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Introduction
Marisa has 2 weaknesses currently listed on her profile:These weaknesses of hers have been untouched ever since the creation of her profile. However, they have greatly overstayed their welcome and should be removed. I will be tackling each and one of them for reasons why.
Versatility
This was a valid weakness she has back when her profile was made as the only notable hax she had was Energy Projection and Danmaku as her main use of magic. On the surface, her character is known for her lasers (With her Mini-Hakkero and the iconic Master Spark) and star-themed Danmaku (light and heat magic). Comparing it to other characters in the series during this time, she lacked meaningful hax and didn't really bring much in the competition. Really, both of these abilities are not that impressive.
But as both the series and the profiles progressed, so did her character. Using her profile as a reference and some things I'll add, her magic has a variety of uses:
- Has Absorption, Power Nullification, Transmutation due to being able to absorb magic from her enemies, or transmute their attacks into Spirit Power (Double Dealing Character, Marisa B)
- Has Damage Boost, Size Manipulation, and Invulnerability with Three Tiered Embellishment Magic, which will either increase the damage of her next attack, increase its range, or grant Marisa temporary invulnerability every three attacks (Hopeless Masquerade, Marisa's Profile)
- Stated that her magic is omni-directional which can hit the most trivial things, even behind her (Undefined Fantastic Object, Marisa B Shot Type)
In short, this weakness should be removed because as time progressed, both old and new abilities were found which renders this weakness to be redundant.
Close Combat
The existence of the Touhou fighting games alone should prove this weakness of hers to be void. But for context...
In the early fighting games (7.5, 10.5, 12.3), Marisa's fighting style is pretty simple. She centers around hand-to-hand combat with occasional use of danmaku and her broom to strike her foes
In addition, her broom has far more uses than just a simple weapon. Her broom alone can be:
- Controlled from a distance which Marisa used to push Reimu out of the room (Lotus Eaters, Chapter 4)
- Used as a gun barrel or rifle to launch projectiles or blasts. Can also act as a mortar.
- Enhanced with magic to deliver a vertical slash and ram or charge into enemies.
- Act as a pseudo-platform which Marisa used to hang into (Eastern and Little Nature Deity, Chapter 4)
- Unsurprisingly used to fly and can be used for cleaning... (Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia, Marisa Kirisame’s Advertisement 1)
- Defeated Meiling (an expert in close combat) and sarcastically stated that she ran over something without even realizing it. Marisa even stated that she's not letting her catch up to her skill level (Immaterial and Missing Power)
- Effortlessly dodged Youmu's slash who had been driven berserk by Clownpiece, while casually eating and sitting down... (Visionary Fairies in Shrine, Chapter 2)
- States that she has personal experience against Youmu (a swordsman) and thinks that cuts at super-high speeds aren't scary. She also knows weaknesses a swordsman have, stating that slicing their surroundings opens a fatal gap in their defense and leaves them open. (The Grimoire of Marisa, Youmu Konpaku's Spell Cards)
So why should she have this weakness removed even though the scan outright states it? Because the whole page is referring to Youkai Magicians. The page titled "Magician" is referring to Youkai Magicians and in the print work, the page is listed in the Encyclopedia as a subcategory of Youkais. (Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, Magician)
Conveniently, the Encyclopedia listed the characters who fall under the category of "Magician", which Marisa isn't in.
To emphasize, Marisa is not a Youkai Magician. She's a human who uses magic, specifically a Human Magician. Both are extremely different to each other. For greater detail, consider the following profiles:
Youkai Magicians: Alice Margatroid, Patchouli Knowledge, Byakuren Hijiri, Narumi Yatadera
Human Magicians: Marisa Kirisame
Marisa does not have the same classification as Youkai Magicians. She does not possess abilities such as Self-Sustenance, Telekinesis, Preparation, Age Manipulation, Stealth Mastery (though Marisa has a different one), and etc. From the aformentioned page, this is also the same scan where Youkai Magicians got their Preparation ability from.
As such, this weakness should be removed for the above reasons.
Summary
Both weaknesses stem from outdated info and complete misinterpretation and thus, should be removed.
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