Gremlin Yokai

**Gremlin Yokai** are a variation of the Cryptid Yokai who are known for their skills in mechanics.

## Physical Appearance

Gremlin Yokai don't have a specific appearance. It varies from gremlin to gremlin. They're generally humanoid in appearance and smallish in height. They have long pointy ears, sharp teeth in their mouths, and has various shades of greens, reds, and more. Though the most common are green-skinned gremlins.

## Description

Gremlin Yokai are mischievous yokai who has vast knowledge in mechanics. Specifically aircraft mechanics. Their mischievous natures are similar to those of English folkloric imps, while their inclination to damage or dismantle machinery is more modern. These yokai are creatures who seem to live solely to infest mankind's machinery and tear it apart, either just to be mischievous (or downright evil), or in an insanely curious attempt to figure out how various devices work. They love to take apart the devices to see how they work before putting it back together to see what happens.

## Abilities

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

* Deconstruction
* Disassembly
* Efficacy Manipulation - machines
* Matter Ingestion
* Mechanical Intuition
* Physical Restoration
* Replication

### Variations

* Chaos Inducement
* Enhanced Inventing
* Technology Manipulation
* Vehicle Manipulation
* Wing Manifestation

## Pop Culture

For such a commonly known beings, there is very little agreement what they actually are (possibilities include modern fairies and minor demons/imps) or what they look like, aside of generally humanoid appearance and smallish side. The appearance of gremlins varies from media to media. In TMNT 2012, Skeevix Viruses are a race of "space goblins" that appeared in Season 4. In American Dragon: Jake Long, the gremlin is a very small creature, about big enough to fit inside a jar. It is entirely purple and has completely dark eyes with no white. It also has a pointy little nose, sharp teeth, skinny and floppy ears, a short pointy tail, and a three-spiked crest on top of its head of a darker purple. Big Boy and Runt (IDW's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) are two cloud gremlins.

## Variations

### Fairy Yokai

In some stories, gremlins are depicted as being a variation of the modern fairies in the fantasy genre.

### Demon Yokai

In some stories, gremlins are described as being a type of demon.

### Imp Yokai

In some stories, gremlins are minor imps due to their similar behaviors.

## Life in the Hidden World

Gremlin Yokai are creatures who seem to live solely to infest mankind's machinery and tear it apart, either just to be mischievous (or downright evil), or in an insanely curious attempt to figure out how various devices work. Especially found around airfields or on airplanes, as they originated as a story told by British pilots starting in roughly the 1920's to explain various mechanical failures on their planes. They only began to penetrate mainstream culture during World War II, although the name may have been derived from an Olde English word, gremian, which means "to vex". Because of their habit of dissembling machines, many machines from the Hidden World are made with materials that can stop a Gremlin Yokai from breaking it apart.

## Symbolism

The Gremlins in the film are symbolically very similar to these first ones. They are chaos and destruction, though not limited to machinery, they are very adept working machines to cause mischief and terror. Most of the deaths and injuries in the film are not due to direct actions on the Gremlin’s part, but through their sabotage.