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Long-nosed or beaked mask with a stern expression, representative of the [i]yamabushi [[tengu]][/i] (山伏 天狗), mythical creatures of Japanese folklore said to take the disguise of (and originate from) priests, monks or mountain hermits. These masks often come painted in garish red. The long nose appeared in the fourteenth century and is said to symbolize the tengu's hatred of arrogance and prejudice. In the [[Ryuuko no Ken|Art of Fighting]] and [[The King of Fighters]] series. [[Takuma Sakazaki]] wore this mask to don a new persona called "[[Mr. Karate|Mr. Karate]]." Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:55 |