The power to have the traits and abilities of an Onryo. Variation of Ghost Physiology.
Also Called
- Onryo Mimicry
Capabilities
Users either are or can transform into a Onryō, spirit from Japanese folklore who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek vengeance using the spiritual powers they gain after death.
While male Onryō exist, the majority of them are women, usually young women, with long, stringy black hair that covers their face, clad in a white burial kimono or shroud. Their face itself is often quite ghastly to look upon. Their death are often caused by sufferings given to them by the capricious whims of their male lovers.
Applications
- Curse Inducement as they sometimes just haunt or give their targets bad luck.
- Dream Walking
- Fear Inducement
- Ghost Physiology
- Mental Inducement
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- Users may be bound to where they were killed.
- Obsessed with vengeance.
- May lose strength after getting revenge.
Known Users
See Also: Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl
Folklore/Mythology
- Onryos (Japanese Folklore)
Films
- The Saeki Family (The Grudge Series)
- Samara Morgan/Sadako Yamamura (The Ring Series)
Video Games
- Spirits (Fatal Frame series)
- Cynthia Velasquez (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
- Mima (Touhou)
- Hisako (Killer Instinct)
Gallery
Kayako Saeki (The Grudge) is the cursed soul of a dead woman who was killed by her husband.
Hisako (Killer Instinct)