Elephant Yokai

**Elephant Yokai** are large beings who are known for their high intelligence and extreme friendliness.

## Physical Appearance

Elephant Yokai are anthropomorphic versions of their Surface World counterparts. They're very tall in height and heavy. They have large circular feet with three or four toes on it. Their trunks are long and flexible. They also have large ears and usually wear baggy clothing.

## Description

Elephant Yokai are one of the largest species in the Hidden World. Primarily living in Africa, these yokai are known for their strength. They're strong enough to carry heavy boulders and steel bars with just their trunks alone. Making them one of the strongest species. Despite their large and intimating appearance, Elephant Yokai are extremely friendly. They're also highly intelligent as they can remember everything and everyone they have saw. Even if they have only saw it once.

## Abilities

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

* Decelerated Aging
* Dermal Armor
* Enhanced Endurance
* Enhanced Hearing
* Enhanced Intelligence
* Enhanced Memory
* Enhanced Smell
* Enhanced Strength
* Infra-Sound Hearing
* Seismic Sense
* Size Enhancement
* Tooth Regrowth
* Trunk Protrusion
* Tusk Protrusion
* Ultra Hearing
* Vibration Emission; to communicate

### Variations

* **African Elephant Physiology**: Savanna Adaptation
* **African Forest Elephant Physiology**: Forest Adaptation
* **Asian Elephant Physiology**: Jungle Adaptation
* **Deinotherium Physiology**: Forest Adaptation, Plains Adaptation
* **Gomphotheres Physiology**: Forest Adaptation, Mountain Adaptation
* **Mammoth Physiology**: Arctic Adaptation, Fur Generation
* **Mastodon Physiology**: Arctic Adaptation, Forest Adaptation, Fur Generation, Plains Adaptation

### Associations

* Mammalian Physiology

Elephants are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to: Astral Manipulation, Dream Manipulation, Enhanced Wisdom, Healing/Restoration, Indomitable Will, Nature Manipulation, Panmnesia, Telepathy, Water Manipulation

* *African Elephants* (both types): Desert Manipulation, Forest Lordship/Forest Manipulation, Plains Manipulation/Lordship
* *Asian Elephants*: Forest Lordship/Forest Manipulation, Valley Manipulation, Mountain Manipulation

## Pop Culture

The elephant has entered into popular culture through various idiomatic expressions and adages.

The phrase "Elephants never forget" refers to the belief that elephants have excellent memories. The variation "Women and elephants never forget an injury" originates from the 1904 book Reginald on Besetting Sins by British writer Saki.

This adage seems to have a basis in fact, as reported in Scientific American:

Remarkable recall power, researchers believe, is a big part of how elephants survive. Matriarch elephants, in particular, hold a store of social knowledge that their families can scarcely do without, according to research conducted on elephants at Amboseli National Park in Kenya.

"Seeing the Elephant" is a 19th-century Americanism denoting a world-weary experience;[50] often used by soldiers, pioneers and adventurers to qualify new and exciting adventures such as the Civil War, the Oregon Trail and the California Gold Rush. A "white elephant" has become a term referring to an expensive burden, particularly when much has been invested with false expectations. The term 'white elephant sale' was sometimes used in Australia as a synonym for jumble sale. In the U.S., a White elephant gift exchange is a popular winter holiday party activity. The idiom Elephant in the room tells of an obvious truth that no one wants to discuss, alluding to the animal's size compared to a small space. "Seeing pink elephants" refers to a drunken hallucination and is the basis for the Pink Elephants on Parade sequence in the 1941 Disney animated feature, Dumbo. "Jumbo" has entered the English language as a synonym for "large". Jumbo originally was the name of a huge elephant acquired by circus showman P. T. Barnum from the London Zoo in 1882. The name itself may have come from a West African native word for "elephant".

## Life in the Hidden World

Humans always says the phrase "Elephants never forget". The reason is due to the belief that elephants have great memories. For the case of the Elephant Yokai, it's definitely true. Elephant Yokai are well known for their memory skills. They can remember everything even as they grow older. Though they're extremely friendly, they can also become very dangerous if provoked. When they become drunk, they have a tendency to destroy everything that comes their way in their drunken state. Because of this many bars serve drinks that won't get an Elephant Yokai drunk. Another thing about Elephant Yokai are their long trunks. They can carry anything with their trunks alone. Though these yokai do need their hands if necessary. These yokai also have sexual frustration. When they become frustrated sexually, they would take it out on any person or any random object until their needs are fully satisfied. Despite that, Elephant Yokai are gentle giants who wouldn't harm a fly unless they become frightened or provoked by others.

## Symbolism

Elephants have a positive symbolic meaning all over the world, and they are considered to be a symbol of good luck, power, success, wisdom, and experience. Because elephants are highly social animals, they are also regarded as a symbol of loyalty, companionship, and unity.