The Sun God Amaterasu

Bio:

Amaterasu is a fluffy kawaii wulfy (Bio needs work).

Theme: The Sun Rises and Reset.

Meta

Feats marked [Shiranui] are feats done by the past version of Amaterasu who is more powerful than her.

Feats marked with a * are not necessary to complete the game

Strength

• [Shiranui] Lifts a large boulder.

• [Striking] With training she can shatter a rock with a headbutt.

• [Striking] With an upgrade can shatter a more durable rock with a headbutt.

• [Striking] With another upgrade can shatter an even more durable rock with a headbutt.

• [Striking/Maybe] While small a bug, is able to hit the inside of the Emperor hard enough to cause him to move.

  • Issun/Ammy are capable of controlling the emperor to make them do fine movements such as unlocking a door. So it is possible/likely that Ammy isn't contributing 100% of the force that is making the Emperor move.

• [Striking/Maybe] Able to cause Yami to recoil backwards with a strike.

  ^{NOTE: Normally this takes several hits to do this but in that clip Ammy has String of Beads equipped which multiplies her damage output by 10. That is why it is a "maybe" feat.}

• [Throwing] Uses Mr. Orange as a bludgeon and throws him a ways.

• [Pushing] Rolls a very large snowball around.

• [Digging] With an upgrade can dig through rock.

• [Possible Limit] Can't stop a large log that is being going down river.

• [Possible Limit] Can't push around a large stone sphere which is described as "heavier than it looks".

  • Though she is able to push around a different one.

• [Pulling/low end] Struggles to Shiranui onto a ledge.

Scaling Feats

It is hard to say how well these scale to Amaterasu but there is a good chance for most of them they do.

• [Lifting] Susano can move a very large boulder.

• [Lifting] A four imps carry a massive blob of food.

• [Lifting] A kid pulls a giant fish out of the water.

• [Lifting] Kushi manages to drag this large barrel of water a fairly long distance (though not easily).

  • Keep in mind that a cubic meter of water masses a metric ton.

Divine Instruments

Divine Instruments are Amaterasu's primary weapons. They come in three varieties, The Reflectors, The Rosaries, and Glaives. There isn't really any real feat difference between the various Divine Instruments in the same category with the exception of the most powerful ones. Amaterasu can use two Instruments at a time. One in the main weapon position and the other used as a subweapon.

When Ammy runs out of ink she can't use her Divide Instruments and has to resort to more wolf like attacks, headbutting, biting, and clawing.

One thing to keep in mind is that the headbutts she can do when she doesn't have ink is the same motion as what she does to shatter large stone formations above and game mechanics wise pretty much every Divine Instrument deals more damage than her headbutt.

Reflectors

Reflectors are disks which Amaterasu hits people with. If Amaterasu can be said to have a canon "primary" weapon it would be this category of weapons specifically Divine Retribution when she is "normal" and Solar Flare when she is Shiranui as those are the weapons she has in cut scenes.

• [Shiranui] There is one feat-ish thing for Reflectors, after being impaled Shiranui strikes Lechku & Nechku with Solar Flare.

  • Same thing but in slow motion because it happens pretty quick.

• Example of the combo with the Reflector in the primary position.

• Example of the combo in air.

In the sub weapon position the Reflector works as a shield and can parry enemy attacks.

• Example of a parry.

• Example of working as a shield.

Unique properties specific to specific reflectors

• Solar Flare acts as a source of flame for Amaterasu.

• Snarling Beast lets Amaterasu use the ink bullet power.

Rosaries

Rosaries are a string of beads which Amaterasu channels her power through. They have the longest range of her weapons and deal more consistent damage than the others. Generally speaking better rosaries have longer reach than the weaker ones.

• Example of the combo on the ground.

• An example of it hitting an enemy as it works a bit different than her other Divine Instruments.

• Example of the combo in air.

In the sub weapon position the Rosary beads can be fired as projectiles at enemies.

• The single shot versions have pretty decent range and fire rate.

• Life Beads and the Resurrection Beads fire multiple beads simultaneously.

• We should note that all Rosaries have the same number of beads to fire.

Unique properties specific to specific Rosaries

• Tundra Beads can be used as a source of cold for Amaterasu.

Glaives

Glaives a basically just giant swords. They are the hardest hitting of Amaterasu's three types of Divine Instruments. In game it's attacks can be "charged up" to make them stronger.

• The only real feat for Glaives is Susano/Nagi cutting Orachi/True Orach in half along with their shrine. This is Nagi doing it.

  • Here is the damage in painted form.
  • Although keep in mind both of their swords had been empowered before that attack.

• Example normal combo.

• An example with charging the attacks.

• Example in air.

• It also has a different attack which can be used wile running.

When used as a sub weapon the Glaive has two different attacks it can do.

• Example grounded.

• Example in air.

• When used in the air it does target enemies even if they aren't on the ground.

Unique Properties specific to specific Glaives.

• Thunder Edge acts as a source of lightning for Amaterasu.

• Eighth Wonder and Seven Strike allow Amaterasu to use Ink bullets.

Mobility/Speed/Reaction time

• NOTE: Both reaction times and speed can be greatly improved with the Veil of Mist Brush Technique. See the Brush God section for details.

• General There Buddhist can see exactly how long it takes to complete certain fights. Which potentially points to everything we see in game being in absolute real time.

  • Though we should note that using Veil of Mist which slows down time and opening using the celestial brush (which stops time for most enemies in the game) actually makes it take longer. So it is also possible that the Buddhist isn't timing "real time" but instead somehow timing from Amaterasu's frame of reference.

• [Movement] Faster than a the Brush God of Wind. As for how fast the Brush God of Wind is well they are a horse I guess?

• [Water] With the Water Tablet Amaterasu can stand and run on water as if it is regular ground.

• [Jumping] She is able to jump off of walls and can jump pretty high.

• [Jumping] Jumps a decent distance.

• [Jumping] Is able to double jump with an upgrade.

• [Dodging] Dodges a bunch of simultaneous attacks from a bunch of foxes.

• [Dodging] Dodges an electricity attack from a Brush God.

  • In other shots the lighting moves decently fast.

• [Dodging] Dodges an attack from the Spider Queen.

• [Dodging] Dodges an attack from Susano.

• [Dodging] Dodges Orachi as he reaches a head out to grab Kushi.

  • Same thing but slowed down as it is hard to see.

• [Reaction Time] Reacts to a lightning flash and pulls lightning from it to activate a door.

• [Reaction Time] Cannot react to cannon fire at a base level.

• [Reaction time/Low end] Doesn't notice she walked off a ledge loonytoons style.

• [Shiranui/Mobility] Repeatedly strikes Nechku and appears to be able to fly somewhat.

• [Shiranui/Other] Shiranui is able to move while time is sort of stopped. I say, "sort of", because Issun/Oki was able to think while it was happening and Oki was able to move a bit. So maybe this should actually be a strength feat?

[Scaling Feats]

• Can possibly match Nagi's jumps.

• Waka who Ammy has fought in the past is able to intercept a beam of energy from Yami.

  • Here is a shot of the beam attack when used later in the boss fight.

• A human Chef cuts a large fish apart pretty fast.

Durability

Ammy has basically zero non-game mechanicy durability feats so this section is kind of game mechanicy. This is not a comprehensive list of every attack in the game which is survivable (all of them). I did try include a mix of high to low ends of what she can potentially get hit with.

• [Concussive/heat] Takes an attack from Ninetails and gets up/shakes it off shortly after they finish monologuing.

• [Concussive] Gets stepped on by a human while she is the size of a bug.

• [Concussive] Can survive hits from Yami who can crack then shatter decent sized chunks of a stone platform.

  • We should note that either the mallet or simply ramming the platform can shatter it after it has been cracked.

• [Concussive] Yelps when hit by Mushi's Mother.

• [Concussive] Takes a hit from a possessed tree that swings hard enough to embed it's limb into the ground.

• [Concussive] Takes a hit from one of Orachi's heads which can create shockwaves/appear to break up the stone floor kind of.

• [Falling] This fall is necessary to complete the game and does no damage to Ammy. While it isn't the longest in the game Ammy doesn't take damage from that fall either.

• [Electricity] Survives being electrocuted by Yami which either destroys or sever's her connection with the Brush God Constellations.

• [Poison] Is mostly unaffected by a poison mist that is incapacitating the people of a city.

• [Slashing] Takes a cut from Blight who can move FTE.

• [Piercing] Can be hurt by getting poked with an Imp's flute.

• [Slashing] Takes a hit from Nagi who likely is comparably strong as Susano.

  • As mentioned earlier Susano is strong enough to move a large boulder.

• [Slashing] Yelps when hit by Miss Cutter.

• [Slashing] Takes a (probably not serious) hit from Susano which makes her yelp.

• [Cold] Can survive being frozen in ice.

• [Heat] Can be hurt by fire.

• [Revival] Amaterasu can get Astral Pouches with a maximum of three (four?)). Upon reaching zero health she immediately revives at full health consuming one astral pouch.

• Amaterasu can carry at most three Astral Pouchs

  • The Astral Pouches can be be filled by eating food.

Scaling

• [Heat] A Sparrow ends up being fine after repeatedly shoving flaming sticks into their own face.

Miscellaneous

• [Skill] Able to shatter a blockhead's tough body by finding and striking its weak points with ink bullets (note: Blockheads are immune to anything else you can do).

• She can physically interact with spirits.

• Amaterasu can be depowered by solar eclipses.

• With the combined faith of the of the people of Japan, Amaterasu is able to become Shiranui again.

Celestial Brush

The Celestial Brush is Amaterasu's primary power. It offers her a variety of offensive, defensive and utility powers. When it is activated time appears to freeze for just about everyone as sort of seen in this cut scene (though that is Shiranui) (there are exceptions, things that can use the Celestial Brush can draw while everything is frozen, ghosts can move freely, and one stage of the final boss can sort of move but not really freely (and it is only that stage of the boss)).

One interesting aspect of this power is that normal people never seem to notice anything other than the end result and never seem to associate it's effects with Amaterasu.

The ability is powered by ink, if Amaterasu runs out of ink then she reverts to her white wolf form and can't use her Divide Instruments or any Brush Techniques until her ink refills.

Power Slash

Power Slash is made via a single straight brush stroke.

• [Cutting power] At a base level it can easily cut through stone and wood.

  • Stone.
  • Possibly with Susano's help cuts a very large rock though we should note that if you don't use power slash on his own he does absolutely nothing to the rock.
  • Salt formations.
  • Wood.

• [Cutting power] It can be upgraded so that it can cut things the base level can't damage.

  • Example of a lower level of Power Slash failing to cut the iron rock.

• [Cutting power] It can be further upgraded to cut things the upgraded Power Slash can't cut.

• [Shiranui] Shiranui's Power Slash cuts many times with a single painted line.

• [Shiranui] Shiranui deflects a bunch of ice projectiles simultaneously.

• [Force] It can also shatter rocks.

• [Force] While it can't cut Yami, Power Slash does knock them back a bit.

• [Range] Can cut things from a ways away.

• [Range] Can hit targets that are under water.

• Control Power Slash can be used to break Ammy out of ice without hurting herself.

Cherry Bomb

Cherry Bombs are explosive bombs Amaterasu can create by drawing a circle with a line through part of it. At a base level she can only have one out at a time but that can get upgraded to a maximum of three bombs at the same time.

• Bombs can blow through wooden walls.

• Bombs can blow through stone walls.

• Bombs can blow up large boulders.

• Bombs can propel wooden platforms several stories upwards.

• [Shiranui] Shiranui's bombs appear to be larger and more powerful than Amaterasu's bombs.

• [Other] Cherry Bombs float on water.

Inferno

This Brush God's power is basically pyrokinesis.

• Can vaporize large ice formations.

• Can melt large ice formations.

• The empowered Inferno can make small, medium and large explosions.

Thunderstorm

This is basically electrokinesis.

• Has the power to bring a lot of machinery to life.

• Empower an arrow causing it to shatter a large rock formation.

• Shatters a statue.

• When upgraded Ammy can create large lightning bolts that strike the ground and hurt enemies in a large AOE.

• The Brush God using this ability is able to part a bank of thunder clouds to reveal the night sky.

Blizzard

This is basically cryokinesis.

• Freeze red hot spinning wheel things (for a while).

• Freeze flaming spiders (for a while)

• Create ice platforms out of water vapor.

• It can also be used to make a Icestorm.

Waterspout

This is basically hydrokinesis.

• Can move water from one place to fill another.

• Can create water spouts which Amaterasu can stand on.

  • This one is needed to complete the game.
  • This is the largest one in the game
  • This also works on lava.

• It can work on things other than pure water.

• This rain storm can deal damage to enemies.

Galestorm

This lets Amaterasu control the wind. Drawing a spiral will make the wind move "forward" making a cursive "l" shape will make the wind go left or right depending on how

• The wind is strong enough that Amaterasu can walk on banners raised by the wind.

• Able to push a large sphere of ice.

• It can put out fires.

• Ammy can use it to force liquids down a target's throat.

• Spines a galaxy.

• It can be used to push lily pad as a faster means of navigating water ways (Ammy is a slow swimmer).

• When empowered it can be used to create tornadoes that can lift people and enemies into the air.

Veil of Mist

This brush technique slows down time for everyone around Amaterasu for a few seconds from her frame of reference.

• Lets her move FTE to some soldiers.

• Lets her observe normally FTE enemies (this isn't the only example).

• Lets her see and deflect cannon fire which is normally FTE.

• Slows spinning platforms.

• Though we should note that the exact rate of time dilation is not really 100% consistent.

• Amaterasu can reapply Veil of Mist while it is already active. Allowing her to effectively make it last forever as long as she has ink.

Rejuvenation

This power lets Amaterasu fix things that are broken or not present when they should be.

• Bridges.

• Celestial Rivers.

• Part of a Brush God's statue.

• Part of a water wheel.

• A drum

• Fishing line

• A drying pole.

• large stone platforms

Floral Gods

The Floral Gods allow for three main powers.

Bloom

• Cleanse corruption.

• Cleanse evil trees turning them into regular trees.

• Restore plant life.

• Grow a sapling into a tree.

• Switch people between forms that they can shapeshift into.

• Create up to three trees at a time and flowers.

  • Growing trees underneath enemies will injure/kill them.

• Influence people to pet Ammy. The individual in this feat is actually a spirit but it does work on people too.

Water Lily

• This lets Amaterasu create water lilies to stand on in open water.

Vine

• This lets Amaterasu control vines.

  • These are capable of lifting large stone lids.
  • Stopping a large tree going down a river and throw it a considerable distance.
  • They can be used to pull Amaterasu to the source of the vine.

Day/Night cycle

This allows Amaterasu to turn day into night and night into day.

• Night to day

• Day to night

• Make the day especially bright to help dry some clothes.

• This does not appear to actually affect the passage of time just the which celestial body is in the sky.

• Inside the Ark of Yamato during Ammy's battle with Yami it can summon an apparition of Susano which can cut Yami's outer shell in half.

Cat Walk

This is a highly context based power which requires specific cat statues to work.

• When drawing a path away from a cat statue on a wall it creates a path that effectively gives Amaterasu infinite wall jumps.

Other Powers Brush powers

• She can create flowers.

• With her brush Amaterasu can cover people in ink.

• With certain weapons Amaterasu can use ink bullets.

• Able to fix Brush God constellations by adding the missing stars to them.

• Creates a shooting star which then makes a person's wish come true.

• She can actually make quite a number of shooting stars at one time.

Miscellaneous Powers

• When on the ground running flowers grow behind her, when running on water/swimming lily pads replace the flowers.

• She can clear the sky of clouds with a howl.

• Most people view her as just an ordinary white wolf.

  • This is apparently due to the fact most people don't believe in the gods anymore.

Items

Holy Artifacts

Amaterasu can equip three Holy Artifacts at any given time.

Tools

This section is fairly gamemechanicy so don't take the specific numbers too seriously.

Other items

• While this only gets used twice at two specific points, the Miracle Mallet lets her shrink down to the size of a bug.

  • Miracle Mallet description.