The power to use the abilities of an onryo. Variation of Vengeance Spirit Physiology.
Also Called[]
- Onryo Mimicry
Capabilities[]
User with this ability either is or can transform into an onryō, a spirit from Japanese folklore who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek vengeance using the spiritual powers they gain after death.
While male onryō exist, the majority of them are women, usually young women, with long, stringy black hair that covers their face, clad in a white burial kimono or shroud. Their face itself is often quite ghastly to look upon. Their deaths are often caused by the suffering visited upon them by the capricious whims of their male lovers.
Applications[]
- Curse Inducement as they sometimes just haunt or give their targets bad luck.
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality/Immortality
- Dream Walking
- Fear Inducement
- Ghost Physiology
- Mental Inducement
- Prehensile Hair
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Goryo Physiology
- Hachishaku-sama Physiology
- Kuchisake-Onna Physiology
- Revenant Physiology
- Shiryo Physiology
- Tatarigami
- Vengeance Embodiment
- Vengeful Ghost Physiology
- White Lady Physiology
- Yokai Physiology
Limitations[]
- Users may be bound to where they were killed, or an object belongs to them. If the haunted places or objects are destroyed, the Onryo might be vanquished.
- Obsessed with vengeance.
- May lose strength after getting revenge.
- May be weak against Exorcism or holy powers.
Known Users[]
See Also: Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl.
Folklore/Mythology
- Onryo (Japanese Folklore)
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Onryo (Yo-kai Watch Jam)
Cartoons
- Akiko (Wishfart)
- Akiko's mom (Wishfart)
- Akiko's dad (Wishfart)
Movies
- The Saeki Family (The Grudge Series)
- Samara Morgan/Sadako Yamamura (The Ring Series)
- Sadayaka (Sadako vs Kayako)
- Chiharu Kazami (Kamen Rider The Next)
Live Television
- Lee (Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell)
- The Chen Family (American Horror Story: Roanoke)
Theater
- Oiwa (Yotsuya Kaidan)
Video Games
- Spirits (Fatal Frame series)
- Cynthia Velasquez (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
- Mima (Touhou)
- Hisako (Killer Instinct)
- Rin Yamaoka (Dead by Daylight)
Web Comics
- Erma Williams (Erma)
- Emiko Williams (Erma)
Gallery[]
An Onryō (Japanese Folklore)
Kayako Saeki (The Grudge) is the cursed soul of a dead woman who was killed by her husband.
Sadako Yamamura/Samara Morgan (The Ring)
Sadayaka (Sadako vs Kayako) is the fusion of Sadako and Kayako.
Lee (Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell)
The Chen Family (American Horror Story: Roanoke) were a family of Taiwanese immigrants that were killed by the vengeful Roanoke colonist spirits at the Roanoke house...
...cursed to haunt the grounds as murderous ghosts.
Hisako (Killer Instinct)
The Saeki and Williams families (The Grudge/Erma) are both classic examples of Onryo spirits.
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Erma Williams (Erma)
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Emiko Williams (Erma)
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Mima (Touhou Project)
Video Games[]
Erma - Animated Short Film-2
Erma Episode 1- The Awakening-2