Pac's Sideblog o' Stuff!

Part 1 - Basic Human Dentition

Humans have 32 teeth, not counting wisdom teeth. There are a ton of terms used for dentition (and osteology in general) but in an effort to make this simple I won’t use them unless it’s necessary. Humans have 4 types of teeth:

Incisors - 4 upper and 4 lower

Canines - 2 upper and 2 lower

Premolars - 4 upper and 4 lower

Molars - 4 upper and 4 lower (though some people may have more - these extra are called wisdom teeth) 

Starting at the midline at the front of the mouth humans have this pattern on each side of the jaw: 2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 2 molars.

Teeth are numbered by the type of tooth and how close they are to the midline at the front of the mouth. Usually 1 is closest to the midline and 2 is farther, but for premolars, the closest to the midline is 3, and the farther one is 4. 

For simplicity, since the fangs are symmetrical I will not specify sides. I will use ‘upper’ or ‘lower’ to indicate the jaw rather than ‘maxillary’ and ‘mandibular’ since it’s easier to follow. Labeling a tooth in this post will look like “Upper I2” for the upper second incisor or “Lower P4” for the lower fourth premolar.

In a lot of media the fangs are the canines, but the Saja Boys (and some other demons in the movie) seem to have their third premolars as the fanged ones. It’s worth noting that only the demons that are the same type as the Saja Boys and the water demons have humanlike dentition.

A way to distinguish this is that fangs on the canines have 4 teeth between them, fangs on the premolars have 6 or 8 teeth between them. Distinguishing where one tooth ends and another begins in screenshots can be somewhat difficult so I may be wrong about these, but I also used where the fangs are placed in the mouth to help me determine it as well.

Part 2 - The Saja Boys Fangs

Looking at teeth is difficult, these are my best guesses, but I may very well be wrong.

Abby

Abby is shown to have what appears to be Upper P3 fangs.

Here are the instances that I could find:

-On the billboard that flashes the Saja Boys demon forms after the Idol Awards -During the performance of Your Idol -During his fight with Mira after Your Idol

Baby

Baby was the hardest to find any source of his fangs being visible that was clear enough to see. It seems that he likely has Upper P3 fangs, but they could also be on his canines. 

The only instance I could find of him having fangs was during his iconic pose in Your Idol.

Jinu

This section will be the longest, interestingly Jinu seems to show his fangs much more than the other Saja Boys. He has Upper P3 fangs. Also worth noting is that I don’t believe he has fangs during Free, even when he looks at the reflection of himself with the yellow eyes.

Here are the instances that I could find: 

-During Jinu’s Lament -When the Saja Boys grin at Huntrix in the ball pit on the variety show -During his fight with Rumi at the bathhouse -When talking to Gwi Ma after being summoned after the bathhouse fight -When he talks to Rumi after her Idol Awards performance -On the billboard that flashes the Saja Boys demon forms after the Idol Awards -During the performance of Your Idol

Romance

Romance is the most confusing. Most of my notes are on instances when he should have fangs but he doesn’t, such as during his closeup in the performance of Your Idol and when he bites at Mira during their fight after Your Idol. It’s possible he has fangs that are just deeper in his mouth or very small and can’t really be seen during these moments, but he does seem to have fangs during Your Idol and part of his fight with Mira, like when he slashes at her. 

Mystery

Mystery is the most interesting in my opinion. Obviously, he is the only Saja Boy shown to have tusks, which seem to be Upper P3, and these tusks are only seen once. There are also a few other oddities. Not only is he the only Saja Boy to have visible lower fangs, but they appear to be Lower P4. During the fansign scene when he barks at a fan his lower fangs are visible, and his upper tusks are fangs in the P3 location where his tusks were. 

Here are the instances that I could find: 

-After Jinu’s Lament during the Saja Boy’s introduction -During the fansign when he barks at a fan -During the performance of Your Idol