Youkai (Japanese: 妖怪 Youkai) are a class of supernatural creatures in Inazuma, akin to the illuminated beasts in Liyue.
Types[]
The following types of youkai have been shown or mentioned. Most share their names with real mythological youkai.
- Bake-danuki (Japanese: 化け狸) (also referred to as "tanuki")[1][2]
- Bake-neko (Japanese: 化け猫) (also referred to simply as "neko")[2]
- Black Jade (Japanese: 黒玉 Kurodama, lit. "Black Ball")[3][4]
- Hitotsume Kozou (Japanese: 一つ目小僧)[5]
- Inugami (Japanese: 犬神)[3]
- Kappa (Japanese: 河童)[5]
- Kasha (Japanese: 火車)[3]
- Kawauso (Japanese: 獺)[5]
- Kitsune (Japanese: 狐)[1][2]
- Mujina (Japanese: 貉)[7]
- Nekomata (Japanese: 猫又)[8]
- Nightmares[9]
- Oni (Japanese: 鬼)[1][10]
- Raging Flame (Japanese: 蓑火 Minobi, lit. "Raincoat Fire")[3][11]
- Shinkirou (Japanese: 蜃気樓)[12]
- Tengu (Japanese: 天狗)[2][10]
- Tofu Boys (Japanese: 豆腐小僧)[3] (in real life, typically romanized into English as Tōfu-kozō)
- Tsukumogami (Japanese: 付喪神)[13]
- Umibouzu (Japanese: 海坊主)[3][14][15]
- Yumekui-baku (Japanese: 夢喰い獏 lit. "Dream Eater") (also referred to simply as "baku")
Known Youkai[]
Playable Characters[]
Itto
Kirara
Kujou Sara
Yae Miko
MizukiOther Characters[]
Bake-Danuki[]
10 Characters match the category selection:
Kitsune[]
5 Characters match the category selection:
Oni[]
8 Characters match the category selection:
Tengu[]
4 Characters match the category selection:
Yumekui-Baku[]
4 Characters match the category selection:
Other Types[]
7 Characters match the category selection:
Lore[]
A long, long time ago, the youkai lived alongside humans and used their powers to help them through "an era of strife and poverty." Together, they founded a city on Narukami Island, which would later become the nation of Inazuma.[16]
During the Cataclysm, both humans and youkai fought against the Abyssal invasion. Many youkai lost their lives or disappeared, including Mikoshi Chiyo, the Kitsune Saiguu, and Reizenbou, all prominent members of revered clans. By the present day, the number of youkai has dwindled substantially, and their bloodlines continue to thin.
Trivia[]
- In Japanese mythology and folklore, youkai play an almost identical role to that of the youkai in Teyvat.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Youkai | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 妖怪 Yāoguài | Youkai[※] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 妖怪 Yāoguài | |
| Japanese | 妖怪 Youkai | Youkai |
| Korean | 요괴 Yogoe | Youkai[※] |
| Spanish | Youkai | — |
| French | Démon | Demon |
| Russian | Ёкай Yokay | — |
| Thai | โยไก Yokai | — |
| Vietnamese | Youkai | — |
| German | Youkai | — |
| Indonesian | Youkai | — |
| Portuguese | Youkai | — |
| Turkish | Youkai | — |
| Italian | Youkai | — |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Book: New Chronicles of the Six Kitsune
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Book: Toki Alley Tales
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 World Quest, Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual: Sacrificial Offering
[...] they would turn into kasha, inugami, black jades, umibouzu, raging flames, and other such things. And not all of them would harm people, either. For example, there were the tofu boys... - ↑ Japanese Wikipedia: 黒玉 (妖怪)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Event Akitsu Kimodameshi Quest: Part II, Part 1: Haunted Tales
- ↑ Story Quest, Yae Miko, Divina Vulpes Chapter: Act I - The Great Narukami Offering, Part 3: A Centuries-Long Dream
- ↑ Story Quest, Yoimiya, Carassius Auratus Chapter: Act I - Dreamlike Timelessness, Part 1: The Firework Girl's Strange Stories
- ↑ Twitter: Japanese Kirara Introduction
- ↑ Story Quest, Yumemizuki Mizuki, Tapirus Somniator Chapter: Act I - Dream Eater's Melancholia, Part 4: Descendant of Nightmares
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Artifact Set: Emblem of Severed Fate
- ↑ Japanese Wikipedia: 蓑火
- ↑ Event Secret Summer Paradise Quest: Part III - Dreams and First Encounters!, Part 2: Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle
- ↑ Event Akitsu Kimodameshi Quest: Part III, Part 1: The Currents of Life
- ↑ Interactable: Scribbled Notes (Jakotsu Mine)
- ↑ World Quest: Solitary Sea-Beast
- ↑ Yae Miko's Character Story: Character Story 4
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