This menacing Oni miniature captures a moment of predatory focus, featuring a hulking physique and an iconic, elongated tongue lolling from its fanged maw. Armed with a brutal chain-scythe and carrying a traditional sake gourd, this 50mm-based brute is the perfect centerpiece for encounters involving Japanese folklore or dark fantasy sieges.
An Oni stalker prepares to strike from a low position, swinging its massive chain-linked scythe.
A mid-campaign boss or a high-ranking lieutenant in a demonic army.
Artist: Cast n Play
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Low, wide combat crouch with torso twist and dynamic weapon positioning.
Action: Sneaking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Moving/Walking
Genre: Fantasy, Wuxia/Eastern, Horror
Suitable Locations: mist-covered bamboo forest, abandoned mountain temple, imperial palace garden at night, isolated rural village bridge, cavernous underground lair, shadowy monastery courtyard, shinto-style shrine ruins, thieves' guild training hall, hellish planar landscape, densely packed urban slum alleyway
Encounter Scenarios: A powerful boss or mini-boss defending a mountain pass (Enemy), An exotic mercenary hired to protect a merchant caravan (Ally), A chaotic neutral spirit encountered near a sacred spring (Neutral NPC), A legendary assassin sent to eliminate the party (Enemy)
Power Level: Hard (score 62/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Ideal as an Oni or an Ogre Mage.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Excellent representation of a Jaidz or Oni monster.; Legend of the Five Rings (perfect): Perfect fit for a Shadowlands creature or a corrupted martial artist.; Malifaux (good): Fits the Ten Thunders aesthetic perfectly.; Bushido (perfect): Matches the scale and theme of the game's Oni models.; Frostgrave (usable): Could serve as an exotic Barbarian or Demon.
Race: Oni, Sex: Male, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Adult, Style: Realistic
Also suitable as: Tiefling, Ogre Mage, Half-Orc (variant), Fiend
Distinguishing Features: large curved horns, long pointed ears, protruding fangs, extremely long tongue, muscular physique, beaded anklet
Weapons: Scythe: A long wooden or metal pole with a large, crescent-shaped blade that features several notches or battle-damage chips on the edge.; Kama: A smaller handheld sickle with a curved blade and a rounded hilt.; Chain: A heavy-linked chain that connects the two bladed weapons, allowing for reach or dual-wielding control.
Armor: Unarmored (Skin, Torso)
Clothing: Pants, Belt, Ribbons
Equipment: Sake Gourd
Accessories: Prayer Beads, Anklet
Character Classes: Monk (Kensei / Drunken Master) (high%), Barbarian (medium%), Fighter (Eldritch Knight) (low%)
NPC Role: Elite guard, mountain hermit, or wandering assassin.
Creature: Oni (Fiend), Size: Large
Body: A powerful, muscular humanoid with thick skin, two large horns, elongated ears, and a mouth filled with fangs and a very long tongue.
Also known as: Ogre Mage, Hannya Demon, Rakshasa (variant), Greater Fiend
Related creatures: Oni with Kanabo, Ninja Goblins, Tengu Warriors
Distinctive Features: Extraordinarily long tongue lolling from the mouth, Twin horns, Elongated ears
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Horns, description: Two large, forward-curved horns., position: Forehead, type_ja: 角, description_ja: 前方に湾曲した2本の大きな角。, position_ja: 額, type: Bite/Fangs, description: Protruding tusks or fangs in the upper and lower jaws., position: Mouth, type_ja: 噛みつき／牙, description_ja: 上下の顎から突き出た牙。, position_ja: 口, type: Kusarigama, description: A massive scythe pole connected to a hand sickle by a heavy chain., position: Held in both hands
Defensive Features: Natural thick hide (implied by muscularity)
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Savage / Feral, Sinister / Evil, Intimidating / Imposing, Anime / Manga-style
Cultural Aesthetic: East Asian — Japanese
Hairstyle: Bald/Shaved
Similar to characters: Hidan (Naruto), Akuma (Street Fighter), Lynel (Breath of the Wild), Traditional Japanese Yokai, Roadhog (Overwatch)
Miniature Dimensions: 31.5mm H x 40.4mm W x 27.7mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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