History YMMV / JapaneseMythology

** [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is a wicked [[AsianFoxSpirit fox spirit]] reputed as one of the three most fearsome {{Yokai}} of Japan, seducing and poisoning the retired emperor before being exposed and killed, her death cursing Japan to a brutal war. Later versions equated Tamamo with [[Literature/FengshenYanyi Daji]] and Bāo Sì of China and the Indian legend of Kalmashapada, seducing and [[TheCorruptor corrupting]] kings into savage tyrants, torturing and slaughtering countless innocents, and kicking off wars. While some versions of her posthumously repent, others double down on their villainy and don't let even death stop them from bringing chaos to the world.

** While harsh, can you really blame Tsukuyomi for getting pissed at finding out how Uke Mochi makes her food?

** The man who would become the {{Youkai}} Wanyūdō was once a tyrannical daimyō known for mistreating his subjects, often having them drawn on the back of an Ox cart. After his assassination, the daimyō was reborn as Wanyūdō, a [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent wrathful spirit]] in the form of a flaming cart wheel. Usually sighted in urban areas after dark, Wanyudou ruthlessly [[CruelAndUnusualDeath runs down and dismembers]] anyone he comes across, [[DraggedOffToHell dragging their souls to Hell with him]]. One legend tells of a mother who glimpsed the creature through her window. Wanyūdō spared her, telling her to tend to her child...only for the woman to discover the [[WouldHurtAChild infant's limbs scorched off,]] a sick reminder that Wanyūdō is just as sadistic in death as he was in life.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Izanami is basically seen as the BigBad. However, she suffered a ''horrible'' DeathByChildbirth (being burned alive will do that), and her husband, who swore up and down that he was there for her and he would never abandon her no matter what [[DirtyCoward turned tail and fled]] the ''instant'' he saw his wife was no longer beautiful. And it's been speculated that she ''would'' have become beautiful again had she successfully left the underworld. While Izanami's RoaringRampageOfRevenge is indeed DisproportionateRetribution, it's hard not to feel bad for her.
** While harsh, can you really blame Tsukuyomi for getting pissed at finding out how Uke Mochi makes her food?

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Izanami is basically seen as the BigBad. However, she suffered a ''horrible'' DeathByChildbirth (being burned alive will do that), and her husband, who swore up and down that he was there for her and he would never abandon her no matter what [[DirtyCoward turned tail and fled]] the ''instant'' he saw his wife was no longer beautiful. While Izanami's RoaringRampageOfRevenge is indeed DisproportionateRetribution, it's hard not to feel bad for her.

** [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is a wicked [[AsianFoxSpirit fox-spirit]] reputed as one of the three most fearsome {{Yokai}} of Japan, seducing and poisoning the retired emperor before being exposed and killed, her death cursing Japan to a brutal war. Later versions equated Tamamo with [[Literature/FengshenYanyi Daji]] and Bāo Sì of China and the Indian legend of Kalmashapada, seducing and [[TheCorruptor corrupting]] kings into savage tyrants, torturing and slaughtering countless innocents, and kicking off wars. While some versions of her posthumously repent, others double down on their villainy and don't let even death stop them from bringing chaos to the world.

** [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is one of the three most fearsome {{Youkai}} of Japan. A wicked [[AsianFoxSpirit fox spirit]], she possesses or takes the forms of women to seduce kings with her beauty, [[TheCorrupter pushing them]] to savage atrocity and brutality where countless innocents are tortured and slaughtered, eventually kicking off wars before skipping town. Doing this across the continent of Asia, Tamamo-no-Mae also preys upon women and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] in her spare time, eventually cursing Japan with her death to lead to a brutal war.

** [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is one of the three most fearsome {{Youkai}} of Japan. A wicked AsianFoxSpirit, she possesses or takes the forms of women to seduce kings with her beauty, [[TheCorrupter pushing them]] to savage atrocity and brutality where countless innocents are tortured and slaughtered, eventually kicking off wars before skipping town. Doing this across the continent of Asia, Tamamo-no-Mae also preys upon women and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] in her spare time, eventually cursing Japan with her death to lead to a brutal war.

** [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is one of the three most fearsome {{Youkai}} of Japan. A wicked [[{{Kitsune}} fox spirit]], she possesses or takes the forms of women to seduce kings with her beauty, [[TheCorrupter pushing them]] to savage atrocity and brutality where countless innocents are tortured and slaughtered, eventually kicking off wars before skipping town. Doing this across the continent of Asia, Tamamo-no-Mae also preys upon women and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] in her spare time, eventually cursing Japan with her death to lead to a brutal war.

** While harsh, can you really blame Tsukiyomi for getting pissed at finding out how Uke Mochi makes her food?

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Izanami is basically seen as the BigBad. However, she suffered a ''horrible'' DeathByChildbirth (being burned alive will do that), and her husband, who swore up and down that he was there for her and he would never abandon her no matter what [[DirtyCoward turned tail and fled]] the ''instant'' he saw his wife was no longer beautiful. While Izanami's RoaringRampageOfRevenge is indeed DisproportionateRetribution, it's hard not to feel bad for her.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Izanami is basically seen as the BigBad. However, she suffered a ''horrible'' DeathByChildbirth (being burned alive will do that), and her husband, who swore up and down that he was there for her and he would never abandon her no matter what [[DirtyCoward turned tail and fled]] the ''instant'' he saw his wife was no longer beautiful. While Izanami's RoaringRampageOfRevenge is indeed DisproportionateRetribution, it's hard not to feel badly for her.

* NauseaFuel: Uke-Mochi's food comes from her ''vomiting and shitting'' it up. She didn't deserve to get killed by Tsukiyomi for it, but ''eugh''.

** The man who would become the {{Youkai}} Wanyūdō was once a tyrannical daimyō known for mistreating his subjects, often having them drawn on the back of an Ox cart. After his assassination, the daimyō was reborn as Wanyūdō, a [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent wrathful spirit]] in the form of a flaming cart wheel. Usually sighted in urban areas after dark, Wanyudou ruthlessly [[CruelAndUnusualDeath runs down and dismembers]] anyone he comes across, [[DraggedOffToHell dragging their souls to Hell with him]]. One legend tells of a mother who glimpsed the creature through her window. Wanyūdō spared her, telling her to tend to her child...only for the woman to discover the [[WouldHurtAChild infant's limbs scorched off,]] a sick reminder that Wanyūdō is just as sadistic in death as he was in life.

** ''Myth/JapaneseMythology'': The man who would become the {{Youkai}} Wanyūdō was once a tyrannical daimyō known for mistreating his subjects, often having them drawn on the back of an Ox cart. After his assassination, the daimyō was reborn as Wanyūdō, a [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent wrathful spirit]] in the form of a flaming cart wheel. Usually sighted in urban areas after dark, Wanyudou ruthlessly [[CruelAndUnusualDeath runs down and dismembers]] anyone he comes across, [[DraggedOffToHell dragging their souls to Hell with him]]. One legend tells of a mother who glimpsed the creature through her window. Wanyūdō spared her, telling her to tend to her child...only for the woman to discover the [[WouldHurtAChild infant's limbs scorched off,]] a sick reminder that Wanyūdō is just as sadistic in death as he was in life.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheVamp Tamamo-no-Mae]] is one of the three most fearsome {{Yokai}} of Japan. A wicked [[{{Kitsune}} fox spirit]], she possesses or takes the forms of women to seduce kings with her beauty, [[TheCorrupter pushing them]] to savage atrocity and brutality where countless innocents are tortured and slaughtered, eventually kicking off wars before skipping town. Doing this across the continent of Asia, Tamamo-no-Mae also preys upon women and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] in her spare time, eventually cursing Japan with her death to lead to a brutal war.