Buhaya Gods

Buhaya Gods were the biomechanical god monsters that appeared in the 1990 OVA anime *Takegami: Warrior of Darkness.*

## Warrior God Takegami

Also known as Susano, the prince of Ne. Susano was a god who was risen up from the world of Ne in order to slay the dragons once invoked by a priestess to stop the dragons from devouring mankind, but must borrow the body of a human host in order to fight against the dragon race. He descended on Takehaya and crashed at a spot where it would later be filled with water and became the lake. Susano was found by a man who’s body he borrowed to seal the dragons away. Once the dragons were sealed, Susano returned to his world where the spot he returned through became a tomb protected by the priestess’s family line. Many years later, he chooses Koichi as his host as he was the descendant of the man whose body he borrowed to fight dragons and gave him an amulet to transform with. Once transformed, he first starts out in a human-sized form but can evolve into a stronger, giant form to battle bigger enemies. In episode 2, his transformation sequence into a giant is a direct reference to Ultraman’s rising upon transformation. When he transforms back into Koichi, he turns into a green human-sized energy orb that floats back down to the ground.

Powers include agility, sharp claws, high jumping, a sword called Sword of Murakumo, flight, wind manipulation, super strength, twin short swords from the shoulders, a forehead energy beam, and a whip.

## Dragon Race

The Dragon Race was a group of deities that descended from heaven onto Takehaya. Once a human is covered in their blood, they become immortal.

### Izanami the Wyrm

Also known as The Great Wyrm. Izanami is the Guardian of Hell and the wife of Izanagi.

She descended from the high heavens to devour humans until Susano rises up from the world of Ne in order to slay her. Since then, the Great Wyrm has resided in a cave south of a lake. During the Year of the Dragon, she can grant the wishes of a human female who comes to her tomb and offers a little bit of wine, rice, and salt. She resides in the selfish desires of humans and must devour a chosen human female that came to her to grant their wishes during the Year of the Dragon. Once a human female is chosen, her wishes are granted but is given the horrifying ability to absorb life.

Powers include granting wishes for her carrier, human possession, a force field, intangibility, mouth energy beams, a second head that can breathe out blue lightning bolts, adapted swimming, a third red head that shoots red energy beams, and sharp claws.

### Izanagi the Wyvern

Izanagi is the God that traced the path to Hell and is the husband of Izanami.

He broke free from its’ imprisonment during the fight between Susano and Izanami.

Powers include flight, summoning lightning bolts, teeth strong enough to break swords in half, fire breath, and a constricting tail.

### Hiruko the Abominous

The son of Izanami and Izanagi. The older brother of the three deities, Amaterasu, Sukuyumi, and Susano.

In order to give birth to the Guardian God of Japan, Izanagi and Izanami descended to the island of Ono and begat Hiruko. He did not adapt to the earth’s water, so he dropped out of his body and eventually became Hiruko, having no arms and legs. He lost several bodies until he learned how to possess human bodies. He was abandoned to the ocean on a little boat made of reeds. After being exiled, he landed on the western region of the Den of Dragons called the Ashi-Bune District. At the end of his exile, he found the Ashi-Bune’s circle of stones. When Susano sealed his parents up, Hiruko, possessing Masura’s body, fought and defeated Susano then banished him into a long slumber.

Powers include an amorphous body, human possession, can absorb human knowledge with tendrils from the fingertips, high jumping, super speed, agility, duplication, can transform its’ left arm into a whip-like tentacle, a green energy orb that can shoot blue bolts, can turn into a giant once entering the Ashi-Bune’s circle of stones, can cause destructive earthquakes with its’ hands, and expendable back spikes that can discharge electricity.