The character is an urban legend.
Also Called[]
- Urban Myth/Rumor/Tale
Properties[]
The user is an urban legend, rumors of strange or supernatural creatures in local neighborhoods. Their existence spreads and circulates orally, via the internet, or through newspapers.
Depending on the series, the user's existence may be dependent on people believing in them. Because they are born from rumors and speculations, they may perish once people stop believing they are real. However, if the rumor returns, they may reappear.
Associated Powers[]
Archetypes[]
- Slasher Villain (Many slashers are creatures from urban legends or based on urban legends.)
Powers[]
Physiologies[]
Variations[]
- Aka Manto
- Akaname
- Creepypasta Legend
- Demonic Toy
- Hachishaku-sama
- Kuchisake-Onna
- Jinmenken
- Mirror Spirit
- Philippine Myth
- Slender Entity
- Toilet Demon
Limitations[]
- The user may cease to exist if people stop believing in them.
- Urban legends, like all folklore, change over time and region - thus entities may grow stronger, weaker or even transform into an entirely new one depending both on the age and belief system around them.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Acrobatic Silky (Dandadan)
- Urban Legends (Kaii to Otome to Kamigakushi/Mysteries, Maidens and Mysterious Disappearances)
- Urban Legends (Mob Psycho 100)
- Urban Legends (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun)
Folklore/Mythology/Urban Legends
- Bloody Mary (North American Urban Legends)
- Bunnyman (North American Urban Legends)
- The Char-Man (North American Urban Legends)
- Melonheads (North American Urban Legends)
- Robert the Doll (North American Urban Legends)
- Annabelle the Doll (North American Urban Legends)
- Slenderman (North American Urban Legends)
- Acrobatic Sara Sara (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Aka Manto "Red Cape" (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Kuchisake-Onna (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Hanako-san (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Jinmenken "Human-Faced Dog" (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Kunekune "Wriggling body" (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Teke Teke (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Reiko Kashima (Japanese Urban Legends)
Specific Legends
- The Doll (China Doll)
- Hook Killer (The Hook)
- Backseat Killer (The Killer In The Back Seat)
- Ghost (Johnny, I Want My Liver Back)
Movies
- Candy Man (Candy Man)
Web Original
- Creepypasta characters (Creepypasta)
- Trevor Henderson's Monsters/Creatures (Trevor Henderson Mythos)
- SCPs (SCP Foundation)
Known Objects[]
- Polybius (North American Urban Legends)
- Kokkuri (Japanese Urban Legends)
Known Curses[]
- Inokashira Park curse (Japanese Urban Legends)
- The Curse of the Colonel (Japanese Urban Legends)
- The Crying Boy Painting
- The Hands Resist Him Painting
Known Media[]
- Gozu "Cow Head" (Japanese Urban Legends)
- Cursed Kleenex Commercial (Japanese Urban Legends)
Gallery[]
The Dragger (Mob Psycho 100) feeds off of rumors about her.
Candyman (Candyman) is a ghost whose main goal is to obtain eternal existence via becoming an urban legend.
Bloody Mary (folklore) is a mirror-ghost who will kill anyone that summons her.
Gozu (Japanese Urban Legend) is story that is said to induce great horror and sometimes paralysis to anyone who reads or hear it.
Annabelle the Doll (North American Legends) is one of the world's most famous haunted objects / urban legends.
Robert the Doll (North American Legend) is a famous haunted object / urban legend
Killer In The Backseat (Folklore) is a famous urban legend / slasher.
Hook Killer (The Hook) is a famous legendary serial killer / slasher.
The Hands Resist Him Painting - an infamous urban legend / cursed painting
Crying Boy Painting - a famous, supposedly cursed painting / urban legend
Teke-Teke (Japanese Urban Legends) is an urban ghost that will track down victims and cut them in half.
Reiko Kashima (Japanese Urban Legends) is a toilet-demon from Japan that takes the form of a legless woman, when she encounters the living, she will tear off their legs.
Kuchisake-Onna (Japanese Urban Legends)
Slenderman (Slenderman Mythos)
Monkey-Man Of Delhi (Indian Urban Legends)
Videos[]
Animations[]
Urban Legends Portrayed by Minecraft-2
Creepypastas Portrayed by Minecraft-2
Analysis & Discussions[]
How Bloody Mary Turns Fear Into Fun - Monstrum-2
Bloody Mary- Origins of the Urban Legend - Extra Mythology-2
Every Urban Legend in 8 Minutes-2