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The Design Origin of Fungus Humongous?

Could Fungus Humongous be based on the Karakasa/Kasa-Obake, a cycloptic, one-legged umbrella from Japanese mythology?

.......I think he's just a mushroom creature. He isn't that hard to design.

Yep, I think Fungus is a giant mushroom with no relation to the umbrella thing.

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22 (Post 1252197)

Yep, I think Fungus is a giant mushroom with no relation to the umbrella thing.

Glad someone created this thread because I was also curious. Yeah, I suppose he's just a big mutant shroom. It'd be nice to get the Nick artists take on him though.

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Originally Posted by miru (Post 1252055)

Could Fungus Humongous be based on the Karakasa/Kasa-Obake, a cycloptic, one-legged umbrella from Japanese mythology?

Like everyone else I think he's a Mushroom, however it would be interesting he actually was inspired by this.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OwywY_XNGH...Kasa-obake.jpg

The one major flaw in your theory is that the Kasa-Obake is a tsukumogami. Tsukumogami are objects that have been around and used for so many years that they essence become sentient spirits. I.E. an Umbrella existing for 100 years and becoming alive and self aware.