Wererabbit Yokai

**Wererabbit Yokai** are a variation of the Werebeast Yokai and the Rabbit Yokai who has the ability to transform between a human and a rabbit throughout the day.

## Physical Appearance

Wererabbits have two forms. Their human form appears during the day. They can easily blend in with the other Humans in the Surface World because of it. But when night falls, they transform into their werebeast forms. These yokai has the appearance of rabbits with the long ears and the cottontail. Unlike other Werebeast Yokai, they don't possess any claws but they do have small buck teeth.

## Description

Wererabbit Yokai were either born with this ability or they have been cursed under certain circumstances. They gain various enhancements along with the transformation, but may lose out their rationalities to the beast. Other times, however, the person may transform into a were-rabbit at will, or even start out as a purebred one. It depends on their backstories. When in their wererabbit form, they have greatly enhanced strength, speed, agility and durability. Being able to dig faster and to leap farther then the average human.

## Abilities

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

* Auricular Flight
* Claw Retraction
* Conditional Transformation/Transformation
* Lagomorph Physiology
	+ Burrowing
	+ Camouflage
	+ Enhanced Agility
	+ Enhanced Bite
	+ Enhanced Dexterity
	+ Enhanced Hearing
	+ Enhanced Leap
	+ Enhanced Smell
	+ Enhanced Speed
	+ Enhanced Stealth
	+ Night Vision
	+ Prey Instinct
* Lunar/Night Empowerment
	+ Feral Mind
	+ Lunar Mind
* Regenerative Healing Factor

### Associations

* Curse Empowerment
* Classic Monster Physiology
* Werebeast Physiology

## Pop Culture

Wererabbits aren't as common as the werewolves in terms of horror. It's mainly due to them being more adorable then scary. Enid from OK K.O! has turn into a wererabbit. Kagura from Gintama claims she can transform into a giant rabbit when looking at the full moon. Most famous would from the movie Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. In it, Wallace accidentally turned himself into a Were-Rabbit due to an experiment went wrong, transforming at night.

## Variations

### Werebeast Yokai

Wererabbits are mythical creatures who are said to possess the ability to shapeshift between the form of a human and the form of a rabbit.

### Rabbit Yokai

Wererabbits are the monstrous forms of the normal rabbits. Their abilities are even more enhanced then their normal counterparts.

## Life in the Hidden World

As rabbits are commonly thought to be in heat all year long, wererabbits are often asked if this is the case with them as well, much to their displeasure. In fact, even among true rabbits this is only the case for the European rabbit, so it is not accurate for Wererabbits. With that said, their sex drive is actually very close to that of the European rabbit. Some would work at strip clubs and brothels where they would use their charms to seduce and make love to any male that they see.

## Symbolism

Rabbits almost always symbolize prosperity, abundance, good luck, and fertility. Unlike many other animals, which have different meanings in different cultures, rabbit symbolism is consistent. In most European cultures, rabbits are springtime animals, symbolic of fruitfulness and renewal.