Mysterious Black Figure Theory

Written by Brandon Mills

The mysterious black figure haunting Jack’s hallucinations is a dullahan or headless horseman as the Western culture knows the creature by. The figure is cloaked in all black but one can clearly see he is sitting upon a horse as he stares down Jack. The image of the dullahan we keep seeing shows the dullahan with his head attached still, which has become a common portrayal of the creature in most animes and cartoons, with it’s most recent anime portrayal being in Konosuba. The appearance of the dullahan will only bring misfortune to Jack as dullahan’s are seen as harbingers of death. Dullahans have been known to work in tandem with banshees and only appear when they sense a soul getting ready to depart from its mortal body. The banshees working with dullahans often appear near water and create illusions to further pry the soul from the body. When a soul is ready to depart from its mortal body the dullahan’s eyes will glow red or green, and unfortunately for Jack. This doesn’t necessarily mean Jack will die however it is definitely a possibility after the morbid tone and setting of this season. The dullahan could be foreshadowing Jack’s trip to the underworld and ultimately his fight against the demon. If this is the case it wouldn’t be alarming if Jack decapitated the demon and it was still alive since it is a headless horsemen (dullahan).

Read more about dullahans and banshees here:

https://maskofreason.wordpress.com/the-book-of-mysteries/know-your-ghosts/europe/dullahan/

https://maskofreason.wordpress.com/the-book-of-mysteries/know-your-ghosts/europe/banshee/