- "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[]
- Gain the form of yōkai.
- Possess any special abilities of yōkai.
- Spiritual Force Manipulation
- Ki Manipulation
- Yokai Force Manipulation
Variations[]
Tsukumogami (Possessed Object Monster)[]
Yakubyo Gami (Plague Deity/Being)[]
Undead[]
Animal[]
- Akaei
- Akkorokamui
- Atuikakura
- Baku
- Basan
- Gyokuto
- Hainu
- Hinezumi
- Inugami
- Kaibyō
- Kamaitachi
- Kawauso
- Kitsune
- Koromodako
- Kudan
- Kumo
- Namazu
- Namekujira
- Nobusuma
- Nomori
- Nue
- Ogama
- Okuchi no Makami
- Onikuma
- Omukade
- Raiju
- Sazae-Oni
- Shachihoko
- Shiofuki
- Shisa
- Tanuki
- Tengu
- Tesso
- Tsuchinoko
- Yamachichi
- Yatagarasu
- Yosuzume
Plant[]
Demon[]
Hag[]
Urban Legend[]
Yosei (Fairy)[]
Other[]
- Aka Shita
- Amabie
- Amefuri Kozo
- Amikiri
- Ashiarai Yashiki
- Azuki Arai
- Bekataro
- Chochin-bi
- Daidarabotchi
- Daiyokai
- Enraenra
- Furaribi
- Futakuchi-Onna
- Hakutaku
- Hanyo
- Hitotsume Kozo
- Ikuchi
- Ippon Datara
- Jumen
- Kanedama
- Kappa
- Kawahime
- Kejourou
- Mizuchi
- Mokumokuren
- Nikurashi
- Ningyo
- Nuppeppo
- Nurarihyon
- Nure-Onna
- Nurikabe
- Onyudo
- Rokurokubi
- Shikigami
- Shinchū
- Shirime
- Todaiki
- Transcendent Yokai
- Tsurara-Onna
- Umibōzu
- Yamata no Orochi
- Yuki-Onna
Associations[]
- Demon Physiology
- Dokkaebi Physiology: Korean counterpart
- Shinto Deity
- Spirit Physiology
- Yaogaui Physiology: Chinese counterpart
- Yokaigaku Mastery
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.
- Yokai (Anime-Tamae)
- Ao Oni (Ao Oni)
- Ayashimon (Ayashimon)
- Claymore (Claymore)
- Yokai (Dandadan)
- Mononoke (Doron Dororon)
- Yokai (Fairy Tail)
- Yokai (Highschool DxD)
- Some characters (Immari Ommamori)
- Many characters (Inu x Boku SS)
- Hanyo (InuYasha and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)
- Yokai (InuYasha/Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)
- Yokai (Japanese Mythology/Folklore)
- Some characters (Kanokon)
- Kemono (Kemono Jihen)
- Various Characters (Medusa And Futakuchi-Chan)
- Totoro (My Neighbour Totoro)
- Tailed Beasts (Naruto)
- Jinchuriki (Naruto)
- Most characters (Nekomusume Michikusa Nikki)
- Yokai (Nioh)
- Catarina Devon (One Piece); via the Inu Inu no Mi/Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Kyubi no Kitsune/Nine-Tailed Fox
- Onimaru (One Piece); via the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Onyudo
- Yamato (One Piece); via the Inu Inu no Mi/Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Okuchi no Makami
- Saint Jaygarcia Saturn (One Piece); via unknown Zoan Devil Fruit
- Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro (One Piece); via unknown Zoan Devil Fruit
- Saint Marcus Mars (One Piece); via unknown Zoan Devil Fruit
- Yokai (Rhythm Tengoku)
- Baron Draxum (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Big Mama (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Many characters (Rosario + Vampire)
- Various charcters (Spirited Away)
- Yokais (Stitch!)
- Yokai (Super Sentai)
- Yokai Army Corps (Ninja Sentai Kakuranger)
- Kibaoni Army Corps (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger)
- Mutsu-kabe Hill Yokai (Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill)
- Youkai (Touhou Project)
- Natsuho Nekogasaki (Urami Koi, Koi, Urami Koi)
- Yokai (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Various Yokai (Ushio to Tora)
- Mala Mala Jong (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Various Yokai (Youkai Girls/Youkai Shoujo: Monsuga)
- Yo-kai (Yo-kai Watch)
- Yokai (Yokai Monsters Trilogy)
- Yokai (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Yokai/Demons (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho); hanyo, after second resurrection