Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Categorizing Fantasy Creatures

I'm focusing on jokers with fantastic creatures on them and where they fit. First, what fantastic and mythical creatures am I thinking about? Today: three types:

1.    Fantasy Horses: Unicorns, Pegasuses (flying horses), and Centaurs
2.    Mermaids
3.    Dragons

Let's take a closer look.

Fantasy Horse Jokers: Unicorns, Pegasuses (flying horses), and Centaurs - I have as of last count, two dozen of these four footed beauties.  I have them as a subset of the horse section which is a subset of the animal category. (Click on the title on caption to go see all the fantasy horses including the one pushyme-pullyou).

Fantasy Horses: Unicorns, Pegasuses (flying horses), and Centaurs
Fantasy Horses:
Unicorns, Pegasuses (flying horses), and Centaurs


Mermaid Jokers This section is larger primarily because of three dozen Nintendo mermaid cards.  I have kept my mermaid cards, because of how beautify they are, as a subsection of the art section. Upon reflection, I feel like this is not my best categorizing.  I am actively start considering moving them into the animal section, watery creature jokers (plus reptiles) subsection.  Update: After some consideration, I have decided to move the mermaids into the animal section so that all the fantasy creatures are there. 


Scary Mermaids, The Little Mermaid of Copenhagen, American Kitchey Mermaid
Scary Mermaids, The Little Mermaid of Copenhagen, American Kitschy Mermaid
Now moving to the watery creature jokers (plus reptiles) subsection


The Starbucks Two Tailed Mermaid, A Golden Mermaid, American Kitschy 
Now moving to the watery creature jokers (plus reptiles) subsection

Dragon Jokers.  There are about three dozen dragons and wyverns. I have them as a subcategory of the flyers section which is a subcategory of the animal section. 

Dragon Jokers: Classic Four Legged, Serpent Joker, Multi-tailed Dragon

Dyptech Plastic Jokers by Denexa
(like the old Kem cards minus the bakelite box)

Any other fantasy creatures? Well, there's this lady. I have her in with the butterflies.

Butterfly Girl!

Lastly, I probably should deal at at some point more systematically with near-human mystical beings such as leprechauns, elves, dwarfs, giants, skeletons, devils, dybbuks, ghosts, succubuses, incubuses, and cherubs and angels.

No more to see here, what to go look at the animal subsections of the joker collection?
    1. Ensemble Animal combinations (cats AND dogs)
    Animals: Flyers - Bee Boy
    Animals: Flyers - Bee Boy
    1. Cats  or  Dogs Felines, Canines. And a big cat subsection! 
    2. Flyers:  Birds, Owls, Bees,  Butterflies  & Dragons . With rooster & chicken subsubsection!
    3. Horses , zebras, donkeys, giraffes. Equestrian!
      1. Fantasy horses: centaurs, unicorns, Pegasuses
    4. Monkeys, bears, and other sapiens (yes, missing links jokers go here).  Panda Bears are a subsection.
    5. Animals with antlers, horns, and tusks
    6. Varmints - the small wild animals
    7. Reptiles, amphibians, sea creaturesmermaids, shell fish,

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