Suwako Moriya

Suwako Moriya is a Shinto goddess from Touhou Project. She first appeared as the Extra Stage boss in Mountain of Faith, and later as a playable character in Touhou Hisoutensoku.

Suwako is a native god and the original goddess of the Moriya Shrine, as well as Sanae Kochiya's ancestor. In ancient times, Suwako had ruled over a small kingdom after taming the native curse gods known as the Mishaguji. Some time at the end of her rule, her kingdom was invaded by the gods of the Yamato under the leadership of Kanako Yasaka, who sought to unify the entirety of Japan under their rule; unwilling to let this happen, Suwako resisted, but was effortlessly defeated by Kanako, and left with no choice but to relinquish her shrine; however, because the kingdom's subjects were unwilling to fully accept Kanako as their new god, she allowed Suwako to continue to reside at the Moriya Shrine in order to ease the transition of power, with the two ultimately befriending one another over time. Just prior to the events of Mountain of Faith, Suwako, along with Kanako and Sanae, migrated to Gensokyo as part of Kanako's plan to gather a new source of faith necessary for their continued existence.

In M.U.G.E.N, Suwako has been made by various authors.

RicePigeon's's version


While Suwako may have had various gimmicks that held her back in Hisoutensoku, RicePigeon's take on the native Moriya goddess attempts to strike a balance between retaining some of these gimmicks while rebalancing them to no longer be a hindrance. Though with her smaller than average hurtbox size, various offensive and defensive options, and a mechanic that places her underground at will, Suwako might be the one hindering the opponent instead this time.