Owlman | |
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Vital Statistics | |
Habitat | Southern England |
Type | Humanoid Owl |
Abilities | Hypnosis Flight Enhanced Strength Enhanced Durability Sharp Claws |
Status | Deceased |
First appearance | The Owlman Feeds at Midnight |
The Owlman is a humanoid, owl-like creature with red glowing eyes and the ability to hypnotize people. It made its first and only appearance in The Owlman Feeds at Midnight.
Appearance[]
The Owlman is always seen at night or in low-light situations. It can be assumed that it is feathered, though it's so black that its body appears to have no texture at all. Its wings are tipped with razor-sharp claws.
Its face is seemingly permanently drawn into a sneer/jack-o-lantern-esque grin. Its eyes and mouth both emanate a faint red glow.
Given that the Owlman dissolves into a puff of pink smoke when killed, it can be inferred that it's not made of bones or flesh or skin. It seems to be only made out of shadows, which would explain its lack of texture.
Biography[]
In The Owlman Feeds at Midnight, the Owlman opened the episode by kidnapping a local woman from a nearby village. It wasn't seen again until a third of the way through the episode when it attacked the Saturday airship in order to kidnap and eat Zak Saturday. The Owlman could apparently sense that Zak was different from other humans, due to his powers, and considered him a delicacy.
After grabbing Zak, the Owlman was prevented from flying off with him when it was suddenly attacked by Doyle Blackwell. The Owlman fought both of them but was eventually defeated when Doyle tackled it and sent both of them spiraling down toward the ground.
Later, at midnight, Zak is thrown off of a cliff by the cultists that the Owlman hypnotized into doing its bidding. The Owlman catches him and, pursued by Doyle, carries Zak into a cave system in the side of the cliff before depositing Zak in his nest. The nest is lined with dozens of human and animal skeletons. It doesn't eat Zak immediately, likely saving him to make it a more enjoyable kill while it sharpens its claws.
Once Zak escapes the nest, the Owlman takes notice, fighting against Zak and Doyle again. It is ultimately crushed beneath the bones of its own nest when Zak pulls them down on top of it.
It manages to free itself and, lured by Zak, who is using himself as bait, the Owlman is ultimately cornered by the rest of the Saturday family. They use low light against it to weaken it before an impatient Doyle aims the full brightness of his activated jetpack at it. This kills the Owlman, which disappears in a puff of pink smoke.
Despite its nest being near a map of Kur's tomb, it doesn't seem like the Owlman itself holds any connection to the ancient beast.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Owlman can fly approximately seventy-four kilometers an hour, a safe assumption to make when comparing it to the maximum speed of the average jetpack.
It has the ability to hypnotize humans and animals into doing its bidding. Not only that, but its human "thralls" can also hypnotize other humans. This can quickly result in an entire town or city being brought under the Owlman's influence. It is unknown if this ability has a limit or any side-effects.
The Owlman can carry a full-grown adult and still fly relatively quickly, implying that it must be quite strong.
Its been shown to be durable, seen how the Owlman recovered so soon after being thrown around and crushed under a mound of bones.
Its claws are sharp enough that the Owlman can cut through steel with ease, and it sharpens its claws against rocks.
Weaknesses[]
The Owlman has an extreme sensitivity to light. The flash of a camera is enough to stun it and fire is enough to kill it. If it ever went out into direct sunlight, it would surely die in an instant.
Despite its humanoid appearance, the Owlman is not actually all that intelligent. It's incapable of speech. It doesn't seem to have much of a mind for strategy, and instead attacks threats blindly with its only motivation being defending its territory and/or food. It doesn't exhibit any complex or abstract thoughts — it barely has the ability to plan ahead at all.
Connection to Kur[]
The Owlman's territory, when looked at from above, shows a map of Kur's tomb.
It has no reference point, unfortunately, so without prior knowledge of the tomb's location, it could still be anywhere in the world.
Series[]
Trivia[]
- The Owlman was one of the few cryptids in the show that were killed.
- The commonly found concept art for the Owlman is believed to have been drawn by one of the creator's children.
- It is unknown if there are any other Owlmen still alive.
- The Owlman feeds at midnight.