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30Day MGC - Day 20: Yokai

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Yokai are Japanese spirits, usually very unpredictable and potentially dangerous. There are a LOT of different types of Yokai listed from actual folklore, but I knew right from the beginning that I was going to do a Kappa for the challenge. This version of the Kappa is based off of the combination of a frog and turtle, with an interesting twist; Kappa are described as having a cavity on their head that holds the water that gives them strength, but I reimagined it to be a very thin membrane over a semi translucent skull... which means what you're seeing his her brain through her skull! Her hair is the same as the external gills of tadpoles, and the front of her torso is also translucent, based off of a real species of frog with skin so thing you can see its internal organs! Finally, the "shell on her back has cavities that emit a noxious gas as a defense mechanism, calling back to the belief of Kappas being excessively flatulent.
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