Penanggal is a demon in the series.
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The penanggalan, also known as penanggal, is a nocturnal vampiric entity from Malay ghost myths. Its name comes from the word tanggal, meaning "to remove" or "take off," based on its appearance as a floating disembodied head with its organs still attached. In certain versions of the legend, penanggal are old or young women who use supernatural means to obtain beauty. One can also become one through the influence of a curse or demonic entity.
Though commonly referred to as a ghost, the penanggalan is not undead. Rather, it is a witch that has developed the ability to take such a form through meditation in a vat of vinegar. The creature is, for all intents and purposes, a living human being any time it does not detach itself from its body. Only active in penanggal form at night, the creature regularly soaks its organs in vinegar to shrink them for easy entry back into her body.
The penanggalan's victims are traditionally pregnant women and young children. Those whose blood the penanggalan feeds on contract a wasting disease that is almost always fatal. Anyone who comes into contact with its dripping entrails suffers painful sores that will not heal without help from a shaman.
Penanggal's design and compedium description in the series reference Shigeru Mizuki's depiction of the creature as a giant bee in his books, different from the traditional depiction.
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Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers[]
"A fairy rumored among Japanese folklorists to protect beehives in the jungles of Malaysia. It lives on the top of trees and watches over beehives. If you steal a beehive, it will attack. If you are caught, you will be killed, and even if you escape you will be frozen with pain, as if you were stung all over your body. At night, it floats around like a will-o-wisp and unleashes a stench that smells so bad you can't breathe."
Devil Children Fire/Ice Book[]
Penanggal is hunting down Amy Kashihara to capture her at the beginning of Ice Book. She attempts to strike down Akira when he gets in the way, only for his partner Gale to interfere. Penanggal is joined by two Celaeno's in battle. She takes her defeat well, laughing at how Akira and his world will soon meet their end in Armageddon.
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