Gashadokuro
Country of Origin: Japan
Being Type: Giant Skeleton
Being Type: Giant Skeleton
Power Stats
Aggression
10/10
Magic Abilities
7/10
Physical Power
10/10
Origin Backstory
Formed from the aggregated resentment of those who died in battle or starvation without proper burial, the Gashadokuro emerges as a colossal skeleton fifteen times taller than a human. It stalks lonely roads at night, invisible until very close, announcing itself with a rattling sound before crushing and devouring its victims. Edo-period yokai lore uses it as a grim reminder of the consequences of war and neglect for the dead.
Key Features
- •Towering skeletal form
- •Invisible until near
- •Rattling warning sound
- •Bites off heads
- •Born from mass death resentment
Lore
Gashadokuro is a giant skeleton yokai in Japanese folklore formed from mass resentment of unburied dead, crushing victims with rattling warnings, a grim Edo-period reminder of war and neglect.
