The Wendigo... In Video Games | Cryptid Month

[@chrisdiokno5600]

While quite old, I do recall once reading a discussion about the Wendigo from a Native POV, and in one case, it began to be seen as analogous to not only colonization and its aftereffects, but also, well, white people and what they did to the land and the Native Americans

[@dropedan]

What an ending. Native American folklore is really interesting.

[@Beeyo176]

Jesus I wasn't expecting a goddmaned history lesson at the end there. I fucking love this guy

[@MrKisiel]

"Wendigo is not a cryptid, because cryptids aren't real" I have not expected to hear one of the best and most thought provoking lines in my 14 years of watching youtube from a random video with not even 4k views. Damn.

[@dafartmaster4202]

this guy is the only person ive seen outside of actual native creators thats talked abt monsters/spiritual entities from indigenous cultures being completely butchered for horror games and im suprised more people dont have this way of thinking tbh. started watching for the slendrina review and this review cemented me subscribing

[@dimethylhydra]

(disclaimer: i'm only speaking from my limited personal knowledge on this as someone who is not indigenous) to add to the list of symbols that Seeking Evil seemed to just drop in from random cultures and also Blaire Witch, you run around burning totem poles (a form of art associated with _the pacific northwest)_ to ward off a Wendigo (a being from various Algonquin groups in _the east coast and great plains)._ like, it's already really apparent that the devs didn't give much of a shit about accurately presenting something from another culture, but that in particular just immediately feels like they went "oh well we're using a native american monster, we need to have you activate a native american checkpoint object thing," completely glossing over the fact that there are a ton of different indigenous groups in north america. never mind that _burning totem poles_ is a bit of an odd way to go about doing that regardless of if they had been consistent

[@tylertheleper8468]

Paint, you have some of the most well written and thorough scripts I've ever heard. I love your reviews man. I can't help but binge your entire catalog from time to time. Please keep going.

[@arthurjeannin3357]

Agreed ! It's just good, tight and relevant short content that's just as fun to watch even years later.

[@crow9836]

A hidden gem of a youtuber among hidden gems. Never change man, keep grinding!

[@MalfunctionWhocares]

Another video game Wendigo that comes to mind is The Wendigo from the Fallout: New Vegas lite TC mod, Fallout: Dust. The entire game has been overhauled to be significantly more dangerous in various ways, but the most relevant part is what happened to Zion National Park (Now called Zion canyon). In Dust, a large number of creatures have been mutated thanks to the accidental release of Beauveria Mordicana spores from Vault 22 into the atmosphere. While most infected became fast and hard-hitting monsters called "Spore Carriers", one of them, commonly believed to be Joshua Graham himself after he was killed by spore infection, became a much larger and significantly more powerful Spore Carrier, now dubbed The Wendigo. The Wendigo is practically invulnerable, barely taking any damage whatsoever from all sources, and even if it cannot out-heal your damage, it will likely kill you before you can put a decent dent into it. If it hasn't yet detected you, it will typically spend it's time roaming around looking for anything to kill, most likely you. It can spot you from a large distance away, and you will likely hear it scream at you before you see it, especially cause of the extremely thick fog covering the area. Your only true option (That doesn't involve cheating) is to run. It does have a couple weakness you can try and exploit. - It's primary weakness is fire. Fire will temporarily scare it off, though again it does little in the way of actual damage. This fear of fire is believed to be evidence that the Wendigo is Joshua Graham. - The Wendigo tends to avoid waterways when idly searching. - It is not active during the early afternoon, although the other spore carriers may still be active. - It will not leave to other areas blocked via loading screens, and also cannot follow you inside buildings located within the area. - As usual for Fallout New Vegas, you can spam the V.A.T.S. button to locate the Wendigo within the fog, though as mentioned before, it is highly likely the Wendigo will detect you before you can spot it.

[@automaticbobcat9166]

The Wendigo is the Wendy's over in the next town that has the good frosty machine of cryptids.

[@zisaletter4602]

ok! ok!!! ok!!!! i was hesitant about this because i'm always hesitant every time i see anybody even SAY the word 'wendigo' at this point but you knocked it out of the park. fantastic video. excellent content. BANGER ending lines.

[@dfghj241]

there is a movie about the wendigo that i think you will love: Ravenous. it is exactly what you describe and is really a great movie. its about canibalism, and it is so well made.

[@Painticus]

Oh very nice - I'll check this out for sure! I've heard the name being thrown around before but had no idea it was a wendigo thing

[@dfghj241]

@@Painticus you will be surprised how well it matches your description of the wendigo.

[@namesnex6160]

Well i’ll be damned, i was just wondering when we’d get another video from you!! Happy to see another upload, friend

[@Arrrash]

He's back!!!

[@anmanarrative]

I was waiting for context as to why an ankh was being shown in a video about Wendigo games. Foolish of me to think there was any. Another fantastic video, and the background information at the end was really interesting; I enjoy it when you go into discussions like this. Also very glad you found the theme park again, I wonder where it disappeared to.

[@PHONEyah]

I was so hoping you'd speak some of that good, good wisdom about the Wendigo and you did. I fucking love this channel, my dude

[@ManSoloyoutube]

Great to see you back! One question that occurred to me immediately was, could it be that Folklore Hunter was referencing the phenomena of "Wendigo Psychosis"? On the topic of The Wendigo and knowing that you're a big fan of Lovecraft I would highly recommend reading "The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood as it was mentioned by Lovecraft in his essay, Supernatural Horror in Literature.

[@Untrustedlife]

So happy to see a new paint video! I hope your move went well :). actually have Wendigo in my new 4x, which isn't released yet, I stuck as closely to the original myths as possible for it. I also have strigoi, funnily enough.

[@shivaasthana8678]

Casually drops one of the most hardest lines ever at the end there

[@daviddohan1808]

That "Strigoi" was on point

[@KrazyKain]

daaaaamn that got real at the end there. great video!

[@RenegadeY]

Good to have you back buddy :)

[@Berd413]

honestly surprised until dawn wasn’t brought up, is possibly one of the most mainstream adaptations of the wendigo in a video game

[@shatterednova_]

It was tho

[@Ibisian]

I love that you approached the Wendigo from its actual roots, showing respect for the Native American beliefs and folklore. That being said, my favourite physical representation of the Wendigo is still the deer-headed one. It looks more interesting than just 'corrupted/undead human' imo.

[@splicerparade4648]

Fantastic video, fantastic channel. The link you drew between the Wendigo and the selfish greed of colonialism is spot-on, I'd never thought about it like that. And what a raw final line, god damn.

[@HardlyStellar]

holy shit that fucking owned good to see you back buddy :) looking forward to the peggle deluxe video

[@waltervoidbringer4491]

Yet another upload that I will watch with glee. Cheers!

[@Mikanojo]

This is very interesting! i confess i had a very different conception of the Wendigo. i thought it was a curse, that fell upon any one who resorted to cannibalism in the woods. Eating the flesh of another person was the trigger, that would transform a person into a mindless, bestial state. Not a werewolf, and not some antler-bearing, elk-man, but a rabid cannibal.

[@thebossbaby7402]

Please keep uploading paint. Your content is really underrated. Hope you make it big on here one day

[@stadbab]

you're back!! i discovered your channel between uploads and am so glad to see more from you :)

[@TheChriskilla100]

7:20 that genuinely gave me a good laugh, props.

[@agustinmiranda3989]

Great video before going to sleep!

[@scarecrow2097]

Me:*feels my corporeal form degrading by the minute during this accursed examination period* >New Painticus video Me: the call of the T E E P S must be answered!

[@duncanclark8933]

Friendship ended with Grimbeard, Painticus is back bby!

[@toethumbghost]

yay more cryptid month! it’s always a pleasure to watch your videos paint!

[@rabbitdeeryou2288]

Good to see a new video from you after all this time! As entertaining and educational as always.

[@RikidikiNowYEET]

MY PAINTICUS VIDEOS ADDICTION SHALL CONTINUE ! seriously tho glad you're back!

[@cappedminer369]

The wendigo is such an underrated creature, that deserves a proper utilization, it’s just a shame how this keeps happening. It’s a sad truth

[@spooks3502]

Amazing outro! Very well said

[@computersocsci]

Incredible video! I love your channel

[@xgun9999]

holy shit the ending hits hard

[@MrTheta-lc8zy]

Another entry in Cryptid M̶o̶n̶t̶h̶ Year

[@tussletoes]

I hope Cryptid Month never ends

[@philosophyversuslogic]

i read that novel being a kid. ooh, creeepy...

[@kharpys98]

when’s the ferris wheel getting a cryptid year video?

[@thepuertoricandream1376]

Why does nessie hate me😔 also discovered you a couple of days ago hope you keep up the amazing content👍

[@davidmurray3542]

Kona is a decent horror exploration/survival game featuring the Wendigo, although I don't know if it really gets the mythology or respect for indigenous people right.

[@32kuba32]

Nice video! have you played Until Dawn? If so, what do you think of the wendigo in that game?

[@CaecusYT]

Thank you for the video

[@therevenancy]

Best video yet. :)

[@landonhagan450]

I take issue with the notion that other monsters are more shallow. Any longstanding creature of myth is going to have both pragmatic and metaphorical implications. Werewolves, for example, are representations of our animal nature which run rampant when we lose control, usually through unrestrained rage. Vampires are simultaneous caricatures of the aristocracy and depictions of the moral decay that follows unrestrained lust. Bigfoot arguably represents the wild ambivalence of nature itself. The wendigo isn't special in this regard. Also, no one owns culture. It's not some furthering of colonial abuse to depict a creature inaccurately. People have the right to depict it however they want and there's nothing morally wrong with that.

[@demorunnertimmedrt4432]

I need the name of the music used in the start of the video.

[@Huy-G-Le]

Man, you should do more video about the Philosophy of Native American and even, if you have time and resource to research about this, Native Celtic Mythology and their Philosophical meaning. The Briton Celts was colonizes by the Roman, whom also claims massive quantity of lands as private property (like farm lands, mineral mine, The Mean to Produces), turning the Celtic population into serfs or slaves, and the good they produces are own by Roman Oligarch who doesn't lives in Briton. Then the Germanic like Anglo and Saxton whom had their cultures and way of lives colonized by Late Rome, which is too say "Gods Loves the Richest" and colonizes Briton, no different than Yamato Japanese colonizes of native Japanese and Western European colonizes of the America.

[@tannerbruning868]

It would probably be a lot better if non native people avoid using it overall in their stories overall.

[@redpepper876]

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[@julian0451]

Pog?

[@a.w.4708]

One thing... when you say The West you probably mean Werstern Europe? Cause relative to Native Americans "the West" was to the east... I feel like The West starts to function as this vague villainous figure on par with "white culture" and I worry it will soon lose all the meaning behind it, just like we kinda forgot what the n*zizm really was and now we use it to refer to people we disagree with. Except The West as all countries existing in Western Europe isn't even always responsible for things we say The West had done. Sorry for the rant, this isn't even that important and I don't consider it serious mistake or anything.

[@Cirillian]

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