Character

Shuten Douji

In the Heian Era, the king of Mount Ooe was a commander of many fearsome demons. There are many origin stories surrounding Shuten Douji. One goes that she was born on Mount Ibuki to Yamata-no-Orochi and a human girl, another says she descended as the Dragon King Kuzuryuu's godsend. But no matter what, she is the child of a dragon god: something she shares in common with a certain Sakata Kintoki. Within Kyoto, teenage girls began to disappear one after another. Abe no Seimei's divination revealed that this is none other than Shuten Douji's doing. Minamoto no Raikou, along with his Four Heavenly Kings, are ordered by the Emperor to retaliate. They disguised themselves, brought gifts of poisoned wine, and came to the evil of the demon lair within the mountain. During a banquet, they convince Shuten Douji and the other demons to drink the poisoned wine. The moment they fainted, the men swarmed in to kill them. Legend has it that after being beheaded, Shuten Douji's head suddenly jumped forth to attack Raikou, but she only managed to clamp onto his helmet. Regarding her birth, Shuten Douji does not actually reveal much. Her other name, Ibuki Douji, sometimes confuses her with another demon born on the base of Mount Ibuki: Ibaraki Douji. It is said she does not think much on this topic. As long as there is good wine, good food and absolutely pleasurable appetizers, she has no regrets on her birth. The bond between Kintoki and Shuten Douji is something that started since he was just a boy. Because he was easy to get along with, inviting him over for nights of feast and amusement were not uncommon. So, to Shuten Douji, it was nothing more than a banquet-- to Kintoki, however, they were wicked feasts that would claim his life if he ever let his guard down. "To kill with wine, or to sleep on the same bed with different dreams, it has its own flavor to it, no?" And that is what Shuten Douji had said.