Fujiwara no Mokou/RicePigeon's second version

''When you're immortal, life doesn't really mean that much anymore, seeing as you can't die. Might as well waste it, right? That should be this Mokou's thought process in a nutshell; expend Mokou's Life to power up its attacks, only to gain it back later. Even if you do run out of Life, "Phoenix Rebirth" allows Mokou a second lease on life in order to go out ablaze... literally.''

Gameplay


Mokou is technically a six-button character, but plays like a standard three-button character, using the extra buttons for shortcut;, when used combined with or  acts as a shortcut for the character's   and   dash commands. is used as a shortcut for +, while is used as a shortcut for, used in the Level 3 Hypers.

Borrowed from Urban Legend in Limbo, each of Mokou's Specials, with a few exceptions, will drain Mokou's Life until Mokou is left with only 1 Life. Doing so will fill up a secondary Life meter, which displays how much Life Mokou is able to recover from its  Special. The more Life Mokou has to recover, the bigger and more powerful this attack becomes.

At the beginning of the match, Mokou must select from one of two Level 3 Hypers, as both cannot be used during the same match. "Immortality's Reckless Sacrifice" is a powerful full-screen projectile attack where Mokou self-destructs, consuming all of the character's remaining Life and engulfing everything in flames until Mokou reappears. Once Mokou reappears, Mokou will regain any Life lost during this time, as well as any recoverable Life that Mokou has not yet recovered. "Phoenix Rebirth" is a passive move that activates the moment Mokou would be K.O.'d by an attack, instantly restoring Mokou's Life to full regardless of how much recoverable Life Mokou has; afterward, Mokou sprouts firey wings and all of its attacks deal additional damage, though as a tradeoff, Mokou's Life will now continuously deplete itself until it reaches 1, and "Phoenix Rebirth" can only activate once per round, even if Mokou has enough meter to activate the move again. Additionally, selecting "Phoenix Rebirth" as Mokou's Level 3 will cause Mokou to begin each round with less than full Life, capping out at only 700 Life as opposed to Mokou's standard 1000.

General
"So there are even fools who'd go out on a night like this, huh?"

"This type of event has left a bad taste in my mouth."

"I don't care about any of this nonsense..."

"Who are you?"

"People keep coming here, it's been pissing me off lately."

"It's not like I'll ever die anyway, so no need to hold back!"

Character-specific
"Seems like you're always getting dragged into some troublesome, nightmarish job."

- vs. Reimu Hakurei

"Oh, did something happen? I haven't seen you in a while."

- vs. Reimu Hakurei

"Immortality is lonely and inescapable."

- vs. Marisa Kirisame

"I've never needed to hold back since the day I was born. That's how I live."

- vs. Marisa Kirisame

"I see... You don't hold back either."

- vs. Lie Meiling

"Seeing someone so soaked in complacency just pisses me off."

- vs. Lie Meiling

"I missed out on death again."

- vs. Komachi Onozuka

"Why exactly is a shinigami harassing an immortal when you know I can't die?"

- vs. Komachi Onozuka

"Just what do you think you are, some kind of time lord or something?"

- vs. Sakuya Izayoi

"That mansion of yours is bigger on the inside, right? You have all of time and space, yet you can't regenerate?"

- vs. Sakuya Izayoi

Trivia

 * Both of Mokou's winquotes against Sakuya Izayoi are references to the British science fiction TV series Doctor Who.