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http://yokai.com/

it works like stands from jojo/summons from SMT without the device.

direct random link:

yokai.com/?redirect_to=random
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Tsurubebi

Tsurubebi


TRANSLATION: well bucket fire
ALTERNATE NAMES: tsurube otoshi, tsurube oroshi
HABITAT: coniferous trees deep in the forests of Shikoku and Kyushu
DIET: none

APPEARANCE: Tsurubebi are small tree spirits which appear at night, deep in coniferous forests. They take the form of blueish-white orbs of fire which bob up and down in the branches, occasionally dropping to the forest floor and floating back up into the trees. Their name comes from the way they bob about in the trees, which is supposed to resemble a well bucket swinging back and forth. Sometimes the vague shape of a human or bestial face can be seen in the flames.

BEHAVIOR: Tsurubebi do very little other than bob up and down or drop from branches. Their flames produce no heat and do not burn the trees that they live in; nor do these yokai pose any other known threat. While tsurubebi is most often considered to be a tree spirit, it has also been suggested that it is closely related to another yokai named tsurube otoshi. These two yokai share many similarities, including their names, coniferous habitat, and dropping-down behavior. However, while tsurube otoshi is malevolent and dangerous, tsurubebi appears to be entirely benign and uninterested in humans.

well at least i can light stuff in darkness when my battery is low
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I got this:

http://yokai.com/itsumade/

DIET: the lamentation of the dead

Damn this sounds good already.
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http://yokai.com/kitsunebi/
WOW Senko San the helpful Doge
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I got a fucking slugwhale.

It doesn't do anything, it's just a giant fucking slug. What a ripoff.
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MJOLNRVII posted...

I got this:

http://yokai.com/itsumade/

DIET: the lamentation of the dead

Damn this sounds good already.

nice
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ThePrinceFish posted...

I got a fucking slugwhale.

It doesn't do anything, it's just a giant fucking slug. What a ripoff.

it's someone's fetish i bet
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http://yokai.com/fugurumayouhi/

So.

My superpower is that I'm a big ugly woman who eats unfulfilled love that manifests in unsent love letters.
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http://yokai.com/oomukade/
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jumi posted...

http://yokai.com/oomukade/

this might be the strongest so far, but can be defeated by people spitting on it lol japanese lore are wack
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Does... this count?

http://yokai.com/jigoku/

Seems more like a place than a creature.
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http://yokai.com/kiyohime/

basically a woman got so upset that some dude wouldn't marry her that she turned into a huge dragon and killed him.
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Sajo posted...

Does... this count?

http://yokai.com/jigoku/

Seems more like a place than a creature.

so your ability is to transfer people to this palce. neato
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I got something that translated to "foot wash manor" and involved a giant fucking foot crashing through my roof.
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DrizztLink posted...

I got something that translated to "foot wash manor" and involved a giant fucking foot crashing through my roof.

lmao the foot in that picture looks disgusting
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ThePrinceFish posted...

I got a fucking slugwhale.

It doesn't do anything, it's just a giant fucking slug. What a ripoff.

i literally got an old hag, who is a cannibal
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I got a dishrag dragon which is p funny tbh
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http://yokai.com/kosodenote/

Great, so basically I can haunt the kimonos of dead prostitutes.
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DrizztLink posted...

I got something that translated to "foot wash manor" and involved a giant fucking foot crashing through my roof.

SNNNNIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFF
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Nigawarai

Their hands end in sharp, poisonous claws, which are powerful enough to paralyze small animals.

BEHAVIOR: Nigawarai are created out of the negative feelings of human beingsparticularly, ill-humor and forced, feigned amusement. As their name suggests, they are related to the uncomfortable smiles that people make when trying to hide their feelings of discomfort. They cause ill-will, disgust and encourage arguments among those around them. They both feed off of and spread these negative feelings.

INTERACTIONS: When used in cooking, the poison from a nigawarais claws makes food terribly bitter. However, it also has the ability to cure stomach pain, making nigawarai a useful ykai for medicinal purposes.

Far from useless
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DrizztLink posted...

I got something that translated to "foot wash manor" and involved a giant fucking foot crashing through my roof.

*monty python theme*
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I got the guy that's apparently like the Boogeyman of demons:
http://yokai.com/shouki/
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Genbu, one of the 4 directions. Nice!

Genbu is the guardian of the north. He is associated with the Chinese element of water, the season of winter, the planet Mercury, and the color black. He represents the virtue of knowledge. He controls the cold. He is enshrined in the Genbu Shrine, north of Kyotos Imperial Palace.

Sounds sick. Also strong.
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ProfessorKukui posted...

http://yokai.com/hishaku/

It gets worse as you read. True to life.

LOL

Tough break. Sorry man
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http://yokai.com/manekineko/

So basically i have good luck and lots of money.

im okay with that
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Tsuyoi3 posted...

Genbu, one of the 4 directions. Nice!

Genbu is the guardian of the north. He is associated with the Chinese element of water, the season of winter, the planet Mercury, and the color black. He represents the virtue of knowledge. He controls the cold. He is enshrined in the Genbu Shrine, north of Kyotos Imperial Palace.

Sounds sick. Also strong.

dang, that's basically a god or at least a demi god.
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http://yokai.com/yamachichi/

So I can kill nearby sleeping people or set things up so theyd have greatly increased life spans.
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already know mine
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rolled one that is probably not sfw enough to be linked here so here's my second try http://yokai.com/nurarihyon/

HABITAT: expensive villas, living rooms, brothels; possibly marine in origin
DIET: picky; prefers expensive and luxurious food

He is known as the Supreme Commander of All Monsters, and every yokai listens to his words and pays him respect, treating him as the elder and leader in all yokai meetings.

Nurarihyon shows up on evenings when a household is extremely busy. He arrives at homes unexpectedly in his splendid palanquin and slips into the house, unnoticed by anyone. He helps himself to the family's tea, tobacco, and other luxuries, acting in all respects as if he were the master of the house. His power is so great that even the real owners of the house, when they finally notice his presence, can do nothing to stop him.

living the high life I see
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Oni hitokuchi


TRANSLATION: one bite from an oni
ALTERNATE NAMES: kamikakushi (spirited away)
APPEARANCE: When people vanish without warning or without a trace, their disappearance is often blamed on evil spirits. There are a number of different words describing this phenomenon. When a person is said to have been kidnapped and taken to the other world by spirits, they are said to be a victim of kamikakushi, or spiriting away. These victims often come back to the world many years later, profoundly changed by the traumatic experience. Sometimes, however, a person never returns after going missing. In these cases, the victim is often said to have been takenor rather eatenby an oni. Oni hitokichi describes such a situation, where the victim was gobbled up in a single bite, never to be seen again.
LEGENDS: A famous example of oni hitokuchi appears in the Heian Period story collection Ise monogatari. Poet and playboy Ariwara no Narihira lusted after a beautiful and high ranking noble lady named Fujiwara no Takaiko. Because of the her high social status, it was impossible for them to have a legitimate relationship. To Narihiras dismay, their affair could only be conducted in secret. Unhappy with the situation, one night Narihira snuck into Takaikos room and kidnapped her. He fled into the wilds with the girl, when a terrible storm struck. They discovered a cave and sheltered there. Takaiko stayed in the far back end of the cave, and Narihira stood watch by the entrance with his bow and arrow ready. In the morning, when the storm had cleared, Narihira went to retrieve Takaiko from the cave, but she was not there. An oni who lived in it had gobbled her up, and there was not even a single piece of her left. Her screams had been drowned out by the sounds of the storm during the night.

kirbymuncher posted...

rolled one that is probably not sfw enough to be linked here so here's my second try http://yokai.com/nurarihyon/

HABITAT: expensive villas, living rooms, brothels; possibly marine in origin
DIET: picky; prefers expensive and luxurious food

He is known as the Supreme Commander of All Monsters, and every yokai listens to his words and pays him respect, treating him as the elder and leader in all yokai meetings.

Nurarihyon shows up on evenings when a household is extremely busy. He arrives at homes unexpectedly in his splendid palanquin and slips into the house, unnoticed by anyone. He helps himself to the family's tea, tobacco, and other luxuries, acting in all respects as if he were the master of the house. His power is so great that even the real owners of the house, when they finally notice his presence, can do nothing to stop him.

living the high life I see

That sounds hilarious!
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Yamata no Orochi




TRANSLATION: eight-branched serpent
DIET: omnivorous

APPEARANCE: Yamata no Orochi is a gigantic serpent with eight heads and eight tails. It has bright red eyes and a red belly. The beast is so large that its body covers the distance of eight valleys and eight hills. Fir and cypress trees grow on its back, and its body is covered in moss.

ORIGIN: Yamata no Orochi appears in the earliest written Japanese documents, the Kojiki and the Nihongi. Without a doubt, the legend goes back even farther into pre-history.

LEGENDS: Ages ago, the storm god, Susanoo, was thrown out of heaven and descended to earth at Mount Torikama near the Hi River in Izumo Province. There, he came upon an elderly couple of gods named Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi, who were weeping. When Susanoo asked why they were crying, they explained that they once had eight daughters, but every year the eight-headed-eight-tailed serpent Yamata no Orochi demanded one as a sacrifice. They were now down to their eighth and final daughter, Kushinada hime. Soon it would be time for Yamata no Orochi to demand a sacrifice.

Susanoo explained that he was the elder brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and offered to slay the beast in return for Kushinada himes hand in marriage. The elderly couple agreed, and Susanoo set in motion his plan to defeat the serpent.

First, Susanoo transformed Kushinada hime into a comb, which he placed in his hair. Then, he had Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi build a large fence with eight gates. On each gate they raised a platform and on each platform they placed a vat. They poured extremely strong sake into each vat. When this was finished, everyone waited for the serpent to arrive.

When Yamata no Orochi appeared, the great serpent slithered into the fence and noticed the powerful sake. It dipped its eight heads into the vats and drank the alcohol. Soon, the monster fell into a deep, drunken sleep. Susanoo used this chance to make his attack. He sliced the enormous beast into tiny pieces with his sword. The carnage was so great that the Hi River flowed with blood. When Susanoo had cut the creature down to its fourth tail, his sword shattered into pieces. Examining the part of Yamata no Orochis tail which broke his sword, Susanoo discovered another sword within the creatures flesh: the legendary katana Kusanagi no Tsurugi.

Susanoo eventually offered Kusanagi as a gift to his sister, Amaterasu, and was allowed to return to heaven. The sword was passed down through the generations in the imperial line of Japan. It is one of the three pieces of imperial regalia, along with the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama. Today, the sword which came from Yamata no Orochis tail is said to be safeguarded in the Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya.

http://yokai.com/yamatanoorochi/
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Pretty pathetic.

Buruburu

TRANSLATION: onomatopoeic; the sound of shivering
ALTERNATE NAMES: zozogami
HABITAT: human-inhabited areas
DIET: cowardice

APPEARANCE: Buruburu are sometimes referred to as the spirit of cowardice. They follow people and cause them to shudder in fear.

INTERACTIONS: Buruburu are born when humans perform acts of cowardice, such as running away from battle. They possess people by clinging to their shirt collars and touching the backs of their necks. This causes their hair to stand on end and sends shivers down their bodies.

ORIGIN: The words buruburu and zo are Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of shivering and the chill of fear. This spirits name comes from the sound of the shivers that it causes to run down peoples spines.
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Master_Bass posted...

Yamata no Orochi




TRANSLATION: eight-branched serpent
DIET: omnivorous

APPEARANCE: Yamata no Orochi is a gigantic serpent with eight heads and eight tails. It has bright red eyes and a red belly. The beast is so large that its body covers the distance of eight valleys and eight hills. Fir and cypress trees grow on its back, and its body is covered in moss.

ORIGIN: Yamata no Orochi appears in the earliest written Japanese documents, the Kojiki and the Nihongi. Without a doubt, the legend goes back even farther into pre-history.

LEGENDS: Ages ago, the storm god, Susanoo, was thrown out of heaven and descended to earth at Mount Torikama near the Hi River in Izumo Province. There, he came upon an elderly couple of gods named Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi, who were weeping. When Susanoo asked why they were crying, they explained that they once had eight daughters, but every year the eight-headed-eight-tailed serpent Yamata no Orochi demanded one as a sacrifice. They were now down to their eighth and final daughter, Kushinada hime. Soon it would be time for Yamata no Orochi to demand a sacrifice.

Susanoo explained that he was the elder brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and offered to slay the beast in return for Kushinada himes hand in marriage. The elderly couple agreed, and Susanoo set in motion his plan to defeat the serpent.

First, Susanoo transformed Kushinada hime into a comb, which he placed in his hair. Then, he had Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi build a large fence with eight gates. On each gate they raised a platform and on each platform they placed a vat. They poured extremely strong sake into each vat. When this was finished, everyone waited for the serpent to arrive.

When Yamata no Orochi appeared, the great serpent slithered into the fence and noticed the powerful sake. It dipped its eight heads into the vats and drank the alcohol. Soon, the monster fell into a deep, drunken sleep. Susanoo used this chance to make his attack. He sliced the enormous beast into tiny pieces with his sword. The carnage was so great that the Hi River flowed with blood. When Susanoo had cut the creature down to its fourth tail, his sword shattered into pieces. Examining the part of Yamata no Orochis tail which broke his sword, Susanoo discovered another sword within the creatures flesh: the legendary katana Kusanagi no Tsurugi.

Susanoo eventually offered Kusanagi as a gift to his sister, Amaterasu, and was allowed to return to heaven. The sword was passed down through the generations in the imperial line of Japan. It is one of the three pieces of imperial regalia, along with the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama. Today, the sword which came from Yamata no Orochis tail is said to be safeguarded in the Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya.

http://yokai.com/yamatanoorochi/

that's probably the most famous and the coolest one
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Lunaaaa posted...

that's probably the most famous and the coolest one

Awesome! I lucked out then.
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creativerealms posted...

Pretty pathetic.

Buruburu

TRANSLATION: onomatopoeic; the sound of shivering
ALTERNATE NAMES: zozogami
HABITAT: human-inhabited areas
DIET: cowardice

APPEARANCE: Buruburu are sometimes referred to as the spirit of cowardice. They follow people and cause them to shudder in fear.

INTERACTIONS: Buruburu are born when humans perform acts of cowardice, such as running away from battle. They possess people by clinging to their shirt collars and touching the backs of their necks. This causes their hair to stand on end and sends shivers down their bodies.

ORIGIN: The words buruburu and zo are Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of shivering and the chill of fear. This spirits name comes from the sound of the shivers that it causes to run down peoples spines.

If you get in a fight you could possibly fool people into being afraid of you. So at least it's not useless!
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http://yokai.com/garappa/
TRANSLATION: a regional corruption of kappa
ALTERNATE NAMES: gawappa
HABITAT: rivers, lakes, ponds, streams; found only on Kyushu
DIET: omnivorous; same as the kappa

APPEARANCE: Garappa are river spirits found on the islands of Kyushu in southern Japan. They are close relatives of kappa and resemble them in many ways, thus the two are often confused with each other. There are a number of important differences. Physically, garappa are almost identical to kappa, the most notable difference being that a garappas limbs are much longer than those of a kappa. When garappa sit down their knees rise high above their heads, while kappas knees do not. Because of these longer limbs, garappa are taller than kappa when standing upright. Garappa also have slightly longer and more streamlined faces.

BEHAVIOR: Garappa are much more shy and elusive than kappa, and tend to avoid populated areas. Instead, they wander back and forth between the rivers and mountains. They tend to live in smaller groups, or by themselves. Because of their shyness, garappa are more often heard than seen. They have two distinctive calls: hyo hyo, and, foon-foon-foon.

INTERACTIONS: While garappa encounters are much rarer than kappa, they share with kappa a similar relationship with humankind. They are extremely fond of pranks and mischief, and love to surprise people on mountain paths, or trick travelers into losing their way. Garappa are physically stronger than a human, and easily capable of overpowering grown men larger than them. They are extremely fond of sumo wrestling, at which they are highly skilled. Garappa are also very sexually aggressive and frequently assault and rape women.

Despite their reputation as tricksters, garappa are absolutely dedicated to keeping their word. When captured or bested in contest by humans, they are usually forced by their victors to promise to stop drowning people, playing pranks, making noises in the woods, or similar concessions. Over the centuries, Shinto sects which revere garappa have worked to earn promises from them to cease doing evil; as a result garappa attacks have become less and less common over time. Garappa also occasionally serve humans by catching fish or planting rice fields, and they are credited with teaching the ancient people of Kyushu the art of making poultices.

So Im a shy kappa or something. Kind of fitting.
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http://yokai.com/myoubu/

I got a holy fox that's supposed to bring happiness & good luck to all around me. Wish that would work in real life.

http://yokai.com/shougorou/

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Highwind07 posted...

http://yokai.com/furuougi/

TRANSLATION: old folding fan

APPEARANCE: Furugi is a squat, hairy ykai with an old, worn out folding fan sprouting from its back.

ORIGIN: Furugi appears in some of the earliest Hyakki yagy emaki, pictures scrolls of the night parade of one hundred demons, along with a number of other tsukumogami. Early yokai scrolls did not give names or descriptions, so nothing about furugi is known other than its appearance. Even its name was added much later.

Oh so I am an ugly mofo with no special powers.

You are literally Man Fan though.
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pegusus123456 posted...

Highwind07 posted...

http://yokai.com/furuougi/

TRANSLATION: old folding fan

APPEARANCE: Furugi is a squat, hairy ykai with an old, worn out folding fan sprouting from its back.

ORIGIN: Furugi appears in some of the earliest Hyakki yagy emaki, pictures scrolls of the night parade of one hundred demons, along with a number of other tsukumogami. Early yokai scrolls did not give names or descriptions, so nothing about furugi is known other than its appearance. Even its name was added much later.

Oh so I am an ugly mofo with no special powers.

You are literally Man Fan though.

Man Fan died though, so that user probably doesnt want to be him.
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uwnim posted...

pegusus123456 posted...

Highwind07 posted...

http://yokai.com/furuougi/

TRANSLATION: old folding fan

APPEARANCE: Furugi is a squat, hairy ykai with an old, worn out folding fan sprouting from its back.

ORIGIN: Furugi appears in some of the earliest Hyakki yagy emaki, pictures scrolls of the night parade of one hundred demons, along with a number of other tsukumogami. Early yokai scrolls did not give names or descriptions, so nothing about furugi is known other than its appearance. Even its name was added much later.

Oh so I am an ugly mofo with no special powers.

You are literally Man Fan though.

Man Fan died though, so that user probably doesnt want to be him.

Did he die?

Or did he ascend to this bestial form?
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Taibyo no kesshaku

This ykai infects hosts after they have suffered from a terrible sickness. Its body is shaped like a flexible bulb. It has flippers and a broad tail which help it swim about the stomach. Its head it shaped like a hammer, and it uses it to smash through the stomach wall and enter the heart, where it feeds off of its hosts blood

So I guess I can make people violently ill with a parasitic demon.

Geez.
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http://yokai.com/oozatou/

I'm a... blind debt collector who hangs around brothels and plays an instrument?

Doesn't sound like a very threatening yokai. Or interesting one at that. Definitely got the short end of the stick here.
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Oboroguruma

TRANSLATION: hazy cart
HABITAT: city streets, late at night
DIET: the lingering anger of ancient nobles

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http://yokai.com/nuppeppou/

My power is that I smell bad. =(
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