Asian Dragon Yokai

**Asian Dragon Yokai** are a variation of the Dragon Yokai who has a serpentine-like body.

## Physical Appearance

Asian Dragon Yokai are long and wingless serpentine-like creatures. They have four legs, sharp teeth, two horns on their heads, and has features of several (traditionally nine) different animals. The most common color is red with a yellow underbelly. But they can come in other colors like white, pink, purple, blue and more.

## Description

Asian Dragon Yokai are very different from their western counterparts. They don't have wings like the western dragons. But they can still fly around. Their bodies are more serpent unlike western dragons who are more reptilian in appearance. They're usually part of the spirit community as they are connected to the celestial authorities and have often their own fiefdoms to govern, typically a river, lake, or other body of water. Like all dragons, some Asian dragons are able shapeshift into their human forms.

## Abilities

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

* Atmospheric Adaptation
* Chi Generation/Chi Manipulation
* Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
* Dermal Armor/Scale Manifestation
* Elemental Breath
	+ Breath Powers/Elemental Generation/Elemental Manipulation
* Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
	+ Enhanced Durability or Supernatural Durability
	+ Enhanced Endurance or Supernatural Endurance
	+ Enhanced Intelligence or Supernatural Intelligence
	+ Enhanced Regeneration or Supernatural Regeneration
	+ Enhanced Strength or Supernatural Strength
	+ Enhanced Senses or Supernatural Senses
		- Enhanced Vision or Supernatural Vision
* Enhanced Wisdom/Supernatural Wisdom
* Fear Masking/Fearlessness
* Flight
* Magic Resistance/Magic Immunity
* Natural Weaponry
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Enhanced Bite
	+ Prehensile Tail
* Omnilingualism
* Shapeshifting
	+ Camouflage
	+ Elasticity
	+ Human Disguise
	+ Malleable Anatomy
	+ Size Manipulation
* Thermal Resistance

### Variations

* Regenerative Healing Factor
* Spirit Physiology
* Water Manipulation
* Weather Manipulation

### Types of Asian Dragons

* **Chinese Dragon Physiology**
* **Japanese dragon/Ryū Physiology**
* **Korean dragon Physiology**
* **Vietnamese dragon/Rồng/Long Physiology**

## Pop Culture

Asian dragons have appeared in cartoons, anime and movies. Luong Lao Shi from American Dragon: Jake Long has a dragon form that takes on the appearance of an Asian dragon. Zin and Zang are both Asian dragons. Zin symbolizes evil and Zang symbolizes goodness. Other characters include Shenron (Dragon Ball series), Kozuki Momonosuke (One Piece), Shao-Lao, the Undying (Marvel Comics), Shendu and Drago (Jackie Chan Adventures), An Yu (PJ Masks) and Dojo (Xiaolin Showdown).

## Variations

### Dragon Yokai

Asian dragons are a type of dragon who comes from Asian culture. The dragon is also part of the Chinese Zodiac in which it is the fifth animal of the cycle.

## Life in the Hidden World

Asian Dragon Yokai lives in the subterranean sea of the Hidden World. They can use the power of the elements like fire and water. Their long bodies are capable of squeezing through tight spaces. These yokai have an extended range of supernatural powers, changing size or form (most are able to take human shape), fly among the clouds or hide in water, form clouds, turn into water, change color as an ability to blend in with their surroundings as an effective form of camouflage or glow in the dark. Many humans and yokai had said that seeing an Asian dragon is a sign of good luck coming their way.

## Symbolism

Asian dragons symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, hurricanes, and floods, and are also symbols of power, strength, and good luck.