Ōkami are a type of supernatural creature that have been encountered by hunters. Little information has been revealed about them in the series—as they are monsters rarely seen outside of Japan.
An ōkami has been seen in the episode Weekend at Bobby's, as a case involving both Rufus Turner and Bobby Singer.
Characteristics[]
The fangs of an Ōkami.
Similar to many other supernatural creatures, ōkami look like normal humans. However, like werewolves, they grow canine-like teeth. In addition, they feed on human victims but, unlike other species, each ōkami have a favorite type of prey. The one seen in the episode prefer to eat single, white, females, as specified by Rufus.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Super Strength - Ōkami possess superhuman strength, and are noticeably stronger than humans. They are strong enough to easily overpower, lift, toss, and hurl grown humans, tear through their flesh, rip hearts out of their chest cavity with ease, and effortlessly rip them apart limb from limb. They can lift grown men up in the air like feathers and throw them several feet through the air with great force, easily knock down solid walks and even dig themselves out of the ground. One Ōkami was able to dig herself six feet out of the ground very quickly even with over hundreds of pounds of dirt and debris on top of her and able to easily overpower Bobby Singer and casually throw him over twenty feet through the air with considerable force.
- Super Agility - Ōkami are much faster and far more agile than humans, to the point where one was able to silently cling to ceiling rafters to hide and leap through the air over 20 feet.
- Invulnerability - Ōkami are able to easily withstand shotgun blasts, knife wounds and gunshots. They are invulnerable to most forns of harm. It takes having to be stabbed seven times with a bamboo dagger blessed by a Shinto priest to kill them, or being thrown into a wood chipper.
- Regeneration - So long as they are not dismembered or stabbed seven times with a special dagger, Ōkami will completely recover within a day or two.
- Fangs - Ōkami have razor sharp fangs, which they use to kill and devour their prey.
Weaknesses[]
- Bamboo Dagger Blessed by a Shintō Priest - It is been shown that there is a method to effectively kill ōkami, which consists of stabbing them seven times with this weapon. Stabbing them less than seven times won't kill them but will still incapacitate them for a long time.
- Dismemberment - Bobby Singer was able to kill an ōkami by shoving her into a woodchipper, completely shredding her. As noted by Rufus, a woodchipper would kill anything.
Known Okami[]
- Okami (character) (deceased)
- Unnamed Okami (deceased)
- Rufus' First Okami (unknown)
Etymology[]
Ōkami (狼) is a Japanese word that means "wolf". However, in the same language, there is a word with the same pronunciation - Ōkami (大神, literally "great deity"), which is also a reverential title of some Japanese Shintō deities and, historically, the Emperor of Japan.
Appearances[]
- Season 6
- Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting (non-canon, mentioned only)
Trivia[]
- According to Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting, the Ōkami is a cousin to the Werewolf, but specific to Japan. Their characteristics and abilities are pretty much similar to their cousins, even up to their diet of human hearts.
- In the same book, Bobby also revealed that his first true intentional hunt involved an Ōkami.
- Given Eve's influence on okami, it's likely they have an Alpha Okami.