Talk:Aswang/Archive 1

Encyclopedic
Guys this is supposed to be an encyclopedic article. Please make it so.

Removed: - The introduction stated twice that the aswang was the most feared creature. I took off one of the times, and put it the vampire-like description that aswangs are known for. - The following is copied from : Spanish and Native Pilipinos: The First Contact accounts compiled by Dr. Pedro Gomez of the University of the Philippines -   -    -    -    - 14 Febrero, 1565 A.D.   - Isla del Samar -   - Upon our arrival, we communicated with the heathens, who look upon us as gods. We have explained to them, as best we could, that we are merely messengers of the Lord Jesus our Saviour, and that we came only to deliver them from the clutches of the devil Satan. I believe we instilled faith in them by showing them the righteousness of our great mission. After many misunderstandings, some tragic, they finally allowed us to set up the first missionary community unmolested--but upon one curious condition: that we beware of the local aswang. These bizarre undead creatures of Lucifer appear human. Yet when their desire for flesh becomes too great, their lycanthropic hunger possesses them. The natives tell us that these black vampires, which first inhabited the tender las vegas of this lush and fertile island, can alter their forms into horrific winged beasts of violently great power. Once more, the aswang are said to be able to separate at the waist and remain living. Their bloody carcasses (from their waists to their evil heads) take to the skies searching for prey; their intestines remain, writhing atop their clove-footed hind legs and their muscular thighs and buttocks. They swoop down upon their victims sucking blood through their winding coiling tongues, savoring especially the most helpless: pregnant women’s unborn children. Their jaws reportedly have been seen to tear the flesh and bones of wild boar and even caribou in a ghastly fury of blood and death. As the din of the frenzied gorging dies down, the howl and wail of their ululate song fills the darkness that seems to surround our encampment. The natives ritualistically burn the sites of these feeding orgies, for if the blood of these creatures touches yours, you become one of them. As I write this letter, the aswang mingle among us, awaiting, perhaps fearing their next fever. The neophytes also warned us of baglans and atros, spirits that they believe often possess humans, making them perform acts of brutal violence against people they appear to love and care for. I pray God is watching over us this day. --Miguel López de Legazpi

--Jondel 00:22, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

rv cat:Tagalog words
I removed this article from the category Tagalog words as abaca is a common words in almost all Philippine languages. --Bentong Isles 09:24, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

This article is obviously vandalized, so I have undone the changes that were were made after March 23 and removed:

Aswang Names
Aswangs need to move on to different places to live every few years because if they don't, humans will suspect that they are not aging. The most common cover names for Aswangs are:

Lily Vanessa Jordan Rosey Violet

Judging from records, these are the most common cover names for Aswangs.

No citable reference for such record and it seems that the vandal has a "Twilight" feverTsinitoboy (talk) 07:50, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Article tone is "in-universe" rather than encyclopedic
As it stands, much of the article seems to be written in an "in-universe" style - that is, treating the aswang as if it was real, rather than a mythological creature. This is true of basically every section except the lead/intro and the "definition" section. As such, much of the article needs to be rewritten to make it more encyclopedic in tone. (And that doesn't even address the lack of inline citations outside of the lead section...) --V2Blast (talk) 00:43, 9 March 2014 (UTC)