Oni Masks

The Oni Masks from Tarakudo's Faction are a magical collection of masks originating from Japan.

They were created by ancient Good Chi Wizards to imprison the spirits of Tarakudo and his nine Oni Generals.

Each mask grants its wearer the ability to summon the Shadowkhan of its respective Oni General, albeit at the cost of turning the wearer evil as the spirit of the Oni takes control of them.

Conjoining the nine masks to one location was the key to releasing the imprisoned Oni Generals.

As such, the Oni Masks were scattered to the four corners of the globe.

The hunt to retrieve them centuries later serves as the primary story arc for the Twelve Portals Saga and later on the Oni Trilogy.

The Oni Masks from Omega's Faction were four powerful masks created by the Oni.

Each mask has a unique individual ability that is derived from the three Oni warlords.

When performed in a ritual with all four masks, it can open a portal to any Realm and resurrect one with Oni blood by chanting an incantation and then naming the mental part of the person the performer of the ritual would like to resurrect.

For the process to be completed, the spell must respectively be completed.

It was Harumi and the Children of Omega's ultimate goal to find and unite the four masks in order to bring Omega to conquer Earth.

Following Omega's opression, the masks were destroyed and the spirits of the said masks became flesh once again before being killed one by one by the Resistance.

As far as the Saga goes, Tarakudo's Mask is the only Oni Mask intact.

## Appearance

Each Oni Mask was crafted in the likeness of the Oni it was intended to imprison.

Like the Oni themselves, the masks resemble fierce demonic creatures from Japanese folklore.

The Oni Masks are typically horned and often feature a wide-open mouth displaying a set of teeth with a prominent pair of curved fangs.

## Powers & Abilities

When attached to a host's face, the Oni Mask partially transforms its wearer into an Oni themselves.

Unlike regular Oni, however, wearers are not effected by onions, which otherwise act as a powerful repellent.

If worn for too long, an Oni Mask will corrupt its wearer until they are consumed by the demon psyche of the respective Oni General.

The only way to remove an Oni Mask from its wearer is by performing a mask removal spell. Each mask requires its own unique key ingredient for the removal spell to properly work.

The Hana Fuda Cards could be used to identify these respective ingredients. As standard ingredients, the removal spell also requires a lizard tail, wolfsbane, sulfur root, and the left eye of a newt.

In addition to superhuman strength (equal to usage of the Ox Talisman), immense agility and enhanced reflexes, the Oni Masks grant their wearers the ability to summon Shadowkhan.

The variety of Shadowkhan the wearer is able to summon can be determined by the specific Oni Mask they are wearing, as each Oni General holds command of its own tribe of Shadowkhan.

Depending on how much of the mask is worn by the host, the Shadowkhan will only have that much of them summoned.

Donning an Oni Mask seems to project the malevolent essence it contains onto the wearer, slowly causing them to succumb to their more evil impulses, along with the Oni spirit's own dark desires.

This process occurs more naturally if the wearer already exhibits evil or selfish traits, but inevitably happens to anyone who continues to wear the mask for too long.

Creatures of lesser intelligence, such as dogs, will succumb to the mask's evil nature much quicker, but seem to retain their more primal instincts.

Individuals who inherently possess extreme goodness (such as Captain Black) seem to be more resistant to the dark essence contained within the masks, allowing them to fight its corruptive nature for a time.

However, this resistance will weaken if one should employ the mask's powers to summon Shadowkhan or if the wearer has selfish intentions in donning the mask in the first place.

This resistance seems to be less potent for children (as both Jade and Paco succumbed to the mask's influence much quicker than Captain Black).

Donning only part of a mask will also reduce the corruptive influence, with the added effect of allowing the wearer to maintain their inherent self on any part of their face not covered by the mask (as both Jade and Valmont remained partially in control when wearing the separate halves of Kuro's Oni Mask).

Wearing an Oni Mask anywhere besides on the user's face would still cause it to activate and stick onto that specific part of the body, as shown when Finn accidentally sat on one.

Since it is not directly worn on the wearer's face, the wearer's personality will not be corrupted.

However, since Ikazuki's Oni Mask had been animated by the Rat Talisman prior to attachment, it is not known whether an Oni Mask would typically have this effect.

It is possible to harness the power of an Oni Mask without having to physically wear it (effectively allowing one to summon the Shadowkhan without being corrupted by the mask itself), as demonstrated by Shendu and Daolon Wong.

The same ability is also granted through the Mark of Tarakudo, albeit at the cost of turning its wearer into a blue-skinned Shadowkhan-esque demon, as demonstrated by Jade and Tohru.

When using Omega's Oni Masks, grants the users unique powers such as gaining Four Arms, Telekinensis or Enhanced Durabilitiy.

## List of Masks

* Rairakku (Destroyed)
* Murasaki (Destroyed)
* Kiiro (Destroyed)
* Midori (Destroyed)
* Ikazuki (Destroyed)
* Orenji (Destroyed)
* Kuro (Destroyed)
* Mosugurīn (Destroyed)
* Aka (Destroyed)
* Tarakudo
* Decer (Destroyed)
* Ha-eed (Destroyed)
* Feartoc(Destroyed)
* Venge (Destroyed)