Wendigo

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A Wendigo is featured in The Monster Attacks 2. In Native American mythology, it's a spirit that possesses humans and turns them into cannibals. In the novel, the Wendigo is a result of college student Petra Williams being bitten by a dog infected with the Rage Virus. The Wendigo is said by some to be the scariest animal in the series.

Biography

The Wendigo is at first an unknown girl that has been infected by the Wendigo virus. However, Nathan Lynn discovers the creature used to be a college student named Petra Williams from Charleston, West Virginia. To his horror, Nathan finds diary entries from April 1, 2012 containing extremely graphic events pertaining to how she became a Wendigo, ranging from eating dead people from previous animal attacks, discussing ways to kill and eat her fellow campers and finally obtaining an elk skull, complete with antlers (the real human face was hidden behind the makeshift "battle helmet"). Petra, now a Wendigo, starts chasing her friends through the woods and pursues Abby Burr's sister Cassie into a cave.

It later becomes disinfected, reverting Petra back to human form. Unfortunately, the rabid dog that bit her (this wasn't shown) bites another victim, spawning a new one in the forest. This one, because of the force of the dog's bite, is almost impossible to revert to human form, so Nathan and his gang have no choice but to destroy it. This new Wendigo makes a new killing spree all by itself. Nathan is the first to run into this new Wendigo, which attacks him with a tomahawk. He takes Petra into the cabin Cassie hid, but finds Cassie gone; she has hidden inside the attic. They work together with Dimitri Mayakov and his assault team when they are assaulted by the Wendigo by hiding in the attic and then escaping to the roof, where they make a break for the nearest river. The Wendigo pursues them there, but after a fierce battle, the Wendigo finally disappears below the river.

This Wendigo isn't destroyed, but it's never seen again...until the epilogue.

Trivia

• Originally, the Wendigo was supposed to be a guy.
• Cassie was also supposed to die, but this was changed.
• Cassie is the soul survivor of the whole incident, other than Jared, Nathan, Nikki, and Dimitri.
• The Wendigo was orginially going to be just a crazed human instead of a creature with a deer skull for a head.

Gallery

The Wendigo's first appearance

The Wendigo vs. Dimitri Mayakov in a cave

The Wendigo before swinging at Dimitri Mayakov.

The Wendigo swinging at Dimitri Mayakov.