Jiang Shi references in anime and games

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This is a list of references to Jiang Shi in games.

• "Kyonshi", a word based on the Japanese pronunciation of geungsi, is used in some games and trading card games as a term for creatures that combine the characteristics of Chinese and western vampires.
• In the video game Super Mario Land one of the minor enemies, Pionpi, literally hops after Mario in constant pursuit. When jumped on, these characters go flat, but reanimate after a moment. They can only be permanently defeated by leading them off a cliff.
• In Kid Dracula, the first stage, which features many undead enemies such as zombies and Frankenstein monsters, also contains hopping creatures with nearly identical designs to the Pionpis mentioned above.
• In Conker's Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64, two parts of the game feature ceramic infant-like enemies that resemble the jiāngshī.
• Poe, an enemy that appears in the Zelda series, is similar to (and possibly based on) jiāngshī.
• In the fighting game Darkstalkers, the character Hsien-Ko is based on the jiāngshī.
• In the role-playing game Shining Force III, the inhabitants of Quonus Village are cursed and transformed into kyonshi. One of the inhabitants can become a playable character.
• In the anime and manga Shaman King, the Tao family has a massive army of jiāngshī at their call. One certain jiāngshī the show focused on was Lee Bailong, who is a thinly veiled reference to Bruce Lee. Here, Talismans are used by the person controlling them, and cutting the talisman off turns the Jiangsi into dust, much like a western vampire.
• In the Disney/Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II, Heartless (called Nightwalkers) with characteristics of the jiāngshī appear in Mulan's world.
• In the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card came, a monster card based on the zombie exists as "Master Kyonshi".
• In the MMORPG "Ragnarok Online", monsters known as Munaks, Bonguns, and Hyeguns were heavily based on the jiāngshī figure.
• In the Steve Jackson game, Munchkin Fu, one enemy is the "Hopping Vampire" (a vampire on a pogostick).
• In the PlayStation 2 game Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, when the player is in China, a character summons grasshopper Jiang Shi.
• In Oriental Adventures, a supplement for the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, the hopping vampire is a monster the players can face.
• In the MMORPG "MapleStory" monsters known as the Zombie Mushroom and the Zombie Mushmom are based on the jiāngshī.
• Chaozu, a character from the Dragon Ball series, is based upon the jiāngshī.
• At least one episode of Takeshi's Castle included jiāngshī as opponents for contestants to avoid during one of the challenges for contestants.
• In the Japanese tokusatsu series, Jūken Sentai Gekiranger, the Jiang Shi called Rinshī are used by the antagonists of the series as underlings.
• In the show Juuken Sentai Gekiranger, the foot soilders (which are called Rinshi) are similer to the Jiang Shi.