Yokai

**Yokai** (妖怪, *Yōkai*?, *Literally meaning*: Apparition), or **Evil Spirits** (悪霊, *Akuryō*?), are spirits who are hostile towards the living. These kinds of spirits have made themselves well-known amongst the living and are given aliases as a result.

## Overview

A tendency for a yokai is to steal life force energy from humans. The main reason for this is because they believe that if they come across a powerful life force energy then they will be brought back to life; though the Turbo-Granny believes that this theory is purely speculation.

## Classifications

### Mountain

Yokai who are given the classification of **mountain** (山, *Yama*?) are recognized as being extremely strong evil spirits to where they can be worship as gods. The possession of a mountain yokai are said to be fatal for average humans, causing them to lose their minds, have their cell break down, and eventually die in the end. It is for this reason that they typically seek out humans with very high spiritual power to take over.

## Types of Yokai

### Acrobatic Silky

An **Acrobatic Silky** (アクロバティックさらさら, *Akurobatikku Sarasara*?) is classified as a modern-day yokai. According to folklore, she is a spirit of a mother who wanders the Earth in search of the spirit of a child. She takes the form of a tall woman wearing a red dress and plate-like hat. She moves like an acrobat. She's even been witnessed leaping from the tops of tall buildings.

### Evil Eye

An **Evil Eye** (邪視, *Jashi*?) is classified as a mountain yokai. It is a spirit whose body is said to be entirely white and has eyes that are set vertically. It twists its whole body in a dance-like motion. A single glaze from the Evil Eye's hateful eyes will have one's mind be filled with nothing but suicidal thoughts. It is possible that it is related to the Kunekune.

### Turbo-Granny

A **Turbo-Granny** (ターボババア, *Tābo Babā*?) is a yokai who resides in tunnels. There are at least three different types of Turbo-Grannies: 80km/h Granny, 100km/h Granny, and 120km/h Granny. There is a story that Turbo-Granny's origin story originated from the tale of a young man who entered a mountain area and was chased by an old person who had survived after being abandoned there - which itself is based on the myth that during times when food was scarce old women were abandoned deep in the mountains to reduce the number of mouths to feed.

### Slit-Mouthed Woman

A **Slit-Mouthed Woman** (口裂け女, *Kuchisake-onna*?) is a yokai who is characterized by her wide mouth. Not much else has been said about this yokai so far.

### Ombudsman

An **Ombudsman** (オンブズマン, *Onbusuman*?), or **Old Man Crying** (子こ
泣な
きジジイ, *Konaki Jijī*?) as referred to in the past, is a spirit of a child who died in infancy. They climb onto people's backs in search of love, and if handled with love, they will come to rest in peace. If showed rejection, the human the Ombudsman is haunting will be crushed under the yokai's weight from the loathing that continues to grow. Ombudsmen have the power to manipulate gravity and draws other yokai to itself as another result of it growing massive.

## Abilities and Powers

Yokai possess supernatural powers, such as casting curses or manipulating body parts, and are physical stronger than a human. As reflected by their titles, yokai have unique abilities that they are known for, such as the Turbo-Granny's immense speed or Acrobatic Silky's incredible acrobatics. In some cases, these unique abilities are usually traits that they once had as a human and retained after death.

## Trivia

* According to the Turbo-Granny, there is apparently a class system among yokai, as she considered Acrobatic Silky to be a "rookie" due to the yokai not having been in the living world much longer than her.