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Mononobe no Futo | Touhou Project
Age: 30
Contact:
Other characters: N/A
Character name: Mononobe no Futo
Series: Touhou Project
Canon point: Post WHH 18, Hopeless Masquerade, and Double Dealing Character.
Summary:
Futo at her core is rather air headed and excitable, which can be a bad combination. But to think of her as dumb because of it would be a mistake. She is rather conniving when she wishes and is rather adept at manipulation. But, generally she is good natured and kind. Her biggest draw back comes with her inability to adjust to change, change makes her uncomfortable and she instantly rejects it. An example of this is her hate of Buddhism, which she hated without ever giving it a chance. Her reflex to Buddhism is to automatically destroy it. Burning down statues and temples, which leads back into her inability to accept new things. She also reacts similarly to the unknown. Though, in recent canon it seems she is starting to take a hold over her urges to set fire to Buddhist things.
One could say "but Taoism is new as well", which is true, but it was also very similar to Shintoism which she had grown up with. The similarities and more open ideals made transitioning for her easier. Even waking up over a thousand years later she is unable to adapt well, keeping archaic speech and stylized clothing choices.
This stubbornness to stay as things are is one of the core reasons she can't deal with Buddhism as a concept. It was too different from the Shinto she grew up with. It also arrived to Japan through foreign workers whom would have been difficult for her to relate to. Taoism on the other hand is very similar to Shintoism, both of them being nature worship based religions. In this sense she was able to adapt to it, taking what was useful to her and applying it to the Shinto she already practiced.
However, Taoism hasn't changed her much, or shaped her. Though she likes to proclaim her practice and expertise of it often. But if one were to dig deeper they would find she hasn't really changed from her old ways. She's still basically just practicing Shintoism with Taoist window dressing. However the one who has shaped her in a lot of ways is Miko. For Miko is the primary reason she ended up practicing Taoism in the first place.
But, due to this inability to accept new situations easily, it makes her withdrawn, and difficult to interact with others. This isn't to say she isn't a social person, or can't be friendly and personable though. It's simply she has a hard time understanding new trends and modern methods. In this way she is more a social outcast.
Futo is incredibly loyal to Miko, there is nothing she would not do for the crown prince. It was following Miko's ideals that had her conspire against her own family and align herself with the Soga clan, the family of her fellow Taoist Tojiko. Through the Soga she helped promote Buddhism, though she hated it. As they gained power Buddhism spread, but ultimately it destroyed her own family. Betraying her family was not a light decision instead it was a proof of her faith in Miko.
Futo is a rather naive person, as well as passionate in her views and convictions. This made her very easy to win over, which is what Miko did. It is implied that she was dissatisfied within her family, as she felt disconnected from them. Miko approached her and introduced Taoism which held views that filled in the parts of Shintoism that left Futo feeling removed and lacking. Primarily the teaching that no one is wrong, you follow your natural inclinations and in doing so you follow the Way and are at peace with the world. Miko who is already naturally charismatic and very intelligent, being Futo's teacher in Taoism allowed them to bond. Futo was quick to be her loyal follower, and agreed the country needed to change. Her trust in Miko's vision was so complete that she even went along with a plan that would destroy her own clan, allowing their enemies the Soga to win over them. She also volunteered herself as test subject for the Shikaisen ritual, to see if it would work. Thus, she was willing to die so Miko could find a way to become immortal.
Futo can be a bit impetuous, acting on emotion before rational thought. It is said due to this she has previously caused many fires, giving into her urge to burn Buddhist things on sight. Such a time when she gave into her impetuous emotions was before their shikaisen ritual, the ritual to become immortal. Futo, Miko, and their accomplice Tojiko were suppose to preform it together, gaining immortal bodies in the process. However, the item that Tojiko was to use was sabatoged by Futo before the ritual, and her ability to become immortal was lost, costing Tojiko her life. This is potentially due to their family relationship. As the Soga clan, Tojiko's family, was in the end what destroyed the Mononobe. (Even if Futo helped orchestrate it from behind.)
After the war between the Soga and Mononobe, Futo simply hated Buddhism more, and it left her bitter towards the Soga. Their plan to resurrect as Shikaisen would place Futo as well as Tojiko as Miko's officers in her new reign, it is implied that through a want to have more of Miko's attention than Tojiko, as well as a grudge against her family led to her betrayal. It would be more convenient for Futo to have her without a body. This was an example of her skill at deceit, which she used for Miko in helping with the manipulations of her family and the Soga. Though such feelings were not kept for long, once Tojiko was dead Futo had no further issues and carried on as normal.
Despite all this backstabbing and manipulation and hatred, Futo really is a kind and caring person. She is gentle towards animals and humans, she believes in balance in all things and truly wishes for a bright and prosperous future for all mankind. These were many of Miko's ideals which made made her want to help in the first place. But, she is only like this towards "natural" things. Though it is shown she is not particularly hostile towards ghosts as long as they are not a danger.
Youkai and demons however she is extremely aggressive towards. She will cause unnecessary fights with them and is resistant to think any other way. This is mostly due to having come from an era when it was kill or be killed when concerning youkai.
But, as seen during Hopeless Masquerade, Futo has eased off a bit of her distrust and violence towards youkai a bit. Or, perhaps has adapted to Gensokyo a little more. (As by this point she had been awake and living in the world for a few years now.) But it can be safely assumed that she is only tolerant of youkai that are peaceful or not considered a threat. She will still take any human side first.
When Futo first woke up she was very excitable, eager to take on any challenges for her resurrection, and prove herself. Though over some time she has calmed down, and seems to be mostly rational and observant, though still easily mislead with ideal words.
Powers:
Power List
Hopeless Masquerade spell card list
Ten Desires spell card list
Other than her spell cards as listed, Futo has the ability to use Feng Shui and control it, or in other words manipulate elements and energy for various outcomes. Though what she technically is doing is using Shinto magic with some taoist window dressing. In other words she has spiritual powers and can use the Asian element system of alchemy. (Wood breaks Earth, Earth stops Water, Water puts out Fire, Fire melts Metal, Metal chops Wood. Wood feeds Fire, Fire nurtures Earth, Earth makes Metal, Metal collects Water, Water feeds Wood.) This method allows her to manipulate elements, such as summon fire and water. Along with this she is adept at exorcism and curses, and pretty much all the traditional Japanese magic shinto has to offer.
Other than magic she is good with hand to hand martial arts as well as archery. In her past she was the captain of Prince Shoutoku's (Miko) guard. Having come from an era where there was a lot of fighting and the threat of youkai, Futo is very good at taking care of herself and reacting to threats. However, due to her limited understanding and the era she comes from what she sees as a threat and responds to is not always a real threat.
On top of her innate abilities, she has the typical abilities of all Touhou characters, the ability to fly and cast danmaku (Spell cards listed at top).
Limits
As the majority of her powers are based on Onmyoudou which has a lot of rules and methods of how it works those skills seem at a respectable level. She is only capable of doing what her environment and nature can aid her in channeling. Large spells will be reduced to 3 or so times a day, while ritual magic may require more prep time.
Other than that, flight will be limited as per the examples in the abilities explanation. As for Danmaku, it will be limited to each spell card only working once a day, and unable to cause any damage, the worst is knocking a person out for a little bit.
Entry: She will need rescuing from the skyway.
Other:
Futo is based on a historical figure known as Futsuhime who was a member of the Mononobe clan who lived around 600AD during the Asuka period. The events of that time are practically mythological but they are a key point when considering Buddhisms history in Japan as well as government set ups and their relationship to China. Canon has chosen to change some of the events of what is known of that era, but history still plays a great role into her character, motivations as well as explaining some of her relationships.
I would also like to note that some of her motivations. especially that which happened in the past, have been extrapolated on, and are mostly what would be considered headcanon, though I have tried to match them up with canon as well as history in a reasonable way.
REJECTION
We're sorry, but we cannot accept your application at this time.
- We feel that this app does not properly explain the motivations behind Futo's dislike of Buddhism.
- This app is missing important details about her personality. It does not mention her hermit-like behavior, nor her habit of shying away from most people. Along with this, critical details of Futo's early childhood are outright incorrect.
- This app also gets critical details of several religions wrong. This normally would not be as big of a deal, but religion is very important to Touhou in general, and to get critical details wrong when religion is such a big part of the canon is not acceptable.
- Some of the powers listed in the power section are described incorrectly, most specifically regarding the ability to fly. This is a major plot point within the series, and has been covered several times over various games.
If you would like more information or have any questions, feel free to pm the mod journal.
If you want to try applying for this character again, you can do so on March 9th.