As the thought of desire for human flesh possesses a person, their heart becomes ice and they turn Wendigo. They forget that people are people and not just animals to be consumed, and they become a danger to all who pass them by. bit.ly/EMPatreon
Recommended: incineration, explosions, and/or execration. Recommended: destroy head first, then burn/explode body. Recommended: expel by spiritual means. its a supernatural creature, an advanced shaman could do it. Stats: speed-25-30 mph/ incredible strength and agility Recommended Power: military force if killed by normal means, it's spirit overrides your body and makes you eat a chunk of its flesh. thus it turns you, and its terror lives on. destroying enough of its body means there is not enough to hijack you and make you eat its corpse. Head is control center, like brain, but mutilation (eg., cutting its neck or spine) is ineffective. explosions mean theres not enough to regen. the limb in time/ usually takes a year or so. normal amputation regens in about 2 months. just some lore for the people who care!
My favorite fictional adaptation of them. Also featured on a supernatural episode. Kind of wish there was a survival mechanic of hunger that risked the characters becoming them.
I believe so, I recolonized the quote from a tf2 parody, the tf2 wiki page says "I am not trapped in a facility full of robots. You are all trapped in here with me!" (A reference to a line spoken by Rorschach, a character from the graphic novel Watchmen)
Fun fact: wendigos didn’t actually used to have horns on there head. They actually began to have horns when western movies depicted them as sort of deer/human hybrids Fun fact number 2: Wendigos actually didn’t transform back and fourth but completely turned once they ate human flesh
Skinwalkers do transform between human and beast, and since the two are often confused with each other, certain aspects of one creature are often applied to the other.
Cannibal: Hey there, brittle boy. Give me your flesh. Starving man: Oooh! Call the great spirit! Call the great spitit! Cannibal:(leans in) Starving man:(Grabs cannibal by the neck with an arm as wide as a treetrunk) Anwe: *But not for me!*
Native American mythology, norse mythology and Greek/Roman Mythology are all equally my favorites... All three of them are unique and very interesting in their own way... Egyptian mythology is also pretty interesting, I also love to read about mythologies, traditions and cultures of the earliest civilizations like the Sumerians, Babylonians etc
@@Scarletraven87 A skilled hunter of undead who specializes in unarmored defense and a wide variety of weapons? Goliath Barbarian (Bear Totem)/Ranger (Favored Enemy Undead). He actively volunteers his time to help others and is almost sentinel-like in his vigil.
Anwe "Monster! How many humans have you eaten to heal that wound?" Wendigo "Do you remember how many breads you have eaten in your lifetime?" Anwe "!?"
I like how this goes into the psychological and metaphorical roots of the monsters. From mythological creatures to modern horror movies monsters are essentially just us with hats on.
Not in this case. Nowadays it's been established that cannibalism exposes you to prions, same thing that causes Mad Cow Disease, and Chronic Wasting Disease in deer. Looks like the Algonquian indians knew all along that you shouldn't eat your own kind
Great video! I grew up hearing Wendigo stories in northern Canada and my understanding is that giving into hunger during a famine and practicing canabilism corrupts a person and they can never be free of evil, even when the famine is over; and will continue to become more evil with time. If not killed they will get more and more powerful as their hunger grows, while becoming less and less human. We were warned as kids that the most powerful ones were shape shifters and would use tricks to lure or frighten children into running off alone into the forest. They could be recognized by their red eyes in any form apparently.
If meat eaters can become vegan, I will have to go ahead and throw the B.S. flag on the field. Did you ever consider that vigilantes are just individuals that want to kill people and are looking for a wink and a nod from society so they can follow their dreams?
I mean, seemingly glowing red eyes are infamously caused by a tapedum lucidum, often found in nocturnal predators. So... it's not entirely outlandish...
There are two core things that make a story compelling: conflict and catharsis. In times so full of conflict, it's no wonder that stories packed to the brim with catharsis would rise.
probably because they've developed a taste for it, so I think it's the act of eating human flesh out of desperation that turns you wendigo. kinda like how fafnir being greedy turned him into a dragon.
i thought they turned into a wendigo after they eaten human flesh as a last resort and they were cursed to never be satisfied and consume more and more until their body wastes away to what a wendigo looks like now. I also dont think they turned into wendigo because they crave human flesh they had to eat as a last resort if there was no other food left to eat.
@@wailmerpail They eat human flesh because their mind flips due lack of certain nutritions and lipids in body. Some old tales of Athabasci natives tell about curing a Wendigo with pouring melted animal fat into it's mouth = body gets lipids and energy, craving of man flesh disappears.
It would be good to have more Anwe stories to get a better idea of what he's like. Anwe had to dodge a lunge from one of the wendigos, and got scratched; Beowulf on the other hand wouldn't even need to dodge, he could literally tank the wendigo's attack no problem.
5:38 "Ice of you to drop by." 5:55 "Chisel out." 5:59 "You're a real pain in the neck." 6:06 "Down low, too slow." 6:13 "Take a shot." 6:38 "FEEL WHAT YOU MADE THE PEOPLE FEEL!!!" 6:57 "At least you're honest." 7:41 "Rock 'n' roll." 7:57 "One at a time please, ladies."
Yes! Stories are invaluable to researchers of all kinds. Here in Australia, there are many stories of giant beasts, which probably stem from the megafauna that lived here tens of thousands of years ago! I think it's important to seek stories out regardless of your profession though, as they often impart lessons one needs to know. I think the wendigo's lessons (bad people often seem fine, morality must be constantly upheld, one bad choice can ruin things for everybody, some people are just beyond saving) are particularly relevant today, where it's easier to distance yourself from your actions than ever.
All I gotta say is while the show may be extra mythology I personally don’t consider it mythos if people still practice the beliefs, I consider them legend
1. Not metal enough 2. Speaks 3. Wendigo’s aren’t technically demons 4. Anwe isn’t blessed by angels to wage a never ending war against Hell 5. No Super Shotgun 11/10 IGN
What if Anwe wasn't human, he had inhuman speed, strength and reflex, what if he's a deity and had come to help the people who keep praying to him, I mean he have magic powers of his own.
The Wendigo-myth seems a very clever cultural device. When killing a human is considered taboo it can be useful for the culture to have killers/cannibals lose their human status somehow by labeling them wendigos instead. This justifies killing them. Cannibalism is discouraged heavily through this myth because losing your status as a fellow human cuts the connection with the tribe that one may need to survive and also one is likely to face the vengeance of the tribe, inspired by role models such as Anwe. The very thought of turning into a mindless wendigo could be perceived as some sort of death to begin with, besides the wendigo also feels eternal hunger. This suggestion makes resorting to cannibalism a very unattractive thing to do. I think the wendigo-myth helps to protect the culture. It seem to prevent it from descending into cannibalistic savagery, provides a selfless hero to inspire, and provides a nice story to pass on by the campfire for generations to come.
It isn't just a matter of reinforcing the taboo. There are numerous accounts regarding people put into positions where they were forced to resort to cannibalism. You frequently have it where the experience breaks them. People developing a taste and justifying murder to sate an insatiable appetite. Drawing lines to make outsiders of some, simply because the outsider is more easily dispatched and consumed. People being rescued at sea only to ferociously guard the bone pile of those they've cannibalized, frantically sucking at or stashing the bones for the fear of the last bits of marrow being stolen from them. The psychological angle of the wendigo myth is very real.
the unsettling thing about the Wendigo is, it shows that in the harsh seasons of North America the threat of cannibalism was more than just an occasional occurance. It must have happened often enough to justify a myth that is well known throughout numerous native american tribes.
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I think what’s scariest is how true this is. When one is truly driven to the brink of starvation they really shut down and just go into a primal mode. All they can think of is how hungry they are. The more the pain of starvation grows the easier the idea of eating someone becomes. I’m sure these tales of wendigos came about when others saw these starving people feasting on others, half crazed from being on the brink of death for so long. Absolutely spooky.
@@johnmarston222 religion and myth are very diffrent. myth is like a tale a story and that's just what the wendigo is a tale about a creature based on cannibals. religion on the other hand is strong belief pherhaps in a god or something else. calling the wendigo a religion is saying these people worshipped the wendigo and you msy say it's part of a religion than i ask you what religion it's from
@@johnmarston222 It's part of the cultural heritage of numerous different tribes who have different religious practices but share this common tale. Hence it's a myth.
This case is a myth, but the fact that with native religion it's mYtHoLoGy but a "correct" (European) religion gets to be religion is infuriating. Edit: I forgot to finish my sentence.
Ya Boi Shirt Gonna have to disagree man. The prologue was fucking awesome playing as Haytham. Then comes Connor. Boring as fuck, uninteresting, vanilla milkshake Connor. They could have built an entire game around Haytham Kenway and then pulled the swerve at the end. I felt like I was only playing AC 3 so I wouldn’t have wasted money on it. It was a chore. Then ACBF came along and redeemed the franchise.
Did you know the 'wendigo' is just the non-native American way of saying 'wihtiko'. We say Wihtiko instead of wendigo. For those who are having trouble pronouncing Wihtiko: We-teh-goo or we-teh-ko
6:43 reminds me of a moment from the classic Berserk anime: “Please... don’t kill me!” “And what did you say when those people begged you for mercy?!” LOVE IT!!!!
I’ve watched the OVAs; I thought they were a bit too gratuitous. I’ve read the manga, though I’ve never finished it. Need to try again, now that Casca’s mind has been reset.
When I say the OVAs were gratuitous, I mean that I think all but one of the sex scenes was unnecessary. The first two were done just fine when they were only hinted at/barely shown in the ‘97 anime. The third scene... That Scene... was completely necessary, as it adds to the horror of the eclipse. Watching that for the first time 10+ years ago nearly broke me. I mean... damn.
I learned that the Aztec gods threw a bunny rabbit at the sun because there was too much light. Not sure how that knowledge will help me in my life but I really like this RU-vid channel
@@roku3216 you do know that greed turn people into wendigo and wendigo look like people but they are different from the others they have a desire to eat people
sonny eli They look the same til they get to a certain extent, when the hunger has fully taken them they’re said to look like death, resembling emaciated dead people so hungry they eat their own lips and parts of their face. Or at least this is what I heard growing up.
i had a dream once where i dug up a blue deer skeleton. it had scorpion tails in its jaws, sapphires for ears, and it five brown eyeballs were still stuck in its head. I love drawing it and it really got me interested in wendigos and native American mythology
@@Poffean an interactive movie/game based on the wendigo mythology. It's a great horror game, full of cliches but it's so well-executed you hardly notice.
@@josephorona6614 i mean, theres a lot of stories about murder in every culture, dont know why theres is more primal then others, unless your basing it on how modren they are in the storys
