Japanese · No. 048

Shuten-dōji, King of the Oni

Real myth

He drank the heroes' sake. It was poison. They still had to cut off his head.

Rarity: Epic
Category: Monster
ATK: 2750
DEF: 2300
Level: 8
Type: Beast-Warrior
Element: Fire
Constellations: Sun · Fox

The myth

Shuten-dōji, "the sake-drinking boy", is the king of the oni in the medieval legend of Mount Ōe near Kyoto. With his band he abducted maidens from the capital and devoured them. The emperor sent the warrior Minamoto no Raikō and his four companions, among them Watanabe no Tsuna and Sakata no Kintoki. Disguised as mountain monks, they received from three gods a magic sake, poison to demons and medicine to men. Shuten-dōji drank, fell asleep and was beheaded; in the tale the head still flew up and tried to bite Raikō. The legend was painted on scrolls and told in Noh and kabuki.

Why it has this power

An Epic level-8 Fire Beast-Warrior with 2750 ATK and 2300 DEF, fusion only: the Red Mountain Oni with the Coastal Ushi-oni, the might of land and sea oni gathered into one king. Fire, Sun and Fox come from the red oni, rowdy and cunning. With the Kanabō he passes 3200.

Did you know

One of Raikō's swords from the legend, Dōjigiri, "the boy-cutter", is now a national treasure held at the Tokyo National Museum.

Connections

Born from the fusion of: Red Mountain Oni + Coastal Ushi-oni

Where to get it

Born from the fusion of: Red Mountain Oni + Coastal Ushi-oni
It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.

Sources

Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories (Project Gutenberg) — Yei Theodora Ozaki
Japanese Fairy World (Project Gutenberg) — William Elliot Griffis