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Yokai Physiology

"Diet: souls; occasionally snacks on babies."
― Matthew Meyer (The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai)

The power to use the abilities of yōkai. Variation of Monster Physiology, Mythic Physiology, and Spirit Physiology. Japanese counterpart to Yaoguai & Dokkaebi.

Also Called[]

  • Ayakashi Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Bakemono Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Dokkaebi (Korean equivalent)
  • Japanese Monster/Spirit Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Obake Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Yaoguai Form/Mimicry/Physiology (Chinese equivalent)
  • Yōkai/Youkai Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities[]

The user with this ability either is or can transform into a yōkai, a class of supernatural monsters and spirits in Japanese folklore. In the Edo period, many artists, such as Toriyama Sekien, created yōkai inspired by folklore or their own ideas, and in the present several yōkai created by them are wrongly considered as being of legendary origin.

Yōkai range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, though they occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Yōkai can be animals, monsters with animal features, humanoids with monstrous traits, inanimate objects come to life, or beings with no discernible shape. In some folklore, yōkai are animals or objects that became infused with supernatural energy after existing for a very long time. Yōkai usually have supernatural powers, with shapeshifting being one of the most common abilities.

Applications[]

Variations[]

See also: Yōkai and Youkai

Tsukumogami (Possessed Object Monster)[]

Yakubyo Gami (Plague Deity/Being)[]

Undead[]

Animal[]


Plant[]


Demon[]

Hag[]

Urban Legend[]

Yosei (Fairy)[]

Other[]


Associations[]

Limitations[]

  • Depending on the type, but most can be affected by spiritual powers or objects, such as those wielded by Shinto priests and shrine maidens.

Known Users[]

See Also Youkai, Yōkai Wiki, Youkai Works and Yokai.com.

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