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A [[kitsune]] is a fox spirit.<ref>Kitsune. (2024, Jan. 1). In ''Wikipedia''. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune</ref> A kitsune with nine tails may also be called a Kyuubi, or a nine-tailed fox.<ref name=":0">{{TumblrCitation|maybe-jayy|Okay, because I keep meaning to write this...|https://maybe-jayy.tumblr.com/post/105486821123/okay-because-i-keep-meaning-to-write-this-but}}</ref> Some kitsune may have the ability to shapeshift into human form, as evidenced by the fact that [[Pacifica Northwest|Pacifica]] plays one on the television series [[Vixen]].<ref name=":0" /> However, this may be an ability that is only available to Kyuubi, as [[Felicity Lewis]] is described as having bright orange fur and appearing as something in between a human and a fox.<ref>{{AO3Citation|StarlightSystem|The New Teacher|2019|https://archiveofourown.org/works/19760887}}</ref>
A [[kitsune]] is a fox spirit that can have anywhere from one to nine tails, with the number of tails directly correlated with the age and power level of the kitsune in question.<ref>Kitsune. (2024, Jan. 1). In ''Wikipedia''. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune</ref> A kitsune with nine tails may also be called a Kyuubi.<ref name=":0">{{TumblrCitation|maybe-jayy|Okay, because I keep meaning to write this...|https://maybe-jayy.tumblr.com/post/105486821123/okay-because-i-keep-meaning-to-write-this-but}}</ref> While there is some suggestion that cutting off a kitsune's tail can reduce its magical power, this may be a myth.
 
Some kitsune may have the ability to shapeshift into human form, as evidenced by the fact that [[Pacifica Northwest|Pacifica]] plays one on the television series [[Vixen]].<ref name=":0" /> However, this may be an ability that is only available to Kyuubi, as [[Felicity Lewis]] is described as having bright orange fur and appearing as something in between a human and a fox.<ref>{{AO3Citation|StarlightSystem|The New Teacher|2019|https://archiveofourown.org/works/19760887}}</ref>
 
Although kitsune are very long-lived, they are not immortal.<ref>{{TAUBlogCitation|Anonymous asked: Are kitsunes immortal in this universe-fandom-ficdom-thing?|2=https://www.tumblr.com/transcendence-au/158661172381/are-kitsunes-immortal-in-this?source=share}}</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[:Category:Kitsune|List of known kitsune]]


== References ==
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[[Category:Species]]

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A kitsune is a fox spirit that can have anywhere from one to nine tails, with the number of tails directly correlated with the age and power level of the kitsune in question.[1] A kitsune with nine tails may also be called a Kyuubi.[2] While there is some suggestion that cutting off a kitsune's tail can reduce its magical power, this may be a myth.

Some kitsune may have the ability to shapeshift into human form, as evidenced by the fact that Pacifica plays one on the television series Vixen.[2] However, this may be an ability that is only available to Kyuubi, as Felicity Lewis is described as having bright orange fur and appearing as something in between a human and a fox.[3]

Although kitsune are very long-lived, they are not immortal.[4]

See also

References

  1. Kitsune. (2024, Jan. 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune
  2. 2.0 2.1 maybe-jayy. "Okay, because I keep meaning to write this...". [Tumblr] <https://maybe-jayy.tumblr.com/post/105486821123/okay-because-i-keep-meaning-to-write-this-but>
  3. StarlightSystem (mod F). "The New Teacher" (2019). [Archive of Our Own] <https://archiveofourown.org/works/19760887>
  4. transcendence-au. "Anonymous asked: Are kitsunes immortal in this universe-fandom-ficdom-thing?". [Tumblr] <https://www.tumblr.com/transcendence-au/158661172381/are-kitsunes-immortal-in-this?source=share>