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Oni
Oni (鬼) are fabulous creatures from Japanese folklore, similar to Western demons or ogres. They are almost always depicted as beings with incredible strength and power; physically, two long horns are said to grow from their heads. The earliest folktales of oni generally described them as benevolent creatures able to ward off evil and punish the wicked. However, over time, oni began to be seen as cruel, malevolent creatures, content only to destroy.
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Oni in Touhou
In the Touhou Project, oni are generally jolly and love to drink, feast, and compete with humans in any kind of contest, from simple physical fighting to drinking games. Long ago, when an oni found a human that they liked, they tempted that human into challenging them in any way the human desired. Should the human lose, they were abducted. Because normal humans were nowhere near an oni's level of ability, humans resorted to sneaky underhanded tactics in order to beat the oni. Tired of being tricked and killed all the time, the oni swore off humans forever and left for a place beyond human reach, or so the legend says. It was later on revealed in Subterranean Animism that many of the oni have taken residence underground in Former Hell.
According to Patchouli Knowledge and Yuugi Hoshiguma, the oni can be weakened by fried beans.
Komachi Onozuka mentions that the oni of current Hell are under control and the ones of Former Hell have too much close relationships with the ghosts of sinners making them not wanting to leave.
In The Grimoire of Marisa and Double Spoiler it is shown that the spellcards of oni are unique or in some cases not even danmaku at all. Oni's like Suika Ibuki appear to be poorly skilled at using danmaku and uses brute force to win.
Characters under this Bestiary
Books and articles
See Also
- Wikipedia entry for Oni
