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Qi (チー Chī) is a Chinese Yōkai and antagonist of Kitarō. His true form is that of a Nine-Tailed Fox, and he is the younger brother of infamous Tamamo-no-Mae.
Appearance[]
Qi is consistently portrayed as a portly, old, Chinese man with a round head and sharp moustache and beard.
Personality[]
In the manga, true to his kitsune roots, Qi is a manipulative and cunning villain, using the naivety of the villagers and Nurikabe to his advantage in his plan. He also acts as a competent leader to his fellow Chinese yōkai, and sees through Nezumi-Otoko's ruise later on. He is also quite boastful, shown by his declaration of his defeat of Kitarō.
In the 2008 movie GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!, Youaltepuztli emphasized the values of humans as natural resources, and he and other attendants criticized Qi for slaughtering humans excessively.
History[]
Qi the leader of all Chinese Yaoguai. He is a Jiuweihu and the brother of Tamamo-no-Mae.
In manga, Kitarō and others defeated Tamamo-no-Mae in the GeGeGe no Kitarō Challenge Series story Secret of Ancient Times.
Manga[]
He first appeared in the Shonen Magazine story Yōkai Cloth.[1]
1971 Anime[]
Qi appeared in episode #2 of the second anime adaptation, Yōkai Cloth.
1985 Anime[]
Qi appeared in the third anime adaptation's third movie, GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!.[2]
1996 Anime[]
Qi appeared in episode #79 and 80 of the fourth anime adaptation, The Chinese Yōkai Invasion! (Part 1) and The Chinese Yōkai Invasion! (Part 2).
2007 Anime[]
Qi appeared in episode #63 of the fifth anime adaptation, Japanese Yōkai Annihilated!? Fabric Yōkai!!.[3] He makes another appearance in episode 76, Strongest Tag Battle!! Southern & Chinese Yōkai!![4]
Powers and Abilities[]
Cloth Magic (反物魔法 Tanmono Mahō): Qi is able to transform Yōkai into rolls of cloth, primarily through using pills. By using these Yōkai-turned-cloth, he is able to make clothes that when worn make the victim fall under his mind control.[1] He is also capable of using his breath,[2] or sticks to transform his target.[4] He can also make clothes for himself, where he is able to gain the powers of the Yōkai the cloth was made from.[3]
Paper Magic: Qi is able to utilize many paper-based techniques including summoning Kami-no-Sei by drawing on paper, they take on the form of whatever he draws, ranging from Japanese Yōkai to generic monsters. One prominent example is a giant Chinese dragon, called Yōjin.
Fire Manipulation: Like other Kitsune, Qi is able to produce supernatural fire for varying needs, such as for offense or for decoration.
- Fox Fire (狐火 Kitsunebi): Qi produces several floating fireballs as a decorative light source for his castle.[2]
Transformation
Lightning
Flight
Poisonous Gas (
Teleportation:
Illusion
Powder Breath
Hypnosis
Camouflage
Body Extending
Item Summoning
Combat Skills
Other: Qi is capable of waking up fainted minions, such as Gahi in the 1986 movie.
Equipment[]
Cloth
Paper: Qi uses the paper to draw the creatures, so his Kami-no-Sei will take the form of the drawing.
Cloth-making stick
Yōkai Castle
Powder
Pills
Ship
Flying Carpet
Legend[]
Qi's ability to produce poisonous gas as the last resort is presumably based on the legend of Tamamo-no-Mae and Sesshō-Seki in which the demon fox, after being slain and turned into the boulder, caused harms to the surroundings by emitting poisonous gas in the Nasu Plateau.
Trivia[]
- Qi's appearance in the second opening of the 2007 anime slightly differs in his facial features from his appearance in the anime itself and closely resembles his past designs.