Cupid Yokai

**Cupid Yokai** are a variation of the Erolegic Yokai who are associated with love and romance.

## Physical Appearance

Cupid Yokai are humanoid beings. They look human except for having a pair of angelic wings on their backs. They often wear clothing that are pink and white. They also carry around a bow with heart-shaped arrows on the back.

## Description

Cupids are known for their power of love. Using their bow and arrows, they can make two people fall in love with each other by shooting said people on the back. They live in the clouds where they can monitor over the love of the Humans. Every year on Valentine's Day, the Cupid Yokai comes down from the clouds to spread love to the people before night falls. Once that happens they all return to the clouds to put their love energy that they absorbed from the Humans to a heart-shaped machine that powers their home.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Cupid Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Desire Manipulation
	+ Desire Augmentation
	+ Desire Inducement
* Lesser Divinity
* Empathy
* Enhanced Archery
	+ Spell Artillery
* Enhanced Condition
	+ Enhanced Beauty
* Indomitable Love and Libido (varies)
* Love Bow Construction
	+ Love Arrows
* Love Empowerment
* Love Manipulation
	+ Love Detection
	+ Love Energy Manipulation
	+ Love Inducement
	+ Love Magic
* Semi-Immortality/Immortality
* Wing Manifestation

### Associations

* Divine-Angelic Physiology
* Encantado Physiology
* Hatred Bow Construction
* Indomitable Love
* Love Deity Physiology
* Meta Love Inducement
* Sex Deity Physiology
* St. Valentine's Day Entity Physiology

## Pop Culture

Cupids are one of the symbols for Valentine's Day. Often being the entity for Valentine's Day as well. Since they represent love and romance, they have the power to make people fall in love thanks to their heart-shaped arrows. In contemporary popular culture, Cupid is shown shooting his bow to inspire romantic love, while in mythology his arrows could invoke either intense, passionate love/desire or equal hate. Though cupids in media are often portrayed as being female, there are shows that depicts the cupid as being male such as the Fairly OddParents, American Dragon: Jake Long and Miraculous Ladybug when Lê Chiến Kim was akumatized into Dark Cupid.

## Variations

### Angel Yokai

In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known in Latin as Amor ("Love"). His Greek counterpart is Eros. Although Eros is generally portrayed as a slender winged youth in Classical Greek art, during the Hellenistic period, he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy.

## Life in the Hidden World

Cupid Yokai works as matchmakers and love experts. They're able to see which two Yokai are the perfect match for each other. They give out love advice to those who ask for it. Cupid Yokai become stronger through love. The more love there is the more powerful they get. However, they can be weakened against powers based in hatred. Unless the cupid in question is being empowered by a strong force of love to nullify and overpower that hatred. The Yokai of Valentine's Day is a typical baby-like being wearing a diaper who wields the bow and heart-shaped arrows. Cupid Yokai sees him as the boss and they would give him great respect.

## Symbolism

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. And he is known as the god of affection. Legend has it that Cupid shoots magical gold-tipped arrows at gods and humans alike. By piercing their heart with an arrow, he causes individuals to fall deeply in love.