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What's the best mythological creature?
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Professor Chaos
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Oni.
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Her. Scylla is female.
StalkerUKCG
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Pegacorn
Darth Pinche
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Yes, a monster with the head of a rabbit and the body of a ......rabbit.
Rygar 8 Bit
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Judeo-Christian God?
Offhand, I can't think of any tales of it actually kicking the ass of anything ever, but boy do its cults do a lot of it.
TAKE THAT CTHULU
Hoya Destroyer
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Succubus
Good answer. I would also nominate them and the top half of a nice mermaid.
Werewolves are great too. The humanoid ones that is. They used to scare when I was a kid when I saw them in movies like the one from the Howling series. The full on wolf ones (as seen in True Blood and Twilight) are a joke.
Also Dragons. Wise, majestic and packing top tier power.
Winterfang
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I like that beast that is a beautiful naked maiden but she divides into 7 dogs from the waist down. I forgot her name.
If not that then the Basilisk. Is like a Rooster cross with a snake that kills you if you look at it. They steal the energy from kids on their sleep by swallowing their breath. The only way to get rid of them is to put mirrors all over your house or actually burning your house down
If not that then the Basilisk. Is like a Rooster cross with a snake that kills you if you look at it. They steal the energy from kids on their sleep by swallowing their breath. The only way to get rid of them is to put mirrors all over your house or actually burning your house down
the basilisk is a serpent-like creature, you´re thinking of the cockatrice
PorcellainThrill
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Gigantic ant lions are where it's at.
Oh, and the Leviathan of course.
Oh, and the Leviathan of course.
Hoya Destroyer
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I saw the Harry Potter movie on TV last night that had the Basilisk in it.
I also vaguely remember them from the original Baldurs Gate and that they could perma-death your chars. I think?
The Albatross
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Google imaged Satyr and got a naked dude immediately. Decided not to post.
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Werewolves
cuz Wolves are the best REAL creature, and you add Were to that.... = awesome.
cuz Wolves are the best REAL creature, and you add Were to that.... = awesome.
ReConstructDead
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The mare from Nordic/German mythologies.
#1 Kraken
A terrifying force from the deep, massive and awesome when in action. Just imagining some monstrosity rising up from the unknown depths raising its massive tentacles to drag anything down there = Wow. In a way they represent the overwhelming scale of the ocean, and its fearsome power. The fact that they have a beak just makes them cooler.
#2 Dragons
The variety found here is insane. They're some of the most aesthetically impressive creatures around. Multiple headeds, gaping stomach-mouths filled with needle teeth, etc... There's a type of dragon out there for you.
#3 Werewolves
A hulking monstrosity more than the sum of its parts. If it doesn't turn you into meat confetti, you're damned to become one of them on a regular basis. You're either robbed of your life or your humanity, not to mention you become a danger to your family and friends. So you also have an element of tragedy there, especially if a child becomes one of them. Werewolves are horror layered upon horror. My favorite type are the musclebound wrecking machines rather than wolves that talk.
A terrifying force from the deep, massive and awesome when in action. Just imagining some monstrosity rising up from the unknown depths raising its massive tentacles to drag anything down there = Wow. In a way they represent the overwhelming scale of the ocean, and its fearsome power. The fact that they have a beak just makes them cooler.
#2 Dragons
The variety found here is insane. They're some of the most aesthetically impressive creatures around. Multiple headeds, gaping stomach-mouths filled with needle teeth, etc... There's a type of dragon out there for you.
#3 Werewolves
A hulking monstrosity more than the sum of its parts. If it doesn't turn you into meat confetti, you're damned to become one of them on a regular basis. You're either robbed of your life or your humanity, not to mention you become a danger to your family and friends. So you also have an element of tragedy there, especially if a child becomes one of them. Werewolves are horror layered upon horror. My favorite type are the musclebound wrecking machines rather than wolves that talk.
JzeroT1437
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I always liked Osiris and Anubis myself.
Escape Goat
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Vermillion
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It feels like such a bland answer, but I'm inclined to agree.
Whiskeymatt
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Thrones have always really intrigued me for how freaky they are
saltinekracka
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The mare from Nordic/German mythologies.
Gaf will tell you this one is no myth!
So thankful I've never had this visitor with sleep paralysis. Only the dark shadow guy has come to visit. :\
Wag
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Succubus
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Winterfang
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Care to explain this one? looks fairly modern for a myth.
saltinekracka
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
Scroll to the "folklore" section. It's called "Old Hag Syndrome". Or search for any Gaf thread on sleep paralysis. There are tons of them.
Winterfang
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That's fucking creepy.
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Werewolves
Honorable mentions: Mermen & Incubi.
Honorable mentions: Mermen & Incubi.
everyday math
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Dragons are the shit.
TimeEffect
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Why did Cthulu become so popular? South Park?
anarckitty
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Ahaha. I remember my older brother getting so mad at me when I would beat him at Super Street Fighter II that he would throw his controller at me. Ahhh, those were the days.
Cthulu still isn't popular enough to be called popular.
BakedPigeon
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Minotaur is easily the scariest most fascinating creature.
cj_iwakura
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Leanan Sidhe. Or any Fae really.
Me too! Surprised he hasn't gotten more mentions. Or nobody really mentioning Typhon, who was the Father of all monsters in Greek mythology. Even the Gods were afraid of Typhon
Most of the ones mentioned here are pretty awesome.
For me, I guess I'd have to say dragons.... I know it's boring but i really like them.
This one scares me. I've had sleep paralysis quite a few times before but I don't usually open my eyes because I know these crazy things that people usually see like the shadow person or this. They say it's just all in your head though.
For me, I guess I'd have to say dragons.... I know it's boring but i really like them.
The mare from Nordic/German mythologies.
This one scares me. I've had sleep paralysis quite a few times before but I don't usually open my eyes because I know these crazy things that people usually see like the shadow person or this. They say it's just all in your head though.
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