| Gender | Unknown |
| Species | Tengu |
| Age | 800+ years |
| Hair color | Red |
| Eye color | Red (when possessing others) |
| Affiliations | Evil |
| Residence | Trapped in the Eye of Eternities at Norrisville High |
| Aliases | Evil Bird Thingy (by Principal Slimovitz) Evil bird demon/bird demon (by Randy and Howard) |
| Enemies | Norrisville Ninja |
| First Episode | Evil Spirit Week |
The Tengu is an evil bird demon. It was trapped in the Eye of Eternities by the First Ninja. The Tengu's feathers were used to grant the Ninja Mask its mystical powers, and it also keeps the Sorcerer trapped under Norrisville High.
Appearance[]
Normal[]
The Tengu, large and powerful, is shown to have avian features, wears a demon mask, and has black feathers, with the primaries of its wings being red. An eerie orange glow emanates from its body, and, at certain times, the Tengu takes on ghostly qualities, such as appearing transparent at its tail section; at other times, it momentarily becomes a mass of red and black mist. (This implies that the Tengu is a spirit-like being, which may explain why it chooses to possess a person, every time it is released from the Tengu Stone.)
Possessed Howard[]
When in full control over Howard's body, the Tengu has orange-brown feathers with a blue and purple chest and blue marks on its feathers. Its eyes are glowing red, and its beak has small jagged teeth. On its head, it has a crest resembling Howard's hairstyle, and it can use the ends of its wings as large hands.
History[]
Around 800 years ago, the First Ninja and the Tengu fought, but the Tengu was too powerful to destroy. Once the Ninja figured out its ultimate source of power, its feathers, he defeated and trapped it in a sacred stone called the Eye of Eternities. Weaving its feathers into the Ninja Mask gave the Ninja Suit powers, but also forever linked the Ninja and the Tengu. Afterwards, the Sorcerer wanted possession of the stone, but the First Ninja used it to trap him underground instead. For over 800 years, the stone was on the floor of the school lobby, keeping the Sorcerer trapped underground, and it can only be released at the hand of the Ninja. After the Sorcerer's defeat, the stone now holds the remaining Chaos Pearls underground.
Abilities[]
Possession[]
Possessed Howard
The Tengu can infect a human body and eventually gain control of it. At first, when the Tengu possesses Howard in "Evil Spirit Week," Howard's eyes occasionally flash red, and feathers begin to grow out of his neck. Over time, he starts acting like a bird without control, like squawking and flapping his arms like wings. He gets exhausted until the Tengu takes complete control over him, which causes him to fully transform into a giant bird. When possessing another body, many of the person's physical features remain, like Howard's hairstyle and hair color.
The time it takes for the Tengu to possess someone varies, from a few seconds to a couple of hours. However, the Tengu seems to desire the control, and usually possesses the most available and closest victim.
Attack[]
The Tengu, while possessing Howard and being controlled by Randy, can use its wings, whether normally or as fists, and feet to fight off foes. When it first appeared in Evil Spirt Week, the Tengu was able to fire its feathers as projectiles/daggers. The Tengu is also capable of fighting its foes using its sharp talons and fanged beak or by using its wings as fists.
Power Granting[]
Through its feathers, the Tengu is able to bestow an mysterious amount of great power when woven to create an object. However, a side effect is that the Tengu is forever linked to the said object.
After Randy defeated the Tengu, the Ninja Mask appeared to be infused with more demon feathers from the Tengu and other creatures, thus giving it more powers as Randy received the Ninja Rage for the first time. This implies that the Tengu's power can be enhanced by combining with other mythical creatures' powers.
Pryokinesis (Fire Powers)[]
In "Randy Cunningham: 13th Century Ninja," while possessing Howard and being controlled by Randy, the Tengu is able to go into the Ninja Rage state with Randy.
Weaknesses[]
The Tengu is connected with the Ninja, which means that they share the same strengths and weaknesses. If the Ninja should suffer an injury, the Tengu would suffer the same injury as well. When Randy realized this, he hurt himself in order to force the Tengu to leave Howard's body. Later, he used this connection to control Howard's movements when Howard had been possessed by the Tengu again during his fight against the Sorcerer in the past. To drive the Tengu into captivity inside the stone in both instances, Randy burned the mask by throwing it into a bonfire. When Randy first did this, he unintentionally absorbed the power of the Tengu, allowing him to go into a Ninja Rage and perform a move called the Ninja Tengu Fireball. It has been theorized that if the Tengu were to be destroyed, then the Ninja Suit would lose all of its powers.
Trivia[]
- Tengus (天狗) exist in Japanese folklore, and are characterized by their avian and humanized features.
- Specifically, the Tengu of this series is more presumably based on the Kotengu, which are tengus that resemble more on large preying birds and relish in committing atrocious deeds, much akin to this Tengu did to Howard by possessing him.
- The mouth part of the Tengu mask can open up, revealing its pointy tongue, implying that mask could actually be its true face, or perhaps that the mask is fused to its face.
- The Eye of Eternities, the stone in which the Tengu is trapped, was also the stone that the sunlight bounced off of that led Randy and Howard to the Sorcerer's Key in Randy Cunningham and the Sorcerer's Key".
- In addition, the Eye of Eternities is what traps the Sorcerer underground, as revealed in "Sorcerer in Love".
- In the center of the calendar in "Randy Cunningham and the Sorcerer's Key," the Tengu's face can be seen.
- The Tengu is quite similar in design to Aku from Samurai Jack and Ho-Oh from Pokemon.
- The First Ninja is able to perform a Nameless Dragon Move similar to the Tengu Fireball yet it looks like a dragon and his suit doesn't change color. It is unknown if this power is also linked to the Tengu.
- When the Tengu appeared fully to possess Howard a second time (or possibly ate him, as when the Tengu possessed him Howard turns into a Tengu with some of his physical features remaining), lightning and thunder flashes can be seen. This is likely according to Japanese folklore, as tengus have the ability to control weather.
Gallery[]
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