#in which the demon with the skin suit is actually a fox spirit underneath

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From the Kayla X “Legendary Spirits” blind box figure collection:

Her name is Fatality.

This one is so obvious it basically goes without saying, but she's a nine-tailed fox! Similar to, though distinct from, the Japanese kitsune, the nine-tailed fox is a mythical Chinese beast with the power to shapeshift into the form of a human. The older the fox grows, the more powerful it becomes and the more beautiful its human form. It's usually depicted transforming into a beautiful woman, with the goal of eating humans.

Sometimes the nine-tailed fox is a positive, auspicious sign, while other times it's a bad omen. The Youyang Zazu, a book of East Asian legends and natural phenomena written during the Tang Dynasty, describes the nine-tailed fox as serving in the heavenly Palace of the Sun and Moon.

The Shanhaijing, an early collection of mythical creatures in China, commented on by the mystic and scholar Guo Pu, says this:

That English translation is quoted from a 2006 book about the fox-worshipping religion which still survives in parts of China to this day, "The cult of the fox: Power, gender, and popular religion in late imperial and modern China" by Xiaofei Kang. Another book I'd really love to read.

As much as it pains me, I'm really only summarizing and quoting Wikipedia for this, so I'll leave it there. Doing these little investigations into the identity of all these blind box figures have really made me miss the access to massive academic databases that being a university student gave me. C'est la vie, now I must survive on what's publicly available like everyone else.

Sources:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/kang13338

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I just finished reading you Demon: Recollect book and it was FANTASTIC and BEAUTIFUL. I actually fell for the characters who feels alive unlike most from the CoG and HG. Because I fell for your characters and I happen to be an artist, is it a bother to ask you their description again? If not, please tell ke so I can draw them while I suffer with the long wait for book 2.

Dante/Selena: A somewhat fit Hispanic at the disco person with brown skin, curly black hair.

Max/Scarlet: Ginger, pale skin easily bruises 10/10. Their lithe figure is hidden beneath their baggy clothes (fondly wears them).

Blur: Fair skin, face with a shit-eating grin, and hair is either cropped or shoulder-length tied to a bun. Tall, athletic, and waiting for a toothpaste brand to offer a contract.

Ember: Fair skin, face like Blur minus the positive attitude. Has resting glare face. Depending on their sex, hair is either short and military-like, or longer than Blur's. Their eye color is a strange orange and red.

Greed: Always seen wearing a beanie which hides their fox-like ears. Hair (silver) is either chin-length or a bit longer. Tall, lanky, and surprisingly nimble. Will never wear a suit, streetwear is a must.

Holt: Average height and build. Clean, hair is dark and well-groomed. Always wears something practical, leather jacket, boots, knife strapped to their leg, etc. Does not have a crush on MC.

Tempest: Long blond hair and the bluest of eyes. Their face is androgynous, tall, muscular and lithe. Nimble and flexible. Extremely oblivious to hints but they got the spirit. Prefers outfits that tightly hug their body.

Grim: Short unkempt (black) hair, somewhat athletic, and prefers darker clothes. Dark circles underneath his eyes and a very noticeable horizontal scar across the bridge of his nose. Wears an expression of indifference and disinterest.

Lucifer: Tall, broad shoulders, face and body chiseled by God Himself. Physically alluring, voice is deep and enchanting. Never wears the same suit.

Sun Wukong: Brown hair, sideburns, muscular (mfer is ripped), and has a mischievous glint in his dark brown eyes. The devious smirk he wears annoys Lilith. Is often seen as an East Asian man wearing a tank top and whatever pants he can find. A beautiful staff is often seen on his back.

Amaterasu: (idk yet)