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cakatooop t1_isgli2k wrote

Reply to comment by simbako258 in TIKBALANG painted by me by simbako258

Btw tikbalangs never kill people, they just make them get lost. If you don't want to get lost, you have to wear your shirt backwards

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rayneraynedrops t1_ishx3at wrote

Isn't that maligno? or does it apply to tikbalangs too?

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cakatooop t1_ishztly wrote

Maligno is a general term, it's similar to a cryptid. Malignos are tianaks, mananaggal, etc

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refused26 t1_isi7l9t wrote

Lots of elementals/cryptids in Filipino mythology are plain tricksters. I think kapres also trick people.

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