Gyuuki (Japanese: 牛鬼 Gyuuki), is an S Rank Yo-kai of the Mononoke tribe.
In Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, he is an SS Rank Yo-kai of the Tough tribe.
Appearances[]
Video games[]
- Yo-kai Watch 4: Playable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai.
Biology[]
Gyuuki has a black ox head with four yellow eyeballs, orange irises, and black pupils. It has sharp teeth and its tongue sticks out of its mouth. It has white horns with purple tips coming out of the sides of its head. It has a black spider body with pink and red fur-like hair, with white pincers that have purple tips.
It's said that the Gyuuki is a brutal Yo-kai that was born from a rampaging cow and a venomous spider.
Profile[]
Yo-kai Watch 4[]
Gyuuki can be found in Yo-kai Doors and Rifts in Sakura Motomachi (Past) as well as rifts on Mount Wildwood and in Hell's Kitchen. He can also be found in the Goldy Bones and Glitzy Bones battles in Enma Tournament - Oni Arena as well as in the Lie-in Heart, Orcanos, Shien and Tamamo missions in PuraPura Blasters (appearing most frequently in the latter).
Game data[]
Yo-kai Watch 4[]
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Etymology[]
Gyuuki is based on the Youkai of the same name, Gyuuki, also known as "Ushi-oni". A creature which appears in the folklore of Japan. There are various kinds of "Ushi-oni", all of them some sort of monster with a horned, bovine head. The "Ushi-oni" has a different appearance based mainly on geographical location. It most often has the head of an ox with some Oni-like attributes, sharp horns curving upward, sharp fangs, and a slender tongue. The body is most commonly depicted as spider-like with six legs and long singular claws at the end of each appendage.
Perhaps the most famous "Ushi-oni" appears as a protective symbol in the Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival, which is held in late July in Uwajima of Ehime Prefecture. Something like the dragon dancers at a Chinese New Year celebration, this "Ushi-oni" is represented with a huge, multiple-person costume with a cloth body and a carved, painted head held upon a pole. It has an Oni-like head, a long neck, and the body of an ox. The body is either red or brown with shaggy hair similar to the coat of a yak. A short sword replaces its tail, and it is thought to drive away evil spirits.

Art of Gyuuki for the Chinese version of Yo-kai Watch 4
Trivia[]
- Despite being an Oni, Gyuuki is not part of the Oni tribe
- Curiously, in the Chinese version of Yo-kai Watch 4, Gyuuki's red colouring was changed to green. The reason for this change is unknown, but it's possible it was changed to avoid any resemblance to blood.
Other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Aracnobue | It's a combination of "aracnide" (Italian for "arachnid") and "bue" (Italian for "ox"). |