Dullahan Yokai

**Dullahan Yokai** are a variation of the Grim Reaper Yokai who has a missing head.

## Physical Appearance

Dullahan are human in appearance. But they don't have a head. Instead, it produces either a black smoke or flames coming out of where the head should be. They're seen carrying their heads in their hands. Some Dullahan aren't able to produce either black smoke or flames from the hole. These Yokai are often seen riding a horse.

## Description

The Dullahan is a headless humanoid faerie, usually seen riding a black horse and carrying their head. Originating from Irish folklore, they act as supernatural harbingers of death. The dullahan's whip is actually a human corpse's spine, and the wagons they sometimes use are made of similarly funereal objects (e.g. candles in skulls to light the way, the spokes of the wheels made from thigh bones, the wagon's covering made from a worm-chewn pall). When the dullahan stops riding, it is where a person is due to die: the dullahan calls out their name, at which point they immediately perish. There is no way to bar the road against a dullahan — all locks and gates open on their own when it approaches. Also, they do not appreciate being watched while on their errands, throwing a basin of blood on those who dare to do so (often a mark that they are among the next to die), or even lashing out the watchers' eyes with their whips.

## Abilities

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

* Access and Occlusion
* Death Inducement
	+ Death Song by naming the victim.
* Death Sense
* Enhanced Vision
	+ Telescopic Vision
* Fear Inducement
* Head Liberation
	+ Headlessness
* Whip Manipulation

## Pop Culture

The Dullahan is usually depicted as being male. However, there has been times when the Dullahan is depicted as being female. Characters like Celty Sturluson from Durarara!! and Lala from Monster Musume are both female Dullahans. These beings are often seen as being one of the enemies in video games.

## Variations

### Grim Reaper Yokai

The Dullahan sometimes carries a scythe. As supernatural harbingers of death, they would send people's souls to the afterlife after saying their name. Basically known as "The Grim Reaper of Ireland."

### Fairy Yokai

The Dullahan are a headless humanoid faerie. It's one of the most spectacular creatures in the Irish **fairy** realm and one which is particularly active in the more remote parts of counties Sligo and Down.

## Life in the Hidden City

The Dullahan are usually found in the Ireland Region of the Hidden City. Working as coaches to take Yokai from one place to another. They can pass themselves off as normal humans as long as they have their heads when they're in the Surface World. Appearing during the night, they would take humans to their destination. But they won't say their names unless they really did something bad to them. Despite that, Dullahan Yokai can be kind if needed.

## Symbolism

The **Dullahan**, also known as Gan Ceann – **meaning** “without a head” in Irish, is a fairy categorised as an evil, “unseelie” spirit in Irish folklore. A headless rider, usually depicted upon a black horse carrying his own grinning head underarm, the **Dullahan** is commonly associated with the coming of death.