History Main / Oni

* [[BigBad Tarakudo]] and the other Oni Generals, the antagonists of Season 4 of ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. They have the ability to summon the Shadowkhan, demonic warriors [[LivingShadow made out of shadows]]. They were [[SealedEvilInACan trapped]] in [[EvilMask Hannya]] [[MaskOfPower masks]] that represented their own faces and could possess people who wore them. Tohru, one of the good guys, was [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes deeply afraid]] of the Oni because of the stories he heard from his mom. Ironically enough, it's thanks to these fears that made him an expert in dealing with them since he knows the Oni weakness.

Oni are brutish mountain {{Youkai}} similar to [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] and {{O|urOgresAreHungrier}}gres, [[HornedHumanoid with either one or two horns]] (which in some depictions are the source of their power). The word is almost always translated into English as "ogres" or "demons". They are sometimes depicted as [[RedOniBlueOni good or bad]], but are usually [[ChaoticNeutral morally neutral and interested in their own affairs]]. They prefer huge bludgeoning weapons (iron clubs called kanabou being the most common) and hide loincloths (usually tiger-striped). They are also shown to really love their alcohol, which can make them even more rowdy. Sometimes blamed for streaks of misfortune. Others work jobs in FireAndBrimstoneHell as {{big red devil}}s.

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* StreetFighterIV: Later updates add a character named Oni, who is actually Akuma after being fully consumed by the [[KillingIntent Satsui no Hadou]]. He's even more of a BloodKnight then Akuma is, wanting to cause nothing but destruction.

* King Enma and his underlings in ''Manga/DragonBall'', mostly bureaucrats working in Hell, Heaven and the check in station for the recently departed that decides who goes where.

* ''VideoGame/AoOni'': [[AntagonistTitle The eponymous monster]], who pursues Hiroshi and his friends throughout the game. [[spoiler:[[TheAssimilator When each of your friends is caught, they are transformed into more Oni]], and several more deformed versions of the original Oni are [[RoomFullOfCrazy found in a jail cell near the end of the game]]]].

"Oni" originally referred to misfortune, bad vibes and evil spirits, which were traditionally said to come from the northeast. Under the EasternZodiac this is known as the "ox-tiger" direction, so these forces came to be [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphised]] as beings with features of oxen and tigers. Because they're MadeOfEvil (or at least Made of [[OrderVersusChaos Chaos]]), supernatural powers used by oni are often classified as ''jujutsu'' ([[BlackMagic "hexes", "maleficium" or "witchcraft"]]) even when they're overt or harmless.

* In ''Fanfic/ZeroNoTsukaimaSaitoTheOnmyoji'', Saito has a silver oni named Kaede as one of his {{familiar}}s.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10090792/1/Zero-no-Tsukaima-Saito-the-Onmyoji Zero no Tsukaima: Saito the Onmyoji]]'', Saito has a silver oni named Kaede as one of his {{familiar}}s.

** In ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'', both the title character and [[SixthRanger Kamen Rider Spectre]] are themed after oni and [[GhostLights oni-bi]], with Ghost having one horn and Spectre having two. They barely miss the red oni, blue oni in appearance since [[OrangeBlueContrast Ghost wears orange while Spectre is blue]]; this is however amended later in the series, when Ghost obtains the red Toucon Boost form as his SuperMode.

* King Enma and his underlings in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', mostly bureaucrats working in Hell.

** In ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'', both the title character and [[SixthRanger Kamen Rider Spectre]] are themed after oni and [[GhostLights oni-bi]], with Ghost having one horn and Spectre having two. They barely miss the red oni, blue oni in appearance since [[OrangeBlueContrast Ghost wears orange while Spectre is blue]]. Later in the series, Ghost obtain the Toucan Boost Eyecon which is red, making him and Spectre fit the red oni, blue oni much better.

** In ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'', both the title character and [[SixthRanger Kamen Rider Spectre]] are themed after oni and [[GhostLights oni-bi]], with Ghost having one horn and Spectre having two. They barely miss the red oni, blue oni in appearance since [[OrangeBlueContrast Ghost wears orange while Spectre is blue]].

* The wind God Fujin and the thunder God Raijin are sometimes depicted as Oni. The latter was sometimes said to eat the navels of children.

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture quasi-Japanese nation]] of Hoshido has a BarbarianHero class known as "Oni Savage", which [[PrestigeClass promotes]] to "Oni Chieftain".[[note]]In the original Japanese release, they are known as ''Kijin'' ("oni man") and ''Shura'' (roughly "butcher").[[/note]] They wield [[CarryABigStick clubs]] (The Hoshidan equivalent of the [[AnAxeToGrind axe]]) in reference to ''oni-ni-kanabou'' ("oni with an iron club").

** Suika Ibuki and Yuugi Hoshiguma are powerful oni based on the legendary [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuten-dōji Shuten-douji]] and Hoshiguma-douji respectively, who once worked together as part of a group called the Big Four of the Mountain. The two are heavy drinkers, with Suika having never been seen sober in 700 years, and Yuugi being unable to be intoxicated. [[Manga/WildAndHornedHermit Kasen Ibaraki]] is heavily implied to be another member of their group, based on Ibaraki-douji, who has chosen to disguise herself as a human for unclear reasons.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10090792/1/Zero-no-Tsukaima-Saito-the-Onmyoji Zero no Tsukaima: Saito the Onmyoji]]'', Saito has a silver oni named Kaede as one of his familiars.

* [[BigBad Tarakudo]] and the other Oni Generals, the antagonists of Season 4 of ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. They have the ability to summon the Shadowkhan, demonic warriors [[LivingShadow made out of shadows]]. They were trap in hannya mask that represented their own face and could possess people who wore them. Tohru, one of the good guys, was [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes deeply afraid]] of the Oni because of the stories he heard from his mom. Ironically enough, its thanks to these fears that made him an expert in dealing with them since he knows the Oni weakness.

A {{Youkai}} described as a brutish mountain spirit similar to [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] and {{O|urOgresAreHungrier}}gres. The word is almost always translated into English as "ogres" or "demons". They are sometimes depicted as [[RedOniBlueOni good or bad]], but are usually morally neutral and interested in their own affairs. They prefer huge bludgeoning weapons (iron clubs called kanabou being the most common) and hide loincloths (Usually tiger-striped). They are also shown to really love their alcohol, which can make them even more rowdy. Sometimes blamed for streaks of misfortune. Others work jobs in FireAndBrimstoneHell as {{big red devil}}s.

Sometimes [[WildMan particularly wild and brutish humans]] are depicted as [[DemonOfHumanOrigin transforming into oni]] as they are warped by the foul energies surrounding them. At some points in Japanese history "oni" became practically synonymous with [[BarbarianTribe "barbarian"]], and conquering or pacifying territories was described as "ridding lands of oni".

Particularly powerful oni may be described as ''kishin'', which is often translated as "fierce god" but incorporates an AlternateCharacterReading of "oni." (Incidentally, the Japanese word for [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] can be translated as "blood-sucking oni". [[OurVampiresAreDifferent/AnimeAndManga See here for details.]])

Compare HornedHumanoid. Look up OurOgresAreHungrier and AllTrollsAreDifferent for their western counterparts.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuten-d%C5%8Dji Shuten-douji]] was a leader of the oni of Mt. Ooe, and considered one of the Three Great Evil Youkai of Japan (alongside Emperor Sutoku and Tamamo-no-Mae). While generally depicted as a human who transformed into an oni, [[MultipleChoicePast there are multiple stories as to how this happened]], including being cursed for spurning the love of his female admirers, or performing the taboo of wearing an Oni costume after drinking sake.
* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki-dōji Ibaraki-douji]] is another oni with close ties to Shuten-douji (either as a subordinate or wife). And just like Shuten-douji, [[MultipleChoicePast had multiple origins]] on how he became a oni like being born that way and frightening his mother to death or being curse at the same time as Shuten-douji.

** Suika Ibuki and Yuugi Hoshiguma are powerful oni based on the legendary [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuten-d%C5%8Dji Shuten-douji]] and Hoshiguma-douji respectively, who once worked together as part of a group called the Big Four of the Mountain. The two are heavy drinkers, with Suika having never been seen sober in 700 years, and Yuugi being unable to be intoxicated. [[Manga/WildAndHornedHermit Kasen Ibaraki]] is heavily implied to be another member of their group, based on Ibaraki-douji, who has chosen to disguise herself as a human for unclear reasons.

If Oni come in pairs, there's a good chance one will be red and the other blue. However, they won't always match the RedOniBlueOni dynamics. If somi Oni are explicitly female, BizarreSexualDimorphism may occur with males looking {{Gonk}}y and the females looking more [[CuteMonsterGirl conventionally attractive]].

* A reoccurring villain from ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' is Akaoni, a brutish red oni who carries a club and wears tiger-striped clothes.

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