Big Book of Mythology (Yokai Edition)

Teke-Teke

Translation: The sound she makes when walking on her hands

Other names: Bata-Bata, Kata-Kata, Hijikaka Babā

Type: Unknown

Prefecture: Japan

Habitat: Urban areas and roads

Diet: None

Danger zone: Black (You're dead)

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About Teke-Teke:
Teke-Teke is a Japanese spirit of a young woman/school girl who fell on a railway line and was cut in half by an oncoming train. Now a vengeful spirit, she travels on either her hands and elbows, dragging her torso and making a scratching sound.

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Appearance:
Teke-Teke is portrayed as a schoolgirl or young woman with long, black hair. Some say that her face is disfigured by her accident, but others say that she is a normal girl. From the waist up, she is severed at the hip, so the top half is a bloody stump. She is also said to have claws instead of fingernails since they help her get around.

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Behavior/Interaction:
Teke-Teke chases her victims down dark roads, using her arms for support. Despite not having legs, she can crawl extremely fast--so fast, in fact, she can even beat the speed of a regular car. If she catches up to them, she cuts them in half with her claws.

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Abilities:
*Inhuman speed: She can quickly keep up with her victims without the use of her legs.

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Target(s):
Anyone

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Escape plan:
It is physically impossible to escape Teke-Teke herself, even if you manage to outrun her. She will find and kill you within three days.

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Origin story:
The original version is about a young girl who was a scaredy-cat and her classmates tease her because of it. One day, while waiting for a train, some girls placed a beetle on her shoulder. Scared, she backed onto the train tracks and without knowing, the train came and split her in half.

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NOPE Rating:
5/5