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The {{Nihongo|demons<ref name="demon">"So many unsliced demons!" ~ [[Demon Slayer]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>|悪霊|Akuryō}}, also referred to as {{Nihongo|Yokai|妖怪<ref name="chara">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage02.html キャラクターアルバム ステージ２] (Character Album Stage 2)</ref>|Yokai}}, {{Nihongo|monsters}}<ref name="monster">"Uh-oh! I sense a group of monsters lurking..." ~ Dialogue in [[Samurai Slice (Wii)|Samurai Slice]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>, {{Nihongo|ghouls}}<ref name="ghoul">"Uh-oh! I sense a group of ghouls coming..." ~ Dialogue in [[Samurai Slice (Wii)|Samurai Slice]], ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'' (English)</ref>, {{Nihongo|evil spirits}}<ref name="evil spirit">"An army of evil spirits has invaded a peaceful village." ~ [[Samurai Slice (Wii)|Samurai Slice]] description, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref> and {{Nihongo|marauding spirits}}<ref name="maurading spirit">"The lone samurai followed the marauding spirits to another of their victims." ~ [[Samurai Slice 2]] description, ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'' (English)</ref>, are the main antagonists of the [[Samurai Slice]] games in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven Series]]''.

Their first appearance was in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', where they were known as {{Nihongo|Yokai|妖怪|Yokai}}. Here, they can be found wearing red [[wikipedia:Tengu|Tengu]]-like masks.

Back in the day, Yokai would often invade the village. They say they didn't actually attack people, but when they stumble upon them at night they get a big fright, so they were reasonably scared. Out of concern for those people, [[The Wandering Samurai]] went to slice all of those pesky monsters<ref name="chara"/>.

They appear hopping towards him along a roof, and upon reaching him, the samurai would quickly draw his sword, slice their masks off, and sheathe it again quickly. Humorously, the masks are shown to have teardrops after being sliced off. Some Yokai appear with a bigger mask, or flying in with propellers or wings, until the last batch, where four Yokai move together to give the appearance of one large creature. In the middle of this, an ominous fog starts appearing, partially obscuring the samurai's view. At one point, they start attacking two at a time, and with more fog. These creatures also appear in [[Samurai Slice (DS)|Samurai Slice]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', where the samurai slices their masks off once again. Here, they are shown to be rather squishy, as they get squished upon landing on the ground if the samurai messes up.

|rojp=Yokai&#xa;Akuryō

|mnjp=Yokai<br>Evil Spirits