Yo-Kai Watch’s Otherworldly Companions’ Otherworldly Origins

Yo-Kai Watch could blow up this holiday season. Nintendo is releasing Level-5’s Pokemon-esque series starring creatures from Japanese folklore later this year, and it might be huge. You may want to impress people with your knowledge of the series before it launches. What better way to do that then by learning about the origins of some of these creatures.

Recommended Videos

 

whisper yokai watch beetlejuice ghosts

 

Take Whisper, for example. He’s one of Yo-Kai Watch‘s mascot characters, and resembles a traditional ghost. You know white and billow-y, with a face and amorphous shape. He’s mischievous, but also something of a guide for players as they learn about Yo-Kai.

 

dulluma yokai wtch daruma

 

This is Dulluma, and he was revealed with the batch of E3 screens. He looks a lot like Pokemon’s Darumaka, right? That’s because both are based on daruma dolls. These good luck charms come with blank eyes. You fill in one when you set a goal for yourself, then the other when you’ve achieved it. Dulluma’s eyes are blank, but maybe he’ll still be lucky for people who add him to their team.

 

 

walkappa kappa

Walkappa is an aquatic yokai based upon the kappa. The kappa in mythology was a fearsome, river dwelling, beaked creature that loved cucumbers and had to keep water in a bowl on its head. If the bowl dried out, the kappa would lose power and possibly die. Walkappa has a similar bowl-shaped head, and also carries a bottle of water so he’ll never dry out.

 

zashiki warashi yokai watch zashiki warashi

 

Finally, we’ll close this out with a Zashiki-warashi. If you watched XXXholic, this Yo-Kai Watch character will sound familiar, but certainly won’t look like the cute girl Watanuki interacted with. The character in game game looks much more like a traditional Zashiki-warashi, which means it’s a mischievous house spirit that looks like a small person. He’s got wide eyes and a smirk, so you know he’ll be getting up to something.

 

Yo-Kai Watch has a Holiday 2015 release window.

related content
Read Article Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS Repairs Will Cease Soon in Japan
Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS repairs to cease in Japan
Read Article Reminder: Online Services For 3DS and Wii U Will End in April 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Read Article Nintendo Offers Free Repairs to Users Affected by the Noto Earthquake
Nintendo offers free repairs to Switch 3DS and Wii U affected by Noto Peninsula earthquake
Read Article All the Shin Megami Tensei Games Available in English
Read Article Nintendo Will Discontinue 3DS and Wii U Online Functions in 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Related Content
Read Article Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS Repairs Will Cease Soon in Japan
Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS repairs to cease in Japan
Read Article Reminder: Online Services For 3DS and Wii U Will End in April 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Read Article Nintendo Offers Free Repairs to Users Affected by the Noto Earthquake
Nintendo offers free repairs to Switch 3DS and Wii U affected by Noto Peninsula earthquake
Read Article All the Shin Megami Tensei Games Available in English
Read Article Nintendo Will Discontinue 3DS and Wii U Online Functions in 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Author
Jenni Lada
Jenni is Editor-in-Chief at Siliconera and has been playing games since getting access to her parents' Intellivision as a toddler. She continues to play on every possible platform and loves all of the systems she owns. (These include a PS4, Switch, Xbox One, WonderSwan Color and even a Vectrex!) You may have also seen her work at GamerTell, Cheat Code Central, Michibiku and PlayStation LifeStyle.