Which cryptids/myths/legends would you like to see added to the cast?
Bonus points if they're non-humanoid and have a lore that lends itself to interesting perspectives.
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La Cihuanaba (or Siguanaba) is a legend from Central America who appears as a beautiful woman who lures unfaithful men away to canyons or forests whereupon she reveals her face to be a horse skull and drives them to death or insanity.
Unfortunately he is humanoid, but: Sun Wu Kong from Journey to the West.
I would really like to see a hivemind like creature. It could be an ant talking for the colony or a Tyranid from WH40k or even that hive organism from love death robots. They could provide a whole other perspective to understanding what a 'self' is.
Some more ideas for you. Charybdis, Scylla, Geb, Cernunnos, Arachne, Bake Kujira, Bastet, Camazotz, Charon, Da Ji, Eset, Kukulkan, Martichoras, Kuzenbo, Ymir, Tiamat, Ullr, Surtr, Sylvanus, tons. TONS.
An eye that you only see as a relection in a mirror. It constantly traces out a Z, forward and backward. It shares a perspective that gives an overarching and personalized explanation. IE: this is the bigger picture, and this is you. It is very important for people to know where they are, to know where they can go. I would enjoy helping in the character creation.
Sphinx, Centaur
The Chinese dragon is associated with divine mandate to rule, usually viewed as a good omen for things to come — could be interesting?
how about the grecian oracle? i think that’ll relate to a lot of philosophies and stories
Maybe a doppelganger could portray the impostor from the impostor syndrome. That could be neat.
a wendigo is a mythical creature with a unique look and a lore that might lend itself to a perspective/philosophy that would be a good jumping off point.
Free market’s invisible hand
Napoleon and Snowball from George Orwell’s animal farm
The chupacabra (sorry for spelling), I also like the Phoenix (I feel like there can be a rebirth theme there like how ouroboros does cycles) and also a Leprechaun would cool! Also I am a massive fan! Love your stuff and I’m watching the whole story from the beginning! Never ever stop!
just got to "What is freedom?" and I saw the Phoenix, I probably should have watched further before suggesting lol
Zarathustra should be able to provide some fun perspectives related to already mentioned recurrence, power, joy, and other topics 🥸 Doughnuts (and more specifically, doughnut hole) might appeal to the Elder Dachshund and question the problems of existence, nothingness, identity, and more 🍩 … and I don’t know whether you like rabbits and ducks in one, but there’s certainly a lot of potential here.
Maybe a Kappa Demon, I remember reading about them in an old Monster book. It's a Japanese demon that values politeness over everything. The only way to escape it is to bow to it, it bows back and its head falls off. Could be a comment on civilty politics?
I think the Boethius wheel of fortune would be a fun perspective but I’m not sure how drawable it is
What about the two guards in front of two doors, one tells the truth and the other only lies. Might be confusing but could be fun to play with
Maybe a hydra? The heads keep coming :(
the pied piper would be very interesting or the cheshire cat from alice in wonderland
Flying Spaghetti Monster would be pretty awesome
yeongno 영노 (korean monster with a flute-like nose only found in Korean theatre productions and plays--they need to eat 100 aristocrats/rich men/noblemen in order to ascend to heaven)
a sphinx would be really awesome, I think!
Bunyip, for an Australian swing
It'd be cool to see more international creatures, like the Yeongno!
Chupacabra!!
I think more mythological stuff would be really cool, huge underwater creatures, Cthulhu(against space dog) , if anything is too big or weird to draw, even like a small part of immeasurably big would be really cool, especially if it spit facts as fire as the other guys.
I featured a Kraken in a couple of earlier episodes, I need to bring him back. I also want to do a giant sea serpent at some point. I'm kind of holding off on other elder god/ super massive things because I feel like at some point I need to resolve the Dachsund thing, and then I'll need another big bad if I want to keep using this format.
pandora’s box maybe? not pandora herself, but the box/jar that once contained all the horrors and hope humanity has to offer. i feel like it would have some unique insights on the situation
Chupacabra or a thunderbird!
Baba Yaga would be lit.
Have you done anything with rusalka yet? I don't know what kind of character they would be. But it was my first thought.
Scylla and Charybdis could be fun
Skylla could be represtative of someone with genuine bad intentions, given her role in the odyssey
Maybe you could look at the “Not A Deer”! It’s an Appalachian cryptid thats main deal is appearing on the surface to be a deer but given the name it’s not! You might could do something with how humans would assume that it’s something they can understand but freak out when it’s not!
I hadn't heard of this one and it's cool. I'll definitely think about how I could include it.
Quetzalcoatl
Lisan al Gaib
Maiden, mother, crone. Would love to see what you make of baba yaga.
I'm going to have to read up on baba yaga's lore but she will be fun to draw so I'll definitely do it at some point.
The phoenix
I think the Phoenix would be a great addition! It could offer interesting perspectives on cyclical natures, but with a more mortal and intimate way than the snake