Yū

Yū (木綿) is a secondary character in Toukiden: The Age of Demons who resides in Utakata Village. The player can find her at her desk adjacent to the village exit.

She is Yamato's daughter and a receptionist for the "Slayer" organization, the currently elected government created to protect whatever remains of humanity from demons. Bubbly and cheerful, she congratulates and sends the Slayers away with a smile. She is a filial daughter who openly shows her affection and happily cooks her father's meals. There are many men who want to court Yū, but they are too intimidated by Yamato to try. The player can learn of the chief's softer side through her and she can translate Tenko's mewings.

Players who participated in Famitsu's Toukiden questionnaire ranked her as their tenth favorite character.

Personal Requests
The protagonist can complete her chain of personal requests to greatly boost their affinity ratings with her. Her requests are clearly labeled with her name in each posting. They must be completed in consecutive order.

Higher affinity additionally increases the chances of her appearing within the village's bathing area.

Function
The player has to check in with Yū for every mission in the game. They cannot leave the village until they have confirmed their departure with her. Once a mission has been selected, every exit from the Slayers' base is locked except for the village exit (red arrow icon). Equipment can be altered by checking the wall of weapons adjacent to her desk. Missions can be canceled if the player needs to backtrack for facilities within the village.

Yū also offers requests posted by the residents of Utakata Village. Aside from offering secondary views of the game's characters, these fetch quests or hunting challenges can boost affinity ratings with the cast, offer upgrades to the village, and/or reward items or currency. Requirements for fetch quests can be fulfilled before accepting, but hunting challenges only count once the player has accepted them. The player can take a maximum of five requests simultaneously. Completing them is highly recommended by the developers but optional.

During the game's solo story, Yū may refuse to let the player accept missions or turn in requests. This means the player must proceed with storyline first. These objectives are often directly stated by Yamato. Wander the village and search for any exclamation points if he does not provide hints. Protagonists can "go to sleep" simply by returning to their home.

Solo Play
Offline missions which can be accessed without co-op. The main story is concluded within five chapters. Chapters 6 and 7 are bonus hunting missions which offer demons and harder stages not seen during the main story. They have no story continuity and are ideal for collecting the game's rarer parts.

Multiplayer
Multiplayer missions are separated by their difficulty levels and offer more stages than those seen in solo play. Players can find demons and rare items exclusive to this mode.

Requests
These requests are commissioned by miscellaneous villagers without portraits or individual names. Character specific requests are found on the character's respective pages.

All requests must be completed in consecutive order and are unlocked based on the player's progress in the main story. Complete the main story if certain requests fail to immediately appear.