I am surprised that only a few people have shared theirSakuya was probably the most discussed character for the first like four years of the Windows era, and even afterwards. People don't talk about her much now because literally every idea that's ever been possible to talk about has likely already been talked about at some point lol. In fact, I would bet that ZUN writing in Akyuu's commentary on the mysteries surrounding Sakuya in her PMiSS article are exactly for the purpose of saying "these explanations are all just theories", especially since they all seem to refer to theories that already existed before PMiSS.
thoughts and opinions surrounding her status, development, and placement of a character.
Remilia gave her that name for unknown reasons.She wanted to give her a new name and it sounded cool, would be my guess, given Remilia.
-Her ability is just unique to her, so far- Most characters have completely unique abilities.
-Her eyes change color from blue to red when she is angry.
-She has a 'rude' sense of humor around other characters sometimes, despite being a human maid.
-She partakes in Impossible Spell Card even though she is rich and doesn't need money to live.
-She shoots magic bullets and fireballs other than knives sometimes (we still don't know how she learnt them in the first place for being primary a melee user)
Add from the point above:
-And she isn't the only one who have timey-whimey power. Kaguya have that too.
-Above, and I got a mini-theory for why that happen is because of the Doppler effect when she's streching space by widening time.
-Above
-I don't think a maid's salary would be much anyway, and is she even needing money for herself, aside from neccesity?
-Above, and she could does that? In what spell card?
-And she isn't the only one who have timey-whimey power. Kaguya have that too.-wind priest, You're such a dissapointmet to Diospawn...........
-I don't think a maid's salary would be much anyway, and is she even needing money for herself, aside from neccesity?
She may be two bodies, one girl (similar to Ran)
one girlCan you please not call fully grown women "girls"?
-I meant her abillity to stop time and control space. Not eternity, which is just slowing down time.
Can you please not call fully grown women "girls"?
Kaguya could control space too, remember the infinite corridor of her, or how she make the entire area around her house unchanged by history?
Except it's known now that it's because Eirin would have recognized the name Sakuya from Konohana-Sakuyahime. It's just more connection to Eirin's identity as Omoikane.
Not really...I kinda know that already. I think this fact is just obscure that many people who know Touhou, but doesn't dive deep into it know.I meant "it is known" in a broad sense that it's the consensus with the fandom that understands the connection, not that it's common knowledge at all.
There's also this weird theory that has no evidence, but I think is cool, that one that Sakuya is Marisa.
There's also this weird theory that has no evidence, but I think is cool, that one that Sakuya is Marisa.
This may seem kind of random, but Sakuya could have been outright created by Remilia (Or Remi told Patchy to do it)To mention, "Sakuya is a homunculus" (i.e. artificial human) is one of the minor theories Akyuu mentions as well. Obviously it's still bologna, but yeah.
I believe in the Lunarian Sakuya theory. I feel that there's plenty of evidence for it in Canon.>Eirin recognizing her in IN
To mention, "Sakuya is a homunculus" (i.e. artificial human) is one of the minor theories Akyuu mentions as well. Obviously it's still bologna, but yeah.
Truth
Why would she have to be brainwashed? Perhaps she didn't find Remilia to be worth killing, and questioned the whole slayer idea?Why would she NOT kill Remilia? She fucking eats humans!
Perhaps she was defeated and Remilia required her service to spare her?So instead of brainwashing, she forced her to become her slave on threat of death? How is that much better than brainwashing? Now, i will admit that i jumped to conclusions on the brainwashing idea. But i really can't think of anything much better.
Perhaps Sakuya was just some kid from the village that was brave enough to approach SDM back in the pre-spellcard days and got hired?So far this is the only theory i actually like, instead of Remilia being a fucked up slaver, Sakuya was an fucked up creepy little kid who doesn't mind killing humans to feed some annoying rich kid. That wouldn't surprise me, considering its Gensokyo.
Why would she NOT kill Remilia? She fucking eats humans!
So instead of brainwashing, she forced her to become her slave on threat of death? How is that much better than brainwashing? Now, i will admit that i jumped to conclusions on the brainwashing idea. But i really can't think of anything much better.
The mystery behind her feels like it's part of the characterThat. No need to destroy it, in my opinion.
One big problem I have with people exploring the idea of Sakuya being a vampire hunter, or similar theories, is that very few people actually give any reasons as to why Sakuya would feel so connected to Remilia at all. She goes to kill Remilia, fails and she spares her to instead have Sakuya serve her? What, is she supposed to be stupid? The whole killing her parents thing above also suffers from similar problems. You'd think that even if young, Sakuya would just loathe Remilia. Such a thing makes little sense. Even molding her from infancy, concealing that truth goes beyond just mean-spirited, it's truly pretty terrible.