Kuchisake-Onna Physiology

Kuchisake-Onna Physiology
Taeko Matsuzaki (Carved)
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of Kuchisake-Onna

The power to use the abilities of a Kuchisake-Onna. Variation of Ghost Physiology.

Also Called

• Slit-Mouthed Woman Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can transform into a Kuchisake-Onna a malevolent spirit in Japanese myth and urban legends. They are often seen as women wearing surgical masks (a common sight in Japan) The woman will stop people and ask, "Am I pretty?" If the child answers no, the person is killed with a pair of scissors which the woman carries. If the child answers yes, the woman pulls away the mask, revealing that her mouth is slit from ear to ear, and asks "How about now?" If the child answers no, he/she will be cut in half. If the child answers yes, then she will slit his/her mouth like hers. It is impossible to run away from her, as she will simply reappear in front of the victim.

Applications

• Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
• Ectoplasm Manipulation
  • Ectoplasm Generation
  • Ectokinetic Constructs
• Invisibility
• Fear Inducement
• Flight
• Freezing
• Intangibility
• Telekinesis
• Phantasm Manipulation
• Scissors Combat
• Scissors Proficiency
• Vengeance Embodiment

Variations

• Onryo Physiology
• Bogeyman Physiology

Limitations

• When the conditions are met, the user is forced to move on.
• Because the user is bound by a certain set of rules, the user may be unable to do anything else and may be vurnerable because of it.
• Users may be bound to where they were killed.
• Obsessed with vengeance.
• May become more vengeful/violent the longer the user stays in the mortal realm.
• User can be confused by ambiguous answers, such as "You are average" or "So-so".
• User can be distracted by she can be distracted by fruit or candies.

Known Examples

Folklore/Mythology

• Kuchisake-Onna (Urban Legends)

Films

• Taeko Matsuzaki (Carved)

Western Television

• Misaki Ross (Constantine)