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!
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
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.
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)
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!*
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
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 "!?"
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.
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...
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
After applying to the SCP foundation I've finally been hired! They started me off as a D-Class personal. I'm looking forward too have a long-term stable job! No life insurance policy, but they said I'll qualify once I'm promoted
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
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
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.
@@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've heard more than one Wendigo story. There is one one in particular I read as a child that I still remember fairly well. There was a man that was out in a snowy area hunting, but was new there and looking for a guide. However, no one would go with him, stating it was too dangerous. Eventually the man met someone who would go with him, named DeFago. DeFago was in desperate need of something (likely money), so he agreed to take the man out to hunt. Once the two were out in the wild for a bit (don't remember how long) they had set up camp and went to sleep next to a frozen lake. At some point during the night the wind began howling, and neither of them could sleep. The hunter got up and peeked outside the tent to see the storm better, but was startled to see that the air was completely calm and the trees were standing still, and yet he could clearly hear the wind. This wind also seemed a little odd. It was almost as if the wind were calling DeFago's name. "De-Faaaa-gooo!" It seemed to call, "De-Faaa-gooo!" DeFago was huddled in a corner, hiding himself. The hunter asked what was wrong, but DeFago told him to not worry about it. However, the wind continued to give off that unearthly howl, and after some time DeFago's eyes went wild, and he got up and tried to run out into the snow. The hunter tackled him, saying, "You can't just leave me here alone!" But the wind got worse, blowing in a tremendous roar, and DeFago struggled out of the hunter's grasp, disappearing into the darkness. The hunter could hear DeFago as he went, crying, "Oh my fiery feet! My aching feet of fire!" As his voice faded away, the night grew calm once more. The next day the hunter had gone out looking for DeFago, following his tracks in the snow. But he noticed that, over time, the tracks got longer and longer, to an unhuman length. And then the tracks just stopped. It was as if the man had simply been carried off into the sky. The wind then picked up again, and the hunter thought he heard DeFago's voice from above, still crying, "Oh, my fiery feet! My aching feet of fire!" But there was nothing to be seen. The man left the wilds and went from place to place asking after DeFago, but no one knew where he might have gone. One person pulled the hunter aside and talked about the Wendigo, a creature that called a person's name until they were compelled to look, but then carried them along until their feet burned away. Then it keeps going until it has burned away even more than that. Some time later, maybe a year, maybe five, the hunter returned to that area, and asked after his old guide, but no one had seen him still. As the hunter sat down, he noticed a dark figure huddled in a corner nearby. The figure had a blanket wrapped about him, and his face was in shadow. The hunter thought he seemed oddly familiar. "DeFago? Is that you?" he asked. There was no answer. The hunter began to wonder if something was wrong, and he asked if the man needed help. Again, no answer. The hunter wanted to his face, he needed to know if it was really DeFago. He reached forward and pulled the man's hood off, and the blanket came away with it. There was nothing there but a pile of ashes.
Hey Extra Credits! I love your take on Native American lore! Will you ever do a video on Sasquatch in Native American myths prior to modern American cryptozoology?
@@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
They should make it take place in present time and have it be a parody of classic slasher horror movies. Maybe even make it a game so that everyone can die if you are good enough!
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.
Love that you're doing a follow up with the history/basis for the myth. It's such a chilling tale with real 20th century cases of cannibals reporting being 'possessed' by a Wendigo. It's a favourite ttrpg plot of mine to run, too (a la Hellboy).
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
I mean it's 23:30 but ok.....No sleep tonight
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Wait how was this commented 3 days ago? Hey
Love the video good jod. 👍
Extra Credits Love the voice that you did
Openly discussing Wendigos while camping in the woods, bold strategy guys.
Let's see if it pays off.
lets see if it works out
*HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING IN THE DISTANCE*
At night too
especially because in legend saying their name summons them and stuff
How to survive a Wendigo attack: *Keep your controller still*
Peter BomBeater DONT MOVE
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!
@@cringe4sale940 thats horrible
cringe 4sale whoooooooosh
Go For The Head
Native American mythology, definitely underrated and underappreciated
Natives: underrated and underappreciated
This is just only the tip of the iceberg of creepy legends
Yeah, surprisingly. This would make a fairly good movie.
@@SoralTheSol I could see it happening
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
Wendigo father: “who are you?”
Anwe: “I’m a Witcher”
Father: “hmmmm, never heard of that”
Anwe: “good”
Chase McNab nice joke but,how bout a round of gwent?
@@wideputin8247 lmao
@@austinpowerzz2678 Nope
Chase me susie Chase me mmmmmmmmm goooood
geralt:"proceed to draw silver"
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
Last First THANK YOU i was looking for someone who actually knew this
I've heard they did, dependingly on the tale
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.
@@FlSKMASTER they usually stay in animal form and sound like a kid calling for help in the bushes and who ever trys helping dead
Im pretty sure that in some tribes the wendigo does have horns because they have the head of a deer
He's not trapped in hell with the Wendigoes, the Wendigoes are trapped in hell with him.
Native American Doomslayer
@@yeenmachine206 no he's not DoomSlayer he's DoomKiller
Roscach reference?
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)
@@blightyfrogs Sorta. That is the original source. What I was referencing was a more recent meme about Doom guy.
Anwe the badass. The absolute mad man. What a unit.
For real tho
6:31That some badass line
r/Madlad(s)
Native Murican witcher
Giga Chad Anwe
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!*
OH-!
TOOK ME A WHILE TO UNDERSTAND HA-
Anwe: *"Shops off his head with one quick swing"*
Lol anwes op
3:46 "Agreeing to meet there again at dawn."
*_Until Dawn_*
_It's a TRAP!_
In actual mythology you don’t hunt the people the people hunt you
Fuck get Chris and mike and the rest!!
HalcyonSerenade Anwerscl is Josh!
Starrwarssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darn it, I was gonna say that
Thanos: I'm Inevitabl-
Anwe: I'm gonna stop you right there.
Sounds like an incredible comic series. If they do this they better use Wendigo as the main villain
Anwe: I am Anwe
Nerf Anwe he’s too op
Thanos: the hell-
@@cryingcatgoesbark310 You play as a Wendigo, don't you? I mean, they aren't that hard to beat, just attack all together.
Wendigo: I fear no man. But that thing?
Points at dude who killed a bunch of wendigos
Wendigo: terrifying
Lol
its actualy pyro
Duskdude
*Cough* *Cough* Mike
That's like far cry but wendigo Hunter
Everyone else: The midwest is the best!
Me, fighting Wendigos off every night: Are you sure about that?
*screams as im chased by werewolves and hodag*
It's a daily thing.
@@Breached18 like getting pissed off that small bottles of milk are fucking expensive
I live near he Great Lakes in Wisconsin
those damn wendigos love to ruin my corn fields
People are friends,
Not food.
yeah
people are slaves,
not friends.
Unless you wanna eat some ass haha amirite
SHARK BAIT =)))
i think it's people are food not friends
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
Plot of scooby doo
@KendrixTermina This description fits a being that is associated with Sleep Paralysis perfectly.
it saves on budget, yeah?
@@noahrodriguez293 plus, I'm pretty sure that humans are physically not made to eat human meat.
Anwe: *How many times did you show mercy to people who begged for their lives?*
Brother: -awkward silence- *run*
he said never i think but funny either way
Brother: *How many pieces of bread have you eaten in your life?*
@@Cairo40000 none OOOOF
@@Cairo40000bread do not suffer or feel pain.
@@cruelmilk4465or does
Mom: “Go play with the neighbor’s kid”
The neighbor’s kid:
but if anwe is the neighbour's kid, that's a good thins, right?
Anwe the Killer looks like he should be the star of his own badass action-horror movie.
Action+Horror=Thriller
don't worry, at some point there will be a movie about it, probably a bad one like the Krampus movie
he reminds me somewhat of Marv from Sin City
seeing how well Anwe handles things, this is going to be a short movie..
I'm here to kill wendigos and chew pine bark, and I'm all outta pine bark.
*Doom OST plays in the distance*
Yeet
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Well well, wasn't expecting you to show up.
I’m finally early
you again
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 "!?"
Lol I did not expect the Jojo reference.
WENDIGOOOOOOOOO!
I just started watching Jojo's recently lol, I'm on episode 5 or 6 I believe.
*gasp* is that JoJo reference?
I just finished part one this morning!
BROOOOO! THEY NEED TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT HIM! I WOULD WATCH THAT SO MANY TIMES!
The War Master They might be! There’s a new DeTorro movie coming out called Antlers that seems to be about a wendigo
ELEPHANT POWER PRODUCTIONS🐘 BRO,IMMA WATCH THAT SO MANY TIMES!!!
Play until dawn.
@@azizbey4334 YES.
Watch the movie Ravenous, you won’t be disappointed.
Anwe: *Teleports behind you*
Nothing personal kid
Wendigo: Guess I'll die
Yot anwe the hungrr is big much hungrr like wofl buy the wengo wth the teith like the bug hungrr
@@eamonn1159, are you 6?
@@drharoldpontiffcoomer maybe they're drunk
@@drharoldpontiffcoomer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, right!?
Tf2 Reference?
Bruh that guy is a badass he was the Native American John Wick
John wick's ancestors
He's the guy you hire to kill the FUCKING wendigo
More like a Native American witcher. The dude has supernatural abilities, is capable of careful investigation and planning, and slays monsters.
@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639
Yeah, sounds like John Wick to me.
John Wick wishes he could reach Anwe's level
Introducing anwe
The agent 47 of the native muricans
Pretty much yea.
He’s there to do the job
So true
@@dragonboimmdvideos *blinks* what
What the hell is a murican?
“How many times did you show mercy to the people who begged for their lives?”
“How many breads have you eaten in your life?”
*”wait what”*
@Jaiden Blackborow-Bruce YES YES YES YES YES
DIOOOOOO
Why did I have a feeling someone was going to say that-
*Flashback to Until Dawn*
Haha, no thank you.
That game was tensed AF
@@sionmarak1916 JESSICA !
Yeah it was nice game.... Altho not that scary but yeah
@@Infernal460 i remember it so fucking tense
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.
4:12 Ah, yes. The Native Omushkego tribe, well known for their Italian accents.
No they like to be called native Romans
That's more of a Jewish accent
Nah that's cheslavakian
He sounds like an angry New York taxi driver
@Gecko Dude568 I'd say Queens more than just the entire state. The Queens accent is the Cockney accent of New York.
Holy crap, Anwe needs his own comic book series.
That would be so fricken awesome bro I would invest so much into that !
His own movie, video game lol
Even more, an action film
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...
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."
The Art of the One Liner is one that is underappreciated.
why does this make me think of duke nukem?
A genius is among us
This deserved way more likes ...
Wut
Ah yes, the Native American Doom Slayer
Stolen from Justin, but okay.
@@charbomber110 Didn't know that, but OK
Charbomber what was justin’s comment?
So.......Turok?
RIP AND TEAR
wendigo live in Michigan apparently
time to move lol
I feel the same
So do you live in China?
epic wendigo no I live in North Korea, don’t tell Kim I have internet
@@ethankauffman4550 ok dokay
I live in Detroit, and I'm Native American.
I love when people do videos about native culture and tails it shows what my ancestors had and shows a history of the land too
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.
"Hello brother!"
"General Anwe!"
*turns into a Wendigo and gets out four human arms*
*_XD_*
Hello there!
Turns out goofy anime fighting was invented before anime.
Yeah lol
Go watch overly sarcastic production's summery of journey to the west. You know nothing Selina Snow.
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.
@@Zarmdthecoolest That's really insightful, thanks so much for sharing
Anwe was probably the ancestor of the DOOM slayer.
Yeah
Anwe ---> BJ Blazcowickz ---> Doomguy
Batman + Punisher + Neo= Anwe
Meh, he's superhuman, have some simple magics, definitely a Witcher
Lol
Anwe looks so BAD-A! I want to learn more about him, he sounds like a pretty cool guy.
You did a great job with this episode.
I'm curious about something.
Do they crave human flesh because they turned Wendigo or do they turn Wendigo because they crave human flesh?
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.
They eat human flesh they become wendigo
@@morssinistram5169 both you and James are correct, but yours is more accurate
@@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.
I just found my next D&D character
Additionally, Wendigos make great D&D monsters.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Nice one 👍🏻
What? A action movie hero with a tomahawk and action movie catchphrases?
That's not really a character
I'm actually running a western. Guess I know what my first main bbeg is gonna be
@@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.
Wendigo: *I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW FAST I REALLY AM!*
Chuck norris
Strenght INFINITE
FEAR RESIST INFINTE
FEARS NONE
HEALTH INFINITE
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@bryan diaz varela no
@bryan diaz varela no as in not everybody can beat chuck norris
@bryan diaz varela chuck can't lose a fight with a child
@bryan diaz varela i never said that bruce lee was the child i meant if chuck fought a real child he couldn't lose
Anwe: Omae wa mou shinderu
Wendigo: Nani?!
Anwe - the local Beowulf in America.
That is badass
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.
Feels like Beowulf
Could you call him Beothuk, then?
Alright more native American tales! I would love to see you tell the tale of The Star woman and her seven Brothers!
As Always the Pleiades?
@@geoffreyherrick3443 actually, it's the Big Dipper ( one of the stars is binary, which is the Woman and the youngest brother, making eight)
The Deer Woman and Skinwalkers are good tales as well.
I know Inuits aren't really seen as part of the Native Americans, but I've always loved the tale of Sedna =)
Good, Kimosabe...
When I hear Wendigo, I can only think of “Until Dawn”
Same
I think of fallout 76
Fr
Skinny bois
Same I was so confused when I saw this video
Wendigo: I am the most horrible monster to ever scar the Earth with my presence.
*Anwe fades in out of nowhere*
Anwe: "I am vengeance."
"Usually, 10 percent of the budget for an anime goes to drawing the eyes."
Mmm.....
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.
“All it feels is hunger”
Wow so I’m a monster now, thanks 😂
join me Akane *JOIN ME*
HWAT
So as the USSR..
No, you have worms
Yot anwe the hungrr is big much hungrr like wofl buy the wengo wth the teith like the bug hungrr
The moment I saw the great lakes my first thought was “fuck I live there”
Same du-wait what the heck is your profile picture
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!!!!
Have you read the manga though? If not you're really missing out.
@@battleru4877 you should watch the Netflix adaptation.
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 like how the husband is weaker than the wife who ALMOST kills him and draws blood. That's more than anyone else could do.
The "goofy" expressions turning into sadistic anime faces are the best thing in this video
4:26 i mean thats epic for a man with no arms-
Anwe is a partner that everyone all needs when play Five night at Freddy
Yes. Yes he is.
Five Nights at Freddy's*
New FNAF game: five nights at the forest
Yep
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
Wow! That's really cool!
Thanks
We to goo to the storeeeee we to ko to McDonald's
Wendigo = -Wend- When I Go
What language is wihtiko from?
The real question is who would bring there baby to a scary story telling around a camp fire. I’m looking at you random animator number 5.
My sister would.
Those who can’t bring kids into PG 13 and rated R movies.
I believe native american tell this gruesome tale to their kid so they would stay in tent/long house not wander around during winter
Wendigo: *exist*
The killer:i'm 'bout to end this man's whole career!
Wendigo:*hears* *ArE yOu AsSuMiNg My GeNdEr!?*
Wendigo: *chuckles* I’m in danger
Exists*
@@dakotacarr212 Anwe: yeah what you gonna do?
crazed man kills family of 9 and makes up story
People attempt to make sense of how some people are able to dehumanize others 101
crazed Florida man*
he had at least two witnesses
@@letwink5846 Probably Ohio man.
The people asked him. It was the government who sent a hit man.
I don't know why but Anwe is giving me real Punisher vibes
And goblin slayer, and doom guy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc
If he was Native American with long hair and spear okay for some reason that sounds way cooler
I was thinking Geralt of Rivia, but I see what you mean.
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.
I have a theory that Wendigoes may just be people who got prion diseases from eating human. No historical evidence tho, just a theory.
So killing starving insane people is justified
Real-talk: this episode & the Dune-series are the best Extra Credits videos, IMO.
This video's animation has turned this myth into a Native American JoJo's Bizzare Adventure
Great desu yo, koitsu wa
SONO CHI NO SADAME
It wasn't their fault, the wendigos had automatic/parisitic stands!
@James Mclaughlin the read more is improperly placed.
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Anwe is like the Native American Geralt of Rivia
might be an ancestor.
More like Doomslayer
@@Wolfboy2012 anwe the doomslayer
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
that may have vary well been a omen and you thought "huh, i should draw that"
@@trentglasgow7114 yep
The hunter is straight up the equivalent of a native A. Witcher
dan duran The first Witcher.
What do you what to bet his arrows were tipped in silver???
"I'm Anwe of Rivia.
...
... Let's play some Gwent."
*_Anwe is literally the Doom Slayer_*
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
SpongeBob SquareHead -ish
SpongeBob SquareHead bruh he means as bad ass as the doom slayer
Finally someone that actually did their research and explained Native American stories the right way!
Hopefully more of these Native American videos can be made I love the effort that’s put in to all the videos
something that is a myth to ALL children:
*good grades*
BOTH ARE TRUE AHAHAHAHHA
Yes thats a REAL MYTH
But its not to me lol (ik this is a joke)
Speak for ya self there bud
The only good grade that is a myth to me is my math grade. .
1:00 So is Wendigo a noun, verb, or adverb? Or all of the above?
ThatFighterGuy yes
@@sparkydoodle696 The universal answer hahaha.
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I expect it can be used as any by just changing it's position in the sentence.
E. Blade well I’m not wrong, technically
Anwe was actually the inspiration for Connor Kenway in Assassins’s Creed 3
Anna Lyn Whitt To bad Connor was only 1/62345678th as cool as Anwe
actually anwe was the inspiration for doom slayer in doom(2016) and doom eternal
I was going to type that aswell
@@REPVILE dude they actually are both cool
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.
“And as he does...”
*an ad plays*
Me: MOTHER FU-
Anwe and Beowulf would be bros.
Imagine then high-fiving 😆
Anwe: Just defeated a clan of cannibals, bruh!
Beowulf: Sick. 😎 *puts down Grendel's head and slaps back*
... I'd ship it
@@zoewr5428 the high five would be so manly that you could feel it on mars
Who now
Teressa Wynne-Rose nah Beowulf would high five Anwe using Grendel's severed arm
Anwe is Kratos in disguise!
*_B O Y_*
Then a wendigo see a preator suit
Wendigo: I knew hes coming the doom sla...
Doom slayer: *Rips off the body parts*
What if wendigo put on a praetor suit
noise the wendigo is too tall to put on the preator suit
Anwe really wearing no shirt when it’s snowing outside
That’s how you can tell this man a badass
Oh the wendigo is my favorite myth.
Not a myth (:
@@frazyfry2 its a myth/disease.
@@ARandomEliatrope not a disease
@@ARandomEliatrope but it is a demon
@@ARandomEliatrope that possesses the person
So Anwe’s the Native American Punisher
😅😅😅😅😅
6:46 most epiciest anime poses in world
I cant
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I can’t
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Your story telling is nostalgic. You earned a rare subscriber. +1 for the business idea of storytelling using pictures.
Btw the wendigo having antlers and a tail is just something Steven king made up. It really looked like a really skinny, pale, and bald creature
Or like just some dude that comes to your campfire and tricks you into eating human flesh so you become cursed like him.
@@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.
@@sonnyeli3681 That sounds a little like a skinwalker too
Golluem
Anwe sounds like a Witcher for this particular tale. But video games aside, this was a trip listening to you tell us this story, thank you so much!
I've heard more than one Wendigo story. There is one one in particular I read as a child that I still remember fairly well.
There was a man that was out in a snowy area hunting, but was new there and looking for a guide. However, no one would go with him, stating it was too dangerous.
Eventually the man met someone who would go with him, named DeFago. DeFago was in desperate need of something (likely money), so he agreed to take the man out to hunt.
Once the two were out in the wild for a bit (don't remember how long) they had set up camp and went to sleep next to a frozen lake.
At some point during the night the wind began howling, and neither of them could sleep. The hunter got up and peeked outside the tent to see the storm better, but was startled to see that the air was completely calm and the trees were standing still, and yet he could clearly hear the wind. This wind also seemed a little odd. It was almost as if the wind were calling DeFago's name.
"De-Faaaa-gooo!" It seemed to call, "De-Faaa-gooo!"
DeFago was huddled in a corner, hiding himself. The hunter asked what was wrong, but DeFago told him to not worry about it. However, the wind continued to give off that unearthly howl, and after some time DeFago's eyes went wild, and he got up and tried to run out into the snow.
The hunter tackled him, saying, "You can't just leave me here alone!"
But the wind got worse, blowing in a tremendous roar, and DeFago struggled out of the hunter's grasp, disappearing into the darkness. The hunter could hear DeFago as he went, crying, "Oh my fiery feet! My aching feet of fire!" As his voice faded away, the night grew calm once more.
The next day the hunter had gone out looking for DeFago, following his tracks in the snow. But he noticed that, over time, the tracks got longer and longer, to an unhuman length. And then the tracks just stopped. It was as if the man had simply been carried off into the sky.
The wind then picked up again, and the hunter thought he heard DeFago's voice from above, still crying, "Oh, my fiery feet! My aching feet of fire!" But there was nothing to be seen.
The man left the wilds and went from place to place asking after DeFago, but no one knew where he might have gone.
One person pulled the hunter aside and talked about the Wendigo, a creature that called a person's name until they were compelled to look, but then carried them along until their feet burned away. Then it keeps going until it has burned away even more than that.
Some time later, maybe a year, maybe five, the hunter returned to that area, and asked after his old guide, but no one had seen him still.
As the hunter sat down, he noticed a dark figure huddled in a corner nearby. The figure had a blanket wrapped about him, and his face was in shadow. The hunter thought he seemed oddly familiar.
"DeFago? Is that you?" he asked.
There was no answer.
The hunter began to wonder if something was wrong, and he asked if the man needed help. Again, no answer.
The hunter wanted to his face, he needed to know if it was really DeFago. He reached forward and pulled the man's hood off, and the blanket came away with it.
There was nothing there but a pile of ashes.
Dude, this story is pretty neat, I can even feel the tension
Hey Extra Credits! I love your take on Native American lore! Will you ever do a video on Sasquatch in Native American myths prior to modern American cryptozoology?
WTF this was uploaded the same day I had a project on the Wendigo
Lucky you lol
I "found" it after i said the word out loud. Hope i don't get possesed
Oof
Nova 730 where you live don’t want to hear about until dawn
Coincidence? I think NOT
This storytelling style is fricken GREAT! I’m subscribing.
*Yeet*
Poppet Pebbles I saw glimmer as your profile picture and I was like I FOUND ONE OF US
Cinnamony Pasteline
YESS! Good to see a fellow she-ra fan even on this side of RUclips! 💕👌🏻👉🏻
Yeet indeed
Deletous your fetus
The Almighty Loafer Oath to The Loaf
Oh ; - ;
*Whyy?*
You say "Until Dawn, Fallout 76, The Witcher..."
I say MORDEO!!!!
I say Kona
*Commentors:* "Until Dawn!"
*Me, a man of culture:* "Ebon Ward North."
*Me, a man of quality:* "Dementium 2."
Ravenous
Me, a man of more refined culture: “pet sementary”
@@CBSmith-js9yl
Me, an intellectual: Pet Sematary that I just found out about from Dead Meat"
Until Dawn
So Anwe is a Witcher. Cool.
navezgane* In the Apache language, “Navezgane” means "Killer of Monsters."
@@cobrakingofeart Now I know where they'll go with The Witcher 4
@@cobrakingofeart Like the Belmonts?
69th like.
cool, huh?
"Seven sons?!"
"You like wendigo children."
"Well yes, but seven!"
I really like these types of myths, they inspire me to do more research about myths and write them down to late share with out her people.
I guess I'm glad the only Native American story my dad told me when i was little was the story of the Good wolf and the Bad wolf.
Pretty sure everyone's dad told them that story
Theres a LOT of murder in Native American stories. Their tales tend to be very primal
@@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
@@josephorona6614 You forget stories from literally every other culture that are pretty much the same in violence factor.
*pets a wendigo*
I'm gonna name you killer
Mum:WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING
Me:My new pet wendigo
Killer: Rawr
A killer, not your wendigo: (tries to kill you)
Killer, the wendigo: (eats the human killer)
Killer: Rawr
Pumpkin Pixie good killer * pat pat *
*turns wendigo, but stares at you confused*
You: you must be tirsty go ahead have drink
Wendigo: ...
Anwe: *i've been hired to be here*
This would make an awesome movie and/or game!
There is a game its called : until dawn
@@calvinokamagenda6284 I'm sure that they meant a movie/game starring Anwe.
Shadowrun has wendigos
They should make it take place in present time and have it be a parody of classic slasher horror movies. Maybe even make it a game so that everyone can die if you are good enough!
Universal Paperclips has you play as Wendigo.
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.
most likely.....a Witcher! *press a low key*
"Anwe the Killer"
More like Anwe THE WITCHER LOL
In the Apache language, “Navezgane” means "Killer of Monsters."
@@cobrakingofeart
"what are you?"
"I'm a witc- Navezgane" LOL
Anwe: "I ain't trapped here with YOU! YOU'RE trapped here with ME!"
Rorshak
Love that you're doing a follow up with the history/basis for the myth.
It's such a chilling tale with real 20th century cases of cannibals reporting being 'possessed' by a Wendigo.
It's a favourite ttrpg plot of mine to run, too (a la Hellboy).
5:37
Talk about a backstabber, literally.
These videos are like drugs for me
Liam Walton LOL I was hitting a bowl as I was watching this
Rohith Nair glad to know I’m not alone