The Gold Demon Lechku are two powerful demons responsible for slaughtering the Oina tribe and bringing a blizzard on Kamui.
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Labeled 「双魔神」(「そうまじん」?; Sou-Majin; Twin Demon Gods) in Issun's scrolls, Lechku and Nechku are two demonic, menacing owls whose body are composed of mechanical clockworks, and other body parts based on the same theme. Lechku's body is an analog clock with Roman numbers, while Nechku's is a clock with flipping pieces bearing old numerical kanji (大字 daiji) from zero to nine on three slots, and above this clock is a decoration piece of a night sky with a crescent moon and stars, fitting for Nechku's description in its Bestiary entry . Under the clocks are a mass of cogwheels and mechanisms, and hidden underneath these are the deadly talons with razor claws, usually pulled up behind the mechanisms. Atop the clocks, the arms of Lechku and Nechku are present, scrawny but also riddled with muscle, and are small and short compared to their bodies. On the side of their bodies, under their toga are owl wings, enabling them the ability of flight. Their heads are one of the most noticeable features, each demon with an eye of the demon's color, the other has a monocle over it. On the side of each demon's head is a turning gear used to externally control the mechanisms in the demon's body, and in the Ōkami Official Complete Works, Lechku and Nechku are shown to turn these gears at times. Nechku also has a mustache above its beak, and coupled with the top hat each demon has and the cane they hold, Lechku and Nechku are given a formal and Western gentleman-like appearance.
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Background
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The demons imprisoned within the twin peaks of Ezofuji.
The twin demons were originally altar statues on the twin peaks of Ezofuji. However, one day, they came to life and attacked all of Kamui. A brave Oina hero defeated them, and they returned to their statue state. However, 100 years later, they returned and used the Blizzard machine to bring unending winter to Kamui. They then injured the Oina elder, Kemu, preventing him from performing the annual Volcanic Incantation to end the winter. They also abducted the one other Oina with the ability to perform the Incantation, Lika, and sent her through the Spirit Gate to be eaten by True Orochi.
Ōkami
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Amaterasu and Oki defeat Lechku and Nechku.
Oki and Amaterasu eventually find and kill the demons, lifting the burden on Kamui.
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Against Nechku
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Amaterasu fights Nechku with the aid of Shiranui.
Against Lechku & Nechku
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Amaterasu and Oki battle the twin demons.
Trivia
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- Although the spirits of Lechku and Nechku go into the Ark of Yamato, and concept art shows they were meant to be fought in it, they are not on board the ark.
- The reason they are not on board is possibly because Oki is a key element in the battle against them, but implementing an element like that would take too much time.
- Another possible reason is because the game developers realized that players did not want to redo such a recent fight.
- Lechku and Nechku are based on the owl demons passed down through Ainu traditions, Mosirecik (「モシレチㇰ」?) and Kotanecik (「コタネチㇰ」?). They personify the passing of time and the inevitability of all things coming to an end, as shown by the two styles of clock in their chests. In the mythology that involves them, the demons trap Amaterasu, who is then rescued by an Ainu warrior.
- The titles of Gold Demon and Silver Demon may be a reference to the two demon king brothers from the Chinese classic Journey to the West, also known as the Great King Kinkaku (「金角大王」?; Kinkaku-daiō) and the Great King Ginkaku (「銀角大王」?; Ginkaku-daiō). "Kin" (「金」?) and "gin" (「銀」?) mean "gold"[1] and "silver",[2] respectively.
- These two are among the bosses in Ōkami who do not speak, along with Crimson Helm and Yami.
- The cutscene that plays after Lechku and Nechku are defeated varies, depending on the order in which the twin demons are defeated. Whoever is defeated last will crash into the other one, who was defeated first.