lives in the netherworld. Like typical ghosts, she is quite the opposite of what humans call "down-to-earth", and her whims distract Youmu all the time. Unlike typical ghosts, her form has legs and feet. She is a ghost—the form of humans after death. There is no doubt that Yuyuko "lives" a whimsical life, but she doesn't unleash her ability lightly, so neither humans nor youkai have a reason to attack her. Still, many beings across the land fear her within their hearts.

Scarlet Weather Rhapsody - chara.html

Yuyuko Saigyouji	○ 　　西行寺　幽々子（さいぎょうじ　ゆゆこ） 　　種族：亡霊 　　職業：お嬢様 　　住家：あの世に存在する白玉楼 　　能力：死を操る程度の能力 　　性格：惚けているが、余裕のある落ち着いた物腰
Yuyuko Saigyouji Race: phantom Occupation: lady Residence: Hakugyokurou, in the afterlife Ability: the power to control death Personality: plays dumb, but has an incredibly calm demeanor.

Book Synopsis

Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

Main article: Article and Interview: Yuyuko

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Perfect Memento in Strict Sense

Main article: Perfect Memento: Yuyuko Saigyouji

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