Yeah, they do look pretty ridiculous at first. I had the same reaction the first time I saw one, until I found out it’s actually based on jiangshi folklore. Once you know they’re supposed to be stiff corpses that can’t move properly, the hopping suddenly makes a lot more sense.
Funny thing is, I actually ran into this design earlier in games before I ever watched those movies. Like in Darkstalkers with Hsien-Ko. I didn’t get the reference at all back then.
I’ve even seen it show up in slots a couple of times. Pretty rare theme, but I definitely remember one where the symbols were those hopping jiangshi with the paper talisman on the forehead, moving in that stiff way during animations. At the time it just felt like some random weird aesthetic, but later it clicked where it comes from.
PS: I literally just tried to find that slot again by looking through
magyar casino befizetés nélküli bónusz offers, since that’s actually how I stumbled on it before, but couldn’t track it down this time. Maybe I’m misremembering the name, or maybe it’s just not listed on local sites. If anyone knows what I’m talking about, I’d appreciate it.