Byakko

Byakko
Weapon type Type of Weapon Japanese spear Type of Weapon in Kanji 槍 Type of Weapon in Rōmaji Yari Weapon name Name in Kanji 白虎 Name in Rōmaji Byakko Definition "White Tiger" Wielder(s) Wielder(s) Donatello Appearance(s) Appearances(s) TMNT 2003 TV Series The Ninja Tribunal Arc
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Byakko (白虎, White Tiger) is a Japanese spear (槍, Yari) from the 2003 TMNT animated series. It is introduced during the Lost Episodes as "the hungry ghost who calls the cleaving wind". Per its description, it has the ability to whip out crescents of razor-sharp wind. Donatello, its owner, was so proficient with this weapon that he was able to suck in an entire lake just by generating a mini-tornado. Byakko is one of the Fangs of the Dragon, and was the weapon claimed by Donatello from the Spirit Forge. It is unknown what happened to Byakko after the Shredder's defeat.

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• Byakko is a Karigata Yari, a yari with two side blades pointing down.
• Juto-Shisho describes Byakko as a weapon that channels wind. However, in traditional Asian symbolism, Byakko, The White Tiger (The Auspicious Beast of the West), is actually associated with the element of earth. It is Seiryū, The Azure Dragon (The Auspicious Beast of the East), that is associated with the element of wind.