Headless man is a 10 point unreleased monster that was supposedly part of the Series 3 line of monsters.
Trading card text[]
(Translated from the mexican card)
Species: Spirit
Date of death: 1775
Size: A head shorter than most men
Habitat: Forests of the Northwest US
This creature rides his black horse at the speed of the wind, is able to jump over the trees and disappear in a split second leaving just a spark behind.
2006 Series[]
Headless Man is a monster in the class "The Dead." He is monster #35. This time he wears a red tailored suit, while holding his head in his hand with a top hat. He has ginger hair, a beard and appears to be missing an eye, similar to Phantom. His background photo is inside what seems to be an old wooden mansion or Victorian styled hall.
Official Card Biography[]
The Headless Man was once a traveller whose horse was found but not his body. Later this headless ghost was seen wandering around the woods where he was last seen. Even today, his headless body can be seen wandering the inns and woods of Londonderry seeking revenge.
Origin[]
According to old stories, the Headless Horseman is the ghost of a Hessian (German) soldier who was hired by the British Army in the Revolutionary War to fight against the American colonists. In a battle near a glen called Sleepy Hollow, the Hessian's head was blown off by a cannonball. Every night, the spirit of the Hessian soldier returns in search of his head. The Horseman views all people he sees as enemies and, full of rage over his death, takes revenge on them for the loss of his head.
The best-known telling of the Headless Horseman tale is Washington Irving's short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In the story, a teacher named Ichabod Crane meets up with the Horseman and races for his life to reach a bridge that the ghost cannot cross. The Horseman hurls his head at Crane, knocking him down just before he reaches safety.
