User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/Touhou LoL - Komachi, the Guide of the Sanzu River/@comment-2094543-20130209073155

"Xypherous tried to make Komachi before, as a male distance-manipulation tank with a scythe, but the idea was scrapped before development."

Kinda funny to read after the release of Thresh... his drastically different lore and design kinda prevented me form noticing, but that's pretty much his exact description.