User blog comment:Rikoswind29/Demonic States of America What If?/@comment-26948101-20151109212049

West Virginia- Mothman, since the Mothman is based on sightings of the cryptid with the same name in West Virginia.

Wyoming- Hellhound. Yes- my previous comment (under West Virginia) about Helly-chan's skin tone and firey eyes reminding me of coal still stands. However, thanks to vast coal deposits in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming actually leads the USA in coal production. Also, like Yellowstone, the Hellhound can be beautiful on the outside with an uncontrollable heat and fire just under the surface. Let's not forget that there's a dormant volcano under the surface at Yellowstone that scientists have warned could very well wipe out most of North America one day. How's THAT for untameable?

South Dakota- Wendigo. About 20% of the state's area is Indian reservations, including some tribes who had their own version of the Wendigo legend.

Arkansas- Orcs. This might be kind of silly and superficial, but I was going to go with Orcs with this one in honor of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.

New Jersey- Ogre. A little like the Ogre, people from 'Joisey' have a (sometimes deserved) reputation for being fierce and abrasive but can also be misunderstood.

Ohio- Black Harpy. Another aerospace hub- at least historically speaking- that could use another governor that actually flies. The Buckeye state is home to the Wright Brothers, Neil Armstrong and Wright Patterson AFB.

Mississippi- Barometz. One of the nation's leading cotton producers should have a fluffy, wooly governor.

Oregon- Yeti. Yeti-san would probably be a kind an benevolent...and cuddly... governor of just about any state. Oregon would be appropriate because of all the snowy mountains she'd feel right at home in plus aren't there all those Sasquatch sightings?

North Dakota- Dark Matter. This state reminds me a little of Saphirette Spherica. From a modest, unassuming agrarian background until a viscous black fluid dramatically changed the course of their respective destinies. In Saphiette's case it's dark matter. In North Dakota's case, it's the oil under the Bakken shale in the western part of the state.