#nopperabo

[cinno]

Huevember day 7: prison

whatever is in that room is not your father…

[bowietiee]

it's still us.

part 1 || part 2

god i love golden kamuy as much as i love creating things that make you think and feel and cry and think even more about the story

it took me a while (a day) to find all these panels and GOSH im obsessed

[ruiniel]

Mononoke (2007) aesthetic, II

[hislittleraincloud]

"The Faceless"

Rare photo of AB Mishizu Herz (left) at the Rave'N.

In Satisfying Afterburn lore, The Faceless are Nopperabō ¹. The girl who Wednesday has a bad habit of crashing into, Mishizu Herz, is a half-Japanese, half-German Nopperabō whose Outcast powers are supernaturally empathetic, reflecting the heart of who she physically and mentally encounters on her face, for however long or brief (depending on the strength of the preoccupation). In Outcast society, they tend to make good law enforcement officers/work well with the investigative justice system* since their powers are objective. They can't help or manipulate who they 'face'; it's something like a temporary possession by the emotional image projected by the other person. Still, Norminal society has a deep distrust of shapeshifting Outcasts, so there are few Nopperabō at higher levels of government.

*And thus, in the future there will be some more interesting interactions between ABW and Mishizu.

[animenotaizai]

A Mononoke edit I made for someone (you know who you are 👀) on Discord

[briyettaspring]

@amaryllis14612 Your post about the Man in the Fox Mask made me think more deeply about why I think he is a part of Ochou.

I remember that the Medicine Seller said that Ochou had fallen in love, and when this person is revealed to us, we see that it is the Mononoke. However, at the end of the episode, we find out that the Mononoke is actually Ochou. Taking all these facts into account, we can come to the conclusion that the masked man is a part of Ochou that wanted to be happy and free, but she kept that part of herself inside her heart, so it is represented as someone else. Ochou developed self-love, and this self-love led her to seek freedom, the freedom she found in ending her own life.

At least that's how I like to think about it :))

❝— Feelings and memories. They only exist inside my heart.

— Even if we live at the same time, or have the same visions, what we carry in our hearts will never be the same.

— Your face, your voice, your image, which only exists inside me.

— Who are you?❞

The second act of Nopperabō is presented in this way. I think that's a way of saying how our hearts carry different hurts, and that this also applied to Ochou, who had created such an unthinkably huge will to be free, that she no longer recognized that part of herself, and only within from Ochou's heart, it became a whole another person.

[every-ogata]

[your-local-painting-girl]

The 24 effects: Nopperabou

[nekulines]

Day 23 - Nopperabō

[howtosauteadream]

How To Sauté A Dream - Chapter 2, Page 1

How To Sauté A Dream - Chapter 2, Page 1

An interesting interpretation of California law, to say the least

[A New Page Every Monday]

[nupogodi]

[bloodspatteredpasteldress]

Demands I make of the universe

Noppera-Bō Osomatsu san sextuplets. This is what they were clearly born to be.

I'm not actually part of this fandom, dunno the show, I just like yokai.

That girl they like can be a Rokurokubi.

[regal-ls]

[foxtricksterwriting]

SLSQ MC 2

Author's Note: surprise, I have not one but TWO new mcs for SLSQ~! Mans got sadder than I wanted him to be....

Credits: the IF SLAUGHTER SQUAD belongs to @harlequinoccult

Preferred Name: █̴̷̡̣̪̳̖̺͔͎͇̤̹͆ͣ͋͗̎̔ͬͥͯͩ̄̈̕̕͞͞█̖█̴̢̢̛̛̬̣̟̹͉̗̹̗͍͕̠͇͕͈̺̙͓̼̒͑̀͗́͗͊̀̍̑̓̒ͦ̅̒͐ͥ̀͠█̴̸̡̟̫̖͕̬̜̞̦̯̺̳͓͎͔̐̒̌͑̌ͫ̈͒̇͋́̍ͥ̋́̂̅̋͘̕͢͢͠'̛̛̜͕̪̤̹̜̰̼̘͔̀̆̌ͫ̎͑̀̂ͩ͋ͧ͒ͭ͌ͥ̚͢͟͝͝͠█̷̷̵̧̢̡̛̣̩͈̟̝͙̪̟̗̺̤̗͔̖̺̯̥͊ͥͨ́̑̿̓̽̇ͯͦ͊̕͘͢͠͠ͅ█̵̷̛͉͕͚̣͓͎̠͉̲̦̬͙̖̙̱͕̀̾̈́͗̾̄͊͌̈́ͬ̔̾̏̐ͬ͗ͥ͡█͍̀͢͟█̴̵̫̠͚͍̮ͤ̾ͧ̊̆̾̚̚ █̷̷̷̧̯̖̠̼̰̥͓̤̻̺̐̏̽̋ͯͣ̊̽̈̅ͣ͆̍ͨ͜͝█̸̨̧̛̺̱̹͕̞͈̥͍̤̥̰̲͕̪̞̹̣͈͍͐͆̽̀̿̾̋ͬͥ̀́̀͛͒̿̒ͩ̒͡ͅ█̶̟̬͍͎̮͔̼̼̍̉̽̀ͬ̑͊̂ͪ͋͌ͪ́̍͢ͅ█̶̢͉̪̹̣̜͚̦̖͛͋̿ͬ͛̒̄͑̓̓̚͘͜͝͠͞█̶̡̢̨̧͓̙̬̞̻̦̹͎̪̫̊͛̐̈̀͊̑ͧ̾ͩͧͧ͆̐̈ͦ̂͊͑ͦͨ̂ͣ̐͢͢͝ͅ█̸̷̴̧̥̪͎͕̖̰̘͈͉̦͕͎̥͖̮͐̌͛́͌ͧͫ̽̄̈́̽̅̿ͯͯ̚͢͟͟͜͜͝͝█̶̺͍͈̠͗ͧ͂ͦͭ̿̈́̀ͣ̃ͫ͟͡█̷̧̟̣̭̪̺̘͉̩̺̞̩͍͕̞ͤͭ̑ͦͣ̏̀̌̌͗͋ͣ̓͟͞͞ (I'm sorry, but I can't let you know that!)

Alias: The Nopperabo (A Nopperabo is a faceless monster that follows its victims around. Some stories say they kill their victims, others say they just scare them. In any case, I find it....interesting, don't you?)

Gender + Pronouns: man + he/him

Age: 25

Ocupation: Secretary for an office building (Boring.... like me, eheh)

More About Him; He blends seamlessly into the background of any situation. He has almost no presence and lets people walk all over him. Often fidgety and afraid to stand up for himself or speak out against any mistreatment he faces, others around him describe him as spineless at best. Should he somehow gain a speck of confidence, he can be charmingly charismatic. He can make anyone feel comfortable around him in a matter of minutes and naturally has the air of someone you can tell your entire life story. If only he'd use it for something more productive.

He cares deeply for his family, especially his twin. When they were younger, he protected and shielded zer from anything that tried to hurt zer. Now, the roles are reversed. His life experiences have caused him to become very codependent and clingy to a sad degree. His sibling now aggressively protects him from any further trauma and helps him in any way possible. He considers zer to be his only true friend.

A last little note about The Nopperabo is his desperate perfectionism. He will often do things repeatedly, trying to get it perfect. He is more willing to tear apart fully built furniture that's imperfect and try to rebuild it than just leave it be. He gets frustrated at himself for not being able to just let things go, but does them anyway to avoid a possible anxiety attack.

Subconsciously, he seeks out ways to stand out and take back control of his life. But, is he willing to seize the opportunity presented to him? Or will he let it slip through his fingers?

Fun Facts

Pinterest here~

Playlist there~

Offers Abo as a little nickname for the slashers to use for him.

Romances Black Dahlia and Elysium, might tact Sweetheart on tho. Abo would like someone doting on him, I think.

Obsessed with apple flavored anything. Will devour a apple pie(or two) on his own if no one stops him. Always has jolly ranchers on him; he eats the apple ones and gives the rest to others who want them.

Carries a bag with him everywhere, has basically everything in it. If you need/want something, ask him. 9 times out of 10, he'll have it. (Do you need water? ....Here. Unopened, of course. Wouldn't offer it if it was open.)

A horror movie enthusiast, he fucking loves them! Maybe to a unhealthy degree....

Likes gardening, but isn't really a green thumb. He tries, but fails pretty badly.

Has a interest in folklore, mythology and history, knows a lot of random history facts or bizarre people that lived once. And loves infodumping about different creatures in folklore and mythology. (Have you heard of the kushtaka from Alaska? Oh, can I tell you about it?? Please!?!?)

Abo has a odd fascination with death, stemming from his background. His twin shares this same fascination.

Idk if SLSQ has a 'canon' backstory for MC(aside from Carter), so I've made a backstory for the twins. I think I'll make a in depth post for it later, in the meantime here's the spark notes version; the twins family moved to America just before they were born, then died. They were adopted into a shit family and eventually one ran away. The other was caught trying and forced to stay. They lost contact, then found each other as adults and are inseparable now.

[hislittleraincloud]

True fans of Satisfying Afterburn know what this scene is...'F**king Addams!' 🫴🏽💀💕✨

[writers-potion]

Fantastical Asian Monsters (Part I)

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I Fly Undead, Gangsi (殭屍)

Nationality: China Form: Human-type Size: 1.5~1.7m

Gangsi first appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, but it was most common during the Qing dynasty. Thus, Gangsis often appear in Qing attire.

When people died in battle, they attached an amulet to the body which helped them to return to their hometown.

if the amulet falls in the middle, they become Gangsi and wander. It is said that the whole body has already hardened and cannot walk like a human, but they can fly / jump around.

When attacked by Gangsi, the attacked person also turns into Gangsi, but if they hold their breath or run over a tree, Gangsi cannot find them.

I’m So Hungry, Go-su-yeo-chil (고수여칠)

Nationality: Korea Form: Human-type Size: 1.6m

It is a monster in the form of a dried-up man.

It has thin bone-like leg with a paper skirt around it, and it is hard to see the upper body. It is said to make an old woman's voice and imitate the voice of a dead family member or relative

They enter a house to eat food, tear window paper, and throw tiles or stones to cause damage.

Will You Marry Me? Gumiho (구미호)

Nationality: Korea/China/Japan Form: Animal-type Size: 1.6m

It is a fox monster with nine tails.

Foxes appear in various countries and are said to have the ability to attract people. Foxes do not have nine tails from birth, andhen they develop a tail every few hundred years and have all nine tails, they become an immortal monster.

Although it is a fox, it can be turned into a beautiful person, and it is said that it gets energy from humans or eats human liver through fox beads.

It is said that people who are deprived of energy may not die if they are lucky, but all people who are deprived of their livers will die.

There is a story that if a Gumiho eats 100 livers, marry a human, and don't get identified for 100 days, a Gumiho will turn human.

Droppings of Doom, Gwicha (鬼車)

Nationality: China Form: Bird-type Size: 1.5~2m

It is a monster in the form of a bird with nine heads. It is also called a 'tune' because it has nine heads on one body. The ear car looks similar to an owl as a whole, but it is said that the nine faces sometimes look similar to the human figure. It is said to be about 3m in size when both wings are unfolded. Blood keeps dripping from one of the nine heads, and if a person gets hit with it, not only the person but also the person

Even Nira's family suffers from misfortune. However, even if your car is not hit by blood, it enters people's homes on its own to spread misfortune or take away people's souls.

It is said that the car is blind during the day, so they usually go around only at night, and at this time, they become blind immediately just by looking at a small fire debt and fall even when they fly. So people say that when a car comes in the middle of the night, they immediately light a candle or make the dog bark and drive it away.

The ultimate oval face, Nopperabo (のっぺらぼう)

Nationality: Japan Form: Human-type Size: 2m

This is a monster with a human face but no eyes, nose, or mouth.

It is said to appear both as a woman and a man, and show his face to a person who stands still and talks to him on a dark night road.

They surprise humans to mak them run away, or surprise customers who come after being in a cart bar or noodle restaurant.

It is said that there are several strands of hair attached to the clothes of a person who meets Nopperabo.

Known as an "egg ghost" in Korea.

Forfeit Your Firstborn! Langda

Nationality: Indonesia Form: Human-type Size: 1.5~1.7m

It is a monster in the form of a human woman, with eyes that are likely to protrude from the red face, a tongue that stretches to the waist, and four tusks protruding out of the mouth, and its head is always loose and worn.

Langda is a wicked creature that preys on infants and uses black magic, with the ability to control low-ranking demons and other monsters, and the ability to freely transform into other creatures. It is said that by swearing at people or spreading diseases, they lose their lives and damage crops. However, they also use magic to heal people's suffering and diseases by whimpering, which is why some areas open Langda

It is said to be worshipped as a god and regarded as the guardian deity of the village.

No Ordinary Leech, Bes Kemwar

Nationality: Malaysia Form: Worm-type Size: 0.1~0.2m

It is a monster in the form of a furry earthworm. Beth Kemwer always bites her tail and curls its body into a round shape.

It eats crops such as rice and vegetables as a staple food, and it is usually hard to see, but in February, it appears near the river.

If a person drinks water from a river containing Baskemwor or from a river where Baskemwor's hair has fallen, the body swells up, hives rise, coughs and even bleeds. If you get treatment early after bleeding, you can recover quickly, but over time, the pain gets worse and you lose your life because you can't eat or drink.

It is said to live mostly at the end of branches, and people who pass by trees near it also develop hives and swell up all over their bodies. The swelling does not go until two or three months later.

Mongolian Death, Olgoi-Khorkhoi

Nationality: Mongol Form: Worm-type Size:0.6~14m

It is a huge, fat worm-shaped monster. It is also called the 'Mongolian Death Will'.

Each individual has a various size, and his whole body has a bright red color. There are several pointed tentacles on one side of his body, not a head. He can't see because he has no eyes, but he has excellent touch and hearing.

Olgoi corcoi only live in the desert and roam freely in the sand, and when a person or camel appears, it appears on the sand, eats and disappears in an instant. It is said that it emits a strong acidic poison a little away from the prey, which melts the prey, and when it feels dangerous, it releases electricity to make the other person electrocute.

Look Me in the Face, Inmyeonsu

Nationality: East Asia Form: Hybrid Size: 0.7~1m

It is a monster in the form of a bird.

Human turkeys have human faces and arms on their bodies, or their entire upper bodies are shaped like humans. They exist all over the world, and they have very different looks and characteristics from time to time and country.

They are considered sacred beings that prevent bad luck for people, and they are also considered ominous beings that eat people and harm villages.

The mere appearance of human turkeys caused natural disasters and wars in the world.

They make beautiful sounds and bless people with their own unique sounds, but as soon as they hear human turkeys, damage may occur and people and livestock may be killed

Living on Your Scent, Gandharva

Nationality: India Form: Human-type Size: 1.7m

A humanoid monster that hunts down scents.

Sometimes called "Gundalba"; or "Shimhyang."

Gandharba is not an individual, but a race, which protects children and the weak from evil. Gandharba was born in water, but he is able to roam freely in the sky and on earth. With a horse tail on his human body, golden wings and birds.

Gandharba eats fragrant scents as their main food, and they always have a scent around them. They are mostly masculine and like beautiful women so much that they sometimes form relationships with humans.

They generally enjoy freewheeling life, but they are said to be extremely jealous.

References:

The monster profiles have been adapted from <동양 문화 속 괴물들의 이야기 괴물도감 (동양편)> written and illustrated by 고고학자(강석민). All image credits in this post goes to 강석민. Translation from Korean to English by me. 

Feel free to ask me questions, if any :)