HRtP Konngara's Theme: Swordsman of a Distant Star

[@metabunny7693]

Konngara: And this, Reimu, is a sword.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

That's awfully thin for a sword.

[@chronosanaki5174]

Meta Bunny Konngara: "Who wants to play with it?" Reimu: *raises hand*

[@Mr._Sherwood]

*insert lennyface here*

[@burgz8964]

@@Mr._Sherwood ┬┴┬┴┤ ͜ʖ ͡°) ├┬┴┬┴ did someone mention insertion?

[@yejianyue]

Konngara: "But do not let your presumptions takes you. This sword defied the traditional structure of a sword - if you looked closely, the blade and the sword handle are slightly misaligned."

[@timmyreobed5043]

I like to imagine Konngara as a deceased warrior of some description who was sent to Jigoku, otherwise known as hell, due to being a merciless fighter without honor. this also ties into the whole "spike driven through her forehead" thing having been impaled by a bladed weapon of some description through the back of the head so that the blade protrudes like a horn. It helps that she has a formless lower body, which seems to be a common characteristic amongst fictional ghosts.

[@examswillkillmeoneday1265]

I totally love that theory, I'll take it as headcannon. I did actually see a fanart piece which portrayed her with the spear all the way through, whereas most tend to draw her as an oni type youkai.

[@chronosanaki5174]

If someone made an animation based off of this, this song should go along with it. Or preferably, the original one and not this one. (This is technically the remastered version found in the music room of Touhou 5: Mystic Square)

[@seant1326]

@@chronosanaki5174 Link to animation pls, I'm interested!

[@chronosanaki5174]

@@seant1326 I never said anything thing about me making any animation. I just said if *someone* made an animation based off of this.

[@seant1326]

@@chronosanaki5174 Misread the comment, I thought you said you saw an animation made by someone else.

[@LazyMiko]

This theme is a real gem, nothing else quite like it in Touhou.

[@theturtwig50]

Lazy Miko My favorite theme and PC-98 character.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

I must admit, it took a while for me to get actually in to this theme. Perhaps it was overshadowed a tad by Sariel. In any case, now that I listen to it more, it's freaking fantastic.

[@chronosanaki5174]

Technically this is the remastered version of this song that is accessible in the music room in Touhou 5 Mystic Square. The original is a little harder on the ears, but in my opinion, it sounds a lot better, mostly for the epicness it brings by not adding in 3 more instruments. It adds a feeling of emptiness as you fight this swordsman alone in Hell. But this remake is awesome nonetheless!

[@chronosanaki5174]

On a sidenote, the way Zun remixed The Positive and Negative, pissed me off. It sounded nothing like the original! The one in Highly Responsive to Prayers was beyond any other first boss theme I've ever heard! The remix does sound nice I'll give it that, but compared to the original it sucks.

[@arrivemedi4964]

Konngara has one of the best portraits in Touhou, in my opinion~

[@IvanezRus]

Saw you in every Flandre's comment section, now can't get used to your new portrait :)

[@arrivemedi4964]

IvanezRus Don't get too used to it, I change it every year :P

[@IvanezRus]

Oooh well

[@Sheyl3319]

Agreed. Sprite looks fucking gorgeous.

[@EinManU]

Can we all agree that konngara has one of the coolest designs AND themes in the whole franchise? Thanks.

[@andrevital91169]

Konnogara Facemask?

[@Jackson-hp7rt]

I want this girl back more than Mima, tbh.

[@ShockInazuma]

TRUE. This girl literally appears, drops her banger of a theme, refuses to elaborate on anything, then peaces out.

[@insertmemehere0]

​@Jackson-hp7rt I might disagree with you because Mima is the most popular PC-98 characters! Konngara might have a banner of a boss them but she was killed by Reimu!

[@TASTEGROUND]

okuu utsuho reiuji

[@fassad2388]

Headcanonish: Since I have too much spare time, I believe that Konngara was a posssible former enemy of the Hakurei shrine that was eventually killed, most likely by some spike or trap. and went on to rest in hell, and then in the future when she/he had too much spare time, they decided to send Mima to destroy the Hakurei shrine which ended up getting Reimu to investigate the incident, resulting in a climatic battle. Eventually after losing, Konngara would come to teach Meira her ways and send Meira to attempt to attack Reimu, resulting in an ultimate fail. Since Konngara hasn't recieved much of any personality at all, I'd imagine them being Intimidating, patient during battle, yet hotheaded when it comes to people making a fool out of them. Which would be the reason to Meira getting so easily angered by Reimu after growing up with Konngara's hotheaded personality. Of course, this is just a headcanon.

[@WatcherCCG]

You may well be close to the mark. The mythological Konngara-douji is a yaksha in the service of Fudou Myouou, better known in some myths as Acala, King of Wisdom and god of the north star. The very same star that, according to an account in CoLA, the Dragon God is planning to devour at some point in the future, which will cause some currently unknown but drastic paradigm shift for all youkai. I think it's very likely Acala sent Konngara to assassinate Reimu in preemptive self-defense, since no Hakurei Miko means no Hakurei Barrier, which means no Gensokyo. This would theoretically rob the Dragon God of his primary source of faith, rendering him too weak to ever pose a threat.

[@ponikoTV]

Wait why did you say he? kongara is not a girl?

[@babybell224]

didnt think id see fassad in the comments of a hrtp song small world we live in

[@kaylalalala25]

​@@ponikoTVkonngara gender are unknown so... Feel free to call konngara he or she

[@TheLugiaSong]

@@acidicreaver3024 I think OP know what _they_ are talking about. What is it with you people are a denial of basic English grammar that has been used for centauries?

[@momsaccount4033]

You can tell that this song was made earlier on in ZUN’s career. The loop isn’t clean, transitions between sections of the song with different rhythms are a bit sudden, and it’s overall rough around the edges. That said, I feel like ZUN’s talent and intuition for creating music shines a lot in these early tracks. I *really* like the musical ideas present in Konngara’s theme. It’s almost breathtaking just how simple yet effective the main melodies are, and how the surrounding instruments support that melody.

[@hugebaIIs]

INCREDIBLY UNDERRATED THEME AND CHARACTER

[@lennisenipreggin1088]

when you beat him or her, it should say KONNGARATULATIONS!!!!!!

[@MrSnowwolf18]

this comment made my day

[@lennisenipreggin1088]

it was originally in a let's play but i can't remember which one at all, glad other people thought it was funny!

[@amaratuber]

I believe in humanity more because of this comment

[@justsimon3114]

Lenni Senipreggin LOL XD

[@izunainari]

its always a women since i have never seen a male in a Touhou game made by ZUN

[@nykom]

Theory-Headcanon: What if HRtP is the first and last Touhou game in the timeline, so in HRtP there are 2 rutes Hell and Makai, so I think these 2 could've been 2 different incidents one happening at the beginning of Reimu's career and one being the last. I think the hell route it's the beginning, I think Konngara was in life the last shrine maiden before Reimu, she had an extremely hard and painful life as a shrine maiden and a particularly gruesome death, this made her a vengeful spirit with the mission to destroy the Gensokyo that tormented her all these years, all Gensokyo panicked by such an incident and the absence of a shrine maiden to solve it so Yukari (or who ever was in charge) elected an orphan as a provisional shrine maiden to distract Konngara until they could find someone more capable, but the orphan miraculously bought peace to Konngara's soul and solved the incident and with a miracle Reimu's career started. Shrine maidens are destined to die young and Reimu wasn't an exception and she should've died a long time ago but Reimu always won miracle after miracle, you know it's said that everyone has a protective angel well I think we also have an angel of death that sets the time when we'll die but Reimu defied so many times her death hour so many times that her actual angel of death "Sariel" manifested to take her but Reimu refuses to die one more time destroying her angel of death making herself inmortal, this also transformed her into a yokai (one of the strongest to ever exist), this made herself no longer worthy to be the shrine maiden and thus her story ends

[@Cosmicdaydreamer]

This is actually a really cool concept

[@Sirlanceloth1]

There was a fancomic that had her as Konngara Douji, right hand to the Wisdom King Fuuso Myon, sent by Hell to spy on the Four Deva but ending up going native, I liked that idea

[@victorking559]

My favorite stage boss theme and probably my favorite theme off all Touhou series. This piece is so beautiful, I don't know why, but it's sounds like a real last boss fight. It's intense, sweet, dramatic, strong... I can't define this song in words, great job ZUN.

[@ohimgaynow6799]

HRtP has the best tracks :')

[@xossminmin2745]

In the game we can see, that Konngara is easier than Sariel and Kikuri, that's why some people tend to think of him as not so cool as other characters. But! In the staff roll we can see the picture where Reimu is hurt and frightened while fighting Konngara. The first and last time of actual bloodletting in touhou series (maybe). While other characters in the staff roll depicted more casually. Was ZUN trying to tell us something by this? Also, Reimu used Kuji-in to seal Konngara, while Sariel was beaten up only by orb. The whole battle with Konngara gives a feeling of incompleteness, as if the battle was interrupted suddenly. Maybe sealing with Kuji-in is some kind of cheat? Why would ZUN put a picture of a frightened Reimu in staff-roll if the fight was so short? I think that Konngara was supposed to be much stronger than in the game. Some trivia: japanese wikipedia says, that Kongara-douji symbolizes not just obedience, but religious FANATISM. No wonder that she attacked Reimu and all levels are composed of siddham-script tablets. And i think that horn is actually vajra - Kongara-douji holds it in many depictions.

[@BlueWokou]

Random head-canons that happen when one spends too much time on youtube and has an overactive imagination: Konngara was one of the four Deva of the Mountain, and fought in Yukari's war with the moon, as one of her generals. However! Konngara and a Lunarian noble ended up falling in love. Konngara the Traitor and the Lunarian noble were both slain for their treachery, but they managed to save their child, Meira, and send her to earth. Hence why Meira looks so much like Konngara and tried to slay Reimu to obtain the power of the Hakurei. She wished to take vengeance upon Yukari and the Lunarians for killing her parents! This has been your "Random head-canons that happen when one spends too much time on youtube and has an overactive imagination". Thank you, and tune in again.

[@lightningace5025]

Nice. Reminds me of Sailor Moon a bit ❤

[@examswillkillmeoneday1265]

Ooo. I like it.

[@antenna_prolly]

A traitor and a Lunarian? _FFIV?_

[@BlueWokou]

Only the best FF. Cecil or Kain should've totally been in Sm4sh instead of Cloud.

[@antenna_prolly]

Goliath Doll I actually thought the same thing--makes more sense, esp. when they played the Nintendo card with the Capcom characters. But alas, Nintendo is not the company we once revered.

[@ele3506]

everyone else is making theories so here’s mine. konngara was one of the earlier hakurei shrine maidens, and was friends with kikuri when they were young. but because a shrine maiden was poorly protected, konngara’s mother died at the hands of an oni- leaving her young daughter to fend for herself. kikuri was more gentle and kind than her friend, but konngara insisted on using a sword over the yin-yang orbs and grew more merciless and sadistic when killing youkai. it was only after a fight with her deares friend that made her see the error of her ways- and sweet, defenseless kikuri was the one who was killed by the very same oni that attacked konngara’s mother. sickened at the sight of her dead friend, konngara killed the oni and drove the horn through her head as a way of killing herself: “with this, kikuri and I will at least be together in jigoku.” the two were indeed sent to hell and the maiden kikuri was sealed in a bronze disc as her punishment for not doing a thing to stop the sinner.

[@SaiKisaragi]

Touhou always is sad as fuck when you read wikis so yeah I'll say that this is a good head canon

[@ele3506]

I'm glad you like it! and yeah, I agree that a lot of the character backstories are really sad in hindsight: yuyuko was driven to suicide, kaguya was ostracized for a moment of selfishness, byakuren was deeply traumatized by the loss of her brother, shinmyoumaru was manipulated by seija...

[@jouheikisaragi6075]

Not to mention the fact that unless the Hakurei family is willing to sacrifice their kids in the outside(if there even are Hakurei Maiden candidates outside) Gensokyo is fucked once Reimu dies of old age(can't have kids, Shinto Priestesses must be virgins unless we get a Jesus moment). Or if being Hakurei is a title, not a family.

[@yatsuhashiwho]

@@ele3506 Not to Mention Pofv has one if the most unsettling stories. With all the World War 2 spirits. Shion went all crazy with her poverty aura because of being bullied by Joon, Sumireko tried to suicide bomb the barrier, Keiki put the animal spirits in danger and part of the outside world, Mokou father was killed, Parsee only being able to feel jealousy, Satori who hated for by reading minds, Koishi who sealed her mind away, Ichirin risking her life for Unzan, Murasa committing suicide, Byakuren switching to black magic, Yoshika having her life taken away only to be controlled by Seiga, Shimnyoumaru standing up for and the inchlings, Raiko, Benben, and Yatsuhashi almost dying from the miracle mallet. Junko's kid died, Sumireko being stuck in the dream world and getting into a coma for 3 weeks, Mai and Santono being puppets for Okina, Eika being a stillborn, Half of WBaWC's cast being dead and in hell, yet they all still have such "positive" additudes towards each other. Touhou is really dark actually.

[@brantontucker6734]

I admit some characters wikis have a sad backstory but this ok one I actually like

[@GarryDumblowski]

MY HEAD MOVES AS YOU MOVE

[@thettbd]

HEADS OR TAILS? I VOTE FOLLOW YOU WITH MY OWN HEAD *sekibanki'd*

[@GarryDumblowski]

The Good Bullet Dodger I see you're the _head_ of this relationship. *Entire comment chain instantly ruined two comments in*

[@thettbd]

Garry Dumblowski? Two heads are better than one, after all. *pichuun'd*

[@GarryDumblowski]

The Good Bullet Dodger You're so far _ahead_ of me that it's daunting.

[@thettbd]

Garry Dumblowski? Ahead of you? Please, if anybody's _ahead_ of me, it's you.

[@flowergraveyard]

I HOPE SHE COMES BACK IN A WINDOWS GAME SO MUCH I LOVE HER AND HER THEME

[@Touhouuu]

Too little info outside of headcanons tbh

[@YuuyaKZMI]

@@Touhouuu didn't stop Mima from coming back in a few later games

[@Vgamer311]

@@YuuyaKZMIwhat parallel timeline are you from?

[@YuuyaKZMI]

@@Vgamer311 the one where Story of Eastern Wonderland, Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream and Mystic Square exist

[@Vgamer311]

@@YuuyaKZMI I wouldnt describe those as "Later games" I see now that you meant "later" as in literally "Later than HRtP" but I dont think thats how your comment read.

[@Dreigonix]

Konngara used BRAVER! It's super effective!

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Another Touhoumon player, huh? Kongalla/Kongara is probably my favorite PC-98 character due to his/her theme (Only Reimu and Mima are confirmed female. Everyone else's gender in HRtP is ambiguous), motif, story, and character design. What's really interesting about Kongalla/Kongara in Touhoumon is that in the version I played, it replaced Articuno, which happened to be my favorite of the Legendary Birds. Funny, because I'm Team Valor on Pokemon Go...

[@Dreigonix]

Yeah! Team Valor forever! >:D

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Dreigonix Well, I like all three of the Legendary Birds, but each for different reasons. Zapdos, I always catch it first whenever I play a FireRed/LeafGreen ROM hack, Kikuri in the case of Touhoumon. Articuno, I used it quite a lot in Platinum. And for Moltres, I just love Fire types in general.

[@ShockInazuma]

This is such a good theme but it’s sad how quick it ends and so abruptly too.

[@Chipbeams]

Far and away the best song produced by PC-98.

[@charliechumbuck9356]

Ori you should hear the remastered version. It's AMAZING!

[@insertgenericallyironicnam601]

+Charles Edwards And you should hear the metal versions. They're ORGASMIC.

[@Chipbeams]

Dawn [insert last name here] Not as much as an everyday life with balls :P

[@insertgenericallyironicnam601]

Ori ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ °)

[@jq1790]

I can't help but picture Konngara and Youmu having an epic sword battle when I'm listening to this. Don't even get me started on once the song's BPM goes ballistic. All in all a very enjoyable, high-energy song. =D

[@aphreytheelite8287]

Maybe Konn will return as an Oni introduced to Reimu by Suika? That horn really look like a lollioni, what creepy is a swordman waiting for reimu deep in hell.

[@TheIrontic]

Konn could be the 4th Deva. Suika, Yuugi, Kasen and Konn.

[@the-honeybadgr]

***** I read that, too. I think it's plausible, especially since she isn't actually a demon. Yaksha aren't normally evil, and we can't really tell Konngara's intentions since she never said anything. It's not like everyone Reimu fights is evil. She's gone out to just beat the snot out of whomever she finds, so who knows. XD

[@ReunionMana]

I've seen depictions of Konngara with her 'horn' being a needle that pokes through her head, and is visible from behind, too. I think it could be anything.

[@sebakisniesebakisnie7592]

Cazisto Vanquist issa spike goddamit

[@lunatic0verlord10]

Ah. The theorized fourth Deva. Or first since she came before the other three...

[@zwataketa]

The part before the loop sounds like a precursor to Maiden's Capriccio.

[@porygon4023]

Funny you mention, because the boss that comes before Konngara has the leitmotif of Maiden's Cariccio in their theme.

[@zwataketa]

@@porygon4023 So Maiden's Cappriccio came from those two themes then, it seems. Interesting.

[@slowkole]

gOOD PC-98 sHIT

[@mint_kyuu99]

good forgotten shit

[@Ukienam]

This theme goes hard

[@otakugainsmaster6838]

The intro is so badass

[@kienphucnguyen2001]

You can also listen hrtp remix version like this in touhou 5 music room.

[@abarette_]

That's a fantastic theme, wow

[@blazi2293]

Touhou 17 will be set in Hell. ̶M̶i̶m̶a̶ Konngara for Touhou 17 pls ZUN

[@lain7758]

Looks like ZUN pulled a sneaky on us

[@crowedarken]

That didn't age well

[@STIRRUPLEATHER]

I guess ZUN isn't highly responsive to prayers.

[@luorsimiliar]

@@STIRRUPLEATHER the fact that (mostly thanks to dragon ball) even worst puns exists doesn't make a your any better

[@STIRRUPLEATHER]

@@luorsimiliar “Puns are the highest form of literature.” - Alfred Hitchcock

[@vriskaserketvore413]

Konn and Sari are both underrated. ESPECIALLY KONN. (S)he has among, if not the, coolest designs AND themes in the series. My theory is that Sari and Konn are the same being. (specifically a yaksha) Sari is the good side, Konn is the evil side.

[@HaruTH]

no .... konngara .... you're a swordswoman ....

[@charliechumbuck9356]

Azuma Himefuji she probably uses that gender-swapping thing from Jurassic Park xD

[@angelinesings7006]

actually, konngara's gender has not been confirmed male or female officially, so it'd probably be best to call them a swordfighter bc they don't have an official gender. that said, i think konngara is a girl.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

It would probably make sense for her to be female, considering that pretty much every other character in the series is (barring Genji, Rinnosuke, Unzan and maybe one or two others).

[@darkritetsuiho519]

angeline sings! I think that it is a "she". (Just look at the lips.)

[@1997gamer]

Technically, the first Touhou game (in which Konngara makes her first and only appearance) has a male boss in the form of Syngoku's male form. So there's still the possibility of Konngara being male.

[@prismus6520]

If someone made a remake of this, I'll be very glad. I'll name it Swordsman of A Distant Star ~ Demon Orion

[@VengefulEvilSpirit]

Ah, it is good to know that Konngara-sama is still well.

[@kichikuouwu]

Hmm, so lately, Konngara has been growing on me. A lot. At first I didn't really care for her, I didn't hate her but I just didn't think much of her. But after listening to her theme a lot, and thinking about what her personality is, etc. she's slowly becoming one of my favorite characters. Now if only ZUN would talk more about her. I need to learn more ; w ;

[@БелыйГерцог]

And what is her personality might be?(badenglishmodeactivated)

[@kichikuouwu]

Ah crap, sorry for a late response. Anyway- I like to imagine Konngara as a strong, powerful, oni (or something, can't think of another creature) and she's very close friends with Kikuri, she used to be a human (and Kikuri used to be one as well) that was shy and weak, but due to stuff (which I'm still trying to think about), she became an oni in hell. ;w;

[@БелыйГерцог]

Hmm... I always thought, that those two have something going on... In fact, I have a thought on my mind... About Konngara's past. What if (JUST WHAT IF) she used to be one of the Hakurei Shrine Maidens? There. Now you can actually bite me. ^.^

[@kichikuouwu]

Hey, you know, that's actually pretty cool! :D

[@БелыйГерцог]

A Shooting Star and at the certain moment of her life she bekame an oni. Then, she had become the guardian of Hell of Blazing Flames and (at least, i think) jailer to Mima herself. You know, vengeful spirits and stuff.

[@ViolinSnowKid2]

Sounds like something that could be in a side-scrolling action game with ninjas or some shit.

[@Bar-Kun]

like ninja gaiden for the NES?

[@TenebraeUbr]

The picture looks like she's giving a lesson. "This is a sword. You cut people and sometimes carve wood at high speeds with it."

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

From what I understand Konngara destroyed Reimu's shrine out of "pure sinful jealousy" which is the reason why she's probably in Hell in the first place.

[@guavacado9559]

this theme is really good

[@Bowserian]

It's a movie where all sorts of video game characters, obscure and famous, appeared.

[@emeraldarwyn5367]

someone needs to make an arrange of this where it loops twice and the pitch goes up after the first loop

[@crowedarken]

Yuugi Hoshiguma v0.5

[@scarlet_victoria]

I love touhou pc-98. And she is one of my favorite character.

[@kienphucnguyen2001]

Zun should’ve mentioned how these characters from hrtp are inspired from.

[@birthandbreathe222]

13th touhou theme review " I can feel this theme up to composure, discretion,Concentration and not being shaken by anything But when the chorus appeared can show a lot of power that is ready to crush the opponent! , It's a really weird theme." _ Grade points : SSS

[@vincentlau6325]

This sounds so nostalgic but I've never got to this boss in hrtp

[@SeaCashew-zf4ro]

Came from Love the Beat, found this gem. Nice.

[@sigurdtheblue]

Maybe Konngara is a combination of Lucifer and a famous demon swordsman from Japanese mythology. The first version of this theme is called Distant Angel, which sounds like just another way to say fallen angel. The Muramasa swordsman was possessed by the Lucifer's soul in the sword is a possible interpretation of this combination.

[@xossminmin2745]

Also Konngara is standing waist-deep in the ice on background like Lucifer from Divine Comedy

[@matthewgillis393]

Random comment about this song being used in Undertale DDD for the fight with Eanardo (i think that’s how it’s spelled) and it is a very fun fight!

[@AyaDragonheart]

"Now, allow me to demonstrate..." *evil grin*

[@sath6089]

**Instantly skips to **1:00**** WAIT, I'M STILL HEARING THE SAME THEME?!??

[@Mr._Sherwood]

That is a really damn thin sword.

[@DiegoSantos-uy2yl]

At the beginning,i can hear some parts of Rikako's theme

[@KogasaTatara514]

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus lane

[@kuudefoe]

damn it!

[@BinglesP]

I was thinking the Ed Edd n' Eddy theme song but this works too lmao

[@yumemisstrawberryjam6759]

*[Astral Knight]* KONNGARA Konngara is a being that Reimu Hakurei encounters at Hell's Silent Shrine in Highly Responsive to Prayers. Konngara is the final enemy Reimu confronts before returning to her shrine in the Hell route of the game. Due to Konngara's lack of dialogue, little is known about them. (from TouhouWiki) ZUN's comment about the track: "This song unfolds so fast, it's like, "Are you kidding me?". It puts together short phrases. And yet, did arranging it make it much better?"

[@vincentlau6325]

Konngara, likely the remaining deva of the mountain.

[@DarkEcho32]

Not in the slightest

[@helioknight9570]

Ya know, I've always sorta though of HRtP to be one of the more fancy looking touhous. Just the way it is is coo to me, don't mean i can play it worth a dang but still. Wish i could T.T

[@angrysunflower222]

*_Kongara Polaris_* _紺柄 北極星_ ¤ Yaksha ☆ Turning cosmic energy into weapons As a yaksha, she serves Acala, Shinto god of the north star. Because of Acala's grudges, she was sent as an assassin to kill Reimu, but she killed some other people in the Human Village, (Mima and Kikuri included) and also took part in destroying the Hakurei shrine. Her attack on the village led a few residents to pay back by running a pike through her head, slashing her chest, and throwing her into Hell. In Hell, she regained consciousness, and didn't realize that Reimu was there until they met face to face in a run-down silent altar. Apparently, she's quite clumsy for her job. Didn't bother to ask if anyone saw Reimu around.

[@yullaw6548]

One of the four devas perhaps......

[@karumachrislaxer7573]

0:59 dangerous seed - 1:16 thunder force.

[@robertification1]

I think he's just saying that he's one of the people of the Touhou community that hoped for an older touhou character to have an appearance, such as Konngara since she was from the first game and the whole thing of Wreck it Ralph was mostly retro-type themes. Although, if I would've expected a Touhou to make an appearance, I would've thought it to be Reimu considering she's been around since the start.

[@shrimpfrymenreikiarchivelo6682]

Star? where?!?. oh wait. that's your sword point shining. *Are you few Hidden Big Four of the Mountain in Past??!?

[@yejianyue]

Wait... Isn't her blade a little misplaced?

[@AnttactwotwooneMcsniper]

yup,

[@Wobuffet3]

夜见月 it's sideways

[@AnttactwotwooneMcsniper]

***** fairly sure you're wrong

[@Wobuffet3]

Anttac_two_two_one Mc_sniper i don't know much about swords but i'm pretty sure it's just sideways

[@AnttactwotwooneMcsniper]

***** then look at the orientation, its striaght up

[@vincentlau6325]

Probably one of the 4 devas of the mountain imagine if she comes back as such still with no sign of Mina ever coming back lol

[@kevinflores7964]

Finally I found the Eanaro distortion battle theme from Undertale DDD!

[@TohoCluster]

Anyone here from KONNGARAGIRL PV? 😄

[@azureempyrean64]

Me

[@CDJAM-webm]

MID

[@forevereon]

it sounds awsome and yay your back!

[@Moonternity]

@Sab2Intros ...lol. Konngara appeared in HRtP, you probably heard the theme in MS's music room, which has all the music from the PC-98 games.

[@kurzovarchives30]

gOOD PC-98 SHIt

[@SwerveStarEx]

I heard a rumor somewhere that Konngara may not be an Oni at all, and she might actually be a Yaksha.

[@ikegawain6091]

Yaksha are fairies or spirits, and they are of nature, roaming forests and wilderness. Normally, they are inoffensive flower fairies or they can be ghosts that devour travelers. Yaksha don't have horns and if anything, Shou is a Yaksha, or maybe even Nazrin, but Konngara definitely isn't one.

[@SwerveStarEx]

Komachi Onozuka Eh? Huh, I didn't know that much about them. All I had heard was that they were Youkai that appear innocent but are actually quite cruel, or something like that. Thanks for the clarification, yar.

[@sebakisniesebakisnie7592]

Ike Gawain konngara doesn't have a horn either

[@VengefulEvilSpirit]

I've been here all this time...sigh...humans.

[@junkolover9518]

My sworn enemy Akyuu, are you watching!?

[@TrappedBowyer9684]

How is Konngara you're sworn enemy? Isn't it supposed to be Chang-E?

[@ChaosMissile]

Thanks to the EWI mix, I discovered how bouncy this song is, if only because Suika was so bouncy in the mix.

[@gypsysprite4824]

Its interesting to look back here and see everyone's old(ish) headcanons for what tf Konngara is. Yet as time went on, a few people eventually figured out what the hell Konngara is based, and they are a Buddhist figure (fitting, considering th1's hell route is Jigoku). Konngara's basis is likely Kongara-Douji, whom is an utter pain in the ass to research (read: I don't know the sanskrit version of their name to make that probably easier) but from what the hell I can find is one of the chief attendants to Acala (Fudo Myoo in japanese), one of the 5 Wisdom Kings and isn't an utter pain to look up. So....I think Kongara-Douji is a Yaksha or atleast something of that sort? you definetly do get results but putting the name "kongara doji" into google, so i don't think i'm talking out my ass. there is definetly someone out there who has figured out way more than me and boy would I welcome them to explain further Or put down the link to the touhou Amino post that I know for a fact exists and is actually helpful even though Amino is...probably cringe idfk i'm assuming it is

[@touentheidiot]

best final boss theme ever

[@forevereon]

@FlandresOldWorld Cool. Can't wait for Mystic Square!

[@marisakirisame867]

Yoooooo sound intensifies

[@MetalMephiles9000]

Based on a picture I saw, I'd say she cares more for Kikuri than Meira. I mean, it's my own crazy headcanon, but it can explain why Kikuri is pretty much a rock.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

1:30 wow pretty good theme

[@joegamewaffle5967]

Dear FlandresOldWorld: Where do you get your pictures? You ALWAYS have the best ones. At least, the ones you use for these are my favorites that I've seen of each character. (?) Er, just, where do you get them? I can't ever find them.

[@NagiSanzanin]

I would like to see a battle at sword Youmu VS Kongara! (and a Maid contest Yumeko VS Sakuya)

[@Nyxlave]

Strictly speaking, one, two, six and either four or five could be simultaneously correct. I like the idea that Meira is the daughter of Reimu's father and Konngara. That would make Meira a Hakurei like Reimu, but illegitimate/not of the female line, and that's why she didn't inherit the Hakurei Legacy. Naturally, she would feel cheated by her birth and attempt to replace Reimul

[@UselessAccountSquare]

It is art modern.

[@Ragahnsiir]

Would be great if ZUN decided to at least write something about the characters of pc-98. most touhou fans dont know any except mima marisa and reimu :( and I agree and orchestrated version would be really nice

[@bladeheart111x]

Yuuka too (she first appeared in pc-98 too (and was the original user of Master Spark (Marisa stole that spell too)))

[@MelCMlol]

Yuugi hoshiguma: ...

[@shaamat00]

a few days ago i managed to pass tohou 1 in lunatic with sariel first and later vs kongara. But with kongara was a so awesome battle, and the most amazing part of that battle was my score, 10054780!!!!

[@gato-d9f]

Tenshi sword

[@PKBlackTornado2]

oh boy are we posting silly fantheories?! So my theory is that Konngara used to be a Hakurei (perhaps even a Shrine Maiden), but she ended up executed via traditional Hakurei Shrine Ritual impalement through the head with a spike. So, since she's such a restless spirit, she has to be sealed into someone in the bloodline pretty much each generation. And currently it's Meira. So that's why Meira is so intent on stealing Reimu's position as Hakurei Shrine Maiden and why she looks like Konngara.

[@55alegria]

Is Kongara the last of the 4 onis who made caos in Japan? Suika, Yuugi, Kasen and Kongara?

[@TheLugiaSong]

I don't think Kongara is an Oni though, the spike from her head is a spear. She was likely killed in battle and is now a vengeful spirit seeking out the one who killed her.

[@55alegria]

@@TheLugiaSong I don't know much about PC98 lore, but maybe it is true...

[@DarkEcho32]

@@TheLugiaSong That's conjecture;though it is more likely a spike as opposed to a horn given the blood drip,there's really no evidence to suggest it came from a spear,if anything the shape of it would very much imply it isn't a spear tip.

[@TheLugiaSong]

@@DarkEcho32 spear, spike, whatever. You're probably right, I think I heard someone refer to it as a spear, but spike makes more sense I suppose.

[@jordanjackson6151]

Now that I think about it, I would say that PC era Touhou's darker tone was likely a product of common relevance tied to the platform it was associated with. PC-98 had a lot of dark games. Hentai shit especially. Cyberpunk horror even. Abandoning the crown genre of airborne shooters that NEC was known for on its console platforms (PC Engine and PC Engine CD / Turbografix-16 and Turbografix-CD). Touhou was strangely enough one of the few games on that computer keeping that style of gameplay alive. Interesting.

[@FlandresOldWorld]

Danbooru, Safebooru, Zerochan, Konachan and Pixiv mainly.

[@Lolatfunkytoes]

Truly a representation of today's society.

[@FlandresOldWorld]

@forevereon Hey, did you miss me? Hehe, hopefully I can upload more frequently now.

[@Bravidunno]

The wiki said Konngara's gender is unknown.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

Yeah, I think most people just go by a trend in the series's characters.

[@TheLugiaSong]

Huh. Same happens with Sariel, I think Sariel is genderless but most people draw them with femanine festures.

[@Bravidunno]

@@TheLugiaSong Most people are dismissive over male genders in touhou...

[@TheLugiaSong]

@@Bravidunno apparently Byakuren's brother was meant to be the final boss of UFO, but ZUN decided against it for the sake of consistency. ZUN, why D:

[@Bravidunno]

@@TheLugiaSong Consistency of putting only one gender huh.

[@TheForgottenCherish]

Either way, it was highly unlikely for a few reasons. 1.It'd ruin's ZUNs request to keep the game as an independent work. Which is why he doesn't want Touhou to become an anime. 2.Touhou isn't that well known in other countries, the chances the producer knew are probably slim, but even if he decided to implement a touhou character, he couldn't because of reason 1. It would have been cool to see though...I'll admit that.

[@Sumire973]

I used to think that this was the ending theme. Bruh.

[@Moonternity]

@Sab2Intros Oh. ...I've never gotten to Konngara in HRtP, so I didn't know there was a difference. Now I'm embarrassed. Oops. XD

[@JohnDoe-mi8qr]

Anyone else hear a small portion of "love coloured masterspark" in this song?

[@PrincessJiselle]

Is it just me, or does this song sound more like a Staff Roll Theme in the beginning?

[@madisonreynolds3113]

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