A picture of a Baku from Monster Rancher 2

A Baku is a fictional creature from the Monster Rancher anime and video game franchise. A legendary creature is a mythical or fantastic creature (often known as fabulous creatures in historical literature). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes billed in the west under the portmanteau Japanimation. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...

They were first introduced in Monster Rancher 2, and were obtainable only after expanding the barn to accomidate for their lage size. They continue to appear in other Monster Rancher games. A barn can be: A farm building for livestock and hay storage A unit of area used by nuclear physicists This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lage is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Dimension (from Latin measured out) is, in essence, the number of degrees of freedom available for movement in a space. ...

They appear to be based on a combination of hippos and dogs. Earlier designs showed them to be more tapir-like, reflecting the baku, their namesake. However the tapir-like features were eventually dropped. In combinatorial mathematics, a combination of members of a set is a subset. ... Binomial name Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or Greek ἵππόποταμος (river horse) is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two living and three (or four) recently extinct species in the family Hippopotamidae. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a canine carnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for at least 14,000 years and perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent evidence. ... Species Tapirus bairdii - Bairds Tapir Tapirus indicus - Malayan Tapir Tapirus pinchaque - Mountain Tapir Tapirus terrestris - Brazilian Tapir The tapirs are large, browsing animals, roughly pig-like in shape but with a short, prehensile trunk. ... Baku (dream eaters) are spirits found in Japanese mythology and originate from Chinese mythology. ... If a person, place, or thing is named after a different person, place, or thing, the latter is said to be the namesake of the former. ...

They are known for great physical strength and size. Offensively, they rely on directly damaging physical attacks, such as body slams and the like. Strength can mean: Physical strength of organisms means (especially the muscles of most metazoa) of locomotion and movement Strength of materials in physics, engineering and materials science Strength is a rap compilation presented by Asiatic Warriors The word strengths is one of the longest English words with one syllable. ...

Appearences

• Monster Rancher 2
• Monster Rancher 3
• Monster Rancher 4

Breeds

(Listed alphabetically by subspecies, then by location species, then by special species. Breeds which have appeared only on the Game Boy Advance have no ecyclopedida biographies.) The Game Boy Advance is a best-selling handheld. ...

• Baku (Baku/Baku) or (Baku/Brilla) It doesn't like trouble, and it is an innocent monster. A big, furry, lovable monster with a huge appetite. Contrary to it's looks, it is actually very agile. Wrapped in thick fur and layers of fat, this monster is lovable and greedy. It always looks sleepy, but it can really move. Its motto is eat a lot, sleep a lot.

• Magmax (Baku/Dragon) It is active, but it becomes lazy when it is kept by humans. Even its own breeder is afraid of it. Especially grumpy in the morning, it takes a lot to make it happy. If it ever got out of hand nobody could stop it.

• War Baku (Baku/Durahan) It functioned well as a shield in the ancient battle.

• Red Hot Baku (Baku/Garu) This monster is indeed a "sleeping lion." It has the bloodline of a lion, and it's always sleeping! But will the mighty lion with ever really wake up one day?

• Higante (Baku/Golem) It has an abundant knowledge, but it is not good at applying it. Like a rock, it never moved, until one day it really did into stone! But when it awoke from its long sleep, they say it had achieved spiritual enlightenment.

• Gontar (Baku/Hare) It is curious and wants to accept all kinds of challenges. This monster got to be this way after years of waiting for the return of its breeder, who went away on a journey. But when the breeder finally returned, he had amnesia!

• Giga Pint (Baku/Jell) It is quiet and patient. Its body of gel is very flexible.

• Baku Clown (Baku/Joker) It was born as a tool of devils, but it forgets its evil duty.

• Nussie (Baku/Kato) It is the type of monster that won't risk anything.

• Electrieel (Baku/Goat) or (Baku/Lesione) This monster mutated from a huge catfish. They say lightning hitting the fish is what triggered the transformation. This monster was a giant catfish that grew arms and legs when it got hit by lightning. Many believe it has the power to predict earthquakes.

• HippopoChaos (Baku/Ripper) It's descnded from a species that knows the ways of the wind but it seems to have forgotten everything. Now it only knows the ways of the afternoon nap.

• Icebergy (Baku/Tiger) It is a glutton, so ordinary people do not raise it. At one time, it used to run like the wind through fields and mountains and could control thunder. These days, not a trace of any of those former skills remain...

• Leon (Baku/Kalaragi) "Sleeping Lion" is the perfect phrase to describe Leon, because it is asleep just about all the time. Maybe a little bit too much.

• Baksheesh (Baku/Morx) The tusks on the loser jaw can throw anyone. Only rarely does this Baku turn violent, but once it starts to turn, no one can stop it.

• Kobu (Baku/Takrama) They at the top of its head you can find the legendary "Water of Happiness," but no one has been blessed by it yet.

• Beeslim (Baku/???) Although it often works out, it is not seeing much result. It is still looking for the dumbbells it lost last week.

• PandiBaku (Baku/???) A legendary monster that lives deep in the mountains. Despite its big body, it's pretty gentle. It likes to eat a plant called "sasa."

• Shishi (Baku/???) It is said that anyone bitten by it will be lucky for a year