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Tamamo no Mae is a legendary nine-tailed fox (kitsune) and one of Japan's most feared yōkai. Operating as a grand manipulator, she travels across Asia over millennia to seduce rulers and collapse empires before culminating her destruction in 12th-century Japan.The Legend of Tamamo no MaeTrue Identity: She is an ancient kyūbi no kitsune (nine-tailed fox) with white, golden-furred fur and supreme magical power.The Heian Period: She disguised herself as a beautiful, brilliant noblewoman and became the favorite concubine of Japan's Emperor Toba.The Curse: When Emperor Toba fell mysteriously ill, a court astrologer used a sacred ritual to reveal her true fox form, discovering she was draining his life force to seize the throne.The Final Battle: She fled the palace but was hunted down in the fields of Nasuno by an army of 80,000 warriors. After being struck by an enchanted arrow, her body transformed into the Sesshō-seki, or "Killing Stone," which emitted toxic gas that killed anyone who touched it.The "Three Most Evil Yokai"In Japanese folklore, Tamamo no Mae is classified alongside Shuten-dōji and Emperor Sutoku as one of the Nihon San Dai Aku Yōkai—the Three Terrible/Evil Yōkai of Japan. Her tragic folklore is famously adapted into traditional theatrical arts like Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku.A Global Trail of ChaosAccording to traditional folklore, before her time in Japan, she traversed centuries as a femme fatale in other kingdoms:China: As Daji, she served as the concubine of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, bringing the kingdom to ruin.India: As Lady Cao, she served as the consort to a corrupt king in the Magadha Empire, inspiring him to commit heinous acts before fleeing.