List of monsters

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This is a list of monsters, mythical, legendary, and fictional. The list is organized by Region and the mythologies, legends, and literature that came from said region. They are then organized alphabetically. It is by no means complete or definitive, yet.

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[edit] Sources

Within this section lie the various sources of monsters. These sources include the mythologies and religions that were once (or still are) worshiped, regional folklore that is spread by word of mouth, legends that could be real but with no proof towards one way or another, cryptozoological creatures that are may or may not exist, and the various works of fiction in literature, song, film, and more. Each source is alphabetized as are its subcategories.


[edit] Mythology, Religion, Legends, and Folklore

Included in this are the mythological stories and legends that hail from certain regions or countries. If it is, or was, believed to exist (even if it has been proven that it doesn't) then it is included here.

[edit] Aboriginal Folklore

[edit] Anglo-Saxon Mythology

[edit] British Folklore

[edit] Celtic Mythology

[edit] Chinese Mythology

[edit] Egyptian Mythology

[edit] French Folklore

[edit] Germanic Mythology

[edit] Greek Mythology

[edit] Himalayan Folklore

[edit] Hindu Religion

[edit] Japanese Mythology

For further information see Yōkai and obake

[edit] Judeo-Christianity Religion

[edit] Laotian Folklore

  • Banana Leaf Ghost
  • Nyuk (Ogre)
  • Pi Boph
  • Pi Kasu
  • Serkahn

[edit] Latin American Folklore (Caribbean, Central America & South America)

[edit] Aztec myth

[edit] Chilota myth

[edit] Guaraní myth

[edit] Mapuche myth

[edit] Medieval European Beastiary and Heraldic Beasts

[edit] Mesopotamian myth

[edit] Middle Eastern Mythology

[edit] Norse Mythology

[edit] North American Folklore (USA & Canada)

For more information on North American folklore creatures see Fearsome critters

[edit] Persian Mythology

For more information see Persian mythology

[edit] Occult Mythology

[edit] The 72 Demons of the Ars Goetia

NOTE: For all 72 demons, look under See Also or click the link here: The 72 Demons of the Ars Goetia

[edit] Thelema and Enochian Magic

[edit] Southeast Asian folklore (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines)

For more information see Ghosts in Malay culture and Hantu Demon

[edit] Oceanean folklore (Guam, Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Micronesia)

[edit] Scandinavian Mythology

[edit] Scottish Folklore

[edit] Slavic Mythology

[edit] Turkish Folklore

  • Abasi
  • Abra
  • Alkarisi
  • Badi Kara
  • Çarsamba Karisi
  • Demirkiynak
  • Germakoçi
  • Gûlyabâni
  • Hinkir Munkur
  • Hirtik
  • Hortlak
  • Itbarak
  • Karakoncolos
  • Kamos
  • Kara Kirnak
  • Kara Korsak
  • Karakura
  • Meran
  • Öcü
  • Yutpa

[edit] Fiction

Monsters in this category were never believed to exist, and most can be attributed to a creator who originally thought up the idea for said monster. While some monsters may be based on myths or legends, the specific monster, or monster species, in question is credited with a distinct creator and was never believed to be real to begin with.

Whenever possible, the person or persons responsible for the creation of a specific monster are listed in parantheses next to the monster they created.

NOTE ON FILMS: In the event that more than one person can be credited with the creation of a specific monster, then the origin of said monster goes to whichever theater audience it was originally made for.

[edit] British Fiction

This section includes all monsters created by British authors, songwriters, film makers, and TV producers. Any works created by natives of Ireland (regardless of whether they are part of Northern Ireland or not) can be found in the section for Irish Fiction.

[edit] Literature

[edit] Television

[edit] Irish Fiction

This section includes all monsters created by Irish authors, songwriters, film makers, and TV producers. Any works created by natives of Ireland (regardless of whether they are part of Northern Ireland or not) can be found here.

[edit] Literature

[edit] Japanese Fiction

[edit] Manga

[edit] Yu-Gi-Oh! (Kazuki Takahashi)

[edit] Film

[edit] Toho

[edit] Daiei

[edit] Video Games

[edit] Dragon Quest series (Yuji Horii)

[edit] Final Fantasy series (Hironobu Sakaguchi)

[edit] Pokémon video game series (Satoshi Tajiri)

[edit] The Legend of Zelda series (Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma)

[edit] Enemies

[edit] Bosses

[edit] Resident Evil series (Shinji Mikami)

[edit] Scottish Fiction

[edit] Literature

[edit] United States of America Fiction

[edit] Comics

[edit] Film

[edit] Literature

[edit] Television

[edit] Video Games

[edit] City of Heroes/City of Villains
  • Baphomet
  • Bat'Zul the Imprisoned
  • Caleb
  • Clockwork King, The
  • Crystal Titan
  • Deathsurge
  • Hamidon
  • Hydra
  • Jurassik
  • Koago
  • Kraken
  • Stheno
  • Terra
  • Winter Lord

[edit] Age of Mythology

[edit] Other

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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