I love that you cover the differences in design that pop up in western vs eastern media. The radically different directions they often take is neat to see.
I think it would be erroneous to ignore them. They have a thriving fantasy scene, even if it is weird. I wish other cultures had fantasy stuff too simply because I would be curious what they would make.
Thank you so much! I also had no idea there was so much behind these creatures, really glad I was able to dive in and find out so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend.
Hey man! Just discovered the channel and keep up the great work! These videos have been very informative and have helped inspire me to seitch up the momsters I use in my campaigns
Hey, I've just binged all your videos. This video, and series in particular, I really appreciate. It's so interesting and helpful to see the origins and development of fantasy cliches.
Thank you for the kind words my friend. I'm glad that they're helpful to you, the reason I started the series is because I always felt they would be helpful to other creators and I'm glad that they are.
The amount of history here is truly incredible, and had tons of information I didn't even know and I consider myself something of an expert on slime history!
Well I'm very glad that I was able to help enhance your slime knowledge my friend. I find them fascinating little creatures. I also find myself doing this a lot with the fantasy stuff, digging down to the point where I find gold that people have just never talked about.
All the research you put into this video is really awesome. :D I’d never heard of Star Jellies before, and the way you seamlessly connected all the lore is awesome!
The connection to star jellies and meteor showers could be as simple as the normal calendar cycle of the showers coinciding with the normal reproductive cycle of the jellies. Not sexy enough? Ok the how about mad Druids? Thanks, Good work.
Mad druids has my vote. They are always up to something. And the reproductive cycle lining up would make a lot of sense actually. I wish scientists studied this more because I can't find evidence of that and I don't have samples myself to work with.
Hey hey hey, no, wait. Flubber absorbs and releases kinetic energy. If you can include the Oblex for consuming minds, then flubber shouldn't be such a stretch.
That's a valid point, however the Oblex absorbs the bodies and minds of its victims whereas flubber kind of holds it and then releases it later. If people want to include it though I think that would be a fantastic idea, however I can't see how something acidic that melts down things inside of it can function with flubber considering flubber is meant to bounce things.
I would agree completely but during research I saw one website talking about "The Blob" saying it inspired Sandman and that was so confusing it stuck with me.
How dare you make a video on slimes and NOT mention the Great Rimuru Tempest! 😜 Speaking of Demon Lords, D&D has had at least two Demon Lords/Dieties of Slimes and Oozes. Ghaunadaur was ancient when the Forgotten Realms were made and he was credited as being responsible for all of the creeping evil beings. Ghaunadaur who also is known by the titles ''That Which Lurks'' and ''The Elder Eye'' is an older lesser diety of slimes and oozes in past D&D editions. When he slipped in to relative obscurity and withdrew from the realms his cult member tried to bring him back by helping the evil god Tharizdun. However Tharizdun had other motives and took a powerful artifact called the Shard of Pure Evil in to the plane of Elemental Chaos and violently stabbed it in to the heart of that plane. That act created the Abyss. The wound that the shard inflicted on the Elemental Chaos became infected and diseased. The wound festered and the puss and rot that seeped forth birthed an abomination. In the current edition of D&D, that abomination is the god of slimes and oozes named Juiblex. He is a very interesting monster that even the other gods over the various layers of the Abyss would like nothing less that to see him disappear. Slimes and oozes have some very cool lore in D&D.
