Anhangá, Protector of the Hunted

The myth

Anhangá is a spirit of Tupi tradition, protector of the fauna and the forest, especially of hunted animals. He often appears as a huge white deer with eyes of fire, but can take the shape of other animals. He defends pregnant females and young animals and punishes greedy hunters, who lose their way, fall ill or go mad. In colonial times the Jesuits turned Anhangá into a figure of the Christian devil for catechism, and the word took on a sense of evil. In the nineteenth century, Couto de Magalhães recorded the belief in his role as guardian of game.

Why it has this power

A level 8 epic with ATK 2800 and DEF 2500: the region's strongest spirit. It is darkness-element, for the shadow the Jesuits cast on him and the night he appears in. Moon and Fox are night and cunning. It only reaches the field through the Rite of the Forbidden Hunt, with Archer, Peccary and Tapir.

Did you know

The poet Gonçalves Dias portrayed Anhangá as a cruel entity, a reflection of the colonial view of him.

Connections

Where to get it

• Ritual: Summoned by the ritual Rite of the Forbidden Hunt, with the materials Archer of the Wide-River Village, Fierce Peccary of the Deep Forest, Guardian Tapir of the Creek.
• It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.

Sources

1. Anhangá — Wikipédia
2. O Selvagem (1876) — José Vieira Couto de Magalhães — Biblioteca Digital do Senado Federal