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Fukurou (Japanese: フクロウ Fukurō), is a Rank A Yo-kai of the Uwanosora tribe.
In Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, he is a Rank SS Yo-kai of the Shady tribe.
He also has Rank SSS Super Awoken form called Chou Kakusei Fukurou (Japanese: 超覚醒フクロウ Chou Kakusei Fukurō).
Appearances
Video games
- Yo-kai Watch 4: Minor Antagonist, Playable Yo-kai (4++)
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai
Anime series
- Yo-kai Watch Shadowside animation: Minor Antagonist
Biology
Fukurou wears a cloak and a hood with a mask. He has long brown hair poking out of the sides of his head. He always seems to have a blowgun, along with many special blowdarts infused by a malice-enhancing virus that turn people into Wicked Yo-kai and forces Yo-kai into their Shadowside forms, but his aim is awful. Known as "Kashi no Ya" (Arrow of Omen), they will supposedly have a reaction when they hit the person they're searching for. Alternatively, he can also throw them, which seems to improve his aim considerably. He also has owl-like wings that are hidden under his cloak, and is capable of flight, though doesn't use them for it.
Fukurou is loyal to Haruya, being tasked with shooting Malice-infused darts to humans in order to locate the individual they call "the princess", and tries his best to remain useful to him, to the point of becoming a fanatic. However, his lack of progress upon finding her, coupled with his failure to dispose of Cole, causes Fukurou to fall from grace at Haruya's eyes. Upon being coldly called "useless" by the Oni-tribe Yo-kai, he becomes desperate to prove his worth to his master once more, which leads him to make the rash decision of using the Stormweaver, by stabbing himself in the wrist, in order to become Fudou Myouou Ja. His despair hits rock bottom after this, which causes him to give on his malice and become Shinmagunshin Fukurou. However, this may hint that he is also a bit suicidal, as he was warned that this power would kill him.
Profile
Yo-kai Watch 4
Fukurou plays largely the same role he does in the anime, though with a few changes. As well, he survives after becoming Shinmagunshin Fukurou, due to Katie healing him. Throughout the story, a single Kyunshii has a crush on him.
He can be befriended in Quest 051 in Yo-kai Watch 4++ and once befriended, he will already have a full heart for Katie and one empty heart.
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In the anime
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside
Fukurou appears to be working for Theo, who gives Fukurou the job of finding the individual known as "The Princess". To this end, he shoots Malice virus-infused darts to humans to trigger their transformations into Wicked Yo-kai and causing Summer and her friends to fight and subdue Ghostcycle and Jingeki, as said darts can force transformations into Shadowside forms. He also manages to observe Cole and his use of the Yo-kai Watch Ogre and reports this to Haruya, who develops an interest on the human.
In SS012, Fukurou is tasked with disposing of Cole after Haruya steals the Stormweaver. Fukurou drops Cole in the ocean, but Cole is saved by Lord Ananta.
In SS014, Theo appeared extremely annoyed at Fukurou when he requested to investigate the Shadowside Detective Agency, and the former coldly deems him "useless" for taking too long to locate the Princess and not being able to dispose of Cole. Upon this, Fukurou starts spiralling into despair, to the point of resolving to redeem himself at the eyes of his master by using the Stormweaver Theo unwittingly left to his care. Fukurou, desperately eager to prove his worth to Haruya, ambushed Summer and her group in a mall by using his Wicked darts as weapons to literally pit the environment against them; however, with the help of Jibanyan and Komasan, Summer fends off the wave of attacks. Annoyed, Fukurou uses the Stormweaver and his own blood to stabilize its wavelength, turning him into Fudou Myouou Ja. Although he easily defeats Jibanyan and Komasan, he later is no match for Suzaku, and the Stormweaver starts rejecting him, which eventually reverts him to his normal form after sustaining several blows by Suzaku.
After being defeated in this form, Voidera (who was observing the whole confrontation alongside Theo), while retrieving the Stormweaver, appears and callously lectures him by saying he is a fool who marches to his own demise, which further pushes Fukurou into despair. As a desperate measure and upon reaching the deep end of his despair (and a mysterious voice on his subconscious prompting him to tap on his malice), he turns into Shinmagunshin Fukurou, knocking the Stormweaver off the roof and becoming powerful enough to even match Voidera and forcing him into retreat. Summer summons Super Sly to subdue the newly transformed Fukurou, but Sly wastes enough time for his transformation to wear out just before making a finishing blow, allowing his foe to put him out of the fight. As he closes in on the Detective Agency, Cole, who had retrieved the Stormweaver, appears from behind as Fudou Myouou Ten. Fukurou attempts to attack him, but Fudou Myouou Ten slices him down the middle, killing and vaporising him.
Etymology
- Fukurou (Japanese: フクロウ Fukurō) translates to "Owl."
- Shinmagunshin Fukurou is a combination of Shinmagunshin (Japanese: 真魔軍神 Shinmagunshin) is possibly translated as "True Demon God" and Fukurou.
Trivia
- Upon his apparent death in SS014, Fukurou became a trend on Twitter in Japan, mostly in the form of fanart.
- Interestingly, in Yo-kai Watch 4, Fukurou cannot be named 'Fukurou' in English. This may be because the first three or four letters resemble an expletive.
Other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Italian
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Demongufo
Verogufo |
It's a combination of "demone" (Italian for "demon") and "gufo" (Italian for "owl").
It's a combination of "vero" (Italian for "true") and "gufo" (Italian for "owl"). |