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Imori (井守 Imori, lit. Newt) or Ōimori (大イモリ Ōimori, lit. Giant Newt) is a giant newt yokai that appeared in the story Imori.
Appearance[]
Personality[]
It is the guardian god of Yamatai-koku and is controlled by Himiko. It feeds on young women because of the old and foul tradition to provide young women as sacrifice to the monster.
History[]
GeGeGe no Kitarō[]
After the Kitarō Family time travelled through an ancient well deep in a forest, they wondered into Yamatai-koku. There, they found a girl to be sacrificed to Imori, Nezumi-Otoko and Shisa took the girl and ran. Imori knew this and led countless of minion newts that transformed into small soldiers to take the girl back.
During the fight, Kitarō used his Chanchanko to engulf the electric sphere the newt Yōkai created and absorbed the electricity, making both Imori and the sphere shrink in size. There, an illusion of Himiko appeared on the sphere and admitted her lose. Himiko agreed to stop the cursed tradition and returned the girl, in return that the Kitarō Family must keep the secret of the time traveling well.
Powers and Abilities[]
Electric Sphere:
Eye Light:
Minion Transformation
Legend[]
Imori are the spirits of those who died in battle and have been reincarnated into geckos. This yōkai's name is rather non-indicative as the Japanese word for newt is "Imori" while the Japanese word for gecko is "Yamori". Because of their names, it's said that geckos are the protectors of homes while newts protect wells.
Long ago in Echizen, there was a monk named Jingai who lived in the ruins of an old castle. While he was busy reading, he heard a mysterious high-pitched voice which he discovered came from a small person 4 to 5 inches tall. Behind a monk, he wasn't startled and continued reading, which angered the small man as he thought Jingai was ignoring him. He called out an army of fellow minuscule people to attack Jingai in retribution, to which Jingai ran away.
When he told this story to the villagers, they told him that there had been a war in this area long ago with many warrior casualties, their souls becoming Imori and now reside in the old well. Returning to where he encountered the Imori, Jingai, along with villagers, saw that their well had collapsed, and the area was swarming with Imori. Jingai then immediately chanted a sutra and that killed all the Imori. Pitying them, Jingai and the villagers gave the corpses of the Imori a proper burial.
Trivia[]
- In their first encounter, Imori was described to be like Godzilla by the Kitarō Family. This and its physical similarities indicate a potential self-homage from Kaijū Raban.