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Yeah, we have Okina, but what about Hecatia?
TrueShadow:
Pretty much ^
The character's ability is simply their most unique, distinctive ability, not the only ability. If they actually have that ability in the first place and not just making stuff up (like possibly Remilia, Kanako, and Suwako).
Shizzo:
Pretty much? ^
It's kind of funny when we come to think that Reimu and Marisa, who end up beating just about everyone, have in their profiles abilities that literally apply to just about everyone else in gensokyo (Flying and Using Magic).
It also in the end applies to Okina, since nowhere in her own profile it mentions her being able to create youkai, or enhance vitality and mentality. I think ZUN also does it not to clutter the character's profiles, since admittedly some characters' 'full' ability profile would probably end up being quite an extensive wall of text.
Clarste:
Well, technically only magicians use magic (魔法 mahou), and every single magician's profile says "uses magic". Everyone else uses supernatural abilities that aren't magic, often described as youjutsu (妖術) or hijutsu (秘術).
Shizzo:
--- Quote from: Clarste on December 06, 2017, 03:17:29 AM ---Well, technically only magicians use magic (魔法 mahou), and every single magician's profile says "uses magic". Everyone else uses supernatural abilities that aren't magic, often described as youjutsu (妖術) or hijutsu (秘術).
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Whooa, that's cool! I had no idea about that!
I always considered everyone's danmaku and overall abilities as magic, but it's interesting to see there's such a difference in terms in japanese. Whenever I heard of, say, a Hermit's Arts, a God's Abilities or even Sumireko's Psychic powers; I just bundled everything plainly as magic.
Drake:
Incidentally, hermit arts are senjutsu (仙術).