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[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Also spelled]] Windigo, Weetigo and Wetiko among others (depending on the language and region), the Wendigo is a human being turned into a cannibal monster in the belief systems of several Algonquian peoples. The causes of this transformation and the Wendigo's general appearance vary from region to region. Some lores have it that eating human flesh is [[Evil Makes You Monstrous|what makes you turn into one]], but in others you can become one just by coming across a Wendigo or by being possessed by the spirit of a Wendigo. Its most common description is a dreadfully skinny giant of ice devoid of lips and toes. The more it devours, the larger it grows, and thus it can never find enough food to satisfy its hunger. In the mythologies of several Amerindian Nations, the Wendigo can revive if you don't destroy its body entirely, which may lead to [[Kill It With Fire]]. More info on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo the Other Wiki].
Great source of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Not to be confused with the [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti|Bigfoot/Sasquatch]], though some writers connect the two anyway. Also not to be confused with the [[The Slender Man Mythos|Slenderman]] [[Windigo (Film)|film of the same name.]]
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== [[Anime]] ==
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* Artist Keith Thompson has his own take on the beast [http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/wendigo.html here].
* The investigators in [[Shadow Unit]] postulate that, given the [[Logical Weakness|metabolic demands of superpowers]] in their setting, the wendigo legends may have originated from hungry snowed-in [[Differently
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E13 Hearths Warming Eve|"Hearth's Warming Eve"]] features equine blizzard spirits called Windigos that, however, feed not on flesh but [[The Power of Hate|hatred]]. Whether their origin is natural or [[Fridge Horror|closer to their]] [[Was Once a Man|mythological roots]] has thus far gone unaddressed...
* The Wendigo character appeared in an episode of [[Wolverine and The X Men]] where [[Nick Fury]] sent Wolverine to hunt down the [[The Incredible Hulk|Hulk]] in Canada after a team of his goes missing, only for Logan and Bruce Banner to find the Wendigo behind the disappearance and ''transformation'' of the SHIELD agents into Wendigo themselves. {{spoiler|They eventually discover that the WENDIGO project was an attempt by shield to create super-soldiers that went wrong and cure the victims. Logan figures out that Fury knew all along and shows his displeasure by punching Banner in the face to trigger his transformation for Fury to deal with. Even being knocked into the next county by the Hulk doesn't spoil his glee at one-upping Fury}}.
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