I Became a Wendigo in a Fantasy World

Chaos_Dwarf says:

I can see why some people are disappointed with this novel and im a bit too, though i still enjoy it.

The thing is, despite the MC transmigrated into a Wendigo, other than his appearance and “power” he’s not acting like a Wendigo. Honestly, this could’ve been titled “I Became a cryptid monster in a Fantasy World” and nothing would’ve changed.

I don’t really mind the writer having to take creative liberty on the Wendigo myth, cause you know, having a story about the MC unquenched hunger/greed and how they keep eating everyone makes it a depressing and uninteresting story to me (I rather read the og myth if thats the case), but a “rational mind” wendigo seem like a much more interesting premise to me so this part is fine to me. HOWEVER, there’s taking creative freedom and theres completely changing it into something else.

Like I said, other than the MC appearance and a bit of his “power” there;s nothing about the MC that resemble anything of the terrifying Wendigo or at least there’s no burden/danger in him becoming a wendigo, its just come up as “Oh hey i can’t seem to get full if i dont eat meat… oh well”, or “Oh i can kill people but i don’t feel guilty… oh well” theres no tension there. Thats why i think its more accurate to say this is more the MC transmigrate into a monster that just so happen looks like a wendigo rather than him turning into a wendigo and when you think about it thats probably the case, this is not the MC og world so he might reincarnate into a monster look at himself and goes “Oh that looks like a wendigo, so yeah im wendigo” but this is a whole new world and myth and he can’t just bring his common myth from his world to this one, if thats the case then it makes sense he’s not acting like a wendigo, but cmon… we’re here for the wendigo not “oh i think this is a wendigo” xD.

But okay fine, i can still let this slide though i understand why people are really into cryptid would find this disappointing. Its like reading a fanfiction of your favorite series but the character is not acting as they supposed to, it can get frustrating.

BUT, what i don’t like is how the “mystery” and “cryptid” vibe of the novel immediately got thrown out the window as soon as he meet the “heroine” which turn this novel into the “confused beast meets outcast girl” story. I kinda wish at least they still have this mystery vibe, where people even the “heroine” don’t know what is a Wendigo, what is his goal, why he is helping the heroine, and maybe add a bit of misunderstanding-horror where everything the MC did looks scary to the people even heroine but he somehow always help the heroine. Yeah technically there’s all that here but its presented in such a light hearted tone there’s no… well… cryptic and spooky mysterious feeling about it.

Instead what we got is the heroine going “Oh my god you scary”, “its okay im chill”, “oh okay”, and now they’re traveling companion and wendigo is like the heroine step father.

Honestly i think this is more like “Ancient Magus Bride” than a “I become wendigo” story, and somehow Ancient Magus Bride still have more of a cryptid feeling about it than this hahaha

But hey, I still enjoy it because even if its not as cryptid-like as i wanted it. i still wanna read more of mc reincarnate into a monster story, even if this one doesn’t sit well with wendigo fans theres still some appeal of a 12 feet tall monster with a deer skull as a head being wholesome or accidentally scaring people lol.

goblinator says:

another actually interesting concept ruined by permavirgin beta asian behavior copypasted on an otherwise good idea,shameful
whole point of going to the korean reads was to get away from the japcringe

Dagonsuznyx says:

East Asians think not acknowledging their position and trying to undermine their efforts is humility. That’s why you always see “oh it was nkthing”, “I did it, but it meant nothing, so please don’t make a big deal” etc. etc. instead of accepting the gratitude and acknowledge their own position. You are literally a monster my guy, why do you even question the way they treat you? Do you expect to blend in when you are literally a monster? What do you even want by “not sticking out” when you are, again, a literal 3 meter monster. Accept the fact that you are no longer human, accept the higher position that you have, and act like the higher being that you already are. This novel is frustrating. The MC repeats each and every single thing said to him. It goes like this; “X is praising you” MC: “X is praising me??”, or ; “they are spreading your name” MC: “they are doing what??” Etc. it’s not fun to see this. The greatest strength of humans is their adaptability. If you cannot accept and adapt to the new situations, then you are nothing but a talking watermelon.

Guywithaname says:

I bruh I swear to god these novels will have every whacky AHH protagonist except an academy janitor