kyuubi
A fox (or fox girl) with nine tails.
The nine-tailed fox is a mythical creature that originated in Chinese mythology, where it is known as huli jing (fox spirit) or jiuweihu (nine-tailed fox). The concept later spread to Korea (as kumiho) and then to Japan (as kyuubi or kyuubi no kitsune).
In Japanese mythology, the kyuubi is stated to be the pinnacle of age and power for a kitsune, taking at least 800 years to attain (100 years per tail). Kyuubi are supposedly near‑godlike in power.
The Korean equivalent, kumiho, is traditionally depicted as more frequently malevolent and murderous than the Chinese or Japanese versions, and may not always have nine tails despite the name meaning "nine‑tailed fox".
The Chinese huli jing are complex spirits that can be benevolent or malicious, and they appear in classics such as the Shan Hai Jing. Unlike the Japanese kyuubi, they are not inherently tied to the age‑based tail‑growth system of kitsune.
Examples
Notable Kyuubi
- Ahri (League of Legends)
- Akagi, Amagi, Kaga, Musashi, Shinano and Tosa (Azur Lane)
- Kurama (Naruto)
- Ninetales (Pokemon)
- SCP-953 (SCP Foundation)
- Suzuran (Arknights)
- Yakumo Ran (Touhou)
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The following tags are aliased to this tag: jiuweihu, kumiho, and nine-tailed_fox (learn more).
This tag implicates kitsune and multiple_tails (learn more).
在日本神话中，九尾被认为是狐妖年龄和力量的顶峰，至少需要 800 年才能达到（每条尾巴 100 年）。九尾据说拥有近乎神的力量。
韩国的对应物“kumiho”传统上被描述为比中国或日本的版本更恶毒和凶残，尽管名字的意思是“九尾狐”，但它可能并不总是有九尾。
中国的胡里经是一种复杂的精神，可以是仁慈的，也可以是恶意的，它们出现在《山海经》等经典中。与日本九尾不同，它们与狐尾基于年龄的尾巴生长系统没有内在联系。
以下标签是此标签的别名：jiuweihu、kumiho 和 nine-tailed_fox（了解更多）。