Oh no, look at that little heathen. I'm even more interested now! D:
Also, don't make deals with Orochi kids, bad for your health.
骨蛇鬼 ・ Kotsujaki
Bonesnake Oni
・ Closed Species (by Parfaits) 👹🐍
Another one??? Yes... many CS ideas, and might not have time to launch them next time, so...
Introducing my third CS project "Kotsujaki / Bonesnake Oni"... a yokai-based closed species since your local parfait is a big yokai trashcan. They are a spin-off of a personal species I have been working on but with some variations.
Doing interest check if anyone might be interested in future adopts of them + there is also a pinglist for anyone who'd like to be notified of big species updates like species launch or MYO slot availabilities etc. feel free to let me know if you'd like to be added!✨
Updates Log
*upd - in the thread name this means "updated", since the thread name has a character limit!
6th June: Updated some traits + diet information! (subjected to edits)
5th June: minor update to overlying concept + updated pinglist
27th May: updated layout (rearranged some stuff) + updated pinglist
About Kotsujaki 💀🐍
Kotsujaki are classified as a type of「新不明鬼」"Shinfumeiki" or "Demons of the New Unknown". Simply put, they are demons that have been newly discovered and not had enough information documented about them. It’s a concept that their lore exists under, and other species of demons may be introduced under this concept in the future.
The Kotsujaki closed species is based off the famous Oni「鬼」of Japanese mythology.
Due to their distinguishing features and origin, they are also known as “Bonesnake Oni”. The kanji is broken down as follows:「骨」 Bone,「蛇」Snake, and「鬼」Oni / Demon.
Appearance & Traits 👹
Overall Appearance
A Kotsujaki's base appearance is that of a regular Oni yokai, but they have additional human facial features, human proportions and reptilian features. Their size / height is similar average human sizes as well.
The following information is an elaboration of the above mentioned appearance and traits features, but is not finalized and may be subjected to edits in future updates.
Kotsujaki Forms:
Body:
Horns:
Jaws:
Eyes:
Ears:
Claws:
Mask:
More features (TBA):
Personality / Behaviour (TBA)
They have the ferocity of a tiger and the cunning of snakes. (more TBA)
Venom
Their snaketails are usually venomous. The strength of the venom produced depends on how much negative emotions they feel (especially irritation, anger and sadness), they can produce venom which they can inject into their prey via their tail's fangs.
The venom can affect prey in various manners, from physical, to emotional or in rarer cases, even psychological or spiritual. Venom effects can range from mild irritation to fatality, and Kotsujaki often use their venom when they hunt.
Kotsujaki are unaffected by their own venom, and the venom is unique to each individual. Antivenoms can be synthesised, but the ingredients must be sourced from the same individual which produced the venom.
Illusion
Kotsujaki can "remove" all their yokai and reptilian features to assume a human disguise, however, viewing them in any reflected surface (mirrors, water), or through a camera will reveal their true form.
The tricky point is that, while a camera reveals their true features, the resulting photograph will not. Unless they had chosen to show their true form, the printed or digital photographs will still show them as a human. Generally, Kotsujaki are wary of what their weaknesses are, so their disguise can be quite hard to break if you aren't prepared.
Snake’s Curse (TBA)
Their reptilian / snake features are due to them forming a contract with the great snake Yamata-no-Orochi. (more TBA)
Diet
Pinglist 📩
birthday TheStrayCat ThatOneWow Yoaisami Shiro_san shiba honeyowl Wanderweisen maopowa hikarushirou Zehith CashlessDrake07 robogutz muwi FuuMiku Lyalec Suiii__
Updating as it goes! There is no world for this species at the moment so all updates will be in this thread. Image / silhouette / character example will be added when there’s one ready! Feel free to let me know if you’d like to be added to pinglist when the species launches!
hikarushirou Thanks! Wanted a species that's a little less cuddly with a bit more fangs (and too late, the snake's deal has been sealed) 👹✨
shiba Thank you! Little snake imps 🐍✨
Wanderweisen Thank you! Wanted to try something with a slightly different tone / aesthetic to Shengxiao Oni trash
Not even one chicken nugget? Also... there isn't a chicken nugget emoji- pls, chicken nugget, if not then a drumstick 🐍🍗
Ooh gotcha! It definitely has a different feel from Shengxiao! Live your best oni trash life!!!
Hm... I have been slightly convinced I will share one... half of a chicken nugget :p and wHAT rip chicken nugget emoji dreams though drumstick works too~
Yoaisami chicken nuggets are great stuff! and thank you! was going for a different design / feel from Shengxiao 🐍✨
Wanderweisen Thank you kind human, accepting thy half chicken nugget (chicken nugget emoji)
There's a potato which I thought was a nugget 🥔 and there is also 🍟🍿🍕 french fries popcorn pizza, and even 🍥 naruto... where is chicken nugget? maybe it's already inside Kotsujaki stomach-
You're welcome lol ^^
The potato does look a super lot like a chicken nugget though, I can totally see it being used as a substitute. Kotsujaki seems to really those types of food though ehe~ but I can't help but to imagine a Kotsujaki emulating Kirby on a chicken nugget now aha (/w\)
Wanderweisen hehe yeah, Kotsujaki generally like meat! but they won't just go Kirby on a nugget, they'll go Kirby on other yokai too (hide your yokai) 👹✨
hikarushirou if there is ever a Kotsujaki that does that, that'll probably attract other Kotsujaki / yokai 🙈