Sakuya Izayoi serves Death Battle!!!

SAKUYA IZAYOI

First Appearance: Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Age: Physically she is a teenager but her real age is unknown
Aliases: Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, The Perfect and Elegant Maid, Dangerous Illusionist, Maid of the Evening Storm, Maid of the Lightning Speed
Species: Human
Backstory: The maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion has been surrounded in mystery. Everything from her age to her history has been left unanswered and left many of the residents of Gensokyo to theorize. Was she a trained Vampire Hunter? Is she really a human? Is she related to Konohana-Sakuyahime? Is she really a teenager? One thing is for sure however, she is utterly devoted to her mistress and the residents of the mansion, and whenever there is an incident she will do her best to resolve it.

SPELL CARD SYSTEM

– The spell card system are a set of rules that Sakuya follows during Danmaku Battles.
– The rules were put into play to ensure that duels are fair to everyone and to make sure both fighters cannot kill one another.
– Usually the one with the most beautiful attacks win, or one side cannot keep up with the other.
– List of rules are found here.

DANMAKU

– Danmaku are bullets that Sakuya can fire.
– Though she usually prefers her knives, Sakuya can use danmaku bullets of varying sizes in her attacks.

EQUIPMENT

KNIVES
– Sakuya’s main weapons of choice.
– Made out of silver, which are effective against vampires.
– Her main method of fighting in Spell Card Battles is to throw a large amount of knives at her opponent.
– Can throw them her knives at distance of 36.3 meters with pinpoint accuracy.
– If it ever seems like Sakuya’s running out of knives, she’ll simply pick them back up again.

POCKET WATCH
– A Pocket watch that Sakuya carries around.
– Can seemingly be used to stop the flow of time, though Sakuya doesn’t really need it.
– Can be used by other characters though they cannot attack themselves during stopped time.

TIME MANIPULATION

– Sakuya’s main powers is to manipulate the flow of time.
– It is unknown how and where she learned how to control time as it cannot be learned through training by a human.

TIME STOP
– One of Sakuya’s most used abilities where she seemingly stops the flow of time.
— Though according to Sakuya herself, all she’s doing is moving at extremely high speeds with no mass.
– Once time is stopped Sakuya uses this place knives around her opponent in beautiful patterns.
– She also uses this ability to make it seem like she is teleporting.
– Mostly uses time stop for cleaning, since stopping time does not raise dust.

TIME ACCELERATION
– Sakuya can accelerate an object’s time for varying effects.
– Can turn fresh wine into a vintage aged wine.
– Can bloom bamboo flowers in no time.
— According to Sakuya, bamboo flowers bloom once every 60 years.
– Can accelerate the speeds of her thrown knives.

TIME DECELERATION
– Can throw knives that slow down.
– Can manipulate objects to stop in midair.
– Sakuya can slow down time around her.
– Sakuya can extend the length of a night.
– In universe people theorize that Sakuya has actually been alive for hundreds of years, due to her appearance as a teenager despite her refined manner. So it is speculated Sakuya has slowed down her aging.
— This is backed up by Remilia Scarlet, who comments that Sakuya has been around for a long time that it seems unfitting to call her human.

TIME COMPRESSION
– Can cause the past and future to exist at the same time for certain objects.
– Can lag thrown objects creating more of that object in the process.
– Can summon alternate versions of herself from different timelines for attacks.

MISCELLANEOUS ABILITIES

FLIGHT
– Like all Touhou characters Sakuya can fly.

BARRIERS
– Sakuya can create a wall of energy to defend against attacks as well as enemy projectiles.

BOMBS
– Sakuya releases a wave of energy from her body to knock back her opponent.
– Can also be used to destroy incoming projectiles if Sakuya is in a pinch.

SKILLS

– Skills are abilities that changes the properties of Sakuya’s basic attacks.
– In the Touhou fighting games they act like fighting game specials.

“JACK THE LUDO BILE”
– Sakuya is a accompanied by two orbs that send out a large number of knives in a wide range.

“JACK THE RIPPER”
– The orbs move in front of Sakuya and her knives home in on the opponent.

“MISDIRECTION”
– Sakuya throws out a large number of knives in the direction she moves in.

“POWER DIRECTION”
– Sakuya focuses her thrown knives in two directions, both in front of her and in the direction she was just moving.

SENSE OF THROWN EDGE
– Sakuya throws out several knives and then manipulates time to stop them midair briefly.

AMBITIOUS JACK
– Sakuya throws out several knives that each follow their own shifting path.

BOUNCE NO-BOUNCE
– Sakuya throws out several knives that bounce off surfaces.

CLOSE-UP MAGIC
– Sakuya jumps high into the air and has knives spin around her body.

VANISHING EVERYTHING
– Sakuya stops time to make it look like shes teleporting.

“MYSTERIOUS JACK”
– Sakuya sends a large number of knives flying out over a wide range.

“ANOTHER MURDER”
– Sakuya sends out a line of knives flying in the direction of her foe.

MAGIC STAR SWORD
– Sakuya throws multiple knives that are under the influence of time accelration.

PROPELLING SILVER
– Sakuya throws out several knives that orbit around her.

SQUARE RICOCHET
– Sakuya throws out a bouncing knife that gains power and speed with every bounce.

SIGHT OF DISTANT BLADE
– Sakuya throws several knives before stopping them in place.
– The knives will remain motionless until sometime passes or if Sakuya places another set.

PERFECT MAID
– Sakuya stops time just before her opponent hits her, she then moves behind her opponent and surrounds them with knives.

PARALLEL BRANE
– Sakuya throws phantom knives that manifest themselves physically in succession as they move towards an opponent.
– They disappear after Sakuya performs another attack.

DANCING STAR SWORD
– Sakuya has four knives float around her and follow in sync with her movements.

TIME PARADOX
– Sakuya briefly summons another Sakuya from a parallel universe to deliver an attack.
– The other Sakuya can move independently from the original Sakuya.

THROWING KNIVES
– Sakuya is flanked by four cards that fly around her.
– Sakuya throws out a large number of knives that cover a wide range.

BEWITCHED SWORD “SILVER BLADE”
– Sakuya summons blades that hones in on enemies.
– Upon contact the blades slows the flow of time for stabbed enemies, after a few seconds they explode.

SMART ROBBER
– With Sakuya’s cards she focuses her fire in front of her.

MISDIRECTION
– Sakuya throws a knife into the air that quickly multiplies and hones in on an opponent.

SPELL CARDS

– Spell cards allow Sakuya to cast powerful magic.

CONJURING “MISDIRECTION”
– Sakuya continuously throws out a large number of knives and stops time to make it seem like she is teleporting.

CONJURING “MESMERIZING MISDIRECTION”
– An even more powerful version of Conjuring “Misdirection”.

ILLUSION EXISTENCE “CLOCK CORPSE”
– Sakuya fires danmanku bullets before stopping time and placing knives around her opponent.

ILLUSION IMAGE “LUNA CLOCK”
– Sakuya shoots danmaku projectiles before she places and redirects knives in stopped time.

MAID SECRET SKILL “MANIPULATING DOLL”
– Sakuya fires off knives before she stops time to redirect their paths.

ILLUSION PHANTOM “JACK THE LUDO BILE”
– Sakuya fires several large orb danmaku bullets before she stops time to place several knives.

ILLUSION WORLD “THE WORLD”
– Sakuya fires off a large number of danmaku projectiles before she then stops time to place multiple knives. While time has stopped Sakuya will also redirect the knives and fireballs.

MAID SECRET SKILL “KILLING DOLL”
– An even more powerful version of “Manipulating Doll”, where Sakuya places and redirects many more knives.

CONJURING “ETERNAL MEEK”
– Sakuya’s eyes glow red and and rapidly throws out a large number of knives in front of her.

TIME SIGN “INDISCRIMINATE”
– Sakuya throws out a large number of knives in every direction that destroys incoming projectiles.

ILLUSION SIGN “KILLING DOLL”
– A large number of knives spiral around Sakuya before they all get launched toward their opponent.
– Can destroy any incoming projectiles.

TIME SIGN “PERFECT SQUARE”
– Time slows around Sakuya and destroys enemy projectiles.

TIME SIGN “PRIVATE SQUARE”
– Sakuya delays time around herself, Sakuya does this to slow down her opponent and destroy projectiles in the process.

BURIALLUSION “PHANTOMIC KILLER IN NIGHT MIST”
– A stronger version of Illusion Sign “Killing Doll” where Sakuya uses time acceleration to send her knives at blinding speeds.
– Destroys enemy projectiles.

“SAKUYA’S WORLD”
– Sakuya briefly stops time for a short period of time to move around and place knives.

WOUND SIGN “INSCRIBE RED SOUL”
– Sakuya slashes down her foes with her knives.
– Initially starts at close range then expands outwards.

SCARRED SOUL “SOUL SCULPTURE”
– A more powerful version of “Inscribed Red Soul” with greater power and range.

FIRST CARD “SERIAL kILLER DOLL”
– A large number of knives that spiral around her before she sends flying at them towards her opponent.

SECOND CARD “CHECKMAID”
– Sakuya stops time and places around a large number of knives all traveling in one direction.

JUGGLERY “CLOSE-UP SERIAL KILLER”
– Sakuya throws a large number of knives that ricochet off walls.

“DEFLATION WORLD”
– Sakuya causes the past and future thrown knives to exist at the same time, creating long lines of knives.

TIME SIGN “PRIVATE VISION”
– Sakuya surrounds her opponent with knives.

TIME SIGN “MYSTERIOUS JACK”
– Sakuya throws out knives in patterns.

TIME SIGN “TUNNEL EFFECT”
– Sakuya manifests past and future thrown knives.
– Similar to “Deflation World” but time runs in reverse.

VOID “INFLATION SQUARE”
– Sakuya stops time and places an absurd number of knives around her opponent.

SILVER SIGN “PERFECT MAID”
– Sakuya throws out a large amount of knives in a flower pattern.

SILVER SIGN “SILVER BOUND”
– Sakuya throws out multiple knives in every direction that bounce off surfaces.

SPEED SIGN “LUMINOUS RICOCHET”
– Sakuya throws out a knife that repeatedly ricochets off surfaces, reflects at full power.
– Can ricochet off of other knives.

TIME SIGN “SAKUYA’S SPECIAL STOPWATCH”
– Sakuya throws out an expanding time suspension field that traps opponents unless they leave the field.

ILLUSION “MY KNIFE’S RECURSIONS”
– Sakuya temporarily stops time to throw several knives toward her opponent.

TIME SIGN “SILVER ACUTE 360”
– Sakuya stops time and surrounds her opponent with knives.

TIME SIGN “IMAGINARY VERTICAL TIME”
– Sakuya stops time and throws out knives. The trails the knives leave behind lag physically materializing more knives.

WATCH “LUNAR DIAL”
– Sakuya throws her stopwatch at her opponent, stopping their time briefly.

LIGHT SPEED “C. RICOCHET”
– Sakuya throws out a knives at high speed which attack the opponent after brief time lag.
– The knives fly at high speeds, with only the last knife is able to actually hit the opponent.

BEWITCHED WEAPON “SILVER ANOTHER DIMENSION”
– When equipped with the bewitched weapon, Sakuya creates a barrier to block projectiles.

TIME SIGN “DUAL VANISH”
– Sakuya manipulates time to erase enemy projectiles in the present and future.

TIME SIGN “TIME STOPPER SAKUYA”
– Sakuya stops time and places a line of knives and spirals of knife-like danmaku.

TIME SIGN “CHANGELING MAGIC”
– Sakuya stops time and places knives around herself, then swaps her position with her opponent.

STRENGTH

– Universal to Baseline Universal+
– Managed to restrain Watatsuki no Yorihime.
– Should scale to Reimu Hakurei as she has fought opponents Reimu on several occasions.
— Both Reimu and Sakuya have fought Suika Ibuki, who could shatter heaven which is similar in size to hell which is endless.
— Reimu has fought Toyosatomimi no Miko who created Senkai, an infinitely expanding world.
— Miko also absorbed Kaguya Houraisan’s Infinite Corridor spell card, which is made from infinite pieces of space-time.

SPEED

– Massively Faster than Light
– Caught a high-speed chupacabra.
– Was stated to be faster than light.
— Though whether or not it meant when she stops time she’s faster is unclear.
– Can dodge knives flying towards her.
– Can react to Aya Shameimaru’s camera before she could take a picture.
– Took her a day to fly from the Scarlet Devil Mansion to the Netherworld.
– Has fought other characters who have reacted to and used light-based attacks such as Marisa Kirasame and Yukari Yakumo respectively.
– Can scale to other characters like Reimu Hakurei. Who can fly interstellar distances in Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
–NOTE: the original calc was highballed intentionally, so realistically the result would be in triple-digit millions instead of a billion.

DURABILITY

– Universal to Baseline Universal+
– Was completely fine after a rocket she was in crashed into the moon’s ocean.
– Could take minor hits from Watatsuki no Yorihime
– Can take hits from other powerful characters such as Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirasame, and Watatsuki no Yorihime.

SKILL

– Has been a maid for over a long amount of time.
– Was able to catch Watatsuki no Yorihime off guard with her time manipulation.
– Claims to see a single day as unlimited time.
– Can effortlessly dodge Danmanku patterns.
– Has fought against skilled opponents such as Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirasame, Yukari Yakumo, Yuyuko Saigyouji, Youmu Konpaku, Tenshi Hinanawi, and Watatsuki no Yorihime.

WEAKNESSES

– Her time manipulation can’t be used to reverse processes that have already happened.
— She can’t reverse things such as digestion, rotting, etc.
– Pad jokes.

“Being stabbed just a hair deep wouldn’t hurt… though, being stabbed in the eye at just a hair deep probably would hurt quite a bit.“

Very special thank you to Utopia from the Aether Observatory for helping out with the Touhou stats! Don’t know what I would’ve done without ya!