”Hey, you're pretty good. No idea who you are, but they say a rowdy welcome is best for a rowdy guest!”
YUUGI HOSHIGUMA
PL 12 (233)
The So-Called Unexplainable Phenomenon
OPL: 12; DPL: 12
Ability: Wielding unexplainable phenomena
Species: Youkai (Oni)
Threat Level: Very high
Human Friendship Level: Unknown
Main Place of Activity: Former Hell
Other Titles: Ruinous Super Strength, Yuugi the Strong
Debut: TH11 ~ Subterranean Animism (Stage 3 Boss)
Other Roles: DS (enemy)
Songs: Walking the Streets of a Former Hell (Stage 3, SA)
A Flower-Studded Sake Dish on Mt. Ooe (Boss 3, SA)
ABILITIES:
STRENGTH 15, AGILITY 3, FIGHTING 9, AWARENESS 3
STAMINA 15, DEXTERITY 0, INTELLECT 1, PRESENCE 6
SKILLS:
Insight 5 (+8), Intimidate 9 (+15), Perception 5 (+8), Ranged Combat (Throwing) 7 (+7)
ADVANTAGES:
Accurate Attack, Daze (Intimidation), Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fearless, Great Endurance, Fast Grab, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Improved Smash, Interpose, Power Attack, Skill Mastery 2 (Athletics, Intimidation), Startle, Takedown, Ultimate Effort (Strength), Weapon Break
POWERS:
“Youkai Traits”
Immunity 3: Aging, disease, poison [3]
Immortality 2: 1 week (Limited: not if exorcised -1, Uncontrolled -1) [1]
Senses 1: Visual (Low-Light Vision) [1]
“Oni Toughness”
Impervious Toughness 13 [13]
Regeneration 1 (Regrowth) [2]
“Oni Strength”
Enhanced Strength 2 (Limited to lifting -1 [3,200 tons]) [2]
Speed 1 [1]
Leaping 8 [8]
Subtle 1 applied to Strength Damage [1]
Feature 1: Can cause hazardous quakes with footsteps [1]
“Hoshiguma Dish” [Easily Removable: 1 total, no discount]
Feature 1: Greatly increase quality of sake [1]
Unexplainable Phenomenon Array
“Storm on Mt. Ooe”
Affliction 12: resisted and overcome by Fortitude, Dazed+Vulnerable/Stunned+Prone (Cone Area +2 [120 ft.], Extra Condition +1; Limited Degree -1) [36]
Linked: Move Object 12 (Cone Area +2 [120 ft.]; Close Range -1, Instant Duration -1, Limited to all in one direction -1) [12]
- AE: “Shattering Strike”
Penetrating 15 and 10 ranks of Burst Area +1 (30 ft.; Limited to on solid surface -0.5) applied to Strength Damage [1] - AE: “Adamant Helix”
Damage 12 (Cylinder Area +4 [250 ft.]; Distracting -1) [1] - AE: “Annihilating Roar”
Damage 12 (Cone Area +4 [500 ft.]; Distracting -1) [1] - AE: “Deafening Thunderclap”
Affliction 12: resisted and overcome by Fortitude, Dazed+Vulnerable+Impaired Hearing/Stunned+Defenseless+Disabled Hearing (Burst Area +2 [60 ft.], Extra Condition +2; Limited Degree -1) [1]
Unarmed +9 (Tough DC 30), Shattering Strike (Dodge DC 20, Tough DC 25)
Throwing +7
Adamant Helix (Dodge DC 22, Tough DC 27), Annihilating Roar (Dodge DC 22, Tough DC 27)
Storm on Mt. Ooe (Dodge DC 22, Fort DC 22, Strength DC 22)
Deafening Thunderclap (Dodge DC 22, Fort DC 22)
DEFENSES:
Dodge 9 (DC 19), Parry 9 (DC 19)
Toughness +15 (Imp. 13), Fortitude +15, Will +9
Abilities 104 + Skills 13 + Advantages 18 + Powers 86 + Defenses 12 = 233
COMPLICATIONS:
Alcohol: Despite their immunity to most poison, alcohol affects youkai normally.
Prejudice: Even weak youkai may inspire not-entirely-undeserved fear in those unaccustomed to dealing with them.
Weakness: As primarily spiritual beings, youkai are susceptible to certain magic (mostly sealing and exorcism) that might not affect humans. In addition, their Immortality cannot revive them if properly exorcised after death.
Honest: Oni never lie. This is a matter of principle rather than an actual disability, but people nonetheless seem to place faith in it. They also dislike liars.
Relationships: Yuugi was formerly part of the Four Devas of the Mountain with Suika Ibuki and Kasen Ibaraki. She also still maintains some authority among the oni of Former Hell.
Reputation: Oni are a real rarity in Gensokyo, and Yuugi is one of the Four Devas, some of the most famed youkai of all. Those who learn this tend to react with fear or awe at first. As former subordinates of the oni, tengu and kappa tend to be particularly deferential to her.
Weakness: Like other oni, Yuugi (allegedly) won’t approach a sardine head or a broken holly branch, and roasted soy beans burn her skin.
Description:
The oni of Gensokyo moved into what is now known as Former Hell in the Underworld when the area was abandoned by Hell due to budget concerns. The area became a haven for all sorts of youkai who didn’t get along with others on the surface. Frustration with modern life is what drove Yuugi and Suika down there as well, drawn in by a land where might makes right and there are plenty of rough-and-tumble drinking buddies to be found.
Yuugi, also known as Hoshiguma-douji, is nonetheless a honorable personality who likes the strong, brave and honest but despises the weak, cowardly and sly. She’s happy to play and drink with anyone who can keep up with her, but has little time for those who can’t. According to Suika, Yuugi is weaker than her in magic but even greater in strength. In fact, the "unexplainable phenomena" Yuugi wields are all merely displays of her incredible strength.
Suika left for the surface a while ago, but Yuugi stayed underground. She is encountered in the 3rd stage of SA, where she and the heroines engage in an extended fight across the city of oni in Former Hell before she finally deigns to hear what they’re actually here for.
Build Comments:
The One True Muscle Wizard.
Even among oni, “Yuugi the Strong” is the epitome of physical strength in the whole series, so I don’t feel too bad going over the top here. Area applied to Strength is a real pain to fight against, but it’s worth noting that Yuugi, just like many other similarly powerful youkai, never goes all out: most of her powers can hardly be used without flattening her surroundings, and she’s too nice to do something like that (unless she really gets excited). I could’ve justified PL 13 for the oni, but decided to just make them heavily damage-shifted; after all, it’s not like most contexts outside M&M really account for accuracy when they call someone “the most powerful”, they just look at brute force. One thing making Yuugi a memetic badass is that despite being a 3rd stage boss (due to not giving a damn), she’s one of the few characters whose portrait and demeanor show no signs of damage even after the fight, showing that she’s just playing around. As in the words of a memetic internet comment, “HER SAKE NOT EVEN DROP”.
In my set-up, she ends up meeting her PL caps better than Suika while also having Accurate Attack and being more “skilled” in general (possibly due to being less drunk). She doesn’t have Suika’s versatility, though, but just Damage and Affliction in massive areas. She can summon intense winds with a wave of her arm, flatten town blocks with a roar and cause a raging firestorm just by flexing… all through sheer muscle strength. Did I mention she’s one of my favorites?
Unfortunately we don’t see Yuugi too much, so I threw in a couple minor additions from the Strength Power Profile. “Subtle 1 on Strength Damage” on her and Suika reflects the classic “finger flick”, which is definitely very much appropriate. Arguably some people like Remilia should get it too, but physical strength isn’t quite as central to her theme as for the oni, so nah. It’s also reported that Yuugi’s footsteps alone can cause houses to collapse, but it’s not quite a combat-useful power, so I just made it a Feature (which she doesn’t use lightly, obviously). She could trivially destroy the houses anyway if she wanted, so it’s just for style points.