

While oni may have varied appearances, all oni share the following characteristics, including yours.Ībility Score Increase. In more recent times, oni have lost some of their original wickedness and sometimes take on a more protective function. They may occasionally be depicted with a third eye on their forehead, or extra fingers and toes. They may sometimes also be depicted as black-skinned, or yellow-skinned. Their skin may be any number of colors, but red, blue, and green are particularly common.

This image leads to the expression “oni with an iron club” ( 鬼に金棒 oni-ni-kanabō), that is, to be invincible or undefeatable. They are often depicted wearing tiger-skin loincloths and carrying iron clubs called kanabō ( 金棒). In nursery rhymes, oni are fearsome bogeymen that haunt the nightmares of children and adults alike, yet they are very real and always hungry.ĭepictions of oni vary widely but usually portray them as hideous, gigantic ogre-like creatures with a single horn or multiple horns emerging from their heads, with sharp claws and wild hair.

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