Kitsune Physiology

The power to possess the traits, attributes and/or abilities of, transform into, or be/is a kitsune. Variation of Yokai and Vulpes Physiology.

Also Called

Fox Demon/Spirit/Yōkai Mimicry/Physiology
Huli Jing/Jiǔwěihú Physiology (Chinese Mythology)
Hồ Ly Tinh/Cửu Vĩ Hồ/Cáo Chín Duôi Physiology (Vietnamese Mythology)
Kitsune Mimicry
Kumiho Mimicry/Physiology (Korean Mythology)
Kyubi/Kyubi no Kitsune Mimicry/Physiology
Nine Tailed Fox Mimicry/Physiology
Yōko/Yoko Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

Users possess the traits, attributes and/or abilities of, transform into, or be/is a kitsune (Japanese: fox), a fox-spirit, who usually gain their powers by living long and keep growing stronger as they age: the more tails a kitsune has (they may have as many as nine), the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. They are often tricksters, with motives that vary from mischief to malevolence, but some act as faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and even wives.

Stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Their powers include illusions, shapeshifting (particularly to human form), possession, and especially the ability to use foxfire.

Applications

Variations

Blessing/Curse Manipulation
Body Manipulation
Buddhism Mastery
- Buddhist Mysticism
Dream Manipulation
- Dream Imprisonment
Intelligence Infinitum as their age increases.
- Peak/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
- Intuitive Aptitude
  - Complete Mastery
Mystic Human Physiology: When in human form Kitsunes possess the abilities of a mystic human.
- Magic Mastery/Arcanescience: Possess uncanny intuition with magical phenomena and all their myriad forms, allowing them to perceive and understand magic like no other and learn and master virtually any spell and school of magic with outstanding ease.
  - Magic/Magic Manipulation: Able to create, shape, and manipulate magic, a form of arcane power to achieve supernatural effects and mystic powers through use of mystical practices, examples of practices include rituals, spells, potions and all its mystical forces.
    - Mystic Arts: Utilize the Mystic Arts, a specialized system of techniques based around magic power.
  - Magical Energy Manipulation: Able to create, shape, and manipulate all other forms of magical energy.
    - Mana Manipulation: Able to create, shape, and manipulate the energy behind magic itself.
Monetary Manipulation
Nature Magic/Manipulation
Natural Arts
- Plant Manipulation
Night/Lunar Empowerment
- Lunar Manipulation
Supernatural Shrine Maiden
Onmyouji
- Onmyōdō
- Shintoism Mastery
  - Shinto Mysticism
Spirit Physiology
Succubus Physiology - Kitsunes are not demons per se, but in some stories they behave similarly to succubi; feeding on the vital energy or the spirit of human beings, generally through sexual contact.
- Tantric/Love/Lust Manipulation
Taoist Priest
- Taoism Mastery
- Taoist Mysticism

As a Kitsune grows older, they gain more tails as well as intelligence and magical power, and may even gain:

Authority over yokai.
Divinity
Elemental Manipulation/Aura
Energy Manipulation
Immortality
Intuitive Aptitude
Nigh-Omniscience/Omniscience
Space-Time Manipulation
Submission
Supernatural Condition
- Supernatural Beauty
- Supernatural Charisma
The Magician
- Archmage Physiology: Ancient old kitsunes that lived longer than millions are extremely practitioners of magic that possesses the highest forms of magic.
- Transcendent Mage Physiology: Ancients old Kitsune that lived longer than millions are practitioners of magic who has ascended to or always had a godly state and have nearly limitless magical power and can almost effortlessly gain access to power hardly touched by any other mystic.
  - Magic Deity: Ancient old kitsunes are able to use the powers and traits of a magic deity.
    - Aether Manipulation/Arts: (Users can focus the fifth element into all forms of the "Arcane Craft")
    - Arcanescience: Know everything about magic, the occult, the supernatural and everything related to it. As such, they know everything within magic, and the deep secrets that lie within, and around it.
    - Magic Lordship/Transcendent Magic/Divine Magic/Omni-Magic: Ancients old Kitsune that lived longer than millions of years are capable of harnessing and achieving transcendental levels of mystical abilities, allowing them to essentially change reality however they see fit. Usually, they use these capabilities to grant wishes, in return to be worshipped as nature deities according to their mythology.

Types of Kitsune

Kitsune are divided into two categories based on their aligned nature: zenko (good foxes) and yako/nogitsune (wild foxes). Zenko foxes are also divided into four categories based on fur color: kinko (gold foxes), ginko (silver foxes), kuroko (black foxes), and byakko (white foxes). They are also divided into three social ranks based on their powers and abilities: tenko (heavenly foxes), kūko (sky foxes), and kiko (spirit foxes). There are also myobu (celestial/divine foxes) foxes that are given the rank of guardians over shrines.

General

Chiko Physiology (also known as nogitsune)
Transcendent Kitsune Physiology

Other Sources

In the Teen Wolf franchise, there are 13 types of kitsune (fox spirit), each with their own unique set of powers.

Canon

Sanda, or Thunder
Tengoku, or Heaven/Celestial
Umi, or Ocean
Chikyu, or Earth
Kukan, or Void, also known as Nogitsune

Non-Canon

Kasai, or Fire
Kaze, or Wind
Mori, or Forest
Yama, or Mountain
Ongaku, or Music
Kawa, or River
Jikan, or Time
Seishin, or Spirit

Associations

Limitations

May keep some trait that reveals their true form when shapeshifting; tail, shadow/reflection, and facial features being the most common.
Carelessness and/or drunkenness may reveal true form.
Kitsune have a fear or a hatred of dogs.
Dogs can detect kitsune.
Until they gain their ninth tail, kitsune are essentially physical foxes.
Kitsune can be consumed by negative emotions easily to the point that it can lead to death.
Priests, monks, and others of faith may be able to see through a kitsune's illusions, and may be able to dissolve them.

Known Users

See Also: Kitsune.

Mythology

Daji/Tamamo-no-Mae (Chinese/Japanese Mythology)
Fox Spirits (Chinese/Japanese/Korean Mythology)
Kuzunoha (Japanese Mythology)

Video Games

Suzuran (Arknights)
Yumiko ("Brawlhalla")
Ara Haan/Eun (Elsword Online)
Kitsune (Feral)
Kaden (Fire Emblem Fates)
Selkie (Fire Emblem Fates)
Ahri (League of Legends)
Kitsune (Megami Tensei series)
Kuda (Megami Tensei series)
Xiaomu (Namco × Capcom)
Vulpix/Ninetales (Pokémon)
Zorua/Zoroark (Pokémon)
Poline (Rhythm Tengoku)
Tram (Rhythm Tengoku)
Da Ji (SMITE)
Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Nine-Tailed Foxes (Summoners War)
Ran Yakumo (Touhou Project)
Tsukasa Kudamaki (Touhou Project)
Foxie (Valkyrie Crusade)
Fox Spirit (Valkyrie Crusade)
Little Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
Oinari (Valkyrie Crusade)
Pipe Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
Kitsune/Laughing Strangers (World of Darkness series)

Anime/Manga

Dakki (Buster Keel)
Kumiho Cookie (Cookie Run)
Kyubimon (Digimon)
Renamon (Digimon)
Youkomon (Digimon)
Liqueur (Dragon Ball Super)
Homura Kogetsu (Edens Zero); via Overdrive
Tamamo-no-Mae (Fate/Extra)
Kohakuren (God Catching Alchemy Meister)
Uya (God Catching Alchemy Meister)
Heewon/Gumiho (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Kunou (Highschool DxD)
Yasaka (Highschool DxD)
Hellmaru (Honkai Impact 3rd)
Higokumaru (Honkai Impact 3rd)
Dakki (Houshin Engi)
Sakura (Hyper Police)
Yoko (Inukami!)
Miketsukami Soushi (Inu x boku)
Shippou (InuYasha)
Yako (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun)
Chizuru Minamoto (Kanokon)
Princess (Kekkashi)
Kitsune (Kemono Jihen)
- Homuramaru Nowaki/Nobimaru
- Kon
- Yoko Inari
Kitsune Girls (Kitsune Spirit/The Mountain Climber and the Sealed Evil Fox)
Izuna (Maga-Tsuki)
Cubit Foxtar (Megaman Zero 3)
Ils Nineta (Monster Musume)
Koto (Nagasarete Airantou)
Kurama the Nine-Tails (Naruto)
Kitsune (Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki)
- Kokkuri-san
- Tamae
Demon Lord Nine-Tails (Okami)
Moji Shimeta (Okitsune-sama de Chu)
Catarina Devon (One Piece)
Yun (Only Sense Online); temporarily
Kuyou (Rosario + Vampire)
Senri (Super Dreadnought Girl 4946)
Yoko (Tactics)
Kitsunes (The Helpful Fox Senko-san)
- Senko-san
- Shiro
- Yozora
Kuugen (Wagaya no Oinari)
Kudagitsune (XXXHolic)
Frostail (Yo-kai Watch)
Kon-tan/Krystal Fox (Yo-kai Watch)
Kyubi (Yo-kai Watch)
Tamamo (Yo-Kai Watch Forever Friends)
Ryuusuke Kyuubi/Ninetail (Yo-Kai Watch Gakuen Y)
Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Animated Films

Kitsune (Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation)
Xin Ning (White Snake)

Cartoons

Alya Césaire/Rena Rouge (Miraculous Ladybug)
Yossi (Telemonster)
Dolores (Stitch!)

Live Action TV

Kitsune (Lost Girl)
- Amanda
- Inari
- Kasey
- Lola
Kitsune (Grimm)
Kitsune (Supernatural)
Fox Spirits (Soul Snatcher)
- Bai Shishan
Kitsune (Teen Wolf)
- Kira Yukimura
- The Nogitsune
- Noshiko Yukimura
Gumiho (My Roommate Is a Gumiho)
- Shin Woo-yeo
- Yang Hye-sun

Web Original

SCP-953 - Polymorphic Humanoid (SCP Foundation)

Music

Mystery (Mystery Skulls)

Web Comics

Nila and Moki (Lost Nightmare)

Comics

Vixann Blackphox (Extinctioners)
Kitsune (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/IDW)

Literature

Kitsune (Thea Stilton: The Secret of the Snow)
Min Kim ("Thousand Worlds duology")
Misao (The Vampire Diaries)
Shinichi (The Vampire Diaries)

TCG

Majespecter Crow - Yata (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Nine-Tailed Fox (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Known Objects

Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kyubi no Kitsune/Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox (One Piece)

Gallery

Videos

SCP-953 Polymorphic Humanoid (SCP Animation)

Analysis & Discussions

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