Youma

A youma is a type of creature. They may be summoned or synthesized for the purpose of serving their master, which sometimes is a fellow, stronger youma. Varying greatly in strength and form, their typical role as a weekly monster makes them a familiar foe for most magical girls and boys. Many youma are obviously monstrous and make no attempt to hide the fact, but some are able to maintain a more human body, even to the extent of fooling their human prey.

The term youma itself is somewhat generic, as the modern Western concept of a difference between ghosts, demons and other sorts of magical creatures is non-existant in Eastern cultures. One could also call them youkai, akuma or oni almost equivocally. For Battle Fantasia's purposes, however, it's probably best to make the distinction that a youma has been put into service for the benefit of a relatively major villain or lieutenant, most likely with some specific goal in mind, and is typically not a free-ranging type of spirit or monster that one would encounter at random. Youma are also relatively set apart in that many have a theme; that is, a set of powers and an appearance focused around some concept. For example, an ice youma will likely have blue and white coloration, and attack with snow and freezing assaults.

Noteworthy Youma

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