Tengloom, much like his name implies, resembles a Kurama Tengu. He is a crow-like creature with blue feathers and a black beak. He wears a khaki shirt with a brown-orange vest over it, brown pants, a tokin cap, and geta sandals. He's always seen carrying a book with a purple cover.
Tengloom has a very pessimistic disposition that he passes on his targets. When he was summoned by Nate to fight a Yo-kai for the first time, he responded to Nate's request with, "Yeah, right. Like that's even possible," showing a strong feeling of defeatism.
Tengloom can make his targets assume a gloomy personality by swinging his leaf fan. If someone makes Tengloom smile, the effects will instantly wear off.
Tengloom first appears in EP024, in which he causes Katie, Bear, and Eddie to be gloomy in a search of flowers. When confronted by Nate, Tengloom simply states that he is a minor Yo-kai and nobody knows him. Nate tries to stop him by sending Jibanyan, but Tengloom quickly inspirits him and causes the cat Yo-kai to become gloomy. He also causes Whisper to feel down over himself when Nate asks him for help. Nate summons the Yo-kai dancers to make Tengloom grin, but to no avail. Finally, Nate and his Yo-kai friends use a portable shrine to carry Tengloom, but it does not seem to work until they fall over some stairs, which surprisingly causes Tengloom to grin and give Nate his Yo-kai Medal.
Later, he accompanies Nate, Whisper, and Jibanyan when Whisper talks about his supposed friendship with Tengu.
In EP026, Nate summons Tengloom as a try to stop Peckpocket. The tengu Yo-kai feels down and tells Nate that he cannot do so anyway. Peckpocket robs him of his book, but he takes another, and it repeats until he is robbed of his clothes as well.
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Etymology[]
"Nekurama Tengu" is a pun on nekura (根暗, "dark-natured, gloomy, pessimistic") and Kurama tengu, the name for blue-skinned tengu hailing from Mt. Kurama.
"Tengloom" is a portmanteau of tengu and gloom.
"Tengulecto" is a combination of "Tengu" and "Intelecto" (intellect).
"Tenguleggon" is a play on tengu and leggere (to read).
"Finstengu" is a combination of "finster" (dark, gloomy) and "Tengu" (tengu).
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