Big Book of Mythology (Yokai Edition)

Dodomeki

Translation: Hundred-eyed demon

Other names: Todomeki

Type: Unknown

Prefecture: Japan

Habitat: Cities and towns, especially in marketplaces

Diet: Regular food

Danger zone: Purple (Okay)

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About Dodomeki:
To be honest, I kind of feel bad for this yokai. Dodomeki are women with abnormally long arms that are covered with bird's eyes, mainly because they stole a lot of money.

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Appearance:
They are normal women with long arms...and bird eyes.

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Behavior/Interaction:
Dodomeki are said to be women who had a habit for stealing money and because of this, thousand of bird eyes sprouted from their arms. Other than that, they are quite harmless; their goal is to scare and pickpocket.

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Abilities:
(None in particular)

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Target(s):
Anyone

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Escape plan:
Just watch your stuff around her...

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Origin story:
The long arms of a dodomeki reflects the Japanese belief that a person with long arms has a tendency to steal. The bird eyes that grows on the dodomeki's arm are a reference to the Japanese dōsen, a copper coin with a hole in the middle of it that's commonly known as the chōmoku (Birds eye).

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NOPE Rating:
2/5