Outgroup
Onryo
Vengeful Female Danger 5 of 5 · Lethal
- Form
- Vengeful ghost (onryō)
- Origin
- The onryō of Japan: a soul bound by rage — classically a wronged woman — whose grudge curses places and bloodlines across generations; Sadako and Oiwa are its modern and classical faces, and it is the East Asian pole of the vengeful-female radiation that Kuntilanak anchors in Indonesia.
- Behavior
- Curse transmission through places, objects and recordings in modern forms.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Exorcism rarely works in the tales; the grudge must be answered or outlived.
- Diet
- Life force / Soul
- Culture
- Japanese
- Region
- Japan (outgroup)
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Female.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Death or birth origin | Death, childbirth, or infant origin |
| Incorporeal | Ghost, spirit, or undead |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | Child spirit, child theft, or infant targeting |
| Blood and organs | Targets blood, flesh, or organs |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | None |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | No strong sorcery motif |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Life force or offerings |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Phi Tai Hong, so the tree cannot separate them.
