Wendigo (creature)

"Wendigo is a Cree Indian word. It means "evil that devours." They're hundreds of years old. Each was once a man, sometime an Indian or other times a frontiersman or a miner or hunter. During some harsh winter, a person finds themself starving, cut off from supplies or help -- becomes a cannibal to survive, eating other members of his tribe or camp. Cultures all over the world believe that eating human flesh gives a person certain abilities -- speed, strength, immortality. If you eat enough of it, over years, you become this less-than-human thing. You're always hungry."

- Sam and Dean on the Wendigo Wendigos are a type of cannibalistic supernatural monster whose name means "evil that devours."

Characteristics
"More than anything, a wendigo knows how to last long winters without food. It hibernates for years at a time. When it's awake, it keeps its victims alive. It stores them so it can feed whenever it wants."

- Dean, about the Wendigo Wendigos were once humans, but after being forced to eat human flesh to survive, they become supernatural monsters that retain little human features they once possessed. After their transformation, they being to crave human flesh and feed solely on it.

Although their name is described as an "evil spirit", it is technically, a monster, and places it in the same classification as vampires and werewolves.

At the same time, Wendigos are embodiments of gluttony, greed, and excess; never sailed after killing and consuming one person, they are constantly searching for new victims. It is also common that wendigos just capture humans to hoard their food, and then eat when hungry.

Wendigos are rarely seen out of Minnesota or the north of Michigan. They are hundreds of years old, and they also have hibernation behavior during the long, cold winters they must survive - meaning they must hoard food if it is scarce. In addition, they keep their victims in dark and isolated places, such as caves or abandoned mines.

Appearance
Wendigos are taller than humans, standing at about twelve feet tall. They appear emaciated and have pale green skin, incredibly thin that their bones are visible, a symbolism of their unquenchable hunger. They are humanoid and are equipped with sharp claws used to rip prey to shreds. They have pale white eyes, with sharp yellow crooked teeth.