Ibaraki Doji

Kanji: 茨木童子
Kana: いばらきどうじ
Pronunciation: ibaraki dōji

TRANSLATION: Ibaraki Child
ALTERNATE NAMES: None
ORIGIN: Heian period folklore

HABITAT: Mountains, Gates
DIET: Humans, Sake

ABILITIES:

• Superhuman strength
• Shapeshifting
• Swordsmanship

WEAKNESSES:

• Sacred Sword
• Watanabe no Tsuna

OVERVIEW: Ibaraki Doji is a powerful oni, known as the deputy of Shuten Doji, and is often found on Mount Oe.

APPEARANCE: This oni has wild hair and horns growing from its forehead. Its face is fierce and terrifying to behold. It possesses immense physical strength and stature. Ibaraki Doji lost one arm in a battle with a samurai. It sometimes disguises itself as a beautiful woman.

BEHAVIOR: Ibaraki Doji leads other oni in raids on the capital. It serves faithfully as the right hand of the demon king. The oni loves to drink sake and cause chaos. It is cunning and capable of trickery to achieve its goals.

INTERACTIONS: Samurai hunted this demon at the Rashomon gate. It tricked Watanabe no Tsuna to steal back its severed arm. Humans fear it as a symbol of violent destruction.

OTHER FORMS: It disguised itself as an old woman.