Tupi · No. 087
Headless Mule
Real myth
Where there should be a head, there is only fire. And a neigh no one forgets.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2850
- DEF
- 2400
- Level
- 8
- Type
- Undead
- Element
- Fire
- Constellations
- Sun · Scarab
The myth
The Headless Mule is one of Brazil's best-known hauntings, brought by Iberian tradition in colonial times. According to the legend, a woman who becomes involved with a priest is cursed and, on certain nights, usually from Thursday to Friday, turns into a headless mule that spews fire from its neck and gallops through seven parishes before dawn. The transformation usually happens at a crossroads. To break the spell, someone must remove the mule's iron bridle; whoever succeeds frees the woman. Câmara Cascudo recorded the legend, which had a moral and religious function, in his dictionary of folklore.
Why it has this power
A level 8 epic with ATK 2850 and DEF 2400: the highest attack among the region's epics. It is a fire-element Undead, for the fire from its neck. Sun and Scarab are the flames and the curse. It only reaches the field through the Friday Crossroads Rite, with Charred Wraith, Pisadeira and Corpo-Seco.
Did you know
Similar legends exist in the neighboring Spanish-speaking countries, where the creature is called the Muladona or the Almamula.
Connections
Where to get it
- Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Friday Crossroads Rite, with the materials Charred Wraith of the Bonfire, Rooftop Pisadeira, Corpo-Seco of the Backlands.
- It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.
Sources
- Headless Mule — Wikipedia
- Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro — Luís da Câmara Cascudo