Wendigo Origins - Wolverine's Most Underrated Mythological Monstrosity Who Has A Dire Backstory!

[@AuntPetuniasEverLovingNephew86]

The Wendigo appears as a boss in the video game X2 Wolverine's Revenge.

[@maccurtis730]

This would be a great villain in a Wolverine live-action movie.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

Love the wendigo!! Such a unique villian love every appearence of him espically the boss fight from wolverines revenge!

[@RyuJinsoku]

One of the funniest parts of that game was the outtakes when he forgot his one line and had to look it up in the script lol.

[@natek4488]

Wolverine and the X-Men was my very first introduction to the wendigo. I had no clue they were based on an actual, real-world myth. But, I've been obsessed with them ever since and I can't answer why. Ironically, I think the Marvel version is less scary than the actual wendigo. It basically looks like the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, only spray-painted white.

[@christopherthomas6783]

Dude!, I love this narrator!!! I could listen to him for hours!

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Yeah, I agree. He should be more of a Wolverine villain (Can you also do one on Bloodscream and Cyber too?). Hopefully Ben Percy (Or somebody.) brings him back in a BIG way one day! Actually, I'm surprised that Al Ewing never used him during his Immortal Hulk run (He's used every other character from the Hulk mythos.). . I'll have to check out that Wolverine one-shot from 2010, that sounds interesting.

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

While I was a kid, my grandma always told me that the Wendigo is punishment for someone who turns against his own tribe. There have been non native tribes that eat human flesh for ceremonial purposes or for survival, thusly not being turned into a Wendigo. But if someone turns against their own people, and starts enjoying it, they start to change and reflect the monster that they are on the inside. I'm a Native American, Oji-Cree from Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada, and this was basically a moral story that elders would tell their tribes to warn against taboos lol. I was told that anyone could turn into a Wendigo, but it isnt a viral infection or a curse that can be spread. It is a violation of nature, which Manitou punishes your soul for crossing the boundaries of nature. Turning you physically into the monster that your soul has become, being damned to live forevermore with an insatiable hunger that will never be satisfied. You'll live forever, hungry, damned and in exile.

[@phantom_blade555]

That’s interesting I’ve never heard it put like that before

[@phantom_blade555]

Do you have any other stories grandma told you?

[@Wildopal]

Thank you for sharing 🤯🌷

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

@@phantom_blade555 she told me stories about the Island Turtle, The Man With no Face, Manitou and the Elemental Spirits, Thunderbirds, the Little People, Skin Walkers and a few others. You can look them up basically and most stories get the basics down right lol. But keep in mind, most of these stories have been changed to fit a certain narrative, like the Wendigo. A lot of authors and editors change the basis of these legends to make them fit the narrative of the story they're telling. Most of the basics are there, but they aren't exactly accurate and have been bastardized like the Wendigo by pop culture lol. The Wendigo nowadays is basically just another Werewolf when in my culture, it is something else entirely.

[@felixmanuelybarra222]

THAT SOUNDS SCARY AND I THINK ABOUT THE WINDIGO LOOKS LIKE A BIG COYOTE MONSTER

[@qb7460]

Holy crap that's some fine narrating

[@tzeccentric7848]

Some cryptozoology enthusiasts have speculated that wendigos and skinwalkers could almost be one and the same. The only difference is skinwalkers don't have themes of cannibalism, and they have the ability to not only mimic voices and animal sounds but appearances as well, hence the name _skinwalker._

[@jamesjackson6563]

I loved the soundtrack in wolverines revenge and the level. It was scary .

[@Percs84]

Big improvement for the narration.

[@damianstarks3338]

Like these marvel creatures they are criminally underrated.

[@carlosnievas1220]

Kraven the hunter, hunting the wendigo? Now that is creative!

[@unclecreed2986]

Sabretooth:Open Season is all about Sabretooth hunting the Wendigo.

[@carlosnievas1220]

@@unclecreed2986 OK! Thanks for the info!

[@rosethesavage6350]

Hearing Steve Blum Play wolverine is truly an honor

[@gcell10]

The first human to become Ghost Rider and the first Wendigo came into existence because of a turf war between Mephisto and Tanaraq

[@wadewilson8303]

In the Guardians Of The Galaxy game, there is a bit where you fight (for lack of a better term) a pack of Wendigos.

[@thecartoonsthatmadeus4]

Do a video on magical minsters of marvel

[@radioterra5573]

Ah always like a good supernatural story in a comic.

[@Cre8Lounge]

but for a superhero book?

[@srstriker6420]

I don’t know why they made the Wendigo looks like a yeti with a tail instead of having a head of a deer?

[@peterstoric6560]

Probably to make it seem more interesting/less scary for kids. Remember that the good old flesh eating cannibals of lord were not as popular at the time the character was created.

[@christophercase6042]

The "Deer Head" image is a recent redesign dating back to 2001. In the original Algonquin folklore, they simply resembled malformed humans.

[@TheOther644]

@@christophercase6042 True the original folklore doesn't depict with a deer skull like head is from 2001 movie, though I think there is another that goes back a little before that. But the whole horn thing goes back to 1983 and I think there was something back in the 1930's or 40's? And I think Algernon Blackwood 1910's book The Wendigo depicted it with antlers and a deer skull head.

[@Bluesit32]

Why not? They weren't supposed to have a deer head either. The original description was of a tall starving human. Their flesh is pulled tightly over their bones, as if they had no fat or muscle tissue left for the body to resort to consuming. They look as pleasant as they smell.

[@Bluesit32]

@@TheOther644 Was Blackwood's version the one that moved so quickly that its feet were blackened with friction burns?

[@markshulusky6680]

The gods came up with a pretty weak and crappy "punishment" for cannibalism. Turning the desperate person into a super-powered menace.

[@asralai3645]

In legend, they are eternally hungry, always hunting and killing, including love ones. It's a spirit of evil that is haunted by the cold and hunger. So imagine never being satisfied.not a curse of the gods by the possession of an evil spirit. Hard to kill and your not in control.

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

I mean you can never again be around humans cos you’ll eat them and they’ll be terrified of you. You’ll be known as a monster forever. But hey at least you’ll have super powers?

[@TheSILENTBOB180]

Hey its up there with the curse in the mummy, anybody disturbs you and you will become a god that'll teach you

[@obiejerusalem8587]

Give 'em a break, they were still new.

[@Bluesit32]

It's not like they can enjoy the power. They're too hungry. They can't even think anymore.

[@Supremmo]

Do one on Mauvis. He’s half Wendigo and a Wolverine villain.

[@brandonscott5544]

Wedigo most dangerous creatures terrible monsters 👻

[@damaniqphillip2756]

sweet

[@frankmurphy7234]

Just found your channel you sound like Patrick Stewart I mean that as a compliment

[@Bluesit32]

He's not the only narrator. First time I've heard him, really. Wonderful job though.

[@charleshemphill6923]

I liked the version that traveled with Albert the robot wolverine. And Elsie Dee the robot kid she called him Puppy. He was a good guy then.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

Imagine if the Wendigo appeared during Wolverine's fight with Hulk in the MCU.

[@eyeseer1]

What if Wolverine became a Wendigo?

[@Dualbladedscorpion7737]

In hulk and the agents if smash cartoon wolverine Briefly did became a wendigo.

[@SpookyKidCustoms]

This actually happened in recent comics when beast from x-men created clones of wolverine, one of them was a wendigo / wolverine clone!

[@Bluesit32]

The worst version is from Earth X. Jamie Madrox, aka the Multiple Man got lost in the Canadian wilderness. In desperation, he killed and ate one of his duplicates. Now the Wendigo is an ever expanding pack, each time one is struck a new one manifests.

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

My uncle Arthur is a wendigo

[@kingdon7795]

I missed the part where that's my problem.

[@cosmicdoggo9296]

@@kingdon7795 no one ask you

[@kingdon7795]

@@cosmicdoggo9296 I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye.

[@illmerica322]

I saw a real wendigo one time

[@loganlee1796]

How do we know it didn't kill you and took your account? I highly doubt you saw it and survived

[@WeaponXSigma]

@@loganlee1796 Fun fact: I am a wendigo.

[@catspawgardner3213]

Ya know it sucks that Hulk doesn't just punch through Wendigo's chest & rip his heart out & the could be said for Wolverine. All they & Wendigo do is bitch slap each other.

[@cosmicdoggo9296]

That would be fast and boring

[@loganlee1796]

Ngl the curse of a wendigo doesn't seem like a negative, it seems more like it's trying to encourage it(hell you don’t even even need to eat the whole thing). "You telling me that if I eat Paul's hand I become pseudo immortal and get superstrength? SIGN ME THE @#$% UP!(at least later wendigos have antlers)

[@Bluesit32]

I mean, yeah, you get really strong...but also permanently hungry and your rational mind rots away. All that power means nothing if you can't stop hunting people to consume.

[@loganlee1796]

@@Bluesit32 true, but as pointed out it's possible to keep your mind via certain magic rituals. Though the constant hunger would be a downside I admit

[@irt3hsaint]

Indigenous Americans: hey, probably don't say the name. Names have power and will invite the evil into your life This video: lol. Lmao

[@pandawolfpresents]

#FAAAACCCCTZ about time somebody covered this.

[@princeveggetta]

Who says hulk is dumb..

[@andrewvoigt1133]

The hulk should not have had as much trouble with a spirit possessed human as he did. I don't think the writers did him justice in this arc It's pretty well established that the hulk gets stronger and stronger and if you don't knock him out first hit your probably going to lose He can also punch pretty much anything he desired to including time so he can definitely punch the Wendego spirit.

[@Frankenhound]

Can we get more stuff narrated by this guy?

[@House.Of.Pain.]

Why do they say Wolverine’s most Underrated mythology monstrosity when The Wendigo is one of Hulk’s main villains(well not main main)? They even said Wendigo first appeared in Hulk’s comic not Wolverine’s. And majority of Wendigo’s appearances are in Hulk’s comics. Idk why people try to include Wolverine all the time. I have no problem with him he’s not one of my favorite characters but I don’t have a problem with him either though. But compared to Hulk Wolverine has barely even fought the Wendigo hell, Hulks even been turned into the Wendigo before. He called himself WendiHulk. But I just wanted to point that out right here because spreading misinformation like this can get people confused. Yes, Wolverine has fought Wendigo on multiple occasions but Wendigo is a Hulk villain more than he is a Wolverine villain and this channel should’ve known that before putting out this video. Oh, and just because Wolverine and Wendigo are both from Canada doesn’t mean that The Wendigo is one of Wolverine’s main foes! I say that because the Wendigo is not only based on Canada it’s where someone brings the curse to, it’s been at a bunch of different locations. The Wendigo curse was in Las Vegas one time and there were like 20 Wendigo because a man killed another and put the body into a food grinder and feed his body to people who didn’t know and all those people transformed into Wendingo. And guess what, that was a Hulk comic not Wolverine!

[@Bluesit32]

Funny enough, the Hulk comic that introduced Wendigo also introduced Wolverine. Back when Wolverine's mask was really silly looking, looking like it had whiskers on it.

[@felixmanuelybarra222]

I WHANT TO SAY THAT THE WENDIGO IS SCARY LOOKIN BUT THIS CREATURE IS IN A TV ALSO CALLED TEENWOLF

[@cdgunzblazewon6781]

How is it a deterrent from eating human flesh if it gives so much strength

[@VibotoX]

Crappy name too

[@j2174]

Why do Americans always add horns to Wendigos? Its not accurate.

[@cosmicdoggo9296]

Because it looks bad ass

[@JDA2185]

Man, looking at that deplorable design they gave Wolverine in Wolverine and the X-Men makes it impossible for me to watch any video that shows sequences from that series... The Wolverine in that series was the worst by far. Deplorable as someone would say... LOL. Wolverine is my favorite X-Man so the fact that they made such a mockery of him in that series makes the series the on-screen adaptation of the X-Men by eons in my opinion.

[@justshark9977]

steve englehart did not create the wendigo lmao

[@barsnacker]

Picture. Shows native american monster Video. has nothing to do with native american mythology

[@TheOther644]

Always loved the Wendigo myth, and Marvels version is awesome. But I don't like that the comics kinda turned it into a race, I mean it was an event or two so they might not be a race?

[@j2174]

Americans always seem to add horns to Wendigo which is weird. That's not accurate to the Canadian myth.

[@TheOther644]

@@j2174 I think it looks cool some time, with the antlers and deer skull. But agree, it's not accurate to the myth. Marvel's Wendigo looks great, but a few times they oddly gave him horns, and the race thing? To me it looked like the curse was being manipulated during those stories, and not Marvel turned it into a race or I hope that's what happened.