Jun 3, 2021
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The Pugot is a shapeshifting entity in Filippino folklore. It can take on many forms, including pigs, dogs and humans. Its most common form, and perhaps its natural form, is that of a black-skinned giant with no head.
The Pugot subsists on a diet of insects and snakes, which it eats via the hole in its neck. Despite its frightening appearance, the Pugot is not a threat to humans, though it does have the unfortunate habit of stealing women's underwear from clotheslines.
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The Pugot is a humanoid creature found in Philippine mythology. The Pugot is described as a massive humanoid creature that is black in color and has no head. The Pugot is known to be a shapeshifter and can change into forms of animals and people and it lives in dark places, abandoned houses, and trees. Despite its appearance, the Pugot is a harmless creature that eats snakes and insects by forcing them through its stump head. The Pugot has also been known to be fond of women's underwear and steals them off of clotheslines at night and its name translates to “Decapitated One.”
Visualizations of five of many Philippine mythological creatures for my NMCA.122: Visual Conceptualization: Research and Development class
Pugot
Image © Traci Shepherd, accessed at Arcane Beasts and Creatures here
[I miss Traci Shepherd. She retired from illustration a few years ago, but fortunately left her material online instead of pulling it. If you’re unfamiliar with Arcane Beasts and Creatures, I recommend checking it out. She’s still active on Twitter, so I’m glad to know she’s still alive and well, but I do hope she’ll reconsider picking up her art again someday.]
Pugot CR 4 CG Fey This black-skinned giant humanoid is most notable for what it lacks—a head. Dark red fluid oozes from the naked stump.
Pugots are puckish shapeshifters whose horrific appearances belie a gentle curiosity about the world. They are fey of liminal landscapes, dwelling where civilization and the jungle blend together. As such, they prefer to live in places that have elements of both wildness and cultivation, such as abandoned houses or in the boughs of fruit trees. They are inquisitive and tactile, wanting to hold and touch, taste and smell as many strange and interesting items as they can. This can cause them to come into conflict with people who do not know of their relative benevolence, and a pugot is dangerous when riled or cornered.
A pugot’s primary weapon is fear. Their ghoulish appearance makes them look like some manner of undead, and those that see them are temporarily paralyzed with terror. Those that do not flee after that experience are met with defensive displays, mock charges and horrible wails. Only if injured does a pugot seek to injure in turn, but their great strength can render even a single blow from them life-threatening to common folk. Pugots are fast both on land and in the trees, and are often only seen as a shuddersome glance.
Pugots can take the form of animals, always predominately black in color. Befitting of their natures, these animals are always domestic or feral. They get the size wrong on birds, however, appearing as a pheasant or chicken that stands the height of a man. Sometimes they will infiltrate sounders of domestic pigs or allow themselves to be adopted as a dog, primarily to experience the world in this fashion. A pugot mistaken for a potential meal will usually revert quickly when violence is about to ensue and escape in the confusion and terror, leaving quite the story for the unsuspecting humanoids. Pugots are omnivores with a taste for small animals, which they grab in their hands and shove down their neck hole.
Sorry this one was late--I woke up with a sore throat and didn't wanna do anything for most of the day.
Anyway, this is the Pugot and let me tell ya, it is DOWNHILL from here! Not even exaggerating, the last three monsters will not be NEARLY as bizarre as this thing is!
The Pugot originally started out as a tree-dwelling ogre similar to the Kapre, but over time, it evolved into a headless being that lives in forests. It eats by shoving food into its neck hole, hence why I put teeth in said neck hole. It's frightening, but usually harmless, with the worst thing it tends to do being stealing women's undergarments from clotheslines for...some reason. As you can see here, the most recent lady he's stealing from has caught him and is throwing a flip-flop at him as he runs away XD
Another variant on the Pugot is the Pugot Mamu, which is considerably more malevolent, being a monster that eats children.
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugot, https://www.aswangproject.com (they actually have a page dedicated entirely to the Pugot, but I don't want to link to it directly because it has an...unpleasant photograph in it, proceed with caution)
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The Pugot ("decapitated one") is a mythical fiend that is found in the Ilocos region of the Philippines. It can assume various shapes such as hogs, dogs or even as humans but it usually appears as a black, gigantic headless being. The creature usually resides in dark places or deserted houses. However, they especially like living in trees such as the duhat, santol, and tamarind. Aside from its shapeshifting abilities, the pugot can also move at great speeds, feeding on snakes and insects that it finds among the trees. It feeds by thrusting food through its neck stump. Although terrifying, the pugot is relatively harmless. However, the creature is fond of women's underwear and steals them while they are being dried on a clothesline.
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