Friday, July 23, 2010

Ready! To Die!

Welcome to another weekend of superpowered gijinkas. This week's theme is Pokemon based off Japanese youkai. Now some of you might be familiar with the inspirations for these Pokemon, but I'm going to have to name the youkai anyway for those of you who didn't bother to do any research on the Pokemon. Today's Pokemon is based off the Futakuchi-onna or Two-mouthed Woman (The second mouth is on the back of the head). These youkai are thought to be women who were either starved by their husbands, or neglected their step-children (In which case, the second mouth is actually the spirit of the starved-to-death child infused to the back of the woman's head). Futakuchi-onna are commonly depicted with the mouth surrounded by tendrils of hair that grab surrounding food and insert them into the mouth itself. Now that you have a vague idea on what the Pokemon is based off, meet the Pokemon itself:
Pokemon: Mawile
Ability: Hair Reporter
Hair Reporter is an ability that allows the user to control his/her own hair in terms of length, strength, and durability. The user may make his/her hair longer, shorter, tougher, or more brittle. The user can also control the movement of his/her hair, allowing such things as walking on your own hair ala Dr. Octavius. Mawile may look like a cute little girl, but she is a master of deception. She won't play fair with all that hair; Anyone going up against her should expect tactics like crocodile tears, fake innocence, and making people feel pity towards her. Then, when you approach her to try and comfort her, a giant pair of jaws made from toughened hair comes chomping down on your helpless and totally gullible body. Press everse button to continue.

3 comments:

  1. Oooooh, Millia. =D Is Gyarados in the list of the Japanese youkai as well?

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  2. ...um...Millia? I think I'm missing a reference here...
    And no, Gyarados would be considered a Japanese legend (y'know, the one where a carp tries to jump over a waterfall and then becomes a dragon). I'm not sure when I'll be posting him here though...not this week...

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  3. Millia is a character from a fighting game (Guilty Gear). She had similar powers and uses her hair as her weapon.

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