They can also speak and understand the language of wolves, and talk to them. However, they have a good sense of hearing and a good sense of smell. While many wolf yōkai who are in human form have narrow pupils, there are also many who have not. Some are killed even by 'lower yōkai' which looks like huge worms and beetles, although hanyō like Inuyasha and Jinenji can easily destroy them. Kōga and Ayame are quite strong, but most of the wolf yōkai seem to be rather weak. And the wolves in Ayames Rudel have white or ocher fur. A friendly pack, which is later attacked by Kagura, had black fur. The wolves in Kōga's packs have light brown fur. Wolf yōkai also often have a coat color, which corresponds to their pack.

And Kai is annoyed when he thinks Kōga would have left his pack in the lurch. Kōga was the main reason for the hunt for Naraku, that Kagura one of Naraku's incarnations had killed so many members of his pack in the Eastern tribe and Ayame's pack in the Northern tribe. They also hunt all animals, including humans except for Kōga's group, later Ayame's group.įor the wolf yōkai, their own pack is very important. They can control actual wolves to do their bidding. Wolf demons usually never have any sort of demonic power, and attack with weapons or physical strength. They live in large groups, and inhabit caves in mountain areas. They are almost always seen wearing armor and wolf fur.

The ones that have a humanoid appearance have fangs and pointed ears, and the ones that aren't humanoid look like wolves slightly larger than the regular wolf, and have the ability to speak. Wolf yōkai (妖狼, Yōrō, 'demon wolves') are demons who resemble wolves.

Japanese wolf