# Shizuku: Japanese myth — Characters

Rin the fox and the five forms she can take. The people of Fox Village, and the Red Oni who stand in her way.

## Rin (リン)

Fox clan. The heroine of this story, a fox girl who lives in Fox Village. To take back the stolen drum, she heads into Red Oni Forest with nothing but her power to transform.

## Forms

With the fox clan's power to transform, Rin changes her form. Each form runs differently, reaches different places, and can do different things. The Kappa and Tanuki become available in later chapters.

- **Fox (キツネ)**: Hold Special to dash. Fast, and the nimblest form.　Special: Hold to dash
  - Dash (Hold Special): Hold to break into a run. One end of the village to the other in no time.
  - Bark (↑ + Special): A small body with a big voice. Nearby Oni flinch, and slow down for a while.
- **Human (ヒト)**: Double jump. Slides pass through attacks, so slip behind foes. Attacking mid-jump deals heavy damage.　Special: Slide
  - Three-hit combo (Attack ×3): Three swings in a row. The third sends an Oni flying.
  - Double jump (Jump in midair): Jump once more in midair. Higher than the torii.
  - Slide (Special): Nothing can hit you mid-slide. Slip around behind the Oni.
  - Aerial spin slash (Attack in midair): Attacks in midair deal heavy damage. Every Oni around you goes down together.
- **Red Oni (アカオニ)**: Hold Special to charge, release to smash brittle rocks.　Special: Hold to charge
  - Charged headbutt (Hold Special, release): Charge up, then charge in. Smashes the brittle rocks that block the way.
  - Upward headbutt (↑ + hold Special, release): Butt straight up. The longer the charge, the higher you fly.
  - Hip drop (↓ + Special in midair): Split the cracked ground and drop into the cave below.
- **Kappa (カッパ)** (coming in the full release): Throws the dish on its head and fires a water shot. Walks and jumps just like the Human form.　Special: Water shot
  - Dish throw (Attack): Throw the dish from your head. It flies straight out and comes right back to your hand.
  - Water shot (Hold Special): Keep firing water for as long as you hold. It only reaches a short way.
- **Tanuki (タヌキ)** (coming in the full release): Hold Special to suck in, release to blow. The longer you suck in, the bigger the belly and the stronger the wind.　Special: Vacuum
  - Suck in, then blow (Hold Special, release): The longer you suck in, the bigger the belly and the stronger the wind. At full strength it sends an Oni flying far away.
  - Three-hit combo (Attack ×3): Three hits in a row. The third sends an Oni flying.

### Transform

Using her fox powers, Rin can transform into many forms, taking on not only the appearance of her target but its abilities as well. As a human she handles weapons with skill; as a Red Oni or a Kappa she gains that race's special powers. Master each race's abilities to fight battles on your terms and uncover the secrets hidden in each stage.

## People of Fox Village

In Fox Village, there are people who see Rin off. Many others live there too: Asane, who has fried the tofu every night; Shigeru, the lookout on the watchtower; Honatsu, who has painted the torii for thirty years.

- **Mizuki (ミズキ)**: Has watched over Rin since she was small, and worries about her. The sight of her Red Oni form makes her hands shake.
- **Satsuki (サツキ)**: The best at transforming in the village. Rin learns the human form from her. The only grown-up who can transform without fried tofu.
- **Sontyo (ソンチョー)**: The village chief. Worried about the shrine's rooster, which hasn't come home since the Oni came.
- **Shugo (シュウゴ)**: The ladder maker. Stands at the foot of the watchtower, looking up at the broken ladder.
- **Yukie (ユキエ)**: Tends the village's wounded. With the medicine gone, she means to go to the apothecary in the human town.
- **Nagito (ナギト)**: A young villager. Cannot fight, but he is fast.
- **Hina (ヒナ)**: A child of the village. Whatever form you take, she can tell who you are by smell.
- **Merchant (商人)**: A travelling merchant, and secretly a fox. Run out of fried tofu, and the disguise falls away.

## Those Who Stand in the Way

It is not only oni who block the road. Some announce themselves before they stand in your way.

- **Oko and Nico (オコとニコ)** — Troublemaking Oni of the Forest. "Nobody runs wild on OUR mountain and gets away with it!" Together they are "OkoNico". They stand in Rin's way in the forest so their comrades can flee with the drum. Oko has one horn on his forehead, Nico has two.
- **Pocchaki & Mukimuki (ポッチャキとムキムキアカオニ)** — Guardians of the Sake Storehouse. "Knew somethin' was fishy. You ain't from the village, are ya?" The two who guard the vault at the back of the Oni Village brewery. Pocchaki talks a mile a minute in a Kansai drawl; Mukimuki says nothing but "Muki!"
- **Red Oni**: The Oni of the forest. Clubs, spears, bows, thrown rocks: how they fight depends on what they carry. Once they spot you, they give chase.
- **Pig Oni**: A big Oni that roams the forest. In the Oni Village, its hide is stretched over drums.
- **Kamifoo**: Floats around like a paper balloon. Only a headbutt can pop it.