The Rumor race is a demon race that is equal to Foul, Haunt and Spirit, making them members of the Evil Spirits species by default, but are unique in that they cannot fuse with any kind of demon except Zeed in the original Soul Hackers.
The Rumor race all originate from Japanese urban legends, or close enough in the case of Hell Biker, who's usually a Fiend. The only real outlier is Mussie from Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, a North American lake monster. Their alignment is Dark-Neutral.
In Persona 2, a rumor must be obtained and spread before these demons can be encountered; the item they drop can then be traded to the originator of the rumor for rare, useful items.
* Asterisk denotes race that has been put under different species throughout the series. Italic font denotes the race/species name (not in katakana for Western loanword) has not yet received any official English localization.
