Meiling with the twisted fate's usual outfit. No one has ever passed through the gate without an appointment.
Immovable Demon's Gate
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
I'm the Scarlet Devil Mansion's gatekeeper, Hong Meiling. People call me the Impassable Meiling. No one will get through here while I still stand!
Introduction
I'm the Impassable Gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Hong Meiling. If you want to meet the mistress, then you've got to show me proof that you've got an appointment... Was that too hard to understand? I mean, we're not accepting visitors. There's no way the mistress would invite an ordinary human... Huh?! That is indeed a seal of the Scarlet Devil Mansion! And it's the mistress's seal! Where did you get this?! ...I sincerely hope that you are not a shrine maiden.
Purple Heart
Would you like to become a gatekeeper? Don't worry. All you really need is a durable body.
Blue Heart
I've never let anyone sneak past me. Not even once. Hehe!
Green Heart
A gatekeeper who naps on the job? Is there really such a lazy person here? They need more training. If you brace yourself with qi, there's no way you could lose to the temptation of sleep.
Orange Heart
I'm used to traveling between worlds. We came to Gensokyo in the hope of finding a paradise. Even now, I have no doubts that the mistress's decision was the correct one. I don't even want to think about how we'd end up if she chose differently.
Pink Heart
Listen closely. Gatekeepers fight with their backs to a wall. They must use all their power to remove the threats in front of them without worrying about the future. If you can defend, that's great. If you can't, you must buy time for your friends. You must never consider your own safety.
Summer
I was watching from the shadows, but I couldn't see what that maid put in the ice tea she served to the mistress... Maybe she has a secret ingredient. I have to take note of this!
Login
The mistress seems to mistake me for a maid or something... But a true gatekeeper fulfills the wishes of their mistress no matter what. Let's train again today. We wouldn't want to grow lax.
Enhancement
Impenetrable defense. No one will get past me. My body is the Scarlet Devil Mansion's gate!
Return
Everyone's bullets were wonderful. I'll have to work hard too.
Home 1
At this time of day, I can't help but get sleepy... *yawn* Whoops, I let my guard down. That's not like me at all. I have to remain focused!
Home 2
A white and black magician regularly tries to break through the gate, but I always send her packing. What was her name again...? Reimu Hakurei or something?
Home 3
When the young mistress is sleepy, she sometimes asks me to read her a picture book like I used to back in the day. I've gotten into the habit of leaving the gate to the fairies while I spend some time with her.
Reaction 1
The Guard coats were specially made.
Reaction 2
Are you tired? Here, lay your head on my lap.
Reaction 3
...Damn you, Taisui Xingjun! ...Zzzzzz.
Task
Oh, a task... Umm, I-I'm going to head out for a bit, OK?
Task Complete
You finished your task?! ...Here. You deserve one of these pork bao from the village!
Mail
You must check the seal before reading a letter. It's very important.
Errand Finished
It seems someone has returned from an errand. As a gatekeeper, I must welcome them back.
Start of Battle
If you want to pass, you'll have to go through me first!
Mid-Wave
What's wrong?! Is that all you've got?!
Victory
Now, are you a shrine maiden? If you are, I'll abide by the saying.
Defeat
No... I'll never let you get to the mistress!
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
I'm the Rainbow Gatekeeper,
the Impassable Meiling.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
Submit to my
seven-colored bullets.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Flower Sign: Colorful Light Lotus Flower Palm
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
Wu chi. Tai chi. Two Elementary Forms.
Three Powers. Four Symbols. Five Phases.
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
Six Directions. Seven Stars. Eight Trigrams.
Nine Palaces. My martial art is everything.
Spellcard 2 Casted
Colorful Chinese Flower: Rainbow Tai Chi Chuan
Last Word Chant 1
You've come a long way!
But too bad!
Last Word Chant 2
You'll never meet the mistress
while I stand in your way!
Last Word Casted
Closing the Scarlet Devil Mansion Gate
Boost 1
Hyaaaa!
Boost 2
Take this!
Boost 3
Dragon Wing Formation!
Graze 1
Haa!
Graze 2
There!
Graze 3
Sky Cover Formation!
Command A
Let's do that.
Command B
Sounds good.
Command C
Oh, that's clever.
Command D
Now, let's finish this.
Skill A
Watch this.
Skill B
So, what do you think?
Shot A
Earth Dragon Wave!
Shot B
Sky Dragon Kick!
Damage
Urgh!
Heavy Damage
My back's to the wall...
Guard
How naive.
Graze Activated
I saw through your attack!
Change to Rear
I'll leave this to you!
Change to Front
Leave this to me!
Buff/Heal
Thank you!
Knocked Out
I won't let you through... even if I fall!
Voice Sets
Impassable Gatekeeper
VA: Maeda Kaori
Scarlet Devil's Chief Protector
VA: Suguta Hina
Dragon of Ultimate Defense
VA: Mikami Shiori
Character Information
Temperament: Fuujin
Fuujin (a Touhou LW original) refers to a cloud of dust and sand that is so thick it can block visibility. Meiling, as a member of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, takes great pride in blocking the sunlight for her mistress.
Her temperament has almost no connection to the natural laws of Phases.
Meiling can freely manipulate qi, so she should be able to alter the composition of her own temperament to some extent. Thus, it is possible that she has a completely different temperament in another world in a different situation.
This Meiling shares a weakness to Sun Essence with her mistress from her sense of community spirit as a member of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. But she is resistant to Wood Phase, the main element of qigong.
Ability/Backstory: Capable of using qi (Distorted)
The ability of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate (a Touhou LW original). Unlike her original ability, this one has become multiplexed and localized from countless compounding distortions.
The Meiling of this world is extremely skilled in the manipulation of qi, just like the Meiling of our world. While not strictly accurate, it can be said that qi, as it is defined on the continent (predominantly through Taoism and senjutsu), is the same as the flow of magical and youkai energy. Thus, Meiling could probably use this ability to become the strongest if she so desired. However, she only ever uses her power for her mistress.
When did Meiling first divert from her fated path? Nothing can be assumed about the Meilings of other worlds, but perhaps the Meiling of this world was originally a normal human. Her home city of wind and fragrance suddenly became a settlement of mist and fog owned by an empire far to the west. It is not known who she was at that time, which is why the reason she approached "that girl" remains a mystery. Did she want to steal from her because she was poor? Was she investigating her because she was a police officer? Was it because she worked as a bouncer for a certain store and was called the Rainbow Gatekeeper after the district in which she lived? Or was there another reason...? Either way, when Meiling found "that girl," she was also found by her.
Was Meiling a youkai before this? Or did she become a youkai after? She surely became a youkai at "that time."
"That girl" became Meiling's mistress. Meiling left her city and followed "that girl" to the capital in the heart of the empire. When she returned to her old city sometime later, she assumed that her hometown knowledge would prove useful in protecting that girl... her mistress, from the shadow of an angel fanatic. But the angel fanatic was surprisingly familiar with the lay of the land in the settlement, particularly the district where Meiling used to live... the district known as Little Tokyo.
There are no other records about the aforementioned tale to compare it with, so there is no way of knowing whether it is fact or fiction.
It is said that a tough and hardy Rainbow Gatekeeper stayed by the side of a girl, who was labeled a devil, to the very end. And when that devil suddenly disappeared, the gatekeeper disappeared too at the same time.
Attacks
Earth Dragon Wave
The Spread Shot of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She attacks by stamping focused temperament into the ground. This attack is not usually suited to aerial battles, but it seems this Meiling can use it even while in the air. The world of qi is very complex.
Bullets
Earth Dragon Wave
Young Dragon Wave
Becoming-the-Dragon Wave
Scaled Dragon Wave
Horned Dragon Wave
Responsive Dragon Wave
Sky Dragon Kick
The Focus Shot of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She uses the recoil of stamping qi into the ground to launch a flying kick high up into the air. This attack is complementary to the Earth Dragon Wave, so she should also only be able to use it close to the ground. But this Meiling somehow makes it work anyway. What's going on with this qi...?
Incidentally, this attack seems to be one of Meling's favorites, irrespective of the world she comes from.
Bullets
Sky Dragon Kick
Yellow Dragon Kick
Azure Dragon Kick
Winged Dragon Kick
Cloud Dragon Kick
Star Dragon Kick
Flower Sign: Colorful Light Lotus Flower Palm
A Spell Card of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She shoots out lots of qi in a pattern that looks like a rainbow lotus flower. A certain tengu once stated that this looks like it would bring good fortune. Apparently, there is an incredibly violent variant of this attack where Meiling transfers a large amount of qi directly into her opponent's body and then ignites it...
There were rumors about this attack being super effective against devils and undead, but those were nothing more than rumors. There is no way that they could be true because her mistress is an undead devil.
Bullets
Blue Lotus Palm
Seven-Colored Lotus Palm
Red Lotus Palm
White Lotus Palm
Rainbow Lotus Palm
Black Lotus Palm
Colorful Chinese Flower: Rainbow Tai Chi Chuan
A Spell Card of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She performs physical exercise that is good for the body and mind. While it is an exercise, she still releases qi in the form of bullets... A certain tengu questioned whether this exercise is really good for you or not, but it probably is since a person's flow of qi is directly linked to their health.
There is a variant of this attack where Meiling unleashes waves of qi that ripple out over the ground. That variant seems to match the tai chi philosophy behind this exercise.
Bullets
Spring-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
Summer-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
Seven-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
Colored Tai Chi Chuan
Autumn-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
Winter-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
Closing the Scarlet Devil Mansion Gate
The Last Word of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate (a Touhou LW original). She shows how much pride she takes in being the one who stands before the gate of this world's Scarlet Devil Mansion. When a gate is closed, it is a wall. But when it is opened, it becomes a path. A gate is a boundary that separates the grounds of a property from the outside. No one can meet the mistress without meeting Meiling first. She is also the sole resident of the Scarlet Devil Mansion who stands on the boundary and constantly watches the inside and outside simultaneously. She, of course, does not sleep on the job.
Bullets
Closing the Gate Wave
Small Closing the Gate Wave
Average Closing the Gate Wave
Large Closing the Gate Wave
Super Closing the Gate Wave
Ultimate Closing the Gate Wave
Skills
Skill: Security Guard
She is the first wave of defense that keeps out any enemies of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She is also the last wave.
Skill: Blue Dragon
The protection and blessings of the Azure Dragon are also the blessings of the planet Jupiter. The mirror image of Jupiter is the imaginary planet, Taisui.
Skill: Mysterious Qigong
Meiling is a youkai, but the species of youkai remains a mystery. Perhaps she is another one-of-a-kind youkai, as is common in paradise.
