"Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echoes. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word, and all words uttered by him come true."
—Compendium Info
Hitokotonushi is also known as katsuragi no hitokotonushi no ōkami in the Kojiki. A mountain deity who is able to utter oracles of good or evil in a single word, or hitokoto. Kojiki relates the story of an emperor, accompanied by an entourage, who climbed Mount Katsuragi and meeting another group who appears similar to his entourage. Enraged, the emperor demanded to know where they come from. The leader proclaimed himself as "hitokotonushi no okami". The emperor and his entourage then paid their respects by surrendering their clothes to the deity.
Other accounts tell of him as a hermit living in the mountains, thus his association to the Hermit Arcana.
"Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echos. In the Kojiki, Emperor Yuraku's party supposedly encountered Hitokotonusi at Mt. Katsuragi. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word. All words uttered by him come true."
—Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS Compendium
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. The Soulless Army
Hitokotonusi appears as a boss fight in the Dark Realm. He had placed a curse on the Admiral of the Navy, which was then transferred to Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV. Raidou defeats him and removes the curse.
Devil Survivor 2
"Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echos. In the Kojiki, Emperor Yuraku's party supposedly encountered Hitokotonusi at Mt. Katsuragi. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word. All words uttered by him come true."
—Devil Survivor 2
Hitokotonusi spawns as in one of the last enemy waves as a Boss enemy while the player escorts Yamato Hotsuin around the map. Hitokotonusi will become available for fusion only after his defeat.