The Samurai Yokai Aliens are the sixth kind of aliens seen during the Nurarihyon Alien Mission Arc.
Appearance[]
Above-average height humanoids dressed in feudal Kimonos, the pair both wore their Katanas on them at all times. Both of them sported long black hair, with the male Yokai having a pair of horns as well.
Their faces (especially the male) are similar to that of Oni-Masks.
Personality[]
While best described as cheerful, the pair was most often seen laughing joyfully, keeping an attitude of amusement at all times, finding Hikawa and Chiaki's involvement in the mission extremely amusing.
While the female samurai would mostly repeat herself using short sentences, the male samurai mostly did the talking. Both of them seemed to use antiquated words and expressions.
The Male samurai also seemed to have an interest in swords, as he briefly asked Hikawa if he could hold his sword.
Background[]
Plot[]
Nurarihyon Alien Mission Arc[]
The Samurai Yokai Aliens were first seen during Nurarihyon Alien Mission when the pair encountered Hikawa and Chiaki. Able to communicate with humans, the Yokai learned that the two Vampires weren't ordinary Gantz hunters and accepted their offer to team up and hunt down the remaining hunters. The group first encountered the "Sadistic Trio" from the Osaka team. While Hikawa and Chiaki dealt with Sampei Taira, the Yokai made short work of Tetsuo Hara and Susumu Kimura.
When the Sadistic Trio were defeated, the Yokai suddenly betrayed the Vampires, attacking Chiako and cutting off her right hand, stating that she had a "foul stench". The samurais then gang up on Hikawa, promising first to remove one finger, quickly doing so, before then promising to carve out his eyes next.
After losing his finger however, Hikawa quickly turns the tide, managing to impair and ultimately defeat both aliens, before escaping with Chiaki towards the Tokyo team.
Abilities and Powers[]
While not that at the level of the Yokai Bosses, the Samurai Yokais seemed a lot stronger than the regular Yokai Aliens, capable of defeating the veteran Sadistic Trio without much effort. They were also shown to have great confidence in their own abilities, being able to take one finger at a time from their opponents.
Being able to communicate with humans, the Yokai Samurais were also capable of detecting that the Hikawa and Chiaki were not normal Gantz-hunters.
Quotes[]
Male samurai:
- "Halt. Halt. These hares... they are not our prey. I... I... Who art thou?"
- (to Susumu Kimura): "Have ye any last words?"
Female samurai:
- "Disgusting... Disgusting... Hohoho!"
- "Simpletons... Simpletons... Hohoho!"
Trivia[]
- Their design is most likely based off of the Japanese Oni (鬼) Yokais from Japanese folklore, often depicted as tall ogre-like humanoids with long wild hair.
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