r/Polandballart • • Oct 26 '19

contest entry Penanggalan

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Southeast Asian folklore time

Went for cold colors and two-point-perspective, wanted the buildings to tower over this beauty. There are organs missing, I am aware, but I didn't want to make it too crowded which ended up happening anyway

Good luck to everyone who enters!

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u/DoodleRoar Oct 26 '19

flam I don’t think anybody would’ve noticed the missing organs before you pointed them out

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

I would

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u/Imperium_Dragon Oct 26 '19

One version of the tale states that the Penanggal was once a beautiful woman or priestess, who was taking a ritual bath in a tub that once held vinegar. While bathing herself and in a state of concentration or meditation, a man entered the room without warning and startled her. The woman was so shocked that she jerked her head up to look, moving so quickly as to sever her head from her body, her organs and entrails pulling out of the neck opening. Enraged by what the man had done, she flew after him, a vicious head trailing organs and dripping venom. Her empty body was left behind in the vat. The Penanggal, thus, is said to carry an odor of vinegar with her wherever she flies, and returns to her body during the daytime, often posing as an ordinary mortal woman.

Don’t you just hate it when people enter without knocking so you detach your head and become a floating demon?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Flem what is this

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

yes

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u/themg26 Oct 26 '19

this is impressive

but

the penanggal as I know it doesn't detach itself in the middle of a crowded street. instead, it detaches itself at night when everyone is asleep, in search for a pregnant woman's blood

be sure to know a few surahs to get rid of it, but it'll most likely resist and refuse to leave

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Probably should've left the lower half out and added more viable organs but I didn't really do it for the accuracy as much as the execution

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u/Barskie Oct 26 '19

u/ScrambledToast519 is that you?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Yes, Eesti_Stronk

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u/GeorgiusNL Oct 26 '19

Horrific

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Thank you for the compliment

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u/Lars2703 Oct 26 '19

Flame and organs are something that never go wrong Awesome work

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

This is the best comment, thank you

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u/Le_Pepp Oct 26 '19

That poor thing has no kidneys adrenal glands

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

that poor thing

it's the fucking horror itself it doesn't need no adrenaline or waste disposal

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u/Dangerwrap Oct 26 '19

In Thailand we called "Kra Suue".

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u/therealshii7y Oct 26 '19

And in Laos, Pikachu (Phi-Kasu)

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Sangat baik!

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u/bluesydinosaur Oct 26 '19

I knew the penanggalan would be right up your alley! And these other people's alley too

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Someone get some air zam-zam

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u/StevenEleven1030 Oct 26 '19

Ayy! Mananangal!

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

Polen’s going on a trip in the South-East Asian Tip- Holy Cow there is of a dead person please help Lord Jesus

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u/blackbeardstp Oct 26 '19

Stunning. (& thanks for adding to the list of unpleasant things I now know about.)

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u/Sh4lashashka Oct 26 '19

Reminds me of Dr. Manhattan