Daruma

Daruma (だるま Daruma) is a doll Yōkai and frequent antagonist of Kitarō. He first appears in the story of the same name.
==Appearance==
==Personality==
==History==
===1968 Anime===
===1985 Anime===
===1996 Anime===
===2007 Anime===
In episode #93 of the 2007 anime adaptation, Daruma appears The Obake Building's Yōkai Gentleman!.
==Powers and Abilities==
Daruma Creation: Daruma can create an army of smaller daruma, which are known as his "guts" and they obey his command. Within the 1968 anime, they represented his organs where Kitarō managed to defeat him by finding the one that is his heart. In the 2007 anime, Daruma is defeated when the one with sunglasses starts laughing hysterically.
Daruma Transmutation: He can transform others into inanimate daruma dolls by swallowing them through a hole from his stomach. In the case of Neko-Musume, she was turned into a Maneki-Neko doll.
Multiple Forms: In the 1996 anime, Daruma has the ability to change into three different forms; normal, Hi-Daruma, and Yuki-Daruma.
*Hi-Daruma: In this form, Daruma's body is engulfed in red flames.
**Fire Manipulation: He is able to control these flames and is capable of sending them around his opponent.
*Yuki-Daruma: Daruma's body is converted into a snowman with a face that changes to match his mood
**Snow Manipulation: Daruma is able to generate snow and can send a small snowstorm toward his target.
== Legend ==
Daruma is a living Daruma doll, traditional Japanese dolls that represent the Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism
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