Baku

Baku
バク
DCBRDCW Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Artwork from Devil Children White Book
Origin	Japanese culture
Race(s)	HolyDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Kyūyaku Megami Tensei SpecterDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
Alignment(s)	GoodDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

Baku is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

A baku by Katsushika Hokusai

The baku is a yōkai in Japanese folklore said to eat dreams. It has an elephant's trunk, a rhinoceros's eyes, an ox's tail, and a tiger's paws.

It has its origins in the mò, a legendary creature popularized by Tang-era Chinese writer Bai Juyi. In China the mò was never said to eat dreams, but rather iron; the dream-eating is a development exclusive to Japan.

In both modern Japanese and Chinese, the words baku and mò respectively refer to the tapir family. This originated when Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat identified the Malayan tapir with the mò in 1824.

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Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: ホラーえいがが　だいすきでヒトの　こわいユメまで　のぞきにくる　わるいユメを　たべるようせい PS: ホラーえいがが　大好きで人の　恐い夢まで　のぞきに来る　悪い夢を　食べるヨウセイ Translation:
Devil Children White Book	ホラーえいがが　だいすきでヒトの　こわいユメまで　のぞきにくる　わるいユメを　たべるようせい Translation:
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	ホラー映画が大好きで　人の　コワイ夢にまで　のぞきにくる　悪い夢を　食べて　いい夢にしてくれる　優しいようせい Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	An adorable and cuddly demon who transforms nightmares into sweet dreams.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	ホラー映画が大好きで　人の　コワイ夢にまで　のぞきにくる　悪い夢を　食べて　いい夢にしてくれる　優しい　ヨウセイ Translation:

Nomenclature

Baku is a Sino-Japanese reading derived from Middle Chinese. The modern Standard Mandarin reading is mò.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	BakuDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese	バク Baku

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Artwork from Devil Children White Book
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  Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the Game Boy version of Last Bible
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Last Bible
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  Sprite from the Game Gear version of Last Bible
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  Sprite from Shinyaku Last Bible
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  Sprite from Shinyaku Last Bible II: Hajimari no Fukuin
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  Sprite from Shinyaku Last Bible III: Mugen no Eiyū
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Sprite from Devil Children White Book
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  Sprite from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book and Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
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  Card FD-047 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Goumaden
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  Card FW-080 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Byakusei no Monshou