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Finally made it to level 10 of the first FMW game.  I had heard that there was an optional boss fight, but I was surprised to find out who popped up: Yuuka (the character from the last status update I posted, though she doesn't have much animation in this game---just two or three basic attacks).   

Showing up before her debut in the Touhou storyline, interacting with characters she doesn't in canon, and referencing her original appearance in Touhou 5 (which is among the games declared mostly non-canon in current Touhou lore).....this really is a Super Robot Wars game with Touhou characters and game mechanics.

Thankfully, you don't have to beat her (especially since she watches from behind 2 stationary midbosses).  If you want the skill point, you will have to fight her a time or three, though (AKA: sacrifice a number a units for the skill point).  Actually destroying her is near impossible at this point in the game (since she retreats at 7,500 HP----or more on Lunatic difficulty---an extremely high damage output this early on).

When looking this up post-mission, it seems the only way to actually beat her at this point is by leveling up at least 4 specific characters to near the level cap (20) via Game Over grinding, invest in certain characters weapons and abilities, and then coat it with a layer of save scumming because of Yuuka's defensive skills and high accuracy.  If you actually beat her, she apparently calls the player out for Game Over grinding:

Also, Sakuya continues her DIO references (with THE STRONGEST showing her spell induced toughness).  I love the music stopping effect of the attack: