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Hong Meiling (Immovable Demon's Gate)

2007
Ultra Fes
Immovable Demon's Gate

Stats

Health
5125
Agility
825
Yang ATK
800
Yang DEF
1600
Yin ATK
1550
Yin DEF
1550

Races

Element Type Chart

Fuujin
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Fuujin (a Touhou LW original) refers to a cloud of dust and sand that is so thick it can block visibility. Meiling, as a member of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, takes great pride in blocking the sunlight for her mistress.

Her temperament has almost no connection to the natural laws of Phases.

Meiling can freely manipulate qi, so she should be able to alter the composition of her own temperament to some extent. Thus, it is possible that she has a completely different temperament in another world in a different situation.

This Meiling shares a weakness to Sun Essence with her mistress from her sense of community spirit as a member of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. But she is resistant to Wood Phase, the main element of qigong.
sun_strong
Sun
moon_neutral
Moon
fire_neutral
Fire
water_neutral
Water
wood_weak
Wood
metal_neutral
Metal
earth_neutral
Earth
star_neutral
Star

Character Shots

The Spread Shot of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She attacks by stamping focused temperament into the ground. This attack is not usually suited to aerial battles, but it seems this Meiling can use it even while in the air. The world of qi is very complex.
Solo
Earth Dragon Wave
x6 Yin
Solo
Young Dragon Wave
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Becoming-the-Dragon Wave
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Scaled Dragon Wave
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Horned Dragon Wave
x2 Yang 2
Solo
Responsive Dragon Wave
x2 Yin 3
The Focus Shot of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She uses the recoil of stamping qi into the ground to launch a flying kick high up into the air. This attack is complementary to the Earth Dragon Wave, so she should also only be able to use it close to the ground. But this Meiling somehow makes it work anyway. What's going on with this qi...?

Incidentally, this attack seems to be one of Meling's favorites, irrespective of the world she comes from.
Solo
Sky Dragon Kick
x3 Yin
Solo
Yellow Dragon Kick
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Azure Dragon Kick
x2 Yin 1
Solo
Winged Dragon Kick
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Cloud Dragon Kick
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Star Dragon Kick
x2 Yang 3

Character Spell Cards

Available
Available
Limit Break 1
Limit Break 2
Limit Break 3
A Spell Card of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She shoots out lots of qi in a pattern that looks like a rainbow lotus flower. A certain tengu once stated that this looks like it would bring good fortune. Apparently, there is an incredibly violent variant of this attack where Meiling transfers a large amount of qi directly into her opponent's body and then ignites it...

There were rumors about this attack being super effective against devils and undead, but those were nothing more than rumors. There is no way that they could be true because her mistress is an undead devil.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Own Accuracy 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Inflicts 2 layer(s) of Barrier Status: Burn to all targets (2 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Blue Lotus Palm
x12 Yin
All
Seven-Colored Lotus Palm
x4 Yang 1
All
Red Lotus Palm
x4 Yin 1
All
White Lotus Palm
x4 Yin 2
All
Rainbow Lotus Palm
x4 Yang 2
All
Black Lotus Palm
x4 Yin 3
A Spell Card of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate. She performs physical exercise that is good for the body and mind. While it is an exercise, she still releases qi in the form of bullets... A certain tengu questioned whether this exercise is really good for you or not, but it probably is since a person's flow of qi is directly linked to their health.

There is a variant of this attack where Meiling unleashes waves of qi that ripple out over the ground. That variant seems to match the tai chi philosophy behind this exercise.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Party's Yin DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
Adds 1 layer(s) to party's Barrier. [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Recovers 40% of own HP.
Solo
Spring-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
x18 Yin
Solo
Summer-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
x4 Yin 1
Solo
Seven-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
x4 Yin 2
Solo
Colored Tai Chi Chuan
x3 Yin 2
Solo
Autumn-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
x3 Yin 2
Solo
Winter-Colored Tai Chi Chuan
x3 Yin 3
The Last Word of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate (a Touhou LW original). She shows how much pride she takes in being the one who stands before the gate of this world's Scarlet Devil Mansion. When a gate is closed, it is a wall. But when it is opened, it becomes a path. A gate is a boundary that separates the grounds of a property from the outside. No one can meet the mistress without meeting Meiling first. She is also the sole resident of the Scarlet Devil Mansion who stands on the boundary and constantly watches the inside and outside simultaneously. She, of course, does not sleep on the job.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yin ATK 4 level(s) UP (2 turns).
Own CRIT ATK 3 level(s) UP (2 turns).
Own Yin DEF 3 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Own Focus 3 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Closing the Gate Wave
x20 Yin
All
Small Closing the Gate Wave
x4 Yin 1
All
Average Closing the Gate Wave
x4 Yin 2
All
Large Closing the Gate Wave
x4 Yin 2
All
Super Closing the Gate Wave
x3 Yin 2
All
Ultimate Closing the Gate Wave
x3 Yin 3

Character Ability

Capable of using qi (Distorted)
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The ability of Hong Meiling with the twisted fate (a Touhou LW original). Unlike her original ability, this one has become multiplexed and localized from countless compounding distortions.

The Meiling of this world is extremely skilled in the manipulation of qi, just like the Meiling of our world. While not strictly accurate, it can be said that qi, as it is defined on the continent (predominantly through Taoism and senjutsu), is the same as the flow of magical and youkai energy. Thus, Meiling could probably use this ability to become the strongest if she so desired. However, she only ever uses her power for her mistress.

When did Meiling first divert from her fated path? Nothing can be assumed about the Meilings of other worlds, but perhaps the Meiling of this world was originally a normal human. Her home city of wind and fragrance suddenly became a settlement of mist and fog owned by an empire far to the west. It is not known who she was at that time, which is why the reason she approached ''that girl'' remains a mystery. Did she want to steal from her because she was poor? Was she investigating her because she was a police officer? Was it because she worked as a bouncer for a certain store and was called the Rainbow Gatekeeper after the district in which she lived? Or was there another reason...? Either way, when Meiling found ''that girl,'' she was also found by her.

Was Meiling a youkai before this? Or did she become a youkai after? She surely became a youkai at ''that time.''

''That girl'' became Meiling's mistress. Meiling left her city and followed ''that girl'' to the capital in the heart of the empire. When she returned to her old city sometime later, she assumed that her hometown knowledge would prove useful in protecting that girl... her mistress, from the shadow of an angel fanatic. But the angel fanatic was surprisingly familiar with the lay of the land in the settlement, particularly the district where Meiling used to live... the district known as Little Tokyo.

There are no other records about the aforementioned tale to compare it with, so there is no way of knowing whether it is fact or fiction.

It is said that a tough and hardy Rainbow Gatekeeper stayed by the side of a girl, who was labeled a devil, to the very end. And when that devil suddenly disappeared, the gatekeeper disappeared too at the same time.
Immune to Barrier Status: Burn and Paralyze. When attacked with Burn or Paralyze, recovers 5% of own HP.
When using Graze, own Focus 1 level UP (1 turn).
DMG from effective elements 30% DOWN.
DMG from resisted elements 30% DOWN.

Character Skills

CD 5
Own Focus 4 level(s) UP (4 turns).
Own Spirit Power 1.25 UP.
Party's Yin ATK 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Info
She is the first wave of defense that keeps out any enemies of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She is also the last wave.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Focus Level Up
Value 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Rate 0 10 20 40 40 50 60 80 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Spirit Power Up
Value 0.75 0.8 0.85 0.95 0.95 1 1.05 1.15 1.15 1.25
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yin Attack Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Rate 0 10 20 40 40 50 60 80 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
CD 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
CD 4
Recovers 75% of own HP.
Party's Yang DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Party's Yin DEF 3 level(s) UP (3 turns).
Info
The protection and blessings of the Azure Dragon are also the blessings of the planet Jupiter. The mirror image of Jupiter is the imaginary planet, Taisui.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Recovers HP
Value 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 75
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yang Defense Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Yin Defense Level UP
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
CD 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CD 6
Party's DMG from Energy Bullet 90% DOWN (2 turns).
Party's DMG from Slash Bullet 90% DOWN (2 turns).
Adds 2 layer(s) to party's Barrier.
Info
Meiling is a youkai, but the species of youkai remains a mystery. Perhaps she is another one-of-a-kind youkai, as is common in paradise.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Energy Bullet Damage from Enemy Down
Value 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 90
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Slash Bullet Damage from Enemy Down
Value 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 90
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Adds Layer to Barrier
Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0
Add 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
CD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Character Characteristics

Confirmation
When attacked, DMG from humans 35% DOWN. [Success rate 100%.]
Diversion
After being attacked, own Focus 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 75%.]
Impassable Gate
When attacked, DMG from enemy 50% DOWN. [Success rate 60%.]

Character Change Effect

Guard Link
When switching places with a rear-guard unit, other unit's Yang DEF, Yin DEF, CRIT DEF & CRIT Evasion UP (3 turns).
When switching places with a front-guard unit, inherits part of other unit's Yang DEF, Yin DEF, CRIT DEF & CRIT Evasion buffs (3 turns).

Upgrade Costs

Rank Coins Materials
0 -> 1 1000
1 -> 2 2,000
2 -> 3 5,000
3 -> 4 10,000
4 -> 5 15,000

Character Analysis

E1 Hong Meiling was released on July 29th 2022 in "Ultra Festival Prayer: Immovable Demon’s Gate." For more up-to-date analysis, be sure to visit the Discord Official Discord Server.

Hong Meiling is the youkai gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, whose only job is to…guard the gate. She is only really seen around or within the Scarlet Devil Mansion, either doing (or sleeping on…) her job or gardening around the mansion. While it is unclear what type of youkai she is, she is a proud master of Chinese martial arts and can manipulate qi to get an advantage while physically fighting. In the past, she has failed in her duties by either being defeated on the job or just being too laid-back and careless. Nevertheless, this E1 Meiling, one who appears to be from a very distinct universe, takes her job much more seriously and scores as an SS-Tier Friend.

For pure offense to ward off unwelcome guests, Meiling can easily clear them out. She comes with built-in Accuracy support thanks to her first spell, Flower Sign: Colorful Light Lotus Flower Palm, which raises her Accuracy by 3 levels (3T). Afterwards, she can go even further beyond with her first skill, Security Guard, which raises her and the team’s Yin ATK by 3 levels (3T), something that activating her Star-studded Last Word, Closing the Scarlet Devil Mansion Gate, does as well, with 4 levels of Yin ATK UP (2T) for herself. She also raises her CRIT ATK by 3 levels (2T), something that will come in handy toward Gensokyo intruders due to her Gensokyo-Killer bullets. As a beefy wall, all of the defensive buffs she builds up over battle will come into play for offense due to her Hard scaling, giving Meiling excellent setup damage.

People say that defense is the best offense, and Meiling would likely agree with them. As a Defense-Class Friend, she currently holds the highest Yang DEF and 2nd highest Yin DEF stats, giving her great defensive value as well as allowing her to buff her defenses even higher. A majority of her kit is defensive-based, as seen by her second spell, Colorful Chinese Flower: Rainbow Tai Chi Chuan, raising the party’s Yin DEF by 3 levels (3T). Her second skill, Blue Dragon, joins in as well by restoring 75% of her HP as well as buffing the team’s Yang DEF and Yin DEF by 3 levels (3T). Not only does she keep her guard up, but she assists in helping other Friends defend themselves, which can easily make threats less menacing. She can even use her third skill, Mysterious Qigong, to restore 2 layers of the party’s Barriers with only a 6-turn cooldown! Colorful Chinese Flower: Rainbow Tai Chi Chuan can’t stop being helpful as well, both healing Meiling by 40% of her HP and giving the party 1 extra Barrier layer.

While she has already fortified the rest of her allies, Meiling still uses a lot of Focus UP to prioritize damage onto her and keep the team safe. Security Guard raises her Focus by 4 levels (4T), making it very hard for foes to deal damage to other members of the team, even if using All-target attacks. Closing the Scarlet Devil Mansion Gate joins in the fun, both raising Meiling’s Yin DEF and Focus by 3 more levels (4T). In case you weren’t doing the math, Meiling can easily reach 9 levels of Yin DEF UP all by herself, making the Hard scaling on Closing the Scarlet Devil Mansion Gate ridiculously high. 

With Meiling doing such an incredible job on guard duty, it’s almost impossible to find a true flaw with her. Unfortunately, there is a minor issue with her elemental breaking. She does not lack any elements, as instead every single bullet line, including basic shots, has an element! This gives her 2 different 0P elemental breaks in Earth and Metal. While this sounds great, this means that all of her spells are very varied in her elemental coverage, only having a small bias toward Star, as 2/6 of the lines are Star on her spells and 4/6 are Star on her Last Word. This makes it somewhat difficult to be focused on elemental breaks with her. Keeping her guard up, Meiling still has another trick up her sleeve: Flower Sign: Colorful Light Lotus Flower Palm’s 2 layers of Burn anomaly inflicted upon activation. While already a great way to debuff Yin stats further, the spell can break these anomalies at 1P, giving Meiling a very easy way to immediately break barriers. Combine this with Friends that apply Burn as well, and it’s almost like Meiling didn’t need elements in the first place.

Meiling gives practically everything that is needed with a Friend. Aggressive offense, stalwart defense, supportive utility, and even some anomaly breaks on the side. She might not be the most apparent in offensive buffs, but with her plentiful defensive support skills and Security Guard’s partywide Yin ATK buff, she really doesn’t need it to be good. Security Guard even gives herself 1.25 Spirit Power in case she needs the boost at the start of a battle. Not that she will need to worry about staying in the battle, as she will be a force to be reckoned with, determined to prove herself as Immovable Meiling.

Story Card Recommendations

Spell Card

There is no need to focus on buffing Meiling’s defenses (especially Yin DEF) in story card effects due to her own buffing potential, although stat sticks are always helpful. For effects, instead turn to the always-good Spirit Power restoration from cards such as The Witch of Scarlet Dreams. If you want Meiling to pack an even greater punch, go for Yin ATK UP effects from cards like Boo!. Finally, if you are combating a Gensokyo resident or Youkai foe, CRIT buffs are a great way to optimize damage, making Miracle Mallet a great choice.

Last Word

Having an Energy Bullet-only Last Word as well as being Yin-only gives Meiling a healthy amount of options for this story card slot. Primarily, Unknown Barrier Team is the most obvious option, being both a flat 50% buff to every Energy Bullet as well as giving Meiling even more Yin ATK UP from stat sticks and effects. However, don’t count Underworld Party Night out, as while it is a smaller Energy Bullet buff of 20%, it also debuffs the target’s Yin DEF and CRIT DEF to optimize Meiling and her team’s damage output. While she doesn’t need the Accuracy support herself, Secret Sealing Club Girls is also a good option due to its 50% buff to Star-element bullets, which makes up most of the spell, as well as the Evasion debuff to all foes to ensure that everything hits.

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

Meiling’s first skill, Security Guard, is an easy first pick for the first skill to prioritize, mainly to allow Meiling to get to 2P on turn 1 with a 1.25 Spirit Power boost. It also gives her partywide Yin ATK boost an extra level (3 instead of 2) as well as increases her Focus UP to 4 levels. Up next is her second skill, Blue Dragon, thanks to its incredible teamwide defensive support, boosting the buffs from 2 levels to 3 levels, while also giving Meiling an incredible 75% self-heal to patch herself up immediately. By no means should her third skill, Mysterious Qigong, be slept on with its 2 partywide Barrier restoration, but the other bullet-specific resistances makes this skill more niche and situational than the previous two.

Character Strengths

Burn anomaly breaks at 2P of first spell, which also inflicts them

E1 Meiling can easily break barriers right away with her first spell by casting 2 layers of Burn to all foes upon activating the spell. This is followed up with a Burn anomaly break at 2P of the attack, giving her very easy breaks to access whenever they are required. She can even break up to 3 barriers if she inflicts more Burn anomalies during the attack, which has a 50% chance to occur.

Last Word packs a punch with Gensokyo-Killer and Hard scaling

Thanks to E1 Meiling’s high Yin DEF buffs, the Yin-only Hard scaling of her Last Word gives her a very easy way to set up and dish out devastating damage. Combined with even more Yin ATK buffs within her kit and access to Gensokyo-Killer and Youkai-Killer bullets, she can easily kick out the invaders when they are done failing to break her defenses.

Insane defensive utility for self and allies

Thanks to E1 Meiling’s high Yin DEF buffs, the Yin-only Hard scaling of her Last Word gives her a very easy way to set up and dish out devastating damage. Combined with even more Yin ATK buffs within her kit and access to Gensokyo-Killer and Youkai-Killer bullets, she can easily kick out the invaders when they are done failing to break her defenses.

Character Weaknesses

Rainbow-spread of elements hinders specific elemental utility

While every single bullet line on E1 Meiling’s spells has an element on it, these elements are very “rainbow-like” and target many different weaknesses, making it challenging to truly focus on one weakness of an opponent.Thankfully, this isn’t an issue on her Last Word, having 4 Star and 2 Wood.