Nitori Kawashiro/Minoo's second version

''This version of Nitori uses custom sprites. Its gameplay is unusual in that it uses only two buttons for melee attacks and the other buttons for either projectiles or Hypers, like Minoo's other Touhou characters.''

Gameplay


This version of Nitori has a very unusual button layout, using only the and  buttons for melee attacks. It uses the, and  buttons for ranged attacks and the  buttons for activating its Hypers.

Its gameplay is not based off Scarlet Weather Rhapsody or similar games, though it takes cues from said games. It also has no gameplay elements from Hopeless Masquerade and Urban Legend in Limbo, due to the fact that the release of the character predates the release of said games. Its gameplay is custom and very unusual. It has poor comboability, with its Normals being slow and clunky and not dealing much damage. Its projectiles are more effective at dealing damage. They have high range and possible to spam them, though they use up Power. However, Nitori starts out with 1500 Power at the start of a fight and has a ''Spirit Attack, activated with  , that deals no damage but knocks the opponent down and gives 1000 Power, making gaining Power a non-issue. This also allows it to spam its Hypers.

Three of its Hypers are notable in that they are heaviliy inspired off Nitori's spellcards with the same names seen in the boss fight in Mountain of Faith, though with less projectiles. They're very slow and thus easily blockable or avoidable by the opponent, but they synergize well with Nitori's projectile attacks, allowing the player to deal huge damage if set up correctly. Their main use appears to be stunlocking the opponent, rather than dealing direct damage. Its remaining Hyper, Full Blast, has a lot of range and also deals a lot of damage.

Like all of Minoo's characters, it has no A.I. and uses the engine's default. Because of its low comboability and its reliance on its projectile attacks, which the default A.I. rarely uses, it's very easy to beat. However, an A.I. patch exists, which makes its A.I. significantly more brutal, causing it to attack a lot more often and abusing its Spirit Attack to gain Power and spam its Hypers. It always uses Kappa's Pororoca immediately at the start of a fight.