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Sakuya Izayoi (Touhou Hisoutensoku)

[THIS CHARACTER WAS DONE AS A PART OF A 24-HOUR CHALLENGE WHERE I WOULD MAKE AN ENTIRE CHARACTER WITHIN THE SPAN OF A SINGLE DAY]

Sakuya Izayoi, the time-manipulating maid from the Touhou series.

Sakuya is a zoner, excelling in stage control with her various assortment of knives that she can throw. Her normal attacks aren't the great and won't combo into each other for the most part (not that it isn't possible, but combos via Sakuya's normals will not last very long), so she is heavily reliant on her projectiles to maintain her advantage.

She also has a couple of mechanics outside of her normal attacks that can help her during neutral or disadvantage.

GRAZE: Graze is a specific window during some of Sakuya's movement options in which she is invulnerable to projectiles. With one exception (Up special), Graze will give you back 0.05 of your assist meter. It's a strong tool, however, there is only a small window of time during which Graze can be activated.

Movement options with Graze:
-Dash(Frames 3-8)
-Jump-in (Frames 1-6)
-Jump Midair (Frames 1-5)
-Airdash (Frames 1-7).

It's also important to keep in mind that the box for Graze to detect projectiles (and therefore allow it to activate) is only barely larger than Sakuya's hurtbox, so not being careful and trying to abuse it too much could be a detriment.

Vanish Everything: Upon a successful parry and while still holding special, you have the option to teleport in a given direction based upon what direction your control stick is in.

Neutral: Teleport forward a little. Forward: Teleport forward a lot. Back: Teleport back a little. Up: Teleport forward and up a little. Down: Teleport back a lot.

SPECIALS:
Neutral Special -

Sakuya throws a certain amount of knives based upon how long you charge. The default amount is 3 and adds 2 more knives in a set of 3 stages. In other words:

No charge = 3 knives, Half Charge = 5 knives, Full Charge = 7 knives.

Regardless of how many knives you use, you can also delay these knives mid-motion during the endlag of your throw by pressing and holding the special button again. Note that keeping the button held will not delay your knives, charging them instead.

Side Special (Time Paradox) - An alternate version of Sakuya dashes forward and slashes the opponent with her knife while her real self waits. Upon a successful hit, the real Sakuya will then attack with a stronger hit while the alternate Sakuya dissipates.

Down Special: Sakuya throws a singular knife which bounces off the ground, walls and ceiling. It will also, after reaching a certain point, bounce off of the camera box.

Up Special (Ground) - Same as down special, but Sakuya throws her knife upwards. This version is also noticeably slower than its down special counterpart.

Up Special (Air) - Sakuya's DP. Sakuya leaps into the air with knives spinning all around her. Has Graze during Startup and some active frames, but does not give back assist charge.

CREDITS:

Sprites taken from MUGEN characters (Sakuya_RP and Touhou_IZ specifically) by RicePidgeon.

Sprites from Touhou Hisoutensoku.

Voice Lines from Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem, VA: Miyuki Sawashiro