Hyper in 33 seconds + Defense Mode after 1 hit

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Published on August 9, 2025 8:40:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tibjCn-waVA

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This may be the fastest I've seen an AI opponent use a hyper. This also came with some interesting information.

Rikako took 3½ hearts of damage after the early hyper, meaning she took ½ extra damage than she'd normally take on Hit 1. That caused her to not be using Level 4s anymore, meaning having an AI go into Defense Mode does not have to require it taking 2 hits. Normally an AI has to have taken 2 hits and gotten below 2 hearts.

The thing is that normally the AI cannot take more than 3 hearts of damage, but damage in Stages 1 through 6 works a bit differently and is rigged in your favor. They arbitrarily take extra damage. In this case it's 1½ hearts extra for Stage 2. This means in the lategame the AI cannot possibly go into Defense Mode after 1 hit, but for the earlier stages they can on very rare occasions.

In this case I don't remember if I've seen the AI take more than 3 hearts of damage in a Lunatic run I've done before. It ended up being really good for me because she went into Defense Mode early, so she stopped using Level 4s and would have an increased chance at using a hyper, which she did use one for a second time. Because of it this round ended up lasting 2:15. That is 25 seconds longer than this round is supposed to last, which is a tremendous difference. This round also ended up scoring 14.7m, when in the earlygame you'd be considered lucky if you score a 10m round when using Ellen here.

Damage info: https://wiki.maribelhearn.com/wiki/Touhou_3:_Phantasmagoria_of_Dim.Dream/Advanced_Mechanics#Damage