Aya Shameimaru

Aya Shameimaru is a tengu from the Touhou Project series. She first appeared in Phantasmagoria of Flower View as a playable character and possible opponent and later reappeared in Mountain of Faith and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. She's a playable character in the spin-offs Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler.

She's the news reporter of Gensokyo and runs the Bunbunmaru Newspaper. Her news articles are often slightly exaggerated. She is very strong and she sometimes accidentially wins battles while only meaning to cover a news story. She has the ability to manipulate wind and has incredibie speed and prides herself of being "the fastest" in Gensokyo. She rivals Hatate Himekaidou, a fellow tengu and the reporter of the Kakashi Spirit News.

In M.U.G.E.N, Aya has been made by various creators.

Kohaku's version


Like all of Kohaku's Touhou characters, this version of Aya has custom gameplay rather than Touhou-styled gameplay, focusing more on close-range combat instead of projectiles. It comes with three different defense options and has decent comboability, though it doesn't have a custom A.I.