The Onibi

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The "Onibi"(鬼火), "Will-O'-The-Wisp" or the "Jack-O'-Latern" is a character that appears in The Onibi series.

Nobody knows who she is, and Masa refuses to talk about her when asked.

She also has no official name.

## Appearance

The Onibi is modeled After Hatsune Miku.

She is all black With no mouth. She has purple blood dripping from the eyes and a second mouth on her neck alongside arms and feet coming out of her hair. She also wears a kimono.

She most commonly appear with yellow-ish flames on her side, and red eyes on top.

In "Will-O'-The-Wisp", during the second verse of the song, the Onibi is seen with a somewhat different appearance, changing from white to red outlines, having a neck bent to the left and glowing red eyes, the reason for this is unknown.

## Appears in

* 鬼蜘蛛ト狐ノ獅子ト (Onigumo to Kitsune-no-Shishi to/The Spider and Kitsune-like Lion)

* 狐の嫁入り (Kitsune no Yomeiri/The Fox's Wedding)

* 鬼美影演舞狂鬼美影演舞狂 - 狐ノ嫁入リ (Kamigaki Enbu Kyou -Kitsune no Yomeiri-/The Beautiful Shadow Of The Demon's Frenzied Dance -The Fox's Wedding-)

* 死凶天邪鬼 (Shikyou, no Amanojaku/Shikyou, the Amanojaku)

* 首無演舞狂 (Kubinashi Enbu Kyou/Beheading Dance Performance)

* 鬼火 (Onibi/Will-O'-The-Wisp)

## Personality

Not much is known about The Onibi's personality, but assumptions can be made.

She can possibly be presumed as vengeful, refusing to pass on and wanting to torement those who tormented her, for them to understand her suffering.

Not forgetting what has happened to her previously, seen by how she mentions many methods of her torment in "Will-O'-The-Wisp."

## Background

Not much can be known about Onibi, as she's a mysterious character, but what is known that chronogicaly within the story, she first appeared in the song "The Spider And The Fox-Like Lion."

According to an official definition**, The Onibi** (鬼火, "Demon Fire") is a type of atmospheric ghost light in legends of Japan. According to folklore, they are the spirits born from the corpses of humans and animals.

They are also said to be resentful people that have become fire and appeared. Also, sometimes the words "will-o'-wisp" or "jack-o'-lantern" are translated into Japanese as "onibi".

## Theories

* There is a common theory that The Onibi is an amalgamation made of spirit of the victims who have suffered under the hands of the Shishikusas, mostly Ryou. In their theaters, being killed and sold only for entertainment. They then awaken when Akari curses Ryou, most likely as a result of her immense powers. After that they begin seeking revenge from Ryou and her daughter, Mai, for their parts in their suffering.

* As of the theory above, there is a possibility that Akari knows about The Onibi too. In the song "The Spider And The Fox-Like Lion", they both repeat in unison: *"Do you even understand my suffering? Do you even understand my pain?"*

* As of the first theory, It is most likely that The Onibi was awakened by Akari specifically, because she understood their pain, and possessed great powers to end it, unlike the other victims who were killed and understood their suffering, but couldn't do anything.

* There is a theory, that The Onibi is the mysterious miku in the song "Will-O'-The-Wisp", possessing a connection to Emi. For more information and expansion of this theory, check out the theories category in the Onibi Series for the song "Will-O'-The- Wisp."

* A theory states that The Onibi is Emi, as they are both refered to in multiple songs as "doll", not to mention that the Onibi doesn't bother appearing in the Fox's Wedding (remix).

* Another theory states that the The Onibi could possibly be Akari herself, as Shikyou intended for Akari to be resurrected so she is able to return life to her, not to mention that they share the same appearance.

* It is possible that The Onibi could be a representation of Akari's Curse, as it's noted that she appears in most of the songs where the curse was present, however if this was true, she should have appeared in the song "The Demon Child In The Clear Mirror", but she didn't.

* Another theory claims that The Onibi could just be a "marketing character", appearing just for fans to be able to tell that a song belongs to The Onibi Series, but it's a bit of a stretch.

* In the song "Will-O'-The-Wisp", the reason for The Onibi's different appearance in the second verse could possibly be fury and anger.

## Trivia

* She bears the same appearance to Hatsune Miku, as in the canon PV of "The Fox's Wedding", she is seen with two twintails, which means she might not bear the same appearance of Akari, or it could be an overlook on Masa's part.

* The Onibi always appears in the beginning or the ending segments of songs, the only exceptions to this rule is "Beheading Dance Performance", where only the red eyes and yellow flames appear, and the song "Will-O'-The-Wisp".

* The Onibi and the Doll Owner share the same blood color, which is purple.

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