A version that preserves only the appearance seen in early modern picture scrolls. Key features are a horse-like face, cloven deer-like hooves, upturned eyeballs, clothing, and a stance with both forelegs braced. No behavior or abilities are recorded. The name is understood as a visual pun on the written word for “baka” (fool), and any allegory remains speculative. Later embellishments are avoided here; description is confined to the iconography.
Character Profile
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Yokai Type - Traditional Yokai
Category - Animal Shapeshifters
Rarity - Uncommon
Personality - unknown, unrecorded
Compatibility - unknown
Abilities - unknown
Weaknesses - unknown
Habitat - within picture scrolls, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons procession
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