Kadomatsu Type Beast

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Kadomatsu Type Beast
Monster Information
Japanese	門松型講獣
Romaji	Kadomatsu-gata-kō-jū
Type	Summon
Race	Hetermorphic Race Chaos Beast Demon
Dominion	New World
Debut Information
Game	Mass for the Dead

Kadomatsu Type Beast (門松型講獣) is a special Chaos Beast type monster from Mass for the Dead.

Appearance

The monster appears as a kadomatsu. Basically, its body consists of three large bamboos and a box-like body with eyes.

Abilities

This beast is a summoned monster of Shiramochi-ō. Due to the beast's connection to its master, it is immune to mind control. It's revealed that this monster is able to blow fireworks from below, allowing it to fly.

Trivia

• In Mass for the Dead, these monsters invade the Great Tomb of Nazarick infecting an atmosphere of the New Year holiday.
• Kadomatsu is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration which translates as "gate pine." They are traditionally placed in front of homes to welcome ancestral spirits or kami.
• While labeled as a Chaos Beast, since it emerges from cracks in reality, unlike Chaos Beasts it lacks any Chaos Stone composition. Furthermore in the game, as an enemy it is classified as a demon.
• The monster could be a reference to tsukumogami or an inanimate object possessed by a spirit.
• Actual kadomatsu appear on the art of the Chaos Relic, "New Year's Greetings?"
• After Nazarick began to actively participate in New Year's these creatures now are only found in the Chaos Zone containing the Bishamonten Shrine.