The usual outfit of the Tewi from the world of eternal night. Her pale pink dress seems to give her a mysterious aura of good fortune.
Rabbit of the Earth (Eternal)
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
I'm Tewi Inaba, a cute rabbit of the Earth. Have you seen Reisen? She got all carried away and went off somewhere by herself.
Introduction
My name's Tewi Inaba. Hm? No, I'm fine. Getting stranded in other worlds was an everyday occurrence during the Age of the Gods. Huh? Have I been around since back then? ...Wow, is that really something you wanna ask an adorable rabbit like me? What are you trying to insinuate, hmm? ...All righty, I gotta go find my master and Reisen and bring them back. You can help me out as long as you don't get in my way!
Purple Heart
I've only managed to live a bit longer than normal 'cause I keep healthy habits.
Blue Heart
I'm the one who prevented the humans from entering the bamboo forest. But I'm not gonna tell you how I did it.
Green Heart
Some humans ignore my precautions and enter the forest anyway. Hmmm, I wonder how they do it... I reckon that half-human half-beast might be to blame.
Orange Heart
The humans who enter the forest aren't really a problem since we can just kick them out, but it's strange how the sun hasn't risen after all this time. Master can't afford to break her spell while it's still nighttime... Oops. Forget I said that.
Pink Heart
Me and Reisen are rabbits, so we can't really handle the stress of a drawn-out incident even if the princess and our master could probably keep fighting for eternity. And besides... I really don't wanna have to get serious, you know?
Summer
When I think of summer, I think of the ocean. Yeah, I really miss it. Huh, there's a world where everyone plays on the beach? I gotta go tell my master and the others. I wonder how they'll react!
Login
Hey, have you seen Reisen? I mean the Reisen from my world. She keeps trying to solve everything by herself, even though she's the least experienced. Can you tell her to take it easy for me?
Enhancement
Oops, that was close. I don't wanna show too much power.
Return
I'm back! Wow, I sure learned a lot from that battle of bullets.
Home 1
The bamboo forest's my turf, so I basically own Eientei, too. I'm also the only one the rabbits ever listen to. I might actually be pretty important, huh?
Home 2
Master's pretty amazing, but you can't really compare her to Lord Daikoku. No one's cooler than him. I just wonder why he chose to travel with a puny inchling...
Home 3
You might think the princess is just a naive girl, but you'd be wrong. She's like the literal manifestation of the Moon's power to bewitch and enchant! Underestimate her at your own peril.
Reaction 1
All right, let's go investigate... Wait, why are you sleeping?!
Reaction 2
I never thought you'd sleep on my tiny lap... *pats head*
Reaction 3
Well, whatever. You're kinda like my rabbit underlings.
Task
Since you're doing tasks anyway, I'm gonna give you a bunny quiz, too. Let's see if you can answer every question.
Task Complete
You got every bunny quiz question wrong! You know I use this to train my underlings, don't you?
Mail
Is this a secret message from my underlings? Oh, it's just a letter for you.
Errand Finished
My rabbit spies are back... What spies, you ask? Heh heh heh!
Start of Battle
How could you attack a defenseless rabbit?!
Mid-Wave
...Tch! I guess there's no point holding back now that the cat's out of the bag!
Victory
That's what you get for underestimating rabbits. Don't even think about eating rabbit stew ever again.
Defeat
Eeeep! I'm not a bad rabbit!
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
I'll count how many you are.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
No, no need to thank me.
It's my pleasure.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Rabbit Sign: Shark Counter
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
Huh?! You think I'm a fraud?!
That's so mean...
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
How can you say that to
such a cute and helpless rabbit?!
Spellcard 2 Casted
Rabbit Sign: Naked Pretender
Last Word Chant 1
When I met Lord Daikoku on the beach
way back when, he positively glowed...!
Last Word Chant 2
Aaah, those were the days...
Oops! Forget I said that.
Last Word Casted
Cryptic Duper
Boost 1
Hey, look at me.
Boost 2
I'm cute, aren't I?
Boost 3
Hoppity hop!
Graze 1
C'mon.
Graze 2
This way.
Graze 3
Follow me!
Command A
Sure thing!
Command B
Leave it to me.
Command C
Heh heh heh...!
Command D
This calls for a trap.
Skill A
You wanna dance with me?
Skill B
Rabbit dance!
Shot A
Stop slacking, fairies!
Shot B
If you want to eat, you better work for it.
Damage
Eep!
Heavy Damage
That's so mean!
Guard
Whoa, close one.
Graze Activated
Where are you aiming?
Change to Rear
Skedaddle.
Change to Front
Hello!
Buff/Heal
Wow, that's so nice!
Knocked Out
Whoa, are you sure you wanna defeat me?
Voice Sets
Long-Lived Earth Rabbit
VA: Terasawa, Momoka
Prankster Rabbit
VA: Ito Ayasa
Extraordinary Youkai Rabbit
VA: Hondo Kaede
Character Information
Temperament: Kainanpuu
Kainanpuu (a Touhou LW original) refers to a sea breeze. This is an apt temperament for Tewi since the Hare of Inaba is said to have crossed the sea back to the mainland. Tewi is endowed with Wood Phase as a rabbit, and Star Essence because she is free-spirited.
The strong and kind Wood Phase resists Water Phase, because water nourishes wood, but it is weak to Metal Phase, because metal carves wood.
The diverse and uncooperative Star Essence resists the cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence, but it is weak to the charming and arrogant Sun Essence.
Ability/Backstory: Capable of conferring good luck to humans
The ability of Tewi Inaba from the world of eternal night (a Touhou LW original). It is essentially the same as our version of Tewi's ability. However, this Tewi may be involved in prolonging the Eternal Night Incident.
It isn't known whether Tewi is the same rabbit featured in the Hare of Inaba legend, but they seem to share a lot in common. The legend is about a rabbit tricking a group of "wani," and it's notable how there are several similar myths in other Asian cultures. While "wani" in modern-day Japanese means "crocodile" or "alligator," it's theorized that the "wani" in the legend refers to a large species of shark native to the region. However, some scholars disagree, stating that crocodilians could have lived in Japanese waters in the past, considering how many other ancient tales use "wani" in reference to crocodiles. The Hare of Inaba legend is also famous because it features the god Oonamuchi (another name for Lord Daikoku) and has the earliest depiction of medical treatment in Japan. After the events of this legend, Oonamuchi took the name Ookuninushi and set out on a journey with Sukunahikona to build the nation. They also established many more treatments and cures during their travels. Sukunahikona is the forefather of inchlings, presumably making him Shinmyoumaru's ancestor. Also, it's theorized that Lord Daikoku is a divine aspect of the Matara god, so perhaps Okina could shed more light on the subject.
The Bamboo Forest of the Lost used to be called Takakusagun, which means "tall grass district." The story goes that this bamboo forest was swept away to Gensokyo by a catastrophic flood. And Tewi is said to be the oldest rabbit living there when this happened. Incidentally, the Hare of Inaba tale starts with the rabbit getting cast ashore on an island due to heavy flooding at Takakusagun.
Despite all these similarities with the Hare of Inaba and her apparent age, Tewi still works under Eirin Yagokoro at Eientei and allows her colleague, Reisen Udongein Inaba, to act as her superior even if she doesn't always listen to her orders. Tewi also made a mutually beneficial deal with Eirin regarding the use of the bamboo forest, indicating that they consider each other equals irrespective of the complex hierarchal structure of Eientei. But what's most suspicious about Tewi is that she only ever refers to herself as an ordinary youkai rabbit despite all the evidence to the contrary.
Attacks
Bunny Fairy Squad - Assault
The Spread Shot of Tewi Inaba from the world of eternal night (a Touhou LW original). She commands fairies dressed up as rabbits to attack. Did you know that some fairies sneak into Eientei to play? They wear bunny ears as a disguise, but they're obviously fairies. Perhaps Tewi pretends to be fooled so she can order them about as her "rabbit" underlings.
Bullets
Bunny Fairy - Entrance Assault
Bunny Fairy - Garden Assault
Bunny Fairy - Hallway Assault
Bunny Fairy - Living Room Assault
Bunny Fairy - Guest Room Assault
Bunny Fairy - Hidden Hallway Assault
Bunny Fairy Squad - Annihilation
The Focus Shot of Tewi Inaba from the world of eternal night (a Touhou LW original). She commands fairies dressed up as rabbits to attack. No one knows where the bunny-eared fairies came from. Perhaps they slipped into Eientei during the chaos of the incident, or maybe they've always lived in Eientei and the surrounding bamboo forest. If the latter is true, and they lived together with Eirin and Kaguya in Eientei while it was cut off from the passage of time, they must've been really excited when the incident started.
Bullets
Bunny Fairy - Entrance Annihilation
Bunny Fairy - Garden Annihilation
Bunny Fairy - Hallway Annihilation
Bunny Fairy - Living Room Annihilation
Bunny Fairy - Guest Room Annihilation
Bunny Fairy - Hidden Hallway Annihilation
Rabbit Sign: Shark Counter
A Spell Card of Tewi Inaba from the world of eternal night (a Touhou LW original). She attacks by counting sharks. Which clan is larger―that of the sharks or that of the rabbits? One clever rabbit decided to solve this question by making all the sharks lie in a row so she could count them by hopping from one shark to the next. Who knew rabbits could count?!
Bullets
Sharks 1-17
Sharks 18-33
Sharks 34-50
Sharks 51-67
Sharks 68-82
Sharks 83-100
Rabbit Sign: Naked Pretender
A Spell Card of Tewi Inaba from the world of eternal night (a Touhou LW original). She recalls the time when she tricked the sharks and was punished for it. A certain rabbit convinced some sharks to lie in a row so she could count them, but this was just a ruse. Her true purpose was to use them as stepping stones to hop across the sea back to the mainland. The sharks were furious when they discovered the rabbit's deception and ripped off all her fur... which is understandable, considering she jumped on their heads.
Bullets
Scam Artist Know-How Part 1
Scam Artist Know-How Part 2
Scam Artist Know-How Part 3
Scam Artist Know-How Part 4
Scam Artist Know-How Part 5
Scam Artist Know-How Part 6
Cryptic Duper
The Last Word of Tewi Inaba from the world of eternal night (a Touhou LW original). She recalls the Age of the Gods. The Hare of Inaba is a cute trickster from the Age of the Gods. She was saved by Lord Daikoku, who trailed behind his eighty older brothers because they forced him to carry their luggage. (This is also why Lord Daikoku is always depicted carrying a large sack.) The eighty brothers in front were the first to find the rabbit stripped of its fur, so they tormented it further by suggesting fake remedies. However, Lord Daikoku taught the rabbit the proper cure. The rabbit was restored to full health and thanked Lord Daikoku by divining an auspicious future for him... Perhaps Tewi hangs around Eirin out of the gratitude she feels for healers.
Bullets
Rabbit of the Nation-Building Era
Rabbit of the Ugayafukiaezu Era
Rabbit of the Hoori Era
Rabbit of the Ninigi Era
Rabbit of the Ame no Oshihomimi Era
Rabbit of the Amaterasu Era
Skills
Skill: Oki Islands Escape
Not many rabbits can cross the sea. Tewi must be quite the intellectual.
Skill: Magical Cattail Pollen
This is the first recorded use of medicine in Japan. Lord Daikoku is pretty cool.
Skill: Bamboo Forest Boss
The rabbits only listen to Tewi's orders. She might even have more influence than Eirin.
