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The '''Melancholic Princess''', also known as '''Princess Ruu''' and more famously known as '''Sonee''', is an art piece created by Robert Chang. Eventually, it took on a life of its own and evolved into an internet urban legend. The legend of ''Sonee'' has served as the basis and setup for numerous internet jumpscares. Aside from being a classic creepypasta, the picture was of a scifi/fantasy screenplay from which the author Robert Chang had been writing at that time, titled "Tellurian Sky".<ref name="ethereality">https://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/paintings_drawings/new/illustrations/melancholic_princess/melancholic_princess.htm</ref> | The '''Melancholic Princess''', also known as '''Princess Ruu''' and more famously known as '''Sonee''', is an art piece created by Robert Chang. Eventually, it took on a life of its own and evolved into an internet urban legend. The legend of ''Sonee'' has served as the basis and setup for numerous internet jumpscares. Aside from being a classic creepypasta, the picture was of a scifi/fantasy screenplay from which the author Robert Chang had been writing at that time, titled "Tellurian Sky".<ref name="ethereality">https://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/paintings_drawings/new/illustrations/melancholic_princess/melancholic_princess.htm</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The ''Melancholic Princess'' was created | The ''Melancholic Princess'' was created on February 18th, 2002 by Thai artist Robert Chang, also known under the pseudonym "Lunatique".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170505131502/https://www.epilogue.net/art/13731-melancholic-princess "Melancholic Princess"]. Epilogue. Archived from the [https://www.epilogue.net/art/13731-melancholic-princess original] (February 18th, 2002)</ref> The piece was created as concept art for a sci-fi/fantasy screenplay he had been writing, titled ''Tellurian Sky''.<ref name="ethereality" /> The subject of the painting is the main character, Princess Ruu, in her final casual portrait before her coronation following the death of her father, the king. Ruu's melancholy expression is intended to capture the grief for her lost father, the burden of her impending responsibilities, and the pain of knowing that she will be permanently separated from her lover once crowned.<ref name="ethereality" /> | ||
Eventually, the painting somehow became the subject of an online urban legend. Chang himself caught wind of the legend a few years prior to 2006, when he received an email about it from someone in China (which therefore is where it is most strongly suspected to have originated). During this period, the legend was textually transmitted through online forums. Eventually, even English speakers sent emails to Chang as well, indicating that the legend had spread into the western hemisphere. Chang recounted this experience in a blog he posted on May 31, 2006. | Eventually, the painting somehow became the subject of an online urban legend. Chang himself caught wind of the legend a few years prior to 2006, when he received an email about it from someone in China (which therefore is where it is most strongly suspected to have originated). During this period, the legend was textually transmitted through online forums. Eventually, even English speakers sent emails to Chang as well, indicating that the legend had spread into the western hemisphere. Chang recounted this experience in a blog he posted on May 31, 2006. | ||
