![]() ![]() Unfortunately for the half-onis in Undead Girl Murder Farce, the only thing that they inherited from the mythical Oni is their super strength. Some of them even wield the power of fire and lightning. The mythological Oni is said to possess superhuman strength, and they are also a master of magic. ![]() That is why many buildings in Japan have roof tiles with the face of Oni carved into them to represent protection against evil, sort of like Gargoyle in the Western world. Not only that, they are often depicted as a guardian or a protector, rather than the evil incarnate like their ancestors. In modern stories, however, Oni is often presented in a more lighthearted tone as a good-natured being. A trope that describes two characters that are close to each other but have different personalities and different approaches to solving a problem, such as Goku and Vegeta or Naruto and Sasuke. By the way, this is also where the trope called “Red Oni Blue Oni” comes from. Red Oni is usually the wild and rowdy one, while the Blue Oni is usually more cunning and calm. Unlike the Western demons, Japanese Oni comes in different colors, though the ones that are often depicted in folktales come in either red or blue. It may be nothing more than a fantastical myth, but one of the National Treasures of Japan is actually a sword that is said to be used by Raiko to sever Shuten-Dohji’s head. The most famous one is the story about a samurai named Minamoto no Raiko who managed to behead Shuten-Doji, the King of Oni. There are numerous tales about brave samurai fighting against Oni in Japanese Mythology. He wants to incorporate those creatures’ DNA into Jack’s body, thus making him the first true chimera in the world. And that is the reason why his group is constantly hunting for strong creatures. He wants to turn him into the perfect being. That said, the professor doesn’t seem to feel satisfied with what he’s done to Jack. That means Jack doesn’t have to worry about turning into a full Oni. Unlike Tsugaru whose humanity is on the verge of being taken over completely by the Oni’s side of his body, Jack achieved a perfect balance between Oni and Human. The fruit of his experiments is none other than the deranged young man who used to go by the moniker Jack The Ripper. Once the professor gathered enough data from Tsugaru and the other failed subjects who lost their lives during the experiment, he finally found the perfect formula for a true half-Oni. As a matter of fact, Tsugaru is simply the failed prototype for the real Oni-human hybrid. Halfway through the story, however, the Professor reveals that Tsugaru is not the only Oni that he created.
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