Reimu Hakurei/RicePigeon's first version

''RicePigeon's variation on Reimu is unusual in that it has a more conventional fighting style and gameplay in comparison to other versions of the character. Despite being a charge character, this Reimu has a tool for almost every situation, and can very easily put immense pressure on the opponent.''

Gameplay


Fast and for the most part easy to combo with, Reimu is fairly versatile as a whole, being able to deal with a variety of situations by piercing an opponent's defenses via Dimensional Rift and chipping away at their Life with a few projectiles. Reimu is a Charge Character that may take some getting used to at first, but those familiar with playing with Guile should pick up on it pretty fast.

Reimu has quite a lot of tools for keeping pressure on her opponent. + and Aerial are probably Reimu's best zoning tools, as they hit multiple times. Outside of these, Reimu also has quite a number of command normals available. +/+ allow Reimu to advance on the opponent while still maintaining a charge, while + helps push them into a corner. + acts as a psuedo-launcher, allowing Reimu to follow up with combos. Like most of RicePigeon's character's Reimu also has a grounded overhead attack in +, though it loses its overhead property if cancelled into from another move.

At the beginning of the match, Reimu must choose between one of two Level 3 hypers available, as Reimu will not have access to both simultaneously. Fantasy Heaven summons 7 orbs that light up each time Reimu strikes the opponent with a melee attack, and will automatically perform a fullscreen attack once all 7 orbs are lit up. Fantasy Nature is unique in that it acts as either a throw or an overhead melee attack depending on the spacing of the opponent. The throw variant is unblockable, but cannot hit airborne opponents, nor can it hit opponents in hitstun, so it cannot be comboed into. The melee variant can be comboed into and can hit airborne opponents, but can also be blocked and also deals less raw damage than the throw variant.

General
"This year's summer sure is peaceful. It's good to be bored, probably."

"Well, we'll fight after we have tea."

"I win, again."

"Ah, geez! Where's the person who's gonna rebuild my shrine?"

"Geez, another fighter from the outside? Yukari's really going to get it now."

"I need to clean the shrine for the seasonal cherry blossom viewing."

Character-specific
"Haven't seen you in a long time..."

- vs. Mima

"... Who are you, again?"

- vs. Mima

"There's no place for you in this world anymore"

- vs. Mima

"Don't you think it's peaceful lately? Feels like the calm before the storm."

- vs. Yukari Yakumo

"You always show up at the worst times... since you're not around at the worst times."

- vs. Yukari Yakumo

"All these different fighters running around. This is your doing isn't it?"

- vs. Yukari Yakumo

"Isn't Tai chi chuan just a form of exercise?"

- vs. Hong Meiling

"Don't you have a main entrance to a mansion you should be guarding?"

- vs. Hong Meiling

"Well, you're China after all. Yep, you definately lost"

- vs. Hong Meiling

"This isn't your usual self. What happened? Got bored of being a doorguard?"

- vs. Lie Meiling

"I never sensed any real evil from you until now. Did you get possessed by a vengeful spirit?"

- vs. Lie Meiling

"I see... so this is all Yukari's doing. She thinks she's so funny, yet I'm the one who has to clean it up"

- vs. Lie Meiling

"Speaking of dolls, there were some nailed to the trees behind the shrine the other day. Was that your doing?"

- vs. Alice Margatroid

"Is holding services for dolls on the side profitable? But holding services sounds more like something a temple would do."

- vs. Alice Margatroid

"Thought of holding services for dolls? You know, there are lots of things possessing the stuff that's been made into human form."

- vs. Alice Margatroid

"It's so hot, I've thought about not moving at all...."

- vs. Patchouli Knowledge

"You wouldn't have any problem messing with the weather and the seasons, right? That's not the problem, isn't it."

- vs. Patchouli Knowledge

"Don't play with fire in front of me. You can't beat me with fire."

- vs. Patchouli Knowledge

"How stupid. There's no way you can win against me."

- vs. Cirno

"Brr, it's starting to get cold. I'll catch an air-conditioner cold!"

- vs. Cirno

"Well at least having you around the shrine in summer makes the heat less brutal..."

- vs. Cirno

"Who the hell are you?"

- vs. Meimu

"This is Yukari's doing, isn't it?"

- vs. Meimu

"Go bother the Scarlet Devil gateguard or something"

- vs. Meimu