Author Topic: How many times has your favorite character changed? (Read 34902 times)

Lepetit89 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:30:42 AM »

When I first found out about the games, it was Remilia, through Flandre ranked high, then came Satori followed by Koishi, then Byakuren.
Nowadays, I love everyone equally, the aformentioned five a little more, though. Still, Byakuren's at the top, don't see that changing in the future.

Edit: Thinking about it a little more, Ran's also had her time, Chen, too, then Youmu, Utsuho, Nue, Miko, Futo, many others as well. Too many, I love everyone equally, but Byakuren a little more, I'll leave it at that!

Reddyne · « **Reply #31 on:** November 26, 2012, 01:24:52 PM »

Reimu and Sakuya both started out as my faves, but they both quickly dropped once I got to know the characters more.

For the longest time, Yuyuko, Meiling, and Eirin were the big 3. It's a great combination of character depth, personality traits, and fandom interpretation that went into it. I think each could be their own main character in a different story and I find all of them very likable, but for completely different reasons. Yuyuko stood out a bit more because of her uniqueness. I've completely banked on her having a very deliberately silly yet cheery personality.

I see a lot of love for Byakuren, who finally managed to crack it after a lot of pestering from the tinfoil hat people. The more time I spent examining the character, the more I liked her. She represents a very lofty, idealistic, and optimistic mindset. There's lots of potential for her being portrayed as the nutty love freak whose enthusiasm is the bane of every straight-faced, self-important type out there. I love it.

Cor · « **Reply #32 on:** November 26, 2012, 02:47:24 PM »

Byakuren has always been my chosen. I like her design, I love her theme, I adore her personality traits. She's strong and has conditioned me through many battles with the most beautiful attacks. Her fanon interpretation as a total wackjob also brings me amusement.

A more appropriate answer to why she's my favorite is because she is

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OkashiiKisei · « **Reply #33 on:** November 26, 2012, 03:15:46 PM »

(Oh look, I'm not dead!)

For me it started out with Ran (doesn't help she was the first boss character I ever saw), though soon after it shifted over to Patchouli. Then it went over to Reimu for some time, but then I became a massive Shinkitard. Hoo boy.
After ages of Shinki drooling my interests just randomly shifted around, landing on Wriggle for some time, due to my love of arthropods. I think there was a time I also really enjoyed Marisa. Heck, I still do. She has some of the most flashy, funnest spellcards and is a crazy, fun loving lil' witch.
I liked Ran for her cuddly looks (robe + poofy hat + tails), Patchouli likewise for cuddliness and magical expertise (and I freaking love purple colors) and Reimu... I can't exactly remember why I liked her. Probably her impressive danmaku patterns in the various games, but maybe I just felt bad for all the flack she got in the fandom. Buuuuut with WaHH and other side-works I can now quite understand the negative views on ~~bitch on wheels~~ Reimu.

Right now my favorite Touhou is an enormous battle royale between Yukari, Yuyuko, Yuuka and Yamame (the Y thing is pure coincidence, honestly).
What the first three share in common is that they're whimsical, elegant, refined and ladylike. They're women of wealth and taste, and exude an aura of dominance and high-standing. These 'regal' qualities are very appealing to me.
Yuyuko is cheerful and has a certain kindness to her being. A very warm presence. She's also quirky and oft-amusing, with her head in the clouds. She seems to be sharper than she lets on though.
Yukari is mysterious and very cunning. She exhibits enormous power and capability thanks to her border manipulation and infamy. With her sage-like qualities, she's a woman worthy of respect. However, what makes her so fun is that her powers and open-mindedness allow for many interesting situations and amusing happenings.
Yuuka is peaceful and enigmatic. Infamous and ludicrously powerful, yet little is known about her. Her love for flowers is a charming quality, and her efforts no doubt have beautiful results. Yuuka seems like someone who would be very nice company for tea time. She also of course has darker undertones.

Yamame is the odd one out, as she isn't 'regal' like the other three. Her design is adorable though, and I just love arachnids and their ravenous natures. Poisons, diseases and miasmas are also neat things to toy around with in terms of powers. Her underground life also creates a dark, mysterious quality. But at the same time she's depicted as a kind, sweet girl with compassion to others. I'm not sure which I like more: the kind Underground Idol, or the arachnid femme fatale.

BL2W · « **Reply #34 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:06:25 PM »

I can tend to be more passionate in my liking toward certain Touhou characters depending on my mood... but the drizzly witch always remains steadfast as my true "number one"~

Goldom · « **Reply #35 on:** November 26, 2012, 07:40:06 PM »

Quote from: OkashiiKisei on November 26, 2012, 03:15:46 PM

Buuuuut with WaHH and other side-works I can now quite understand the negative views on ~~bitch on wheels~~ Reimu.

I'll defend Reimu from almost all hate, but WaHH Reimu, yeah, she's thoroughly unlikeable. My pet theory is that the book's written and illustrated to emphasize Kasen's point of view: Reimu, Marisa and some others are portrayed very negatively (and drawn like little kids, since Kasen sees them as immature), compared to how she sees herself, thus being drawn more maturely.

Random Fairy · « **Reply #36 on:** November 26, 2012, 09:54:13 PM »

Mmm... well, I remember when I first started - which was a while ago now, geez, why have I only just joined this forum? - I was a huge fan of Rumia. Then, shortly after, I played SA and immediately decided Satori was my favorite. I just love everything about her; her design is so adorable, her premise is really cool to me, and I love characters like her. :derp:

I do remember going through a phase of loving Yamame and Alice, though, but Satori just fleeeeew up there.
~~Reimu's a pretty cool gal, though :3~~

Error · « **Reply #37 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:34:31 AM »

Uhh...15 times?
Momiji has been a consistent favorite though.

Mootsies · « **Reply #38 on:** November 27, 2012, 12:48:05 PM »

Uh huh, 2 times.
At first it's Marisa, because she's the first Touhou character I knew. And then it drifts to Patchouli, because grumpy magician and a bookworm? Perfect.
And then Hieda no Akyuu, just because. For now it seems to change between the three, so I guess they're tied in the favorite list~

Yatakarasu · « **Reply #39 on:** November 27, 2012, 01:46:30 PM »

Shit, somehow Nue has wormed her way into my top 10 and slowly creeping into the top 5. I blame this! :I
Current top 10 list (top 4 are basically interchangeable)
1. Utsuho
2. Koishi
3. Satori
4. Orin
5. Mystia
6. Byakuren
7. Nue (how'd you get there)
8. Komachi
9. Kogasa
10. Kyouko

Terrabreak · « **Reply #40 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:51:15 PM »

Since the first moment it was Remilia and it havent changed, I really love her :V
The same goes for the 2nd, this time being Ran. Loved her since I saw her on PCB extra stage and love her "serious servant" portrait on most doujins. (Suppatenko and CHEEEENNN are cool too)
The 3rd place is just a bunch of characters thrown into a bowl. Flandre, Ichirin, Seiga, Nue, Koishi, Mamizou, etc.

Shikieiki · « **Reply #41 on:** November 27, 2012, 11:02:35 PM »

It's always been Shikieiki for me, ever since I first stumbled upon Song For the Cruelty of Hell of the Sixty Year Flowers of Sin on YouTube while listening to Rozen Maiden songs. I've only been a Touhou fan for about six months though.

Viola · « **Reply #42 on:** November 28, 2012, 02:16:46 AM »

Well, my favourite character started out as Flandre Scarlet. Like many, she was how I was introduced to the series! (She's still a favourite of course.)

But, as I continued to play the games, my heart began to belong to other characters. To this day, my top favourites are Kaguya Houraisan, Toyosatomimi no Miko, and Rin Kaenbyou! However, the 'favourite characters' roster has the habit of changing every few months or so.

Power · « **Reply #43 on:** November 28, 2012, 03:55:33 AM »

I believe I changed my favorite characters 3 times. My 1st favorite character is mokou because I can relate to being lonely. Next my favorite character changed to yuuka because she's sexy and I always want to believe there's something more to just her being sadistic. 2rd favorite character is sanae since I just like her being all happy and the fact that she is an outsider makes her an interesting character to explore. Now my current favorite character right now is udonge just cause she's cute. It just seems to change randomly whenever I see new doujins that has a touhou that makes me love them more.

Hakurou Tengu · « **Reply #44 on:** November 29, 2012, 01:54:50 AM »

Twice, but it hasn't changed in well over a year.

My initial favourite was Chen. I played PCB first and liked her spellcards as well as the fact she was a neko (or, nekomata, as I know now). I eventually started liking Sakuya much more not too much later (maybe 2 weeks?) for her ability and personality. Once played MoF, I started looking up he characters from it (like I did with the other games). Then I met Momiji. Ever since Momiji Inubashiri has been my favourite, and this will NEVER change. EVER. I still really like Sakuya, she's my 4th favourite, but Chen is pretty far down the list these days.

Chen: 2 weeks (estimate)
Sakuya: 1 Month (estimate)
Momiji: For-freaking-ever (true facts)

My top 10 characters rarely change, but anything beyond that mark changes pretty frequently. Anything past the 20 changes daily.

Shin Rokuren · « **Reply #45 on:** December 01, 2012, 03:28:13 AM »

While I do change the rest of my top 10 at times, Keine's always been number one from the start.

Ikari · « **Reply #46 on:** December 01, 2012, 04:15:22 AM »

I'm horrible when it comes to having a waifu as I change loyalties as much as I change my clothes.

My favorites aren't ''single characters'', but rather families. I've been a hardcore SDM lover for a few months, as I adored every character there. (Remilia: Bratty vampire with powerful magic and strength, Sakuya; Knife-throwing time-stopping maid. Seriously how badass is that!? Patchy: Elemental, snarky and bookworm mage is ALWAYS a win in my book, Flandre: Emotionally unstable childish weapon of mass Awww-struction) . but then started to adore Yuyuko and Yukari. Then I started to love the Myouren temple. Then the underground hell troup.

I guess my only favorite who stayed a number 1 in my heart is Koishi. I've always been very interested in psychology, especially the subconcious, and a free-spirited character like her is a fresh breeze of originality in my opinion. The fact she hardly has any emotions now also adds a touching feeling to her story. So yeah... Go go Koh~ee~shee!

StainGlass · « **Reply #47 on:** December 01, 2012, 09:20:26 AM »

I use to collect some artwork of Flandre and Remilia before I really understood what Touhou was. I don't think I could have considered them my original favourites since I didn't have an idea of the other characters in the series.

After familiarizing myself with the whole Touhou world a little more my favourite has always been Komachi.
At one point Yuuka was a very close 2nd, but I'd say Komachi is pretty safe at #1.

Rei Scarlette · « **Reply #48 on:** December 01, 2012, 09:51:54 AM »

If you want to count when I first found Touhou all those years back and knew nearly zero characters, it was changing constantly as I found more. However, I'm going to say that doesn't really count because none of them actually stuck around long enough to be a "real" favorite, more as a "I like this person more than these people" thing.

As far as my real favorites go, it was a close match between several characters before Imperishable Night came out, all for different reasons. (Everyone at the SDM, Marisa, Alice, the Prismrivers, Youmu, Yuyuko, and several more come to mind.)

Once I played IN though, Mokou immediately took her place as my favorite for quite a few different reasons. That has not changed once since then, and I highly doubt it will be changing.

Everyone else is still fighting for 2nd, and of course there are more of them now, as it was a pre-IN list, but Kaguya is at the top recently. (still far behind Mokou) Before Kaguya took her spot, Marisa was there for a bit. I'd still say both of them aren't earning a solid spot there yet, but Kaguya could stick around for a while. An interesting thought, I seem to like lots of final bosses and EX bosses. I don't really think about those things when deciding favorites though.

fondue · « **Reply #49 on:** December 01, 2012, 10:58:40 AM »

Quote from: Ikari on December 01, 2012, 04:15:22 AM

I guess my only favorite who stayed a number 1 in my heart is Koishi. I've always been very interested in psychology, especially the subconcious, and a free-spirited character like her is a fresh breeze of originality in my opinion. The fact she hardly has any emotions now also adds a touching feeling to her story. So yeah... Go go Koh~ee~shee!

You're awesome.
I wonder what the Subconscious is actually about...
I personally prefer Koweeshee over Saytoree because reading minds is creepy as fuck.

Bio · « **Reply #50 on:** December 01, 2012, 12:07:01 PM »

Favourite was Remi for a long time, followed by Yukari and Utsuho. But then UFO happened, and then it became Nue, Remi, Kogasa.
And then with the advent of 10D, Kyouko came along, making it Nue, Kyouko, Kogasa.

I guess I decide if I like a character in the first few seconds of seeing them, then gradually finetune their place in my rankings after a while.
Character design is the basis of my decisions mostly. The top three don't really change all that much, only when new characters are introduced. After the top 3 though, it gets a lot more chaotic; just a massive toss-up between Reisen, Remi, Yukari, Hina and Rumia. The top 3 aren't a ranking either, they're more or less on an equal footing. Having one favorite out a hundred is hard.

Ikari · « **Reply #51 on:** December 01, 2012, 07:16:30 PM »

Wait, I just remembered something.

I learned about Touhou by watching an Hisoutensoku spellcard exhibition, leading me to believe that Touhou was a fighting game series.

When I got the game itself (Hisou, that is), there wasn't a lot of characters, and I didn't know them at all. Hell, I thought Sanae was a main character and that Reimu was the villain!

My favorites were Sanae/Cirno because they were so adorabubble.

danyun · « **Reply #52 on:** December 02, 2012, 05:40:16 AM »

When I first started to play Touhou, Marisa was my favorite hands down. Eventually it shifted more towards Reimu, and then to the Scarlet sisters. Now, it's Sakuya, Flandre and Remilia in 2nd, Alice or Yuyuko next, Patchouli or Reimu, and Medicine.
Reisen's somewhere up there too.

Makedounia · « **Reply #53 on:** December 02, 2012, 11:44:15 PM »

Once, from Cirno to Remilia when I was just getting into the series. I don't see my favorite character changing anytime soon.

iK · « **Reply #54 on:** December 03, 2012, 12:20:06 AM »

Always been, and still is, my dear sweet little poison, Medi-chan <3

Miko is pretty cool too though.

Aromeia · « **Reply #55 on:** December 03, 2012, 02:07:32 PM »

Once a Reimu, always a Reimu.

Actually I've been mooring over here since PC-98!

haoreos2 · « **Reply #56 on:** December 04, 2012, 02:15:02 AM »

I used to really like the middle of the five magic stones, but eventually decided it was too arrogant, so then I switched to second-from-the-right. I liked that one for a while, but its personality is a bit too bland for my liking, so now I'm a huge fan of lefternmost magic stone. Orb got style.

Ikari · « **Reply #57 on:** December 04, 2012, 02:16:34 AM »

Quote from: haoreos2 on December 04, 2012, 02:15:02 AM

I used to really like the middle of the five magic stones, but eventually decided it was too arrogant, so then I switched to second-from-the-right. I liked that one for a while, but its personality is a bit too bland for my liking, so now I'm a huge fan of lefternmost magic stone. Orb got style.

I laughed at this more than I should have. *claps*

Yatakarasu · « **Reply #58 on:** December 04, 2012, 02:27:48 AM »

Quote from: haoreos2 on December 04, 2012, 02:15:02 AM

I used to really like the middle of the five magic stones, but eventually decided it was too arrogant, so then I switched to second-from-the-right. I liked that one for a while, but its personality is a bit too bland for my liking, so now I'm a huge fan of lefternmost magic stone. Orb got style.

Ewww the orbs. Clearly the flower tank is loads better than those.

Ikari · « **Reply #59 on:** December 04, 2012, 02:31:34 AM »

Guys, whatever, they don't even talk.

Everyone knows the best character is Orange. Fully developed canon, never seen before character outfit, ability left for fanon to interpret, first character with dialogue and obviously the best in the entire touhou series, being generally awesome...

I mean come on. There's no competition here.