"Going against the Goddess of Hell, you are filled with determination!!!!
A video of me being determined to beat once and for all the Hell Goddess, Hecatia Lapislazuli
Note: I use KZfaq in-built annotations in my video. I recommend you give them a try.
Hecatia Lapislazuli (HOT TOPIC-CHAN!!!) is the Ex-boss of the game Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, the 15th installment of the Touhou Project. The Touhou Project is a series of danmaku games where questionably fashionable goddesses join forces with certifiably insane manifestations of spite to commit genocide of an entire species due to them holding PRISONER the WIFE of the guy who accidentally killed previous manifestation of spite's son. Honestly, LoLK is one of the darkest Touhou all things considered!
First of all, if you haven't watched my Announcement video, long story short: I got a job, I plan to diversify the channel to accommodate my new lifestyle, moisture is incoming (maybe, perphaps)
Back to topic:
Reisen. Reisen Udongein ************** Inaba. Sanae might excel at many things, but when it comes to Hecatia and Junko, Reisen is simply a beast. It all lies in her bomb, "Barrier Wave (Evil Undulation)" a.k.a Izanagi. Instead of causing damage, which the Ex-bosses flat out ignore, Izanagi grants Reisen the ability to resist three hits in exchange of an enlarge hitbox. While the lack of damage in a normal playthrough will likely bite you back, in the Extra Stage it's a godsend. Being able to tank through the entire boss fight is not something to underestimate.
In the announcement I might had said "Fuck Hot Topic-chan", but honestly I like the design and concept of Hecatia. Sure, it's ridiculous, but in a fun way. With her unorthodox design, modern fashion, and interesting ability to exist in three different bodies, Hecatia is very identifiable character. Most Extra bosses are characters easy to remember because they tend to have that "spark" that makes them shine. The only exception to this might be Raiko, but even then Raiko excels in her own way. Or maybe I'm so out of touch with the fandom that recent Touhou don't seem to pop out as much. But then again, we have Seija... I don't know what to believe in any more.
The fans do love making fun of her design, either by making fun of her shirt or putting weird stuff on her head.
Hecatia is... happy. The anime trope that fits her is that of a genki girl, but a little more subdued. During her dialogues you can't help but get this feeling that she is just along for the ride. She doesn't particularly cares about Junko's REVENGE (although she would consider it a plus if something unfortunate were to happen to Chang'e). When she meets the heroines, she's been lazing around keeping the lunarians trapped in the Dream World and is giddy to get to fight the girl who put a wrench on Junko's invasion. Like Suwako or Mamizou, she doesn't take the fight seriously and when she loses she does it gracefully (even if she cheated on her last spell).
The fight itself is solid, but could had done without Junko's interference. Honestly, with Hecatia having three bodies, did ZUN really need to put Junko's amazingly unimaginative danmaku? Many of Hecatia's attacks have this "deja vu" feeling to them. They feel similar to other character's spells. I take this as an indication that maybe it's time for ZUN to take another break (similar to the breaks between Mystic Square and Embodiment of Scarlet Devil or Shoot the Bullet and Mountain of Faith). Allow ZUN to come back with new fresh ideas.
I'm excited about what shenanigans the fandom will do with Hecatia, particularly with her theme song, Pandemonic Planet. Would have loves for ZUN to do the metal theme song he wanted to do, but Hecatia's theme is not bad.
And with these Hecatia joins the pantheon of Exbosses, right alongside all the other giants. Thankfully Junko doesn't get to enter. She doesn't really deserve it.
That's it for me, Raak out.
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