#themes: cryptids

[headmate-ideas]

hi! can i please request a template for a introject of my squishable fresno nightcrawler plush? (he does not have to be a fresno nightcrawler in the template btw.) his name is pants (we'd like another name or two for him too lol) and we like to joke he's a murderer because he has four little teardrops under his eyes. we imagine him in a kinda socializer or taking-care-of-the-body role. some emojis: 🦇🌲👻🍀🍬🌳🕯️🌿

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👻 HEADMATE TEMPLATE 🍀

✦ Name(s): Pants, Gumdrop, Clover ✦ Pronouns: he/him, it/its, xi/xir/xirs/xirself ✦ Species: Fresno Nightcrawler plush ✦ Age: ageless adult ✦ Role(s): socializer, protector, caretaker, hygienist, medical headmate, naturalist, optimist ✦ Labels: agender, aroace, xenogenderfluid ✦ Xenos: candy, ghosts, nature ✦ Interests/likes: plush collecting, cryptozoology, Halloween ✦ Dislikes: sunny days ✦ Music taste: indie rock, dark ambient, goth rock ✦ Aesthetic(s): cryptidcore, weirdcore, candycore ✦ Objectum attraction(s): plushes ✦ Kins: sage herbs, bats, ghosts ✦ Emoji proxy: 👻🍀 ✦ Details:

Pants is a plush Fresno Nightcrawler who is the size of a "real life" Fresno Nightcrawler. He is mysterious but friendly, and he likes participating in social environments for the system. He has killed before and would kill again for his system, which he will hopefully not have to do. Pants also helps taking care of the system's body, particularly with regards to managing hygiene and anything medical. While Pants can sometimes fixate on dark topics, it tends to be optimistic and turn negatives into positives. It also likes nature and going on walks.

[These can be edited and changed as needed, and headmates will almost definitely not turn out EXACTLY as described.]

[ultrainfinitepit]

Working on a cross-collab freebie design for my upcoming pin campaign, Themed Monster Enamel Pins. I will be collaborating with @holoraindrops who is running Cryptid Crushes! In the spirit of cryptids I have made some Dark Watcher pinups for your consideration, let me know in the poll below which you prefer - or if you'd rather have a non-pinup design.

[spacebubblehomebase]

🩷BATGIRLS!!!

Though no Barbara Gordon this time, unfortunately. Because I was only in the mood to draw duos I want to see more of and they came to mind. The first art I ever saw for the aptly named Cass and Steph comic was so fun to look at, I was quickly drawn in which was fantastic! Not gonna lie though, I much prefer their fully covered face designs as vigilantes. Mostly because they look like actual Gotham cryptids that way. But oh well. ^v^ Gotta practice some more, so another duo should follow soon. -Bubbly💙

[baby-you-you]

Hi could you do a Cryptid related list?

Cryptid regressor theme !!!

👣 activities

Watching cryptid documentaries or cartoons (e.g., Gravity Falls, Scooby-Doo) Reading storybooks or being read folklore tales Drawing or coloring cryptids (Bigfoot, Mothman, etc.) Making "evidence folders" or journals of cryptid sightings Building pillow forts or “secret lairs” Collecting rocks, feathers, or "mystery" objects from nature walks Playing hide and seek as forest cryptids Crafts! Stargazing or moon-watching with binoculars Playing basic games; tag, red light green light, etc

👣 clothes

Oversized hoodies with cryptid prints (Mothman, Nessie) Footies! onesies (forest animal themed) Soft robes with spooky patches or glow-in-the-dark stars Beanies with ears/horns or hooded capes Character socks (Bigfoot toes, monster claws) Pajamas with bats, eyes, or forest prints T-shirts that say “Local Cryptid” or “Believe” (I have this bigfoot t-shirt from oklaholma (?)) Monster slippers or fuzzy boots Forest/camo patterns for stealth mode

👣 toys

Plush cryptids (Mothman, Flatwoods Monster, Chupacabra) Weighted or scented plush creatures Monster-shaped fidget toys or squishies DIY cryptid stuffed animal kits (you can buy these off of etsy) Build-a-bear with a homemade cryptid story Mini figures or statues of spooky creatures "Mystery bag" toys Nightlight projectors with stars/moons/eyeballs Custom-made “evidence kits” with tools and maps

👣 games

Coloring apps or drawing cryptids on tablet Cozy cryptid mobile games with supervision! Memory or matching games with creature cards Hide-and-seek as monsters/creatures Card games like Uno but cryptid-themed Hide-and-grawr (made up) ! make quiet grumbly noises when hiding and use that as your only hint <3 Roblox/Animal Crossing custom cryptid outfits/islands “Monster hunter” scavenger hunts

👣 foods/drinks

Gummy worms/snakes (aka cryptid bait!) (Haribo reccomended) Hot cocoa with marshmallow “eyeballs” PB&J shaped like footprints or monsters “Swamp water” (green punch or soda) Trail mix aka “forest snacks” for cryptid hikes Toast with spooky cookie cutter shapes Jell-O “slime cubes” or pudding “mud cups” Poprocks! Popsicles shaped like claws, bones, or stars

👣 nicknames <3

Bug/buggy (Mothman theme) Chuppy (Chupacabra theme) Lil Foot / Tinyfoot (Bigfoot theme) Little nightcrawler (Fresno nightcrawler theme) Spooky Bean Creech (Creature) Starling / Starlight Gobbie (goblin-theme) Wisp / Whisper (Will-o-wisp theme) Echo Shadowling Gremlin Jessy (Jersey devil theme)

[aestheticallyoverload]

👽 Cryptidcore – aesthetic traditionally associated with Cryptozoology, which is a study of creatures from urban legends and folklore, and the romanticization of the andventure and mystery that surrounds conspiracy theories, ghost-hunting, cryptid-hunting and the supernatural. Most fans of this aesthetic are a part of or want to be a part of a community that gets to solve something beyond themselves with their friends and witness something strange and fantastical. There are also people interested in this aesthetic that empathize or even want to be cryptid themselves.

[tadc-survival-isles]

I need to keep Survival Isles on this blog but I keep forgetting because they are so silly--

Anyway the recent posts about the Wet Cat Trio™ on my main reminded me I had this stupid idea yesterday that I wanted to draw.

( Cryptid Jax belongs to @sunifixation and Remains Jax belongs to @rorydrawsandwrites )

The thing I'm referencing:

[grizarts]

Like a giant moth to a tiny bus stop

[willorm-the-seer]

another cryptid/monsterkin moodboard

[science-lings]

Batfam Monster Poll 1: Bruce

*any completely nonhumanoid creature is implied to have a human form for the purposes of this AU

Other polls:

Part 2: Dick (ends 4/1/2025)

Part 3: Jason (ends 4/2/2025)

Part 4: Cass (ends 4/3/2025)

Part 5: Tim (ends 4/4/2025)

Part 6: Steph (ends 4/5/2025)

Part 7: Damian (ends 4/6/2025)

Part 8: Duke (ends 4/7/2025)

More thoughts and information-

Glossary-

Kludde-

demon summoned from the ashes of witches taking the form of a black wolf with bat wings, a birds beak and bear claws. Has glowing eyes, shapeshifting abilities and great speed.

Nachtkrappe-

Giant Raven Boogieman, used to scare children, their whole thing is kidnapping children, some legends say to eat but I think the one that fits here is just the one where it puts kids in a bag and takes off with them. I also found this really sweet-

"The Guter Nachtkrapp (German, lit. 'good night raven') is a rare benevolent version of the Nachtkrapp tale. In Burgenland myths, this bird enters the children's room and gently sings them to sleep."

There are a lot of creatures that are said to kidnap children but this one was one of my favorites.

Other thoughts-

Dragon-

I think the benevolent fairytale-type version of a dragon is very Batman-coded, the kind that protects a kingdom and lives in a cave, the noble kind that protects people and dispences wisdom. Not the kind that is exclusively motivated by greed and violence. You can't look at the batcave and think that it's not a hoard, with the giant playing cards and the coin and the dinosaur. He also hoards information and contingency plans and combat skills and children. It would also track with him inheriting wealth if on of his parents or ancestors was the more typical greedy dragon.

Banshee-

I'm just imagining the pov of a character who is themselves a death omen, even before Joe Chill pulled out his gun, Bruce felt the need to wail. maybe even the moment they left the theater/ opera house. He doesn't know what it means at the time, or maybe he does. He spends the frantic drive to the warehouse Jason was held in holding in screams because he already knows he's going to be too late. I could also see the sound becoming a haunting thing to hear in the streets of Gotham. This is mostly an option because I thought it would be so fucking tragic.

Angel/ Fallen Angel-

Different than a demon, I could see this one even mostly being not heavily religion-based. But the dichotomy between an angel and a fallen angel could be something that happens to Bruce before he becomes batman, and after. Either his wings change color or shape, from fluffy white feathers to black scales. peak wingfic vibes, I feel like an interesting bit of worldbuilding could come from this one. Maybe the Waynes/Kanes were a specific special kind of bird, how grief and mourning affect the care that goes into wings, molting feathers and that kind of thing. Maybe even borderline ABO in they way that there could be societal changes to incorporate the normalcy of wings and other things like that.

[weirdbabs]

thinking about that theory that peekaboo is a sliver of the wight in the locker, and how maybe that means it maintains a sort of connection to the other part and would be able to see part of what it sees and FUCK. FUCK. I JUST REALIZED IT ONLY KNEW HOW TO SAY PEEKABOO WHEN THEY FIRST MET. OVER AND OVER. HIDING ITS FACE WITH LITTLE HANDS. ALMOST LIKE

IT WAS PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK

[mo-ok]

Toku Summer Day 1 - At the Pool/Beach

Dairanger ep25 Zyuohger ep21 Go Onger ep25 Gingaman ep21 Changeman ep6

[kirishwima]

Soph's Super Serious Pinned Section (Under construction)

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[ultrainfinitepit]

The Dark Watchers - one (or more) of these will be a cross-collab freebie for my upcoming Themed Monster Enamel Pins campaign. I'll be collaborating with Cryptid Crushes by @holoraindrops, be sure to follow and pledge to their campaign too!

While the non-pinup design was more popular in the poll, I think a male pinup would better suit the cross-collaboration 🤔 since Cryptid Crushes will feature handsome cryptid pinup boys! But I'm thinking if we reach a high enough funding goal, I'd let backers pick out of the three options - and possibly also rainbow plating.

You can let me know what you'd prefer as the initial option in the replies or in the poll below - though in the end I may decide on my own, it's still helpful to see what you're all most interested in!

[symphytum-xiv]

Vierapril Day 5: Shadow

Scared of your own shadow?👥

[the-hanged-mans-ghost]

an otherkin moodboard I made for myself a while back. It mas mainly the voidal/cryptid side of myself I was basing it off of, but there's some ghost influence in there too. Idk, thought folks might vibe with it so I'm posting.

[k4ijynxx2]

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