Demon King's Minion

The Demon King's Minions are the servants of Genieya's Father.GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985): Episode 102
==Appearance==
Aside from the Ring Spirit, seven individuals were shown; a warrior, a four-armed giant, a sea serpent, a headless giant, a goat-headed demon, a giant bird, and a giant fish.
The headless giant has a muscular body, with the most notable feature being the face that rests on his torso. He has yellow eyes, prominent fangs, and a purple beard that covers his crotch.
The bird is extraordinarily large, able to carry an elephant with its feet with ease. It has a brown and white plumage, the latter being the underside, and yellow feet.
The giant fish is extraordinarily large, capable of capsizing boats. It is reddish pink in color, with large pale jagged fins, a row of sharp teeth, and a pair of lime eyes.
The warrior is entirely clad in armor that obscures most of their body, save for their face, which their eyes seem to be completely back. The gray armor has a green scarf around the neck, blue chainmail around their torso, a pink cape, and a green undershirt.
Ring Spirit 1985.png|The Ring Spirit
GFM1.png|The warrior
GFM2.png|The four-armed giant
GFM3.1.png|The multi-tailed sea serpent
GFM4.png|The headless giant
GFM5.png|The goat demon
GFM6.png|The giant bird
GFM7.png|The giant fish
==Personality==
As a whole, except for the Ring Spirit, the minions of Genieya's Father are violent and are fond of manipulating and triggering human wars. When their king became ill, they grew restless, wanting to go wild and cause havoc once again, which Genieya described this as their "playful pranks". They look down on Genieya, saying that she is too young to join them.
==History==
===1985 Anime===
==Powers and Abilities==
Flight: The giant bird is able to fly with the use of its wings.
===Warrior===
Hammer Specialist: The horse riding warrior is skilled at using a war hammer, being able to strike his targets with the blunt end while riding his horse.
Horse Riding: The warrior is a capable horse rider, being able to command his mount while out in battle.
==Equipment==
===Warrior===
War Hammer: The horse riding warrior wields a war hammer that he uses battle. Its head is double-sided with one side being a hammer and the other being a warpick, both parts are silver in color while the handle is pale brown. In the place of a pommel on the other end is a small blade.
Horse: The warrior owns a horse as a mount, where it has a white coat and wears a brown saddle.
===Headless Giant===
Sword: The headless giant is shown wielding a circular gold shield that has a floral pattern.
Shield: A double-edged sword that has a gold cross-guard, grip, and pommel.
===Four-armed Giant===
Scythe: The four-armed giant wields a scythe matching his size. It is simple in design, having a long straight snatch tipped with a wide silver blade.
==Legend==
A few of the minions bears resemblance to several mythological creatures.
The giant bird may have drawn inspiration from the Middle Eastern legend of the Roc, a legendary bird of prey so large that it is often depicted to carry an elephant in its talons and eat them. One notable appearance is from a tale in One Thousand and One Nights, where a roc appears on a tropical island during Sinbad's second voyage. It has also been thought to have grown from the spread of myths from the east about the Garuda and has been conflated with the Simurgh. 
The headless giant may have drawn inspiration from the legends of headless men from various countries. In particular, his pose and weapons seem to draw from Xingtian, a headless deity from China whose face is on his torso.
The design of the giant fish may have been based on Mizuki's illustration of Merman and Harp as the general postures of both fish somewhat resemble each other. Said illustration is also likely based on an illustration by Gustave Doré from the Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando) by Ludovico Ariosto.
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