Jackalope Yokai

**Jackalope Yokai** are a variation of Cryptid Yokai who are known for having antlers on their heads.

## Physical Appearance

Wild Jackalope Yokai have the appearance of a normal Jackrabbit Yokai. But they may have antelope/pronghorn horns or deer antlers and sometimes a pheasant’s tail in some cases. Civilized Jackalope Yokai are the anthropomorphic versions of their wild counterparts. Usually covered in fur or have parts of their bodies being covered in fur, they may have antelope/pronghorn horns or deer antlers and sometimes a pheasant’s tail to replace their rabbit tails.

## Description

Jackalope Yokai are related to Rabbit Yokai and Hare Yokai. Hailing from North America folklore, they're said to be aggressive and so dangerous that hunters and lumberjacks are advised to wear armor to keep from being gored by their antlers. Like Rabbit and Hare Yokai, Jackalope Yokai can leap really far and are excellent diggers. Being able to dig homes underground. They're also great fighters. They use their legs to attack their enemies with powerful strikes. They primarily live in the Hidden North America continent.

## Abilities

* Antler Protrusion
* Fighting Instinct
* Leporid Physiology
	+ Burrowing
	+ Camouflage
	+ Enhanced Agility
	+ Enhanced Dexterity
	+ Enhanced Leap
	+ Enhanced Senses
		- Enhanced Hearing
		- Enhanced Smell
	+ Enhanced Stealth
	+ Enhanced Speed
	+ Powerful Bite
	+ Prey Instinct
* Vocal Replication

### Associations

* Cryptid Physiology
* Fearsome Critter Physiology
* Mythic Physiology

## Pop Culture

Jackalopes have appeared in movies and on television. A jackalope named “Jack Ching Bada Bing” was a recurring character in a series of sketches on the television show *America’s Funniest People*. The show’s host, Dave Coulier, voiced the rascally hybrid. In 2003, Pixar featured a jackalope in the short animation *Boundin’*. The jackalope gave helpful advice to a lamb who was feeling sad after being shorn. Jackalopes have appeared in video games. In *Red Dead Redemption*, the player is able to hunt and skin jackalopes. In *Redneck Rampage*, jackalopes, including one the size of a bus, are enemies. Jackalopes are part of the action in *Guild Wars 2*.

## Variations

### Cryptid Yokai

The jackalope is subject to many outlandish and largely tongue-in-cheek claims embedded in tall tales about its habits.

### Rabbit Yokai

Jackalope Yokai are part of the rabbit family along with Rabbit Yokai and Hare Yokai.

## Life in the Hidden World

Many human cowboys and lumberjacks have said to be attacked by the Jackalope Yokai. So much so that they're advised to wear armor to protect themselves from their attacks. These yokai loves to sing. They would sing when people are gathered around the fire at night. Jackalope Yokai only breed during lightning flashes and that their antlers make the act difficult despite the hare species' reputations for fertility. They have high sex libido and can become impregnated with a child while still pregnant with a previous child. This process is normally referred to as Superfetation, These yokai are excellent impersonators. They can imitate people's voices with perfect accuracy.

## Symbolism

The jackalope is a mythical animal of North American folklore (a fearsome critter) described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns. The word jackalope is a portmanteau of jackrabbit and antelope. Many jackalope taxidermy mounts, including the original, are made with deer antlers.