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An '''''oni''''' (鬼) is a type of demon or ''[[yōkai]]'' in [[Japan]]ese folkore. They are typically associated with negative traits and are believed to engage in acts such as murder and cannibalism. Most ''oni'' are portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads and massive teeth, and possess supernatural powers, including the ability to disguise themselves as [[human]]s. Female ''oni'' are sometimes referred to as ''{{Wiki|yama-uba}}''.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Oni}}</ref> | An '''''oni''''' (鬼) is a type of demon or ''[[yōkai]]'' in [[Japan]]ese folkore. They are typically associated with negative traits and are believed to engage in acts such as murder and cannibalism. Most ''oni'' are portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads and massive teeth, and possess supernatural powers, including the ability to disguise themselves as [[human]]s. Female ''oni'' are sometimes referred to as ''{{Wiki|yama-uba}}''.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Oni}}</ref> | ||
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An oni (鬼) is a type of demon or yōkai in Japanese folkore. They are typically associated with negative traits and are believed to engage in acts such as murder and cannibalism. Most oni are portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads and massive teeth, and possess supernatural powers, including the ability to disguise themselves as humans. Female oni are sometimes referred to as yama-uba.[1]
During the Heian period (794 – 1185), oni were often depicted in Japanese literature as terrifying monsters that ate people. This has cemented their place in Japanese culture as a type of stock villains featured in many works of art, literature, and theatre.[1]
History
In 1582, fishermen from Akashi Village in Harima found a strange stone buried beneath a tree. Unfortunately, this stone was seemingly the gateway to another realm where the entire population was "spirited away" and slaughtered by its sole inhabitant: an oni, believed to be the restless soul of a samurai killed by peasants after murdering his own father. Among its victims was a scout from the Kakushiba ikki, whose mysterious disappearance was investigated by Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke.[2]
Upon finding and touching the stone, the pair were also "spirited away" to the oni's realm, where they came across notes left by the scout explaining how to escape the realm and defeat the oni.[3] Successfully returning to the real world, Naoe and Yasuke were followed by the oni, who lost its invulnerability in the process, allowing the pair to fight it. Following its defeat, the oni fled back to its realm and its "curse" over Akashi came to an end, leaving behind only the seemingly "depowered" stone. Naoe and Yasuke subsequently took the stone back to their hideout and were left puzzled about the nature of the encounter.[4]
In 1725, the Japanese Templar and samurai Shimazu Saito wore an oni mask during her mission to Macau to investigate leads to an Isu site,[5] which she ended up abandoning after joining the Zhang Wei Union.[6] Saito's former mentor, the ninja Fuma Sukuna, also wore an oni mask.[5]
While attempting to retrieve a Piece of Eden shaped like a crescent amulet from a monk in Manila, Saito and the British Assassin Edward Kenway witnessed the monk using the amulet's powers to resurrect his acolytes, causing Saito to compare them to oni.[7] Shortly after, the monk used the amulet to conjure an illusion of a large oni that attacked Saito, though the samurai was able to defeat the apparition after Edward helped her understand that it was not real.[8]
In 2020, the Assassin Layla Hassan installed an Animus modification while reliving Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories to include a digital model of an armor pack stylized after an oni.[9]
Gallery
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Shimazu Saito's oni mask -
Saito fighting an oni apparition -
The oni armor pack -
An Oni warrior in Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance) (Animus mod)
- Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (apparition only)
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Oni on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Featured Events – Vision of the Realms
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Featured Events – The Overlap
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Featured Events – Back to Reality
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 37
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 53
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 54
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
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