Caboclo d'Água, the River Guardian

The myth

The Caboclo-d'Água is the guardian of the São Francisco River in Brazilian folklore. Boatmen say he capsizes canoes, raises dangerous waves and drowns anyone who disrespects him. He is described as short, strong and bronze-skinned, sometimes with a single eye on his forehead; others say he is huge, like a house moving under the moon. But he can be kind: whoever offers him tobacco gets help with fishing. To protect themselves, riverside people placed knives in the bottom of their canoes. The famous carrancas, figureheads on São Francisco boats, are also associated with protection from the river's dangers.

Why it has this power

A level 6 rare with ATK 2200 and DEF 2100: powerful and balanced, like a guardian who both protects and punishes. It is a water-element Beast-Warrior. Moon is the night he overturns boats; Fox, the unpredictable mood of one who may help or drown.

Did you know

In Juazeiro, Bahia, a twelve-meter statue of the Caboclo-d'Água was raised in 2003.

Connections

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Jaci-Miri, Sentinel of the Forest (Heart of the Forest) — grade D: 17%
• Campaign drop: Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons (The Void Between Mythologies) — grade D: 17%
• Daily Offering: 0.11% per pack (Rare 2.8% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.69% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Rare 7% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.78% per pack · 5.8% in the themed pack (Rare 8% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 1.3% per pack · 9.5% in the themed pack (Rare 15% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 2% per pack · 14% in the themed pack (Rare 25% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 1.5% of days · 400 gems
• Craft with card dust: 600 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Caboclo-d'água — Wikipédia
2. Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro — Luís da Câmara Cascudo