Watatsuki no Yorihime

Watatsuki no Yorihime (綿月 依姫) is a Lunarian princess who along with her sister Toyohime is in charge of the Lunarian Defense Corps. She appears to be primarily responsible for training the moon rabbits. Along with Toyohime, Yorihime used to be Eirin Yagokoro's pupil before Eirin fled from the lunarians with Kaguya Houraisan. They were also originally the masters of Reisen Udongein Inaba before Reisen fled too and another Reisen took her place. Yorihime first appeared in Silent Sinner in Blue and Cage in Lunatic Runagate.

General Information Personality Yorihime is more serious than her sister and it seems she doesn't waste an opportunity to tell her elder sister how carefree she is, specially in her free time, which wastes eating peaches.[2]

Abilities Summoning the power of the gods

Yorihime's powers in Silent Sinner in Blue. Like Reimu Hakurei, Yorihime can channel the power of the gods to do her bidding. However, her abilities in this area far outclass those of Reimu, who, at the time of Silent Sinner in Blue, was only just learning how to do it. With this power, she can cause various convenient effects depending on the god she has summoned:

Caused lightning with the power of Honoikazuchi to attack Sakuya Izayoi. Dissipated Sakuya's knives through Kanayama-hiko no Mikoto's power, then rematerialized them to attack the maid in a combined attack with Honoikazuchi's lightning. Although it wasn't directly shown and the details are unknown, she attacked Marisa Kirisame with the power of Amatsu-Mikaboshi. Summoned Ishikori-dome no Mikoto to reflect one of Marisa Kirisame's lasers with the goddess' divine mirror (the Yata Mirror). Calling Ame-no-Uzume into her body, she became immune to Remilia Scarlet's bullets embued with the power of the night. The bullets wouldn't hit Yorihime even if she actively tried to touch them. Instantly defeated Remilia with a sun-based attack powered by Amaterasu Oomikami. Summoned Izunome to purify Reimu Hakurei's bullets from the calamitic power of Oomagatsumi. After defeating Sakuya, Yorihime herself claims to have a myriad of techniques, and that if she were to only use one or two per battle she could win another 39,000,000 times. Furthermore, when Marisa used Double Spark against her, Yorihime was able to prepare herself and simultaneously summon Ishikori-dome no Mikoto before any of the two lasers reached her.[3]

Swordsmanship She seems very proficient in swordsmanship and shows extremely fast reaction speed. She easily cut down several of Marisa's danmaku, and reacted with blinding speed to the witch's Final Spark laser.

Easily absorbs knowledge Eirin claimed that Yorihime can learn anything in an instant.[4] This ability was displayed when she managed to learn the spellcard rules and defeat Sakuya, Marisa, Remilia, and Reimu in succession at a frightening speed.

Possessions Yorihime owns a sword and is extremely skilled at using it. However, she is mostly shown using it as a medium for her summoning.

Character Design Origin Yorihime is based on the Shinto goddess Tamayori-hime (玉依姫), which can be seen in several aspects of her character design. Tamayori-hime and her sister, Toyotama-hime (whose is the basis for Watatsuki no Toyohime) are the daughters of Watasumi, the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese Mythology. Watasumi is often considered to be the same being as Ryuujin, who is the basis of the Dragon God. Considering the events that were revealed in Chapter 3 of Cage in Lunatic Runagate, and that the Dragon Palace and the Lunar Capital are confirmed to be the same place,[5] it can be rumored that many of the legends about the Dragon Palace in fact took place on the Moon.

Eirin states in Chapter 1 of Cage in Lunatic Runagate that one of the sisters is married to her grandnephew while the other is married to their son. If Eirin is indeed Omoikane and the sisters are their mythological counterparts, this would mean that Toyohime married Hoori (Omoikane/Eirin is the child of Takamimusubi, Hoori is Takamimusubi's grandchild, which makes him Omoikane/Eirin's grandnephew) and Yorihime married Ugayafukiaezu, Toyotama-hime/Toyohime's son. This would also mean that she is the mother of Emperor_Jimmu, the mythological first emperor of Japan.

Name Her full name is Watatsuki no Yorihime (綿月 依姫). Yorihime's ability is likely a reference to the name of her basis, Tamayorihime; inferred to mean "spirit-inviting maiden" or "maiden who becomes the yorishiro (依代) of a spirit (tama/tamashii) (霊/魂) ". A yorishiro is an object that attracts and is occupied by a kami.

The first character in her surname (綿 Wata) means "cotton" and is likely taken from Watatsumi (綿津見), Tamayori-hime's father. The second character (月 Tsuki) means "moon", representing her connection to the Moon and the Lunar Capital.

Design Light purple hair tied into a ponytail with a yellow ribbon; brown eyes. Wears a dark red dress with a strap on the right over a white short-sleeved blouse, and a loose belt with a gold sword-shaped buckle.

Appearances Literature Silent Sinner in Blue After being warned by Eirin of the invasion, she intercepts and fights Reimu, Marisa, Sakuya, and Remilia after their spaceship crashes on the Moon. She defeats all four of them after only having just learned how the spellcard rules worked, though Reimu gave her a bit of trouble due to summoning Oomagatsumi and holding the moon hostage. Afterwards, she requests Reimu's help in clearing her of suspected treason.

Cage in Lunatic Runagate Main article: Cage in Lunatic Runagate: Chapter 3 After reflecting on the baseless rumors of an upcoming Earth invasion, Toyohime and Yorihime briefly discuss the events 1500 years ago involving Eirin and Kaguya's descent to Earth. It also reveals Eirin as the person behind the old Japanese fable involving the Dragon King's Palace, Urashima Tarou, which is on the moon rather than underwater, and how Toyohime came to give the protagonist of the tale refuge, and how Eirin is the one who orchestrated his return home, which would later cause him to be deified.

Whispered Oracle of Hakurei Shrine Main article: Whispered Oracle of Hakurei Shrine: Watatsuki no Yorihime Reimu Hakurei writes a fortune slip about Yorihime as a way of cleaning up in the aftermath of an incident.

Relationships Watatsuki no Toyohime Her older sister, while somewhat aloof, she and Toyohime appear to hold their relationships in high regard.

Eirin Yagokoro Distantly related to Eirin through marriage to their unnamed husbands (one of the Watatsuki sisters was the wife of Eirin's grandnephew, while the other one was married to their son[4]), Eirin was also their teacher, whom they treat with much respect and admiration, despite Eirin being a fugitive.

Reisen Udongein Inaba Her former pet.

Reisen Her current pet.