Kitsune Physiology

The power to have the traits and abilities of 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, characteristics and/or abilities of 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 achieve this either through full or partial transformation into kitsune, choosing to mimic certain aspects of kitsune, or simply already being a kitsune in the first place. They are often tricksters, with motives that vary from mischief to malevolence, but some act as faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and even wives or husbands.

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

Applications[]

Age Empowerment
Claw Retraction
Dark/Light Side Aspect Manifestation
Dream Manipulation
Elemental Manipulation
- Space-Time Manipulation
- Solar Manipulation
Enhanced Beauty
Fox Magic
Magic Manipulation
Glowing Eyes
Immortality
Life-Force Manipulation
Possession
Shapeshifting
- Gender Transformation (only male kitsunes can Gender Shift, since kitsune are predominantly female)
- Human Disguise
- Personal Size Manipulation
Sleep Paralysis Inducement
Trickster
- Lightning Bruiser
Vulpes Physiology
Aguara Physiology
Vulpes Manipulation

Variations[]

Body Manipulation
Buddhism Mastery
- Buddhist Mysticism
Curse/Blessing
Dream Manipulation
- Dream Imprisonment
Intelligence Infinitum as their age increases.
- Peak/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
- Intuitive Intelligence
  - Omni-Mastery
Lunar Manipulation
- Night/Lunar Empowerment
Magical Human Physiology: When in human form, kitsunes possess the abilities of a human mage.
- 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.
  - 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.
      - 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.
        Magic Arts: A specialized system of techniques based around magic power.
Natural Arts
- Monetary Manipulation (most resources are procured from the natural worlds bounty)
- Nature Magic/Manipulation
  - Plant Manipulation
Onmyouji
- Supernatural Shrine Maiden
  - Shintoism Mastery
    - Onmyōdō
      - Shinto Mysticism
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.
- Love/Lust/Tantric Manipulation
- Spirit Physiology
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
- Immortality
Elemental Aura/Absorption/Manipulation
- Energy Manipulation
Intuitive Perception
Magician
- Archmage: Ancient old kitsunes that lived longer than millions are extremely practitioners of magic that possesses the highest forms of magic.
- Transcendent Mage: Ancients old kitsunes 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.
    - 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.
      - Aether Manipulation/Arts: (Users can focus the fifth element into all forms of the "Arcane Craft")
        Magic Lordship/Transcendent Magic/Divine Magic/Omni-Magic: Ancients old kitsunes 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.
Nigh-Omniscience/Omniscience
Space-Time Manipulation
Supernatural Condition
- Supernatural Beauty
  - Supernatural Charisma
    - Submission

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 (also known as nogitsune)
Transcendent Kitsune
- Kiko
- Kuko
- Myobu
- Tenko

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 (kitsune in human form are often cited to have sharp, "foxlike" features) being the most common.
Carelessness and/or drunkenness may reveal true form.
Kitsune have a innate 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

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

Video Games

Lisa/Suzuran (Arknights)
Yumiko (Brawlhalla)
Kumiho Cookie (Cookie Run series)
Kitzuna (Dicefolk)
Su Jue (Dislyte)
Kitsen & Vixalor (Doodle World)
Firetail (Dragon Village Collection)
Ara Haan/Eun (Elsword Online)
Kitsune (Feral)
Kaden (Fire Emblem Fates)
Selkie (Fire Emblem Fates)
Ahri (League of Legends)
Cubit Foxtar (Mega Man Zero 3)
Kitsune (Megami Tensei series)
Kuda (Megami Tensei series)
Xiaomu (Namco × Capcom)
Vulpix/Ninetales (Pokémon)
Zorua/Zoroark (Pokémon)
Poline (Rhythm Tengoku)
Tram (Rhythm Tengoku)
Gumi (Smash Legends)
Da Ji (SMITE)
Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Nine-Tailed Foxes (Summoners War)
Ran Yakumo (Touhou Project)
Tsukasa Kudamaki (Touhou Project)
Katabami (Okitsune Gal Katabami-San)
Sekka (Shadowverse)
Foxie (Valkyrie Crusade)
Fox Spirit (Valkyrie Crusade)
Little Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
Oinari (Valkyrie Crusade)
Pipe Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
Inaho (World Flipper)
Shirano (World Flipper)
Kitsune/Laughing Strangers (World of Darkness series)

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa

Lisanna Strauss (Fairy Tail); via Take Over: Animal Soul
Fox Maiden Shizu (Anime-Tamae!)
Fox Maiden Mindy (Anime-Tamae!)
Blitz Fox (Bakugan Reboot)
Nina (Beast Tamer)
Dakki (Buster Keel)
Kumiho Cookie (Cookie Run)
Kyubimon (Digimon)
Renamon (Digimon)
Youkomon (Digimon)
Kitsune (Disaster Fox Kuzure-Chan)
- Izuna
- Kiko Kinozuka
- Kuzure
- Mitsune
- Otsune
Liqueur (Dragon Ball Super)
Homura Kogetsu (Edens Zero); via Overdrive
Tamamo-no-Mae (Fate/Extra)
Jiu Yue (Fei Ren Zai)
Fox Spirits (Fox Spirit Matchmaker)
- Tushan Susu
Laura (Goblin Hill/Why did you come to Goblin Hill?)
Kohakuren (God Catching Alchemy Meister)
Uya (God Catching Alchemy Meister)
Heewon (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Yorang/Yorin (Hey Yo Yorang)
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)
Ils Nineta (Monster Musume)
Koto (Nagasarete Airantou)
Kurama (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
Snowflake (Tiger Coming In)
Kon/Hishamaru (Tokyo Ravens)
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)
Izuna (Yo-Kai Watch Gakuen Y)
Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)