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Section I, Chapter I - “Friends in Different Gensokyos”

“Gensokyo is full of many different kinds of people. Humans from outside… seemingly ageless youkai… practitioners of magic and medicine… people from the Moon… magicians like me… there’s a little bit of something for everyone. But with the Lost Word Incident going on, we’ve met a lot of different faces in a lot of different worlds. Some of them look the same as our friends back home, but could easily have a completely different story altogether!” -Marisa

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“When you first start your journey in Gensokyo (as a new account), you’ll have L1 Reimu and Marisa to compose the basics of a new team. However, you’ll also get a third L1 friend from a very limited group depending on your decision in Remilia’s Roll of Fate (the opening deal to start your collection) composed of six 3-Star Story Cards, four 4-Star Story Cards, and one of the following L1 characters: [Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Reisen Udongein Inaba, Cirno, Sakuya Izayoi, Sanae Kochiya, Youmu Konpaku]. If you aren’t satisfied with Remilia’s dealt hand, you can always decline and roll again until you have something you’re happy with! As this is a new account you’re working with, there’s no limit or currency penalties keeping you from re-rolling over and over again until you get what you want.” -Marisa

“Ayayayaya, here’s something else to consider too. Pick Reimu or Marisa in the roll, and you’ll already have a copy to use for your first Limit Break!” -Aya

“If this starter base isn’t convincing enough, a new player login calendar provides an Exchange Ema for a standard L1 character of your choice, while L1 Medicine Melancholy will also eventually follow you after you finish Chapter 1. These opportunities and more provide generous opening formulas for useful starting teams, but knowing their limits is key to knowing where and when you need someone else to resolve your latest incident. Depending on when you create a new account, events and Prayers exclusive to new players containing high-tier characters are made visible to you in order to gather the resources you need to resolve the incident in its early stages.” -Patchouli

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“Buuuuut… just know that the playable friends you have differ from the story’s main cast when they actually appear in the story. How? It’s explained early on that our Incident Resolver from the outside world has a journal that she uses to summon them like shikigami to join the fight. And those friends also aren’t gonna just drop all their story-based plot points on you just because you know them well… usually. There are a few exceptions that aren’t meant for this opening and more appropriate for the characters’ pages themselves because of specific spoilers.” -Yukari

Friends, also referred to as Units, are the playable characters in Touhou Lost Word. While all of them have different abilities and capabilities, they each have their own kit that makes them unique. Although everyone has their favorites there’s a catch. Just like any other live gacha game, there’s always someone out there that outshines the others and is more preferable for late-game content for simply having a better kit. The real challenge is building a team that works based on what you get in the gacha. And one more thing. Powercreep implied through release sometimes results in more recent characters doing better in gameplay compared to others of matching or similar rarities… but not always. Characters sometimes just resist being powercrept by newer ones because they fill all the right roles for content back then, right now, and in the future.

Guide to Understanding Your Friends

Page 1: Understanding Their Kit - The Uniqueness of Friends & Danmaku

Page 2: Leveling Up - Experience in the Field

Page 3: Enhancements - How to Use Incense

Page 4: Upgrades - Expanding Boundaries & Skillsets

Page 5: Limit Breaks & Parting Ways - Duplicates & You

Page 6: Awakening - Trust in the Heart of the Spell Cards

Page 7: Equipping Story Cards - Bolstering your Spell Cards

Page 8: Fantasy Rebirth - There & Back Again

Page 9: Customization - Creativity in Design

Page 10: Bonds of Friendship - Becoming Closer with New Friends

Page 11: Capacity - Did You Buy Enough Pages?

Page 12: Rarity - You Checked the Specifics, Right?

Page 13: Feeling Lucky? - The New Section on Luck as of Valentine’s 2024

[Character List and light Universe Descriptions begin beneath the break. Heads up, it’s long. All characters are sorted in lists by universe, so some (un)expected spoilers might follow by universe association.]

Total Known Playable Characters: 290

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“As for the universes themselves, each of them has a letter/number combo denoting the specific universe. This is usually followed by a number that represents the divergence factor of that universe within the larger multiverse. The higher the number, the lower the stability and the further a universe and associated person diverges. At least, that’s the cipher we came up with. It just stuck with a number of other people, and then we adapted the version in-game to publish here based on that cipher. However, upper management’s breakthroughs are making these codes slightly more complex to record, although I’m sure they had a reason for it.” -K4 Marisa

Friends here will be sorted alphabetically.

Universe L1 - Our Gensokyo

“Home sweet home. This is where you’ll usually meet a lot of Gensokyo’s residents who’re willing to help out and resolve this incident like how we resolved countless other incidents in the past. Several masterminds behind those past incidents are even willing to help, although some are less cooperative (and usually more annoying) than others.” -Reimu

“This universe has the most stability of this series, although universal convergences and divergences are VERY commonplace here. Is it due to the looming Lost Word Incident and the constant stream of Events that happen here? Or the fact that the costumes meant for your Friends in this universe can cause larger deviations? Everything has an explanation as to how those things aren’t tearing this universe apart, but it’s most likely due to its stability factor of 1 and how everyone in this Gensokyo’s gone through every recorded incident and event recorded on the internet. It’s almost as if there’s other outside people like Sumireko that are documenting everything going on here in this Gensokyo! Maybe even the fan-made conceptual works as well…” -K4 Marisa

Universe L1 features many, MANY characters from the “canon” universe of the series. Roughly half the roster of playable characters come from this universe. Every standard Friend can be found here and pulled from any Prayer pool, but a few of them are Festival characters and only appear in certain banners and events, as well as the “My First Exchange Ema” which allows you to choose a friend from this universe to meet directly with some restrictions. Eika specifically appears in two permanent banners which you can only access after gaining special tickets from Divergent Spirit boss fights. Yuuma is simply just a Festival-limited friend. But regardless of whether they’re General or Festival, you can always use Paper Dolls to Limit Break them, which makes them relatively to max out at level 100 depending on how much you play the game and clear tasks if you don’t pull any duplicates.

Known Entries: 121

Alice Margatroid

Aunn Komano

Aya Shameimaru

Benben Tsukumo

Byakuren Hijiri

Chen

Chimata Tenkyuu (FES)

Cirno

Clownpiece

Daiyousei

Doremy Sweet

Eika Ebisu (Divergent)

Eirin Yagokoro

Eternity Larva

Flandre Scarlet

Fujiwara no Mokou

Hata no Kokoro

Hatate Himekaidou

Hecatia Lapislazuli

Hieda no Akyuu

Hina Kagiyama

Hong Meiling

Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm

Ichirin Kumoi

Iku Nagae

Joon Yorigami

Junko

Kagerou Imaizumi

Kaguya Houraisan

Kanako Yasaka

Kasen Ibaraki

Keiki Haniyasushin

Keine Kamishirasawa

Kisume

Koakuma

Kohasa Tatara

Koishi Komeiji

Komanchi Onozuka

Kosuzu Motoori

Kutaka Niwatari

Kyouko Kasodani

Letty Whiterock

Lily White

Luna Child

Lunasa Prismriver

Lyrica Prismriver

Mai Teireida

Mamizou Futatsuiwa

Marisa Kirisame

Mayumi Joutouguu

Medicine Melancholy

Megamu Iizunamaru (FES)

Merlin Prismriver

Mike Goutokuji

Minamitsu Murasa

Minoriko Aki

Misumaru Tamatsukiri

Momiji Inubashiri

Momoyo Himemushi (FES)

Mononobe no Futo

Mystia Lorelei

Narumi Yatadera

Nazrin

Nemuno Sakata

Nitori Kawashiro

Nue Houjuu

Okina Matara

Parsee Mizuhashi

Patchouli Knowledge

Raiko Horikawa

Ran Yakumo

Reimu Hakurei

Reisen

Reisen Udongein Inaba

Remilia Scarlet

Rin Kaenbyou

Ringo

Rumia

Sagume Kishin

Saki Kurokama

Sakuya Izayoi

Sanae Kochiya

Sannyo Komakusa

Satono Nishida

Satori Komeiji

Seiga Kaku

Seija Kijin

Seiran

Sekibanki

Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu

Shinmyoumaru Sukuna

Shion Yorigami

Shizuha Aki

Shou Tomamaru

Soga no Tojiko

Star Sapphire

Suika Ibuki

Sumireko Usami

Sunny Milk

Suwako Moriya

Takane Yamashiro

Tenshi Hinanawi

Tewi Inaba

Toyosatomimi no Miko

Tsukasa Kudamaki

Urumi Ushizaki

Utsuho Reiuji

Wakasagihime

Watatsuki no Toyohime

Watatsuki no Yorihime

Wriggle Nightbug

Yachie Kicchou

Yamame Kurodani

Yatsuhashi Tsukumo

Yoshika Miyako

Youmu Konpaku

Yukari Yakumo

Yuugi Hoshiguma

Yuuka Kazami

Yuuma Toutetsu

Yuyuko Saigyouji

Universe L10.1 - Neverending Music Festival

“Eh?! Is that… US?!” -Reimu

“I think so! That’s you and Marisa right there! And they’re… holding a rock concert like the ones in the outside world! We gotta find out more about this!” -Sumireko

Universe L10.1 is a sub-universe that was added a few weeks after LostWord’s 3rd anniversary containing two Epic Friends. More research is needed to understand their kits. However, we can assume they’re gonna perform highly based on their rarity, their release date, and the fact that this theme exists because of an IRL concert based on music from this game and possibly the greater Touhou series.

Known Entries: 2

Marisa Kirisame

Reimu Hakurei

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Multiverse L? - Hifuu Investigations

“This is where our examinations into this side of the situation began.” -K4 Renko

“Examinations? Situation? What are you anyway, some kinda incident resolver?” -Reimu

“It’s a complicated process that I’ll talk with you about later in private. Too much to explain, and I don’t think some of the people here would understand the entirety of this side of the incident, nor the reasoning for how these codexes were drawn up. But to answer your question directly, yes I am indeed an incident resolver in my home universe.” -K4 Renko

The answers found in the characters of this multiverse can be found mainly in the “Hifuu” story of the game; a side story that follows another presence of the protagonist that is actually a different perspective of the whole plot altogether, as well as her interactions with Hifuu Club members Renko Usami and Maribel Hearn. Their side story also includes interactions with Universes B3 and E9, both of which also have a role to play in the main story somehow… but that’s for you to find out until we make spoiler pages. This sub-divided multiverse features kits that are known to take top tiers in both the discontinued Wiki’s tier list and current tier lists found in the official Discord server.

Renko Usami

Maribel Hearn

Sanae Kochiya specifically is the only “Pure” character in the game so far as of May 10th, 2024, where you can Limit Break her with ONLY her own duplicates. This will make things very difficult for you if you have Shion’s bad luck with her banners or don’t have enough money to force-buy her pity prize when she appears.

For Renko and Maribel, they are “Genic” characters that only appear in highly selective Prayer pools and form tag-teams with other characters. How does that work? The Hifuu Club member interacts with you in the lobby while the being they’ve teamed up with does the actual fighting with a kit slated to their lore… so in actuality you’ve got PC-98 characters Shinki and Mima and Gengetsu and Mugetsu as playable characters while Renko and Maribel are just here for lore reasons. Their rarity is stated as equal to Relic characters, so they also use Relic Paper Discs to Limit Break. Consider it an advisory on the potential difficulty on maxing them out if you don’t prepare properly for their banner (or buy/stockpile some spare paper discs).

Known Entries: 9

Renko Usami & Gengetsu (LR1)

Maribel Hearn & Mima (LM1)

Maribel Hearn & Mugetsu (LM1)

Sanae Kochiya (L0g - Broken Line of Forsaken Rites)

Renko Usami & Shinki (LR1)

Universe Lr - [Shikigami Unclear]

“This was always a bit of a tricky one for us back in our office, but we’re doing what we can to make sense of it… I hope. What did they say the ‘r’ stood for again?” -K4 Marisa

“Idk lol. Ran?” -Sumireko

“Don’t put those shorthand expressions in these grimoires. But seeing how the Violet Detector Incident went as we review the feasibility of your actual answer… the others might let it slide anyway.” -Patchouli

Universe Lr has four Ultra Festival Friends that are currently exclusive to Ultra Festival events and specific Prayer banners. They tend to do much better in battle than their L1 counterparts due to their abundant breaks and modifiers, but situations may dictate who’s the better parallel presence for the job. Their temperaments have changed to adjust to two separate temperaments coming together: their own, and the shikigami they’ve inherited.

They all have special roles in both sides of the plot, but I’m not saying what those roles are here. What I can say here though is that they’ve essentially become the servants of another universe’s Yukari Yakumo (Aya/Nitori) or Okina Matara (Kokoro/Flandre).

Aya Shameimaru (Pseudo-Shikigami: Zendouki Gugaku)

Flandre Scarlet (Pseudo-Servant: Nishita)

Hata no Kokoro (Pseudo-Servant: Teireita)

Nitori Kawashiro (Pseudo Shikigami: Myoudouki Giken)

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Universe L80 - The Edge of Oblivion

“There it is… the End of the Line. This is what happens when the Lost Word Incident erases a massive part of a world and sends it into forgotten oblivion. But these ladies aren’t going down quietly. No, not yet. Far from it. Once you put the pieces of their stories together, they’re just getting started, and they’re on the hunt for the mastermind behind this entire Lost Word Incident. And I think we’ve found their paper trail…” -K4 Marisa

“And each one comes with a super rocking music video from a dev-side massive collaborative MV project! That’s what makes the appeal UBER COOL!!!” -Sumireko

“Their stories and elemental resolve indicate multiple factors. They are all Relic Friends that exclusively require Relic Paper Disks to Limit Break them as substitutes. Their power through danmaku is almost unmatched by anyone else in any Gensokyo, often featuring a large amount of bullets with elemental breaks, shot add-ons, and multiple killer-bound critical factors. Two such killer modifiers seen on almost every shot they have are ‘Parallel Presence-Killer’ and ‘Mastermind (LW)-Killer’ which pinpoints their intentions to find the mastermind or masterminds of the Lost Word Incident… whoever they are.” -Patchouli

“Wanna cross-examine who might be the mastermind? Enter a danmaku battle- er- ‘battle of bullets’ with anyone from this list against someone who you think seems suspicious, then check their bullet lines while you’re targeting the one you think seems suspect. If the ‘Mastermind (LW)-Killer’ modifier on any of their bullet lines flashes red while you’re targeting someone who has this trait, then AYAYAYAYAYAYAYA! You just found a bad guy potentially before they do their big reveal!” -Aya

Universe L80 is completely composed of Relic Friends that only appear in specifically-listed Prayer banners and Exchange Emas. The soundtracks which play by default when they play Spell Cards are based on music videos produced as part of a collaborative project with the LostWord development team, and the specific song associated with each character is also that character’s title.

They perform significantly better than their counterparts in almost every other universe- often breaking the EX-tier- and have exclusive access to the “Mastermind (LW)-Killer” modifier, which targets “Someone Else” who is revealed in the main storyline to be the mastermind of this game’s main incident. Their abundance of breaks, modifiers, (de)buffs, barrier status controls, and skill depth make them stand out as primary top-tier characters, but their reliance on Relic Paper Disks as stand-ins for dupes for Limit Breaking makes them significantly difficult to limit break for free, often resulting in lengthy grind fests for the few events that offer these Paper Disks for free.

This universe has not directly appeared in any part of the main plot, but each character has their own story which you can access for free in the “Ruins of Memory” section of the Special subheading in the Explore menu. Each of those levels feature the highlighted character as a Guest, which allows you to experience their playstyle to certain extents depending on their release date (because they changed the accessibility/power of those guest kits over time, EX: Remilia’s abilities being extremely limited in her guest level since she was one of the first characters of the rarity to be introduced) on your first round in said stage. These stages explain a different story featuring other characters who you really shouldn’t know about until you go deeper into the main storylines.

Known Entrants: 20

Alice Margatroid (Sporadically Margaret)

Flandre Scarlet (I’m Alright!)

Fujiwara no Mokou (Silver Gale)

Hong Meiling (Be the change)

Kaguya Mouraisan (Moonlit Festival!)

Kanako Yasaka (Blue Goodbyes)

Kasen Ibaraki (PHANTOM PAIN)

Koishi Komeiji (Moon Reverie)

Marisa Kirisame (Night-Splitting Light)

Okina Matara (Sorrow’s Exit)

Patchouli Knowledge ((TT) Precious Words)

Reimu Hakurei (Karma Speed)

Reisen Udongein Inaba (Moonlit Festival!)

Remilia Scarlet (The Heat of My Fingertips)

Sakuya Izayoi (The Moon and Izayoi)

Sanae Kochiya (Hand in Hand With a Miracle)

Satori Komeiji (NAЯAKA)

Suwako Moriya (TataeLost)

Youmu Konpaku (Disillusion)

Yuyuko Saigyouji (Boundary of Time)

Universe AA - Take it Easy

“Don’t ask, I’m just as confused as you are.” -Kit

Universe AA is a rather… unusual case. Unlike everything we’ve seen before, they’ve added Yukkuris to the game in a special story called “Yukkuri, Yukkuri, & You” on September 13th, 2024. You can only meet them through a special permanent prayer banner, which has tickets available from said story. They can only Limit Break using copies of themselves, which is a simple ask compared to L0g Sanae since the new banner is permanent and only drops them. They still act as full playable characters, and they’re all capable of taking it easy.

Known Entries: 2

Yukkuri Marisa

Yukkuri Reimu

Multiverse Type A - Alternate Incidents

“This universe class requires a different approach regarding the cipher we use to refer to those universes. The number that is attached after the A doesn’t refer to a universe divergence scale. It instead refers to the number a game holds in the canonical Touhou series starting with 6, also known by the outside world as the start of the ‘Windows Era.’ A1 to A5 do not pose any threat in terms of universal stability and inhabitant behavior, to which everyone in what the outside world refers to as the ‘PC-98 Era.’ Most of the people we have on this list come from a universe that indicates their first notable appearance, but numerous exceptions are also present. But one question still remains across every universe here: did each universe’s source incident get resolved at all? Or are they still going…?” -K4 Marisa

“Nue’s recent presence as of June 13, 2024 as our first EX friend with a sub-codex in universe A12 is making everyone’s job that much harder. But then again, she is unidentified for a reason. However, Eternal Larva’s appearance on our radar with the same “&” symbol in her universe codex as a subset of universe A16 might suggest a correlation on how these EX-grade people appear.” -K4 Renko

“Wait… if Rumia appears as an EX character from universe A6& or something, that’ll cover a popular fandom interpretation on a lot of people’s lists!” -Sumireko

“You’ve jinxed it.” -Patchouli, several weeks later

All A-Type Friends with a simplified universe code are considered Festival Friends who only appear in select Prayer pools and events such as Forever Prayers. They tend to do better when compared to their L1 counterparts due to their increased shot modifiers and elemental breaks, but these cases can sometimes be situational depending on the roles you need to fill on your team. Their Killer modifiers will often target opposing factions depending on their role in their introductory/highlighted game, while their dialogue often refers back to them during the events of a specific universe. Some characters might appear multiple times and even in universes featuring games before their own formal introduction.

As for the characters with a “&” symbol in their universe code, they are Festival EX friends with currently exclusive prayer banners that feature them in a completely different light. Specifically, they are portrayed as their potential grown-up selves. To Limit Break your EX characters, you either need a duplicate of them or a Jumbo Paper Doll found in very specific events and exchanges.

Known Entries: 54

Universe A6 - Embodiment of (Scarlet) Devil

Alice Margatroid

Cirno

Daiyousei

Flandre Scarlet

Hong Meiling

Koakuma

Lunasa Prismriver

Lyrica Prismriver

Marisa Kirisame

Merlin Prismriver

Patchouli Knowledge

Reimu Hakurei

Remilia Scarlet

Rumia

Rumia (A6&)

Sakuya Izayoi

Sunny Milk

Tenshi Hinanawi

Youmu Konpaku

Yukari Yakumo

Yuuka Kazami

Yuyuko Saigyouji

Universe A7 - Perfect (Cherry Blossom)

“If some of them appear twice here, it’s no mistake. It’s the conception of multiple ideas held by the same person which manifests in two completely different kits.” -K4 Marisa

“This is also a reference to how each playable character had two different shot types which you would choose from before starting a new game of Perfect Cherry Blossom.” -Meringue

Alice Margatroid

Chen

Cirno

Marisa Kirisame (A7A - Magic)

Marisa Kirisame (A7B - Love)

Ran Yakumo

Reimu Hakurei (A7A - Spirit)

Reimu Hakurei (A7B - Dream)

Sakuya Izayoi (A7A - Illusion)

Sakuya Izayoi (A7B - Time)

Youmu Konpaku

Yukari Yakumo

Yuyuko Saigyouji

Universe A8 - Imperishable Night - (Eternal)

Eirin Yagokoro

Fujiwara no Mokou

Reisen Udongein Inaba

Tewi Inaba

Universe A9 - Phantasmagoria of (Flower) View

Aya Shameimaru

Universe A10 - Mountain of (Faith)

Kanako Yasaka

Nitori Kawashiro

Sanae Kochiya

Suwako Moriya

Universe A11 - (Subterranean) Animism

Koishi Komeiji

Satori Komeiji

Universe A12 - Unidentified (Fantastic) Object

Byakuren Hijiri

Nue Houjuu (A12& - The Unidentified, Overly Fantastic Flying Girl - Fantastic EX)

Universe A13 - Ten (Desires)

Seiga Kaku

Toyosatomimi no Miko

Yoshika Miyako

Universe A14 - Double Dealing Character - (Shining)

Seija Kijin

Shinmyoumaru Sukuna

Universe A15 - Legacy of (Lunatic) Kingdom

Clownpiece (A15&)

Universe A16 - (Hidden) Star in Four Seasons

Eternity Larva (A16& - The Butterfly Fairy Who Approached God - Hidden EX)

Multiverse Type B - Another Lunar War

“The B-Series Multiverse is a complicated universe of significant progress in mechanical engineering and technology. For some, this is due to their abilities being sealed away by a Lost Word. For others, it is to keep their abilities concealed while living within the heavily-advanced Lunar Capital.” -K4 Marisa

“Did another Genso-Lunar War break out?” -Reimu

“We can assume some conflict is happening due to the nature of the people in this subheading, including another Reimu, although we can’t necessarily draw battle lines or assume endgames yet due to the changing nature of this region, the large number of factions at play here, and the incompleteness of the ongoing investigations we’re conducting. The only conclusions we’ve drawn so far include the major point of deviation- Universe A8- and the events that happened in that universe. Besides that, this multiverse tends to converge with a LOT of other universes, so we can assume that a definitive conclusion would happen somewhere.” -K4 Marisa

“Reports from the L1 Secret Sealing Club have also turned up here as their first point of interest after meeting with our Incident Resolver… or at least that’s what we think. Incidents are still happening there at this moment.” -K4 Renko

All B-Type Friends are considered Ultra Festival Friends that only appear in Ultra Festival events, specific Prayer banners, and for some of them, in Exchange Emas. Their shot modifiers will often include common Killer modifiers with other members of their faction- usually depending on the faction a specific character is aligned with and their roles in said faction- although other Killer modifiers are also present in their kits. Most of their temperaments are modified to specifically resist one element (and that element resistance is- once again- mostly shared by everyone in the same faction) and remain neutral to the rest, drastically reducing their chances of taking a Barrier Break or being Full-Broken.

Universe B3 is also the first universe studied by the Secret Sealing Club on the Hifuu storyline, where they learn more about the everyday life of the people in that world on multiple sides.

Known Entries: 28

Universe B2/B3/B5 - Kaiju and Moon Enemies

Junko and B5 Reisen Udongein Inaba remain as outliers in the temperament template in Multiverse B because of Junko’s purification ability. Neither of them have elemental weaknesses nor resistances.

Hecatia has no allegiances, as she is an ancient goddess who was banished from the Lunar Capital, but she has a killer modifier set for the Capital’s residents. Her temperament boasts three resistances and one weakness.

Junko (B2 - Nameless Space Terror)

Hecatia Lapialazuli (B3)

Reisen Udongein Inaba (B5 - Lunatic Space Youkai)

Universe B3/B5 - Lunar Base

All Lunar Base combatants resist Moon Essence and have killer shot modifiers that name the Lunar Capital’s inhabitants as targets.

Marisa Kirisame (B3 - Lunar War Enchanter)

Sakuya Izayoi (B3 - Lunar War Servant)

Sanae Kochiya (B3 - Lunar War Oracle)

Reimu Hakurei (B3 - Lunar War Shaman)

Reisen Udongein Inaba (B3 - Lunar War Soldier)

Youmu Konpaku (B3 - Lunar War Gardener)

Fujiwara no Mokou (B5 - Defiant Blue Phoenix)

Universe B3/B5 - Underground Waste Ward

Many of the Underground Waste Ward’s inhabitants resist Moon Essence AND resist Star Essence. They also boast multiple killer shot modifiers that target multiple subfactions aligned with the Moon ranging from the Lunar Capital to Moon Rabbits in general in additions to other modifiers that mark targets based on their canon lore. As an added bonus, some characters like Komanchi and Medicine have modifiers that allow them to target Kaiju.

Benben Tsukumo (B3)

Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu (B3)

Hata no Kokoro (B3)

Komanchi Onozuka (B3)

Kutaka Niwatari (B3)

Yatsuhashi Tsukumo (B3)

Alice Margatroid (B5)

Lunasa Prismriver (B5)

Lyrica Prismriver (B5)

Medicine Melancholy (B5)

Merlin Prismriver (B5)

Universe B3 - Lunar Capital

All Lunar Capital inhabitants of this universe resist Earth Phase and have killer shot modifiers that can target opposing Kaiju, whom are mostly present in Universe H5 if not in this multiverse. Why? That’s a spoiler alert if I have to say it.

Kaguya Houraisan

Reisen

Sagume Kishin

Seiran

Ringo

Watatsuki no Toyohime

Watatsuki no Yorihime

Multiverse Type C - Eternal Seasons

“Wow…! That’s a lot of water! Is that what the sea looks like?” -Nitori

“Only someone like Yukari could be so chill on the beach, yet retain a team-healing kit so broken that they put her at the very top of EX-Tier. She oughta see the beaches of the outside world someday, they can be really cool! …and usually very expensive to think about. I bet if I mind-read one of those hoteliers, they’re thinking about their trending profit margins.” -Sumireko

“How’d a beach form there? I thought Gensokyo was landlocked…!” -Aya

“That’s the main feature of this Gensokyo stuck in an eternal summer. After much of the land flooded for an unknown reason an unknown amount of time ago, a lot of the residents moved out quickly and settled down by the beachfronts, which turned the area into a thriving beach town. What still remains underwater is under investigation as we speak, although we might know where on the original Gensokyo landmass everyone moved to. Recent reports also suggest that this universe converges with a lot of other universes, but this report is subject to further study. Points of divergence can’t be determined either, as there are just too many divergence points and not a lot of other reference universes that we can use for comparison. This is because the universes of Multiverse Type C are filled with a tremendous amount of water, as if there’s enough water to swim from the shoreline to Hell or maybe even the Moon. As for everyone else that hails from that world, they’ve never been so carefree and relaxed in their new lives on the beach. It makes me wonder how they’d fare in an actual emergency… but I’d rather not imagine the worst case scenarios. That’s for our research team and that other Marisa to work on.” -K4 Marisa

“What about Universe C5> then?” -K4 Renko

“That… well… we just started that file on May 10th. Y’know… the 3rd Anniversary. I don’t know why the office decided on creating the codex for C5> with that symbol. I gotta check in with them with that since Cz1 is self-explanatory enough with Marisa from Universe Z1 coming to Universe C3. As for the > symbol, that was stated by a close friend that this refers to a major shift in temperaments. In this case, C5> is stuck in perpetual spring instead of summer.” -K4 Marisa

The Multiverse C Friends are considered Epic Friends and only appear in specific Prayer banners, with some of the newer ones having yet to appear more than once. They tend to do significantly better than Standard and (Ultra-)Festival Friends due to their increased stats and shot modifiers. Their temperaments are modified to suit their everyday lives in their universe instead of usual elemental attributes, affecting what elements are strong and weak against them. This usually results in multiple resistances and one weakness.

All Friends in Universe C3 have one things in common: they all have the “Swimsuit” attribute. Despite their lax lifestyle, a lot of their kits have gotten some really high-tier ratings according to various tier lists. Yukari in particular was singled out as the best character in the game at least once. Curiously though, Miyoi is playable here while the one in L1 isn’t.

Most of the “newer” characters of universe C3 (and Cz1 Marisa) are playable on select stages in chapter 4 (including the EX stories) as guests until your first win in case you missed their trial event, as that chapter takes place in that universe.

Koishi and Flandre from Universe C5> have only appeared in events since their debut and have not appeared in the main story yet.

Known Entries: 21

Alice Margatroid (C5<)

Aya Shameimaru (C5<)

Byakuren Hijiri

Flandre Scarlet

Fujiwara no Mokou (C3=)

Hecatia Lapislazuli

Joon Yorigami

Kasen Ibaraki (C3)

Kogasa Tatara

Koishi Komeiji

Komanchi Onozuka (C3)

Marisa Kirisame (C3 - Magician on Vacation)

Miyoi Okunoda

Reimu Hakurei

Remilia Scarlet

Satori Komeiji

Sekibanki

Shion Yorigami

Tenshi Hinanawi

Youmu Konpaku

Yukari Yakumo

Yuyuko Saigyouji

Flandre Scarlet (C5> - Vibrant Sister of the Devil)

Koishi Komeiji (C5> - Blossoming Eyes of Love)

Marisa Kirisame (Cz1 - Witch of Scarlet Dreams on Vacation)

Multiverse Type E - Pseudo Paradise

“What do we have here…” -Alice

“This looks like more trouble than the Scarlet Mist Incident.” -Reimu

“Is that… is that me?” -Patchouli

“We can confirm that one of them is indeed another Patchouli. Many residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion are reflected much differently here, although Remilia in particular is a subject of concern because she has a divergence factor of 9 while the other residents are much lower.” -K4 Marisa

“What we do know is besides Remilia being rated as a 9 on the divergence scale, everyone else in this timeline is at a 1. This can theoretically generate a suggestion that something there took place before the events of Universe A6.” -K4 Renko

“The L1 Secret Sealing Club has investigated this universe as their second point of contact, although claims are surfacing that the residents of this timeline are getting involved in other affairs found in other universes.” -K4 Maribel

E-Type Friends are all Ultra Festival Friends exclusive to Ultra Festival events, select Prayer banners, and Exchange Emas. Their performances compared to their L1 counterparts tends to be better, but certain situations regarding their roles and traits may suggest the employment of different schools of thought. The nature of the Scarlet Devil Mansion as a whole makes almost all of them weak against Sun essence, but each of them has one resistance based on a defining trait they each have… with some exceptions.

Patchouli blocks out both Sun and Moon essences to defend Remilia as her best friend, while Sakuya- who stands against them- solely resists the Moon because of her unclear stance on accepting/denying the existence of mysticism and the occult while being completely neutral against Sun essence. Both of them are instead weak to Star essence instead for their own reasons.

Universe E9 in particular is the second universe showcased in the Hifuu side storyline, where the Secret Sealing Club gets a firsthand glimpse into the life of the inhabitants of this alternate Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Known Entries: 6

Cirno (E7)

Flandre Scarlet

Hong Meiling

Koakuma

Patchouli Knowledge

Sakuya Izayoi

Remilia Scarlet (E9)

Universe F1 - Formulas to the Gods

“That’s the one where the Blue Reimu came from?!” -Marisa

“That’s the one. Our investigation and research teams haven’t gotten around to studying this universe yet, as we only have three useful leads from their universe to observe: Reimu, Sanae, and Koishi. However, recent reports traced back from the Resolver’s journal- which we could do thanks to our Yukari and yours- suggest that we might be putting Suwako and Kanako in a similar yet different list as tiny versions of important figures like their ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️.” -K4 Marisa

“What the- Yukari, did you tamper with her journal again?!” -Reimu

“Perhaps. How else would we trace her findings back here?” -Yukari

“Due to the low divergence scaling of 1 and almost identical divergence points reflecting those of Universe A10.3 (Silent Sinner in Blue), we can infer that this universe closely follows the timeline where Yukari taught Reimu how to summon gods. This is a reminder that ‘Silent Sinner in Blue’ is a manga and not a game, so you’ll have to read through it for reference… like how me and Meringue haven’t read it in full yet and just skimmed through the summaries of both the Touhou and LostWord wikis to write out these articles. If we’re summarizing this wrong, tell us ASAP.” -Kit

“Don’t worry about trying to find a physical copy of the manga, there’s an article of it on the Touhou Wiki (click here to access the wiki’s article on SSiB 🔗).” -Meringue

Universe F1 is composed of Epic Friends which only appear in specific Prayer banners. While they have less- if not as many- shot modifiers and status effects as their counterparts of Universe L80, their kits as of now are so highly-rated that I could consider them to be OP in their field. Something to use to T-Pose over a number of annoying bosses you face. Their temperaments have shifted due to their circumstances to portray their stories only to be slightly held back by something else, resulting in 3 resistances and 1 weakness.

Known Entries: 3

Koishi Komeiji

Reimu Hakurei

Sanae Kochiya

Universe H5 - Kaiju Central

“K-kaiju?! Like those things in those giant monster movies?!” -Sumireko

“It’s a long story. For some reason we’ve tracked some of their movements to universe B3, which may explain the nature of some of those inhabitants’ behaviors and bullets. Reports trying to study their own universe have come up completely empty. The definition of kaiju has changed from what you probably knew in the outside world.” -K4 Marisa

Universe H5 consists of Ultra-Festival Friends that only appear in Ultra Festival events and specific Prayer banners. Their presence in Exchange Emas has not been mentioned much. They perform on-par with other Ultra-Festival characters and generally do better than their counterparts of L1. Everyone in this list also has the “Kaiju” attribute, which is specifically listed as a “Kaiju-killer” shot modifier seen on multiple characters of Multiverse B. The reason for this can’t be explained without spoiling part of a side story in the overarching plot. With the exceptions of Yuuka and Letty, the others are featured in mainline Touhou games that involve the moon (Imperishable Night & Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom)

Known Entries: 6

Doremy Sweet

Keine Kamishirasawa

Letty Whiterock

Mystia Lorelei

Wriggle Nightbug

Yuuka Kazami

Multiverse Type R - Hakugyoku Arena

“Finally! A place we recognize!” -Marisa

“Alright now, let’s not forget that we’re going low spoilers for the chapter headings, remember? We’ve got a major part of our research team covering this universe, and they’ve got a lot to unpack.” -K4 Marisa

“…right. Things got very complicated, but we always somehow end up back here for incense.” -Marisa

“For newer players reading this part, this banter will make sense soon enough. But as the parallel Marisa said, minimal spoilers on this heading.” -Yukari

The R-Type Multiverse has two Ultra Festival Friends that are exclusive to Ultra Festival events, select Prayer banners, and Exchange Emas. Their performances are on-par with other Ultra Festival Friends, but their temperaments have changed due to their associations with various concepts pertaining to life and death. This change translates to at least three elemental resistances and as little as one weakness (3 and 1 for Youmu, 4 and 2 for Yuyuko) defined by their stories.

Hakugyoku Arena also appears as two permanent challenge modes after you clear Act 1 of Chapter 3, as that chapter takes place in that universe. In these modes, you can find randomly-generated daily and weekly gauntlets that you can take on for extra superior incense and incense burners among other miscellaneous rewards. It’s also the only mode where you can take on regularly changing weekly gauntlet battles in Phantasm difficulty- one step higher than Lunatic- as a callback to Perfect Cherry Blossom’s Phantasm stage, where seriously meticulous planning and high-ranking character progression is necessary to win and not get stomped in one turn.

Known Entries: 2

Youmu Konpaku

Yuyuko Saigyouji

Multiverse Type S - Synonym in Former Hell

“Did Satori change the way she rules the Palace of the Earth Spirits, or are her friends’ new uniforms my next big scoop?!” -Aya

“I doubt those outfits are new to them, so there’s nothing new to report on for our world.” -Reimu

“But despite having minimal defining or exceptional elements in her universe, Satori DID show up in latter ongoing investigations as a subject of interest as of now. Her multiverse shares many identical divergence points with Universe A11.” -K4 Marisa

“Field notes suggest that only the Underworld exists in this multiverse, thus changing their temperaments. Thus, the outside world is… gone…? I don’t know why I was assigned to research a region where my ability doesn’t work.” -K4 Renko

The S-Type Multiverse has three Ultra Festival Friends that are exclusive to Ultra Festival events, select Prayer banners, and certain Exchange Emas. Their performances seem to surpass other Ultra Festival Friends based on the amount of breaks and modifiers listed, but their temperaments have changed due to their entire lives being in Former Hell- and by extension the Underworld. This makes them all resistant to Sun, Moon, and Star essences, but each of them is still vulnerable to one phase element that represents a hindrance in their daily lives.

Known Entries: 3

Rin Kaenbyou

Satori Komeiji

Utsuho Reiuji

Universe T5 - Wasteland Track

“Ayayayayaya?! Why are they going so fast?” -Aya

“And what’s with those loud metal machines making them go that fast? Clearly those aren’t kappa-produced! Can’t they just settle things with bullets?” -Nitori

“Doubt it! Looks like those two are having a motorcycle race to settle something. And with a setting like that, things have already begun to get real.” -Sumireko

“And the fact that they’re doing this in a desert of all places when there’s clearly no desert in your Gensokyo has raised eyebrows with our scouting team. Research beyond these two divine people being deadlocked in a desert motorcycle race hasn’t started yet, although a footnote regarding Crazed World Temperaments has been made known by our scouts.” -K4 Marisa

Universe T5 has two Ultra-Festival Friends exclusive to Ultra Festival events, select Prayer banners, and certain Exchange Emas. They both have the “Racer” attribute (and “Racer-Killer” modifier) and an unusually high number of shot modifiers and killers with barely any shots that don’t have an element attached to them. Their temperaments have changed to allow them to survive in the “Crazed World” which results in two elemental resistances representing specific hardships they’ve learned to overcome in their world’s harsh conditions. They don’t have any elemental weaknesses, which makes it considerably harder to Barrier-Break and Full-Break them, more or less allow a similarly-leveled opponent to do any serious damage to them.

This universe has not appeared in the main plot yet.

Known Entries: 2

Byakuren Hijiri

Tenshi Hinanawi

Multiverse Type W - New Land of Youkai Mountain’s Former Hell

“Don’t ask much about this one yet, we just started a new wing of our research here recently.” -K4 Renko

“Besides the number of oni declarations here, Sanae appeared at the end of chapter 🔳 act 🔲 and ended up getting grouped here due to her matching aesthetic and factions.” -K4 Marisa

“Uh oh! Looks like I’m gonna have to gap those numbers out there and there… and also in Section F. This isn’t me trying to cause a Lost Word Incident, it’s just a matter of late end spoiler prevention, but I’ll put the words back after later story updates. If you know the words, you know. We’ll also put spoiler story content inside individual pages beneath other breaks.” -Yukari

“Was the use of that much ink really necessary to block out a few words?” -Marisa

“Yes. I’ll get those spots off the page later when details roll out.” -Yukari

The W-Type Multiverse has seven Ultra-Festival Friends that have only appeared in their premiere Prayer banners so far, as the characters showcased in this universe have only been introduced recently. Some of the earlier characters have appeared in special UF banners and forever prayers.

Known Entries: 7

Suika Ibuki (W1)

Kanako Yasaka (W2)

Suwako Moriya (W2)

Parsee Mizuhashi (W3)

Kasen Ibaraki (W5)

Sanae Kochiya (W5)

Yuugi Hoshiguma (W5)

Universe Y5 - Bunny Rebellion…?

“There’s not much to say here. It’s just Tewi, but she’s a rabbit from a world of divine hermits.” -K4 Marisa

“Almost no research has been conducted successfully on this universe due to lacking resources, as our supervisor put all our resources in other research areas. Besides our surface files on this Tewi, investigations confirm that she has aligned herself with the Lunar Base of Universe B3/5. But that’s just about it. We haven’t completely crossed the boundary into this universe yet.” -K4 Maribel

Tewi Inaba is the only friend (and an Ultra Festival one) who we know of in this universe. Unfortunately, her scarce presence in events and banners makes her harder to find than most characters of this class. But despite being from a completely different universe, she has aligned herself with the Lunar Base faction of Multiverse Type B and shares most of their shot modifiers and attributes… but mostly with B5 Mokou because the Killer modifiers she has can cover every major faction of B3’s storylines, including the Lunar Base. Is this because they’re trying to train their teammates to win? Or is there another endgame I don’t know about?

Known Entries: 1

Tewi Inaba

Multiverse Type Z - The Scarlet Devil Tower

“I remember this one. The residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion turned the whole building into a tower.” -Reimu

“Yeah, you did. This was the second incident in our Lost Word Incident Portfolio that you- the you of your universe specifically- resolved. But there are a few more things here you missed that we covered that we can easily file into one category: Magical Girls.” -K4 Marisa

“Magical what now? Aren’t those just magicians like you and my world’s Marisa?” -Reimu

“Oh… those. As in, like those characters seen in anime from as early as the 90s. Colorful transformation sequences and girls wearing costumes filled with magic, hearts, ribbons, and stuff like the power of friendship. My classmates from school talk about them sometimes, but it’s hard for some people to choose a favorite, especially when some of the newer shows of that genre tend to delve into considerably darker topics. Meri! You’re what I think is a tengu that came from the outside world, so you know what I’m thinking of, right?” -Sumireko

“Meri-?! Uh… Yes I do, but I might need to look into that genre a bit more and watch some full-length episodes. And don’t look now Alice, but there’s you.” -Meringue

“Me as a magical girl themed after constellations and western-style knights… interesting… but I love the way the outfit matches those of her dolls!” -Alice

Multiverse Type Z consists of multiple Ultra-Festival Friends, of which only Marisa appears in consistent Prayer pools and Exchange Emas. Everyone else just appears periodically, which makes it hard to find them. As such, this multiverse is split into two distinctive parts.

Universe Z1 primarily focuses on the Tower itself and someone’s changing role in the story of this universe, which has barely deviated from the original story seen in A6 and the original EoSD. As such, the rest of the SDM residents haven’t changed much as a result of this and appear more like their L1 counterparts. After finishing Chapter 2 Act 1, a challenge mode with its own story which takes place post-Chapter 2- also named Scarlet Devil Tower- unlocks for you to take on at your leisure (although you’ll want a decent team if you want to make significant progress in one day). A side story in the “Special” tab also named Scarlet Devil Tower allows players to take a short look at this universe and its events after the events of Chapter 2, and although it’s available from the beginning and has both very low level enemies and a full set of Guests for new player lore accessibility, you should really finish Chapter 2 before attempting either side mode so this universe’s story makes sense and to avoid early spoilers, as Chapter 2 of the main story takes place in this universe.

Universe Z3 primarily looks at the concept of magical girls and the influence that the Witch of Scarlet Dreams had in turning some people into magical girls. Not much is known about this universe canonically beyond what we know about this universe’s Remilia and Alice. However, the real question is why Flandre isn’t here, but every parallel presence of her in every other universe in this game exists with the “Magical Girl” attribute like these two. In any case, both of them have had their temperaments changed to harbor Z1 Marisa’s temperament as a result of her influence while also retaining their own at the same time. This universe does not appear in the main plot yet.

Known Entries: 4

Marisa Kirisame (Z1 - Witch of Scarlet Dreams)

Alice Margatroid (Z3 - Magical Girl of Constellations)

Remilia Scarlet (Z3 - Magical Girl of Scarlet Stars)

Satori Komeiji (Z3 - Astrological Magical Girl)

Extras Subheading

“We’ve yet to see their bullets as playable characters yet, but they appear somewhere in our investigations of the Lost Word Incidents. Sometimes as enemies that haven’t been added to the playable character list yet, while some don’t do danmaku battles at all. One of them might even be a mastermind…! Universe cipher denominations might not be accurate.” -K4 Marisa

This section is simply an extras list for universes that haven’t been elaborated on significantly for their miscellaneous characters who aren’t “playable” yet, appear as an NPC, or have only been introduced on the Japanese version of the game, although bosses can also get lumped in here. However, due to the LW Wiki unexpectedly going down without a backup… we *might* have some trouble finding accurate data. Once data goes up on these, view with caution since they might be major plot spoilers. And by “might be spoilers” I mean “will be spoilers.” The entries here will not count into the total playable character count.

Recorded Entries: 21

Aya Shameimaru (L?)

Eirin Yagokoro (B3)

Hata no Kokoro (C3)

Kanako Yasaka (L?)

Koishi Komeiji (L?)

Marisa Kirisame (??) - glasses?

Marisa Kirisame (??!?!?)

Marisa Kirisame (L?) - the purple one

Reimu Hakurei (L?) - her first design

Reimu Hakurei (…?) - ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

Rin Kaenbyou (L?)

Rinnosuke Morichika (L1) - also appears in C3

Sakuya Izayoi (??!?!?) - ⬛️⬛️⬛️

Sakuya Izayoi (hold on what now??!!!)

Sanae Kochiya (L?)

Satori Komeiji (L?)

Suwako Moriya (L?)

Utsuho Reiuji (L?)

Yukari Yakumo (??) - tiny, also appears in some side events

Yumemi Okazaki (??)

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