Whimsical and carefree, Yuyuko may appear slow and dimwitted, but don't leave yourself open to her or else you may pay the ultimate price. Yuyuko has all the tools for both offense and defense, but since she's on the slow side it is wise not to get overly aggressive. Playing Yuyuko requires patience, just like waiting for death itself.
Yuyuko Saigyouji is a three-button character that primarily uses the buttons to fight, but is able to use the buttons as shortcuts for motions which require multiple buttons to be pressed in tandem; Ⓐ acts as a shortcut for the character's back and forward dashes when either or (respectively) is being held, Ⓑ is used as a shortcut for the Ⓨ+Ⓩ input that's assigned to the character's throw, while Ⓒ is used as a shortcut for the part of the command input that's used in the Level 3 Hypers. At the beginning of every match, one of Yuyuko's mutually exclusive Level 3 Hypers must be chosen before any fighting can commence, the first of these being Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom", which is a melee attack boasting a massive hitbox, plenty of startup invulnerability, and the inability for opponents to block the attack while they are airborne; while the attack's damage output may seem unimpressive at first glance, the buttons can be held down to substantially increase it. The second of the Level 3 Hypers is Butterfly Sign "Death Lance", which is a volley of projectiles that aim at an opponent's current location, allowing the move to function as either an effective combo finisher or as a way to easily punish an opponent from any location.
Though Yuyuko has many tools at her disposal, allowing her to play both offense and defense, she tends to be on the slow side, so she may have difficulty generating momentum. Ghostly Butterfly is good for offense as it provides Yuyuko with cover fire as she approaches an enemy. Butterfly Dream Dance is great for closing the gap between Yuyuko and her opponent, especially the Ⓨ version as it provides Yuyuko with projectile immunity, but should not be used recklessly due to the attack's generally long startup times.
Stats[]
Life
1000
Power
3000
Attack
100
Defence
100
Movelist[]
Hovering the mouse cursor over the Command Input icons will display text that refers to the inputs set in M.U.G.E.N's Key Config.
Icons encased in square brackets [ ] require the respective button(s) to be held down. Hovering the mouse cursor over the icon displays the hold duration if applicable.
Specials[]
Guard Cancel
Command Input
Properties
during blockstun
Uses 1000 Power
Lance of the Swallowtail Crest
Command Input
Properties
Projectile launch angle varies with button pressed
Ⓧ
Ground
Aerial
Ⓨ
Ground
Aerial
Ⓩ
Ground
Aerial
Reverse Screens
Command Input
Properties
Ⓧ and Ⓨ versions:
Ⓧ
Ⓨ
Ⓩ
Butterfly Dream Dance
Command Input
Properties
Ⓨ and Ⓩ versions: * Ⓩ version: can pass through opponents
Ⓧ
Ⓨ
Ⓩ
Eternal Wandering
Command Input
Properties
Ⓧ
Ⓨ
Ⓩ
Ghostly Butterfly
Command Input
Properties
*
Ⓧ
Ground
Aerial
Ⓨ
Ground
Aerial
Ⓩ
Ground
Aerial
Hypers[]
Death Sign "Ghastly Dream"
Command Input
Properties
Uses 1000 Power
Life Limit "Ticket to the Netherworld"
Command Input
Properties
* Creates a second on hit which detonates after 6 seconds Uses 1000 Power
Butterfly Sign "Death Lance"
Command Input
Properties
/ Ⓒ
Only usable if respective spellcard is selected prior to match Uses 3000 Power
Ground
Aerial
Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom"
Command Input
Properties
/ Ⓒ
Only usable if respective spellcard is selected prior to match [ / Ⓒ ] to charge Damage increases with charge time Automatically activates after 0.85 seconds of charge Uses 3000 Power
This character uses a Palette Selector that allows for more than 12 palettes to be chosen, and as such, only the first 12 are shown here. For a full list of palettes, see Alternative palettes.
Victory quotes[]
General[]
“
Huh? No fair, ending so soon”
“
Ah, that was horrible. Another round?”
“
It'll... take a while before you can fight with your feet off the ground.”
“
You know why they call ghosts ghosts? ...Right.”
“
Youmu, when is dinner?”
“
Sooo.. hungry...”
Character-specific[]
“
I'm bored. Won't you bring something here?”
— vs. Yukari Yakumo
“
Ah Yukari, do you want to have some snow-viewing sake next winter?”
— vs. Yukari Yakumo
“
The chinese gateguard was looking for you earlier, though she seemed... different.”
— vs. Yukari Yakumo
“
Tai chi chuan goes well with paper fans, it seems.”
Yukari? But I thought the vampire was your mistress?”
— vs. Lie Meiling
“
Martial arts infused with darkness? You must really dislike fairies then.”
— vs. Lie Meiling
“
Yukari said there was no way you could bloom, I already learned that.”
— vs. Ayakashi Saigyou
“
So now that you've bloomed, can I see the person under your roots? Wait, why does this seem familiar?”
— vs. Ayakashi Saigyou
“
I don't really understand what happened just now.”
— vs. Ayakashi Saigyou
Videos[]
SS117 M.U.G.E.N Yuyuko (me) and Mio Akiyama vs Marisa and Ernie the Giant Chicken
Trivia[]
Many of Yuyuko's victory quotes against Hong Meiling and Lie Meiling are references to type match-ups in the Pokémon series.
The second quote against Hong Meiling references the Dragon-type's weakness to itself.
The third quote against Hong Meiling references the Fighting-type's weaknesses to Flying and Fairy-type attacks.
The first quote against Lie Meiling references the Ghost-type's weakness to Dark-type attacks, with Yuyuko, being a ghost, wondering if Lie's Dark attacks would be 'super effective' on her.
The third quote against Lie Meiling references the Fairy-type's strengths against both the Dark and Fighting-types, with Yuyuko wondering if it would hate fairies because of her darkness-infused fighting moves.
Continuing a tradition in RicePigeon's characters, Yuyuko has at least one victory quote against Yukari that references the events of Touhou Rekkaden, in this case, the third quote.
Interestingly, Yuyuko contains victory quotes against Ayakashi Saigyou, the youkai cherry blossom tree that it tried to resurrect in Perfect Cherry Blossom; however, no version of Ayakashi Saigyou currently exists for M.U.G.E.N, at least as a character.
buttons to fight, but is able to use the 
buttons as shortcuts for motions which require multiple 
acts as a shortcut for the character's back and forward dashes when either 
or 
(respectively) is being held, 
is used as a shortcut for the 
+
input that's assigned to the character's throw, while 
is used as a shortcut for the 
part of the command input that's used in the Level 3 Hypers. At the beginning of every match, one of Yuyuko's mutually exclusive Level 3 Hypers must be chosen before any fighting can commence, the first of these being Sakura Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom", which is a melee attack boasting a massive hitbox, plenty of startup invulnerability, and the inability for opponents to block the attack while they are airborne; while the attack's damage output may seem unimpressive at first glance, the 
] require the respective button(s) to be held down. Hovering the mouse cursor over the icon displays the hold duration if applicable.
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