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Enma Neko'ou Matatabi (Japanese: 閻魔猫王マタタビ Enma Nekoō Matatabi) is an Rank S, Lightning-attribute, Deva Yo-kai of the Enma tribe.
He was the 5th Great King Enma to rule the Yo-kai World.
In Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, he is a Rank SSS Yo-kai.
According to his Yo-kai Keystone, and in Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Kiwami & Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Gakuen Y, he is classified as the Mikado tribe.
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Video games[]
- Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Playable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch World: Playable Yo-kai.
Biology[]
Matatabi is a purple Cat Yo-kai.
His fur has spiky tufts on top of his head and on the sides of his face.
His regular two eyes have yellow irises and red pupils, while his third eye has a red iris and a black pupil. He has two yellow, fiery wisps on top of his two tails.
Like many Cat Yo-kai, he has a cut in his left ear.
He is clad in a traditional red and maroon, royal Enma attire, decorated with the "王" (Japanese: Ō "king") kanji, and a teal-colored obi. He wears a necklace that has three gems on it, which are colored red, green, and blue.
He also wears yellow shoes and has a shaku in his right hand.
The 5 hitodama that accompany him symbolize his status as the 5th Great King Enma.
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Yo-kai Watch Busters 2[]
There is a chance of befriending him when clearing the "Great Enma Mausoleum - Cat (Japanese: 閻魔大霊廟・猫 Enma Daireibyō・Neko) dungeon and besting him in battle.
The dungeon can be accessed with the item "Neko'ou Mausoleum Stone ∞" (Japanese: 猫王霊廟ストーン∞ Nekoō Reibyō Sutōn Mugen).
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Etymology[]
His title Enma Neko'ou (Japanese: 閻魔猫王 Enma Nekoō) literally translates to "Cat King Enma", and is taken from taking "Great King Enma" (Japanese: 閻魔大王 Enma Daiō) and replacing the kanji for "great" with "cat".
His given name Matatabi is possibly derived from the silver vine plant, which is known as matatabi in Japanese, and is a popular cat treat, due to having an effect on cats similar to catnip. The "Mata-" part may be derived from Nekomata, a type of cat youkai in Japanese folklore.
Origin[]
Being a King Enma, he is based on Yama, who is a deity of Hindu origin introduced into Japan by Buddhist monks, with the Buddhist version has Yama being is a dharmapala (wrathful god) said to judge the dead and preside over the Narakas ("Hells" or "Purgatories") and the cycle of saṃsāra.
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Trivia[]
- As Matatabi is a "-nyan"-type Cat Yo-kai, he has also been known by the nickname Enmanyan (Japanese: エンマニャン), which was first mentioned in the magazine Corocoro.
- In Yo-kai Watch Busters 2, Matatabi's attribute is Lightning, while in Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukipedia Dream his attribute is Ice.