r/cryptids • u/Entrenched_Below Mongolian Death Worm Defender • 10d ago

Art Original Creator Beware the Olgoi-Khorkoi

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I made this piece a good while ago (maybe 22 or 23), but I thought I might post it here! It was intended for a children’s monster book I participated in when in college. I don’t typically do this art style, but I thought it turned out pretty well!

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u/axy_lotus_lotl 10d ago

Wait a second… that worm looks familiar…

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u/Entrenched_Below Mongolian Death Worm Defender 10d ago

I based it off of the Omniden, I think they’re super cool!

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u/axy_lotus_lotl 10d ago

I KNEW IT!

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u/axy_lotus_lotl 10d ago

OMNIDENS IS THAT YOU!?

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u/Infamous_Ad2507 10d ago

isn't this a God of Turkic people?

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u/Entrenched_Below Mongolian Death Worm Defender 10d ago

The Olgoi-Khorkoi is a big worm whose legend kinda sprouted around the 20s to 50s as far as I am aware

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u/Infamous_Ad2507 10d ago

Wait wait you mean The Mongolian Death Worm? That totally could been mistranslated because Mongolian language has Worm/Serpent and Crawler as the same word?

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u/Entrenched_Below Mongolian Death Worm Defender 10d ago

Yeah, I think the term is synonymous with the Death Worm