1eyedking Beholders in RPGs and other media

[Hyperion]

I think there is a beholder like enemy in Final Fantasy games but it has a different name or something.

The original Final Fantasy has an Evil Eye monster, which is basically a Beholder. If that's not what you're thinking of, it's the Ahriman from the 2D games. In FF12, Ahriman was a ghost-like enemy.

The Last Remnant had things like Beholders, of course.

The Mana games have Beholder-like enemies. Legend of Mana had one called Gorgon Eye, while Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana when it gets the switch release next year) had an actual monster called a Beholder. They did, however, lack the Eye Stalks traditionally associated with them.

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MTG:

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SMT: Raidou Kuzunoha VS Soulless Army:

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Edit: Added spoilers for the images to clean it up.

 

[Fowyr]

I came here to post Mulmaster's Beholder Corps and UUW's Gazer, but found that both games were already mentioned.
So I'll just post Nox here.

 

[Lady_Error]

Two words - Castle Darkmoor

Is it different than Castle Darkmoon (EOB2)?

 

[Fowyr]

Is it different than Castle Darkmoon (EOB2)?

Yea, it's a dungeon from M&M6 with a ton of beholder-like creatures and liches. Most irritating thing here that beholders dispel all your magic spells, so you need to constantly refresh even simplest and cheapest light and map spells, besides not so-simple and cheap protection spells, bless, heroism and whatnot.

 

[Falksi]

Dave down Tupworth is one....

 

[Lilura]

 

[Sigourn]

Beholder sprite from Argentine MMORPG Argentum Online. These didn't have any magic attacks, they would just beat the shit out of you.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Shadow over Mystara had a Beholder as a boss if you took the forest of despair path.

 

[Excommunicator]

I've always been a fan of beholders. Good to see them getting some appreciation

You should turn this into a series exploring some of the more underrated recurrent monsters in RPGs

 

[Danikas]

Tibia
German shovelware Mmo that was popular in Poland when i was a kid.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

I've always been a fan of beholders. Good to see them getting some appreciation

You should turn this into a series exploring some of the more underrated recurrent monsters in RPGs

I know one that gets ZERO respect.

 

[Lilura]

You should turn this into a series exploring some of the more underrated recurrent monsters in RPGs

Judging by the amount of low-brow commentary on YouTube, I'm sure there already is.

Tibia
German shovelware Mmo that was popular in Poland when i was a kid.

Graphics look better than most current gen RPGs.

 

[abnaxus]

Vain Dream 2

 

[Excommunicator]

You should turn this into a series exploring some of the more underrated recurrent monsters in RPGs

Judging by the amount of low-brow commentary on YouTube, I'm sure there already is.

I'm not asking for a youtube series though

 

[Excommunicator]

Yeah I just meant a thread in the same format as the OP. That would be interesting.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

I got a monster that Lilura can write about.

HEH HEH HEH


(Please don't report me to my parole officer)

 

[Lilura]

How about a thread about naked fat monsters?

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

I don't want to learn more about fantadomat

 

[JDR13]

How about a thread about naked fat monsters?

Is that the queen spider thingamajig from BG?

 

[Lilura]

Yes.

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[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[Falksi]

How about a thread about naked fat monsters?

There's already a thread for that.........

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/shirtless-codex-member-pictures.75033/

 

[agentorange]

The original Greyhawk drawing is by far the best rendition of the beholder, shortly followed by the 1st edition. The designs as usual got progressively more exaggerated and dumb. Why would a creature possessing deadly psychic powers need cartoonishly oversized fangs the size of fists, when it could easily scramble a potential victims brains inside their skull, or casually disintegrate them, or turn them to gloop etc. The vacant, alien gaze of the eye in that original drawing is superior as well, as if it has no concern for the adventurer standing beside it, or is bemused by the challenge, as opposed to the later beholder images where it has an, again, cartoonishly exaggerated glare--you know, so everyone is aware that this monster is really mad! OK? And you need those giant fangs and laser beams so people know its dangerous and don't mistake it for a cute little kitten or something. Where the hell did the concepts of subtlety and strangeness go in fantasy illustration.

 

[fantadomat]

I don't want to learn more about fantadomat

Yet you drew the summoning circle...

Are you like one of those hentai girls that want to be raped but constantly spam No while having grand time?

 

[Darth Canoli]

World of Xeen's floating eyes : (Mac's version here, way less pixelated than the PC one)

Lords of Xulima's Beholder :

Couldn't find a pic of Legend of Amberland's Beholder.