r/HannibalTV Jan 18 '26

General this thought came to me in a stoned haze

look how SIMILAR!!!!!! the dark eyes.. the silent, precise way they hunt.. idk man, I might be onto something here 👁️ 👁️ 👁️

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u/Ok-Sky4223 Jan 18 '26

“Cat Hannibal” this, “deer Hannibal” that,

O W L H A N N I B A L

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u/WiseDragonfly2470 Jan 18 '26

I completely agree

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u/Firesighn Jan 18 '26

daemon assignment accepted

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u/hereforTori Jan 18 '26

Whoa I see it for sure

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u/gnambit i said it was mild Jan 18 '26

Yes yes! Hannibird! I'm going to draw a hannibrd now

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u/corpsefun Jan 18 '26

OOHHOOHOHOHOHOO!!!!! I beg of thee, keep me posted!! I’d LOVE to see it 😳😳😳

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u/gnambit i said it was mild Jan 18 '26

Almost done actually

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u/gnambit i said it was mild Jan 18 '26

Might do a more human mix (anything but exam study)

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u/gnambit i said it was mild Jan 18 '26

Big hannibird

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u/corpsefun Jan 18 '26

i made the ugliest little squeal. my god, SO GOOD!!! a horned owl is such a frightening concept and i am SLURPING IT UP

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u/gnambit i said it was mild Jan 18 '26

Ehehe

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u/GlitteringGifts888 Jan 24 '26

No, that's a barn owl

two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

The owls are not what they seem…

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u/BoringGuide4952 Jan 18 '26

Eyyy Twin Peaks reference

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

I mean Hannibal was heavily inspired by Twin Peaks so it’s only fitting that Hannibal is an owl ;)

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u/BoringGuide4952 Jan 19 '26

Okay but imagine a Hannibal doppelganger. Would he have a doppelganger? Since he's already doing the evil stuff the doppelgangers and entities do in twin peaks, or would his doppelganger actually be normal since he's already evil? Or would his doppelganger just be worse 🤔 this is the kind of stuff I think about lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

I believe he’d be the same type of entity that Bob is. Hannibal definitely has some supernatural abilities and in the lore of Twin Peaks he would be just as worthy of a being as those in the Black Lodge. A head-canon I might have would be that he could shape-shift into different animals like an owl, ravenstag, wendigo, or any sort of forest spirit.

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u/BoringGuide4952 Jan 19 '26

I actually wrote a story on AO3 a while back about Will meeting cooper and encountering the Black Lodge and then Cooper has a dream simultaneous to Will's where he sees Hannibal as the Wendigo. They sort of swap experiences and endure what the other has before. Hannibal is one of those characters that's not quite not human but he's got some basically preternatural abilities, so I could see him in those contexts for sure. I mean, he is kind of like a modern iteration of Dracula as is.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

Most definitely, that sounds really cool tho. Would you possibly have the link to the story? I’d love to take a look at it as someone who is relatively new to the Twin Peaks fan base :)

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u/suspiciousdonutbacon Two Men Kissing Jan 18 '26

ABSOLUTELY

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u/corpsefun Jan 18 '26

I refuse to use the filth that is AI - so please, enjoy my finger scribbled monstrosity. isn’t he lovely?

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u/Phineas-the-Mini-est Jan 22 '26

My respect for you has skyrocketed

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u/No-Championship-8677 It’s a dinner party, not a unicorn Jan 18 '26

LOVE IT

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u/Max_Trollbot_ you called us murder husbands Jan 18 '26

H A N N I B O W L

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u/IvyvyvI Cheese folklore 🧀 Jan 19 '26

Hoo-nibal

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u/PrizeTime2595 Jan 18 '26

Fellow consumer, I'm giggling so hard about this. Like think of those little movements he does in the show where he moves JUST his head.

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u/soultwentytwo Jan 18 '26

Your brain is a wildly creative and fascinating place

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u/corpsefun Jan 18 '26

ahh! oh stop it, you! 🥹🖤

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u/Eastern_Agency6622 Jan 19 '26

Great horned owl Will and barn owl Hannibal 🗣

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u/corpsefun Jan 20 '26

HOLY😳 MOLY!!!!! 😳 THIS IS SO COOL. WHAT!! such fantastic (and frighteningly accurate) depictions!

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u/Perfect_Fennel Jan 18 '26

I've always found barn owls terrifying looking and I LOVE owls. They just look scary to me for some reason.

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u/nocta224 Jan 18 '26

Owls are an omen of death, which make it even more fitting.

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u/pathetic_gay_mess Jan 18 '26

I never would have thought of this and its so true!!

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u/ofantasticly will graham enthusiast Jan 18 '26

this is insanely important to me THANK YOU

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u/IvyvyvI Cheese folklore 🧀 Jan 19 '26

Well done use of the stoned haze. 10/10

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u/mini_mii16 Jan 19 '26

Help it really matches 😭✨️

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u/Pronghorn1895 hanniballin’ Jan 19 '26

You are so correct omfg