Tupi · No. 056
Saci of the Whirlwind
Real myth
Throw a sieve into the whirlwind. With luck you'll catch the saci. Without it, he'll catch you.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2200
- DEF
- 1800
- Level
- 6
- Type
- Spirit
- Element
- Wind
- Constellations
- Feather · Fox
The myth
In folklore the Saci loves to appear inside whirlwinds, the dust devils that lift leaves and dust in yards and dirt roads. Tradition says that to catch him you must throw a sieve marked with a cross, or a rosary, into the whirlwind. Trapped in a tightly corked bottle, he may grant wishes in exchange for freedom, and whoever steals his red cap keeps his power. But the Saci is clever, and those who try to catch him often end up tricked. Many stories like this appear in Monteiro Lobato's 1918 survey.
Why it has this power
A level 6 rare, fusion only: Saci-Pererê plus the Pipe-Smoke Sorceress, wind and smoke spinning together. It rises from ATK 1500 to ATK 2200, with DEF 1800. It remains a wind-element Spirit, with Feather and Fox: lightness and mischief doubled.
Did you know
It is also said the Saci cannot cross running water, because he would lose his powers.
Connections
- Born from the fusion of: Saci-Pererê + Pipe-Smoke Sorceress
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Jaci-Miri, Sentinel of the Forest (Heart of the Forest) — grade S: 19% · grade A: 19% · grade B: 19% · grade C: 19% · grade D: 10%
- Born from the fusion of: Saci-Pererê + Pipe-Smoke Sorceress
Sources
- Saci (Brazilian folklore) — Wikipedia
- Um estudo comparativo entre O Sacy-Perêrê: resultado de um inquérito (1918) e O Saci (1921) — Evandro do Carmo Camargo — UNESP