>>47890853>The common Japanese image generally depicts the hakutaku (Bai Ze japanese name) as a "bovine or monstrous felid creature with nine eyes and six horns, arranged in sets of three and two on both its flanks and its man-like face. It is also commonly depicted as having the body of a lion and eight eyes, known for having a horn or multiple horns on their heads." However, the number of extra eyes actually varies depending on interpretation, and sometimes the creature is pictured with only one in the center of its head. It is considered to be "intelligent, and well read with the ability to understand human speech."It is a very stylized version of this creature, personally I like to think that M. Absol is a sphinx, but the truth is that the Bai ze can also have wings, several sources such as P.Lava confirm this.
