The power to use the abilities of kitsune. Variation of Yokai Physiology and Canine Physiology.
Also Called
- Kitsune Mimicry
- Yōko/Yoko Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into an kitsune (Japanese: fox), a fox-spirit, who usually gain their powers by living long and keep growing stronger as they age: the more tails a kitsune has (they may have as many as nine) the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. They are often tricksters, with motives that vary from mischief to malevolence, but some act as faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and even wives.
Stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Their powers include illusions, shapeshifting (particularly to human form), possession and especially ability to use fox-fire.
Applications
- Age Empowerment
- Canine Physiology
- Claw Retraction
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
- Dream Manipulation
- Fox-Fire Manipulation
- Flight
- Illusion Manipulation
- Insanity Inducement
- Intelligence Infinitum as their age increases.
- Life-Force Absorption
- Possession
- Shapeshifting
- Tail Manifestation
Variations
- Curse Inducement
- Hair Manipulation
- Intangibility
- Invisibility
- Plant Manipulation
- Prehensile Tail
- Supernatural Beauty
- True Illusion
As kitsune grow older they gain more tails, as well as intelligence and magical power, and even gain:
- Almighty Ascension
- Divinity
- Elemental Aura
- Nigh Omniscience/Omniscience
- Space-Time Manipulation
- Spirit Physiology
Associations
- Disaster Manipulation
- Elemental Manipulation
- Environment Manipulation
- Shinto Deity Physiology
- Trickster
- Yokai Physiology
Limitations
- May keep some trait that reveals their true form when shapeshifting, tail, shadow/reflection and facial features being the most common.
- Carelessness and/or drunkenness may reveal true form.
- Kitsune have a fear or a hatred of dogs.
- Dogs can detect kitsune.
- Until they gain their ninth tail, kitsune are essentially physical foxes.
- Kitsune can be consumed by negative emotions easily to the point that it can lead to death.
- Priests, monks, and others of faith may be able to see through a kitsune's illusions, and may be able to dissolve them.
Known Users
See Also: Kitsune.
- Kuzunoha (Japanese Mythology)
- Daji/Tamamo-no-Mae (Chinese/Japanese Mythology)
- Fox demons (Chinese/Japanese/Korean Mythology)
- Ran Yakumo (Touhou Project)
- Kurama (Naruto)
- Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Kuyou (Rosario + Vampire)
- Shippou (InuYasha)
- Chizuru Minamoto (Kanokon)
- Ninetales (Pokémon)
- Vulpix (Pokémon)
- Kyubimon (Digimon)
- Renamon (Digimon)
- Youkomon (Digimon)
- Shinichi (The Vampire Diaries)
- Misao (The Vampire Diaries)
- Demon Lord Nine-Tails (Okami)
- Izuna (Maga-Tsuki)
- Cubit Foxtar (Megaman Zero 3)
- Luz Ninetei (Monster Musume)
- Koto (Nagasarete Airantou)
- Moji Shimeta (Okitsune-sama de Chu)
- Yun (Only Sense Online); temporarily
- Yoko (Inukami!)
- Ahri (League of Legends)
- Kaden (Fire Emblem Fates)
- Selkie (Fire Emblem Fates)
- Kuugen (Wagaya no Oinari)
- Princess (Kekkashi)
- Kitsune (Supernatural)
- SCP-953 - Polymorphic Humanoid (SCP Foundation)
- Kohakuren (God Catching Alchemy Meister)
- Uya (God Catching Alchemy Meister)
- Kunou (Highschool DxD)
- Yasaka (Highschool DxD)
- Dakki (Houshin Engi)
- Sakura (Hyper Police)
- Miketsukami Soushi (Inu x boku)
- Kitsune (Teen Wolf)
- Kira Yukimura
- Noshiko Yukimura
- The Nogitsune
- Yoko (Tactics)
- Tamamo-no-Mae (Fate/Extra)
- Kudagitsune (XXXHolic)
- Kitsune/Laughing Strangers (World of Darkness Game series)
- Mystery (Mystery Skulls)
- Fox Spirit (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Foxie (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Little Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Oinari (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Pipe Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Nila and Moki (Lost Nightmare)
- Xiaomu (Namco × Capcom)
- Kyubi (Yo-kai Watch)
- Vixann Blackphox (Extinctioners)
- Ara Haan/Eun (Elsword Online)
- Kitsune (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW)
- Dolores (Stitch!)
- Da Ji (SMITE)
Gallery
Kurama (Naruto) the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, can cause tsunamis and flatten mountains simply by swinging one of his tails.
Ran Yakumo (Touhou) is a nine-tailed kitsune.
Renamon (Digimon Tamers) mimics the traits of a kitsune in her standard and evolved forms.
Being a type of demonic kitsune himself, Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho) specializes in plant manipulation.
Shippo (Inuyasha) is a young kitsune.
Kira Yukimura (Teen Wolf) manipulating Fox Fire after being attacked.
Daji/Tamamo-No-Mae (Chinese/Japanese Mythology)
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Yoko (Tactics)
Kuzunoha (Japanese Mythology)
Kuyō (Rosario + Vampire)
Kuyō (Rosario + Vampire) in his true form.
Kudagitsune (XXXHolic)
Noshiko Yukimura (Teen Wolf) a nine tailed kitsune.
Amy Pond (Supernatural)
The Nogitsune (Teen Wolf)
Kitsune (World of Darkness games)
Fox Spirit (Valkyrie Crusade) is a nine-tailed kitsune.
Little Fox (Valkyrie Crusade)
Foxie (Valkyrie Crusade)
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Caster or Tamamo-no-Mae (Fate/Extra) is a kitsune.
Nila and Moki (Lost Nightmare)
Xiaomu (Namco × Capcom)
Kaden (Fire Emblem Fates)
Selkie (Fire Emblem Fates)
Kyubi (Yo-kai Watch)
Vixann Blackphox (Extinctioners)
Vulpix (Pokémon)
Ninetales (Pokemon)
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Kitsune (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW) is a shapeshifting witch...
...who can become her namesake.
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Dolores (Stitch!)
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Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox (League of Legends)
Yasaka (Highschool DxD) a nine tailed fox youkai.
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Da Ji (SMITE) The Nine-Tailed Fox